Levi London (Find A Grave Memorial 17030576) was born around 1809 in North Carolina; his headstone indicates he was about 72 years old, which would put his birth year at 1809. The problem is that there were two men named Levi London living in Maury County, Tennessee in 1850, and their records have been conflated.

One, Levi M London, was born in Tennessee around 1826. He married Mary Swet on 23 January 1853 at Marshall County, Tennessee. Their first child Samuel was born in Tennessee around 1853, but they had moved to Missouri by the following year, where their next child, Nancy, was born, followed by Joseph and Tempa Ann. Levi M London was probably dead by 1860, as his wife was remarried to Robert York and was step-mother to his three children from a previous marriage.

The other Levi London (Find A Grave Memorial 17030576) was born in North Carolina around 1809. His first wife was Lydia Looney, married 22 January 1829 at Maury County, Tennessee. They had nine known children between 1833 and 1849. His second wife was Mary Angeline “Angie” Estes, married 5 October 1863 at Maury County, Tennessee. They had six known children between 1863 and 1878.

Below are excerpts from six US Census records. The first two show Levi M London as a single man in 1850, and the remnants of his family in 1860. The next two show the family of Levi London (Find A Grave Memorial 17030576) and Lydia Looney in 1850 and 1860. The fifth is an 1870 US Census record showing Levi London and Angie Estes with their first three children, along with three children from his previous marriage. The sixth and last record shows Levi and Angie with their six children in 1880. Every record has North Carolina as his birthplace, while his inferred birth year varies from 1808 to 1810.

1850 US Census, Maury County, Tennessee, United States
Miles P Murphy Male 41 Tennessee
Ellen Murphy Female 40 Tennessee
Wm Murphy Male 14 Tennessee
Mary Murphy Female 8 Tennessee
Sarah Murphy Female 7 Tennessee
Miles Murphy Male 4 Tennessee
Levi London Male 24 Tennessee (Levi M London)

1860 US Census, Union Township, Ripley County, Missouri
Robt York Male 42 Tennessee
Mary York Female 28 Soco
E York Male 9 Missouri
M J York Female 8 Missouri
M York Female 6 Missouri
S London Male 8 Tennessee (Samuel)
N J London Female 6 Missouri (Nancy)
J A London Male 4 Missouri (Joseph)
T A London Female 3 Missouri (Tempa Ann)

1850 US Census, Maury County, Tennessee, United States
Levi London Male 42 North Carolina
Lydia London Female 42 Georgia (Lydia Looney)
John London Male 15 Tennessee
Nancy London Female 12 Tennessee
Joseph London Male 10 Tennessee
Carzatu London Female 8 Tennessee (Cartara)
Christopher London Male 6 Tennessee (Christopher Columbus)
George London Male 4 Tennessee
James London Male 1 Tennessee
Martha London Female 1 Tennessee (Martha Adaline)

1860 US Census, 7th District, Maury County, Tennessee, United States
Levi London Male 52 North Carolina
Lydia London Female 52 Georgia (Lydia Looney)
Joseph London Male 19 Tennessee
Cansada London Female 16 Tennessee (Cartara)
Columbus London Male 15 Tennessee (Christopher Columbus)
George London Male 12 Tennessee
James London Male 10 Tennessee
Adeline London Female 10 Tennessee (Martha Adaline)

1870 US Census, District 07, Maury County, Tennessee, United States
Levy Lundon Male 60 North Carolina
Angeline Lundon Female 30 Tennessee (Mary Angeline Estes, aka Angie)
Lary Lundon Female 26 Tennessee (Cartara)
Adaline Lundon Female 20 Tennessee (Martha Adaline)
Janus Lundon Female 20 Tennessee (James with wrong gender)
Elizabeth Lundon Female 6 Tennessee (Dilly Elizabeth, aka Bettie)
Julia Lundon Female 2 Tennessee
Rosahana Lundon Female 0 Tennessee

1880 US Census, District 7, Maury County, Tennessee, United States
Levi Landan Self Male 71 North Carolina
M A Landan Wife Female 39 Tennessee (Mary Angeline Estes, aka Angie)
D E Landan Daughter Female 15 Tennessee (Dilly Elizabeth, aka Bettie)
J A Landan Daughter Female 12 Tennessee (Julia Ann)
H R Landan Daughter Female 10 Tennessee (Hannah Rosa?)
W L Landan Son Male 7 Tennessee (William Levi)
V E Landan Daughter Female 4 Tennessee (Virginia Erwin, aka Jennie)
D J Landan Son Male 1 Tennessee (Daniel J)
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