Thomas Jefferson Carney ^{1 2 3}

  General Notes:

From The History of Cedar County - 1878 (http://www.kinyon.com/iowa/cedar1 878/iowa1.htm):

Carney, T. J., farmer, Section 13; Post Office Atalissa; owns 112 acres of land in this, and 120 in Adams County; born 16 Aug 1818, in Huterdon, New Jersey; parents moved to Tompkins, New York, in 1828, and came to Cleveland, Ohio, in 1833; his mother died while there; went to Coshocton, in 1835, and made his home at his uncle's; followed droving and peddling clocks for about four years; then went to Muskingum County and followed the marble business till 1854, when he came to this county. Married Isabel Williams, daughter of Col. Williams of Loudoun, Virginia, 2 Jun 1842; she was born 8 Jul 1824; have ten children living -- Jasper N., John W ., Wm. D., Frances M., Thos. J., Mary, Ann, Jane, Margaret and Belle; lost three. Member of A., F. & A. M.; Democratic.

NOTE: The year of birth for Thomas is in question. This source indicates 1818 but if one calculates his birth year based on age of 76 years at time of death, the resultant year is 1824. The 1880 Census record indicates a year of birth of about 1822.
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T. J. Carney was living with his daughter, Mary Carney and her husband, James Cleveland Linn in 1900.
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  Birth Notes:

Birth date is calculated from the age at death of 76y, 5m, 1d.
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  Noted events in his life were:

• He has alternate birth date of 16 August 1818 and a birth location of , Hunterdon County, NJ.

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• He has alternate birth date of 1822 and a birth location of New Jersey.

This birth year was referenced by his age of 58 on the 1880 US Census.
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• He appeared on the 1880 US Census in Iowa Township, Cedar County, IA on 12 June 1880. ²

1880 US Census
Page 173A, District 354, Dwelling 139, Family 167, Roll 331
Iowa Township, Cedar County, Iowa
Thomas Carney..Head..58..NJ..Farmer
(Living with wife and 2 children.)

NOTE - If his birth date were 16 Aug 1824, then his age should have been 55 instead of 58.
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• He was buried after 17 January 1901 in the West Bethel Cemetery in Iowa Township, Cedar County, IA.

Thomas and his wife, Isabel, share one large monument market of polished gray granite. The inscriptions are divided into two equal sides on the front of the stone. The left side reads "Isabel, wife of T. J. Carney, Died May 6, 1898, Aged 73 Ys 9 Ms 28 Ds". The right side reads "Thomas J. Carney, Died Jan. 17, 1901, Aged 76 Ys 5Ms 1Dy".

Find A Grave Memorial #50594484
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Thomas married Isabel Williams, daughter of Joseph Williams and Margaret Harper, on 2 June 1842 in , Loudoun, Virginia, United States.^{1 2} (Isabel Williams was born on 5 July 1824 in , Muskingum County, OH,^{2 5} died on 6 May 1898 in Moscow, IA ^{1 5} and was buried after 6 May 1898 in Iowa Township, Cedar County, IA ⁵.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1880 US Census in Iowa Township, Cedar County, IA on 12 June 1880. ²

1880 US Census
Page 173A, District 354, Dwelling 139, Family 167, Roll 331
Iowa Township, Cedar County, Iowa
Thomas Carney..Head..58..NJ..Farmer
Isabel Carney..Wife..55..OH..Keeping House
Thomas J. Carney..Son..19..IA..Farmer
Isabel Carney..Dau..13..IA
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