John
Lancaster
Born in Smith County, Tennessee, United States
Ancestors 
Son of William L Lancaster
and Rhoda (Smith) Lancaster
Brother of
Elizabeth (Lankester) Powell and Jesse Smith Lancaster
Husband of
Mary Ann (Tubb) Lancaster
— married
1814 (to 1820) in Smith Tennessee,USA
Husband of
Clarissa (Decker) Lancaster
— married
about 1822 in Tennessee, United States
Descendants 
Father of
Cynthia (Lancaster) Decker, Samuel T Lancaster, William Ewing Lancaster, Frederick L. Lancaster, John Richard Buckner Lancaster and Mary Ann (Lancaster) Nollner
Died
at age 62
in Izard County, Arkansas, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 23 Sep 2015
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Biography
John Lancaster was born on 29 May 1792 in Smith County, Tennessee, United States, son of William L Lancaster (1762–<1820) and Rhoda Smith (~1765–~1820).[citation needed]
He married Mary Ann Tubbs about 1812. [citation needed] Together they had Cynthia, Samuel....
He married Clarissa Decker. Their children were William, Mary, Fredrick, John, Rhoda, Leroy, Lemuel, and Margaret. John Lancaster brought his family to Arkansas in 1844.
He passed away in 1855. He is buried at Round Bottom Cemetery in Stone County, Arkansas.[1]
Research Notes
Stone County wasn't formed until 1873 out of Izard County. John lived the part of Izard County that is now Stone County.
Check Arkansas homestead grants w/ the BLM. Look for earlier records in Smith County, Tennessee.
Sources
- ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/180126881/john-robert-lancaster : accessed 17 June 2022), memorial page for John Robert Lancaster (29 May 1792–21 Mar 1855), Find a Grave Memorial ID 180126881, citing Round Bottom Cemetery, Stone County, Arkansas, USA ; Maintained by Jane (contributor 46787182) .
- "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M67Z-9B6 : 20 December 2020), John Lancaster, Rocky Bayou, Izard, Arkansas, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
- John Lancaster Male 58 Tennessee
- Clarissa Lancaster Female 48 North Carolina
- John Lancaster Male 18 Tennessee
- Rhody Ann Lancaster Female 15 Tennessee
- Leroy E Lancaster Male 13 Tennessee
- Lemuel S. Lancaster Male 7 Tennessee
- Margarett M Lancaster Female 5 Arkansas
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John:
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~3.12%
Perry (Wheless) Rutledge
:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch QH7287215 [compare], Ancestry member perry_rutledge2
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MyHeritage DNA
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~3.12%
Jeff Eccleston :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member jeffreyeccleston1
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~0.78%
Marci Abraham :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A470984 [compare], Ancestry member SugrMagz
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