Born in Fauquier, Virginia, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Baldwin (Lunsford) Lunceford
and Judith (Creel) Lunsford
Sister of
Benjamin Lunceford [half], Elizabeth (Lunsford) Creel, Harrison C Lunceford [half], Harriet Roberta (Lunceford) Ball and Wormley Lunceford
Wife of
Alexander Kemper
— married
10 Jan 1821 in Fauquier, Virginia, United States
Descendants 
Mother of
Martha E (Kemper) McMillian and Mary M. Kemper
Died
at age 75
in Edgar, Illinois, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 8 Aug 2018
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Biography
Mary was born 16 Mar 1799 in Fauquier County, Virginia.
She married Alexander Kemper (1799–1878) (m. 10 Jan 1821 in Fauquier, Virginia). Mary and Alexander had the at least three children Sarah Anne Kemper Fitzjarrald (1821–1912), James L Kemper (1831–1848) and Susan Rilla Kemper Cash (1843–1929).
She passed away on 26 Apr 1874 (aged 75) in Edgar County, Illinois, USA.
Burial Cronick Cemetery Bell Ridge, Edgar County, Illinois, USA
Sources
- Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XR8C-4QH : 11 February 2018), Alexander Kemper and Mary Lunsford, 10 Jan 1821; citing Fauquier, Virginia, reference r4 p1; FHL microfilm 31,634.
- United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M85P-3FH : 12 April 2016), Mary Kemper in household of Alexander Kemper, Embarrass, Edgar, Illinois, United States; citing family 218, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
- Find A Grave: Memorial #72069842
- United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXH3-6F1 : 13 December 2017), Mary Kemper in entry for Alexander Kemper, 1860.
- United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M675-PQQ : 12 April 2016), Mary Kemper in household of John M Langley, Illinois, United States; citing p. 22, family 166, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 545,717.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Polly by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Polly:
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