Joseph BIRCHFIELD

spouse: Sarah RUNNER

 NAME................... Joseph BIRCHFIELD
 BIRTH/PLACE/RECORDS..... 1807 KY
 MARRIAGE/PLACE/RECORDS.. 15 JUN 1829 Warren Co KY
 DIED/PLACE/BURIAL....... aft 1850 KY
 PARENTS NAME............ Meshack BURCHFIELD & Sally ROAN
 GRANDPARENTS............ Robert BURCHFIELD & Ann CLARK

 > WIFE................. Sarah RUNNER
 BORN/PLACE/RECORDS...... abt 1808 Boyle Co KY
 DIED/PLACE/BURIAL....... aft 1850 KY
 PARENTS NAME............ Adam RUNNER & Sarah Elizabeth MILLER
                             married 22 OCT 1802 Warren Co KY

 CHILDREN................ 10

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* CHILD 1................. Margaret Ann BIRCHFIELD b 1830 KY
 MARRIAGE.................. Thomas LONDON 1 OCT 1854 Lawrence Co AR
 DIED/PLACE/BURIAL.........
 CHILDREN..................

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* CHILD 2................. Thomas BIRCHFIELD b 1833 Butler Co KY
 MARRIAGE.................. 
 DIED/PLACE/BURIAL.........
 CHILDREN..................

 notes: Enlisted 6-9 JUN 1961 in Ft. Smith AR, 1st AR Confederate Mounted Rifles,
        Company I, General Thomas J.Churchill, commanding. Known as the McCulloch
        Rangers of Conway County. Discharged 2 MAY 1862.

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* CHILD 3................. John A.BIRCHFIELD b 1835 KY
 MARRIAGE.................. Nancy D.BLANKENSHIP 23 JUN 1859 Lawrence Co AR
                                 b 23 MAR 1839 TN
                                 d 16 APR 1895 Evening Shade, Sharp Co AR
                                        Shaver Cem Sharp Co AR
                               dau of Josiah BLANKENSHIP & Matilda unk
 DIED/PLACE/BURIAL......... 12 DEC 1872 Sharp Co AR, Shaver Cem
 CHILDREN.................. 1. Joseph BIRCHFIELD b 1862 AR
                            2. George W.BIRCHFIELD b OCT 1864 AR
                                  m Margaret(Maggie)ARMSTRONG 1897 TX b AUG 1867 TX
                                      no issue
                            3. Thomas L.BIRCHFIELD b JAN 1867 AR
                                      d 3 APR 1915 Denton TX Odd Fellows Cem Denton TX
                                  m Mary ARMSTRONG 1896 TX b JAN 1866 TX
                                     1. Luther BIRCHFIELD b 1901 TX
                                     2. George Wilbur BIRCHFIELD b 1903 TX
                            4. Ellen BIRCHFIELD b 1868 AR

 notes: John enlisted 16 JUL 1862, and was a Sgt. with the 38th AR Infantry
        Regiment, Company F, along with his brother in-law Joshua Blankenship.
        Joshuas young wife and four children were left destitute while he was away,
        and they received subsistence from Lawrence County.

        After John passed, Nancy married William T.Stokes in Sharp Co AR. and had
        four children; Lucy, Melvin, William & C.P. Their boys moved to Texas along
        with George & Thomas Birchfield after their mothers passing.

        George ran a hardware store, while Tom was a landlord.Their wives Margaret
        & Mary Armstrong were sisters.

       1870 Sharp Co AR, Piney Fork Twp, Pg 340A/B
         John Burchfield 34 M W KY
         Nancy           30 F W TN
         Joseph           8 M W AR
         Columbus        15 M W AR (Johns brother)
         George           5 M W AR
         Thomas           4 M W AR

        1880 Sharp Co AR, Piney Fork Twp, Pg 132C William Stokes fam.
        1900 Williamson Co TX Pg 88a GW Birchfield
        1900 Bell Co TX Holland Pg 108a Tom Birchfield
        1910 Denton Co TX Pg 10a/b Tom L Birchfield fam
        1920 Denton Co TX Pg 5a Mrs.TL Birchfield & sons

        Book F, Pg 30, Circuit Court Records, Lawrence County, AR
        Sharp County Record newspaper (obit of William T.Stokes)

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* CHILD 4................. James BIRCHFIELD b 1836 KY
 MARRIAGE..................
 DIED/PLACE/BURIAL.........
 CHILDREN..................

 notes: James was a laborer with the Eli Moyer family in Piney Fork Twsp,
       Lawrence Co AR in 1860. He enlisted 23 SEP 1861 at Pocahontas, AR
       in Co F, 14th Infantry Regiment (McCarver's, CSA).

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* CHILD 5................. Fidela BIRCHFIELD b 1838 KY
 MARRIAGE.................. Sarah T. unk b 1839 AR
 DIED/PLACE/BURIAL.........
 CHILDREN..................
                            1. Paralee BIRCHFIELD b FEB 1870 Sharp Co AR

  notes: 1870 Sharp Co AR, Piney Fork Twp, Pg 346B
          Fidela Birchfield 25 M W KY
          Sarah T.          21 F W AR
          Paralee         4/12 F W AR

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* CHILD 6................. M.A. BIRCHFIELD b 1840 KY
 MARRIAGE..................
 DIED/PLACE/BURIAL.........
 CHILDREN..................

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* CHILD 7................. William Joseph BIRCHFIELD b 1843 KY
 MARRIAGE..................
 DIED/PLACE/BURIAL.........
 CHILDREN..................

 notes: William enlisted 24 OCT 1861 at Pocahontas AR in Co I, 14th (McCarver's)
        AR Infantry Regiment.

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* CHILD 8................. Martha BIRCHFIELD b 1845 KY
 MARRIAGE..................
 DIED/PLACE/BURIAL.........
 CHILDREN..................

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* CHILD 9................. Woodford Green BIRCHFIELD b JAN 1848 KY
 MARRIAGE.................. (1) Sarah unk  (2)Nancy Victoria COOPER
 DIED/PLACE/BURIAL......... MAY 1912 Davidson Township Sharp Co AR
 CHILDREN.................. 13 children

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* CHILD 10................ Columbus BIRCHFIELD b 1849 KY
 MARRIAGE..................
 DIED/PLACE/BURIAL.........
 CHILDREN..................

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  Sources:
        Warren County, Ky. marriage records
         15 JUN 1829
         Joseph "Burch" & Sally Runner married by Jessee Moon,
          sec. John Runner

        1830 Warren Co KY, Pg 95
         Joseph Burchfield ----1 1--11

        1840 Warren CO KY, Pg 35
         Burchfield, Joseph 32---1 -1---1

        1850 Warren Co KY, Dist 1, Pg 117
          Joseph Birchfield 43 M W
          Sarah             42 F W
          Margaret          20 F W
          Thomas            17 M W
          John              15 M W
          James             14 M W
          F. (Fidela)       12 M W
          M.A.              10 M W
          W.J.(Joseph)       7 M W
          Martha             5 F W
          W.(Woodford)       3 M W
          C.(Columbus)       1 M W

        Warren Co KY Marriage index 1797-1870
        Arkansas Marriages 1851-1900