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Lunn Name Study

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Surname/tag: Lunn
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Contents

Background

This is a study dedicated to studying the origins and distribution of the Lunn family and it's descendants. The earliest known Lunns in our family group migrated from North Carolina to Tennessee. Before that, we do not know their origins.

These are:

  1. William Lunn, (b. 1802) who married Esther Graham
  2. John Lunn, (b. 1798) who married Eleanor Graham
  3. Eli Lunn, (born 1806) who married Elizabeth Glasscock (a daughter of Elizabeth Graham)

We believe these 3 are brothers, sons of John Lunn of North Carolina. There are some issues with the children of these men. There is a John A. Lunn we cannot figure out. Hopefully by putting it all together here, we will be able to work through it.

The curious case of John A. Lunn

There are 3 men named John A Lunn in Middle Tennessee, at the same time.

  1. John A. Lunn (5 Jan 1838 to 14 Nov 1926): married 1862 to Mary E. White (1843-?)
  2. John A. Lunn (Jan 1842 to 14 Nov 1926); married 1880 to Callie Sparkman (1858-1919)
  3. John A. Lunn (24 Aug 1842 to 27 Sep 1882); married 26 Dec 1860 to Mary A.M. Bradley (1846-1917) (All census records in Williamson County for this couple, and for them as children) - this John was son of William Lunn - birthdates match, as do locations and census records - I am confident this was son of William.


Theory
Binkley-335 20:31, 14 September 2016 (EDT) I think John A Lunn-182 and John A Lunn-448 are the same person. Look at the dates. Too similar! And the death dates are the same. That can't be a coincidence. Perhaps he was married to Mary White first, then to Callie Sparkman? The 1890 census is gone, so we can't see where he was from 1880-1900. That's a BIG gap.

Evidence

Lunn-182

Lunn-182 - This John A Lunn married Mary White in 1862, Marshall County. There are census records for 1870 and 1880 (shown below) then there are no records of him at all until the 1920 census when he shows up as living with his daughter Martha and her family.

1870 Census: District 9, Marshall County, Tennessee [1]
Age in 1870: 30
Birth Year: abt 1840
Birthplace: Tennessee
John A Lunn, 30 Mary E Lunn, 27 Marth T Lunn, 3

1880 Census: District 9, Marshall, Tennessee [2]
Age: 38
Birth Year: abt 1842
Birthplace: Tennessee
Marital Status: Widower (Mary must have died between 1870-1880)
Occupation: Minister
J.A. Lunn, 38
Martha Lunn, 13
Benjamin N. Lunn, 4 (this is Benjamin Nicholas Lunn, earliest confirmed ancestor of Jeanne Lunn Aloia

1920 Census: Davidson County, TN[3]
James (53)
Mattie (53)
Carl (23)
Clifford (21)
John A. Lunn (81) (this also fits with the rest of the census records)

Death Record:
Name: John A. Lunn
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 14 Nov 1926
Event Place: Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Widowed
Race: White
Age: 88
Birth Date: 05 Jan 1838
Birthplace: Tenn.
Father's Name: John A. Lunn
Father's Birthplace: Tenn.
Burial Date: 16 Nov 1926

Lunn-448

Lunn-448 married Callie Sparkman in 1880. We would expect to see them together on the census but perhaps they married after the census.

1900 Census: Civil District 2, Dickson, Tennessee [4]
Name: John A Lunn
Age: 58
Birth Date: Jan 1842
Birthplace: Tennessee
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Martha C Lunn
Marriage Year: 1880
Years Married: 20
John A Lunn, 58
Martha C Lunn, 42
Sydney T Lunn, 12 (9 Jun 1887)
Ora Lunn, 8
Myrttle E Lunn, 7
John P Lunn, 4

Death Record:
Name: John A Lunn
Birth Date: 5 Jan 1838
Birth Place: Tennessee
Age 88
Death Date: 14 Nov 1926
Death Place: Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee
Burial Date: 16 Nov 1926
Gender: Male
Race: White
Marital Status: Widowed
Father's Name: John A Lunn
Father's Birth Place: Tennessee

Earliest Lunns in TN

William Lunn, married Esther Graham
William on Find-a-Grave: [5]
Birth: May 16, 1802; Orange County; North Carolina, USA
Death: Dec. 20, 1882
Burial: Rest Haven Cemetery, Franklin, Williamson County, Tennessee, USA

John Lunn, married Eleanor Graham [6][7] [8]

Eli Lunn
coming soon

DNA Results

GEDmatch.Com Autosomal Comparison
Comparing Kits T334244 (Jeanne) & A239508 (Summer)

  1. Chromsome: 1 - Centimorgans (cM): 26.9
  2. Chromsome: 2 - Centimorgans (cM): 27.4
  3. Chromsome: 4 - Centimorgans (cM): 17.7
  4. Largest segment = 27.4 cM
  5. Total of segments > 7 cM = 72.1 cM
  6. 3 matching segments
  7. Estimated number of generations to MRCA = 3.8
  8. 644215 SNPs used for this comparison.

Cemetery Info/Profiles to Add

1

FAGR Listing of Lunns in Marshall County, TN - (Remove when profile created)

  1. Lunn, Ada T - 32955440; b. Sep. 9, 1885 d. Jan. 22, 1977 - Bethlehem Cemetery , Lewisburg, Marshall County, Tennessee, USA
  2. Lunn, E G - 32955427 - b. Dec. 1, 1879 d. Sep. 17, 1903 - Bethlehem Cemetery, Lewisburg
  3. Lunn, James Nathaniel - 91049880 - b. Nov. 28, 1841 d. Apr. 16, 1924 - Lunn Cemetery
  4. Lunn, Jamie W - 98147017 - b. Jul. 12, 1901 d. Jun. 2, 1968 - Lone Oak Cemetery, Lewisburg
  5. Lunn, Jennie V McElhaney - 91050135 - b. Jul. 7, 1876 d. Jul. 7, 1911 - Lunn Cemetery
  6. Lunn, Joe Pleasant - 32992375 - b. Feb. 2, 1894 d. Sep. 13, 1965 - Bethlehem Cemetery, Lewisburg
  7. Lunn, John Oscar, Sr - 91049469 - b. Nov. 3, 1873 d. Mar. 27, 1944 - Lunn Cemetery
  8. Lunn, John William - 32992390 - b. Aug. 5, 1925 d. May 27, 2000 - Bethlehem Cemetery, Lewisburg
  9. Lunn, Justin - 32955432 - b. Sep. 2, 1885 d. Oct. 12, 1918 - Bethlehem Cemetery, Lewisburg
  10. Lunn, Lila Harwell - 32992379 - b. Jan. 27, 1893 d. Dec. 6, 1980 Bethlehem Cemetery , Lewisburg
  11. Lunn, Mary K - 91050592 - b. May 10, 1913 d. Aug. 27, 1923 Lunn Cemetery
  12. Lunn, Maysel Moser - 32992384 - b. 1902 d. 1987 - Bethlehem Cemetery , Lewisburg
  13. Lunn, Nancy Jane - 32992393 - b. Mar. 23, 1935 d. Mar. 23, 2004 -Bethlehem Cemetery - Lewisburg
  14. Lunn, Rowland R - 98147001, b. Sep. 7, 1881 d. Apr. 2, 1958 Lone Oak Cemetery - Lewisburg
  15. Lunn, Ruth Radford - 91049814 - b. Jan. 1, 1814 d. Aug. 14, 1888 Lunn Cemetery
  16. Lunn, Ruth P - 32992373 - b. Aug. 29, 1889 d. Dec. 21, 1967 -Bethlehem Cemetery, Lewisburg
  17. Lunn, Sallie Broadway - 91050255 - b. Aug. 17, 1880 d. Jan. 12, 1957 - Lunn Cemetery
  18. Lunn, Sallie Ellender Brown - 32955416 - b. Feb. 5, 1861 d. Jul. 21, 1906 - Bethlehem Cemetery , Lewisburg
  19. Lunn, Sarah F - 98147047 - b. Feb. 20, 1924 d. Mar. 29, 1927 - Lone Oak Cemetery , Lewisburg
  20. Lunn, Sarah Margaret - 32992387 - b. May 23, 1917 d. Mar. 28, 1981 - Bethlehem Cemetery - Lewisburg
  21. Lunn, Willie May - 66977081 - b. Mar. 14, 1889 d. Mar. 12, 1974, Harris Cemetery

2

  1. James Robert Lunn - father is Robert F. Lunn - need to find out who Robert's father is, then we can add him.
    1. Another child of Robert - "Tennessee Death Records, 1914-1955," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NSRD-B1N : 25 May 2014), R F Lunn in entry for Wallace M Lunn, 22 Mar 1948; citing Cemetery, Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, cn 4960, State Library and Archives, Nashville; FHL microfilm 2,137,393.

Woodlawn Memorial Park, Nashville, Davidson County

  • Jones, Mary Ruth Lunn 144577295 - b. Aug. 25, 1917 d. Jun. 14, 1972
  • Lunn, Clarence Eugene 163936255; b. Nov. 25, 1899 d. Sep. 17, 1949
  • Lunn, Eula Stroud 144559364 - b. Sep. 5, 1879 d. Feb. 16, 1969
  • Lunn, James Herbert 144559345 - b. Dec. 1, 1873 d. Aug. 7, 1948
  • Lunn, Lucille 144574930 - b. Oct. 2, 1901 d. Sep. 19, 1985
  • Lunn, Mildred 144575081 - b. Aug. 20, 1907 d. Sep. 2, 1975
  • Lunn, Mollie 121711259 - b. Apr. 15, 1927 d. Dec. 2, 2012
  • Lunn, Russell Stroud 144577107

Sources

  1. 1870 United States Federal Census .record
  2. 1880 United States Federal Census recrd.
  3. 1920 United States Federal Census. Census Place: Civil District 8, Davidson, Tennessee; Roll: T625_1736; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 119; Image: 251.
  4. Year: 1900; Census Place: Civil District 2, Dickson, Tennessee; Roll: 1567; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0002; FHL microfilm: 1241567
  5. Find A Grave Memorial# 8997974
  6. "United States Census, 1820", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XHLT-6DQ : 16 July 2015), John Lunn, 1820.
  7. "United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XHPT-RG9 : 18 August 2015), John Lunn, Williamson, Tennessee, United States; citing 206, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 182; FHL microfilm 24,540.
  8. "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MCD5-LV1 : 9 November 2014), John Lunn, Maury county, part of, Maury, Tennessee, United States; citing family 280, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).




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Summer, thank you for all your work on the elusive John Lunns. It is much appreciated!
posted by Jeanne (Lunn) Aloia