Tombstone Tuesday - Thomas L. Nunn

Thos. L. Nunn

Born

Aug. 3, 1825

Died

Jan. 15, 1880

Aged 55 years, 5 mos., 12 da's

Buried Nunn Cemetery, off Hwy. 365, Crittenden County, Kentucky. Tombstone photographed February 1993.  This cemetery is on private property and inaccessible without permission.

Thos. L. Nunn obtained a license to marry Miss Sarah C. Haynes 21 March 1853 in Crittenden County.[1] There is no marriage return so the date of their marriage is unknown.  They first appear on the 1860 Crittenden County census as well as the 1860 slave schedule with two female slaves aged 17 and 28 and one male slave age 22.[2]

T.L. Nunn, age 55, died  of  "consumption lungs" in Crittenden County in February 1880. He is listed as married, born Kentucky, as were his parents.  T.L. Nunn was a farmer by occupation.[3]

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[1] Brenda Joyce Jerome. Crittenden County, Kentucky Marriage Records Vol. 1  1842-1865 and Abstracts of Wills  Book 1  1842-1924, (Evansville, IN: Evansville Bindery, 1990) 43.

[2] 1860 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedule, Crittenden County, Kentucky, Thomas L. Nunn, owner.

[3] Brenda Joyce Jerome. Crittenden County, Kentucky Births, Deaths, Etc. Vol. II, (Evansville, IN: Evansville Bindery, 1993)  91. This entry is based on the 1880 Crittenden County Mortality Schedule.

Published 5 June 2018, Western Kentucky Genealogy Blog, http://wkygenealogy.blogspot.com/

Tombstone Tuesday - Nancy M. Nunn

Lo She Cometh

Nancy M.

Wife of

Chesley Nunn

Born

May 26, 1814

Died

Aug. 17, 1877

Aged

63 ys  2 ms  22 Ds

Buried Nunn Cemetery, off Hwy. 365, Crittenden County, Kentucky. Tombstone photographed Feb 1993. This cemetery is on private property and permission must be obtained before visiting cemetery.

Chesley Nunn and Nancy (Mary) Newcom married 17 January 1832 in Livingston County, Kentucky. Consent for the license to be issued was given by William Newcom, father of the bride.[1]

Chesley and Nancy (Newcom) Nunn were enumerated on the 1850 Crittenden County census, along with their children, John H., Nancy and Laura.[2]

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[1] Joyce M. Woodyard. Livingston County, Kentucky Marriage Records, Vol. 1 (Oct 1799-July 1839), (n.p., 1993) 116.

[2] 1850 Crittenden County, Kentucky census, Roll M432_197,  Dist. 2, p. 252B, Ancestry.com, accessed 12 February 2018.

Published 17 April 2018, Western Kentucky Genealogy Blog,  http://wkygenealogy.blogspot.com/

Tombstone Tuesday - Susan Shelby

In memory of

Susan

Wife of

Andrew N. Shelby

Born

Dec. 24, 1800

Died

Feb. 20, 1853

Buried Nunn Cemetery, Crittenden County, Kentucky. Tombstone photographed February 1993. This cemetery is located on the old Ira Nunn farm.

Andrew N. Shelby married Susanna Owsley [Woosley] 3 November 1819 Livingston County, Kentucky.[1] They can be found on the 1840 Caldwell County, Kentucky census.[2]

This cemetery is on private land and is not accessible without obtaining permission.

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[1] Joyce M. Woodyard. Livingston County, Kentucky Marriage Records Vol. 1 (Oct 1799 - July 1839), (n.p., 1992) 55.

[2] 1840 Census, Caldwell County, Kentucky, [database online], Roll: 106; p. 31, line 25, Ancestry.com, accessed 20 November 2017.


Published 16 January 2018, Western Kentucky Genealogy Blog, http://wkygenealogy.blogspot.com/

Tombstone Tuesday - Sarah Ann Nunn James

In memory of

Sarah Ann

Wife of

D.C. James

departed this life

Apr. 9, 1851

AE 21 y's  10 ms

Buried Nunn Cemetery, off Hwy. 365, Crittenden County, Kentucky. Tombstone photographed February 1993.  There are a number of graves marked only with rocks. These rocks may mark the burial sites of inmates of the old Poorhouse Farm which, at one time, was located nearby.

David C. James and Sarah Ann Nunn obtained a license to marry on 11 February 1850 Crittenden County. The bride's father, Ira Nunn, gave consent for the license to issue.[1]

The 1850 Crittenden County census shows D.C. James, age 21 and a clerk born in Tennessee and S.A. James, age 21 and born in Kentucky. Also living in the household was Thomas Nunn, age 24 and a merchant born in Kentucky.[2]

This cemetery is located on private land and is not accessible without permission.

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[1] Brenda Joyce Jerome. Crittenden County, Kentucky Marriage Records Vol 1  1842-1865 and Abstracts of Wills  Book 1  1842-1924 (Evansville, IN: Evansville Bindery, 1990) 29.

[2] 1850 Crittenden County, Kentucky, Dist. 2, Roll: M432_197, p. 254A, dwelling 108, family 108, Ancestry.com, accessed 13 November 2017.

Published 21 November 2017, Western Kentucky Genealogy Blog, http://wkygenealogy.blogspot.com/