David Campbell Carmack1
b. 14 March 1841, d. 27 October 1885
Birth | 14 Mar 1841 | David Campbell Carmack was born on 14 Mar 1841 in Virginia.2 |
Military | | During the Civil War David fought for the Confederate Army as a private in Company K of the 37th Infantry, of the 3rd Brigade of the Army of Northern Virginia. He was captured May 23 [year?], transferred to the Tennessee Cavalry and then to Company D of the 1st Virginia Calvalry (Wickham's Brigade).3 |
Marriage | 13 Jun 1866 | He married Sarah Frances Adelaid Ryburn, daughter of William McNeal Ryburn and Jane Beattie B. Fullen, on 13 Jun 1866 near Glade Spring Depot in Washington County, Virginia.1,4,5 |
| | They were second cousins. |
Cens-1870 | 3 Oct 1870 | Four years after their marriage, in October 1870, "Addie" and David were recorded as a family unit with their two year old daughter Rosa. They were living in the same dwelling as her father and stepmother, William and Hattie Ryburn. Addie's brother, Whitley, and his wife Mary, were also living in the residence. David's occupation was listed as "Dps sheriff."6 |
Cens-1880 | 26 Jun 1880 | Ten years later, David and Addie were recorded in their own home in Washington County with their children, Rosalie, Harry, Carrie and Bertha. This census stated that David was a farmer.7 |
Death | 27 Oct 1885 | David died on 27 Oct 1885 at age 44.2 |
Burial | | He was buried in Old Glade Spring Cemetery, Washington County, where a Masonic marker is engraved at the top of his stone.2 |
Citations
- [S6] Thomas Colley, Washington Co. VA Marriages 1853-1880, p. 52. David Campbell Carmack, 25y, sgl, b & resid Washington Co. VA, farmer, s/o Isaac & Jane H. Carmack AND Addia F. Ryburn, 21y, sgl, b & resid WCV, d/o William Mc & Jane Ryburn.
- [S2] Catherine McConnell, High On A Windy Hill, p. 176. Transcription reads: David C. Carmack, 14 Mar 1841-27 Oct. 1885.
- [S958] James L. Douthat, Civil War Records of Washington Co., Virginia, p. 19, 52.
- [S831] William Mc Ryburn Bible. "Addie F. Ryburn and D. C. Carmack were married June 13th 1866."
- [S1243] Holston Pastfinder, Volume 4, Number 12: p.10. Page contains abstracted newspaper entries dated Friday, June 22, 1866 [name of newspaper was on previous page and not recorded in my notes]. Article states that Miss Addie F. Ryburn, dau of William McRyburn, marr Mr. David Campbell Carmack near Glade Spring on Wednesday, June 13th.
- [S635] David C. Carmack household, 1870 U.S. cens, Washington Co., Virginia, pop. sched., 1st Division, p. 188 (stamped), dwelling 76, family 85, viewed online at Ancestry.com, June 2003, image 375 of 426. Data includes: David C. Carmack, 36, Dps sheriff, owns pers. prop valued at $300; Addie 25; Rosa 2; all born Virginia; family unit living in same dwelling as William McRyburn [Ryburn] and Whitley McRyburn [Ryburn] families.
- [S165] David C. Carmack household, 1880 U.S. Census, Washington Co., VA, pop. sched., Glade Spring District, ED 94, page 52 (78B stamped), dwelling 448, family 451, viewed online at www.Ancestry.com, April 2003, image 52 of 54. David C. Carmack, 34, farmer; Adaline S., 35, wife; Rosalie B., 11, dau; Harry H., 8, son; Carrie R., 7, dau; Bertha B., 4, dau; all b. VA; all parents b. VA.
- [S90] Betty Mealy, "Emailing: Descendants of David Campbell Carmack," e-mail to Diana Powell, 27 Dec. 2004. Betty cites the research of Josephine Carmack and Patsy Weber of Bristol, Virginia.
- [S2] Catherine McConnell, High On A Windy Hill, p. 176. Stone reads: Janie D. Carmack d/o D.C. & Addie Carmack, 12 Jul 1881-19 Jan 1910. Carolyn Ryburn viewed stone and though it is difficult to read was able to confirm the year as 1881.