Civil War: Company A, 7th California Infantry
John E. Lunsford, age 3 years, was enumerated September 10, 1850, at Clark County, Missouri, with Simpson Lunsford 35 (1815, TN-18??, KY), Emaline Lunsford 34 (1816, NC-18??, CA), Margarett Lunsford 13, William F. Lunsford 9, Nancy Lunsford 1.
John moved to California with his parents about 1856 and was living in Amador County by August 1860 (1860 US Census).
John enlisted as a private at Sacramento, California, November 10, 1864, and was mustered-in Captain James P. Olmstead’s Company A, 7th California Infantry. Private Lunsford was posted to Arizona Territory. He returned to California and was mustered-out with his company at the Presidio of San Francisco April 13, 1866 (Orton, 768).
After the war John settled in Modoc County where he married (1) Isabel Eliza Gordon in 1873. John filed for a Civil War veteran's disability pension in California July 31, 1884 and received application No. 518,927 and certificate No. 910,440. After John and Isabel were divorced, he married (2) Lenora J. Deveran (Nov. 1878, CA-May 2, 1955, Klamath, OR) at Alturas early in 1898. John and his family were living at Alturas, California, in April 1900 (1900 US Census).
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After John's death in 1908 Lenora filed for widow's and minor's pensions July 13, 1908 and received application No. 900,289 (a certificate number was not found). John's under-age children received application No. 911,123, and certificate No. 687,312.
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Children (all born Alturas, CA):
(with Isabel Eliza Gordon)
- Walter (1874)
- Frederick (1876)
- Clarissa Vivian "Clara" (Jul. 7, 1877-Dec. 30, 1950; married [1] Edward Hinch, [2] Clarence Wenzel, [3] Edward Lindley)
- William J. (Mar. 1880)
- Eva Mabel (Sep. 16, 1882-Oct. 9, 1966, Dixon, CA; married [1] FNU Wallin, [2] William Robertson)
(with Lenora Deveran)
- Verda H. (Sep. 16, 1898-Jan. 11, 1993, Mono, CA; married Leland H. Doss 1915)
- Foster W. (Mar. 14, 1901-Aug. 15, 1970, Anderson, CA)
- Marvin J. (Jan. 30, 1903-1938, CA)
- Lily Lea (Jun. 8, 1906-Aug. 27, 1991, Alturas, CA; married FNU Buchanan and FNU Maybrier)
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Biography by Steve
John E. Lunsford, age 3 years, was enumerated September 10, 1850, at Clark County, Missouri, with Simpson Lunsford 35 (1815, TN-18??, KY), Emaline Lunsford 34 (1816, NC-18??, CA), Margarett Lunsford 13, William F. Lunsford 9, Nancy Lunsford 1.
John moved to California with his parents about 1856 and was living in Amador County by August 1860 (1860 US Census).
John enlisted as a private at Sacramento, California, November 10, 1864, and was mustered-in Captain James P. Olmstead’s Company A, 7th California Infantry. Private Lunsford was posted to Arizona Territory. He returned to California and was mustered-out with his company at the Presidio of San Francisco April 13, 1866 (Orton, 768).
After the war John settled in Modoc County where he married (1) Isabel Eliza Gordon in 1873. John filed for a Civil War veteran's disability pension in California July 31, 1884 and received application No. 518,927 and certificate No. 910,440. After John and Isabel were divorced, he married (2) Lenora J. Deveran (Nov. 1878, CA-May 2, 1955, Klamath, OR) at Alturas early in 1898. John and his family were living at Alturas, California, in April 1900 (1900 US Census).
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After John's death in 1908 Lenora filed for widow's and minor's pensions July 13, 1908 and received application No. 900,289 (a certificate number was not found). John's under-age children received application No. 911,123, and certificate No. 687,312.
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Children (all born Alturas, CA):
(with Isabel Eliza Gordon)
- Walter (1874)
- Frederick (1876)
- Clarissa Vivian "Clara" (Jul. 7, 1877-Dec. 30, 1950; married [1] Edward Hinch, [2] Clarence Wenzel, [3] Edward Lindley)
- William J. (Mar. 1880)
- Eva Mabel (Sep. 16, 1882-Oct. 9, 1966, Dixon, CA; married [1] FNU Wallin, [2] William Robertson)
(with Lenora Deveran)
- Verda H. (Sep. 16, 1898-Jan. 11, 1993, Mono, CA; married Leland H. Doss 1915)
- Foster W. (Mar. 14, 1901-Aug. 15, 1970, Anderson, CA)
- Marvin J. (Jan. 30, 1903-1938, CA)
- Lily Lea (Jun. 8, 1906-Aug. 27, 1991, Alturas, CA; married FNU Buchanan and FNU Maybrier)
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Biography by Steve
Civil War: Company A, 7th California Infantry
John E. Lunsford, age 3 years, was enumerated September 10, 1850, at Clark County, Missouri, with Simpson Lunsford 35 (1815, TN-18??, KY), Emaline Lunsford 34 (1816, NC-18??, CA), Margarett Lunsford 13, William F. Lunsford 9, Nancy Lunsford 1.
John moved to California with his parents about 1856 and was living in Amador County by August 1860 (1860 US Census).
John enlisted as a private at Sacramento, California, November 10, 1864, and was mustered-in Captain James P. Olmstead’s Company A, 7th California Infantry. Private Lunsford was posted to Arizona Territory. He returned to California and was mustered-out with his company at the Presidio of San Francisco April 13, 1866 (Orton, 768).
After the war John settled in Modoc County where he married (1) Isabel Eliza Gordon in 1873. John filed for a Civil War veteran's disability pension in California July 31, 1884 and received application No. 518,927 and certificate No. 910,440. After John and Isabel were divorced, he married (2) Lenora J. Deveran (Nov. 1878, CA-May 2, 1955, Klamath, OR) at Alturas early in 1898. John and his family were living at Alturas, California, in April 1900 (1900 US Census).
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After John's death in 1908 Lenora filed for widow's and minor's pensions July 13, 1908 and received application No. 900,289 (a certificate number was not found). John's under-age children received application No. 911,123, and certificate No. 687,312.
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Children (all born Alturas, CA):
(with Isabel Eliza Gordon)
- Walter (1874)
- Frederick (1876)
- Clarissa Vivian "Clara" (Jul. 7, 1877-Dec. 30, 1950; married [1] Edward Hinch, [2] Clarence Wenzel, [3] Edward Lindley)
- William J. (Mar. 1880)
- Eva Mabel (Sep. 16, 1882-Oct. 9, 1966, Dixon, CA; married [1] FNU Wallin, [2] William Robertson)
(with Lenora Deveran)
- Verda H. (Sep. 16, 1898-Jan. 11, 1993, Mono, CA; married Leland H. Doss 1915)
- Foster W. (Mar. 14, 1901-Aug. 15, 1970, Anderson, CA)
- Marvin J. (Jan. 30, 1903-1938, CA)
- Lily Lea (Jun. 8, 1906-Aug. 27, 1991, Alturas, CA; married FNU Buchanan and FNU Maybrier)
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Biography by Steve
John E. Lunsford, age 3 years, was enumerated September 10, 1850, at Clark County, Missouri, with Simpson Lunsford 35 (1815, TN-18??, KY), Emaline Lunsford 34 (1816, NC-18??, CA), Margarett Lunsford 13, William F. Lunsford 9, Nancy Lunsford 1.
John moved to California with his parents about 1856 and was living in Amador County by August 1860 (1860 US Census).
John enlisted as a private at Sacramento, California, November 10, 1864, and was mustered-in Captain James P. Olmstead’s Company A, 7th California Infantry. Private Lunsford was posted to Arizona Territory. He returned to California and was mustered-out with his company at the Presidio of San Francisco April 13, 1866 (Orton, 768).
After the war John settled in Modoc County where he married (1) Isabel Eliza Gordon in 1873. John filed for a Civil War veteran's disability pension in California July 31, 1884 and received application No. 518,927 and certificate No. 910,440. After John and Isabel were divorced, he married (2) Lenora J. Deveran (Nov. 1878, CA-May 2, 1955, Klamath, OR) at Alturas early in 1898. John and his family were living at Alturas, California, in April 1900 (1900 US Census).
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After John's death in 1908 Lenora filed for widow's and minor's pensions July 13, 1908 and received application No. 900,289 (a certificate number was not found). John's under-age children received application No. 911,123, and certificate No. 687,312.
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Children (all born Alturas, CA):
(with Isabel Eliza Gordon)
- Walter (1874)
- Frederick (1876)
- Clarissa Vivian "Clara" (Jul. 7, 1877-Dec. 30, 1950; married [1] Edward Hinch, [2] Clarence Wenzel, [3] Edward Lindley)
- William J. (Mar. 1880)
- Eva Mabel (Sep. 16, 1882-Oct. 9, 1966, Dixon, CA; married [1] FNU Wallin, [2] William Robertson)
(with Lenora Deveran)
- Verda H. (Sep. 16, 1898-Jan. 11, 1993, Mono, CA; married Leland H. Doss 1915)
- Foster W. (Mar. 14, 1901-Aug. 15, 1970, Anderson, CA)
- Marvin J. (Jan. 30, 1903-1938, CA)
- Lily Lea (Jun. 8, 1906-Aug. 27, 1991, Alturas, CA; married FNU Buchanan and FNU Maybrier)
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Biography by Steve
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