Brief Life History of William Trent
When William Trent Lunceford was born on 7 August 1838, in Lebanon, St. Clair, Illinois, United States, his father, William Lunceford, was 42 and his mother, Mary Trent, was 35. He married Mary Ann James on 21 February 1858, in Spanish Fork, Utah, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 2 daughters. He registered for military service in 1927. He died on 3 May 1927, in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States, at the age of 88, and was buried in Los Angeles National Cemetery, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States.
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- Wm T Luncford, "United States Census, 1870"
- William T Lunceford, "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994"
- William T Lunceford, "United States Headstone Applications for U.S. Military Veterans, 1925-1949"
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1839 · From Swamp to Beautiful Place
By 1829 Venus, Illinois had grown sufficiently and in 1832 was one of the contenders for the new county seat. However, the honor was awarded to a nearby city, Carthage. In 1834 the name Venus was changed to Commerce because the settlers felt that the new name better suited their plans. But during late 1839, arriving members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints bought the small town of Commerce and in April 1840 it was renamed Nauvoo by Joseph Smith Jr., who led the Latter-Day Saints to Nauvoo to escape persecution in Missouri. The name Nauvoo is derived from the traditional Hebrew language. It is notable that by 1844 Nauvoo's population had swollen to around 12,000 residents, rivaling the size of Chicago at the time. After the Latter-Day Saints left the population settled down toward 2,000 people.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
Name Meaning
English: variant of Lunsford .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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