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Elijah Wilson "E.W." CARNEY

Elijah Wilson "E.W." CARNEY

Male 1835 - 1885  (49 years)

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  • Name Elijah Wilson "E.W." CARNEY  [1] 
    Nickname E.W. 
    Name 1835  Davidson Co, Tn Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    NOT THE SAME AS Elijah WIlson Carney born 1827 
    Born 17 Jun 1835  Davidson County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Male 
    FamilySearch ID L6T9-DR7 
    Residence 1850  Davidson, Tennessee, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Residence 1850  Davidson, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Residence 1860  Shelbyville, Bedford, Tennessee, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Residence 1860  Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    MilitaryService 1861-1865  Davidson, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    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] 
    Name Elijah Wilson Carney  [5] 
    Residence 1870  Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Residence 1880  District 2, Lauderdale, Tennessee, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    _UID ABC4C95D6BA847B69AC1D4C485FA65E763E1 
    Died 4 Mar 1885  Lauderdale County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Buried Willow Mt. Cem., Shelbyville, Bedford County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Person ID I8891  Carney Wehofer 2024 Genealogy
    Last Modified 17 Nov 2024 

    Father Joshua "Poke" CARNEY,   b. 8 Mar 1816, Davidson County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1885, Cheatham County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years) 
    Mother Sina Paralee BINKLEY,   b. 1813, Cheatham, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Aug 1845, Davidson County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 32 years) 
    Married 3 Mar 1835  Davidson County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F5038  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Mary Emma BROWN,   b. 1843, Williamson County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 May 1880, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 37 years) 
    Married 6 Nov 1867  Davidson County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Lena Eoleen CARNEY,   b. 22 Feb 1869, Davidson County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 May 1942, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  (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 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 
    Children 
     1. "Mary" Ellen Medora CARNEY,   b. 11 Nov 1870, Ashland City, Cheatham County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Nov 1950, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years)
     2. Matilda "Til" White CARNEY,   b. 27 Sep 1874, Ashland City, Cheatham County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Feb 1962, Whites Creek, Davidson County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years)
     3. Pamly CARNEY,   b. 18 Oct 1875, Ashland City, Cheatham County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Dec 1962, Cleveland, Bradley County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years)
     4. Jesse R. CARNEY,   b. 26 Oct 1877, Ashland City, Cheatham County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Jun 1894, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 16 years)
     5. James Henry CARNEY,   b. 7 Jul 1880, Lauderdale County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Oct 1935, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 55 years)
     6. Rebecca Etta CARNEY,   b. 10 Apr 1883, Ashland City, Cheatham County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Mar 1919, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 35 years)
    Last Modified 29 Aug 2016 
    Family ID F4475  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
    1880 Census    		1880 Census
    Elijah Carney and Family Tennessee Census
    Eliljah Wilson Carney Monument.jpg    		Eliljah Wilson Carney Monument.jpg
    Confederate Battle - Civil War    		Confederate Battle - Civil War

  • Notes 
    • Biography

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

      DON'T Add Amelia Burns Martin and her 11 children to THIS Elijah Wilson Carney.'

      Elijah Wilson Carney was living in District 25 in Davidson County, Tennessee at age 15 with his family. At age 25 in 1861 he enlisted in the Confederate 18th Tennessee Infantry Regiment, Company E with his brother William. He was a private.

      In early February Elijah and his brother participated in an attack on Fort Donelson, where they captured a battery and four guns with about 181 men killed, wounded or prisoners. Then on 16 Feb 1862 their position at Fort Donelson in Stewart County, Tennessee was overrun and he and his brother William were captured and imprisoned and taken up north to Camp Butler, near Springfield Illinois. Both were then sent to Vicksburg, Mississippi for a prisoner exchange on 23 Sep 1862.

      After the war, 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 even before their daughter was born 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.

      Elijah went back to farming and raised his family primarily in Cheatham County, Tennessee. He died at age 49 in Lauderdale County, Tennessee two years after the birth of his last daughter Etta Rebecca Carney.
      DNA

      Paternal and Maternal relationships are both confirmed by an autosomal AncestryDNA test match between Ronnie Swafford and Jim Carney, his 2nd cousin 1x removed. Their most-recent common ancestors are Elijah Carney and Martha Stewart, the great grandparents of Ronnie Swafford and great great grandparents of Jim Carney. 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 09:06, 9 October 2024 (UTC)

      CENSUS

      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. Name E. W. Carney Age 44 Birth Date Abt 1836 Birthplace Tennessee Home in 1880 District 2, Lauderdale, Tennessee, USA House Number 9 Dwelling Number 251 Race White Gender Male Relation to Head of House Self (Head) Marital Status Married Spouse's Name Martha Carney Father's Birthplace Tennessee Mother's Birthplace Tennessee Occupation Farmer Neighbors View others on page Household members Name Age E. W. Carney 44 Martha Carney 25 Ellen Carney 9 Matilda Carney 7 Pamly Carney 4 Jessie Carney 2


      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."

      Fact: Residence (1870) Tennessee, United States
      Fact: Residence (1880) District 2, Lauderdale, Tennessee, United States

      Sources

      Jim Carney https://www.jnlcarney.com/carney/ personal recollection, birth certificates, census, family trees, family photos, family narratives, etc


      "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 27 March 2019, 18:31), entry for Elijah Wilson Carney(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:M4QR-N47); contributed by various users.

  • Sources 
    1. [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).

    2. [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).

    3. [S1160] FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 17 Nov 2024), entry for Elijah Wilson "E.W." CARNEY, person ID L6T9-DR7. (Reliability: 3).

    4. [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).

    5. [S1160] FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 7 Sep 2024), entry for Elijah Wilson "E.W." CARNEY, person ID L6T9-DR7. (Reliability: 3).


  

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