Jehu Carnes (1801 - 1867)

Born 27 Aug 1801 in Lee County, Virginia, USA

Husband of Nancy (Burton) Carnes — married 15 Mar 1820 in , Mcminn, Tennessee, USA

Descendants

Died 25 Mar 1867 at age 65 in Little Tavern Creek, Maries County, Missouri, United States

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Biography

Jehu was born the 27th of August 1801 in Lee County, Virginia.

He married Nancy Burton in 1820 at McMinn County, Tennessee and they raised a family of about twelve children: James, Mary, Nancy Jane, Edith, John, Josiah, Matilda, Lydia, Levi, William, Thomas and one daughter whose name is unknown (b. 1830-1836 d. bef 1840). The family moved to Missouri about 1838-1840.

Jehu was a Methodist circuit rider. His congregational activities were centered at Carnes Camp Ground, west of the Gasconade River near Van Cleve, Missouri. Carnes Branch, running into the Little Tavern Creek, was also named for him.

He died on the 25th of March 1867 at his home on the Little Tavern Creek in Maries County, Missouri.

Marriage

Husband: Jehu Carnes

Wife: Nancy Burton

Child: James Carnes

Child: Mary Jane Carnes

Child: Edith Carnes

Child: John F Carnes

Child: Nancy Jane Carnes

Child: William P Carnes

Child: Josiah Carnes

Child: Matilda Carnes

Child: Lydia Ann Carnes

Child: Levi Lewis Carnes

Child: Thomas Carnes

Date: 15 MAR 1820

Place: , Mcminn, Tennessee, USA

Notes

Transcribers on census records on FS who are unfamiliar with the family often have this man's name indexed as John on records.

Sources

• 1820??
• "United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9YB9-HVS?cc=1803958&wc=35YC-C6G%3A1588478503%2C1588479603%2C1588469601 : 14 August 2015), Tennessee > McMinn > Not Stated > image 39 of 168; citing NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.). 1830 McMinn, Tenn. Ancestry indexed as 'John'; only other Carnes in county is Nicholas who is presumed to be a brother; 2 m under 5, 1 m 5-10, 1 m 20-30, 1 f under 5, 1 f 5-10, 1 f 20-30, 1 f 50-60
• "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHTF-6PL : 19 May 2020), John Carnes, Gasconade, Missouri, United States; citing p. 276, NARA microfilm publication , (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll ; FHL microfilm . 1 m 30-40, 1 m 15-20, 2 m 10-15 , 2 m 5-10, 1 f 30-40, 1 f 15-20, 1 f 10-15, 1f 5-10, 2 f >5
• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDZF-LMG : 4 April 2020), Nancy Carnes in household of John [Jehu] Carnes, Crawford, Osage, Missouri, United States; citing family 426, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

Jehu Carnes Male 49 Virginia

Nancy Carnes Female 48 Virginia

Josiah Carnes Male 21 Tennessee

William Carnes Male 19 Tennessee

John Carnes Male 17 Tennessee

Jane Carnes Female 15 Tennessee

Edith Carnes Female 13 Tennessee

Mary Carnes Female 7 Missouri

• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHZH-M9T : 19 March 2020), Nancy Carnes in entry for John Carnes, 1860. Maries, Missouri.

Jehu Carnes Male 58 Virginia

Nancy Carnes Female 57 Virginia

Mary Carnes Female 16 Missouri

James Carnes Male 9 Missouri

• King, Everett, History of Maries County, 1963, pp. 90, 160, 246-252.