RNT Family History
Karnes, Laura Emiline
1860 - 1941 (80 years)
Generation: 1
Generation: 3
Generation: 4
1. Karnes, Laura Emiline was born on 17 Aug 1860 in West Point, Fayette, Texas (daughter of Karnes, William Perry and Kirk, Frances Emiline); died on 09 Aug 1941 in Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana; was buried in Aug 1941 in Graceland - Orange Grove Cemetery, Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana. Notes:
1880 Census
William D. KARNES Self M Male W 51 TN Farmer --- TN
Elisabeth KARNES Wife M Female W 38 LA Keeping House --- ---
Laura KARNES Dau S Female W 19 TX At Home TN LA
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Source Information:
Census Place Precinct 5, Fayette, Texas
Family History Library Film 1255303
NA Film Number T9-1303
Page Number 201C
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Spouse: Jefferson Wells Simpson
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http://home.att.net/~lvhayes/Genealog/Cems/Calc/gog1.txt
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According to the 1900 census, Laura Emiline (Karnes) Simpson was born Aug 1860. That would make her birth date 17 Aug 1860.
Frances Emiline (Kirk) Perry died 10 May 1861 and William Perry Karnes married Elizabeth Scallorn 6 Nov. 1862. Elizabeth (Scallorn) Karnes raised William Perry's 3 children from his first marriage.
1900 Census - Louisiana, Calcasieu Parish, 3-WD Lake Charles Series T623 Roll 560 Page 140; Dated: 6-7 Juned 1900 by H. Q. Ward 143/143 Line 82
Simpson J. W Head W M Jan 1860 Age: 41 Married 19 yrs. b. Louisiana Fa: New York Mo: Ohio Occ: Clerk (J. W. Simpson)
L E Wife F W Aug 1860 Age 39 Married 19 yrs. 5 children 3 living b. Texas Fa: Alabama Mo: Alabama (Laura Emiline Karnes)
Effie Dau F W Dec 1885 Age 14 Single b. Texas Fa: Louisiana Mo: Texas Occ: At School (Effie Simpson)
Minnie Dau F W Jul 1887 Age 12 Single b. Texas Fa: Louisiana Mo: Texas Occ: At School (Minnie Simpson)
Thomas Son M W Nov 1889 Age 11 Single b. Texas Fa: Louisiana Mo: Texas Occ: At School (Thomas Simpson)
2. Karnes, William Perry was born on 16 Jan 1829 in , , Tennessee (son of Karnes, Noah Charles and McClure, Elizabeth); died on 13 Apr 1905 in , Fayette, Texas; was buried in Apr 1905 in Old Plum Grove Cemetery, Fayette, Texas. Notes:
1880 US Census
William D. KARNES Self M Male W 51 TN Farmer --- TN
Elisabeth KARNES Wife M Female W 38 LA Keeping House --- ---
Laura KARNES Dau S Female W 19 TX At Home TN LA
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Source Information:
Census Place Precinct 5, Fayette, Texas
Family History Library Film 1255303
NA Film Number T9-1303
Page Number 201C
William married Kirk, Frances Emiline on 23 Feb 1854 in , Fayette, Texas. Frances was born on 01 Nov 1834 in , Lauderdale, Alabama; died on 10 May 1861 in , Fayette, Texas; was buried in May 1861 in Old Plum Grove Cemetery, Fayette, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. Kirk, Frances Emiline was born on 01 Nov 1834 in , Lauderdale, Alabama; died on 10 May 1861 in , Fayette, Texas; was buried in May 1861 in Old Plum Grove Cemetery, Fayette, Texas. Children:
- Karnes, William S. was born on 11 Feb 1855 in , , Texas; died on 11 Jan 1891 in , Fayette, Texas; was buried in Jan 1891 in Old Plum Grove Cemetery, Fayette, Texas.
- Karnes, Thomas C. was born on 28 Jan 1858 in , Fayette, Texas; died on 19 Aug 1898; was buried in Aug 1898 in Old Plum Grove Cemetery, Fayette, Texas.
- 1. Karnes, Laura Emiline was born on 17 Aug 1860 in West Point, Fayette, Texas; died on 09 Aug 1941 in Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana; was buried in Aug 1941 in Graceland - Orange Grove Cemetery, Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana.
Generation: 3
4. Karnes, Noah Charles was born about 1801 in , , Tennessee; died in 1836 in Pin Oak, Fayette, Texas; was buried in 1836 in Pin Oak Cemetery, Pin Oak, Fayette, Texas. Notes:
Buried:
In 1836 just prior
to the Battle of San Jacinto, Noah Karnes was with
Sam Houston's Army as a rear guard somwhere
between the Colorado River and the Brazos River
probably in the vicinity of Round Top where they
had a camp. During bayonet practice Wayne
Barton accidently shot and killed Noah Karnes.
Karnes was buried on the spot. the location of his
grave has been lost. Olivia Tuttle Willrich, a
grandchild of Elizabeth Karnes, states:
Grandmother died in 1868 and is buried in a
cemetery near West Point.
The Elder Noah Karnes received a Mexican land grant in October of 1835Noah married McClure, Elizabeth in 1824 in , Harden, Tennessee. Elizabeth (daughter of McClure, Samuel and Harper, Sarah) was born on 01 Mar 1802 in , Warren, Kentucky; died on 03 Feb 1868 in Plum Grove, Fayette, Texas; was buried in Feb 1868 in Old Plum Grove Cemetery, West Point, Fayette, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
5. McClure, Elizabeth was born on 01 Mar 1802 in , Warren, Kentucky (daughter of McClure, Samuel and Harper, Sarah); died on 03 Feb 1868 in Plum Grove, Fayette, Texas; was buried in Feb 1868 in Old Plum Grove Cemetery, West Point, Fayette, Texas. Notes:
An Early History of Fayette County; Weyand and Wade;Eakin Press;Burnet,Tx; 1936; Page 60;
1850 Fayette Co., Texas, Census
Mrs. E. CARNES 48 F Ky
Francis 22 M Tenn
William 21 M Tenn
George 18 M Tenn
Asa 16 M Tx
Buried:
This is the wife of Noah Karnes. In 1836 just prior
to the Battle of San Jacinto, Noah Karnes was with
Sam Houston's Army as a rear guard somwhere
between the Colorado River and the Brazos River
probably in the vicinity of Round Top where they
had a camp. During bayonet practice Wayne
Barton accidently shot and killed Noah Karnes.
Karnes was buried on the spot. the location of his
grave has been lost. Olivia Tuttle Willrich, a
grandchild of Elizabeth Karnes, states:
Grandmother died in 1868 and is buried in a
cemetery near West Point.
Source: http://www.angelfire.com/ab/oldplum/oplist.htmlNotes:
Groom Thomas J. Scallorn and bride Elizabeth McClane were married August
27, 1861, Fayette County, by Thomas B. Sokelle, J.P..
Carol Langston Buckland and Lana Sawey LeCroy have copy of Marriage
License.Children:
- Karnes, Mary Ann was born on 02 Oct 1826 in , , Tennessee; died on 30 Oct 1877 in , Fayette, Texas; was buried in Nov 1877 in Pin Oak Cemetery, Pin Oak, Fayette, Texas.
- Karnes, Francis Marion was born in 1828 in , , Tennessee; died in 1862 in , Fayette, Texas.
- 2. Karnes, William Perry was born on 16 Jan 1829 in , , Tennessee; died on 13 Apr 1905 in , Fayette, Texas; was buried in Apr 1905 in Old Plum Grove Cemetery, Fayette, Texas.
- Karnes, Ada Martha was born on 02 Sep 1830 in , , Tennessee; died on 24 Jun 1902 in Harper, Gillespie, Texas; was buried in Jun 1902.
- Karnes, George Washington was born on 03 Feb 1832 in , , Tennessee; died on 30 Dec 1913 in , Fayette, Texas; was buried in Jan 1914 in Old Plum Grove Cemetery, Fayette, Texas.
- Karnes, Asa M. was born in 1834 in , , Texas.
Generation: 4
10. McClure, Samuel was born about 1769 in , , Virginia (son of McClure, Halbert and Young, Alice); died after 1830 in Possibly, Haywood Co., Tennessee. Notes:
Born in either Augusta or Botecourt County.
Samuel married Harper, Sarah on 06 Dec 1789 in , Mercer, Kentucky. Sarah (daughter of Harper, John) died before 1830. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
11. Harper, Sarah (daughter of Harper, John); died before 1830. Children:
- McClure, Mary was born on 11 Feb 1792 in , , Kentucky; died on 10 Mar 1833 in , Haywood, Tennessee; was buried in Mar 1833.
- McClure, Alice was born on 12 Mar 1795 in , , Kentucky; died on 17 May 1881 in Plum Grove, Fayette, Texas; was buried in May 1881 in Old Plum Grove Cemetery, Fayette, Texas.
- 5. McClure, Elizabeth was born on 01 Mar 1802 in , Warren, Kentucky; died on 03 Feb 1868 in Plum Grove, Fayette, Texas; was buried in Feb 1868 in Old Plum Grove Cemetery, West Point, Fayette, Texas.
- McClure, Levi was born in 1804 in , , Kentucky; died in 1863 in , Fayette, Texas.
- McClure, Asa was born on 01 Aug 1807 in , , Kentucky; died on 01 May 1844 in , Fayette, Texas.
- McClure, Ada was born on 01 Feb 1810 in , , Kentucky; died on 19 May 1874 in , Fayette, Texas; was buried in May 1874 in Old Plum Grove Cemetery, Fayette, Texas.