This is in further reply to Edie's (RKRNaples(a)aol.com) Aug. 12, 2006,
posting to this list titled "Martha Jane Carlock."
I also am unable to locate a Martha DAVIS with the correct age and race on
the 1900 census. However, see the following site:
http://www.rootsweb.com/~mslincol/linmarr-def.txt
According to this site, Thomas Nathan DAVIS m. Martha J. CARLISLE, not
Martha J. CARLOCK, Aug. 5, 1898, Lincoln Co., MS.
I also have not yet located Martha's parents, Ben and Kate CARLOCK, on the
1880 census. Both were living at the time.
Sue Tilleman
----- Original Message -----
From: "Susan Tilleman" <STilleman(a)satx.rr.com>
To: <CARLOCK-L(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Saturday, August 12, 2006 5:01 PM
Subject: [CARLOCK] Joseph S. CARLOCK m. Priscilla Jane MIDDLETON, 1830,
Franklin Co., MS
This is in reply to Edie's (RKRNaples(a)aol.com) Aug. 12, 2006,
posting to
this list titled "Martha Jane Carlock." I have found the family of
Martha's
grandparents listed on the 1880 census for the 3rd Ward, Tensas
Parish,
LA,
as follows:
J. S. CARLOCK Self M Male W 74 KY Laborer NC NC
Priscilla CARLOCK Wife M Female W 67 MS Laborer SC
SC
Henry CARLOCK Son M Male W 26 MS KY MS
Robt CARLOCK Son M Male W 25 MS KY MS
Diciy CARLOCK Dau S Female W 6 MS MS MS
Martha CARLOCK Dau S Female W 3 MS MS MS
Julia CARLOCK Dau S Female W 6 MS MS MS
Several items appear to be incorrect on this census listing, bringing up
some interesting questions.
1. Henry is listed as age 26, when his birthdate is believed to be 5 Jun
1859, making him instead around age 20.
2. Robert married in 1878, but his wife Mary J. ALFORD is not listed in
the
household, even though she was living at that time. Robert may have
just
been at his parents' house visiting or working. I have several similar
situations with my family in Illinois where adult males relatives were
apparently in the household helping with farmwork.
3. Both Dicey and Martha's ages are slightly incorrect. Dicey should
have
been about 9 years old at this time and Martha should have been about
1
year
old at this time. It is not unusual to see similar inconsistencies
in
census records.
4. Dicey, Martha, and probably Julia are all incorrectly listed as
daughters of Joseph and Priscilla, when Priscilla would have been too old
to
have had children this young. Again, I have seen similar
inconsistencies
on
censuses.
5. Who is Julia? According to the following source, a Civil War pension
was issued for the widow and child of George Ransom Thomas (or "W")
"Ransom"
CARLOCK, who was both the brother of Dicey and Martha's father
Ben and the
first husband of their mother Sarah Catherine "Kate" MONTGOMERY. Since
the
ages of 3 other individuals were incorrectly listed on this census,
it is
reasonable to assume tht Julia's age was also incorrectly listed. If
Julia
were indeed the child of Ransom and Kate, she should have been older
than
Dicey. Ransom and Kate's child was probably born around 1863 and would
have
been about age 16 at the time of the 1880 census.
Conflict of the 1860's, The Seventh Mississippi Regiment,
(
http://www.rootsweb.com/~msgenweb/archives/frank-7thmiss.htm).
Sue Tilleman
----- Original Message -----
http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/CARLOCK/2006-08/1155412350
From: <RKRNaples(a)aol.com>
To: <CARLOCK-L(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Saturday, August 12, 2006 2:52 PM
Subject: [CARLOCK] Martha Jane Carlock
> Martha Jane is daughter of Ben and Sarah Montgomery Carlock. She was
born
> 31 Aug 1878. That's all I know for sure.
> I found a marriage posted on familysearch that says a Martha Jane
Carlock
> married 5 Aug 1898, Lincoln MS, to Thomas Nathan Davis. That
post
didn't
> include her birthdate or other identifying data.
> I'm looking for any information about Martha Jane and her family. Have
> tried unsuccessfully so far, in 1900 census.
> Thanks for any help.
> Edie
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