Margaret Buchanan1

b. 27 September 1831, d. 25 February 1905
Birth27 Sep 1831 Margaret Buchanan was born on 27 Sep 1831 in Tennessee.2 
Marriage31 May 1849 She married Lilburn Logan Clark, son of William Clark and Barbara Talbert, on 31 May 1849 in Lincoln County, Tennessee.3,1 
Cens-18509 Sep 1850  Margaret and Lilburn were enumerated in Lincoln County the following summer with their first child, 3 month old Mary. Lilburn's entry stated that he owned land valued at $900. He was 25; Margaret was 18.4 
Cens-186024 Aug 1860  By 1860 Lilburn owned land valued at $6,000 and personal property worth $3,000. The household also included 4 children: Mary (10), William (7), David (7) and Crawford (6). Margaret and the children were all born in Tennessee.5 
  Lilburn's father and stepmother were enumerated as the adjacent household. They owned land valued at $31,000 and personal property valued at almost $17,000.6 
Cens-187022 Aug 1870  The 1870 enumeration indicated that Lilburn's holdings held their value after the Civil War as he still claimed land worth over $10,000 and personal property worth over $3,000. The household in 1870 included Lilburn and Margaret as well as Mary [enumerated as May], twins David and William, Crawford (10) and Rebecca (5). Listed after Rebecca was 13 year old Louisa Clark [indicated as mulatto].7 
Widowed28 Sep 1881  Lilburn died the following year. 
Marriagecirca 1890 She married second Washington Rosborough circa 1890. 
Cens-190023 Jun 1900  Ten years later they were enumerated living in Lincoln County with Margaret's daughter Rebecca and her family.8 
Death25 Feb 1905 Margaret died on 25 Feb 1905 in Lincoln County, Tennessee, at age 73.2 
Burial She was buried at Unity Cemetery in Lincoln County, Tennessee.2 

Family

Lilburn Logan Clark b. 6 Feb 1825, d. 28 Sep 1881
Children
Last Edited11 Jul 2010

Citations

  1. [S1771] Carol Lockas, "William Clark," e-mail to D. Powell, 23 Jul, 2007. Carol cites the research of Margaret H. Shutt of Fayettesville, TN (1916-?). Margaret is a descendant of William Clark and Barbara Talbert.
  2. [S2326] Joann Tortarolo research, 2009-2010 (7512 Aloe Court., Highland, CA 92346). Joann cites Cemetery Records of Lincoln-Moore Counties, Tennessee, by Helen C. & Timothy R. Marsh (Greenville, SC: Southern Historical Press, 1996).
  3. [S2326] Joann Tortarolo research, 2009-2010 (7512 Aloe Court., Highland, CA 92346). Joann cites Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002 as viewed at Ancestry.com.
  4. [S1380] Lilburn Clark household, 1850 U.S. cens, Lincoln Co., Tennessee, pop. sched., District 9, p. 121 (stamped), dwelling 233, family 233, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Nov. 2007, image 15 of 21. Enumeration includes: Lilburn Clark, 25, farmer, owns land valued at $900; Margaret, 18, b. VA; Mary, 3/12, b. TN.
  5. [S1838] L.L. Clark household, 1860 U.S. cens, Lincoln Co., Tennessee, pop. sched., District 9, p. 102 (stamped), dwelling 1249, family 1159, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Sept. 2007, image 10 of 11. Household includes: L.L. Clark, 35, farmer, owns land valued at $6,000 and pers. prop of $3,000, b. VA; Margaret 28; Mary, 10; William, 7; David, 7; Crawford, 6 [?]; William Herl__ [?], 32, farmer; all except L.L. b. TN.
  6. [S1838] William Clark household, 1860 U.S. cens, Lincoln Co., Tennessee, pop. sched., District 9, p. 102 (stamped), dwelling 1250, family 1160, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Sept. 2007, image 10 of 11. Household includes: William Clark, 67, farmer, owns land val at $31,000 and pers prop of $16,690, b. VA; cont. next page: Harriet, 57, b. VA; Rebecca, 24, b. TN; Claiborne, 21, b. TN.
  7. [S1839] Lilburn Clark household, 1870 U.S. cens, Lincoln Co., Tennessee, pop. sched., 9th district, p. 301 stamped, dwelling 107, family 101, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Sept. 2007, image 15 of 25. Household includes: Lilburn Clark, 45, farmer, owns land valued at $10,640 and pers. prop of $3,050, b. VA; Margaret, 38; May, 20; David, 17; Wm, 17; Crawford, 10; Rebecca, 5; Louisa, 13; Mgt and all children b. TN.
  8. [S2326] Joann Tortarolo research, 2009-2010 (7512 Aloe Court., Highland, CA 92346). Joann abstracted the 1900 federal census for Lincoln Co., TN, District 9: William N. Thomas, 36, b. Dec 1863 in TN, married 17 years, farmer, wife, Rebecca B., 35, b. Feb 1865 in TN, married 17 years, 6 children and 3 living; daughter, Maggie L., 13, b. Jun 1886 in TN; daughter, Eula E., 11, b. Aug 1888 in TN; and, daughter, Mary E., 9, b. Dec 1890 in TN; also Washington Rosborouh [sic], F-in-law, 72, b. June 1827, married 10 yrs, b. TN; Margaret Rosborouh, M-in-law, 68, b. Oct. 1831 in TN, married 10 yrs, mother of 5 children, all are living; Olivia M. Clark, niece, 16, b. Dec. 1883 in TN.
  9. [S1875] L.L. Cl_k [Clack] household, 1880 U.S. cens., Lincoln Co., Tennessee, pop sched., 9th district, ED 124, page 2B, dwelling 17, family 17, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Nov. 2007, image 2 of 17. Household includes: L.L. Cl_k [Clark], 55, farmer, b. VA, parents b. VA; Margaret, wife, 48, housekeeping, b. TN, father b. AL, mother b. TN; Crawford, 20, son, Minister of Gospel; Barbara, 15, dau, ass't housekeeper; both children b. TN.
  10. [S2437] "Tennessee Deaths and Burials, 1874-1955", index compiled from original records, FamilySearch (www.familysearch.org : Jul 2010), Barbara Clark Thomas entry citing FHL film #187697.