More articles!

I love looking at old newspapers! This morning I found an announcement for a reunion/birthday celebration for a W.H Carnes. W.H turned 76. The article was from the  Neosho Daily Democrat 16 August 1930 so W.H was he was born around 1854. The celebration took place near Monett, MO at the Walnut Drive farm. The following people attended:

Mr .& Mrs. T.P. Caple	Monett, MO
Mr .& Mrs. C.W. Carnes and niece	Springdale AK
Mr .& Mrs. *Lawrence Carnes and family	Webb City, MO
Mr .& Mrs. Frank Culkin and family	Neosho, MO
Mr .& Mrs. Frank Savage and family	Neosho, MO
Mr .& Mrs. *Leonard Carnes and family	Neosho, MO
W. H Carnes	Monett, MO
Mr. & Mrs. W. T. Kines	Monett, MO

*Twin Brothers

I previously found an obituary for a William Henry Carnes, turns out that W.H. Carnes is the William Henry in the obit. I also have an article from August 1931 about that year’s reunion. From the article and the obituary I now know that: 

Mr .& Mrs. T.P. Caple	daughter
Mr .& Mrs. C.W. Carnes and niece	son Charles, niece Dorothy Carnes
Mr .& Mrs. Lawrence Carnes and family	Son, 3 children in 1931
Mr .& Mrs. Frank Culkin and family	daughter Cora,  son in law Will
Mr .& Mrs. Frank Savage and family	daughter , 2 sons in 1931
Mr .& Mrs. Leonard Carnes and family	Son, 4 children in 1931
Mr. & Mrs. W. T. Kines	daughter Cora, son in law Will
Mr. & Mrs. Stephan Brittenham	Daughter, 3 children in 1931
Mrs. Ione Carnes	4 children in 1931

He was born 11 Aug 1854 in Maryville, TN to James S. W. and Caroline Carnes. He was the oldest of 6 and two brothers are living, Ed in Fayetteville, AK and James in Neosho, MO. He may not be one of 'my' Carnes but the name fits and there is the MO and AK connection. He was born in TN so I’m not sure if this is my family or not…. I may have spent the better part of today looking at an unrelated family!

Carnes Reunion 1930
Carnes Reunion 1931
William Henry Carnes Obituary 1932
Lawrence and Leonard birthday 1933

More thoughts on Carnes in Kansas

I have been thinking more about why Jane and her sons came to Kansas...I have a hunch that the new railroad had something to do with Jane and her sons moving to Marshall County. The Central Branch of the Union Pacific was completed about 1870 and ended in Waterville. From what I have read there was a lot of advertising about Kansas and all of the opportunities. Plus, there was the Homestead Act. It's like they got on the train and rode as far as they could, haha. Another factor may have been the aftermath of the Civil War. I know they fought for the Union but if I remember correctly they were drafted. Jane's father owned a very large plantation near Lewisburg so I wonder if the family really supported the Union. If they were Southern Sympathizers life would not have been fun in WV following the Civil War. Of course that just my thoughts... no way to prove such a theory.
I would also love to know why they left KS. I know life was not easy but I don't think that it was all that easy in WV at that time either. Jane had other children and grandchildren in Charleston, maybe she missed them and wanted to go home. I think one son died while she was in KS. It is possible that Jane died in KS and I just haven't found any record. Maybe they just wanted to move on to somewhere else... Goodness knows how those Carnes like to move around and travel.

Not my Jane...

The death record for Jane Carnes arrived from the Putnam County IN Health Dept. Just as I thought, not my Jane. This Jane's maiden name was Durham not Jarrett. A little disappointing but now I know! Now I am wondering if this Jane Durham Carnes was married to one of my Carnes? That is a search for another day!

Random Info

I found a couple of obituaries earlier today that I think are of some Carnes kin. I don't have time to elaborate but I wanted to post them before I forget!

Mary Carnes Fox
Ealie Belle Carnes Oxley

Jane Jarrett Carnes

Happy 150th Birthday West Virginia! Anyone who knows me knows how I love my home state. I have learned to like my small town in Kansas, but West Virginia always will be my home. My family was in WV long before it was a state and most of my family is still in WV. I do have a few ancestors that left and settled elsewhere. These folks are mostly on mom’s side. Jane Jarrett Carnes, my 3rd great grandmother, is one of those ancestors.

Jane Jarrett was the daughter of Isaac Jarrett (1770-1859) and granddaughter of James Jarrett (1750-1822). She was born around 1806 in (West) Virginia. She married Henry Carnes in Clay County (West) Virginia around 1823. She was living in Boone County (West) Virginia in 1850. I have not been able to find Jane and Henry in the 1860 census but they were living in Clay County (West) Virginia when Henry died between 2 Sept 1864 when his will was written and 28 Nov 1865 when the will was proved. (WV Will Books, 1756-1991; Clay County, V. 001, pg 5, 6, 7).

I was quite surprised to find Jane Jarrett Carnes living in Waterville, Marshall, Kansas on the 1870 census! She is actually counted twice.

1870 Census -Waterville, Marshall, Kansas; enumerated on 15 July 1870 by W.A. Smith
Pg. 13 family dwelling: 112 & family #113

Carnes, Clark       39   Virginia
             Virginia    28   Virginia
             Jane         64   Virginia
 Hall, Caroline       22   Virginia

1870 Census -Waterville, Marshall, Kansas; enumerated on 20 July 1870 by W.A. Smith
Pg. 28 family dwelling: 216 & family #220

Carnes, Jane            65    Virginia
             Isaac           32    Virginia
             Catherine     24    Virginia
             Ellett            09    Virginia
             Estelline       06    Virginia
             Octavia        04    Virginia
             Virginia        02    Virginia

I assume that Jane, Isaac and Clark all came to Kansas at the same time. Birth records for Virginia Carnes show she was born in Kanawha County 27 Sep 1867

Isaac Carnes Marshall County Kansas Land Record
Clark Carnes Marshall County, Kansas Land Record