Levi BURCHAM & Ann WYATT & Lucinda FOWLER

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Levi H. BURCHAM
Ann WYATT
Lucinda FOWLER

Husband: Levi H. BURCHAM
Birth: 1775/6, NC
Death: 15 Jan 1858, Burnsville, Tishomingo Co., MS
Disposition: buried Holts Spur, Tishomingo Co., MS
Parents: unknown, but he is definitely not the son of John BURCHAM and Roseanna SWEARINGEN

Marriage-1: 11 Aug 1798, Christian Co., KY

Wife-1: Ann WYATT
Birth: bef. 1785
Death: Hickman Co., TN

Ann is said to have died in 1834/5, but if so, we would expect there to be more children by her — and perhaps there were.

Marriage-2: 1835/6

Wife-2: Lucinda FOWLER
Birth: 1812/3, TN
Death: 1901, MS

Children with Ann WYATT:

1. William Henry BURCHAM, b. 1811, Centerville, Hickman Co., TN; d. 1867, Corinth, Tishomingo Co., MS; m. Nancy SEARCY
2. John BURCHAM, b. ca. 1813, Hickman Co., TN

Children with Lucinda FOWLER:

3. Nancy BURCHAM, b. 1836/7, Hickman Co., TN
4. Levi H. BURCHAM, b. 1839/40, TN, Hickman Co., TN; m. 20 Nov 1858, Alcorn Co., MS, Elizabeth HAYS
5. William BURCHAM, b. 1840/1 or 1842/3, Tishomingo Co., MS
6. Lucinda BURCHAM, b. 1845/6, Tishomingo Co., MS

Timeline
Year	Location	Event
1775/6	NC [now NC or TN]	birth of Levi BURCHAM
bef. 1785		birth of Ann WYATT
1796	Tennessee achieves statehood (formed from western NC)
1798	KY: Christian Co.	marriage of Levi BURCHAM & Ann WYATT
1798-1800	Kentucky to Tennessee	family moves
1800 Federal Census		KY and TN censuses lost; not on tax rolls in KY
1807	TN: Hickman Co. formed from Dickson Co.
1810 Federal Census		not in KY; TN census lost
1811	TN: Hickman Co.: Centerville	birth of son, William Henry BURCHAM
c1813		birth of son, John BURCHAM
1820 Federal Census	TN: Hickman Co.	Levi BURCHAM, head-of-household
1830 Federal Census	TN: Hickman Co.	Levi BURCHAM, head-of-household
1832	TN: Hickman Co.	Levi BURCHAM on some list
1834/5		death of Ann (WYATT) BURCHAM
1835/6		marriage of Levi BURCHAM & Lucinda FOWLER
1836 Tax List	TN: Hickman Co.	Levi BURCHAM taxed on 60 acres
1836	MS: Tishomingo Co. formed from Monroe Co.
1836/7	TN	birth of daughter, Nancy
1839/40	TN	birth of son, Levi
1840 Federal Census	TN: Hickman Co.	Levi BURCHAM, head-of-household
1840/1	Tennessee to Mississippi	family moves (same time as Henry BURCHAM)
1840/1 or 1842/3	MS	birth of son, William
1845 State Census	MS: Tishomingo [now prob. Alcorn] Co.	Levi BURCHAM, head-of-household
1845/6	MS	birth of daughter, Lucinda
1850 Federal Census	MS: Tishomingo [now prob. Alcorn] Co.	L. ? BIRCHAM, head-of-household
1858	MS: Tishomingo [now prob. Alcorn] Co.	death of Levi BURCHAM
1858	MS: Tishomingo Co.	marriage of Lucinda BURCHAM & S.R. WILLIS (Is this the daughter? Or the widow?)
1858	MS: Tishomingo Co.	marriage of son, Levi, to Elizabeth HAYS
1870	MS: Alcorn and Prentiss Cos. formed from Tishomingo Co.
1901	MS	death of Lucinda FOWLER

Sources:

1. Jordan R. Dodd, ed. 1993. Kentucky Marriages: Early to 1850. Liahona Research, Orem, UT (Broderbund CD-229):

Burcham, Levi Wiatt, Ann 11 Aug 1798 Christian Co.

2. Census Index: U.S. Selected Counties, 1800 (Broderbund CD-312): Levi Burcham not found. (The 1800 TN and KY Censuses were lost; however, the 1800 Christian Co., KY, tax rolls are on the CD.)

3. 1800 Tax Lists of Montgomery County Tennessee (online at the Montgomery County TNGenWeb site): Levi Burcham not found.

4. A.B. Willhite. [n.d.] Christian Co., Kentucky, Tax List, 1804-1809. (self-published; available from author at 4396 Coopertown Rd., Russellville, KY 42276, or from the Christian County Genealogical Society, Hopkinsville, KY). Levi Burcham not found.

5. Index to 1820 Census of Hickman County Tennessee (online at the Hickman County TNGenWeb site):

BURCHAM, JR., JOHN Pg# 20

BURCHAM, LEVI Pg# 20

BURCHAM, SR., JOHN Pg# 20

Levi's son, John, is too young to be in the census.

6a. Census Index: U.S. Selected Counties, 1830 (Broderbund CD-315):

1830 Burchand, Levi TN Hickman Co. p. 53

1832 Burchand, Levi TN Hickman Co.

1830 Burcham, John TN Hickman Co. p. 74

1832 Burcham, John TN Hickman Co.

We are down to one John, but who is he? Levi's son, John, may be old enough to be in the census.

6b. 1830 Census of Hickman County TN (online at the Hickman County TNGenWeb site):

BURCHAM, LEVI Pg# 253

BURCHAM, JOHN Pg# 274

Is this John son of Levi?

7. 1836 Hickman County Tax Record (lookup courtesy of Melissa Leinart):

District 1 Levi Burcham 60 acres

8. Census Index: U.S. Selected Counties, 1840 (Broderbund CD-316):

Bercham, Henry TN Hickman Co. p. 75

Bercham, John TN Hickman Co. p. 74

Bercham, Levy TN Hickman Co. p. 75

Henry and John may be sons of Levi.

9. 1845 Territorial & State Census Tishomingo Co. Ms. transcribed by Bobby Wilson (online at the Tishomingo County MSGenWeb site):

p. 21 Burcham, Henry 5M/2F

p. 21 Burcham, Lur 3M/2F

Assuming "Lur" is Levi. Three males and two females fits Levi's household at the time. Henry may be Levi's son.

10a. Census Index: U.S. Selected Counties, 1850 (Broderbund CD-317):

Bircham, Henry MS Tishomingo Co. 4th Dist N Division p. 58

Buchan, L.N.* MS Tishomingo Co. 4th Dist N Division p. 27

*The indexer noted that s/he had trouble reading the name. Henry may be Levi's son.

10b. 1850 Census Index/Microfilm (online at GenealogyLibrary.com; indexed as "L.N. Buchan"): 4th District Northern Division, Tishomingo Co., MS, p. 27, 366/366, enumerated 1 Oct 1850 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

L. ? Bircham 74 m Farmer 500 NC

Lucinda 37/57 f Tenn

Nancy 13/15 f "

Levi 10 m "

William 7/9 m Mi

Lucinda 4 f "

Levi has a middle initial, but it's mostly a smudge on the film; however, I don't think it's "N" and it could be an "H." This census-taker's "3's" and "5's" are very difficult to tell apart, as are his "7's" and "9's." Lucinda's age actually looks more like 57, but I went with 37 based on the unlikeliness that she had a child at age 53 and the fact that she lived until 1901. Henry BURCHAM is in the same county.

11. D.L. Murray & N.R. Murray, compilers. 1996. Marriage Index: AR, MO, MS, TX, 1766-1981. Marriage data from the "Hunting for Bears" collection (Broderbund CD-5):

BURCHAM, Lucinda WILLIS, S R 7 Nov 1858 Alcorn Co., MS

BIRCHAM, L H HAYS, Elizabeth 20 Nov 1858 Alcorn Co., MS

Is Lucinda the widow or the daughter? The mother has been ten months widowed, so it makes sense she was re-marrying. The daughter was only 12 or 13, very young to be married, though perhaps not in the south. The 1860 Census record of S.R. WILLIS should clear it up.

12. LDS. Family Search: Internet Genealogy Service: Ancestral File (AF) and International Genealogical Index (IGI). Says Levi was born in Wales in 1772, which is obviously incorrect, and that Lucinda was born in 1812, which does appear to be correct.

13. Messages in the Burcham Family Genealogy Forum at GenForum.

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