Mary Emeline (Sweeton) Nunley (1833 - 1920)

Born Oct 1833 in Warren County, Tennessee, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Carroll Emanuel Nunley — married 6 Mar 1859 in Grundy, Tennessee, United States

Died 17 Jul 1920 at age 86 in Grundy, Tennessee, United States

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Biography

Mary was born Oct 1833. She is the daughter of Robert Sweeton and Margaret Myers.

Mary married Carroll Emanuel Nunley Jr. 6 Mar 1859 in Grundy County, TN.^[1]

In 1860 Amanuel Nunley Jr. was a neighbor of his relative Amanuel Nunley Sr. Emanuel Jr. was age 33 b TN. His wife Mary was age 22 b TN.^[2] Amanuel Nunley Sr. was age 60 b NC; his wife Catherine Nunley was age 60 b NC and daughter Elizabeth Nunley was age 27 b TN.

In 1870 Mary and Emanuel had no children. They were living in District 6 of Grundy County, Tennessee. They were neighbors of the families of her brothers Green Sweden, T B Sweden and John Sweden. Another neighbor was Emanuel Nunley's uncle Emanuel, age 70, farmer b NC and his wife Catharine age 70 b NC.

Emanuel Nunley Jr was age 43 b TN and Mary E Nunley was age 32 b TN.^[3]

In 1880 Mary Nunley is found as the wife of Carroll Nunnely. He was age 52; she was age 49. In the 1880 Census their household is found between those of her brothers Greenberry and John Sweeten.

Carroll and Mary Nunnely had the following children:

son W H Nunnely age 18 b TN

son John R Nunnely age 16 b TN

son Lewis J Nunnely age 14 b TN

daughter Florence Nunnely age 11 b TN

daughter Mary E Nunnely age 8 b TN

son Robert D Nunnely age 5 b TN

daughter Margaret Nunnely age 1 b TN

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Carol and Mary Nunley had been married 41 years in 1900. He was b Nov 1832 in Tennessee. She was b Oct 1838 in Tennessee. She was the mother of 9, 6 then living.^[5]

Carroll and Emeline Nunnely were living in Grundy County in 1910. He was age 73, she 70. Ed Sweeten, age 35 and his wife Victoria and their family were neighbors.^[6]

Mary died of old age.^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ "Tennessee State Marriage Index, 1780-2002," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VNCZ-GX1 : 4 December 2014), Carrell C Nunley and Mary Sweeton, 06 Mar 1859; from "Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2008); citing p. 35, Grundy, Tennessee, United States, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, Tennessee.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8TF-7XP : 18 February 2021), Mary Nunley in entry for Amanuel Nunley, 1860.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDD9-V1H : 24 May 2021), Mary E Nunley in entry for Emanuel Nunley, 1870.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD7C-R91 : 20 February 2021), Mary Nunnely in household of Carroll Nunnely, District 6, Grundy, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district ED 44, sheet 314A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,255,258.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MS8K-9HD : accessed 1 October 2021), Mary Nunley in household of Carol C Nunley, Civil Districts 6, 12, Grundy, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 35, sheet 1A, family 7, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,573.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MGF5-77Z : accessed 1 October 2021), Emeline Nunley in household of Carroll Nunley, Civil District 2, Grundy, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 37, sheet 7A, family 124, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1500; FHL microfilm 1,375,513.
7. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/202105759/mary-nunley

Source will be added by Stacy Anderson by 31 Mar 2020.