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Surnames: Carver
Classification: Query
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I am the great-granddaughter of Aiden (Aden) C. Carver. I have an uncle whose middle name
is Aden; I believe the census recorder may have misspelled the name. I located Aiden C.,
his wife Ola, his sons Granville, Robert "Bob" (my grandfather), Brisso
(Briscoe), Fred, and William, and one daughter, Myrtle, in the 1920 US Federal Census for
North Carolina, McDowell County, Nebo Township. I located them again in the 1930 US
Federal Census for Tennessee, Sullivan County, 12th District. My grandfather, Robert,
married Nancy Rebecca (Nannie) Bishop, lived and worked in Sullivan County for many years,
and raised ten children, including my father, Don. In the early 1960s, my grandparents
moved from Piney Flats, Sullivan Co., TN to Cantonment, Escambia Co., FL. Robert passed
away in April 1976.
My uncle told me Aden (Aiden) Carver married Ola Beddics (?Biddix). I located Aden and
Ola in the 1920 and 1930 census records. Based on Aden's age, I calculated he must
have been born about 1875 or 1876. I then found an Aden, age 5, in the 1880 census for
McDowell Co., NC. His father is William (35 yoa), his mother is Rebecca (33 yoa), he has
four older sisters (Caroline, Nancey, Elizabeth, Laney S.) and one younger brother
(Thomas). Living in the household is William's 72-year old mother, Jane.
I also located the McDowell County - Vitals - Delayed Birth Index A-E, which lists
Granville (wrong birth year-1900 not 1890; correct month and day), Briscoe, Robert (my
grandfather, born 22 Feb 1902), Fred, and William Aden. These were indeed my
grandfather's brothers. The parent is listed as either Aden Carver or Aden Sevier
Carver. I do not know Aden's middle name, and the census records for 1920 and 1930
list the initial as "C." The census recorder might not have known how Sevier was
spelled, and incorrectly recorded the middle initial.
Please contact me - I'm certain we are related!
Debra