Maxie Lee SULLIVAN: Our Family History

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Generation: 1

1.
Maxie Lee SULLIVAN (daughter of Ewing Bass SULLIVAN and May Louisa RUTH); died about 1967.
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Generation: 2

2.	Ewing Bass SULLIVAN was born on 11 Oct 1898 (son of Jackson Willis SULLIVAN and Martha Rebecca CARNEY); died on 10 Mar 1972. Other Events: _UID: B1DC8B69C86A4A329CA9A28B9567DFD85498 Ewing married May Louisa RUTH. May was born on 26 Jun 1895; died on 29 Feb 1976. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

May Louisa RUTH was born on 26 Jun 1895; died on 29 Feb 1976.

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Children:

James Arno SULLIVAN
1. Maxie Lee SULLIVAN died about 1967.
Wesley Jerome SULLIVAN was born on 14 Feb 1928; and died.
Norman Grady SULLIVAN was born in 1930; died in 2003.

Generation: 3

Jackson Willis SULLIVAN was born in Mar 1868 (son of Willis Jerome SULLIVAN and Charlotte E. GOWER); died on 2 Dec 1937 in Tennessee.

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Brother to Willie Josephine Sullivan who married James Goldsbury Carney.

Died from mitral regurgitation according to death cert.

Jackson married Martha Rebecca CARNEY. Martha (daughter of John Tyler CARNEY and Mary Frances WILLIS) was born on 4 Sep 1876 in Whites Creek, Davidson County, Tennessee; died in 1963 in Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Martha Rebecca CARNEY was born on 4 Sep 1876 in Whites Creek, Davidson County, Tennessee (daughter of John Tyler CARNEY and Mary Frances WILLIS); died in 1963 in Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio.

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STORY AS TOLD BY JEROME SULLIVAN SR.:I SUPPOSE YOU HEARD THE ONE ABOUT THE YANKEE TROOPS COMING BY MAMMY CARNEY'S AND WANTING HER TO COOK THEM A MEAL. SHE SAID "I WON'T COOK FOR NO DAMN YANKEES". AND THEY HUNG HER UP TO SOME OPEN BEAMS AT THE HOME PLACE, BUT THEY LET HER DOWN BEFORE SHE WAS KILLED. SHE WAS, AS IS ALL THE FAMILY, REAL SPUNKY. GRANNY WENT TO A METHODIST CHURCH UP HER ONCE AND THE PASTOR TOLD HER HE DIDN'T LIKE THE SOUTH AND SHE TOLD HIM SHE DIDN'T LIKE THE NORTH AND NONE OF IT'S DAMN PREACHERS.

Children:

Vernon SULLIVAN and died.
Grady SULLIVAN and died.
Ida SULLIVAN and died.
2. Ewing Bass SULLIVAN was born on 11 Oct 1898; died on 10 Mar 1972.

Generation: 4

Willis Jerome SULLIVAN was born on 2 Dec 1837 in Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee (son of Florence Pike SULLIVAN and Mary Jane WILSON); died on 23 Sep 1928 in Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee.

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1880 Census confirms children, wife and location.

Willis married Charlotte E. GOWER on 20 Dec 1860 in Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee. Charlotte was born in 1844 in Tennessee; died on 24 May 1902. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Charlotte E. GOWER was born in 1844 in Tennessee; died on 24 May 1902.

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Children:

Martha SULLIVAN was born in 1863; died in 1866.
Florence Blake SULLIVAN was born in 1866 in Tennessee; died on 6 Jul 1906.
4. Jackson Willis SULLIVAN was born in Mar 1868; died on 2 Dec 1937 in Tennessee.
James A. SULLIVAN was born in 1871; and died.
Harriett E. "Hattie" SULLIVAN was born on 23 Mar 1874 in Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee; died on 5 Jun 1962.
Willie Josephine SULLIVAN was born on 23 Mar 1877; died on 11 Jan 1936 in Sumner County, Tennessee; was buried in Spring Hill Cem, Nashville, Davidson, TN.
Beulah SULLIVAN was born in Aug 1881; and died.
Lottie O. SULLIVAN was born in Feb 1883; died on 2 Jan 1954 in Shelbyville, Bedford County, Tennessee.

10.

John Tyler CARNEY was born on 28 Aug 1841 in Davidson County, Tennessee (son of Elijah Mchenry CARNEY and Sarah R. Sallie FRENSLEY); died on 16 Sep 1897 in Whites Creek, Davidson County, Tennessee; was buried in 1897 in Carney Family Cem, Davidson Co, Tennessee.

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BIRTH:ONE RECORD 20-AUG, ANOTHER 28-AUG.

13-FEB-91 FROM WESLEY SULLIVAN:
John Tyler was active in the Civil War. He was in a U.S. Federal Prison at Rock Island, Illinois and Mammy (Mary) Carney got some gold and bought him out of the prison. He lost a leg during the war.

John's war records are listed in the Nashville Archives - not much, but some. Wesley has some pictures of John and Mary in large oval frames, with several pictures of Mary in later years with pictures of older family members which can not be identified. They came from the home place when his uncle Grady died years ago. Wesley also has a battered Carney bible with the listings on John Tyler's children.

Marriage date from Willis site for Tennessee marriages as:
MARY F. WILLIS to John T. Carney, 27 Feb 1867, Sumner Co., TN

Alternate 5 Mar 1866 - Davidson County, Tennessee

Glenda Carney has pictures of John Tyler and Mary Willis.

John married Mary Frances WILLIS on 5 Mar 1866 in Davidson County, Tennessee. Mary (daughter of Joseph WILLIS and Martha GIBSON) was born on 22 Aug 1847 in Shackle Island, Sumner County, Tennessee; died on 9 Jul 1921 in Joelton, Davidson County, Tennessee; was buried in 1921 in Carney Family Cem, Davidson Co, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

11.

Mary Frances WILLIS was born on 22 Aug 1847 in Shackle Island, Sumner County, Tennessee (daughter of Joseph WILLIS and Martha GIBSON); died on 9 Jul 1921 in Joelton, Davidson County, Tennessee; was buried in 1921 in Carney Family Cem, Davidson Co, Tennessee.

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BIRTH:ONE RECORD 20-AUG,ANOTHER 28-AUG. 13-FEB-91 FROM WESLEY SULLIVAN:JOHN TYLER WAS ACTIVE IN THE CIVIL WAR. HE WAS IN A FEDERAL PRISON AT ROCK ISLAND,ILLINOIS AND MAMMY (MARY) CARNEY GOT SOME GOLD AND BOUGHT HIM OUT OF THE PRISON. HE LOST A LEG DURING THE WAR. JOHN'S WAR RECORDS ARE LISTED IN THE ARCHIVES IN NASHVILLE, NOT MUCH, BUT SOME. I HAVE A PAIR OF PICTURES IN LARGE OVAL FRAMES OF JOHN AND MARY, SEVERAL PICTURES OF MARY IN LATER YEARS, AND PICTURES OF OLDER FAMILY MEMBERS I CAN'T IDENTIFY. THEY CAME FROM THE HOME PLACE WHEN UNCLE GRADY DIED YEARS AGO. I ALSO HAVE A BATTERED CARNEY BIBLE WITH THE LISTINGS ON JOHN TYLER'S CHILDREN. STORY AS TOLD BY JEROME SULLIVAN SR.:I SUPPOSE YOU HEARD THE ONE ABOUT THE YANKEE TROOPS COMING BY MAMMY CARNEY'S AND WANTING HER TO COOK THEM A MEAL. SHE SAID "I WON'T COOK FOR NO DAMN YANKEES". AND THEY HUNG HER UP TO SOME OPEN BEAMS AT THE HOME PLACE, BUT THEY LET HER DOWN BEFORE SHE WAS KILLED. SHE WAS, AS IS ALL THE FAMILY, REAL SPUNKY. GRANNY WENT TO A METHODIST CHURCH UP HER ONCE AND THE PASTOR TOLD HER HE DIDN'T LIKE THE SOUTH AND SHE TOLD HIM SHE DIDN'T LIKE THE NORTH AND NONE OF IT'S DAMN PREACHERS.

MARY F. WILLIS to John T. Carney, 27 Feb 1867, Sumner Co., TN

Children:

Joseph Edward CARNEY was born in 1868 in Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee; and died.
Ida CARNEY was born about 1870 in Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee; and died.
Luther CARNEY was born about 1871 in Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee; and died.
James Goldsbury CARNEY was born on 9 Feb 1871 in Whites Creek, Davidson County, Tennessee; died on 13 Dec 1943 in King George Co., VA.
Anna CARNEY was born about 1874 in Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee; and died.
5. Martha Rebecca CARNEY was born on 4 Sep 1876 in Whites Creek, Davidson County, Tennessee; died in 1963 in Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio.
Isaac Or Grady CARNEY was born on 18 Jun 1879 in Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee; and died.
Ellie CARNEY was born after 1880 in Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee; and died.
Maude CARNEY was born after 1880 in Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee; and died.