The Bagwells and Nowlins
Note: These census records are in some cases incomplete, and in other cases, the text is difficult to read.
1820 – Jackson County, Georgia. David Nowlin is 26-56, with a female in the household who is 16-26. They have one son and one daughter, both under 10. His wife is Leddy Humphries and the children would be Uriah and Nancy.
1820 – Telfair County, Georgia. Bryant Cobb, 16-25, is single, head-of-household. Byrant Cobb married Nancy Nowlin.
1830 – Jackson County, Georgia. David Nowlin, 30-39, is living in a household with one adult female 30-39, one male 10-14, and three females under 5. The adult female is Leddy Humphries, and the male child is Uriah. I do not know the identity of the three young females.
1840 – Floyd County, Georgia.
– Kissiah Hicks, 50-60 years old, living alone. She is two doors down from:
– H. W. Hick, 20-30. H. W. is living with a woman 20-30. They have no children. I believe this is Henry W. Hicks, born 1817, who died from a dynamite explosion in 1860 in Floyd County, and is possibly Kissiah’s son. He is next door to:
– Lydia “Nowland,” 30-40. She is head-of-household, and widow of David Nowlin. She has a boy under 5, and two girls 5-10. The boy is her son Presley, born 1835, but I don’t know the identity of the two girls. Lydia and David Nowlin were the parents of U. Nowlin, who is on the same page:
– U. Nowland. Uriah is 20-30 and has a wife (Kissiah Hicks) 20-30. and one son under 5 (Samuel, born 1839). Uriah and Kissiah Hicks Nowland were both about 22. They were married 14 June 1838 in Floyd County.
Note: I don’t know the relationship of the elder Kissiah Hicks to Kissiah Hicks Nowlin or H. W. Hicks, but I believe the elder Kissiah is their mother.
1850 – Subdivision 30, Floyd County. Kissiah Nowlin, 32, is head-of-household with four children, Samuel 11, Daniel 9, Hardy 6, and Susannah 4. This suggests that her husband, Uriah Nowlin, died sometime between 1845 and 1850. His death may have been fairly recent since Kissiah has no occupation listed even though the family is living in its own dwelling. The elder Kissiah Hicks noted above in 1840, does not appear in the 1850 census. Also note that Harriet Susannah Caroline Nowlin, Kissiah's daughter, born 1842-43, is not in this census and must have been living with relatives.
1850 – GMD 339, Telfair County. Dwelling 201. Lydia Nowland, 52, born in “Clark” County, Georgia, is living with Presley, 15, born in Jackson County, Georgia. Presley is a farmer, but has attended school within the year. Lydia cannot read or write. Lydia is David Nowlin’s widow.
1850 – GMD 339, Telfair County. Dwelling 113. Bryant Cobb, 55, is a farmer with real estate valued at $150. He is married to Nancy, 30. Bryant was born in South Carolina and Nancy in Jackson County, Georgia. Their children, all born in Telfair County, include: Sarah E. Cobb 18, Polly Ann Cobb 16, Charity Cobb 13, Rebecka Cobb 11, Bryant Cobb 7, Lydia Cobb 4, Mitchell Cobb 2, and Uriah Cobb 2 or 3 months. Nancy Cobb is the daughter of David Nowlin and Liddy Humphries, born 1820.
1860 – Etowah District, Floyd County, Georgia. Dwelling 1108. Mrs. Kagiah Nowlin, 40, is a domestic. The job title is preceded by a word that is illegible in my copy, but might be “Wid.” Kissiah was married within a year of the census. In her houseld are Samuel N. 20, Carolin(e) 18, David 15, and Susan 14. Caroline is also a domestic, and Samuel and David are laborers. Note that these are not the same four children listed in the 1850 census. Missing are Hardy, who would be 16, and Daniel, who would be 19, and added are Caroline and David. It is possible, given their ages, that David and Hardy are the same person. Next door are:
1860 – Etowah District, Floyd County, Georgia. Dwelling 1109. Joel Bagwell, 29, a laborer born in Georgia, is living with Carrie, 21, who listed as male and a “domestic.” Note that the records appear to be in conflict here. This census was taken on the 21st of July, but Joel Bagwell and Harriet S. C. Nowlin got married on 10 May 1860 according to the Floyd County marriage records. Since Caroline's age is consistently about 1842 in the census records, she is almost certainly the Caroline in Kissiah's household above, and it would appear that Joel and Caroline are living apart at the time of this census. I have no idea who Carrie is, but the name and job title suggest that Carrie is a she. Also note that in the 1880 census, below, Joel is said to have been born in South Carolina.
The Etowah District in eastern Floyd County extends from the Watters District (Shannon) to the Etowah River, and from just inside the present city of Rome to the Bartow County line just west of Kingston.
1870 – Rome, Floyd County, Georgia. (Harriet) Caroline Bagwell, 26, is head of household and a widow with the following children: Frances 9, David 8, Elizabeth 4, Evaline 3, and Josephus 3 mos. Her husband, Joel died in 1869. Elizabeth is Lizzie Bagwell, who married Elias G. Carnes.
1870 – Ward 2, Rome, Floyd County, Georgia. Samuel J. Nowlin, 29, is married to Latitice, 29. He works on the railroad. Their children are Laura 5, Mary 2, and Charles 2 months. They are all born in Georgia. This Samuel J. Nowlin is Kissiah and Uriah’s son, born about 1839.
1880 – Etowah District, Floyd County, dwelling 479. Samuel Nowlin, 39, is a farmer married to Lucritia, 39. Their children are Laura 13, Mary 12, Wesley 10, and infant Nowlin, “3.” I assume the 3 means 3 months, not 3 years. Samuel is Samuel J. above.
1880 – Etowah District, Floyd County, dwelling 480. Harriet (Susannah Caroline) Bagwell is single, head of household, 37, born in Georgia, with her parents born in Georgia. In the household are Samuel D. 17, Elizabeth 14 (this is Harriet Elizabeth “Lizzy” Bagwell Carnes), Evaline 13, and Joseph (Josephus) W., 10, along with Keziah (Kissiah) Nowlin, 61. Kissiah was born in Georgia of parents born in Georgia. The father of Harriet’s children (Joel), however, was born in South Carolina. I could not find Kissiah in the 1870 census.
1920 – Ward 1, Rome, Floyd County, Georgia. Caroline H. Bagwell, 78, is living with Evea Bagwell, 41 on East Third Street.
The Browns and Silveys
1820 – Clarke County, Georgia. There are three Browns with a girl under 5 and all in the Salem district: Joseph, James, and Leward. This is speculation, but I believe James Brown is the father of Mary E. Brown, who married William Silvey. She was born about 1818.
1830 – Clarke County, Georgia. There is no record of Joseph or Leward in Clarke County, but James has two girls 10-15 in his household. He has one male 15-20 and one male 60-70, two girls 5-10, two 10-15, and one 15-10, plus a female 40-50. One of the girls could be Mary E., who was born about 1818. James is listed in the 1840 census, also, but not in 1850.
1830 – Clarke County. Abraham Silvey, 40-60, who has three boys 5-10 in the house (born 1820-25), with two females under 5, two 5-10, one 10-15, and one 30-40. He could be William’s father. William was born 1820-24, so he would be 6-10.
It is possible he is the same Abraham Silvey who married Temperance Knapp 29 November 1815 in Oglethorpe County, which abuts Clarke. Her obituary was in the Southern Christian Advocate. “Mrs. Temperance Silvey was born Nov. 14, 1795, was married Nov. 27, 1815, to Abraham Silvey, and died Nov. 2, 1870, aged 74 years 11 months and 18 days.”
1840 – Clarke County. William Silvey, age 16-20 (born 1820-24), is head of a household that includes two girls under 5 and a female 20-30. This is the family of William Silvey and Mary E. Brown. One of the girls under 5 is Susan Silvey, who married Andrew Jackson Carnes.
The Buttrums
Note: the progression of the censuses in this section is backwards because the connection to the earliest census records is speculative.
1930 – Lily Pond District, Gordon County, Georgia. George W. Buttrum 38, born in Alabama about 1892 of parents born in Alabama, is married to Fannie Mae, 32, born in Georgia about 1898. Their children include Pearl G. 15, Rosalie 13, a daughter still living 11, Lisee William 9, daughter still living 5, and son still living 4. In the household is James W. (William) Buttrum, 81. They are farmers renting a farm next door to Lewis Campbell and Mamie Buttrum on Trimble Hollow Road near the Bartow County line. Fannie Mae was 14 when she got married, and George W. was 20. Fannie Mae, Pearl, Rosa Lee, and the living daughter can read and write. They do not own a radio.
1930 – Lily Pond District, Gordon County, Georgia. Lewis Campbell 35, born in Georgia of parents born in Georgia, is married to Mamie E. (Buttrum), 16. In their household are Lois L. 8, and Robert J., age illegible (it looks like a 6 with a strike-through followed by another 6. Lewis is a farmer renting his farm. According to this census, Mamie got married within the last year, when she was 16 (she was born 11 September 1913, so she got married on or after that date in 1929). This suggests that the children are Lewis’s from a previous marriage. Mamie and Lewis can read and write. Lois and Robert have attended school since September 1, 1929, but can’t read or write. The family does not own a radio.
Lewis and Mamie live next door to Lucinda Trimble, 79, and Clara V. Trimble, 61, who own a poultry farm. Their neighbor, William Trimble, owns his own farm, and his son, William, 22, is a salesman in a dry goods store. The Trimble place still exists and, as far as I know, remains in the Trimble family. It is located immediately east of the intersection of Trimble Hollow Road and I-75 north of Adairsville.
The four homes, the two Trimbles, Lewis Campbell, and George Buttrum, are the last four before Trimble Hollow Road intersects with “The road leading from Ledford Courthouse to McDaniel’s Station” according to the census. McDaniel’s Station no longer exists, but refers to a railroad stop near the junction of McDaniel’s Station Road with Nelson Lake Road and Salem Road, south of Calhoun. On old maps, it is sometimes called simply McDaniels, and on an1899 map is said to be the same as McHenry.
McDaniel’s Station is west of U. S. Highway 41, while the Trimble place is east of the highway. There is no direct road between the two, but there is a fork in Trimble Hollow Road just west of I-75 after which it goes in two directions, south into Adairsville in Bartow County, and west to Highway 41. This west fork has to be what the census taker is referring to, and the Ledford Courthouse, no doubt the local home of the justice of the peace, must have stood at or near the fork. If this is the case, the Buttrums and Campbells rented farms that were obliterated by the construction of I-75.
1920 – Watters District, Floyd County, Georgia. John W. Battrum, 32, is married to Maggie, 31. Their children include “Jinnie,” a son, 12, William 10, Eva 8, Bulah 7, Carl 5, Marvin 4, and Clyde 14 months. In the household are John’s brothers Thomas 20, and George 18. Everyone in this household was born in Georgia of parents born in Georgia.
1910 – Adairsville District, Bartow County, Georgia. John W. Battrum, 32, is married to Maggie, 31. He is a farmer and owns his farm. Their children include Jimmie12, William 10, Eva 8, Bulah 7, Carl 5, Marvin 4, and Clyde 14 months. Maggie has had seven children, all of which are living. In the household are John’s brothers Thomas 20, and George 18. Everyone in this household was born in Georgia of parents born in Georgia. The text is difficult to read, but it looks like John W. was 19 when he married and Maggie was 18. All the children from Jimmie to Carl attended school since 1 September 1909, and everyone in the family can read except the two youngest children. Thomas and George’s occupations are listed as “share,” indicating that they were farming someone else’s land for a share of what it produced, or “share-cropping.”
1910 -- Watters District, Floyd County, Georgia. Isom Garland, 23, is married to Della (Buttrum), 24. In the household are their children Charlie 3, May 13 months, and Della's father James, 61.
1900 – Ridge Valley District, Floyd County, Georgia. John Butram, 22, born April 1878 in Alabama of parents born in Alabama, is a farmer renting his land. He is married to Maggie, 21, born in Tennessee of parents born in Tennessee. Their two children are James 2, born October 1897 (the census was taken on 7 June), and William 1, born March 1899, both in Georgia. In the household is John’s mother Annie, 38, born October 1861 in Georgia of parents born in Georgia, and her children Della, 14, born June 1896, Thomas, 11, born November 1888, George, 9, born June 1890, and Homer, 4, born October 1895, all born in Georgia. Since the census was taken on 7 June 1900 and ages were as of the day the census was taken, Della must have been born 7-30 June 1896, and George born 1-6 June 1890.
1880 – Township 14, Range 12 (Pine Thicket), Cleburne County, Alabama. William Butram, 30, is married to Mary A., 22. Both are born in Alabama of parents born in Georgia. They have a son, John W., 2., born in Alabama. This appears to be James William Buttrum and Annie Pruitt. Neither William or Mary A. can read or write.
1870 – Township 13, Range 11, Cleburne County, Alabama. William Butram, age 20, is in the household of James, 44, born about 1826, and Lucinda, 38. The family includes Francis, 14 (female), John 12, Charles 11, George 9, Doctor 7, Joseph 5 and Madison, a boy, 2. They are all listed as born in Georgia except Joseph and Madison, who were born in Alabama, indicating that the family moved to Alabama between 1863 and 1865.
I include the following Buttrums because they are probably related to our Buttrums (note the similarity of names, especially Della), and they are definitely related to each other since they are all four neighbors.
1870 – Township 15, Range 12, Cleburne County, Alabama:
1. James Butram, 48, a farmer born in Georgia, with real estate valued at $1200 and personal wealth of $1000, is married to Elizabeth, 49, born in Georgia. In the household are Mary, 17, born in Georgia, and Della 14 and Ira (F) 11, both born in Alabama. This James also appears in the Cleburne County census of 1900. Note that Jim and Annie had a daughter named Della.
2. Scoot Buttrum, 22, is a farmer born in Georgia with personal wealth of $300. His wife is Ruth, 18, born in Georgia, and in the household are William 2 and Thomas 1, both born in Alabama.
3. Taylor Butram, 22, a farmer born in Georgia with real estate worth $100 and personal wealth of $300, is married to Martha, 18, born in Georgia, and in the household is Mary, 9 months, born in Alabama.
4. John Butram, 24, a farmer born in Georgia with personal wealth of $500, is married to Mary, 28, born in South Carolina.
Note: From here on back, in part because census records before 1850 only list the head of household, nothing is remotely definitive. Even to say the boys are sons, the girls are daughters, and any older woman is a wife is ultimately speculation without other documentation.
1840 – Carroll County, Georgia. James Butram 40-50 years old with three boys, ages 10-15, 15-20, and 20-30. William, listed above, and father of James William, would be about 14, so he could be the youngest boy, born 1825-1830. The father, James, would have been born 1790-1800. The couple had a girl 5-10, a daughter 20-30 and the wife was 40-50. Carroll County abuts Clebourne County.
1830 – Rhea County, Tennessee. James Butram, 30-40, in the with three boys ages 5-under, 5-10, and 10-15, a wife age 30-40, and two daughters ages 10-15. These two Jameses – this one and the one above – could be the same. All the ages line up except for one of the daughters.
On page 354 of this same census, there are four Butrams or Buttrams.
1. Jacob Buttram, 50-60, living with a woman 50-60 and two females, ages 10-15 and 15-20.
2. Ten houses away lives Noah Buttram, 20-30, with two boys under 5, a wife 20-30, and a girl 5-10. It is also possible there are two other girls under 5. There is a “2" marked in the space, but it looked like someone may have tried to erase it.
3. Next door to Noah is Larkin Butram, 30-40, with a boy 5-10, a wife 20-30, and three girls, two under 5 and one 5-10.
4. Next door to Larkin is Hill Buttram, who lives in a house with two boys under 5, one 5-10, and two adult males, one 20-30 and one 30-40. There are two girls, one under 5, one 4-10, and a female 15-20.
Fourteen houses away, on page 355, there is the James Butram mentioned above, age 30-40, with three boys ages 0-5, 5-10, and 10-15, a woman 30-40, presumably his wife, and two daughters, ages 15-20.
And, 21 houses away on page 356, there is Elijah Butram, 40-50, with two sons under 5, two 5-10, one 10-15, and a wife, 30-40.
I do not know the relationship of any of these families, but I assume they are probably all related.
The Carnes
1850 – Subdivision 12, Cass County (family 1324). Shem Carnes, 48, is a farmer born in South Carolina, and married to Elizabeth, 49, also born in South Carolina. They have six children: Ann 15, born in South Carolina, and Elias G. 11, James C. 9, Richard 7, Andrew 5, and Dorcas 3, all born in Georgia. Neither Shem, Elizabeth, nor Ann can read and write, but Elias G., James C., and Richard attended school in the last year.
1850 Cass County, Georgia
– (family 1384). (Shem) Missouri Carnes, 36 (son of James A. Carnes) born in South Carolina, is married to Amy Carnes, 36, born in South Carolina. In the household is John Carnes 8, Sarah Carnes 6, David Carnes 4, and Martha 3, all born in Georgia. Amy Carnes may have been a Kearns (see below).Missouri the son of James, next door:
– (family 1385), James Carnes 66, his wife Sarah (Rice) 68, and Frances Carnes (F) 23, all born in North Carolina. James and Sarah are the parents of Shem Carnes. Next door is:
– (family 1386), James N. Carnes 25, Jane Carnes 33, Frances Carnes 6, Matilda Carnes 4, and William Carnes 1, all born in Georgia. He is James’s son.
1860 -- Cass County, E. Carnes 40, is head of household, born in South Carolina. In the house are E. Carnes (F) 16, S. Carnes (F) 15, both born in South Carolina, and F. Carnes (M), 14, C. Carnes 12 (M), M. Carnes (F) 7, and W. Carnes 5 (F), all born in Georgia. I don’t know who this is.
1860 – Cass County, (Shem) Missouri Carnes, 44, is married to Amy, 41. In the household are Rebecca 19, John 17, Sarah 15, David 14, Martha D. 12, Amy O. 10, Mary A. 8, Andrew V. 3, and Eliza 2.
1870 – Subdivision 5, Bartow County. There are the following on the same page:
– Richard Carns, 25, married to Margaret, 23. Richard, a farm hand, was born in Georgia and Margaret in South Carolina. Next door is:
– Little Fountain, 40, a farm hand born in South Carolina. His wife is Fannie A. (Carnes), 34, born in Georgia. Their children are James A. 12, William 10, Annie E. 5, Rebecca 3, and Shem B. 2 months (born in May). All the children were born in Georgia. James and William are attending school. Next door is:
– Shem Carns, 59, a farm hand, and his wife Elizabeth, 60. They were both born in South Carolina. Their neighbor is:
– Andrew Carns, 23, a farm hand born in Georgia. His wife is Catherine, 30, and they have one child, “Eliza,” 1. Note that Eliza is really Elias G. Carnes, a male.
Note that the 1870 census provided spaces for value of real estate owned and personal wealth. Of the above, only Littleton Fountain has anything of value, $125 in personal wealth. It is also hard to determine if any of the above can read and write. The two slots, “Cannot read,” and “Cannot write” are checked for others on the page, but the census taker was inconsistent and left both slots blank for the Carnes and Fountains even for the little children.
1870 – Adairsville, Bartow County.
–James Carnes, 85, a retired farmer born in South Carolina, is living with Sarah Gentry, 42, born in South Carolina, a housekeeper with $200 in personal wealth. In the household are three children, Mary R. 20, Frances C. 15, and Thomas B. 9, all born in Georgia.One house away from Sarah Gentry is:
–Amy Carnes, 52, a housekeeper born in South Carolina, with $200 in real estate and $100 in personal wealth. In the household are Sarah 24, Mary A. 16, Edward 14, Ora (F) 11, and Rebecca Gentry, 29, and Ellen Gentry, 8, all born in Georgia. Amy Carnes is the widow of Missouri Carnes.
Rebecca D. Kearns married William W. Gentry on 24 December 1860 in Bartow County. Rebecca is probably related to Amy, so if she was a Kearns, it may mean Amy was a Kearns, too.
A William Gentry was a private in Company D, 8th Battalion, Georgia Volunteer Infantry. The 8th Georgia included men from Adairsville. but I am not sure if Company D was organized there and I have not been able to find his complete Civil War records.
1870 – Subdivision 49 (McGuire's Store*. i.e., Watters District), Floyd County, Georgia. These families are living next door to each other:
Dwelling no. 827: Alfred Shugart, 63, a frmer born in North Carolina with real estate valued at $600 and personal wealth of $300. His wife is Fesuly (Ursula?), 57, born in North Carolina. They have one child, Canna (M), 17, born in Georgia. Next door is Alfred’s daughter:
Dwelling no. 828: Indiana Carnes, 30, born in Georgia, a widow with two children: Mary 10 and Adalade 4, both born in Georgia. Indiana is the widow of Elias Grady Carnes. Next door is:
Dwelling no. 829: Elizabeth Carnes, 33, born in North Carolina, with children Elias 10 and Emma 8, both born in Georgia. Elizabeth is the widow of James Canada Carnes, Elias Grady Carnes’s brother. Next door is:
Dwelling no. 830: Mark Shugart, 24, a farmer born in North Carolina with $200 in personal wealth. His wife is Mary, 24, born in Georgia, and they have one son, William, 1, born in Georgia. Mark is probably a brother of Indiana and Elizabeth.
*McGuire's Store, also known as "Nannie," was a post office established in 1852. It was near the present intersection of Highways 53 and 140 in north Floyd County.
1870 – Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee. James R. Carnes, 50, is a farm laborer born in Georgia. His wife is Jane, 42, born in South Carolina. Their children are George A. Carnes, 18, King S. Carnes 13, and Marion 6, all born in Georgia. James R. Carnes can read and write, but Jane and King cannot. The boxes for “cannot read” and “cannot write” for George A. Carnes are checked, but then struck-through. He has attended school in the last year.
1880 – Kingston District, Bartow Couny. On the same page, are:
– Shem Carns, 69, a farmer. His wife is Elizabeth, 71(?). They were both born in South Carolina of parents born in South Carolina. On the day the census was taken, 9-10 June 1880, Elizabeth was suffering from an illness. The text is hard to read, but it looks like “Affliction of Liv.,” a liver infection. Next door are:
– Andrew Jackson, 35, and Susan Carns, 40. Their children also include Elias G., Carns, 11, Mary G. Carns 8, Annie E. Carns 7, Catherine Carns 4, Sarah J. Carns 3, and Nancy C. Carns 8 months. Next door is:
– Mary E. Silvey, 62, born about 1818, and her granddaughter, Emma L. Silvey, 14? Mary was born in Georgia of a father born in South Carolina and mother in Georgia. Emma's parents were both born in Georgia. Six houses from here are:
– Richard Carnes, 36, and his wife Margaret, 34. He was born in Georgia of parents born in South Carolina, while she was born in South Carolina of parents born in South Carolina. They have no children. Next door are:
– Elias Carns, 20, a farmer and head-of-household, is living with his mother, Elizabeth Carns 41. This Elias is the son of James Canada Carnes, who died in the war.
1880 – David Carnes 33 (son of Missouri).His wife is Sarah 35(?), and their children are Noah 11, Jennie 9, Henry 7, Minnie 5, and Florence 3. All of them were born in Georgia of parents born in Georgia. David can read and write, but Sarah cannot.
1880 – Eighth (Georgia Militia District 984), Murray County.
–Dwelling no. 407: King S. Carnes, 22, is married to Margaret, 21. Their children include John, 2, and Jas. W., 6 months. GMD 984 is in the southwest corner of Murray, just north of Nicklesville in Gordon County. King can read and write, and Margaret can read, but cannot write. Two pages and 21 houses away are:
– Dwelling no. 428: Sallie Gentry, 62, Millie 28, Cleminta 24, and Beauregard 18, In the household is James Carnes, 95, Sallie's father. James is a farmer. They are all born in South Carolina of parents born in South Carolina.
– Dwelling no. 429: James Carnes Jr., 62, born in South Carolina of parents born in South Carolina. His wife is Malanie 34, born in Georgia of parents born in Georgia, and they have one child, James "the ----" (illegible on my copy, looks like “the eighth” but that makes no sense) 4.
1900 – Kingston, Bartow County.
Note: This census is written with heavy, bold ink, and is almost impossible to read in places. One house apart are:
– King Carnes, 47, born January 1863 his wife Mary, 36, born June 1864, and their children, James W. 20, Thomas 9 born February 1871, Lillie D. 7 born January 1873, Maggie B. 6 born January 1894, and Rosa N. 2 born in June before the 18th in 1897. Everyone in the family was born in Georgia of parents born in Georgia. King is a farmer and rents his land. King and Mary can read and write.
– Richard S. B. Carnes, 56, born March (?) 1844 in Georgia of parents born in South Carolina. His wife is Mary, 53, born September 1846 in South Carolina of parents born in South Carolina. In the household is Shem Carnes, 89, born August 1810 in South Carolina. His parents’ states of origin is blank. Richard is a farmer and owns his land. Richard and Margaret can read and write, but the blocks beside Shem’s name are blank.
1900 – Euharlee District, Bartow County. Elias C. Carnes, 41, born August 1859, is married to Rhoda Ballard), 34, born June 1866. Their children are Ollie (F) 11, born January 1889, Henry H. 9, born January 1891, Thomas 7, born February 1893, Annie May, 4, born August 1895, and Franklin J., 1, born July 1898.
1910 – Cartersville, Bartow County, Georgia. Elias C. Carnes, 47, is married to Rosie, 42. Their children include Ollie 19, Thomas 17, Annie M. 14, Frank 11, and Walter 8. This is Elias Canada Carnes and Rhoda Ballard’s son.
1920 – Etowah District, Floyd County, Georgia. Elias Carnes, 60, is married to Rhody, 52. Their children are Thomas 20, Frank 21, and Walter 16. This is Elias Canada Carnes, his wife Rhoda Ballard, and three of their children.
1930 – Armuchee, Floyd County, Georgia. Elias C. Carnes, 70, is married to Rhoda, 61. In the household are James F. Carnes 31, Manny Carnes 29, and a son possibly still living.
1930 – Ninth Ward, Rome City, Floyd County. Next door neighbors are:
– Elias W. Carnes, 26, born in Georgia of parents born in Georgia, is a laborer in a stove factory. His wife is Mary, 25, born in Georgia of a father born in Georgia and a mother born in Alabama. They have three children, some of whom may be alive.
– Elias G. Carnes, 65, a laborer in a stove factor, born in Georgia of parents born in Georgia. His wife is Elizabeth, 66. They are both born in Georgia of parents born in Georgia. They are living on Shorter Avenue near Sycamore Street in West Rome. I do not know the name of the factory, but there was a Hanks Foundry located in West Rome, est. 1901. Rome was known as the “Stove Center of the South” for its many stove factories.
The Humphries
1820 – Clarke County. Nancy Humphries, 26-44, is single head-of-household with three males 10-16, one 16-26, and one 26-45, and two females under 10 and one 10-15. Nancy is the widow of Uriah Humphries.
