James Alexander Carmack1

b. 6 October 1862, d. 23 July 1937
FatherWiley Carmack2,3 b. 17 Feb 1824, d. 3 Apr 1872
MotherHannah Eliza Carmack2 b. 1 Jul 1832, d. 19 Feb 1870
Birth6 Oct 1862 James Alexander Carmack was born on 6 Oct 1862 in Washington County, Virginia.1,4 
Childhood19 Feb 1870  James lost his mother in early 1870 when he was 7 years old. 
Fath-Death3 Apr 1872  His father continued to provide a home for James and his siblings on the family lands in the Goodson township area of Washington County, Virginia, however by spring of 1872 James's father was also deceased.3 
Cens-18809 Jun 1880  James then resided with Jacob and Elizabeth Carmack, his aunt and uncle who lived in Sullivan County, Virginia. His older brother Charles (and his wife) also lived in Sullivan County.5 
Migration  At some point in the following years the brothers left Virginia and moved to Texas to work on the railroad.6  
Marriage He married Maggie Hall, daughter of (?) Hall and Carrie Amilda Thomas.1 
  Maggie's family ran the boarding house where Jim settled when he arrived in Texas.6  
Widowed  Maggie died sometime after the birth of their only child, a daughter named Hattie. Hattie lived with Maggie's mother and then with James's brother Charles and his wife Mary. 
Death23 Jul 1937 James died on 23 Jul 1937 in Cass County, Texas, at age 74.4 

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Family

Maggie Hall
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Last Edited10 Dec 2013

Citations

  1. [S1709] Thomas Stone, "Hattie Carmack/Ryburn family," e-mail to D. Powell, 28 April 2007. Thomas is the great great grandson of James Alexander Carmack and Maggie Hall. He cites, in general, information provided by his grandfather, James Stone, who is James A. and Maggie's grandson.
  2. [S1709] Thomas Stone, "Hattie Carmack/Ryburn family," e-mail to D. Powell, 28 April 2007. Thomas is the 3rd great grandson of Wiley Carmack and Hannah Eliza Carmack.
  3. [S635] Wiley Carmack household, 1870 U.S. cens, Washington Co., Virginia, pop. sched., Goodson township, p. 60 (original script), dwelling 412, family 437, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Apr 2007, image 60 of 96. Household includes: Wiley Carmack, 46, farmer, owns pers. prop of $150; Charles, 16, laborer; Augustus, 14, laborer; Alice, 12, keeping house; Hannah, 10, domestic; James, 8; William 6; Martha, 4; all b. VA.
  4. [S2250] "Texas State Death Certificates", database with digital images, FamilySearch (http://www.familysearch.org : accessed Sept. 2011). J.A. Carmack certificate #35049 (digital image); informant: Mrs. Elbert Johnson.
  5. [S914] Jacob S. Carmac household, 1880 U.S. cens., Sullivan Co., Tennessee, pop sched., 2nd district, ED 16 (p. 344), page 100, dwelling 103, family May 2007, image 16 of 17. Household includes: Jacob S. Carmac, 50, farmer, b. VA, parents b. VA; Elizabeth, wife, 42, b. TN, parents b. TN; Martha E., dau, 6, b. TN, father b. VA, mother b. TN; Robert, son, 5, b. VA, father b. VA, mother b. TN; James A., 17, nephew, b. VA, parents b. VA; Mary E. Bushong, mother-in-law, 69, suffering from diseased bladder [?], b. TN, father b. unknown, mother b. TN, viewed online at Ancestry.com.
  6. [S1729] Phone conversation between Jim Stone (Bristol, Virginia-Tennessee) and Diana Powell, 28 May 2007. Jim is the grandson of James Carmack.
  7. [S1729] Phone conversation between Jim Stone (Bristol, Virginia-Tennessee) and Diana Powell, 28 May 2007. Jim is the son of Hattie (Carmack) Stone.