Julius F. Plunkett (abt. 1809 - 1881)

Born about 1809 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Scott) Plunkett — married 25 Jun 1835 in Sangamon, Illinois, United States

Died 19 Aug 1881 at about age 72 in Missouri, United States

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Biography

Julius F. was born about 1809 in North Carolina, the son of Margaret Purviance. His biological father was James Plunkett and Julius was given the surname Plunkett, even though James Plunkett never married Margaret Purviance. Margaret had 4 illegitimate sons with James Plunkett in Cabarrus County, North Carolina between 1807 and 1815. He married Mary “Polly” Scott on June 25, 1835, in Sangamon County, Illinois. Julius moved to Henry County, Iowa, with his mother and siblings where his brothers and mother died in the 1840s. ^[1] He was living in Trenton, Iowa, in 1850 and in Marion, Iowa, in 1860, according to census records. They moved to Carrollton, Missouri, in 1868. He died on August 19, 1881, at the age of seventy-three years. ^[2]

Julius F. Plunkett was the son of James L. Plunkett and Margaret (Purviance Plunkett. He was born in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina.

Note: It's possible his father is James Plunkett Sr. instead of James Plunkett Jr.. Read data posted to Zeno's mother's profile.

Sources

1. ↑ Affidavit by Julius F. Plunkett
2. ↑ Find A Grave contributor Heartsong

• Find A Grave: Memorial #162662549 Hale Cemetery, Hale, Carroll County, Missouri, USA
• Sources for biography information provided by Heartsong on Find A Grave: US Census; A Twentieth Century History of Carroll County Missouri, by S.K. Turner & S.A. Clark, 1911, p. 482; Illinois Marriage Index, 1860-1920; JHMadison16 tree on Ancestry.com
• "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHTG-SCJ : 15 August 2017), Julius Plunket, Henry, Iowa Territory, United States; citing p. 93, NARA microfilm publication M704, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 101; FHL microfilm 7,790.
• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZ46-NQF : 12 April 2016), Julias F Plunkett, Trenton, Henry, Iowa, United States; citing family 536, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M822-7R1 : 13 December 2017), J F Plunkett, 1860. Marion Township, Henry, Iowa, United States
• "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4XD-7Q3 : 13 June 2019), Julius Plunkett, 1870. Wakenda, Carroll, Missouri, United States
• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M66K-1RP : 7 September 2017), Julius F Plunkett, Carroll, Carroll, Missouri, United States; citing enumeration district ED 153, sheet 477D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,679.
• Affidavit by Julius Plunkett requesting court to divide land inherited from Margaret Purviance. May 1847 First Judicial District Court of Iowa in Henry County before Judge George H. William. (Transcription posted to biography of Margaret Purviance.)
• Jan 4, 1908, Affidavit of Matilda Hayes, recorded in Henry County Iowa as an Affidavit on Record 94 Page 252, Filed Jan. 7, 1908 (Transcription posted to biography of Margaret Purviance.)