At the very least he was her neighbor in Shelby County in the 1866 Census.
http://search.ancestry.com/iexec?htx=View&r=an&dbid=1576&iid=31075_174438-00048&fn=Britton&ln=McGuire&st=d&ssrc=&pid=432512
I believe that Edward M. Carleton was more to Britta than just a neighbor, but I haven't proved it yet. Trying to. So the purpose of this blog entry is to organize what I know about the Carletons.
Actually, this family hasn't been studied very much. And during my May 2012 Bibb County trip I found new material that will revise some people's trees.
For example:
In many Ancestry Public Family Trees Demarisa Carleton is listed as a daughter of Henry Carleton, who was born in NC and died in 1837 in Jackson, AL. It's a good guess, but incorrect. "A" Henry Carleton, but not "that" Henry Carleton.
When I was at the Bibb County Courthouse last May, I found this:
Actually, this family hasn't been studied very much. And during my May 2012 Bibb County trip I found new material that will revise some people's trees.
For example:
In many Ancestry Public Family Trees Demarisa Carleton is listed as a daughter of Henry Carleton, who was born in NC and died in 1837 in Jackson, AL. It's a good guess, but incorrect. "A" Henry Carleton, but not "that" Henry Carleton.
When I was at the Bibb County Courthouse last May, I found this:
From Bibb County Alabama Orphan's Court Meeting Minutes May 1818 - January 1834, Transcribed by Martin Everse for the Cahaba Trace Commission, Brierfield, Alabama in 2004:
"Orphans Court May Term 1828"
"On the motion of Robert W. Carleton. It is ordered by the Court that he be guardian of the persons and estates of Elizabeth C. A. Carleton, Adaline A. Carleton, and Demoris A. Carleton Infant orphans of Henry Carleton and thereupon came the said Robert W. Carleton together with Isaac S. Carleton and Lucy Carleton his securities and entered into and acknowledged their bond in the penal sum of four thousand dollars conditioned according to law whereupon It is ordered by the Court that letters of Guardianship issue to the said Robert W. Carelton in due form & c."
Clearly this Demarisa/Demoris was the "Infant orphan" daughter of a Henry Carleton who died by 1828, probably in Bibb County, AL. Her father was Henry; her sisters were Elizabeth and Adaline. So the Henry Carleton who died in 1837 couldn't possibly be her father.
Elizabeth C. A. eventually married David Ward and died in 1860. She is listed in the 1860 Mortality Schedules for Bibb County. Adaline A. married Edward M. Carleton (himself son of another Henry Carleton) and died in Shelby County in 1880. Demarisa married Eli Barger and died in Noxubee County, MS, by 1858, when Eli remarried.
Edward's father Henry Carleton lived just up the way from Robert W. Carleton in the 1830 U.S. Census for Bibb. Must be how they met.
Edward M. and Adaline A. must have been cousins. I was really confused the first time I read that these children of "Henry Carleton" got married. Several of my own ancestors were first cousins, but I never heard of siblings being allowed to marry. Now it's sorted out, and I can move on to the next Carleton mystery.
:-)
Clearly this Demarisa/Demoris was the "Infant orphan" daughter of a Henry Carleton who died by 1828, probably in Bibb County, AL. Her father was Henry; her sisters were Elizabeth and Adaline. So the Henry Carleton who died in 1837 couldn't possibly be her father.
And more interesting stuff:
In the 1850 U.S. Census, the birthplace of all these women is listed as "Georgia." Elizabeth was born about 1815, Adeline about 1817, and Demarisa about 1823. Remembering the 1828 Orphans' Court session above, if you look in the 1830 U.S. Census for AL, Robert W. Corton (Carlton) is living in Bibb County. In the household are one male 15 - 20, one or two males 30 - 40 (Robert), one female 5 - 10 (Demarisa Mary Ann Carleton, born 1823, d. of Henry Carlton), one female 10 - 15 (Adaline Amanda, 13, d. of Henry Carleton), one female 15 - 20 (Elizabeth C. A. Carleton, age unknown, d. of Henry Carleton), and one or two females 30 - 40 (Louisa). Neighbors include Henry Carlton, Richard Fancher, Daniel/David Barrett, Joseph Johnson, Matthew Henson, Tha (Thomas Carlton), William Wood, Abraham Frier, Armistead Oakly, Coleman C. Davis, Matthew Wallace.
http://search.ancestry.com/Browse/View.aspx?dbid=8058&path=Alabama.Bibb.Not+Stated.23
Elizabeth C. A. eventually married David Ward and died in 1860. She is listed in the 1860 Mortality Schedules for Bibb County. Adaline A. married Edward M. Carleton (himself son of another Henry Carleton) and died in Shelby County in 1880. Demarisa married Eli Barger and died in Noxubee County, MS, by 1858, when Eli remarried.
Edward's father Henry Carleton lived just up the way from Robert W. Carleton in the 1830 U.S. Census for Bibb. Must be how they met.
Edward M. and Adaline A. must have been cousins. I was really confused the first time I read that these children of "Henry Carleton" got married. Several of my own ancestors were first cousins, but I never heard of siblings being allowed to marry. Now it's sorted out, and I can move on to the next Carleton mystery.
:-)
