Husband Allan Eugene Crews
Born: 11 Sep 1954 - Lake City, Columbia Co., Florida, USA 235
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Died: 6 Dec 2020 - Fernandina Beach, Nassau County, Florida, USA
Buried: - Memorial Cemetery, Lake City, Columbia Co., FL
Father: Grady Eugene Crews
Mother: Elizabeth Josephine Bush 231
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Wife Dianne Carber 235
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General Notes: Husband - Allan Eugene Crews
Allan Eugene Crews, 66 of Lake City, passed away on Sunday, December 6, 2020, at the Community Hospice Warner Center in Fernandina Beach, Florida following an extended illness. Allan was born in Lake City on September 11, 1954 to the late Grady Crews and Elizabeth "Betty Jo" Bush Crews Laxton. He was a graduate of Columbia High School class of 1972 and had worked for many years in Lake City in retail. Allan's passions in life included riding motorcycles, fishing and spending time with his family and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents, his step father, Delbert Laxton and one son, Tyler Crews.
Survivors include his son, Justin Allan Crews (Ashley) and grandchildren, Jaxon, Ace, Aly and Evy Crews all of Fernandina Beach; his companion, Elizabeth Sizemore, Jasper; step brother, Gary Laxton, Lake City; and numerous extended work families and friends.
A graveside memorial service will be conducted on Friday, December 18, 2020 at 11:00 AM at Memorial Cemetery in Lake City. Interment will follow. All friends and family are invited to attend.
Partial obit from Gateway-Forest Lawn Funeral Home Website
Husband David Milton Crews
Born: 3 Mar 1740 - Hanover County, Virginia 147,239
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Died: 2 Nov 1821 - Madison County. Kentucky 147
Buried: - Richmond Cemetery, Richmond, Madison, KY 147
Father: David Crews
Mother: Mary Stanley
Marriage: 27 Dec 1802 240
Wife Mildred Williford Carlew
Born: Abt 1780 240
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General Notes: Husband - David Milton Crews
METES AND BOUNDS II: DAVID CREWS, ANCESTORS & DESCENDANTS by Donna Hechler
Porter
pg. 83-84
LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF DAVID MILTON CREWS
Madison County, Kentucky Will Book C, pg. 192-194
In the name of God Amen. I, David CREWS of Madison County and State of
Kentucky, do hereby declare this to be my last Will and Testament hereby
revoking all former Wills by me heretofore made.
In the first place, I give and bequeath unto my daughter, Mary NEWLAND, one
dollar having heretofore advanced to her all I intend giving her. ----
Secondly, I give and bequeath unto my daughter, Mildred BELL, my negro woman
called Sarah to her and her heirs forever ---- Thirdly, I give and bequeath
to my son, Jeremiah CREWS, one dollar having heretofore advanced to him all I
intend giving him ---- 4th I give and bequeath unto my son, Elijah CREWS, one
dollar having heretofore advanced to him all I intend ----
5th I give and bequeath unto my son, David CREWS, the land I purchased of
William HOY being the land whereon I formerly lived lying on the west side to
Tates Creek. ---- 6th I give and bequeath unto my daughter Nancy MCQUEEN, one
dollar having advanced to her heretofore all I intend giving her ----
7th I give and bequeath to the heirs of my deceased son, John CREWS, one
dollar having heretofore in the lifetime of my said son, John, advanced to him
all I intend giving him. ----
8th I give and bequeath to my daughter, Rody, one dollar having heretofore
given her all I intend giving her ----
9th It is my will and desire that my beloved wife, Mildred, remain on the
plantation whereon I now live during her natural life or widowhood, and, that
the Stock _____ and negroes be by my Executors kept on the plantation, and
that out of the proceeds arising from the farm my wife is to have a
comfortable Support during her natural life or widowhood, and that that
balance of the proceeds arising from the farm I wish my Executors to make use
of in raising and Education of my children by my last wife and giving them a
good English education.
10th It is my will and desire that my negroes _____ _____ that so soon as all
my children by my last wife become of age that if it is possible they be
equally divided between them
11th It is my will and desire that my negro man, Jupiter, be permitted at my
death to make choice of which of my children by my first wife he pleases to
live with, and to the one he makes choice of I give and bequeath him and their
heirs forever.
12th I give and bequeath unto my son, Andrew, my Tract of land lying on Muddy
Creek to him and his heirs forever.
13th I give and bequeath unto my son, Temple, the Tract of land whereon I now
live at the death or intermarriage of his mother which ever may first happen.
14th It is my will and desire that the residue of my estate both real and
personal be equally divided between my children by my last wife towit:
Andrew, Temple, Anna, Sophi, China to be equally divided amongst them when
they become of age all of them.
Lastly, ------- I do hereby constitute and appoint John PACE and David IRVINE
my Executors of this my only true last Will and Testament
In testimony whereof I have here unto Set my hand and affixed my seal to this
my last Will and Testament this 12th Day of May 1819
Signed Seal & ack -----David CREWS
In presence of
R.C. HOLDER
Will JENKINS
Jno DUNCAN
Thomas GENTRY
William STURGIS
Kentucky Madison County Court
I, David IRVINE, Clerk of the Court for the County aforesaid do hereby
certify that at a County Court held for Madison County on Monday the 5th day
of November 1821 this Instrument of writing was produced in open Court and
proven to be the last Will and Testament of David CREWS Dec'd by the oath of
John DUNCAN and Thomas I GENTRY both subscribing witnesses thereto and ordered
to be Recorded and the same has been done accordingly.
Yes, David Milton. In my book I stated he was born in New Kent. Older records before I started researching stated Henrico County but there was no evidence for that that I ever found. I don't know how that was ever given. I couldn't decide at the time between Hanover County or New Kent. His dad was listed as being part of the Cedar Creek meeting and being dismissed right after David's birth (but he obviously made restitution at some point), so I don't really know why I didn't have the birth listed as Hanover at the time. With the surfacing of the store records it fairly well cements his birth in Hanover County.
Husband Daniel Wilson Carlton
Born: - Scotland
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Wife Sarah Ann Lanier
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1 M Reuben Carlton
Born: 16 Dec 1842 - Thomas County, Georgia
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Died: 12 Sep 1917
Buried: 13 Sep 1917 - Carlton Family Cemetery, Ft Pierce, St Lucie, Florida
Spouse: Elizabeth Crews
Marr: 20 Apr 1866
Husband Reuben Carlton
Born: 16 Dec 1842 - Thomas County, Georgia
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Died: 12 Sep 1917
Buried: 13 Sep 1917 - Carlton Family Cemetery, Ft Pierce, St Lucie, Florida
Father: Daniel Wilson Carlton
Mother: Sarah Ann Lanier
Marriage: 20 Apr 1866
Wife Elizabeth Crews
Born: 16 Feb 1844
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Died: 12 Nov 1918 - Ft Pierce, St Lucie, Florida
Buried: - Carlton Family Cemetery, Ft Pierce, St Lucie, Florida
Father: Dempsey Dubois Crews Sr.
Mother: Piety Collier
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General Notes: Husband - Reuben Carlton
Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/23396425/ruben_r-carlton: accessed January 3, 2025), memorial page for Ruben R. Carlton (16 Dec 1842\endash 12 Sep 1917), Find a Grave Memorial ID 23396425, citing Carlton Family Cemetery, Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Florida, USA; Maintained by Ken & Nancy (contributor 46941223).
Reuben Carlton
By Spessard Stone
Reuben Carlton, a pioneer settler of Fort Pierce, was a Civil War veteran and cattleman.
Reuben Carlton, eldest son of Daniel Wilson Carlton and Sallie Ann (Murphy) Carlton, was born December 16, 1842, Thomas County, Georgia. He moved with his parents in the 1840s to Alachua or Marion County, Florida and then to the Alafia Settlement in Hillsborough County, Florida, being enumerated with his family in the 1850 census. Before 1855, they had relocated to Fort Meade and later to Troublesome Creek in Manatee (now Hardee) County, Florida.
During the Civil War, Reuben enlisted April 10, 1862 at Camp Lee by Lt. June for 3 yrs. or the war as a private in Capt. Blount's Company (C), 7 Regiment Florida Infantry, C.S.A. The company subsequently became Company E, 7th Regiment Florida Infantry. Pvt. Carlton appears on company muster rolls from April 1862 to February 1864. Also, Pvt. Reub. Carlton, of Co. E, 7 Regt. Fla., appears on a "Report of Stoppages to be entered on Company Muster rolls of the Florida Brigade, commanded by Brig. Gen. J. J. Finley, for losses and damages of Ordnance Stores, during the month of Jan & Feb 1864."
Due to the humiliating mistreatment by Confederate agents of his father Daniel, Reuben deserted Co. E. At Fort Myers, Florida on May 28, 1864, Reuben was enrolled as a private by Capt. Henry A. Crane in Company B, Second Florida Cavalry, United States Army. Company B records described Reuben as: "Born in Thomas County, Georgia; age 23; refugee from Confederacy; grey eyes; light hair; dark complexion; 5 feet 9 inches; promoted to 5th Sgt. on June 29, 1864." He was reported "on roll to June 30/64. Sergt. present -Same to Aug. 31, 1865 Sept. & Oct. 65, not on file." Sergeant Carlton was mustered out with his company on November 29, 1865 at Tallahassee, Florida.
After the Civil War, Reuben and family first settled on the shores of the Caloosahatchee River, near LaBelle, and from there up the river near Okeechobee. They then removed to Ten Mile Creek for two years and later settled at Fort Perce. The Carltons were prominent cattlemen and also farmed. The Carlton brothers, Reuben and Wright, owned and operated on the southwest corner of Pine Street the Buckhorn Saloon, which was the "watering hole" for the area's cattlemen. On the other hand, when the First Baptist Church of Fort Pierce was organized in 1890 with 19 charter members, three of the charter members were Mrs. Elizabeth Carlton, Mrs. Lucy B. Carlton and Sally Carlton Boykin. When on February 2, 1901 a town government and charter were drawn for Fort Pierce, included on 53 names on the charter were C. Carlton, D. S. Carlton, L. L. Carlton, and W. W. Carlton. Daniel S. Carlton was first City Marshal, while L. L. Carlton was one of the first five aldermen. The Carltons were staunch members of the Republican Party.
On October 8, 1888, Reuben Carlton applied for an invalid pension from his service in Company B, as: "...in the service and in the line of his duty at Cedar Key's, in the State of Florida on or about the months of June or July, 1865 [more likely 1864], he contracted general indigestion and debility, caused from long marches in the Florida Swamps, which resulted in Chronic diarrhoea, and now suffering from piles, accompanied now and then by severe attacks of rheumatism, and mostly confined in the house at present time, and suffering from lack of memory. That he was treated in hospital as follows: by Dr. Wilcox, referred to by the Regimental Surgeon, at the Regimental Barrack at Cedar Key's in the State of Florida also by Dr. Carroll." His personal description was as follows: "Age 45 years; height, 5 feet 10 inches; complexion, fair hair, brunette; eyes, gray." He gave his occupation as a farmer and residence as Fort Pierce, Brevard County, Florida. Records are incomplete, but at an undetermined date, he was granted a pension, certificate no. 672141.
Under the Act of May 11, 1912, Reuben in continuation of his pension gave Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Florida as his post office address. (St. Lucie County was created from Brevard County July 1, 1905.) He stated that since leaving the service his several places of residence were "at different places in the State of Florida and at Ft. Pierce, Fla. since about 1886." (Pictorial History of Saint Lucie County has 1878 for the move to Fort Pierce.) He was last paid at $21.50 to August 4, 1917.
Reuben Carlton died September 12, 1917, Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, with burial in the Carlton Cemetery, about ten miles west of Fort Pierce, Florida. "Standard Certificate of Death" listed his occupation as stock raiser, with the cause of death being chronic heart disease, pneumonia being a secondary contributory. W. E. VanLandingham, M.D., had attended the deceased from September 2, 1917 to September 12, 1917.
In Manatee County on April 20, 1866, Reuben had married (1) Elizabeth Crews, daughter of Dempsey Dubois and Piety (Collier) Crews. Rev. J. M. Hayman officiated. Elizabeth was born February 10, 1844, probably in Ware Co., Georgia and died November 12, 1918. They divorced about January, 1897 at Titusville, Florida. (Reuben in his pension file of April 17, 1915 cited June 29, 1864 for his marriage to Elizabeth, but Manatee County marriage records has April 20, 1866.)
The obituary of Elizabeth Carlton was printed in the Fort Pierce newspaper:
GRANDMA CARLTON, ONE OF PIONEER CITIZENS, IS DEAD
Mrs. Elizabeth Carlton died at her home at Ten Mile Creek Thursday night after an illness of ten days with the influenza.
Grandma Carlton, as she was affectionately called, was seventy-four years old and one of a very few of the original settlers of the county left. She was a native of Florida and as Miss Elizabeth Crews she married Reuben R. Carlton. In 1880 she came from DeSoto county, to where Fort Pierce now is, with her husband and family and has lived here and at Ten Mile where she had a fine citrus grove.
Early in life she united with the Baptist church and has been a faithful member ever since. In her long and useful life she was of a noble, christian character, such as the mothers of our nation have ever bequeathed to their sons.
When the family moved here there was no Fort Pierce, except the old Fort of Seminole days, south of the present city. They purchased land from the state and 14 acres running from the river back to the creek, the northern boundary lying about half a block north of the present Orange avenue. The entire fourteen acres was just as nature made it covered with scrub and never had been touched.
About two years ago Mrs. Carlton had a stroke of paralysis and lived with her daughter, Mrs. C. C. Boynton at Ten Mile until recently she moved to her own home.
She leaves a family of six children to mourn her loss, four sons, L. L., W. W., Charles and Perry, all of Ten Mile, except L. L., who is the well known citizen of Fort Pierce; two daughters, Mrs. C. McLendon of Okeechobee and Mrs. C. C. Boynton of Ten Mile.
On January 30, 2002, Theresa Whitice Olah wrote:
"Elizabeth Crews Carlton...is buried next to Rueben, even though he had remarried. The children were very adamant about burying them side by side. They didn't approve of what had happened, and...her gravestone says she is the wife of Rueben Carlton. All the stories I was told about Elizabeth Crews Carlton present her as a woman of courage, compassion, and dignity. When Rueben, Sr. was living in town with the woman he would eventually marry, he became extremely ill, and Elizabeth went to his bedside to nurse him back to health. In fact, she would go out in her horse drawn buggy many evenings to travel to homes where people were ill. She was a midwife and nurse of sorts, and many people looked to her for help. When her son Dan S. Carlton was murdered, she spoke out at his funeral and prayed that Disney, the murderer would not be put to death. She stated that somewhere he had a mother who loved him as much as she loved her son, Dan. She did not believe that violence or hatred served any purpose. There are other stories but I will not go into all of them at this time. I will say, that she owned a lot of down town property and had the streets of Ft. Pierce made much wider than streets in comparable small towns. She knew that things would change and that narrow streets would one day be impractical."
Reuben married (2) October 14, 1897 Rhoda (Starling) Meredith, born March 1, 1855, Clinch County, Georgia. Rhoda married (1) George Meredith, who died February 16, 1895, Fort Pierce, Florida. H. G. Bronson, J. P., officiated at Fort Pierce.
In applying for a widow's pension October 8, 1917, Rhoda gave her address as Fort Pierce, Florida. She was granted a pension, certificate no. 861389, and was last paid at the rate of $30 per month to March 4, 1924 and on April 24, 1924 was dropped from the roll because of death (date not listed).
Issue of Reuben and Elizabeth (Crews) Carlton:
1. Charlotte Carlton, born July 4, 1866; died Sept. 6, 1941; married 5 times, including James F. Olmsead; C. McLendon; Abraham Hilliard.
2. Lindley Lambert Carlton, born Jan. 18, 1868; died April 20, 1940; married Lucy (Bevill) Dardis.
3. Sarah Ann Piety "Sallie" Carlton, born Jan. 16, 1870; died Dec. 1964; married Charles C. Boykin.
4. Daniel Stephen Carlton, born Feb. 6, 1872; died May 22, 1915; married on April 30, 1904 Theresa Molly Hilliard.
5. Wright William Carlton, born Jan. 29, 1874; died 1966; married at Kissimmee, Fla. on Oct. 4, 1906 Annie Waters.
6. Reuben Carlton Jr., born Jan. 13, 1876; died July 23, 1913; never married.
7. Charles C. Carlton, born March 16, 1879; died Oct. 30, 1930; married Rhoda Vickers.
8. Albert K. Carlton, born Jan. 1, 1881; died March 16, 1882.
9. Perry Carlton, born March 28, 1883; died April 1970; never married. Outliving all his siblings, he left a large estate.
References: CSA record of Reuben Carlton, National Archives; Co. B pension application of Reuben Carlton; Kyle VanLandingham; Judge Charles Carlton, Naples, Florida.
This profile is adapted from the author's Lineage of John Carlton with additional comments by Theresa Whitice Olah.
See also:
Reuben Carlton, Civil War & Pension Records
February 27, 2001 & February 1 & 12, 2002
General Notes: Wife - Elizabeth Crews
Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/23395982/elizabeth-carlton: accessed January 3, 2025), memorial page for Elizabeth Crews Carlton (10 Feb 1844\endash 12 Nov 1918), Find a Grave Memorial ID 23395982, citing Carlton Family Cemetery, Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Florida, USA; Maintained by Ken & Nancy (contributor 46941223).
Husband Earl Roger Carpenter 217
Born: 17 Nov 1925 - Dollarville, Luce Co., Michigan, USA 217
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Died: 25 Oct 2003 241
Buried: - Carter Cemetery, Echols County, Georgia, USA 242
Marriage: 8 Apr 1953 - Moody Afb, Lowndes Co., Georgia, USA
Wife Molly Ann Waldron 217
Born: 22 Sep 1921 - Columbia County, FL 217
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Died: 26 Apr 2007 243
Buried: - Carter Cemetery, Echols County, Georgia, USA 244
Father: James Jethro Waldron
Mother: Myantha Matilda Melton
Children
1 M Kimball Lane Carpenter
Born: 15 Jan 1954
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2 M David Roger Carpenter
Born: 5 Jan 1957
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3 F Carol Ann Carpenter
Born: 7 May 1958
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4 F Sarah Dolores Carpenter
Born: 7 Apr 1964 - Minot Air Force Base, Ward County, North Dakota, USA 217
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Husband Archibald David Carroll
Born: 4 Jun 1821 - Horry County, SC
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Died: 2 Aug 1893 - Nassau County, FL
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Marriage: Abt 1843 - Ware County, GA
Wife Mary Elizabeth Rowell
Born: 1825 - Camden County, GA
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Died: 19 May 1905 - Nassau County, FL
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General Notes: Husband - Archibald David Carroll
Notes for Archibald Carroll:
The Civil War
Archibald David Carroll, enlisted 4 Feb 1863 in Company K, 63rd Regiment of the Confederate States of America, as a substitute for William Rutherford per Vol. # 8 of the Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia. He is also listed in Vol. # 1 of the History of Pierce County, Georgia.
Husband James Carroll
Born: 6 Mar 1801 - Sampson County, North Carolina 24
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Died: 25 Sep 1869 - Lowndes County, Georgia
Buried: - Old Town Cemetery Milltown, Lakeland, Lanier County, Georgia
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Wife Elizabeth Carroll
Born: 25 Dec 1806 - North Carolina 4
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Died: 10 Nov 1864 - Milltown, North Carolina 4
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Children
1 M John Thomas Carroll
Born: 1824 - North Carolina 4
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Died: 23 Feb 1885
Buried: - Old Town Cemetery Milltown, Lakeland, Lanier County, Georgia
2 M James Henry Carroll
Born: 1827 - Duplin County, North Carolina 24
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Died: 29 Jun 1883 - Ousley, Lowndes County, Georgia
Buried: - Valdosta, Lowndes County, Georgia
Spouse: Sarah Catherine Huffman
3 M Daniel B. Carroll
Born: 1829 - North Carolina 4
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4 M William Joseph Carroll
Born: 1831 - North Carolina 4
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5 F Elizabeth Ann Carroll
Born: 19 Sep 1832 - Kenansville, Duplin County, North Carolina 4
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Died: 7 Oct 1852 - Lowndes County, Georgia
Buried: - Antioch Cemetery, Lowndes County, Georgia
6 F Martha J. Carroll
Born: 1834 - North Carolina 4
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7 F Charity Maria Carroll
Born: 10 Nov 1837 - Kenansville, Duplin County, North Carolina 4
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Died: 11 Aug 1855 - Lakeland, Lanier County, Georgia, USA
Buried: - Old Town Cemetery Milltown, Lakeland, Lanier County, Georgia
8 M Edwin Benajah Carroll
Born: 3 Mar 1841 - Duplin County, North Carolina 4
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Died: 13 Oct 1903 - Brooks County, Georgia
Buried: - Hickory Head Baptist Church Cemetery, Quitman, Brooks County, Georgia
9 F Margaret Carroll
Born: 2 May 1842 - North Carolina 24
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Died: 25 Jun 1908 - Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida
Buried: - Woodlawn Cemetery, Tampa, Hillsborough, Florida
Spouse: Elijah Carter
10 M David F. Carroll
Born: 1845 - North Carolina 4
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11 M George W. Carroll
Born: 1848 - North Carolina 4
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General Notes: Husband - James Carroll
CARROLL, James Source: South Georgia History (Huxford) Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/170474258/henry_tony-carroll: accessed August 2, 2025), memorial page for Henry Tony Carroll (10 Aug 1922\endash 12 Dec 1997), Find a Grave Memorial ID 170474258, citing Riverside Memorial Park, Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida, USA; Maintained by Johnny (contributor 47728023).
Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/170474259/doris_marjorie-carroll: accessed August 2, 2025), memorial page for Doris Marjorie Melton Carroll (3 Jan 1927\endash 17 Feb 1995), Find a Grave Memorial ID 170474259, citing Riverside Memorial Park, Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida, USA; Maintained by Johnny (contributor 47728023).
CARROLL, James Her 1st husband was Russell Ramsey Raneau. He enlisted in Company E, 50th Infantry Regiment, CSA on 22 March 1862 and was promoted to full 2nd Sergeant on 1 June 1862. He was killed on 14 Sep 1862 at Crampton's Gap, MD. Sophronia was widowed with two daughters, Mary Elizabeth and Sophronia Lucy Raneau. Name: Russell R. Reneau CARROLL, James Henry.
1801-1869
LANIER
JAMES CARROLL was born March 6, 1801, in North Carolina. In company with others from the vicinity of Durham, North Carolina, James Carroll and his brother Jesse removed to what was then Lowndes County, Georgia in 1848, and bought lands near the village of Milltown (now Lakeland) in present Lanier County.
Mr. Carroll was twice married. His first wife, Elizabeth, was born in North Carolina, December 25, 1806. She died at Milltown, November 10, 1864. He was married May 28, 1865, at Thomasville, to Mrs. Sophronia E. Raneau, nee Chastain, widow of Russell Raneau of Thomasville. By her one child was born, Bessie who married ______ May of Thomas County. The children by the first marriage were:
1. John T.
2. James Henry
3. Daniel B.
4. William Joseph
5. Ellzabeth Ann
6. Martha J.
7. Charity Maria
8. Edwin B.
9. Margaret U.
10. David F.
11. George W.
Sometime during the 1860's, James Carroll moved from his plantation near Milltown, to the village of Stockton, then Clinch County, and lived there until 1867. He moved back and bought a home in Milltown, where he was living when he died September 25, 1869. He had gone to Valdosta on business and had a heart attack in the law office of Peeples & Liles, and expired within a few minutes. He was buried in the old town cemetery at Milltown (now Lakeland), where his first wife was buried.
Mr. Carroll was a member of the Milltown Baptist Church, and his son, Edwin B., became a very prominent Baptist pastor in Georgia. Mr. Carroll was also a member of the Masonic order, and his membership was in the old Butler Lodge No. 211 at Milltown. He died a member.
Census References: 1850, Lowndes; 1860, Berrien.
General Notes: Wife - Elizabeth Carroll
Wife of James Carroll
FAG Contributor, Charles E. Carroll (#46952409), states
Birth & Parents:
From letter written on April 24, 1937 by Charles C. Carroll, LL.D., 202 Washington Ave., Natchitoches, LA. "Elizabeth Carroll, born 25 Dec 1806, was the wife of James Carroll; she was also his first cousin, being the daughter of Thomas Carroll who was the brother of James Carroll's father, John Carroll".
Thomas Carroll was born in Duplin County and lived near Sampson and Duplin County line. Charles provided the birth information.
Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/52096171/elizabeth-carroll: accessed December 4, 2025), memorial page for Elizabeth Carroll Carroll (25 Dec 1806\endash 10 Nov 1864), Find a Grave Memorial ID 52096171, citing Old Town Cemetery Milltown, Lakeland, Lanier County, Georgia, USA; Maintained by Charles E. Carroll (contributor 46952409).
Husband Henry Carroll
Born: 10 Aug 1922 - Ben Hill County, Georgia
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Died: 12 Dec 1997 - Jacksonville (Duval) FL
Buried: - Riverside Memorial Park, Jacksonville, Duval, Florida
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Wife Doris Marjorie Melton
Born: 3 Jan 1927 - Lake City (Columbia Co) FL
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Died: 17 Feb 1995 - Jacksonville (Duval) FL
Buried: - Riverside Memorial Park, Jacksonville, Duval, Florida
Father: John Henry Melton 11
Mother: Georgia Marjorie Christie 245
Children
General Notes: Husband - Henry Carroll
General Notes: Wife - Doris Marjorie Melton
Husband James Carroll
Born: 6 Mar 1801 - Sampson County, North Carolina 24
Christened:
Died: 25 Sep 1869 - Lowndes County, Georgia
Buried: - Old Town Cemetery Milltown, Lakeland, Lanier County, Georgia
Marriage: 28 May 1865 - Thomasville, Georgia 4
Wife Sophronia Edna Chastain 4
Born: 31 Mar 1839 - Thomas County, Georgia
Christened:
Died: 15 Jun 1918 - Thomasville, Thomas County, Georgia, USA
Buried: - Laurel Hill Cemetery, Thomasville, Thomas County, Georgia
Other Spouse: Russell Ramsey Raneau. - 1 Jan 1857 - Thomas County, Georgia
Other Spouse: Benjamin Franklin Fudge - 23 Apr 1874
Children
1 F Julia Carlton Carroll
Born: 4 Feb 1866 - Berrien County, Georgia
Christened:
Died: 24 Feb 1908 - Thomasville, Thomas County, Georgia, USA
Buried: - Laurel Hill Cemetery, Thomasville, Thomas County, Georgia
General Notes: Husband - James Carroll
1801-1869
LANIER
JAMES CARROLL was born March 6, 1801, in North Carolina. In company with others from the vicinity of Durham, North Carolina, James Carroll and his brother Jesse removed to what was then Lowndes County, Georgia in 1848, and bought lands near the village of Milltown (now Lakeland) in present Lanier County.
Mr. Carroll was twice married. His first wife, Elizabeth, was born in North Carolina, December 25, 1806. She died at Milltown, November 10, 1864. He was married May 28, 1865, at Thomasville, to Mrs. Sophronia E. Raneau, nee Chastain, widow of Russell Raneau of Thomasville. By her one child was born, Bessie who married ______ May of Thomas County. The children by the first marriage were:
1. John T.
2. James Henry
3. Daniel B.
4. William Joseph
5. Ellzabeth Ann
6. Martha J.
7. Charity Maria
8. Edwin B.
9. Margaret U.
10. David F.
11. George W.
Sometime during the 1860's, James Carroll moved from his plantation near Milltown, to the village of Stockton, then Clinch County, and lived there until 1867. He moved back and bought a home in Milltown, where he was living when he died September 25, 1869. He had gone to Valdosta on business and had a heart attack in the law office of Peeples & Liles, and expired within a few minutes. He was buried in the old town cemetery at Milltown (now Lakeland), where his first wife was buried.
Mr. Carroll was a member of the Milltown Baptist Church, and his son, Edwin B., became a very prominent Baptist pastor in Georgia. Mr. Carroll was also a member of the Masonic order, and his membership was in the old Butler Lodge No. 211 at Milltown. He died a member.
Census References: 1850, Lowndes; 1860, Berrien.
General Notes: Wife - Sophronia Edna Chastain
contributor Charles E. Carroll
Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/168363803/safronia_edna-fudge: accessed December 13, 2025), memorial page for Safronia Edna Chastain Fudge (31 Mar 1839\endash 15 Jun 1918), Find a Grave Memorial ID 168363803, citing Laurel Hill Cemetery, Thomasville, Thomas County, Georgia, USA; Maintained by Robert Strickland (contributor 47110874).
Notes: Marriage (Russell Ramsey Raneau.):
Sex: Male
Spouse's Name: Sophronia E. Chastain
Spouse's Sex: Female
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 1 Jan 1857
Event Place: Thomas, Georgia, United States
Household
Russell R. Reneau
Digital Folder Number: 004849051
Microfilm Number: 000164388
Image Number: 200
Indexing Batch: M03498-2
Citing this Record
"Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KXJD-HD4 : Mon Jan 20 07:54:25 UTC 2025), Entry for Russell R. Reneau and Sophronia E. Chastain, 1 Jan 1857.
Husband James Henry Carroll
Born: 1827 - Duplin County, North Carolina 24
Christened:
Died: 29 Jun 1883 - Ousley, Lowndes County, Georgia
Buried: - Valdosta, Lowndes County, Georgia
Father: James Carroll
Mother: Elizabeth Carroll
Marriage:
Wife Sarah Catherine Huffman
Born: 1822 24
Christened:
Died:
Buried:
Children
General Notes: Husband - James Henry Carroll
1827-1883
LOWNDES
JAMES HENRY CARROLL, son of James and Elizabeth, was born in North Carolina in 1827, and was married in that state to Miss Sarah Catherine Huffman, born 1822. In company with his father, his uncle, Jesse Carroll, and his uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. William Lamb, and others of the family connection, in 1848 he came to Milltown, Georgia, then in Lowndes County (but which was cut off into Berrien County in 1856). There he was living when the Civil War came on, and he volunteered in company "K", 29th Georgia Infantry Regiment, September 1st, 1861, which company was organized at Milltown when the first call for troops went out. Mr. Carroll was elected first lieutenant, and he served throughout the war.
About 1880, Mr. Carroll moved from Milltown to Ousley, Lowndes County, where he engaged in truck-farming. He died there June 29, 1883. His widow died there about five years later. Both are buried in the Ousley Baptist Church cemetery. Mr. Carroll and his wife were both members of the Baptist Church, first at Milltown, then at Ousley. Their children were:
1. Francis Huffman
2. Lillian
3. Ogden Huffman
4. Eglon R.
5. James H.
6. Charles E.
7. Thomas 0.
8. Orianna
James Henry Carroll was a member of the Masonic order, receiving his degrees in St. John the Baptist Lodge No. 184, at old Troupville, in 1854. He was demitted in 1857 and became a charter member of Butler Lodge No. 211 at Milltown the same year. He was lodge secretary in 1865, and treasurer, 1868-1879. He was demitted July 31, 1880, became a member of the lodge at Ousley, and died a member there.
Census References: 1850, Lowndes; 1860, Berrien.