The Descendents of
William Lunsford
First
Generation 
- William
LUNSFORD , was
born on
CENSUS NOTES:
The 1840 Lauderdale County Census shows 13 individuals living in the Wm
Lunsford household: North of the road leading from
Males 5-10 years of age
= 3 (William, Stephen, third most likely Lafayette Ryan)
Males 15-20 years of age
= 2 (Thomas, Wyatt)
Males 30-40 years of age
= 1 (William-head of household)
Females less than 5
years of age = 3 (Amanda, Jane, third unidentified, possibly Hannah)
Females 5-10 years of
age = 1 (Sarah Ryan)
Females 10-15 years of
age = 2 (Elizabeth, Rachel)
Females 20-30 years of
age - 1 (Mariah-wife)
Number in household
involved in agriculture = 3
The 1850 Lauderdale County Census shows four other individuals living in the
household with William Lunsford and Mariah Lunsford:
William Lunsford Age 45
M Farmer Born NC $1250
Mariah Lunsford Age 40 F
Born TN
Rachael Lunsford Age 20
F School Born NC
William Lunsford Age 17
M Born NC
Stephen Lunsford Age 16
M Farmer Born TN
Amanda A. Lunsford Age
14 F School Born TN
Jane Lunsford Age 12 F
Born TN
Hannah Lunsford Age 10 F
Born TN
*Lafayette Ryan Age 16 M
School Born TN
*Raleigh Smith Age 30 M
Farmer Born MS
*Sarah A. Smith Age 18 F
Born TN
*Infant Smith Age 4/12 F
Born TN
*These are of Mariah's
children, along with her son-in-law and grandchild.
Marriage record:
Wm C. Ryan to Emily Smith, pg 90, issued 11-Jan-1851, solemnized 14-Jan-1851,
JW Norris-JP (the names Ryan changed to Rian, Emily changed to Emeline by JP)
It is not known if
William Ryan was a third child of Mariah Norris (Ryan) Lunsford, although he
remained near the Lunsford family in later years.
Three households away:
2ND DISTRICT 5/5
Chandler, Ivy, 43 M
Sheriff Born TN
Chandler, Sarah Ann, 35 F Born SC
Chandler, Ela??on, 18 M Student Born TN
Chandler, James R., 17 M Student Born TN
Chandler, Rebecca R., 15 F Born TN
LUNSFORD, RILEY (Aris), 8 M BORN TN
LUNSFORD, GREEN, 6 M BORN TN
LUNSFORD, JAMES, 3 M BORN TN
Chandler, Orpha 13, F Born TN
Chandler, Rhoda B., 3 F TN
Chandler, William J., 7 Mos M Born TN
Griggs, Charles C., 15 M Born TN
Griggs, Mary E., 13 F Born TN
Griggs, James M., 10 M Born TN
Brogden, James, 30 M Born Unknown
Evans, Jeremiah , 40 M Carpenter Born NC
Ivy Chandler married
Sarah A. Griggs in Lauderdale County on 10-Apr-1844. Four of the older Chandler children were
obviously from a previous marriage. The
three Griggs children appear to be those of Sarah Ann Griggs Chandler, from a
previous marriage. The two younger Chandler children appear to be those of Ivy
and Sarah Ann Chandler. The three Lunsford children belong to William and
Mariah. The last two individuals appear
to be boarders.
*In 1840, Ivy Chandler was living in Hardeman
County, page 287A. (As was Aris and Ephraim Lunsford) Ivy Chandler was between
the age of 20-30, engaged in agriculture, with a female in the household
between 20-30. He had 1 male 5-10, and 1 male under 5. Also in the household
was 1 female 5-10 and 2 females under 5.
*Note: The 1850 census
of Lauderdale County shows an Arthur Totty, age 92, living in Civil District
No. 3, along with his wife Rebecca, age 63, and an 11 year old female named
Melinda Nevils. All three were born in Virginia. On 20-Mar-1855, Arthur Totty
married Mary C. Lunsford in Lauderdale County. It is not known if this is the
same Arthur Totty, or the age of Mary C. Lunsford. Could this be the same Mary
C. Nixon who married Thomas Lunsford in
** The 1840 census of
1860 Lauderdale County Census, 7th Civil District, Household 578/518
William Lunsford Age 55
M Farmer Born NC $6475/$1524
Maria Lunsford Age 49 F
Born TN
Arias Lunsford Age 16 M
Born TN
Green Lunsford Age 14 M
Born TN
James Lunsford Age 12 M
Born TN
Sophronia Osteen Age 4 F
Born TN
*On one side of the
Lunsford household was Sarah Smith, age 27, along with two (twins) 9 year old
children, William and Amy, and 6 year old Laura.
On the other side is
Mary Chism and family. In the 6th Civil
District, 424/474 is the H. T. Chism family along with 26 year old Martha A.
Lunsford (b. about 1834) and 2 year old Pleasant H. (?) Lunsford. A Lauderdale
County marriage record shows Caroline Chism to Pleasant Lunsford 14-May-1857,
R. Meadows, JP
The 1870 Census of
Lauderdale County, District 2, Page 538A 132/132
Lunsford, Wm Age 64
Farmer Born NC Real Estate $7780, Personal $10004
Lunsford, Maria Age 60 HseKeep Born TN
Lunsford, James A. Age 22 Farmer Born TN Personal Property $300
Smith, Laura Age 16 Fm Labor Born TN
Lunsford, Sophronia Age 14 Fm Labor Born TN
*Sophronia Lunsford was
Sophronia Osteen, as enumerated on the 1860 census
*Laura Smith was the
daughter of Sarah Ryan Smith, born about 1854.
On either side of the
William Lunsford household in 1860 is Thomas Akins and Mary Caldwell.
The 1880 Census of
Lauderdale County, District 2 394/394
Lunsford, Wm Age 75
Farmer Born NC Both Parents Born NC
Lunsford, Mariah Age 71 Wife Born TN Both Parents Born TN
Rhine, Hannah Age 20 GDau Born TN Both Parents Born TN
*Hannah was the daughter
of Lafayette Ryan and wife, Avarilla? born about 1860.
LAUDERDALE COUNTY, TN WILL BOOK A 1837 - 1844
p. 68 - 4 Jan 1841 - Sale of estate of John COCHRAN, dec'd held Sept 7, 1840
filed by John Fletcher, adm. included clothing, a pocket book, bale & rope,
and 30 lots of wool. Purchasers included John Fletcher, Harrison Hogsett,
Micajah Webb, J. P. Rice, Wm. Matthews, Levi Gardner, A. Lotty (Totty), Josiah
Well, A. H. Pope, W. Fisher, M. A. Posey, A. B. Gaines, Wm. T. Morehead, John
McCall, E. Fitzpatrick, John Buchannon, M. Pickett, James Braden, Lancy Graves,
Saml. Davenport, E. Farmer, Jas. L. Green, H. C. Keller, Wm. Lunsford, Jos.
Wardlaw, Wm. Fletcher, Thos. Peel, John Chapman, David Loften, John C. Nevils,
Reuben Braden, Coleman Hutcheson.
Lauderdale County History
(Goodspeed Publishing Co., 1887)
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1. Occupation; Farmer.
2. Election; Between
1852-1854; Trustee of Lauderdale County, Tennessee.
3. Tombstone
Inscription; "A Friend To His Country And A Believer In Christ".
William married
<UNKNOWN> about 1824 in North Carolina. (<UNKNOWN> was born in
North Carolina and died about 1836 in Tennessee.)
Their children were:
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2 M i. Thomas LUNSFORD was born
before 1825.
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3 M ii. Wyatt A. LUNSFORD was
born in 1825 in
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4 F iii. Elizabeth LUNSFORD was
born in 1827 in
5 F iv. Unknown Daughter
LUNSFORD was born before 1830.
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6 F v. Rachel LUNSFORD was born
in 1830 in
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7 M vi. William LUNSFORD was
born in 1833 in
First Theory: On the
1860 Census of Lauderdale County, 6th Civil District - J. W. Norris and
Cordelia Norris are living next door to William Ryan and family. Both are age
22, born in Tennessee. This would be the correct age for Jane Lunsford,
daughter of William and Mariah Lunsford.
Second Theory: Another possibility - - - On 12-Sep-1852, William Lunsford
married Cordelia J. Osteen. On 24-Mar-1857, J. W. Norris married A.N.C. Jane
Lunsford. The A. N. C. Jane Lunsford who married J. W. Norris could have been
the same wife (widow?) of William Lunsford.
If so, this would put her at about age 14 when she married William
Lunsford and age 19 when she married J. W. Norris. In 1850, Erinaranth (?) C.
J. Osteen, age 13, was living in the household with Hardy and Elizabeth
Lunsford Osteen. This could be Hardy's younger sister, and would be of the age
to be the same Cordelia Jane Osteen who married William Lunsford. If this is
the case, it appears that William Lunsford died at an early age.
Based on Research, the
second theory has been proven.
In the 1850 Lauderdale
Co., Census
Page 275B, residence 388:
Osteen, Hardy R. 26 M Farmer AL
Elizabeth 23 F NC
Wm Carroll 2 M TN
James J 1 M TN
Mary 59 F NC
Wm R. 15 M TN
Erinaranth C J 13 F TN
Mary appears to be the
mother of Hardy, Wm R. and Erinaranth, his siblings.
William R. Osteen, likely brother of Hardy, married Celia A. Lunsford on
11-Aug-1852. Celia A. Lunsford was the daughter of Henry and Catherine Lunsford
of Dyer County, older brother of William Lunsford.
Joseph L. Osteen
married Amanda Lunsford on 26-Jul-1855. Based on research, Sophronia Osteen,
born 1854, who married Jacob Green Keltner, is the child of Joseph L. and
Amanda Lunsford Osteen. The marriage record for Joseph and Amanda lists the
groom as J. L. Osteen. The book,
"Keltner Family", shows the father of Sophronia Osteen to be Joseph
Osteen. No further record is found on
"Joseph Osteen" in Lauderdale County. There appears to be possibility
that this was actually J. J. Osteen, older brother of Hardy Osteen, who married
first Malinda Bowman, then Priscilla Keltner.
Prescilla Keltner was
the mother of Jacob Green Keltner, and the mother-in-law of Sophronia Osteen
Keltner.
In the 1870 Lauderdale Co. Census
On page 585A, District 6
Singleton, William, Age 68 (Link to Singleton Genealogy)
Singleton, Cordelia, Age 30 (born abt 1840)
Richardson, George, Age 12
Osteen, Mary, Age 78
Acuff, James, Age 12
Based on the 1870
Census, Cordelia Singleton previously married J. W. Norris, previously married
William Lunsford. With 78 year old Mary Osteen living in this household, I feel
that this proves that the wife of William Lunsford was Cordelia Jane Osteen,
sister of Hardy R. Osteen.
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8 M vii. Stephen T. LUNSFORD was
born in 1835 in most likely
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9 F viii. Amanda A. LUNSFORD was
born in 1836 in
William next married
Mariah NORRIS, daughter of ? NORRIS and Sarah ?, on 12 Jan 1837 in Hardeman
County, Tennessee. (Mariah NORRIS was born on 23 Dec 1809 in Tennessee, died on
11 Jul 1890 in Lauderdale County, Tennessee and was buried in 1890 in New Hope
Cemetery, Lauderdale County, Tennessee.) Another name for Mariah was MARCIE, as
referred to in the Goodspeed biography of son, Aris Riley Lunsford, and by the
death certificate of Aris Riley Lunsford.
1. Tombstone Inscription; 80 Yrs, 6
Mos, 18 Dys.
Other marriage records
have been located in Hardeman County, Tennessee for related names, about the
same time frame as Mariah Norris' marriage to William Lunsford:
Hannah Norris to Elijah
Bailey, January 12, 1837 (Elijah Bailey
and Hannah Norris were married on the same day as William Lunsford and Mariah
Norris Ryan. Elijah Bailey was bondsman
for William Lunsford)
Clarrisa Norris to John
M. Thompson, December 26, 1847 by J. K. Ferguson, JP, Bond made by John M.
Thompson and Thomas A. Thompson
Robert Thompson to
Emily Norris, 26-Jun-1835, by J. L. Goodman, JP, Bondsman: John Hays
Margaret Norris to
James Kinnard, 10-Nov-1841, by William Jacobs, JP, Bondsman: Isaac S. Rogers
Robert Morris to
Altetha E. Nixon, 29-June-1841, by D. Woods, JP, Bondsman: E. H. Nixon
(Elliotte Nixon married Mary Lunsford in Hardeman County)
Sarah Jane Norris to
Hinton J. Pipkin, May 28, 1840, by W. Whitby, Rev., bondsman: Phillip P. Jordan
Lindsey G. Nixon to
Nancy Ann Harper, 28-Aug-1845, by Woodson Vaden, JP, Bondman: E. H. Nixon
Lunsford Whitaker to
Sarah Teague, Jul 1835
Calvin Norris to Ajesty
Smith, Apr 1837
Ellen Norris to Isaac
Smith, Dec 1835
Thomas Lunsford to Mary
C. Nixon, Oct 1847
Sarah Norris to Levi
Smith,
Matilda Norris married
Martin Shell in Hardeman County,
Norris Marriages in
Jane Norris to J. S.
Miller,
Sarah C. Norris to
James C. Acuff,
Their children were:
10 F i. Jane LUNSFORD was born in 1837 in Ripley,
Lauderdale County, Tennessee.
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11 F ii. Hannah M. LUNSFORD was
born on 29 Jul 1842 in Ripley, Lauderdale County, Tennessee, died on 2 Feb 1912
in Central, Lauderdale County, Tennessee and was buried on 3 Feb 1912 in New
Hope Cemetery, Lauderdale County, Tennessee.
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12 M iii. Aris Riley LUNSFORD was
born on
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13 M iv. Green C. LUNSFORD was
born on 12 Nov 1845 in Lauderdale Co., Tennessee, died on 6 Jan 1898 in
Lauderdale County, Tennessee and was buried in 1898 in New Hope Cemetery,
Lauderdale County, Tennessee.
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14 M v. James Allison LUNSFORD
was born on 16 Jan 1848 in Ripley, Lauderdale County, Tennessee, died on 11 Sep
1908 in Crossroads, Lauderdale County, Tennessee and was buried in Sep 1908 in
Mary's Chapel, Ripley, Lauderdale County, Tennessee.
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