Amos was born in North Carolina to William Lackey (1746-1820) and Nancy (Stevenson) Lackey (?-1863) in 1787. In 1808, at age 21, he married Nancy Wasson (or Sarah Wasson?) and they had the following children:

* Edley Kelton Lackey 1805-1884.
*John William Lackey 1807-1890.
Archer William Lackey 1814-1905.
*Robert Waid Lackey 1817-1889.
Benjamin Lackey 1820-
Mary Lackey 1822-?.
Elisha Lackey 1823-
*Amos Burrell Lackey 1818-1896.
Charles Lackey 1830-
*Catherine Elizabeth Lackey 1831-1910.
Keziah Lackey 1835-

* means they are on Find-a-Grave

All of their children were born in North Carolina except potentially Keziah who may have been born in Tennessee.

In the 1830s they moved to Tennessee and in the 1840s they moved to Mississippi where Amos would spend the rest of his life.

======= Who was his Wife??? ==============

Sources on Ancestry say his wife was Nancy Wasson (129476885) but she had moved to Kentucky at age 10, married Andrew Everman at age 20, and had a large family with him. While they were both born in North Carolina, Amos stayed there, married in 1808 and had a large family in North Carolina.

DNA evidence does link Amos with the Evermans so he may have married one of Nancy's sisters or cousins.

Based on the 1870 census, his wife was born about 1790 and named Sarah.

========== Notes and Sources =============

1810 Census - Iredell, North Carolina. [age was 23]
1820 Census - Iredell, North Carolina. 1 - 16-25 plus 5 others. [age was 33]
1830 Census - Burke, Iredell, North Carolina (1 male 40-50 plus 7 males and 4 females). [age was 43]
1840 Census - Franklin, Tennessee (1 male 50-60 plus 5 males and 3 females). [age was 53]
1850 Census - Living in Oktibbeha, Mississippi. Age 63 wife Susan 40. Farmer. [age was 63]
1860 Mississippi Census - Living in Statesville or Starkville, Oktibbeha, Mississippi.

1863 - Amos dies

1870 Census - Sarah Lackey (age 80) living in Alexander County, North Carolina with daughter Sarah (age 40).