My ancestor was Josephus Carnes(1838-1934). He was born in KY and living
in Buchanan Co. Missouri by 1840. THey are still their in 1850 but by
1860 he has moved to Mills Co., Iowa where he married Nancy
Adams(1839-1870). They have 5 children before Nancy dies. From the 1870
Census on they lived in Nebraska.
Josephus remarries to Rhoda Bowman(c.1850-1935) and has nine more
children.
Josephus was the son of Benjamin CARNES(1816-abt 1851) and Polly
Day(1818-1902). They married in Lincoln County, KY in June 1837. They
have 4 children: Josephus 1838, Amanda, Mary and Thomas(1849-1932).
They were all members of the Church of Christ in Iowa and Nebraska.
Josephus was a Civil War vet from IA.
Shelly