In a message dated 7/26/2003 1:10:46 PM Central Daylight Time,
ben(a)lockerd.net writes:
Linda,
I think that it was Adam Carnahan who lived near the
Reverand John Carnahan in Arkansas. Adam was my gg
grandfather and we have had problems separating him from
Rev. John. It appears that Adam was the son of another John
Carnahan of Logan County, KY. It is further complicated by
the fact that Rev. John spent some time in Logan Co and both
were preachers in the Cumberland Presbyterian Church. I am
fairly confident that Adams father John decended from
Captain James in Pennysvilaina while Rev. John decended from
Hugh in NC.
Ben Lockerd
Hi again,
These families are also confusing because of the Benjamin Carnahan folks as
well.
John Carnahan and Phoebe Johnson Barton also had a son Benjamin J. Carnahan.
John Carnahan and Jane Billingsley had a son Benjamin Young Carnahan.
I believe that both were also ministers in the Cumberland Presby. Church.
So while we are talking about this group could I please check my information
on these two folks with all of you?
Benjamin Young Carnahan - son of John Carnahan and Jane Billingsley:
Does anyone know where that middle name came from????
Anyway.. he was born 1800/1810 in Kentucky - died before 1850
md
Hopestell Hardister - b. abt 1813 Tennessee
Children:
Samuel - abt 1833
Green S. - abt 1835
Sarah J. - abt 1837
George William - abt 1839
Elizabeth - abt 1841
Martha A. - abt 1843
David - abt 1845
Benjamin is mentioned in John Carnahan's will in 1838.
1840 census - Vineyard, Washington Co., Arkansas
2 males under 5
1 male 5-10
1 male 30-40
1 female under 5
1 female 20-30
1850 - Marion Co., Arkansas - Benjamin is gone - his widow has remarried:
Taylor, A. B. - 60 - farmer - NY
Hopestea? - 37 - Tn
Carnahan, Samuel - 17 - farmer - Ark
Green - 15 - farmer - ark
Sarah J. - 13 - Ark
George - 11 - Ark
Elizabeth - 9 - Ark
Martha A. - 7 - Ark
David - 5 - Ark
Taylor, Mary A. - 1 - Ark
Benjamin J. Carnahan - son of John Carnahan and Phoebe Johnson Barton
b. abt 1898
md 17 June 1818 in Christian Co., Ky to
Kesiah King Lewis
I only have one child for them - did they have more???
Virginia Phoebe Carnahan - b. 20 Mar 1824 - md 16 Mar 1848 to John Gibson
Benjamin is in the 1850 census of Illinois Twp., Washington Co., Arkansas as
age 52 - C. Presbyterian Miister with Kesiah age 53 and Martha E. Wilkins, age
15, b. Mo.
Thanks and Take care - Emma