In Memory of Ada Lunsford

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In Memory of Ada Lunsford




Ada Lunsford Dennis

Ada Lunsford was the oldest of eleven children born to
William Lunsford and Mary Jane McAtee. With dark hair and large
brown eyes she was a very beautiful lady.
She had a soft loving spirit and she was a friend to all.

Janie McAtee Lunsford was born 10 Jan 1867 in Grundy County Missouri.
William Lunsford was born 17 March 1854 in Laurel County Kentucky.

Father: William Houston (Bill) Lunsford and
Mother: Mary Jane McAtee Lunsford

William Houston Lunsford
born 17 March 1854
Laurel County Ky.
married 22 March 1882
Grundy Co Mo.
Mary Jane McAtee
died 13 Nov 1932
Claremore Rogers Okla.
Father: Abraham Kilby Lunsford
Mother: Minerva Gray
buried at Oowala cemetery Okla.

Mary Jane McAtee
Born 10 Jan 1867
Brimson Grundy Mo.
died 13 Jan 1927
Claremore Rogers Okla.
buried at Oowala cemetery Okla.
Mother Dicy Harper
Father: William Abner McAtee

Children

1 Ada Lunsford (my grandmother)
born 20 Aug. 1884
Trenton Grundy Missouri
married 15 Oct 1903 Claremore Rogers Okla.
Thomas Isam Dennis
died Dec 23, 1959
in Howell Michigan.
At the home of her daughter, Elsie Dennis Hauser.

2 Melvin Ross Lunsford
born 15 Feb 1885 Trenton Grundy Co Mo
married Edith Best from Joplin Co. Mo.
Died 1966 Tulsa, Okla

3 Marion Azariah Lunsford
born 1886 Feb Trenton Grundy Co Mo.
married 1st Ellen Jarvis
died March 1960
Turlock Calif.


4 Cora Lunsford
born Oct 1891 Trenton Grundy Co Mo
married 1st Dutch Embrey
married 2nd Buster Andrews
died 1959 Claremore Rogers Okla.


5 Gertrude Lunsford
born 12 Feb 1894 Trenton Grundy Mo
married Albert C. Neely
died 28 Feb 1973 Claremore Rogers Okla.


6 Austin Kilby Lunsford
born April 1896
Trenton Grundy Mo.
married Pearl Jordon 1924
died 1986 Claremore Rogers Okla

7 Emmett Eldon Lunsford
born 19 July 1898 Trenton Grundy Mo
married Mattie Lola Harper 12 April 1925
died 10 Aug 1958 Claremore Rogers Okla.

Emmett Lunsford story   Decorated by Four Nations

8 Raleigh Lunsford
born 1900 Claremore Rogers Okla.
married Mary Ward
died 1983 Claremore Rogers Okla.

9 William Gordon Lunsford
born 6 April 1904 Claremore Rogers Okla
married Ellen Hewitt 20 Sept 1934
died 1984 Claremore Rogers Okla

10 Nettie Lunsford
born 1908 Claremore Rogers Okla.
married Elva Hewitt 20 Sept 1934
died 1984 Claremore Rogers Okla

11 Ollie Lunsford
born 19 Jan 1911 Claremore Rogers Okla
married Joe Summers
died 1992 Claremore Rogers Okla

We have the marriage record for William H. Lunsford and Mary Jane Mc Atee,
Death record of both William Lunsford and Janie McAtee Lunsford
Family records

Parents of William Lunsford

Abraham Kilby Lunsford and Minerva Gray Lunsford

Abraham Kilby Lunsford
born 1820
Surry Co. N.C.
died 16 Nov 1865 at Bancroft Mo. -- Civil War
married 8 Nov 1843 Minerva Gray

Minerva Gray
born 1825 Ky.
died 6 Jan 1875
Trenton Mo
buried at Coon Creek cemetery
Father Thomas Henry Gray
Mother Mary Ann Frazier


1 Thomas Henry Lunsford
born 4 Feb 1851 Manchester Laurel Co Ky
married Francis (Frankie)
died _________

2 Mary Ann (Aunt Main) Lunsford
born 11 June 1853 Manchester Laurel Co Ky
married 1st William Burnett
married 2nd William Kelly
died Oklahoma Rogers Okla

3 William Houston Lunsford
born 17 March 1854 Manchester Laurel Ky *** my line*
married Mary Jane McAtee 22 March 1882
died 13 Nov 1932 Claremore Rogers Okla

4 Abner Baker Lunsford (Doc)
born 17 Jan 1858 Manchester Laurel Ky
married Nancy Elizabeth McAtee 1889
died 29 July 1923 Union Town Ks

5 Aholibamah (Allie Bam) Lunsford
born 11 Jan 1859 Manchester Laurel Ky
married Marion Azariah Couch Oct 2, 1874
died 2 Aug 1947 - Joplin Mo

6 Isaac Lunsford
Born: unknown
Married: Eliza Catrell

7 Jacob Lunsford
Born: unknown
Married: Nancy Reams

8. Adaline Lunceford
Born: unknown
Married: Henry Lathram

9. Sophia Lunsford
Born: unknown
Married: Wiley Lathram

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Most of these Lunsford children moved after Minerva died in 1875. They moved to Kansas and Oklahoma. Several settled in the area of Claremore, Oklahoma. Their descendants are still numerous in this area. Abner Baker Gray settled in Ness County Kansas. He died August 2, 1947. This was the same day his sister Alabama died and the ninth birthday of Aunt Bam's great-grandson, Ronald Couch.

We have the Civil War Records of Abraham Kilby Lunsford. In these records we find his children, his appearence "dark hair, dark complexion and blue" eyes.


McAtee - Harper connection

Parents of
Mary Jane McAtee

William Abner McAtee
born Oct 1844
married 24 Feb 1861 Dicy Harper
Father Daniel McAtee
Mother Elizabeth Shirley

Dicy Harper
born June 1843 Virginia
died 18 Feb 1925
buried Brinson Mo
Coon Creek Cemetery
Father William B Harper
Mother Mary _______

Jump to Harper Ratliff family


Children

1 Clifford E. McAtee
born 1863

2 Jasper McAtee
born 5 Dec 1865 (I have the obit. for Jasper and his parents)
married Sarah Viola McCloud
died 1 March 1941 Brimson Mo
buried Coon Creek Cemetery

From Joe McAtee another wonderful photo


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TO obituary of Jasper and his mother  Jasper McAtee - Aunt Daisy McAtee

3 Mary Jane McAtee *** my line
born 13 Jan 1867 Brimson Grundy Mo
married William Lunsford 22 March 1882
died 10 Jan 1927 Claremore Rogers Okla

4 John McAtee
born 1869

5 Nancy Elizabeth McAtee
born 6 Aug 1873 Brimson Grundy Mo
married Abner Lunsford March 1889
died 15 Dec 1947 Tulsa Oklahoma

6 Louisa McAtee
born 1875

7 William T. McAtee
born 31 Dec 1879 Brimson Grundy Mo
married Mary E. Allen died 10 May 1957

8 Ida M. McAtee
born May 1884
married George Gott
died

9 Myrtle L. (Mert) McAtee
born July 1887 Brimson Grundy Mo
married _______ Elder




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