Thomas Earl FRENSLEY

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• _UID: CF6CE8737D51489AAFD4D1D86A704C36CE84

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Draft Registration varifies birth date. Commonly used Earl (middle name) as first name.

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• _UID: 79B99AE874764054AEDFF77DDC85C882DE66

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Found in 1900 and 1910 Census. Died prior to 1920 census, with rest of family shown in census for 1920.

1920 Death Cert shows father and mother name.

Thomas married Lena Eoleen CARNEY on 21 Feb 1889 in Davidson County, Tennessee. Lena (daughter of Elijah Wilson "E.W." CARNEY and Mary Emma BROWN) was born on 22 Feb 1869 in Davidson County, Tennessee; died on 31 May 1942 in Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee; was buried on 2 Jun 1942 in Nashville, City Cemetery. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FamilySearch ID: MX86-D5R
• _UID: 8E2EC96C187846388C63AE565D2A55E6B461
• Residence: 1880, Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee
• Residence: 1900, ED 104 Nashville city Ward 15, Davidson, Tennessee
• Residence: 1910, Civil District 12, , Tennessee
• Residence: 1920, Davidson, Tennessee
• Residence: 1930, Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee
• Residence: 1935, Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee
• Residence: 1940, Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee
• Residence: 31 May 1942, Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee

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Born 3 months after father remarried.

Living in 1880 with the Brown family.

Death Cert varifies mother as Emma Brown. Died of Cerebral Hemorage due to Hypertension.

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• _UID: FFF73EE1C977473EA0E7E6B61A5FC9F9380A

George married Elizabeth M. "Lizzie" NEWBURN on 25 Aug 1847 in Davidson County, Tennessee. Elizabeth was born on 25 Oct 1831; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• _UID: 439634AAC438491AA83ED8D94F8A99C3E2DE

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• FamilySearch ID: GGLT-F43
• NOT THE SAME AS Elijah WIlson Carney born 1827: NOT THE SAME AS Elijah WIlson Carney born 1827
• _UID: ABC4C95D6BA847B69AC1D4C485FA65E763E1
• Name: 1835, Davidson Co, Tn; NOT THE SAME AS Elijah WIlson Carney born 1827
• Residence: 1850, Davidson, Tennessee
• Residence: 1860, Tennessee
• MilitaryService: 1861-1865, Davidson, Tennessee; Private in Confederate forces enlisted Camp Trousdale Eighteenth Infantry, take prisoner To General U.S. Grant at Fort Henry
• Residence: 1870, Tennessee

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NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH Elijah Wilson Carney born in Shelbyville 2 Mar 1827, married to Amelia B.

Elijah W. Carney married Mary Emma Brown b. 1843 Williamson Co. TN, a daughter of John G. and Martha E.(-?-) Brown, on 06 Nov 1867 in Davidson Co. TN. They had a daughter Lena Eoleen Carney abt. 1869. Lena lived with her widowed grandmother Martha E. Brown before marrying Thomas Edward Frensley on 21 Feb 1889 Davidson Co. TN. Thomas E. and Lena Carney Frensley had fraternal twins in 1900, Ethel and Earl Frensley. Lena Carney Frensley was buried in David Read's lot, Sec 15 in Nashville's City Cemetery on 02 Jun 1942. Her grandfather John G. Brown was also buried in Read's lot on 02 Dec 1875.

Elijah divorced Emma Brown and then married Martha Ann Stewart (both marriages documented in Tennessee State Marriages) and 3 months after wedding, Lena was born to first wife Emma.

Found in 1850 Census, 4-5 years after mother Sina died in Davidson, Tennessee:
Joshua, age 31 (actual was 34)
?Juda? Carney, age 28 - who is this? Must be Judith but spelling is unfamiliar?
Henry Carney, age 15 - Elijah's Twin?
Elij Carney age 15 - abrev. spelling of Elijah
Marella Carney age 12 - Marilla alt spellling
Jas (James) Carney age 11
William Carney age 9
Sinai P. Carney age 5 - mispelling of Sina
Mary E. Carney age 4
John S. Carney age 2
Was living 2 houses down from Ennis B. Carney. Household of Ennis:
Ennis B. Carney age 35, male farmer, born in Tennessee
Willliam Carney, age 11
Jesse Carney, age 6
John Carney, age 2

Found in 1880 Census in Lauderdale, Tennessee with family.
NameE. W. Carney
Age44
Birth DateAbt 1836
BirthplaceTennessee
Home in 1880District 2, Lauderdale, Tennessee, USA
House Number9
Dwelling Number251
RaceWhite
GenderMale
Relation to Head of HouseSelf (Head)
Marital StatusMarried
Spouse's NameMartha Carney
Father's BirthplaceTennessee
Mother's BirthplaceTennessee
OccupationFarmer
NeighborsView others on page
Household members
NameAge
E. W. Carney44
Martha Carney25
Ellen Carney9
Matilda Carney7
Pamly Carney4
Jessie Carney2


Elijah was taken prisoner in Confederate forces unconditional surrender to General U.S. Grant Fort Henry
Enlistment Date: 7 Aug 1861
Enlistment Place: Camp Trousdale
Rank: Private
Military Unit: Eighteenth Infantry

Died young at age 49, 20 years after war end in 1885. After his death, his cousin John Spencer Carney helped out Marth Ann "Mattie" get by without the income lost due to Elijah's early death. Robert S. Carney writes to me in May 2021:
"I went through an odd assortment of paper scraps left by our great grandfather John Spencer Carney. I found a few tax receipts ~1895 where he had paid land taxes for a Mrs. E. W. Carney who owned 40 acres."

Elijah married Mary Emma BROWN on 6 Nov 1867 in Davidson County, Tennessee. Mary (daughter of John G. BROWN and Martha E. Read) was born in 1843 in Williamson County, Tennessee; died on 11 May 1880 in Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FamilySearch ID: M4QR-N48
• _UID: 470F0292A1D54D5CBD976004071B22B2B788

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Nashville Public Library documents marriage in the Nashville marriage index, 1864-1905; Marriage Book 5, Pg 464

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• _UID: 49C02401FEC544E19DAE3C079BDFEC525C2D

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BIRTH..BETWEEN 1765-1783 (1810 CAROLINE COUNTY,VIRGINIA CENSUS) PROBABLY BETWEEN 1777-1780 (1810 CENSUS, WALDEN MARRIAGE, TWO MALES ON 1800 TAX LIST) DIARY OF V. HILL STATES: "GRANDFATHER WAS A FRENCH TAILOR. GRANDFATHER AND GRANDMOTHER MIGRATED FROM VIRGINIA TO DAVIDSON COUNTY,TENNESSEE." ON 1880 CENSUS BOTH GEORGE W. AND WILLIAM D. STATE BOTH THEIR PARENTS WERE BORN IN VIRGINIA. WILLIAM IS LISTED IN 1803 IN BOWLING GREEN, VIRGINIA ON THE LIST OF VIRGINIA POST OFFICES AND COMMUNITIES.

William married Susannah G. Elizabeth CHILES in 1810. Susannah was born on 12 Oct 1790 in Ireland Or Virginia; died on 24 Aug 1853 in South Nashville, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• _UID: 37C301ACF1C64325AB039D4C13C1D4787DA6

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MARRIAGE..OBITUARY OF SUSAN ELIZABETH SAYS WIFE OF WILLIAM LEE..NO OTHER WILLIAM OLD ENOUGH, 1810 CENSUS NO FEMALE HEAD OF HOUSE, AUGUST 1811 NEXT CHILD BORN. REFERENCE: OBITUARY AND MARRIAGE NOTICES 1844-1863 BY RUSSELL P. BAKER DIARY OF V.HILL STATES: "GRANDMOTHER WAS IRISH"

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• FamilySearch ID: L3QN-CQK
• Name: Joshua CARNEY
• _UID: DF05B61A8EB340779E5D11E821051FC0A583
• Residence: 1850, Davidson, Tennessee
• Residence: 1860, 1st Civil District, Cheatham, Tennessee
• Residence: 1870, Tennessee

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At time of 1840 Census, four Carney families owned adjacent properties in Davidson County, Tennessee:
Ennis B. Carney 5 in household
Jesse T. Carney 5 in household
Joshua Carney 7 in household
Willliam Carney 3 in household
Asee (Asa) Carney 5 in household
and nearby a (?Elij?) Brinkley household with 8 persons.

Found in 1850 Census, 4-5 years after wife Sina died in Davidson, Tennessee:
Joshua, age 31 (actual was 34)
?Juda? Carney, age 28 - who is this? Must be Judith but spelling is unfamiliar?
Henry Carney, age 15 - Elijah's Twin?
Elij Carney age 15 - abrev. spelling of Elijah
Marella Carney age 12 - Marilla alt spellling
Jas (James) Carney age 11
William Carney age 9
Sinai P. Carney age 5 - mispelling of Sina
Mary E. Carney age 4
John S. Carney age 2
Was living 2 houses down from Ennis B. Carney. Household of Ennis:
Ennis B. Carney age 35, male farmer, born in Tennessee
Willliam Carney, age 11
Jesse Carney, age 6
John Carney, age 2

Found in 1860 Census also:
J Carney age 44 male Farming
JJ Carney age 38 female
JK Carney age 20 male Day Laborer
W. M. Carney age 19 male ditto (William M.)
S.P. Carney age 14 female (Sina Parilee) last of Sina's children
M.A. Carney age 13 female (Mary daughter of Judith)
Jno. S. Carney age 11 male (John S.)
J.T. Carney age 9 male
E. B. Carney age 8 male (Enis B.)
J.H. Carney age 6 male (Joseph H.)
M. Carney age 5 female
R. F. Carney age 1 male

Joshua found in 1870 Census, Ashland City.
in District 1, Cheatham, Tennessee:

Joshua age 54
Judith J. age 48
Enis B. age 18
Joseph H. age 16
Anis C. age 15
R. F. age 11
Hiram C.B. age 9
Margarett D. age 8



Found in Year: 1880; Census Place: District 1, Cheatham, Tennessee; Roll: T9_1247; Family History Film: 1255247; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 28

Home in 1880: District 1, Cheatham, Tennessee
Carney, Joshua; Head, age 64 - Farmer
J.J. ; Wife, age 58
Hiriam, son, age 19
G.H., Son, age 28

Have unvarified nickname of "Poke".

1858 Cheatham Tennessee Tax Poll
Carney, Joshua, 740 acres, 1000 value, 1 poll.
(born 1816, farmer, born TN. 1860 CC Census.
Married 1st, Zada (Sina) Binkley, March 3, 1835. Davidson Cty. Marriage Records. Married 2nd, Juliet J. Demumbra (Demonbreun), Oct. 27,
1855. Davidson Cty. Marriage Records, Vol. B, pg. 378.
Compare 1870 CC Census, District 1, HH 24.
Compare 1880 CC Census, District 1, HH 75, pg. 9.
See inventory of

Joshua married Sina Paralee BINKLEY on 3 Mar 1835 in Davidson County, Tennessee. Sina (daughter of Heinrich "Henry" BINKLEY and Anna "Anny" CARPENTER) was born in 1813 in Cheatham, Tennessee; died on 3 Aug 1845 in Also D:1846 Davidson County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FamilySearch ID: KG98-LB9
• Name: Sena Paralee BINKLEY
• _UID: CC942236A2614EC3AF122F00E5B8E6B8F700

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Died in childbirth of daughter Sina Parilee in 1845 or 1846.

Sources: Title: Peter Binkley, Born 1704 and His Descendants Author: Bridget McCartney Rogier, Compiler Publication: 1997 Repository: Call Number: Media: Other Title: Davidson County, Tennessee, Marriage Book No. 1 Repository: Call Number: Media: Book Page: p. 469

From Robert Carney:
It is accepted by some that the son (of Henry and Anny) born in 1810 was named Elijah (Eli), and that the daughter born between 1810-1815 was Sina Paralee; rationale:
1. Their ages match the ages in the 1840 census.
2. Joshua Carney bought land from Eli Binkley on Big Marrowbone Creek in 1842 - this was only a short distance from Sycamore Village where the Adam Binkley family had settled.
3. It was a German custom to name the oldest son after the mother's father - Sina's two oldest sons, twins born in 1835, were named Henry and Elijah.
4. On the 1840 census, Eli Binkley is a neighbor to all the Marrowbone Carneys.
The son born between 1815 and 1820 has been identified by some as Hiram Henry Binkley who was born about 1815, married Nancy Morris 16 April 1836, and died 4 June 1860.
It is suspected that the daughter born in 1810 was Mary Binkley who was born 1 April 1810 and married to Moses Dean in Davidson County, TN on 27 October 1827; she named her second son Henry, probably after her father.

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• _UID: B3FCCE1960F542FDB403F7B6EE16AFAEEF10

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Marriage Record state of Tennessee.

Census 1850 finds family and varifies age.

John married Martha E. Read on 25 Nov 1841 in Tennessee. Martha (daughter of David READ and Harriet A.) was born about 1828 in Tennessee; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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