Karnes, Noah: CelestialFamily Genealogy

RNT Family History

1854 -

Generation: 1

1. Karnes, Noah was born in 1854 (son of Karnes, George Washington and Moore, Matilda).

Generation: 2

Karnes, George Washington was born on 03 Feb 1832 in , , Tennessee (son of Karnes, Noah Charles and McClure, Elizabeth); died on 30 Dec 1913 in , Fayette, Texas; was buried in Jan 1914 in Old Plum Grove Cemetery, Fayette, Texas.

Other Events:

Military Servic: Wigfall Mounted Reserve Company

Notes:

Military Servic:
Marble stone with rough granite and sandstone
markers on each side which were the original grave
markers.
Geo W. Karnes was a son of Noah and Elizabeth
Karnes and was on the Runaway Scrape in the
Spring of 1836. He enlisted 29 Jun 1981 in
Captain George W. Tuttle's Company, Wigfall
Mounted Reserve Company of Infantry, Fayette
County State Troops and was elected First
Corporal. He enlisted 6 June 1862 along with his
older brother William P in Captain L.W. Moore's
Company I Flournoy's Regiment. William M.
Scallorn Jr. was the surgeon in this company.

George married Moore, Matilda on 07 Jul 1853 in , Fayette, Texas. Matilda was born on 22 May 1836 in , Warren, Indiana; died on 08 Oct 1915 in , Fayette, Texas; was buried in Oct 1915 in Old Plum Grove Cemetery, Fayette, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Moore, Matilda was born on 22 May 1836 in , Warren, Indiana; died on 08 Oct 1915 in , Fayette, Texas; was buried in Oct 1915 in Old Plum Grove Cemetery, Fayette, Texas.

Children:

1. Karnes, Noah was born in 1854.
Karnes, Mattie was born on 28 Feb 1857 in , Fayette, Texas; died on 15 Oct 1869 in Plum Grove, Fayette, Texas; was buried in Oct 1869 in Old Plum Grove Cemetery, Fayette, Texas.
Karnes, Ellen was born in 1858 in , Fayette, Texas; died on 08 Nov 1925; was buried in Nov 1925.
Karnes, Sarah was born in 1859 in , Fayette, Texas.
Karnes, Lula was born on 04 Sep 1859 in , Fayette, Texas; died on 25 May 1939 in , Fayette, Texas; was buried in May 1939 in Old Plum Grove Cemetery, West Point, Fayette, Texas.
Karnes, George Washington Junior was born on 24 Jul 1862; died on 08 Nov 1925 in Plum Grove, Fayette, Texas; was buried in Nov 1925 in Old Plum Grove Cemetery, Fayette, Texas.
Karnes, Emily was born in 1866 in , Fayette, Texas.

Generation: 3

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 1835

Noah 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]

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.html

Notes:

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.
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.
2. 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.