The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-08-10
CAME TO KENOSHA SUNDAY
Visitor Followed Clew Obtained by
Chance Through a Southerner
Who Motored Here Last
Summer.

Fifty years ago round faced, gray
eyed lad made merry in the little coast
town of Smyrna, Fla, growing later
into young man who had the love of
the salt water deep interviewer into his
nature, and was possessed of restless
ness inherited from rowing ancestry.
The youngster was the son of New
Highlander who had sailed south on
trading boat, stopped at the romantic
Florida town and then lost his heart to
a fascinating, starry-eyed, raven haired
young woman whom he met ashore.
She was the daughter of a Portuguese
sailor and Seminole Indian woman.
From her father she inherited the ro-
nance, the viYacity and the love of
adventure for which his people are
known. From her mother she inherited
the fawnlike grace, the gentle DISPOSE
ton and the extreme intelligence which
made the Seminoles one of the most
tractable and at the same time one of
the most important of the Indian tribes.
The boy Is early life was strange
VI bI3QlliOAS anu lUEdlS.
On the one hand there came from his
father the customs of an old and estab-
lished civilization q glanted into tire
liberal aolf OF tle Se England states
where freedom of thought and religion
developed manhood and womanhood.
On the other hand his mother IS charac-
teristics included the warmth and viva
city, the responsive sympathy and the
playfulness which the sterner New Eng
land character entirely lacked.
Runs Away to Sea.
AS the boy grew sturdy and of sta.
ture great enough to make his services
of value on board sailing vessel, he
ran away from home and served 'tbe-
fore the mast" on boat plying north
from Florida waters toward the Massa-
chusetts of which he had heard so much
from his father.
It was in 1879 that he made his last
visit to his people in Florida and said
farewell to his brothers and sisters.
Never since then until Sunday did
Henry G.. Buchanan, who has a repair
shop at 60 North Main street, see chick
or child, brother or sister, or any other
member of the family from which he
drifted away, out into the open sea,
so many years ago.
On Sunday handsome young man
with pretty girl wife seated at his
side drove up to the North Main street
shop in an automobile and enquired for
Henry G. Buchanan.
He then asked if Mr.. Buchanan
could see any resemblance in him to
his own family. Recognition followed
and Mr.. Buchanan had a pleasant
visit with his nephew, a daughter Of
his sister, who had been married but
few days before and who came to Ke-
nosha in the hope of finding his uncle.
A clew to Mr.. Buchanan s residence
was received by his family last season
when a Florida automobiles who was
passing through the city called at the
Buchanan shop to have some repairs
made. He incidentally spoke of the
Buchanan family in his home town,
and was surprised to find the local rep
resentative of the name related to those
he knew. When he went back home he
called upon the Florida branch of the
family and told them of his experience.
Through this information the young
man, a nephew, was interested to such
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made the trip here for the purpose.