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Rev. John Edgar Brunson

Male 1827 - 1899  (72 years)


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  • Name John Edgar Brunson  [1, 2
    Prefix Rev. 
    Birth 12 Jun 1827  Sumter District, Orangeburg County, South Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Death 17 Sep 1899  Lauderdale County, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Burial New Hope Cemetery, Meridian, Lauderdale County, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Notes 
    • Joyce Sentell shows Elvina married John Edgar Brunson, a Baptist Minister and brother to Albert Gallatin McLemore's wife, Mary Ann Brunson.


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


      John was a Baptist minister and farmer.

      Thanks to contributor gravetrotter@yahoo.com for the following obituary.

      "Rev. J. E. Brunson
      [Special to the Picayune]
      Meridian, Miss., Sept. 18 - Rev. J. E. Brunson, of Toomsuba, died at his residence in that village last night, after a lingering illness of typhoid fever. He was one of the most prominent Baptist divines in this section of the state, having been in the ministry for more than one-third of a century, during which period he had zealously served some of the largest churches in Mississippi. He was a most excellent Christian gentleman, and his death at the close of a long and useful career will be deeply regretted in east Mississippi. The funeral services will be conducted to-morrow, and the interment will be in the village cemetery. Mr. Brunson leaves a wife and several children, all grown and well known residents of this county, to mourn his death."

      A photo of Rev. Brunson, and his grave marker, can be seen here:

      http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=36756849






    • (Research):

      Census Listings:

      1880 Census

      Household:

      Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace
      John BRUNSON Self M Male W 53 SC Farming SC SC
      Elvina BRUNSON Wife M Female W 54 MS Keeping House MS MS
      Martha E. BRUNSON Dau S Female W 25 MS At Home SC MS
      Sidney W. BRUNSON Son Male W 22 MS Working On Farm SC MS
      Louania BRUNSON Dau S Female W 19 MS At Home SC MS
      Emma E. BRUNSON Dau S Female W 17 MS At Home SC MS
      John E. BRUNSON Son S Male W 15 MS Working On Farm SC MS
      Elliot E. BRUNSON Dau S Female W 13 MS At Home SC MS
      Charlie W. BRUNSON Son S Male W 11 MS Working On Farm SC MS
      Ira J. BRUNSON Son S Male W 9 MS At Home SC MS

      Source Information:
      Census PlaceTunnel Hill, Lauderdale, Mississippi
      Family History Liibrary Film 1254653
      NA Film Number T9-0653
      Page Number 190A
    Person ID I36452  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 8 Sep 2014 

    Father Rev. Harvey Peter Brunson, Sr.,   b. 22 Jan 1801, Sumter District, Orangeburg County, South Carolina Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Apr 1855, Lauderdale County, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 54 years) 
    Mother 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  [3, 4
    Family ID F8924  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Elvina McLemore,   b. 20 Oct 1826, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Apr 1899, Lauderdale County, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years) 
    Marriage Bef 1855 
    Children 
     1. Martha E. Brunson,   b. Abt 1855, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     2. Sidney W. Brunson,   b. Abt 1858, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     3. Louania Brunson,   b. Abt 1861, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     4. Emma E. Brunson,   b. Abt 1863, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     5. John Edgar Brunson,   b. Abt 1865, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Sep 1937, Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 72 years)
     6. Elliot E. Brunson,   b. Abt 1867, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     7. Charlie W. Brunson,   b. Abt 1869, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     8. Ira J. Brunson,   b. Abt 1871, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
    Family ID F6932  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 8 Oct 2010 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 12 Jun 1827 - Sumter District, Orangeburg County, South Carolina Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 17 Sep 1899 - Lauderdale County, Mississippi Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S308] 1880 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005., (1880 U.S. Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ? Copyright 1999 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. All use is subject to the limited use license and other terms and conditions applicable to this site. Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Tenth Census of the United States, 1880. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1880. T9, 1,454 rolls. This database is an index to 50 million individuals enumerated in the 1880 United States Federal Census. Census takers recorded many details including each person's name, address, occupation, relationship to the head of household, race, sex, age at last birthday, marital status, place of birth, parents? place of birth. Additionally, the names of those listed on the population schedule are linked to actual images of the 1880 Federal Census.), Tunnel Hill, Lauderdale, Mississippi Family History Library Film 1254653 NA Film Number T9-0653 Page Number 190A (Reliability: 3).

    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.), # 36756849 (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S543] Switzer, Carolyn "Brunson Family Genealogy Isaac Brunson of South Carolina", (http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~switzer/brunson.htm).

    4. [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).