Carry L (Thornton) Fairley (1873)

Born Nov 1873 in North Carolina

Ancestors

Wife of Leonard Edward Fairley — married 23 Dec 1896 in Cumberland, North Carolina, United States

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Biography

Carry (Thornton) Fairley is a part of US Black heritage.

Carry was born in 1874. She is the daughter of Alvin Thornton and Elsie Thornton.

Timeline

1880 Residence Fayetteville , Cumberland, North Carolina, United States. Household members: Alvin G Thornton age 55, Elvy Thornton age 36, Eddie Thornton age 17, Mary K Thornton age 15, Carry Thornton age 6, Hattie Thornton age 4, Nettie Thornton age 0, Caroline Smith (servant) age 23, Narcissa Smith (servant) age 10, Sylvia Hargrove (mother-in-law) age 81, John Smith (servant) age 18.

Source: [United States Census, 1880] ^[1]

1896 L E Fairley married Carrie L Thornton on 23 Dec 1896 in Cumberland, North Carolina. ^[2]

1900 Residence Cross Creek Township Fayetteville town Ward 3-4, Cumberland, North Carolina, United States. Household members: Lenard Fairley age 37, Carry L Fairley age 27, Richmond A Fairley age 2, Nellie M Fairley age 1, Alvin G Thornton (father-in-law) age 76, Elsie Thornton (mother-in-law) age 50, Hallie I Thornton (sister-in-law) age 23, Nettie R Thornton (sister-in-law) age 20.

Source: [United States Census, 1900] ^[3]

1910 Residence Raleigh Ward 2, Wake, North Carolina, United States. Household members: Lenord Fairley age 49, Carrie L Fairley age 36, Richmond A Fairley age 12, Nellie M Fairley age 10, Elcy Fairley age 8, Lenord Fairley age 4, Thornton Fairley age 2.

Source: [United States Census, 1910] ^[4]

1920 Residence Raleigh Ward 3, Wake, North Carolina, United States. Household members: L Edward Fairley age 53, Carrie Fairley age 44, Richmond A Fairley age 21, Nellie M Fairley age 19, Elsie Fairley age 17, Leonard E Fairley Jr age 13, Thornton Fairley age 11, Wilber Fairley age 8, Emmet Fairley age 6, Thurman Fairley age 4.

Source: [United States Census, 1920] ^[5]

1930 Residence Goldsboro, Wayne, North Carolina, United States. Household members: Leonard E Fairley age 68, Carrie Fairley age 55, Eloise Fairley age 24, Nellie Fairley age 25, Thornton Fairley age 20, Wilber Fairley age 18, Everette Fairley age 16, Thurman Fairley age 14.

Source: [United States Census, 1930] ^[6]

1940 Residence Tract 50, Police Precinct 2, District of Columbia, Colored Baptist Old Folk's Home, United States. Household members: Ida V Smith (head) age 80, Carrie Fairley (lodger) age 58, Leonard E Fairley age 27, Wilbur Fairley age 25, Emmitt Fairley age 23, Thurman Fairley age 19, Aloise Cross age 60.

Source: [United States Census, 1940] ^[7]

Marriage

Marriage:

Date: 23 Dec 1896

Place: Cumberland, North Carolina, United States

Name: L E Fairley

Father's Name: Richmon Fairley

Mother's Name: Elsie Fairley

Spouse's Name: Carrie L Thornton

Spouse's Father's Name: A G Thornton

Spouse's Mother's Name: Elsie Thornton

Source: [North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979] ^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC62-DBN : 20 August 2017), Caroline Smith in household of Alvin G Thornton, Fayetteville, Cumberland, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district ED 67, sheet 583A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0960; FHL microfilm 1,254,960.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VXTK-4CQ : 22 December 2016), L E Fairley and Carrie L Thornton, 23 Dec 1896; citing Cumberland, North Carolina, United States, p. , Office of Archives and History, Division of Archives and Records. State Archive of North Carolina and various county Register of Deeds; FHL microfilm 1,689,352.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSY4-MYC : accessed 2 November 2017), Lenard Fairley, Cross Creek Township Fayetteville town Ward 3-4, Cumberland, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 24, sheet 18A, family 393, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,191.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ML37-3PK : accessed 3 November 2017), Lenord E Fairley, Raleigh Ward 2, Wake, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 116, sheet 9A, family 193, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1136; FHL microfilm 1,375,149.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZVW-Y8C : accessed 3 November 2017), L Edward Fairley, Raleigh Ward 3, Wake, North Carolina, United States; citing ED 134, sheet 4B, line 68, family 91, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1326; FHL microfilm 1,821,326.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X37L-MV9 : accessed 3 November 2017), Leonard E Fairley, Goldsboro, Wayne, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 19, sheet 10B, line 59, family 562, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1728; FHL microfilm 2,341,462.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K7SD-PNW : accessed 3 November 2017), Carrie Fairley in household of Ida V Smith, Tract 50, District of Columbia, Police Precinct 2, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 1-63, sheet 6A, line 34, family 75, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 555.