A History of Kentucky Baptists From 1769 to 1885, Including More Than 
800 Biographical Sketches, J. H. Spencer, Manuscript Revised and 
Corrected by Mrs. Burilla B. Spencer, In Two Volumes.  Printed For the 
Author.  1886.  Republished By Church History Research & Archives 1976 
Lafayette, Tennessee. Vol. 2, p. 62  [Woodford County].

SIMEON BUCHANAN was a son of the above, [Alexander Buchanan] was born in 
Woodford county, Ky., in 1790, and grew up with little education.  He 
sought and obtained hope in Christ, in the days of his youth, and was 
baptized by John Taylor.  He probably united with the church at Clear 
Creek.  He commenced exercising in public prayer and exhortation, soon 
after he united with the church.  During the war of 1812-'15, he served 
as a soldier in the United States Army.
	After the return of peace, Mr. Buchanan moved to Hardin county, 
and became a member of Rudes Creeek church, where, after laboring some 
years as a licentiate, he was ordained, in September, 1822.  Soon after 
his ordination, he moved to Mead [sic] county, and became a member and 
the pastor of Otter Creek church.  He was pastor of Ohio (now Wolf Creek) 
church twenty-two years, and, for different lengths of time, supplied 
Mt. Pleasant, Dorrits Creek, Hill Grove and Walnut Grove churches.
	From Mead [sic], he moved to Grayson county, and became a member 
and the pastor of Goshen church in Breckinridge county.  The old pioneers 
had passed away, in Goshen Association; no young ministers had been 
raised up, and laborers in the gospel were very few.  Mr. Buchanan did 
not supply less than five churches, for a number of years.  He traveled 
and preached over a large district of country, as long as he was able to 
ride, and until he saw young preachers coming up to take his place.
	Some four years before his death, he became too feeble to preach, 
but such was his love for the house of the Lord, that he continued to 
attend meeting as often as he was able, and his soul feasted on the rich 
food of the gospel.
	In the spring of 1863, he was on a visit to Hardin county, where 
he had two widowed daughters.  The great Civil War was raging fiercely, 
he became too feeble to travel, and never returned to his earthly home.  
He spent much of his time in religious devotion, and sent for different 
ministers to come and preach at his daughter's house.  One evening A. F. 
Baker preached in the neighborhood.  Mr. Buchanan heard of it, and would 
not rest, till a messenger was sent after Mr. Baker, who came and 
preached, at 11 o'clock that night.  The aged father listened to the 
sermon with delight.  He enjoyed much of the divine presence during his 
feebleness.  On the 17th of June, 1863, he received the welcome message 
to come to the Father, and joyfully obeyed the summons.
	Mr. Buchanan's abilities, both natural and acquired, were below 
medium, and some good brethren thought his gift so feeble that he ought 
not to be ordained.  Yet such was the purity of his life, the 
earnestness of his devotion to the Redeemer's cause, and his industry 
and energy in preaching the simple truth of the gospel, that he became 
abundantly useful, and many souls were converted under his ministry.  

Buchanan Taylor Baker
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Hardin-KY Meade-KY Grayson-KY Breckinridge-KY

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