John Seth Carver (1817 - 1865)

Born 7 May 1817 in Jackson County, Tennessee, United States

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Died 19 Apr 1865 at age 47 in Milltown, Jackson, Tennessee, United States

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John Seth Carver was born on 7 May 1817 in Jackson County, Tennessee, United States, son of Cornelius Carver (1795–1867) and Naomi Elizabeth Ray (1796–1848).^[1]

His siblings were:

1. Joseph Reuben Carver (1813–1877)
2. Jane Carver (1816–1856)
3. Hiram C Carver (1818–1846)
4. James H Carver (1820–1864)
5. Raulston H Carver (1823–1864)
6. William H Carver (1826–1864)
7. Samuel Addison Carver (1827–1874)

John (21) married Jane Sloan (18) (born in 1820) about 1839. Their known children were:

1. Emaline Carver (1840–<1939)
2. William C Carver (1842–<1939)
3. James Wade Carver (1845–1916)
4. Naomi Carver (1847–1858)
5. Benjamin Carver (1849–<1939)

John passed away on 19 Apr 1865 in Milltown, Jackson, Tennessee, aged 47. He was buried in Carver-McCue Cemetery, Milltown, Jackson, Tennessee.^[2]

• Excerpted 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 (1859-1939), 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 with many slaves in Jackson, TN. He was not popular with the other plantation owners in the area because he treated his slaves well and hired teachers to teach them to read and write. This stirred up tension among the neighbors' slaves. My grandpa, Alexander McNabb Carver, and John's son, was born on the plantation.

One of the stories Grandpa told me was...of his father, John S., and one of the slaves burying a large amount of gold and silver near their farm when they heard the armies were coming. Grandpa didn't hear of it ever being recovered after his father's death. My brother Jim and I used to talk of getting a metal detector and going down to the old homestead in TN on a treasure hunt.

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 six years old at the time.

It is interesting to note that two of Grandpa's uncles [John S.'s brothers], 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.

• 1865 Buried at Cornelius Carver/McCue Cemetery, 7th District Map 94, Parcel 7.001, Rt. 1, Red Boiling Springs TN (Wartrace).

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8TN-ZHS : 12 December 2017), John Carver, 1860.
2. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #7076749 (accessed 22 May 2023)
   Memorial page for John Seth Carver (7 May 1817-19 Apr 1865), citing Carver-McCue Cemetery, Milltown, Jackson County, Tennessee, USA; Maintained by Cindy Hardy Sellers (contributor 47108948).

See also:

• Family records compiled by Patrick Carver, Mt Juliet TN
• Jackson Co, TN, East Blount P O, Roll 1258, Bk 1, p 214
• John Seth Carver/Delila Sloan Wedding Photograph w/ caption
• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8TN-ZHS : 12 December 2017), John Carver, 1860.

Acknowledgments

• This person was created through the import of Elise Free_2011-04-22.ged on 23 April 2011.
• WikiTree profile Carver-1063 (now merged with this profile) created through the import of culmer_family.ged on Oct 22, 2012 by Steve Culmer