Mathew Carney

Born: April 1848 in Fentress County, TN

Parents: Nicholas Carney and Emeline Davis

Married: Angeletta "Letty" Jane Western, about 1873 in TN or KY (Cumberland Co.)

Children: William "Bill" Carney, Mary Carney, Robert Lee Carney, Emeline Carney, James Henry Carney, Pearly Carney

Died: ?? in TN or Alabama ?? Between 1910 and 1920 (he's missing from 1920 census, wife is listed as widow)

Notes:

1870 Cumberland County, Kentucky Census: Burkesville - Page 13
75-87 - HAGGARD, James - 58 - m - w - Farmer - 7910 - 800 - VA
CARNEY, M. - 23 - m - w - farm hand - TN
WILLIAMS, ?
WILLIAMS, Ellen
WILLIAMS, DANA
WILLIAMS, James
MCCLUSKY, Lizzie

1870 Cumberland County, Kentucky Census Burkesville - Page 14
79-91 - CARNEY, William - 26 - m - w - Farmer - TN
CARNEY, Francis - 16 - f - w - Keeping House - TN

1880 Cumberland County KY Census
Census Place: E.D. 32, Burkesville, Carver And Whetstone, Cumberland, Kentucky
Source: FHL Film 1254410 National Archives Film T9-0410 Page 131D
Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace
Matthew KARNY Self M M W 33 KY Occ: Farm Laborer Fa: KY Mo: KY
Angeletta KARNY Wife F M W 25 KY Occ: Keeping House Fa: KYMo: KY
William KARNY Son M S W 6 KY Fa: KY Mo: KY
Mary KARNY Dau F S W 3 KY Fa: KY Mo: KY
Robert KARNY Son M S W 1 KY Fa: KY Mo: KY

1900 Clay County TN Census:
124 Carney Mat Head W M Apr 1848 52 M 27 TN TN TN
Lidy Wife W F Mch 1852 48 M 27 6 4 TN TN TN
Emeline Daughter W F Oct 1884 15 S TN TN TN
James Son W M June 18?? 13 S TN TN TN
Pearly Daughter W F Aug 18?0 9 S TN TN TN
1900 Clay County Census states Mathew and Lettie were married for 27 years which would mean they married about 1873. They could have married in KY or TN since Lettie was raised in Cumberland County, KY.

1910 Colbert County, Alabama Census ED:6 Pg: 4a Precinct 4
66-66 - CARNEY, Mat - head - m - w - 56 - mar. 36yrs - KY - KY - KY - labor - odd jobs
CARNEY, Lettie - wife - f - w - 56 - mar. 36 yrs. - mother of 6 - 5 living - KY - KY - KY

1920 Overton County, Tennessee Census,
Dis-House # Name Relation Sex Race Age Marital Status Place of Birth
Carney, Letty Housekeeper F W 63 W Tennessee
(living in the household of Edward Ledbetter his occupation was logging and timber)

Death: Overton County, TN Vital Recorda, Death Records 1925-1938
[Name, age, color/sex, born, died, dist, date, cause]
CARNEY, Lottie/Lettie 87 w/f Russell Co, KY Crawford 9 04-14-1938 unknown

James Carney's obit states his mothers name was Lettie Jane Western.