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Rev. Harvey Peter Brunson, Sr.

Male 1801 - 1855  (54 years)


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  • Name Harvey Peter Brunson  [1, 2
    Prefix Rev. 
    Suffix Sr. 
    Birth 22 Jan 1801  Sumter District, Orangeburg County, South Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Death 11 Apr 1855  Lauderdale County, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Burial Salem Baptist Church Cemetery, Lauderdale County, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Notes 
    • Carolyn Switzer writes that Harvey Peter Brunson moved first to Tennessee, then to Lauderdale County, Mississippi. He organized some of the oldest Baptist Churches in Lauderdale County, Mississippi. He was a Missionary Baptist minister and a farmer. He was received by letter into the fellowship of Salem Church, Old Town, Lauderdale County, Mississippi.

      Biography, copied from his FindAGrave Memorial page, maintained by Terry Rasberry:

      Harvey was the son of Peter Edgeah and Eleanor Brunson of SC. He married the former Martha Elizabeth White about 1823 in SC.

      Harvey moved first to TN, then to Lauderdale Co., MS. He was a Missionary Baptist minister and organized some of the oldest Baptist churches in that area. By letter, he was received into the fellowship of Salem and Old Town churches in Lauderdale Co., MS.
    Person ID I27183  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 8 Sep 2014 

    Family Martha Elizabeth White,   b. 20 Nov 1797, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Jan 1877, Clarke County, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years) 
    Marriage Abt 1823  South Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3
    Children 
     1. Rev. John Edgar Brunson,   b. 12 Jun 1827, Sumter District, Orangeburg County, South Carolina Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Sep 1899, Lauderdale County, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years)
     2. Maryann J. Brunson,   b. 17 Jan 1830, South Carolina Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Aug 1881, Clarke County, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 51 years)
    Family ID F8924  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 8 Sep 2014 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 22 Jan 1801 - Sumter District, Orangeburg County, South Carolina Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - Abt 1823 - South Carolina Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 11 Apr 1855 - Lauderdale County, Mississippi Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Salem Baptist Church Cemetery, Lauderdale County, Mississippi Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S543] Switzer, Carolyn "Brunson Family Genealogy Isaac Brunson of South Carolina", (http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~switzer/brunson.htm).

    2. [S873] Find A Grave [database online]; http://www.findagrave.com/, (Thousands of contributors submit new listings, updates, corrections, photographs and virtual flowers every hour to the FIND A GRAVE website. When it comes to administrating, building and maintaining the site, Find A Grave is largely operated by its founder, Jim Tipton.), # 60227500 (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S873] Find A Grave [database online]; http://www.findagrave.com/, (Thousands of contributors submit new listings, updates, corrections, photographs and virtual flowers every hour to the FIND A GRAVE website. When it comes to administrating, building and maintaining the site, Find A Grave is largely operated by its founder, Jim Tipton.), # 35751156 (Reliability: 3).