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William Carnes 1826 – 1885 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1826

Birth Location: Kentucky, United States

Death Date: 1885

Death Location: Knox County, Kentucky

Father: Abner Carnes

Mother: Margaret Jackson

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William Carnes was born in 1826 in Kentucky, United States, the child of Abner Carnes and Margaret "Peggy" Jackson. William Carnes passed away in 1885 in Knox County, Kentucky.

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Biography

  • William Carnes was born in 1826 in Kentucky, United States, the child of Abner Carnes and Margaret "Peggy" Jackson.
  • William Carnes passed away in 1885 in Knox County, Kentucky.

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William Carnes's Ancestors

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William Carnes
1826 – 1885
Birth Place: Kentucky, United States
Parents
Abner Carnes
1797 – 1852
South Carolina, USA
Margaret ("Peggy") Jackson
1811 – 1870
Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
Carnes
1775 – 1831
South Carolina, United States
Virginia Patterson-Carnes
1766 – 1876
South Carolina, United States
Levi Jackson
1726 – 1810
Rutherford County, North Carolina Colonies
Elizabeth Sellers
1750 – 1810
Rutherford County, North Carolina
Great-Grandparents
William Patterson
1746 – 1840
Martha Patterson
1745 – 1830
Henry Jackson
– 1814
Esther Irvine
– 1821
Thomas Sellars
1715 – 1790
Mary Sellars
1715 – 1763
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Patterson
1720 – 1787
Mary Roby
1723 – 1789
George Cummins
1742 – 1808
Sarah Collins
1743 – 1809
Thomas Sellars
1680 – 1750
Mary Watts
1687 – 1716
Zachariah, Martin
1690 – 1763
(Rebecca) (Brooks)
1695 – 1777

William Carnes's Timeline

2 Records

1826
1826
Birth of William Carnes in Kentucky, United States
Kentucky, United States
1885
1885
Age 59
Death of William Carnes in Knox County, Kentucky
Knox County, Kentucky

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1826
    Event Place: Kentucky, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1885
    Event Place: Knox County, Kentucky

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