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Harry FRENSLEY

Harry FRENSLEY

Male 1893 - 1894  (1 years)

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Harry FRENSLEY was born on 8 Jan 1893 (son of John Lunsford FRENSLEY and Mattie Lillian MAYO); died on 6 Oct 1894.

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    • _UID: 7DE71144EB784736BC48F0B78428FC4E3A6C

    Notes:

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    Died:
    b. Nashville Davidson TN
    d. Nashville Davidson TN
    bur Carney Family Cem White's Creek TN


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  John Lunsford FRENSLEY was born on 21 Apr 1867; died on 24 Mar 1934.

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    • Occupation: 1920-painter, own shop
    • _UID: B52AE2091F7140788C5E227C23585F45B95F

    Notes:

    1920 Davidson TN. (CD 1, ED 10, 1700 Frank Ave). image 1. House 11, fam ily 13. Head of household.

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    Died:
    b. Nashville Davidson TN
    d. Nashville Davidson TN
    bur Spring Hill Cem Davidson TN

    John married Mattie Lillian MAYO on 27 Jan 1892. Mattie (daughter of Henry Valentine MAYO and Sarah Catherine "Kitty" CARNEY) was born on 5 Feb 1873 in Tennessee; died on 3 Apr 1954. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Mattie Lillian MAYO was born on 5 Feb 1873 in Tennessee (daughter of Henry Valentine MAYO and Sarah Catherine "Kitty" CARNEY); died on 3 Apr 1954.

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    • FamilySearch ID: KD3Q-3LG
    • _UID: 0CD2E36FBEB743D19C782D02AA29342629C8

    Notes:

    1920 Davidson TN. (CD 1, ED 10, 1700 Frank Ave). image 1. House 11, fam ily 13.

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    Died:
    b. TN
    d. Nashville Davidson TN
    bur Spring Hill Cem Davidson TN

    Notes:

    Married:
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    Children:
    1. 1. Harry FRENSLEY was born on 8 Jan 1893; died on 6 Oct 1894.
    2. Nellie FRENSLEY was born on 24 Mar 1895; and died.
    3. Grace Gertrude FRENSLEY was born on 3 Mar 1897; died on 21 Jun 1964.
    4. Leslie Weber FRENSLEY was born on 4 Aug 1899; died on 5 Oct 1975.
    5. Ollie Harville FRENSLEY was born on 15 Feb 1902; died on 6 Mar 1959.
    6. Harold FRENSLEY was born on 31 Oct 1904; died on 19 Jan 1906.
    7. Elmer Lovell FRENSLEY was born on 16 Jan 1907; died on 4 Feb 1962.
    8. William FRENSLEY was born on 29 Sep 1909; died on 28 Dec 1909.
    9. James Howard FRENSLEY was born on 3 Mar 1912; died on 25 Mar 1991.


Generation: 3

  1. 6.  Henry Valentine MAYO was born in 1848 in Davidson County, Tennessee (son of Jacob Maddux MAYO and Mary Ann Elizabeth HOLT); died on 24 Jun 1873.

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    • FamilySearch ID: LCQ6-PLH
    • _UID: 94CC995D31184C3587268B446C59D06FA016

    Notes:

    1860 Davidson TN census. House 1082, family 1038.

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    Died:
    b. TN (1854-1)

    Henry married Sarah Catherine "Kitty" CARNEY on 6 Mar 1872 in Davidson County, Tennessee. Sarah (daughter of Elijah Mchenry CARNEY and Sarah R. Sallie FRENSLEY) was born on 24 Dec 1854 in Whites Creek, Davidson County, Tennessee; died on 13 Apr 1902 in Whites Creek, Davidson County, Tennessee; was buried in 1902 in Carney Fam.Cem., White's Creek, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 7.  Sarah Catherine "Kitty" CARNEY was born on 24 Dec 1854 in Whites Creek, Davidson County, Tennessee (daughter of Elijah Mchenry CARNEY and Sarah R. Sallie FRENSLEY); died on 13 Apr 1902 in Whites Creek, Davidson County, Tennessee; was buried in 1902 in Carney Fam.Cem., White's Creek, Tennessee.

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    • FamilySearch ID: KG33-9V8
    • Name: Kitty
    • Name: Sarah Katherine Carney
    • _UID: E4F35BC7E5004F7EB77BBC4F6F885B79B35D
    • Residence: 1860, Davidson, Tennessee
    • Residence: 1880, District 24, Davidson, Tennessee
    • Residence: 1900, ED 139 Civil District 24, Davidson, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Died:
    b. Whites Creek Davidson TN
    d. Whites Creek Davidson TN
    bur Carney Family Cem Whites Creek Davidson TN

    Notes:

    Married:
    m. Davidson TN

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    Children:
    1. 3. Mattie Lillian MAYO was born on 5 Feb 1873 in Tennessee; died on 3 Apr 1954.


Generation: 4

  1. 12.  Jacob Maddux MAYO was born on 22 Jun 1812 (son of Valentine B. MAYO and Judith HANCOCK).

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    • FamilySearch ID: LHPQ-CT9
    • Occupation: 1860-saw mill man
    • _UID: EB94368C15CA4B5BBD546F12C42AA9E9D828

    Notes:

    1860-saw mill man
    1880-farmer
    1860 Davidson TN census. House 1082, family 1038. Head of household.

    1880 Davidson TN census. (Dist 24, ED 83). House 66, family 66. Head of household.

    Occupation:

    1880-farmer

    Died:
    b. VA

    Jacob married Mary Ann Elizabeth HOLT on 5 Jan 1848. Mary was born in 1828. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 13.  Mary Ann Elizabeth HOLT was born in 1828.

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    • FamilySearch ID: LHPQ-C1Z
    • _UID: 56CA2C7706DC43C5AF2AEA1E720E3F75C285

    Notes:

    1880 Davidson TN census. (Dist 24, ED 83). House 66, family 66.
    1880 Davidson TN census. (Dist 24, ED 83). House 66, family 66.

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    Died:
    b. TN

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    Married:
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    Children:
    1. 6. Henry Valentine MAYO was born in 1848 in Davidson County, Tennessee; died on 24 Jun 1873.
    2. Tennessee Judith MAYO was born in Oct 1848 in Whites Creek, Davidson County, Tennessee; died on 7 Jun 1920 in Joelton, Davidson, Tennessee.
    3. Mary MAYO was born in Mar 1851.
    4. Sarah Jane MAYO was born on 11 Jun 1852 in Whites Creek, Davidson County, Tennessee; died on 18 Dec 1875 in Whites Creek, Davidson County, Tennessee.
    5. Louis MAYO was born in 1855.
    6. Calista MAYO was born in 1857.
    7. Catherine MAYO was born in 1858.
    8. Ellen "Cissie" MAYO was born in May 1860.
    9. Elizabeth MAYO was born in 1863.
    10. Jackson MAYO was born in 1864.
    11. Joanna MAYO was born on 3 Oct 1865 in Tennessee; died on 13 Apr 1936 in Dry Fork, Davidson County, Tennessee.
    12. Josephine MAYO was born in 1866.
    13. George MAYO was born in 1867.

  3. 14.  Elijah Mchenry CARNEY was born in 1813 in Dry Fork, Davidson County, Tennessee (son of Elijah CARNEY and Elizabeth Seale GOLDSBERRY); died on 18 Nov 1892 in Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee; was buried in 1892 in Carney Family Cem., Davidson County, Tenn..

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    • FamilySearch ID: LDR2-NH3
    • _UID: 8A4D6F6E041F415EBDFA574F6B0F052D7F8B
    • Residence: 1850, Davidson County, Part Of, Davidson, Tennessee
    • Residence: 1860, Davidson, Tennessee; Census
    • Residence: 1870, Davidson, Tennessee; Census
    • Residence: 1880, District 24, Davidson, Tennessee

    Notes:

    Found in 1850 Census aged 37 - Farmer
    With Wife Salley, aged 33
    Son Joseph aged 12
    Son John aged 10
    Dau Susan aged 8
    Son George W. aged 4

    Elijah McHenry Carney (Elijah's son) stated that Elijah and his father had owned this piece of land jointly for over 50 years.

    Tennessee Death Record showed Elijah died of Pneumonia and lived at 1710 Arthur Ave. Shows he lived to 80 years, and if correct, would put birthday in 1812, however the cemetery records his birth as 1813.

    ELIJAH McHENRY CARNEY was born to Elijah Carney and Elizabeth Seales Goldsberry, who had married May 22, 1806 in Davidson Co., TN. Known silbings were Asa and John B. G. Carney.

    Elijah married Sarah R. "Sallie" Frensley Feb 11, 1835 in Davidson Co., TN. Sallie was the daughter of William Lee Frensley and Susan Elizabeth Chiles.

    Elijah was a successful farmer, who owned 3 Slaves in 1860 and his property was valued at $3,000.

    During the Civil War Elijah was a Private in the Confederate Army in Co. E, 18th TN Infantry. Two of his sons served in Co. G, 18th TN Infantry: Private Joseph Elijah M. Carney and Sergeant John Tyler Carney.

    Elijah and Sallie had 7 children:
    1. Joseph Elijah M., b. 1839 and d. before 1900, married Mary Jane Dunn in 1863
    2. John Tyler, b. 1841 and d. before 1900, married Mary F. Willis in 1867
    3. Susan E., 1843-1868, married Jno. T. Dunn in 1863; after Susan's death, her children Emma and William lived with their grandparents Elijah and Sallie
    4. George Washington, 1849-1927, m. 1st Sarah Jane Mayo in 1873; m. 2nd Martha "Mattie" Susan Cherry in 1878
    5. Sarah Catherine "Kitty", 1852-1902, m. 1st Henry Valentine Mayo in 1872; m. 2nd Thomas Jefferson McGinnis in 1877.
    6. Martha "Mattie" Carney, 1856-1897, m. Thomas Munn, Sr.
    7. James Buchanan, 1858-1891, m. Lillian Munn

    Sallie died in 1888. They are buried here with son James and daughters Kitty and Mattie.

    SOURCES:
    Marriages of Davidson Co. TN, 1789-1847
    Davidson Co. TN Census 1820 - 1940
    1850, 1860 Slave Schedules
    Military Records of the 18th TN Infantry
    Davidson Co. TN Death and Burial Records


    EARLY PLANT AND SEED CATALOG PUT OUT BY EMH ON FILE. CAUSE OF DEATH:PNEUMONIA BURIAL:IT IS BELIEVED THAT ELIJAH AND SARAH ARE PROBABLY BURIED IN THE CARNEY FAMILY CEMETERY ON STENBERG ROAD, BUT THEIR HEADSTONES HAVE NOT BEEN LOCATED THE RESTORATION OF THE CEMETERY HAS NOT YET BEEN COMPLETED BY GLENDA CROSS AND HER FATHER. THE CEMETERY IS LOCATED BEHIND THE OLD EMH HOMESITE IN WHITE'S CREEK. STORY TOLD BY EMMA CLAY CARNEY:THERE WAS A MAN WHO WANTED TO BUY EMH'S PROPERTY AND "UNCLE LIGE" WOULD NOT SELL IT TO HIM. THIS MAN WAS SO DETERMINED TO OWN THAT PLACE, THAT HE DECIDED TO "HAUNT" IT AND MAKE TALK ABOUT THE PLACE HAVING A GHOST HAUNTING IT AND EMH WOULD THEN BE GLAD TO SELL IT TO HIM. SO ABOUT DARK, SOMETHING WHITE WOULD APPEAR OUT OF THE WOODS AND SCREAM LIKE A WOMAN. SEEMS THIS WENT ON FOR QUITE SOME TIME SO ELIJAH DECIDED TO GET HIS NEIGHBORS (MEN WHO OWNED DOGS) TOGETHER AND THEY WAITED (WITH THEIR DOGS) FOR THIS "GHOST" TO APPEAR AND WHEN IT DID, THE MEN AND DOGS STARTED AFTER IT. THE DOGS GOT SO CLOSE, THE MAN JERKED OFF THE SHEET AND CLIMBED A NEARBY TREE ! OF COURSE, THAT ENDED THE "HAUNTING". MISS EMMA SAID THE MAN'S NAME WAS JOE DUNN, BUT SHE DID NOT KNOW IF THIS JOE DUNN WAS RELATED TO MARY JANE DUNN, WIFE OF JOSEPH ELIJAH CARNEY, ELIJAH'S SON. ELIJAH'S LOG CABIN BURNED COMPLETELY TO THE GROUND. THE FIRE STARTED FROM SPARKS FROM A WOOD COOK-STOVE CATCHING WOOD SHINGLES ON THE ROOF AFIRE. PER EMMA:ONE TIME SARAH FRENSLEY CARNEY, WIFE OF EMH WAS SICK AND IN NEED OF MEDICAL ATTENTION SO A DOCTOR WAS SUMMONED. EMH WAS DEEPLY CONCERNED ABOUT HIS WIFE'S HEALTH AND FELT IT WAS TAKING THE COCTOR TOO LONG TO COME, SO HE SENT ANOTHER PERSON TO FETCH HIM. WHEN THE DOCTOR FINALLY ARRIVED, EMH WAS OUTSIDE IN THE YARD WAITING FOR HIM. THE DOCTOR APPEARED TO BE IN NO HURRY AND UPON APPROACHING EMH, OFFERED HIS AHND IN FRIENDSHIP AND EMH PUT BOTH HANDS BEHIND HIS BACK AND SAID, "DON'T TAKE TIME TO SHAKE MY HAND. YOU'RE NEEDED IN THE HOUSE"!!! THIS WAS SAID WITH COOL BLUNTNEWSS. HE WAS ANGRY BECAUSE THE DOCTOR HAD TAKEN SO LONG TO COME TO HIS WIFE'S AID AND WAS IN NO MOOD FOR FRIENDLINESS. HE WAS ONLY CONCERNED WITH THE DOCTOR TAKING CARE OF HIS WIFE, AND MADE NO BONES ABOUT IT. EMH CARNEY WAS KNOWN TO BE A VERY BLUNT-SPEAKING MAN !

    Birth:
    ALT BP Joelton, Davidson County, Tennessee

    Elijah married Sarah R. Sallie FRENSLEY on 12 Feb 1835 in Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee. Sarah (daughter of William Lee FRENSLEY and Susannah G. Elizabeth CHILES) was born in 1817 in Caroline County, Virginia; died in 1888 in Whites Creek, Davidson County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 15.  Sarah R. Sallie FRENSLEY was born in 1817 in Caroline County, Virginia (daughter of William Lee FRENSLEY and Susannah G. Elizabeth CHILES); died in 1888 in Whites Creek, Davidson County, Tennessee.

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    • FamilySearch ID: KJ4X-V9C
    • _UID: E15C07E9B8FA4576812450782AF5F82E4CC2

    Notes:

    PROOF: VIRGINIA HILL FRENSLEY'S CHRONICLES OF MY FAMILY. SALLY BAPTISED WITH NANCY AND SUSAN AT CHARITY AND ZION BAPTIST CHURCH OF CHRIST. WILLIAM D. FRENSLEY'S WIFE AND THOMAS O.FRENSLEY BOTH BURIED IN THE CARNEY FAMILY CEMETERY IN WHITES CREEK, DAVIDSON COUNTY,TENNESSEE PICTURE OF SARAH AND EMH ON FILE.1850 DAVIDSON COUNTY,TENNESSEE CENSUS,CENSUS SAYS BIRTHPLACE TENNESSEE.

    Children:
    1. Joseph Elijah CARNEY was born on 17 Sep 1839 in Whites Creek, Davidson County, Tennessee; died on 5 Mar 1895 in Whites Creek, Davidson County, Tennessee; was buried in Carney Family Cem, Davidson Co, Tennessee.
    2. John Tyler CARNEY was born on 28 Aug 1841 in Davidson County, Tennessee; died on 16 Sep 1897 in Whites Creek, Davidson County, Tennessee; was buried in 1897 in Carney Family Cem, Davidson Co, Tennessee.
    3. Susan E. CARNEY was born in 1843 in Whites Creek, Davidson County, Tennessee; died about 1868.
    4. George Washington CARNEY was born on 29 Jun 1849 in Whites Creek, Davidson County, Tennessee; died on 11 Jul 1927 in Whites Creek, Davidson County, Tennessee.
    5. Edmond CARNEY was born in 1850 in Whites Creek, Davidson County, Tennessee; died in 1927.
    6. 7. Sarah Catherine "Kitty" CARNEY was born on 24 Dec 1854 in Whites Creek, Davidson County, Tennessee; died on 13 Apr 1902 in Whites Creek, Davidson County, Tennessee; was buried in 1902 in Carney Fam.Cem., White's Creek, Tennessee.
    7. Martha C. CARNEY was born on 1 Dec 1856 in Whites Creek, Davidson County, Tennessee; died on 16 Sep 1897 in Davidson County, Tennessee; was buried in Carney Family Cem, Davidson Co, Tennessee.
    8. James Buchanan CARNEY was born on 3 Dec 1858 in Whites Creek, Davidson County, Tennessee; died on 16 May 1891 in Whites Creek, Davidson County, Tennessee; was buried in Carney Family Cem, Davidson Co, Tennessee.
    9. Thomas CARNEY was born about 1862 in Tennessee; died on 11 Jul 1927 in Whites Creek, Davidson County, Tennessee.