William Alexander CAREY^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}

1858 - 1941  (82 years)

• Name	William Alexander CAREY
  Birth	13 May 1858	Henderson Co., TN
  	Oth Cary source lists dob as May 1855. His death info certificate lists 1858; a copy of his marriage license, issued Aug 1877, lists his age as 20 (meaning his dob=1857, since his birth month is listed as May) and Eliza's as 19.
  Gender	Male
  Birth	13 May 1858	Henderson Co., TN   [5]
  Census	1900 Soundex	PARIS, LAMAR CO, TX
  	Lamar Co., TX census, pct 1, listed as family unit: Wm. A., age 45, Georgia, age 21, Jacob, Willie , John Bell, and Bryan 6/12 yr. The first three sons by first marriage.
  Census	1870	Henderson Co., TN, Dist 9, p 80, wi fa & step-mo
  	1860 census lists his name as Alex.
  Census	1880 & 1900	NASHVILLE, Howard Co., ARK
  	1880, Howard Co., lists William Carey, 23; Eliza, 23; Jacob, 2; and William, 5 mos.;
  Census	1930	Taliafero, Marshall Co., OK, p 6B
  Misc	physically limited as an adult, due to having only one leg.
  	He had run a sawmill, in the 1880's,in Mineral Springs, Howard Co., according to Lorene Carey Russell,(owned by father-in-law?) and had lost one leg in an accident, in AR. In TX, he had a large cotten ranch near Paris, and in Madill, OK, owned and operated a gas station.
  Religion	He was a 32nd Degree Mason
  Death	4 Mar 1941	MADILL, Marshall Co., OK
  	Buried in Kingston, OK. Letter written by Lorene Carey Russell, copied from his funeral notice: W.A. Carey, 83 yrs old. He lived in Paris, TX until 11 yrs before he died. He moved then to Madill, OK.
  Person ID	I836	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	8 Feb 2009

  
  

  Father	Michael CARY,   b. 1818, Henderson Co. TN d. aft1880 (Age 62 years)
  Mother	Tabitha WATSON,   b. appr 1825, TN
  Marriage	7 Aug 1843	Carroll Co., TN
  Family ID	F1410	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Eliza J WEBB,   b. LA d. cir1882, poss Mineral Spgs, ARK
  Marriage Contract	21 Aug 1877	Hempstead Co, ARK
  	Marriage book transcription from Hempstead Co, AR 1875-1900, lists, "CAREY, William A., 20, of Mine Creek to Eliza J. WEBB, 19, of Mine Creek on 21 Aug 1877 by Rufus A. Leslie, JP. This license is granted by written permission of Michael Carey, the young man's father. D-382"
  Children	+ 1. Jacob Andrue CAREY,   b. 2 Jun 1878, Hempstead Co, ARK d. 14 Dec 1955, LOS ANGELES, CA (Age 77 years) + 2. William H "Crick" CAREY,   b. 10 Nov 1880, NASHVILLE, Howard Co., ARK d. Feb 1967, Wilmar, Drew Co., AR (Age 86 years) + 3. John Bell CAREY,   b. 6 Aug 1881, Hempstead Co, ARK d. 24 Apr 1964, LOS ANGELES, CA (Age 82 years)
  Family ID	F953	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2016

  
  

  Family 2	Georgia Virginia ARNOLD,   b. Nov 1880, AR d. 29 Dec 1965, OKLA CY, OK (Age 85 years)
  Marriage	8 Oct 1898	Hempstead Co, ARK
  	He & the three sons, now in their late teens, moved together to Paris, TX, after Eliza died., many years earlier. He then went back and married her, then they returned to TX. The second family children's info and names provided by a personal letter from son, Dutch, dated 1975 and John Bell Carey's second wife, Etta. This information was added to in 2007, from other family sources. Transcription from Hempstead Co., AR, 1875-1900 marriages, " CAREY, W.A., 43, of Paris, Lamar Co., TX, to Georgia Arnold, 20, of Barker on 8 Oct 1898 by J.H.Gold, MG. M-294"
  Children	+ 1. Guy W. CAREY,   b. May 1900, Lamar Co., TX d. Bef 1910, TX (Age < 9 years)   2. Bryan CAREY,   b. May 1900, Lamar Co., TX d. Bef 1910, TX (Age < 9 years)   3. Myrtle\Murble CAREY,   b. 1902, TX d. at age 19   4. Roy E. "Dutch" CAREY,   b. 1904, TX   5. Louise CAREY,   b. 1904, TX   6. Living   7. Living   8. Living
  Family ID	F1059	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2016

  
  

  Family 3	Eliza J WEBB,   b. 1858, LA d. cir1882, prob Hempstead Co., AR (Age 24 years)
  Children	+ 1. Jacob Andrue CAREY,   b. 2 Jun 1878, Hempstead Co, ARK d. 14 Dec 1955, LOS ANGELES, CA (Age 77 years) + 2. William H "Crick" CAREY,   b. 10 Nov 1880, NASHVILLE, Howard Co., ARK d. Feb 1967, Wilmar, Drew Co., AR (Age 86 years) + 3. John Bell CAREY,   b. 6 Aug 1881, Hempstead Co, ARK d. 24 Apr 1964, LOS ANGELES, CA (Age 82 years)
  Family ID	F1485	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2016

  
  

• Notes

  LIVED IN ARK WI 1ST 3 SONS; WIFE DIED YOUNG; LEFT REGION WI GEORGIA, TO TX; BOYS AT THIS AGE WERE TEENAGERS; HAD 5 MORE CHILDREN WI THAT UNION.

  
  

• Sources

  [S196] 1880 Census. [S651] Nashville, Howard Co, ARK. [S198] Imported GEDCOM file. [S193] Imported GEDCOM file. [S482] SOURCE #289.