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William Rufus Carey 1843–1919 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 December 1843

Birth Location: Hawkins County, Tennessee, United States of America

Death Date: 15 Apr 1919

Death Location: Church Hill, Hawkins County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: Daniel Carey

Mother: Sarah Crowder

Spouse(s): Lucinda Skelton

Children(s): (Rev) Carey, Margaret Carey, Holsie Carey, Annie Short, William Carey, John Carey, Edward Carey, Sallie Cary, Holston Cary

The story of William Rufus Carey began in 1843 in Hawkins County, Tennessee, United States of America. In 1860, William Rufus Carey resided in District 8, Surgoinsville, Hawkins, Tennessee, USA. In 1870, William Rufus Carey resided in District 7, Stony Point, Hawkins, Tennessee, USA. William Rufus Carey married Lucinda Skelton, and had children including Annie Short, Edward Audley Carey, Holsie Carey, Holston Cary, John O Carey, Margaret Jane Carey, Rev James Frederick Carey, Sallie Cary, William D Carey. William Rufus Carey passed away in 1919 in Church Hill, Hawkins County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of William Rufus Carey began in 1843 in Hawkins County, Tennessee, United States of America.
  • In 1860, William Rufus Carey resided in District 8, Surgoinsville, Hawkins, Tennessee, USA.
  • In 1870, William Rufus Carey resided in District 7, Stony Point, Hawkins, Tennessee, USA.
  • William Rufus Carey married Lucinda Skelton, and had children including Annie Short, Edward Audley Carey, Holsie Carey, Holston Cary, John O Carey, Margaret Jane Carey, Rev James Frederick Carey, Sallie Cary, William D Carey.
  • William Rufus Carey passed away in 1919 in Church Hill, Hawkins County, Tennessee, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Daniel Carey
1813–1862
Birth Location: Nelson, Virginia, United States
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Sarah Crowder
1817–1880
Birth Location: North Carolina
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Spouses(s)

Lucinda Skelton
1844–1916
Birth Location: Church Hill, Hawkins, Tennessee, United States
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Children(s)

(Rev) Carey
1875–1947
Birth Location: Hawkins, Tennessee, USA
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Margaret Carey
1878–1969
Birth Location: Hawkins County, Tennessee, USA
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Holsie Carey
1868–1885
Birth Location: Hawkins, Tennessee, United States,
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Annie Short
1882–1976
Birth Location: Rogersville, Hawkins, Tennessee, USA
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William Carey
1868–1960
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
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John Carey
1878–1894
Birth Location: Tennessee
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Edward Carey
1877–1955
Birth Location: Hawkins, Tennessee, USA
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Sallie Cary
1877–1964
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
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Holston Cary
1886–1966
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
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William Carey's Ancestors

Self
William Carey
1843–1919
Birth Place: Hawkins County, Tennessee, United States of America
Parents
Daniel M. Carey
1813–1862
Nelson, Virginia, United States
Sarah (B.) Crowder
1817–1880
North Carolina
Grandparents
Daniel CAREY
1778–1820
Nelson, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Solomon Sr
1740–1830
Comfort Osborn
1740–1810
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Carey's Descendants

1.
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William (Rufus) Carey (16 December 1843–15 Apr 1919) m. Lucinda Skelton (27 February 1844–20 May 1916)
  1. 1. (Rev) (James Frederick) Carey 1875–1947 m. Elisse (L) Carey 1877–1964
    1. 1. William (Harvey "Harry") Carey 1897–1961 m. Ella Mills 1898–1972
      1. 1. Ervin (William) Carey 1927–1982 m. Barbara (Ruth) Glatzert 1929–2015
      2. 2. Infant Carey 1927–1927
    2. 2. Charlie (C) Carey 1915–1915
    3. 3. Lulie (J) Carey 1894–1972 m. Marion (Thomas) Smith 1912–1958
      1. 1. Delmar (Ray) Smith 1929–2004 m. Bobbie (Ruth) Strong 1930–2018
      2. 2. Kyle Smith 1936–1989 m. Attie (D) Miller 1933–1992
    4. 4. James (Alexander) Carey 1902–1970 m. Nancy (Valeen) Carey 1907–1945
      1. 1. Margie (L) Carey 1939–2015
      2. 2. George (Arliss) Carey 1936–2012
      3. 3. Delphia (May) Mauk 1943–2016
      4. 4. Charles (Hershell) Carey 1926–1994
      5. 5. Mary (Elizabeth) Carey 1929–2016 m. James (Edward) Dykes 1919–1971
        1. 1. James (Marcell) Dykes 1951–2000
      6. 6. Geneva (Pearl) Carey 1931–2011 m. Ervin (Winford) Reed 1934–1988
      7. 7. Ella (Marie) Carey 1945–2020
    5. 5. Marjorie Carey 1907–1965
    6. 6. John (E) Carey 1910–1930
    7. 7. Frank (L) Carey 1905–
    8. 8. Margaret (May "Maggie") Carey 1907–1965 m. Rufus Short 1913–2011
      1. 1. Marcel Short 1938–1938
      2. 2. Ruth (Ella) Short 1944–2002
      3. 3. Ina (Marie) Short 1936–2007
      4. 4. Audley (Beecher) Short 1939–2011
      5. 5. Velma (Faye) Short 1941–1941
      6. 6. Odell Short 1938–2019
  2. 2. Margaret (Jane) Carey 1878–1969 m. Samuel (Maxwell) Dykes 1876–1953
    1. 1. Emma (Loretta) Dykes 1905–1995
    2. 2. Bernice Dykes 1912–
    3. 3. Oscar (Riley) Dykes 1909–1983
    4. 4. Tamar (Goldilocks) Dykes 1904–1978
    5. 5. Scy (Aemilus) Dykes 1915–1970
    6. 6. Edwin (Ruth) Dykes 1918–1995
    7. 7. William (Bruce) Dykes 1921–1921
    8. 8. Monroe (Clayton) Dykes 1924–1926
  3. 3. Holsie Carey 1868–1885
  4. 4. Annie Short 1882–1976 m. Mitch Short 1883–1965
    1. 1. Fannie Short 1909–1995
    2. 2. Frank (E) Short 1905–1978
    3. 3. Rufus Short 1913–2011 m. Margaret (May "Maggie") Carey 1907–1965 m. Lula (Mae) Deakins 1913–2008
    4. 4. Lucinda ("Lulu" Mary) Short 1907–1992
    5. 5. Lu (May) Short 1916–1998
    6. 6. Charley (D) Short 1920–1999
    7. 7. Irie Short 1911–2002
    8. 8. Willie Short 1911–1916
  5. 5. William (D.) Carey 1868–1960
  6. 6. John (O.) Carey 1878–1894
  7. 7. Edward (Audley) Carey 1877–1955
  8. 8. Sallie Cary 1877–1964
  9. 9. Holston Cary 1886–1966

William Carey's Timeline

7 Records

1843
16 December 1843
Birth of William Rufus Carey in Hawkins County, Tennessee, United States of America
Hawkins County, Tennessee, United States of America
1860
1860
Age 17
William Rufus Carey resided here in District 8, Surgoinsville, Hawkins, Tennessee, USA
District 8, Surgoinsville, Hawkins, Tennessee, USA
1870
1870
Age 27
William Rufus Carey resided here in District 7, Stony Point, Hawkins, Tennessee, USA
District 7, Stony Point, Hawkins, Tennessee, USA
1880
1880
Age 37
William Rufus Carey resided here in District 10, Hawkins, Tennessee, USA
District 10, Hawkins, Tennessee, USA
1900
1900
Age 57
William Rufus Carey resided here in Burems Store, Hawkins, Tennessee, USA
Burems Store, Hawkins, Tennessee, USA
1910
1910
Age 67
William Rufus Carey resided here in Civil District 6, Hawkins, Tennessee, USA
Civil District 6, Hawkins, Tennessee, USA
1919
15 Apr 1919
Age 76
Death of William Rufus Carey in Church Hill, Hawkins, Tennessee, USA
Church Hill, Hawkins, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 December 1843
    Event Place: Hawkins County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: District 10, Hawkins, Tennessee; Roll: 1261; Page: 371D; Enumeration District: 087
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: District 8, Surgoinsville, Hawkins, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: District 8, Hawkins, Tennessee; Page: 80

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: District 7, Stony Point, Hawkins, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: District 7, Hawkins, Tennessee; Roll: M593_1535; Page: 72B

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: District 10, Hawkins, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: District 10, Hawkins, Tennessee; Roll: 1261; Page: 371D; Enumeration District: 087

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Burems Store, Hawkins, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Burems Store, Hawkins, Tennessee; Page: 9; Enumeration District: 0093; FHL microfilm: 1241577

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Civil District 6, Hawkins, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Civil District 6, Hawkins, Tennessee; Roll: T624_1504; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0121; FHL microfilm: 1375517

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Apr 1919
    Event Place: Church Hill, Hawkins, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Tennessee, U.S., Death Records, Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, Tennessee; Tennessee Death Records, 1908-1958; Roll Number: 99
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Church Hill, Hawkins County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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