Reuben Churchman

• Sex: M
• Born: July 7, 1775 in Culpepper County, Virginia
• Died: January 1, 1860 in Jefferson County, Tennessee
• Buried:
• Notes: Reuben was a large land owner. He first bought 47 acres along the Holston River in 1802 from Benjamin Longacres. He later made other land purchases from 1810-1846 totalling over 1,000 acres in Jefferson County along the Holston River.

Father: William C. Churchman, b. March 22, 1751 in Pennsylvania

Mother: Mary Wilson, b. 1755 in Virginia

Family 1: Sarah Carney, d. 1850

• Married: September 16, 1809 in Jefferson County, Tennessee

1. Joseph Blackburn Churchman, b. ca 1810
2. Rufus Jackson Churchman, b. 1814
3. William Montgomery Churchman, b. April 13, 1816 in Grainger County, TN
4. Mary Ann Churchman, b. ca 1820
5. Lydia Churchman, b. 1821 in Tennessee
6. Rebecca B. Churchman, b. 1825 in Jefferson County, TN
7. Sarah A. Churchman, b. 1828 in Jefferson County, TN

Sources:

1. Marriages of Jefferson County Tennessee 1792-1836 compiled by Edythe Rucker Whitley
2. Interview with Martha Dunn
3. Family History Library Catalog by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ( in the Knoxville Library in Knoxville, Tennessee)
4. Jefferson County Warranty Deed Records
5. Research by Mark D. Corum