Elijah W. "E.W." CARNEY^[1]

1835 - 1885  (49 years)

• Name	Elijah W. "E.W." CARNEY  [2]
  Nickname	E.W.
  Name	1835	Davidson Co, Tn   [2, 3]
  	NOT THE SAME AS Elijah WIlson Carney born 1827
  Born	17 Jun 1835	Davidson County, Tennessee   [2]
  Gender	Male
  FamilySearch ID	GGLT-F43
  Residence	1850	Davidson, Tennessee   [2, 3]
  Residence	1860	Tennessee   [2, 3]
  MilitaryService	1861-1865	Davidson, Tennessee   [2, 3]
  	Private in Confederate forces enlisted Camp Trousdale Eighteenth Infantry, take prisoner To General U.S. Grant at Fort Henry
  NOT THE SAME AS Elijah WIlson Carney born 1827	NOT THE SAME AS Elijah WIlson Carney born 1827  [4]
  Residence	1870	Tennessee   [2, 3]
  _UID	ABC4C95D6BA847B69AC1D4C485FA65E763E1
  Died	4 Mar 1885	Lauderdale County, Tennessee   [2]
  Buried	Tennessee   [2]
  Person ID	I8891	Carney Wehofer Feb 2024 Genealogy
  Last Modified	23 Dec 2023

  
  

  Father	Joshua "Poke" CARNEY,   b. 8 Mar 1816, Davidson County, Tennessee ,   d. 1885, Cheatham County, Tennessee  (Age 68 years)
  Mother	Sina Paralee BINKLEY,   b. 1813, Cheatham, Tennessee ,   d. 3 Aug 1845, Also D:1846 Davidson County, Tennessee  (Age 32 years)
  Married	3 Mar 1835	Davidson County, Tennessee
  Family ID	F5038	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Mary Emma BROWN,   b. 1843, Williamson County, Tennessee ,   d. 11 May 1880, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee  (Age 37 years)
  Married	6 Nov 1867	Davidson County, Tennessee
  Children	1. Lena Eoleen CARNEY,   b. 22 Feb 1869, Davidson County, Tennessee ,   d. 31 May 1942, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee  (Age 73 years)
  Last Modified	29 Aug 2016
  Family ID	F4526	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Martha Ann "Mattie" STEWART,   b. 16 Mar 1853, Ashland City, Cheatham County, Tennessee ,   d. 19 Aug 1926, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee  (Age 73 years)
  Married	25 Nov 1869	Cheatham County, Tennessee
  Children	1. "Mary" Ellen Medora CARNEY,   b. 11 Nov 1870, Ashland City, Cheatham County, Tennessee ,   d. 7 Nov 1950, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee  (Age 79 years)   2. Matilda "Til" White CARNEY,   b. 27 Sep 1874, Ashland City, Cheatham County, Tennessee ,   d. 19 Feb 1962, Whites Creek, Davidson County, Tennessee  (Age 87 years)   3. Pamly CARNEY,   b. 18 Oct 1875, Ashland City, Cheatham County, Tennessee ,   d. 3 Dec 1962, Cleveland, Bradley County, Tennessee  (Age 87 years)   4. Jesse R. CARNEY,   b. 26 Oct 1877, Ashland City, Cheatham County, Tennessee ,   d. 17 Jun 1894, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee  (Age 16 years)   5. James Henry CARNEY,   b. 7 Jul 1880, Lauderdale County, Tennessee ,   d. 18 Oct 1935, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee  (Age 55 years)   6. Rebecca Etta CARNEY,   b. 10 Apr 1883, Ashland City, Cheatham County, Tennessee ,   d. 5 Mar 1919, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee  (Age 35 years)
  Last Modified	29 Aug 2016
  Family ID	F4475	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos		1880 Census Elijah Carney and Family Tennessee Census
  		Eliljah Wilson Carney Monument.jpg

  
  

• Notes

  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."

  
  

• Sources

  [SAuth] Jim Carney, compiled by James H Carney [(E-ADDRESS), & MAILING ADDRESS FOR PRIVATE USE], Buderim, Queensland 4556 AUSTRALIA. [S1165] FamilySearch.org, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, ((https://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 14 Nov 2022), entry for Elijah Wilson CARNEY, person ID L6T9-DR7. (Reliability: 3). [S1160] FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 14 Nov 2022), entry for Elijah Wilson CARNEY, person ID L6T9-DR7. (Reliability: 3). [S1160] FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 4 Jan 2023), entry for Elijah Wilson CARNEY, person ID L6T9-DR7. (Reliability: 3).