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Family
Marriage: Children:
  1. Mary Fuqua Lunsford: Birth: 1850. Death: 1907

  2. Lorenzo Fuqua Lunsford: Birth: 1851.

  3. John William Lunsford: Birth: 17 OCT 1857 in Caswell Co, NC. Death: 1948 in Yanceyville, Caswell Co, NC

  4. Robert L. Fuqua Lunsford: Birth: 01 NOV 1858. Death: BEF 1904

  5. George Washington Lunsford: Birth: 10 SEP 1865. Death: 1941

  6. James Monroe Lunsford: Birth: 29 JUL 1866 in Caswell Co, NC. Death: 11 AUG 1936 in Leasburg, Caswell Co, NC

  7. Walter Thomas Lunsford: Birth: 10 NOV 1871 in Caswell Co, NC. Death: 12 MAR 1944 in Leasburg, Caswell Co, NC


Notes
a. Note:   American Civil War, Side: Confederacy, Enlisted at age 38 as a Private, Company H, 6th Infantry Regiment North CarolinaSOURCE: http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/p/h/e/Mark-Phelps-NC/?Welcome=1070575924
  Served as a Private in the Civil War. He enlisted at age 38 in Caswell Co., June 16th 1861 and was disharged July 19th 1862 for reason of "general disability" His Brother Joseph R. Lunsford also served in the War,enlisted at age 41, June 28th 1861 in Caswell Co. and disharged July 20th 1862, for reason of "general physical anemia"
  Also mentioned in Heritage of Caswell Co, NC.
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  Middle name is shown as Lee by some descendants.
  Paton L. Lunsford---Private- 6th Regiment Co.H “The Caswell Boys”--- Born In Caswell County where he resided as a farmer prior to enlisting in Caswell County at age 38, June 16, 1861, for the war. Discharged July 19, 1862, by reason of “general disability”
  Note that his given first name is seen spelled in various ways.
  1870 United States Federal Census
 Name: Peyton Lunsford
 Estimated birth year: abt 1822
 Age in 1870: 48
 Birthplace: Virginia
 Home in 1870: Yanceyville, Caswell, North Carolina
 Race: White
 Gender: Male
 Value of real estate: $0
 Value of personal property: $100
 Post Office: Yanceyville
  It also appears that both Peyton L. Lunsford and Margaret Fuqua Lunsford were married before, and that Fuqua is not the maiden name of Margaret but the surname of her previous husband. At least two of the Lunsford children were born before Peyton L. Lunsford and Margaret Fuqua were married in 1866. And, the 1870 US Census (Yanceyville, Caswell County, North Carolina) shows the following living in the household of Peyton and Margaret Lunsford:
  Lorenza [Lorenzo] Fuqua, age 18 (born North Carolina) (born c.1852)
 Mary Fuqua, age 14 (born North Carolina) (born c.1856)
 Robert Fuqua, age 12 (born North Carolina) (born c.1858)
  1880 United States Federal Census
 Name: P. L. Lunsford
 Home in 1880: Yanceyville, Caswell, North Carolina
 Age: 58
 Estimated birth year: abt 1822
 Birthplace: North Carolina
 Relation to head-of-household: Self (Head)
 Spouse's name: Margret
 Father's birthplace: North Carolina
 Mother's birthplace: North Carolina
 Occupation: Farmer
 Marital Status: Married
 Race: White
 Gender: Male
 Household Members: Name Age
 P. L. Lunsford 58
 Margret Lunsford 45
 John L. Lunsford 19
 George W. Lunsford 15
 James M. Lunsford 11
 Watter W. Lunsford 8
 J. R. Lunsford 59
  http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=caswellcounty&id=I04596
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  Peyton MIGHT be the son of Joseph L. Lunsford and his first wife, Elizabeth Howard. Not yet proven.



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