Searching for info on Elizabeth Marley, married Solomon Carter in Rapides Parish, LA in 1855.

Question

According to the 1860 Census, Solomon Carter remarried after the death of his wife. His current spouse at the time of the Census is Elizabeth Marley Carter. They had combined their families to include Elizabeth's children from a former marriage: Joseph, William, Thomas, Sarah & Elizabeth. Solomon and Elizabeth had produced a set of twins (Mary Ann & David, b. 1855) and a daughter Louisiana (b. 1860). Solomon & Elizabeth moved their family to Texas sometime after 1860.  It is believed that Solomon died in 1870, and Elizabeth in 1900, both in Texas. I've hit a brick wall on Elizabeth's former husband and any of their ancestors. I can trace Elizabeth's children from the 1860's to present.

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Here is a possible child of Elizabeth

Joseph Marley

 in the U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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Name:	Joseph Marley
Birth Date:	1846
Death Date:	1866
Cemetery:	Shilo Cemetery
Burial or Cremation Place:	Fannin County, Texas, USA
Has Bio?:	N
Father:	John Marley
Mother:	Elizabeth Marley
URL:	http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-...

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The 1860 Census lists Joseph Marley as being 17 at the time. Of course, record keeping wasn't perfect back then, so it is possible that he was born in 1846 instead of 1843. He was already working as a farm laborer at the time of that census, before the move to Texas. Also, the Find A Grave site lists father as John Marley, who died in 1895. The 1880 Federal Census shows a John Marley, wife Betsy and living with them a Richard Marley (31) and an Amanda Marley (41). I'm not sure this Joseph is the same, as his mother Elizabeth would have been married to Solomon Carter at this time. Thanks, though, for reminding me what a great resource findagrave.com can be!