HOLSTED, Lemuel Jr.^{[1, 2]}

1818 - 1865  (46 years)

• Name	HOLSTED, Lemuel
  Suffix	Jr.
  Birth	31 Mar 1818	Saint Francois County, Missouri, USA   [3]
  	"LEMUEL HOLSTED "Lemuel Holsted Jr was definitely in Searcy County by 1840. In the 1840 Searcy County census he is shown as single and between the age of twenty and thirty. He does not appear in the Searcy County tax records of 1839 but that may just mean he had not pchased property at that time. He was born 31 March 1818 in St Francois County, Missouri. He married Maranda Adams, daughter of Robert and Synthia Adams in 1840. His parents were Lemuel Holsted Sr and Nancy Burnham Holsted. Both Lemuel Sr and Nancy we born in North Carolina. Nancy was age sixty three in the 185 census so she must have been born in 1787. Lemuel Sr died before the 1850 census so no year of birth is available for him. He appears in the1830 St Francois census as being between 50 and and in the 1840 census as being between 60 and 70. Lemuel Sr and Nancy were married in Nashville, Tennessee area 9 July 1805 according to their marriage license.The marriage license can be found in Davidson County marriages, book 1.Nancy was the daughter of Isaac and Elizabeth Cartwright Burnham. Isaac was a soldier inthe Revolutionary War and was probably given land in the Nashville area for his war service. According to DAR records Isaac was born about 1750 in North Carolina. Lemuel Sr, Nancy, saac and Elizabeth wereall in St Francois County by about 1810. This area was just opening up and had only become part of the United Statesin1805 as a result of theLouisiana Purchase so they were among the very first settlers. Lemuel Sr was also a meer of the first circuit court in St Francois County in 1822. Lemuel Jr had several brothers and sisters. Amy, who married Wilson Williams 3 December 1840 and apparently moved to Kansas. It is known that a number of her children lived and died in Galen Kansas. Permelia (Emelia) born May 9, 1928, who married Addison Cunningham 13 November1845, died in December 21, 1911 and is buried at Festus, Missouri. Nancy Lucinda who married Alexander Cunningham 29 July 1847. Thomas who was age 24 in the 185 census and married Mary Caroline Hibbits 29 March 1855. Jarvis (aka James) who was age 33 inthe 1850 census and married Rebecca Hamilton 28 July 1847. Polly who is listed in the 1850 census as age 31.She was in the household with Thomas and Nancy in 1850. Also Benjamin, born 6 January 1815 who moved to Louisiana where he married Jane Frazier31 October 1844. Information on Lemuel Sr's family comes from marriage and census records, also on Permelia and Benjamin from their descendants. Nancy's brothrs and sisters wereThomas, Benjamin, Isaac, John who married Betsey Jackson, Mary who married Samuel Rhoades and Betsey who married Solomon ones. These were alllisted in Isaac Burham's will as his children along with Nancy Halsted. Also marriage licse's for several of them are in the Davidson County, TN marriage books. Isaac died before 1829 as based on the date his will was proved, 30 January 1829. Isaac applied for and received an invalid pension based "
  Gender	Male
  Census	1 Jun 1840	Searcy County, Arkansas, USA
  Census	1 Jun 1840	Searcy County, Arkansas, USA   [3]
  listed as single between age 20 and 30, He does not appear in the Searcy County tax records of 1839 but that may just mean he had not purchased property at that time."
  Census	1 Jun 1850	Campbell Twp, Searcy County, Arkansas, USA
  Census	1 Jun 1850	Campbell Twp, Searcy County, Arkansas, USA   [4]
  family 115/117 Campbell Twp, Searcy County, Arkansas 3 doors down from Rob't and Sinthia Adams: Halstead, Lemuel 31` M farmer NC Halstead, Miranda 28 F AR Halstead, William 9 M AR Halstead, Cynthia C. 8 F MO Halstead, James W. 6 M AR Halstead, Sarah J. 4 F AR Halstead, Mary L. 3 F AR Halstead, Robert B. 1 M AR ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
  Census	1 Jun 1860	Bear Creek, Searcy County, Arkansas, USA
  Census	1 Jun 1860	Bear Creek, Searcy County, Arkansas, USA   [4]
  family 78/73 Bear Creek Twp, Searcy County, Arkansas Lemuel Holston 41 M blacksmith MO Maranda Holston 38 F AR William Holston 18 M AR Elizabeth Holston 17 F AR James Holston 15 M AR Sarah Holston 14 F AR Mary Holston 12 F AR Robert Holston 11 M AR Nancy Holston 9 F AR Francis Holston 8 M AR Thomas Holston 6 M AR Warren Holston 5 M AR Louisa Holston 1 F AR ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
  Occupation	Blacksmith
  Occupation	Blacksmith
  Death	20 Feb 1865	Holsted Creek, Canaan, Searcy County, Arkansas, USA   [1]
  	burial: Canaan Cemetery, Searcy Co., AR
  Person ID	I44012	HalstedMaster
  Last Modified	13 Nov 2025

  
  

  Father	HALSTEAD, Lemuel,   b. Abt 1775, North Carolina, USA d. Between 1840 and 1850, Saint Francois County, Missouri, USA (Age 65 years)
  Mother	BURNHAM, Nancy,   b. Abt 1787, North Carolina, USA d. Aft 1850, Saint Francois County, Missouri, USA (Age > 64 years)
  Marriage	9 Jul 1805	Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA   [3, 5]
  	Lemuel Sr and Nancy were married in Nashville, Tennessee area 9 July 1805 according to their marriage license.The marriage license can be found in Davidson County marriages, book 1." "LemuelSr, Nancy, [her parents] Isaac and Elizabeth were all in St Francois County by about 1810. This area was just opening up and had only become part of the United States in1805 as a result of the Louisiana Purchase so they were among the very first settlers."
  Family ID	F15348	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	ADAMS, Maranda Jane,   b. 30 Jan 1823, Searcy County, Arkansas, USA d. 8 Aug 1909, Searcy County, Arkansas, USA (Age 86 years)  [2]
  Marriage	1840	Searcy County, Arkansas, USA
  Children	1. HOLSTED, William Henderson,   b. 7 Sep 1841, Searcy County, Arkansas, USA d. 25 Aug 1929, Paris, Logan County, Arkansas, USA (Age 87 years)   2. HOLSTED, Cynthia Elizabeth,   b. 22 Dec 1842, Searcy County, Arkansas, USA d. Aft 1860 (Age > 19 years)   3. HOLSTED, James Wilson Sr,   b. 11 Sep 1844, Searcy County, Arkansas, USA d. 29 Jan 1915, Leslie, Searcy County, Arkansas, USA (Age 70 years)   4. HOLSTED, Sarah Jane,   b. 28 Apr 1846, Searcy County, Arkansas, USA   5. HOLSTED, Mary L,   b. 10 Mar 1848, Searcy County, Arkansas, USA d. 20 Jan 1917 (Age 68 years)   6. HALSTED, Robert Benjamin,   b. 27 Apr 1849, Canaan, Searcy County, Arkansas, USA d. 27 May 1939, Snowball, Searcy County, Arkansas, USA (Age 90 years)   7. HOLSTED, Nancy Maranda,   b. 7 May 1851, Searcy County, Arkansas, USA d. 25 Mar 1932, Searcy County, Arkansas, USA (Age 80 years)   8. HOLSTED, Francis Marion,   b. 5 Mar 1852, Searcy County, Arkansas, USA d. 12 Feb 1936, Marshall, Searcy County, Arkansas, USA (Age 83 years)   9. HOLSTED, James Benton,   b. 11 Feb 1854, Searcy County, Arkansas, USA   10. HOLSTED, Warren H,   b. 1 Mar 1856, Searcy County, Arkansas, USA   11. HOLSTED, Louisa Miranda,   b. 7 Aug 1858, Searcy County, Arkansas, USA d. 1 Oct 1949, Dover, Pope County, Arkansas, USA (Age 91 years)   12. HALSTEAD, Stacy,   b. 27 Apr 1861, Searcy County, Arkansas, USA d. Bef 1870 (Age < 8 years)   13. HOLSTED, Abner,   b. 25 Sep 1864, Bear Creek, Searcy County, Arkansas, USA d. 9 Feb 1950, Morrilton, Conway County, Arkansas, USA (Age 85 years)
  Family ID	F15353	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Nov 2025

  
  

• Notes

  2nd LT. in Company D, 45th Arkansas Militia. He served from 1863-1865. His wife, Miranda filed for Confederate widows pension. Lemuel moved to Searcy Country about 1839 and was listed as single in the 1840 census. He was shot and killed in the spring of 1865, some say by jay-hawkers, after some gold he had.

  
  

• Sources

  [S19001] Imported GEDCOM file fr John Adolf Halstead 2006. [S18995] File (merged): I:\Halstead-Family-Historian-Others-Data\Done-Lemuel-Halstead-b1775\Done-Lemuel-Halstead-b1775.fh_data\Done-Lemuel-Halstead-b1775.ged, (OF NO USE - simply identifies for us when two Gedcom FIles have been merged). Record originated in... [S18999] e-mail. AlphaG.Halsted 30 Jul 2001 [S17785] Census rolls. [S19002] Davidson County Marriage Book 1.