Elizabeth (Black) Lunsford (1797 - 1890)

Born 27 Jan 1797 in Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States

Wife of Michael Lunsford Sr — married 1814 in Iredell, Brunswick County, North Carolina USA

Descendants

Died 2 Oct 1890 at age 93 in Suches, Union, Georgia, United States

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Biography

Elizabeth was born in 1797. Elizabeth Black ... She passed away in 1890. ^[1]

Michael Lunsford and Elizabeth Black, Lunsford moved from Burke County, NC to Cherokee County, NC in the mid 1840's and settled on the head of Owl Creek. Family tradition says that they were both married before they married each other, and evidence points to a young Nimrod Lunsford, B. 1815, being the son of Michael, but we haven't been able to prove this as yet.

Four of these sons, Thomas, John, Michael Jr., and David, joined the Confederate Army on the same day. Thomas was discharged shortly after he went in, possibly due to the death of his wife Jemima. David and Michael Jr., were both captured and sent to Union prison camps, and later exchanged. All four came back home safely.

Michael Lunsford died in the 1860's and is either buried on Owl Creek, or Hanging Dog Baptist Church, in an unmarked grave. Elizabeth went to Union County, Georgia to live with daughter Elizabeth Lunsford, Seabolt. She died there 2 October 1890, and is buried at Zion Baptist Church, Suches, Georgia.

Source- Court Records, census records, family records, cemetery records, Wade M. Lunsford.

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Sources

No sources. The events of Elizabeth's life were either witnessed by Michael Lechner or Michael plans to add sources here later.

Footnotes

1. ↑ Entered by Michael Lechner, Tuesday, August 13, 2013.

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Michael Lechner for creating Black-3442 on 13 Aug 13. Click the Changes tab for the details on contributions by Michael and others.

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