George & Lucretia (Gilbert) Carden had a son named John W. Carden, but he was
born January 23, 1855, and married (first) Sarah Ann Walker and (second) Mary
Susan Ray. From the information I have gathered, your John W. Carden was the
son of William and Demarius (Overman) Carden. The information follows:
Descendants of William M. Carden
Generation No. 1
1. WILLIAM M.1 CARDEN was born Bet. 1820 - 1825 in North Carolina1,2, and
died Bef. 1880 in Orange County, North Carolina3. He married DEMARIUS
OVERMAN December 11, 1861, in Orange County, North Carolina4,5. She was born
1846 in North Carolina6, and died Aft. 1881.
Notes for WILLIAM M. CARDEN:
Orange County Mortality Schedule says Wm lived 55 yrs in Orange Co., & both
Mother & Father were born in NC.
More About WILLIAM M. CARDEN:
Cause of Death: Consumption
Occupation: Chairmaker
More About DEMARIUS OVERMAN:
Occupation: Housewife
Children of WILLIAM CARDEN and DEMARIUS OVERMAN are:
i. NANCY A.2 CARDEN, b. 1863, North Carolina6,7; m. JOHN W. H. CARDEN,
August 07, 1881, Durham, Orange Co., NC8; b. Abt. 1849,10; d. Aft. 1879.11.
Notes for JOHN W. H. CARDEN:
Hillsborough Recorder of October 21, 1863, noted that John had mail @ the Post
Office on October 20, 1863.
More About JOHN W. H. CARDEN:
Military service: September 11, 1861, Enlisted, Civil War,12
Marriage Notes for NANCY CARDEN and JOHN CARDEN:
They were living in Durham at the time of the marriage.
1879 land transaction gives name of John's wife as Frances E. Carden. When
did she die?
2. ii. JOHN W. CARDEN, b. December 24, 1864, North Carolina; d. December 16,
1944, Orange County, NC.
iii. THOMAS J. CARDEN, b. 1866, North Carolina13.
More About THOMAS J. CARDEN:
Occupation: Farming
iv. JAMES IRA CARDEN, b. March 31, 1869, North Carolina13,14,15; d. April
23, 1937, Orange County, NC16,17; m. ELDIA BALL; b. November 03, 1880,17; d.
May 16, 1940.17.
More About JAMES IRA CARDEN:
Burial: Lebanon United Methodist Church.18
Medical Information: Hip dislocates.19
Occupation: Farming
Notes for ELDIA BALL:
Relationship assumed because her name is on his tombstone.
v. MARY M. CARDEN, b. 1871, North Carolina.19.
vi. ROBINA F. CARDEN, b. 1873, North Carolina.19.
vii. CATHERINE F. CARDEN, b. 1876, North Carolina.19.
viii. LIZZIE E. CARDEN, b. 1879, North Carolina.19.
Generation No. 2
2. JOHN W.2 CARDEN (WILLIAM M.1) was born December 24, 1864 in North
Carolina20,21,22, and died December 16, 1944 in Orange County, NC23,24. He
married TABITHA ELMORE. She was born January 10, 1870.25,26, and died
December 23, 1946 in North Carolina27,28.
More About JOHN W. CARDEN:
Burial: Lebanon United Methodist Church29
Occupation: Farming
More About TABITHA ELMORE:
Burial: Lebanon United Methodist Church30,30
Child of JOHN CARDEN and TABITHA ELMORE is:
3. i. CLARK FRED3 CARDEN, SR, b. April 02, 1906; d. November 27, 1967.
Generation No. 3
3. CLARK FRED3 CARDEN, SR (JOHN W.2, WILLIAM M.1)31 was born April 02, 1906,
and died November 27, 1967. He married DOROTHY DORINE PATTISHALL.
Child of CLARK CARDEN and DOROTHY PATTISHALL is:
i. CLARK FRED4 CARDEN, JR, m. CHERYL STALEY.
Endnotes
1. United States Census, 1870.
2. Orange County Vital Records, Mortality Schedule, Vol.8.
3. United States Census, 1880.
4. Orange County Vital Records, Marriages.
5. IGI.
6. United States Census, 1870, 1880.
7. Orange County Vital Records.
8. Orange County Vital Records, Bk M6 p431, Bk4 p441.
9. United States Census, 1850.
10. North Carolina Troops 1861 - 1865, Was 22 years old when he enlisted on
September 11, 1861.
11. Orange County Land Records, Mentioned in 1879 transaction involving
family property.
12. North Carolina Troops 1861 - 1865.
13. United States Census, 1870, 1880.
14. Orange County Cemetery Survey.
15. Lebanon United Methodist Church Cemetery, Tombstone, Inscribed: March
31, 1869.
16. Orange County Cemetery Survey
17. Lebanon United Methodist Church Cemetery, Tombstone.
18. Orange County Cemetery Survey, Tombstone Inscription.
19. United States Census, 1880.
20. United States Census, 1870,1880.
21. Orange County Cemetery Survey.
22. Lebanon United Methodist Church Cemetery, Tombstone, Inscribed: December
24, 1864.
23. Orange County Cemetery Survey
24. Lebanon United Methodist Church Cemetery, Tombstone, Inscribed: December
16, 1944.
25. Orange County Cemetery Survey, January 9, 1870.
26. Lebanon United Methodist Church Cemetery, Tombstone, Inscribed: January
10, 1870.
27. Orange County Cemetery Survey
28. Lebanon United Methodist Church Cemetery, Tombstone, Inscribed: December
23, 1946.
29. Cemetery Records, Tombstone Inscription.
30. Tombstone Inscription > Wife of John W Carden Mother
31. Personal Knowledge, Cheryl Staley Carden.
I hope this will be of some help. All additions and corrections will be
appreciated.
Good luck,
Carol Scarlett