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James Henry CARNEY

James Henry CARNEY[1]

Male 1880 - 1935  (55 years)

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    Draft Registration James H. Carney
    Draft Registration James H. Carney
    James H Carney Obit
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    James Henry Carney headstone
    James Henry Carney headstone
    James H. Carney
    James H. Carney
    James Henry Carney early years
    James Henry Carney early years

  • Name James Henry CARNEY 
    Born 7 Jul 1880  Lauderdale County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    FamilySearch ID LCYQ-NQQ 
    Residence 1910  Nashville Ward 24, , Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Military Draft Registration Between 1917 and 1918  Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Residence 1920  Civil District 2, Davidson, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Residence 1930  Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Residence 18 Oct 1935  TN Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    _UID 5028213ADD0C4BE99D086DE545CE110510E3 
    Died 18 Oct 1935  Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried 19 Oct 1935  Spring Hill Cem, Nashville, Davidson, TN Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I22239  Carney Wehofer 2024 Genealogy
    Last Modified 5 Dec 2024 

    Father Elijah Wilson "E.W." CARNEY,   b. 17 Jun 1835, Davidson County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Mar 1885, Lauderdale County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 49 years) 
    Mother Martha Ann "Mattie" STEWART,   b. 16 Mar 1853, Ashland City, Cheatham County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Aug 1926, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years) 
    Married 25 Nov 1869  Cheatham County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F4475  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Kizziah "Kizzie" May OLIPHANT,   b. 16 Aug 1880, Franklin, Williamson, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Dec 1914, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 34 years) 
    Married 9 Apr 1899  Williamson County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Etta Wilson CARNEY,   b. 17 Dec 1899, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Nov 1977, Orange, California Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years)
     2. Jesse James CARNEY,   b. 11 Oct 1901, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Oct 1901, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
     3. Jesse Monroe CARNEY,   b. 11 Feb 1903, Baltimore, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Dec 1965, Deer Lodge, Silver Bow, Montana Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 62 years)
     4. Gertrude Pamly CARNEY,   b. 27 Jan 1906, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Oct 1947, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 41 years)
     5. Senator Robert Irving CARNEY,   b. 15 Jul 1908, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Aug 1971, Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 63 years)
     6. Yolande Chalice CARNEY,   b. 30 Jan 1911, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Feb 1999, Laguna Hills, Orange, California Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years)
     7. Catherine Christine CARNEY,   b. 14 Feb 1913, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Mar 1998, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years)
    Last Modified 29 Aug 2016 
    Family ID F10377  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Mary Pearl BOSTICK,   b. 20 Jul 1885, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Oct 1945, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 60 years) 
    Married 15 Apr 1916  Davidson, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mary Pearl Bostick Carney.jpg
    Mary Pearl Bostick Carney.jpg
    Alt. Marriage 15 Apr 1916  Davidson, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Children 
     1. Martha Louise CARNEY,   b. 20 Sep 1918, Davidson County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 May 2004, Goodletsville, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years)
     2. James Edward CARNEY,   b. 2 Jun 1920, Davidson County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Aug 2003, Colorado Springs, El Paso Co, Colorado Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years)
     3. Johnson Bransford "Brandy" CARNEY,   b. 9 Oct 1922, Davidson County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Oct 1994, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years)
     4. Margaret "Ann" CARNEY,   b. 27 Jul 1924, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Jun 2012, Eldorado, Saline County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years)
    Last Modified 15 Dec 2022 
    Family ID F4984  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Biography

      James Carney was a Tennessean.

      James was born in 1880. He passed away in 1935.

      The great-grandfather of James Henry Carney III was James Henry Carney who came from a line of Carneys that resided from about 1812 in the Big Marrowbone Creek area of Cheatham County where it borders with Davidson County. There were also several of this Carney line who lived in Dickson County.

      James first married Kizzia "Kizzie" May Oliphant in 1899. Together they had 7 Children and then in 1914 at age 34 Kizzie died. James then married Mary Pearl Bostick in 1916 and together they had 4 children, 2 girls and 2 boys.

      James Henry Carney's death certificate indicates the cause of his death was "Lobar Pneumonia, type undetermined." He is buried in Section T, Row 15, Grave 74 in the Spring Hill Cemetery.

      Occupation listed: Trade-Moulder in Industry-Gray & Doudley, mother Martha Stewart, spouse Pearl Carney at death. Died of Pneumonia.

      Found in 1900 Census at age 19, as James Conroy (Carney), wife Kissie (Kizzie) and daughter Etta. Name is inturpreted incorrectly as Conroy by transcription, as Carney is the intent of Census taker.

      Found in 1920 Census in Davidson County, Tennessee Carney, James H. Age 39 Tennessee Carney, Pearl Age 34 (2nd Wife) born in Tennessee Carney, Jesse M.; Son age 16 born in Maryland Gertrude; Daughter age 14 born in Tennessee Robert I.; Son age 11, born in Tennessee Yolanda; Daughter age 8 born in Tennessee Katharine; Daughter age 6 born in Tennessee Martha, Daughter age 1 1/2 born in Tennessee and several stepdaughter and step son's

      Also in 1910 Census in Davidson County, Tennessee Corney (Carney), James H.; Head age 29 Carney, Azie (Kizzie); Wife age 29 Carney, Etter (Etta) W.; Daughter age 10 Carney, Jessie M; Son age 6 Getrude P; Daughter age 4 Robert E; Son age 2 Home in 1910: 24-WD NASHVILLE, Davidson, Tennessee Race: White Gender: Male Series: T624 Roll: 1496 Part: 2 Page: 184B

      Also, in 1930 Census in Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee James, Pearl, Martha, James E, J. Branford, Margaret. Owned own house valued at $5000 (compared to neighbors houses at $4000, $2700, $3000, $4000, etc.)
      Sources

      Great Grandson Jim Carney from interview with father James Carney; certificates of death, draft, census, etc.

      DNA

      Paternal relationship is confirmed by an autosomal AncestryDNA test match between Jim Carney and Ethan Cowen, his 3rd cousin. Their most-recent common ancestors are James Oliphant and Rosa Garton, the great great grandparents of Jim Carney and 2x great grandparents of Ethan Cowen. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: 3rd Cousin, based on sharing 160 cM across 9 segments. DNA test taker Jim Carney is the son of James Carney, the son of Jesse Carney, the grandson of the common ancestors James Oliphant & Rosa Garton.
      Citation generated by DNA Confirmation app, version 3.02 (updated 25.Sep.2024) - Carney-4356 03:25, 9 October 2024 (UTC)

      Paternal and Maternal relationships are both confirmed based on an autosomal AncestryDNA test match between Jim Carney and Ronnie Swafford, his 2nd cousin 1x removed. Their most-recent common ancestors are Elijah Carney and Martha Stewart, the great great grandparents of Jim Carney and great grandparents of Ronnie Swafford. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: 2nd Cousin 1x removed, based on sharing 162 cM across 9 segments.
      Citation generated by DNA Confirmation app, version 3.02 (updated 25.Sep.2024) - Carney-4356 00:28, 5 December 2024 (UTC)

      Death: "Tennessee, U.S., Death Records, 1908-1965"
      Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, Tennessee; Tennessee Death Records, 1908-1958; Roll Number: 9; Certificate Number: 21689
      Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2376 #524093 (accessed 20 November 2024)
      James Henry Carney death 18 Oct 1935 (born 7 Jul 1880), son of Elijah Carney & Martha Stewart, in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA.

  • Sources 
    1. [SAuth] Jim Carney, compiled by James H Carney.

    2. [S1160] FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 20 Nov 2021), entry for James Henry CARNEY, person ID LCYQ-NQQ. (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S1160] FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 15 Dec 2022), entry for James Henry CARNEY, person ID LCYQ-NQQ. (Reliability: 3).