WILLIAM M. NUNLEY, born in Tennessee, 22 Feb 1833. In the 1850 census he would have been around 17. So far I have not been able to find him. I am also not been able to find his parents either so far. The earliest record I have for him is when he marries Amanda Jane Carpenter 22 Dec 1852 in Tishomingo Co. Ms. They were married 42 years before she died in 1894. Her parents were James Carpenter and Mahalah Mays Carpenter. The children of William and Amanda were the following:
Caroline, Philadelphia, James William, Alabama, Loranzia, John Austin, Mose Slaton,
Tabitha Belle, Lee Roy, Tennessee S., and Alexander Edward.
William was in the 11th Alabama Calvary, Co. B in the Confederate Amry during the Civil War. He was captured at a battle in Decatur, Al. and sent to Camp Chase, Ohio. He was there from December of 1864 to the end of the war. He then took the oath of allegiance and became a good citizen in time of peace. William M. Nunley died of kidney failure , 30 Oct 1909 in Tishomingo Co. Ms in Iuka. Him and his wife and more of their family are buried in the Carpenter/Nunley Cemetery.
Even though I have not yet been able to find the parents of William I have found John Nunley and wife Mahala in the 1837 state census of Tishomingo. In later years William has the land next to John Nunley. So I am sure they are related. My guess so far is that he could be Williams Uncle but so far still looking for proof. William had a sister named Philadelphia Nunley who marries Greenberry Parsons. He is the son of Jonathan Parsons and Lydia Patterson Parsons. John Nunley also has a son named Greenberry. So many clues one can find in ancestor hunting but not quiet enough when needing documentation. He is said to have a half brother named John Jesse Nunley who marries Nancy Sitton. In one document found in 1920s newpaper John Jesse states, him and a brother were orphaned at a young age. Oh well, the search goes on for more clues, documentation, pictures, and interesting stories pass down. If you are related to any of these Nunleys would enjoy sharing our clues. Drop me a email. Thanks for visiting my webpage. |
