William Henry Carey Jr (1865 - 1930)

Born 13 Sep 1865 in Florida, United States

Ancestors

Died 23 Apr 1930 at age 64 in West, Monroe County, Florida, USA

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William Carey Jr is part of a Bahamian family.

Biography

There were at least two Henry Careys born in The Bahamas. ca, 1866 . One of the others immigrated ca. 1907

Additional Information:

Although some census records state that Henry was born in Florida, his birth to Henry Carey and Mary Sands Carey was registered as 03 Sep 1865 at Rock Sound (New Portsmouth, The Bahamas).^[1]

According to the US Census of 1920, Henry and his family came to the US in 1866

Henry was residing in 1870 in Florida.^[2]

In 1885, 19 year old Henry worked as a seaman and lived on Elizabeth Street with his parents and siblings (Marion Carey b 1868, Michael Carey, b Florida 1871, Thomas Carey b. Florida 1872 ) Of special interest is that there lived with them, Henry's 76 year old grandfather Michael Carey, a widower who was b about 1809 in The Bahamas.

Residence 1920: At Rear 611 Elizabeth Street (The numbering system has been changed since 1885) , Henry and his mother Mary E, now a widow, lived with Henry's sister Myrtle Diaz (b. 1885, Florida), his brother-in-law Aaron Diaz (b 1885 to" Spanish" (Cuban?)) parents and their children.

"United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNY1-QNC : accessed 20 May 2017), Henry Carey in household of Aaron Diaz, Key West Ward 3, Monroe, Florida, United States; citing ED 94, sheet 13A, line 21, family 263, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 225; FHL microfilm 1,820,225.

Residence 1930: Baker lane Henry, a single man lived with with his brother Leon Carey b.1885 Florida^[3]

Henry William Carey died "suddenly" at his home in Bakers Lane at 6:45 in the morning of Apr. 23, 1930 in Key West, Monroe County. He was buried in the Key West Cemetery , Key West, Monroe County, Florida, USA.^[4]  

His obituary, in the Key West newspaper, informs us that he was a member of the Congregational church. Also, he was active in the order of Red Men and they were expected to attend his funeral as a group.

It also lists his survivors, among them, his siblings:  

• Michael Carey of Tampa
• Marion Mayfield Carey Weatherford (1868 - 1964)*(Calculated relationship) who married Ezekiel Weatherford of KW
• Thomas Carey (1874 - 1905)
• Myrtle Carey Diaz (b Feb. 11, 1887, d. Oct. 26, 1977)* who married Aaron Diaz (b. Sept. 21, 1883 d. Dec. 28, 1963)

Neither wife nor descendants were mentioned.

End of Additional Information:

William Henry Carey. Given Name: William Henry. Surname: Carey. Suffix: Jr. ^[5][6][7] Henry Carey. Given Name: William Henry. Surname: Carey. Found multiple versions of name. Using William Henry Carey.

Born 3 SEP 1865. Florida, United States. ^[8] 13 SEP 1865. Florida, United States. ^[9][10] 13 SEP 1865. Florida Found multiple copies of birth date. Using 3 SEP 1865

Residence Marital Status: SingleRelation to Head of House: Son. 1880 Key West, Monroe, Florida, USA. ^[11] Marital Status: SingleRelation to Head of House: Son. 1885 Key West, Monroe, Florida. ^[12]

N.B. If you are interested in this family, look through the census of 1880-1930 at Henry's neighbors on Elizabeth Street, Elizabeth Street Rear , later named Baker Lane (an off shoot of Elizabeth) , they included Henry's aunts and uncles and later his siblings.

Eg. In 1820, 610 Elizabeth Street Rear ,Ellen Carey b. 1874, widow lives w son Charles B.

611 Elizabeth Street Rear, Myrtle Diaz (Henry’s sister) and family with Henry and Henry’s mother

619 Elizabeth Street Rear, , Thomas (Henry’s brother)and family

Another dwelling at rear 619, Marion Weatherford (Henry’s sister) and family

Sources

1. ↑ "Bahamas Births, 1850-1891," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FLS3-76X : 27 November 2014), Henry Carey, 03 Sep 1865; citing New Portsmouth, Eleuthera, Bahamas, reference 93; FHL microfilm 222,939.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNZN-99R : 17 October 2014), Henry Carey in household of Henry Carey, Florida, United States; citing p. 113, family 842, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 545,631.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SYJ9-8T2 : accessed 20 May 2017), Henry Carey, Key West, Monroe, Florida, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 13, sheet 1A, line 38, family 13, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 325; FHL microfilm 2,340,060
4. ↑ Newspaper obituary as included in Find A Grave Memorial# 141381661[1], Created by: Donna Jean Robinson, Record added: Jan 15, 2015
5. ↑ Source: #S21 Page
6. ↑ Source: #S43 Year: 1880; Census Place: Key West, Monroe, Florida; Roll: 131; Family History Film: 1254131; Page: 257D; Enumeration District: 116; Image: 0155 Page Year: 1880; Census Place: Key West, Monroe, Florida; Roll: 131; Family History Film: 1254131; Page: 257D; Enumeration District: 116; Image: 0155
7. ↑ Source: #S39 Page
8. ↑ Source: #S39 Page
9. ↑ Source: #S21 Page
10. ↑ Source: #S43 Year: 1880; Census Place: Key West, Monroe, Florida; Roll: 131; Family History Film: 1254131; Page: 257D; Enumeration District: 116; Image: 0155 Page Year: 1880; Census Place: Key West, Monroe, Florida; Roll: 131; Family History Film: 1254131; Page: 257D; Enumeration District: 116; Image: 0155
11. ↑ Source: #S43 Year: 1880; Census Place: Key West, Monroe, Florida; Roll: 131; Family History Film: 1254131; Page: 257D; Enumeration District: 116; Image: 0155 Page Year: 1880; Census Place: Key West, Monroe, Florida; Roll: 131; Family History Film: 1254131; Page: 257D; Enumeration District: 116; Image: 0155
12. ↑ Source: #S21 Page

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