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Brandi, Samantha and I are cousins, we share the same gg-grandfather but not the same
gg-grandmother. my gg-grandmother was John's second wife, Malinda " Molly"
Dempsey. John was married 4 times.
our John was born June 1840 Polk Co. Tn. to Reuben Carden and Rachel ?
their children were
Sarah A., b. 1831/33
Tabitha, b. 1837
John, b. 1840
Leonard, b. 1842
James K. Polk, b. 1845
Martha A.D. , b. 1846
Malinda Missouri, b. 1848
John and Leonard both died during the civil war.
i have found a Thomas Carden in some census records in Polk Co. along with Reuben and his
brother John but haven't been able to connect this Thomas with my line, although
according to the way things usually work with families living around each other, he
proably is related somehow. but i haven't a Thomas in my John's family.
Reuben moved his family to Murray Co. Ga. after the 1850 Polk Co Tn. census, they are
listed in the Murray Co. 1860.
John enlisted in Murray Co. Apr. 1, 1862 as a private, captured at Gettysburg, the battle
of Cemetery Hill, Jul. 2, 1863, paroled at Point Lookout Maryland, 2- 18- 1865, exchanged
at James River Va. 2- 21-1865. he was in 22nd Ga. Inf. ( Regt. ) Co. D, Volunteers,
Wright's Bridgade, Army of the N. Va.