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Sarah Malinda Lunsford 1878–1955 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 may 1878

Birth Location: Madison County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 2 february 1955

Death Location: Gaston County, North Carolina, USA

Father: Ephraim Lunsford

Mother: Mary Payne

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Sarah Malinda Lunsford was born in 1878 in Madison County, North Carolina, USA, the child of Ephraim Lunsford And Mary Polly Payne. Sarah Malinda Lunsford married Jake Shetley, and had children including Bleasie Shetley, Dan Shetley, Dorothy Shetley, Jerry Shetley, Lillian Shetley, Nina Shetley, Verl Shetley, Willford Shetley. Sarah Malinda Lunsford passed away in 1955 in Gaston County, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • Sarah Malinda Lunsford was born in 1878 in Madison County, North Carolina, USA, the child of Ephraim Lunsford And Mary Polly Payne.
  • Sarah Malinda Lunsford married Jake Shetley, and had children including Bleasie Shetley, Dan Shetley, Dorothy Shetley, Jerry Shetley, Lillian Shetley, Nina Shetley, Verl Shetley, Willford Shetley.
  • Sarah Malinda Lunsford passed away in 1955 in Gaston County, North Carolina, USA.

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Sarah Lunsford's Ancestors

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Sarah Lunsford
1878–1955
Birth Place: Madison County, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Ephraim Lunsford
1847–1927
Madison Co, NC
Mary (Polly) Payne
1844–
NC
Grandparents
Jeremiah Lunsford
1828–
Madison County, North Carolina, USA
Nancy (O.) Stafford
1826–
Burke County, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Nimrod Lunsford
1760–1847
Jennie McCombs
1784–
Alford Stafford
1787–1870
Martha Foster
1777–1870
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Lunsford
1738–1810

Sarah Lunsford's Timeline

2 Records

1878
28 may 1878
Birth of Sarah Malinda Lunsford in Madison County, North Carolina, USA
Madison County, North Carolina, USA
1955
2 february 1955
Age 77
Death of Sarah Malinda Lunsford in Gaston County, North Carolina, USA
Gaston County, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 may 1878
    Event Place: Madison County, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 february 1955
    Event Place: Gaston County, North Carolina, USA

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