James Jefferson Carver Sr. (1814 - 1882)

Born 1814 in Montgomery County, Georgia, USA

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah (Ricketson) Carver — married 12 Sep 1835 in Montgomery County, Georgia, USA

Husband of Rhoda (Tucker) Chaney — married 14 Sep 1873 in Coffee County, Georgia

Descendants

Died 4 Oct 1882 at about age 68 in Coffee County, Georgia, USA

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Biography

James Jefferson “Jim” Carver BIRTH 1814 Telfair County, Georgia, USA DEATH 4 Oct 1882 (aged 67–68) Coffee County, Georgia, USA BURIAL Chaney Cemetery Coffee County, Georgia, USA

Spouses

Sarah Ann Ricketson Carver 1820–1872 (m. 1835)

Rhoda Jane Tucker Carver Chaney 1855–1922 (m. 1873)

Children

1. Vinson Ricketson 1836–1916
2. Boicy Ann Carver Gaskins 1841–1910
3. Elizabeth Carver Lott 1842–1905
4. Mariah Carver Davis 1845 – unknown
5. Allen Carver 1845–1916
6. Joseph Carver 1847–1916
7. James Jefferson Carver 1850–1934
8. Delilah Carver Smith 1855–1927
9. Sarah Carver Purvis 1858–1935
10. John Riley Carver 1874–1962
11. Susan Carver Blanchett Hutto 1876–1969
12. Martha Ann Carver Poston 1878–1965
13. Mahaley Carver Cato 1880–1970

Notes for James Carver:

James Carver was one of the early pioneers of Coffee County, Georgia .James Jefferson Carver Sr. grew up in Telfair County, Georgia.

Soon after James' marriage to Sarah (Ricketson) Carver when he was 21 years old his family moved to a farm on the Ware Telfair County line, where they were living when Coffee County was created in 1854, when they were cut into Coffee County. James and Sarah had 15 children. He also had a daughter named Mariah b. 1845 who married Hiram Davis

Sarah (Ricketson) Carver was born about 1814 in Montgomery County, daughter of Joseph and Serena Foy Ricketson, who later became residents of Coffee County.

James married twice.His second marriage was in 1873 to Miss Rhoda Tucker, 18 year old daughter of Benjamin Tucker.She was born 10 August 1855 and died 12 September 1922, by her four children was born.

In the 1870 census of Coffee County, James and his first wife were living and had their own household.

In the 1880 census he was living with his second wife and they had four children.

James son, Riley Carver lived on the old home-place of his father on a lot of land 53, 6th district Coffee County and had a deed made out to him by his father when he was yet a child.

James last wife, Rhoda married again, her second husband being Guilford Franklin Elbert Chaney 1860–1922 (m. 1884)

James' will was probated May term, Coffee County Court, and bequeathed to his daughter, Mrs. Hulda Minix $100.00 and the remainder of his estate was given to the other children. His son Jesse Carver was named executor of the will.

NOTE on Civil War military service:

A Coffee County, GA James J. Carver listed in CSA records Company C, 50th infantry Regiment Georgia, was born in 1833 and died 28 Sep 1862 in the War. Besides this James J., there are no other James J. Carver listed as serving in the CSA - only a James A. and James E. Carver listed in the Georgia Civil War Service Records.

James served as a Private under Captain John J. Johnson in the 2nd Regiment, East Florida Militia, Indian War, 16 June to 18 December 1837.

Sources

• Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FWZS-CY3 : 22 December 2016), James Carver and Rhoda Tucker, 14 Sep 1873; citing Marriage, Coffee, Georgia, United States, county courthouses, Georgia; FHL microfilm 1,666,857.

• "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVVJ-BXZX : 13 December 2015), James Carver, 1882; Burial, , Coffee, Georgia, United States of America, Chaney Cemetery; citing record ID 23247497, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.

• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZYX-BLX : 12 April 2016), James Carver, Telfair county, Telfair, Georgia, United States; citing family 291, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

• United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZM2-HFT : 30 September 2017), James Carver, 1860.

• United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8LK-NNB : 11 August 2017), James Carver, District 1026, Coffee, Georgia, United States; citing enumeration district ED 40, sheet 235A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0141; FHL microfilm 1,254,141.

Acknowledgments

• Carver-879 was started through the import of culmer_family.ged on Oct 22, 2012 by Steve Culmer.