Alexander McNabb Carver (1856 - 1939)

Born 13 Apr 1856 in Jackson, Tennessee, USA

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah D. Hutton — married 18 Mar 1880 in Jefferson, Illinois, USA

Husband of Mary Campbell — married 20 Nov 1901 in Illinois, USA

Husband of Lula (Webb) Carver — married 12 Aug 1914 in Mount Vernon, Jefferson, Illinois, United States

Descendants

Died 7 Jun 1939 at age 83 in Jefferson, Illinois, USA

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Name

Name: Alexander McNabb /Carver/

Source: #S00110

Page: Ferguson, A.M. v. Sloan, Benjamin, et.al., 1866, Reel #71, http://www.tngenweb.org/jackson/court_reels/court_reel_71.htm

Source: #S00028

Page: Jefferson Co, IL, Blissville, p 6

Source: #S00085

Source: #S00098

Source: #S00071

Birth

Birth:

Date: 13 APR 1856

Place: Jackson, Tennessee, USA

Source: #S00130

Birth:

Date: 1860

Place: Tennessee, USA

Source: #S00028

Page: Jefferson Co, IL, Blissville, p 6

Death

Death:

Date: 1939

Place: Jefferson, Illinois, USA

Source: #S00130

Residence

Residence:

Date: 1920

Place: Blissville, Jefferson, Illinois, USA

Source: #S00028

Burial

Burial:

Place: Minson Cemetery aka Grand Arm, Blissville Twp, Sec 18, Jefferson Co, IL

Source: #S00130

Note

Note: #N00001

Marriage

Husband: Alexander McNabb Carver

Wife: Sarah D. Hutton

Child: Mary Carver

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Hattie Carver

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Level E Carver

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: John White Carver

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Nellie Carver

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Ruth Carver

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Marriage:

Date: 18 MAR 1880

Place: Jefferson, Illinois, USA

Source: #S00104

Page: Alexander McCarver to Sarah D Hutton, vol 6, p 75, lic #00000121

Event:

Type: Death of one spouse

Date: 01 FEB 1901

Husband: Alexander McNabb Carver

Wife: Lulu Webb

Marriage:

Date: 12 AUG 1913

Place: Waltonville, Jefferson, Illinois, USA

Source: #S00047

Event:

Type: Death of one spouse

Date: AFT 1909

Sources

• "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/N7MC-LGR : accessed 29 January 2015), Lula Carver in entry for Alexander Mcnabb Carver, 07 Jun 1939; Public Board of Health, Archives, Springfield; FHL microfilm 1,819,832.

• S00028 1920 United States Federal Census

• S00047 Chronological Record of Carrol C. Payne, www.geocities.com/Heartland/Park/2512/PayneCarrol.htm

• S00071 Family records compiled by Patrick Carver, Mt Juliet TN

Source S00085

Title: FTM User Page Genealogy Report: Descendants of Joseph Carver

NOTEFTM User Page Genealogy Report: Descendants of Joseph Carver, Source Medium: Electronic

.

Source S00098

Author: Carver, John Arthur

Title: History of John Arthur Carver

Publication: Name: no date;

NOTECarver, John Arthur, History of John Arthur Carver (no date), Source Medium: Manuscript

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Source S00104

Author: Illinois State Archives & Illinois State Genealogical Society

Title: Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763-1900

Publication: Name: http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/marriage.html;

NOTEIllinois State Archives & Illinois State Genealogical Society, Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763-1900 (http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/marriage.html), Source Medium: Electronic

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Source S00110

Author: Jackson Co TN

Title: Jackson Co TN Chancery, Circuit, and County Court Loose Records

NOTEJackson Co TN, Jackson Co TN Chancery, Circuit, and County Court Loose Records, Source Medium: Internet

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Source S00113

Title: John Seth Carver/Delila Sloan Wedding Photograph w/ caption

NOTEJohn Seth Carver/Delila Sloan Wedding Photograph w/ caption, Source Medium: Photograph

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Source S00130

Author: Ford, Cindy, transc.

Title: Minson Cemetery, Jefferson Co, IL, Index

Publication: Name: http://www.rootsweb.com/~iljeffe2/minson/minson.html;

NOTEFord, Cindy, transc., Minson Cemetery, Jefferson Co, IL, Index (http://www.rootsweb.com/~iljeffe2/minson/minson.html), Source Medium: Electronic

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Notes

Note N00001Excerpted from The History of John Arthur Carver by John Arthur Carver

Copied to this page by Elise Free, g'daughter of J A Carver, 12/20/2001

I'm John Arthur Carver (2/7/1914 - ), son of John White Carver (1885-1972), grandson of Alexander McNabb Carver (1856-1939), great-grandson of John S. Carver (1817-1865), and great great grandson of Cornelius Carver (1795-1867).

This is an attempt to show what is known of our family history from legal records, things I remember from my younger days with Grandpa Carver and conversations with other relatives. Aunt Hattie Hall (the only living relative from my father's generation) was especially helpful.

John S. Carver owned a large plantation...in Jackson, TN...My grandpa, Alexander McNabb Carver, and John's son, was born on the plantation.

Just as the Civil War began, when he was just five years old, his mother died and he was raised by a Negro mammy. They were very fond of each other. Years later when Grandpa was about 25 years old, he returned to TN for a visit and his old Negro mammy walked over 10 miles on a hot summer day to see him.

Two battles of the Civil War were fought on their plantation. Two of Alexander's brothers fought, one for the North, and one for the South. One night they met secretly and each tried to persuade the other that his cause was right, but neither changed his mind. They sadly shook hands and parted, not to meet again until years after the war was over.

One of the stories Grandpa told me was how, during the Civil War when he was a very young boy, a Union soldier stopped him on the road and simply took his horse away from him. We know from history that soldiers in those days had to scrounge for their own supplies and horses.

...Nineteen days after Civil War ended in 1865, John S. Carver was called to the door and, without a word spoken, was shot to death. The murderer was never apprehended. Grandpa was nine years old at the time.

In 1879, when Alexander was 23 years old, he migrated to Jefferson Co, IL, near Waltonville, where he worked on a farm for Ben Hirons. He farmed the rest of his life.

On May 27, 1880, Alexander married Sarah Hutton (1861-1901). She was the mother of six children: Level, John, Nellie, Ruth, Mary and Hattie. After Sarah's death on February 1, 1901, at the age of 40, he married Mary Campbell. She, too, died after only a few years. He then married Lulu Webb Matney who gave him a son, David Matney Carver. She lived a long life.

She was the only one of his three wives we grandchildren ever knew. One time when she was visiting in Peoria, my brother Jim took her to the horse races in Chicago. She insisted on going down to the stables to "check out the horses." She bet on every race and even picked several winners.

I have many happy memories of my grandfather and the times when I'd get to spend a week at his farm. Since he had trouble walking, he spent a lot of time in the back yard under a large, old shade tree. He would get out his .22 rifle and teach me to shoot. His ability with a gun was amazing to me. I would stick matches in the ground about 25-30 feet away from him and he could light one with every shot. He would also have me start tacks in a board only to drive them in with a shot from his rifle.

An incident in the early 1930's tells of the determination and character of Alexander Carver. One day he sold 40 acres of land to a neighbor for $100.00 per acre. In those days, $4,000 was a large sum of money. Later that afternoon, he deposited the money in the Waltonville Bank. All the banks in the state closed the next day. The banker knew they would be closed the next day, but he took Grandpa's money anyway. Grandpa felt he had been wronged -- and cheated. So he went to the bank the next day and pounded on the door with his cane until the bank president came out to talk to him. Grandpa pulled a gun on him, took him inside and made him count out $4,000. He had other money in the bank but didn't believe that it would be right to take the rest out.

The sheriff's department sent two deputies out to the farm to recover the money. Grandpa talked to them, told his side of the story, and convinced them that he was in the right. They went back to the sheriff's office and reported that they couldn't arrest this well-known man who had the reputation of being so honest. Other police officers (probably state troopers) were called in. (News travels fast in small communities.) By the time the officers had arrived, so had a large crowd of neighbors. Grandpa barricaded himself in his house and was prepared to "shoot it out" with the police. The police had no desire to start shooting with such a large crowd around. They felt someone would surely be killed. Also, Grandpa's reputation with a gun may have scared them. Finally, when Grandpa allowed a good friend to enter the house, his friend was able to convince Grandpa to return the money and that no charges would be filed.

The family cemetery is known as the McCue Cemetery. It's atop a hill near the home of Mrs. Myrtle H. McCue.

It is interesting to note that two of Grandpa's uncles, Ralston H. Carver and James H. Carver, died in the Rock Island IL Prison in 1864. They were buried in the Rock Island National Cemetery. Evidently they were prisoners of war.

Obit. of Arthur McNabb Carver from the Mt. Vernon Register

Alexander M. Carver, youngest son of John S. Carver and Delilah Sloan Carver, and born in Jackson Co, TN, April 13, 1856, and passed away at his home in Waltonville, IL, Wednesday afternoon, June 7, 1939, at the age of 83 years, 1 month, and 25 days.

When he was 23 years old Mr. Carver came to IL and resided in Jefferson Co during the remainder of his long and useful life.

He was united in marriage with Miss Sarah Hutton May 27, 1880. To this union six children were born, two sons and four daughters. This wife and mother passed away February 1, 1901. On November 20, 1901, Mr. Carver married Miss Mary Campbell, who died October 1, 1908. On August 12, 1913, he was united in marriage with Mrs. Lulu Webb Matney, who survives. Also surviving are two sons, Level Carver of Dennison, OH, and John Carver of Peoria, IL, and Mrs. Hattie Hall of Woodlawn, IL, one step-son, David Matney of Buffalo, New York, one brother, Samuel Carver of Difficult, TN, nine grandchildren, in both IL and TN. One daughter, Mrs. Nellie Newbury preceded him in death in 1927.

Mr. Carver was a descendant of John Carver, famous leader of the Pilgrims, who came to America on the Mayflower and was unanimously chosen first Governor and possessing a keen intellect and retentive memory. Uncle Alex, as his hundreds of friends lovingly addressed him in later years, delighted in the companionship of his family and friends who were always eager to listen to the reminiscences he related in such an interesting and entertaining manner.

For the past several years it has been the privilege of the writer to be a neighbor of Mr. Carver and his loyal wife. The memory of the many pleasant hours we have spent together and their many deeds of kindness to us will remain enshrined in our hearts forever. A cheery smile, a hearty handclasp and the traditional hospitality of the Old South ways unfailingly extended to all who called at the Carver home. Mr. Carver's boyhood was spent in that part of TN where many Civil War engagements occurred and that period of our national history made a deep and lasting impression upon my mind. He greatly enjoyed occasional visits to the scenes of his early days, as the highest type of American citizen. Mr. Carver performed the manifold duties of his life with cheerfulness and ability. "None know him but to love him, nor named him but to praise." He was a member of the Waltonville Odd Fellows Lodge.