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Surnames: Carden, Ware, Shell
Classification: Query
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Still looking for my ancestor's parents. I finally got a subscription to Ancestry
Family Tree, but that really hasn't helped in this particular search. I found his
burial place while digging through Polk County, TN records, though, and I didn't have
that. If I post what I have, maybe someone will see a direction I should go (hey, I'm
hoping anyway).
JASPER FLOYD CARDEN was born Jul 28, 1828 in TN, and died Feb 16, 1903 in Polk County,
TN. He married (1) ANNIE WARE Jun 20, 1850 in Murray County, GA. She was born 1828 in
SC, and died in Harriman, Roane County, TN. He married (2) ELIZABETH SHELL Jan 09, 1868
in Bradley County, TN, daughter of BENJAMIN SHELL. She was born Feb 20, 1836 in TN, and
died Apr 15, 1932 in Plainsville, GA.
Notes for JASPER FLOYD CARDEN:
Source Information:
Census Place District 6, Polk, Tennessee
Family History Library Film 1255275
NA Film Number T9-1275
Page Number 11C
According to Robert B. Barker Civil War Papers, J.F. Carden went by the name Floyd.
Carden, Jasper F. (Floyd): : Pvt., Co. E, Tenth TN Cav., Union Army Vol. from Feb 9, 1862
to Aug. 1, 1865. He lived Mecca, McMinn Co., Servilla, Polk County, TN. Filed claim
September 24, 1883 and said he was born July 28, 1828. Pension approved for $2 per month
from Sept. 24, 1883; $6 from Nov. 30, 1887 and $12 from Dec. 24, 1890. He died February
16, 1903. It appears that Jasper F. Carden first married Annie Ware before the war and
that she died at Harriman, Roane County, TN during the war. He then married Elizabeth
Shell Newman in Bradley Co., TN January 9, 1868. Elizabeth Shell appears to have been born
Feb. 20, 1836 and married Thomas Newman in Meigs Co., TN in 1853. Tom Newman obtained a
divorce from his wife, Elizabeth, in Chancery court of Meigs Co. in 1866.
Source: Polk County, TN Historical & Genealogical Society
More About JASPER FLOYD CARDEN:
Burial: Old Burchfield Cemetery, Springtown, Polk County, TN
Military: Bet. Jan 1863 - Aug 01, 1865, Union Volunteer
Residence: 1880, District 6, Polk, Tennessee, United States2
Notes for ANNIE WARE:
source of birthdate & place - 1850 Polk County Census.
Marriage Search Results
Jasper Carden
Ann Ware Jun 20, 1850 Murray County, GA
Notes for ELIZABETH SHELL:
Elizabeth Shell was first married to Tom Newman.
Children of JASPER CARDEN and ANNIE WARE are:
2. i. JASPER NEWTON CARDEN, b. Sep 1859, Bradley County, TN; d. Unknown.
3. ii. DOCTOR FRANKLIN CARDEN, b. Nov 11, 1861, TN; d. Unknown, TN.
iii. AMANDA CARDEN, b. Feb 14, 1863, TN; d. Unknown.
Children of JASPER CARDEN and ELIZABETH SHELL are:
iv. BENJAMIN H. CARDEN.
v. CORA CARDEN.
According to other census records that I have found, both of J.F.'s parents were born
in NC. I just can't find their names.
Thanks for any help anyone can give me.
Katydid