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Carrie Jones1,2,3

ID# 18860, (1865 - 1941)
Family Chart

Parents:

Adoptive FatherJohn W. Jones (abt 1840 - )
Adoptive MotherMary E. Fort (abt 1842 - )
Chart MembershipDescendants of David Dutt/Toot
Descendants of Dr. Davis Green Tuck
Family IndexesThe Dutt/Toot Family
The Tuck Family

Key Events:

Birth: 9 Oct 1865, Port Royal, Montgomery Co., Tennessee,4,5,6
Marriage: 12 Apr 1888, Oak Grove, Christian Co., Kentucky, William Davis Elliott (b. 4 Jul 1859, d. 17 Mar 1924)7,8,9
Death: 16 Sep 1941, Montgomery Co., Tennessee,10,11
Burial: 17 Sep 1941, Greenwood Cemetery, Clarksville, Tennessee,11
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Narrative:

Carrie Jones was born on 9 Oct 1865 in Port Royal, Montgomery Co., TennesseeG.4,5,6
     Carrie was apparently adopted by John W. Jones and Mary E. Fort, apparently before 1880, but her birth parents have not been identified.12 She appeared on the 1880 Federal Census of Montgomery Co., Tennessee, G in the household of her adoptive parents.13
     Carrie married William Davis Elliott, son of Thomas Herbert Elliott and Elizabeth Mariah Tuck, on 12 Apr 1888 in Oak Grove, Christian Co., KentuckyG.7,8,9
     Carrie and William settled on a farm on the Tennessee side of the state line, near Edgoten, KentuckyG, after they married, and lived their the rest of their lives.14
     Carrie and William appeared on the 1900 Federal Census of Montgomery Co., Tennessee G, enumerated 2 Jun 1900, reporting that they owned their farm. Their children Thomas, William, and Jones were listed as living with them.15
     Carrie and William appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of Montgomery Co., Tennessee, on the Hopkinsville and Clarksville Pike G, enumerated 21 Apr 1910, reporting that they owned their farm. Their children Thomas, William, and Jones were listed as living with them.16
     Carrie and William appeared on the 1920 Federal Census of Montgomery Co., Tennessee G, on State Line Rd, enumerated 5 Jan 1920, reporting that they owned their farm. Their sons Jones and Thomas were listed as living with them, as was the latter's wife, Willie Joann Mallory, and their children, Josephine and Mary. Their middle son, William, and his family apparently lived close by as they are listed next.17
     Her husband died on 17 Mar 1924 in Montgomery Co., TennesseeG.18,19
     Carrie appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of Montgomery Co., Tennessee G, in the household of her eldest son, Thomas, and his wife, Willie Joann Mallory.20 She appeared on the 1940 Federal Census of Montgomery Co., Tennessee G, in the household of her son Thomas and his wife.21
     Carrie died on 16 Sep 1941 in Montgomery Co., TennesseeG, at age 75, at the family home, on the Tennessee state line near Edgoten.10,11 She was buried on 17 Sep 1941 in Greenwood Cemetery, Clarksville, TennesseeG.11
Research Note, 21 Oct 2019:
Carrie's death certificate, and her obituary, identify her parents as John W. Jones and Mary Fort. Indeed, she is found with them in the 1880 census. However, that census shows both her parents as born in North Carolina, in the case of her father overwritten an earlier entry. John and Mary were born in Kentucky and Tennessee respectively, so if the census record is correct they cannot be her birth parents. That, together with the fact that she cannot be found with them in the 1870 census strongly suggests she was adopted by them. Efforts to identify her birth parents have not been successful.11,14,13

Children:
     Children with William Davis Elliott:

  1. Thomas Herbert Elliott+ (22 Jun 1891 - 29 Nov 1944)
  2. William Davis Elliott Jr.+ (31 Jul 1892 - 29 Nov 1945)
  3. Jones Forte Elliott (26 Oct 1897 - 4 Feb 1947)

Citations

  1. [S8825] J. W. Jones household, 1880 U.S. Census, Montgomery Co., Tennessee, shows name as Carry Jones.
  2. [S2704] "Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979," FamilySearch.org, record for W. D. Elliott and Carrie Jones, citing FHL#1942960 and pg 345.
  3. [S4569] Carrie Jones Elliott, Certificate of Death, shows father's surname as Jones.
  4. [S4569] Carrie Jones Elliott, Certificate of Death, shows date, county, and state.
  5. [S8826] Carrie Jones Elliott obituary, Clarksville Leaf-Chronicle, shows born 76 years ago, town.
  6. [S8825] J. W. Jones household, 1880 U.S. Census, Montgomery Co., Tennessee, shows age 14 and state.
  7. [S2704] "Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979," FamilySearch.org, record for W. D. Elliott and Carrie Jones, citing FHL#1942960 and pg 345, shows date, town, and county.
  8. [S4563] D. William Elliott household, 1900 U.S. Census, Montgomery Co., Tennessee, shows married 12 years.
  9. [S8728] Saunders, and Stubbs, Elizabeth Saunders Blair, Early Settlers of Alabama, pg 385, shows year, as 1893.
  10. [S8826] Carrie Jones Elliott obituary, Clarksville Leaf-Chronicle, shows died today, at country home, town.
  11. [S4569] Carrie Jones Elliott, Certificate of Death.
  12. [S8825] J. W. Jones household, 1880 U.S. Census, Montgomery Co., Tennessee, shows Carrie's parents were both born in North Carolina, while John and Mary were born in Kentucky and Tennessee respectively.
  13. [S8825] J. W. Jones household, 1880 U.S. Census, Montgomery Co., Tennessee.
  14. [S8826] Carrie Jones Elliott obituary, Clarksville Leaf-Chronicle.
  15. [S4563] D. William Elliott household, 1900 U.S. Census, Montgomery Co., Tennessee.
  16. [S4564] William Elliot, Sr. household, 1910 U.S. Census, Montgomery Co., Tennessee.
  17. [S4566] W. D. Elliott, Sr. household, 1920 U.S. Census, Montgomery Co., Tennessee.
  18. [S4562] Wm. D. Elliott, Certificate of Death.
  19. [S8826] Carrie Jones Elliott obituary, Clarksville Leaf-Chronicle, shows he died on the family farm near Edgoten.
  20. [S4570] Thomas H. Elliott household, 1930 U.S. Census, Montgomery Co., Tennessee.
  21. [S4571] Thomas H. Elliott household, 1940 U.S. Census, Montgomery Co., Tennessee.

 

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