LANCASTER CEMETERY, (Blue
Springs Rd), MAURY COUNTY TENNESSEE
LANCASTER, Michael L., 16 Dec 1780 -12 Aug 1862. (81-7-26) "He served his
country in the Creek War in 1811, was a member of the Primitive Baptist Church
for 50 years.'
LANCASTER, Susan, 12 Mar 1781 - 5 Nov 1876. (95-07-23.) 'She was a devoted
Christian and a member of the Primitive Baptist Church for 78 years.'
Michael Lancaster was born on 16 Dec 1780. On 4 Oct 1813
he joined Capt. William Dooley and went to war to fight the battle with the Creek Indians. His
marriage to Miss Susan Anderson produced nine children, four of whom were:
Elisha Lancaster, who moved to Texas; Charles A. Lancaster, who married Margaret
Galloway; W. W. Lancaster; and Mary Lancaster, who married Marcus G. Dillehay in
1842.
Information largely from the
book Maury County Tennessee Cemeteries. Added here 23 Jan 2009 by Wayne Austin.