Charles C. Carmack

b. February 1854, d. 19 July 1911
FatherWiley Carmack1 b. 17 Feb 1824, d. 3 Apr 1872
MotherHannah Eliza Carmack2 b. 1 Jul 1832, d. 19 Feb 1870
BirthCircaFeb 1854 Charles C. Carmack was born in Washington County, Virginia, in Feb 1854.1,3 
Moth-Death19 Feb 1870  Charles was 16 years old when his mother died in February 1870. 
Cens-18701870  Later the same year he was recorded living with his widowed father in the Goodson township in Washington County, Virginia. Also present were: Augustus 14, Alice 12, Hannah 10, James 8, William 6 and Martha 4.4 
Fath-Death30 Apr 1872  Two years later Charles's father also died. 
Marriage2 Oct 1879 He married Mary Elizabeth C. Ryburn, daughter of John Ryburn and Jane Mathews McConkey, on 2 Oct 1879 in Washington County, Virginia.1 
Cens-18809 Jun 1880 Less than a year after their marriage Charles and Mary were enumerated on the 1880 census for in Sullivan County, Tennessee. Charles's brother William was also a member of the household. James, another brother, lived nearby.5 
Migration However Charles and Mary did not establish their home in Virginia, but ventured west to Dallas County, Texas.6 
Cens-190014 Jun 1900  There they were enumerated in 1900, living in the town of Mesquite. Charles was farming; Mary was "keeping house". They had been married 20 years and did not have children.3 
Cens-191010 Apr 1910  By 1910 Mary and Charles were providing a home for Charles's niece Hattie Carmack.7 
  Hattie was the child of Charles's brother James. Hattie's mother Maggie died when Hattie was an infant.8 
Death19 Jul 1911 Charles died on 19 Jul 1911 in Dallas, Texas, at age 57.9,10 
  Charles and Mary both died as a result of a tragic accident. The couple grew vegetables on their farm in Mesquite and delivered them by horse and wagon to several hotels in nearby Dallas. On the morning of July 19, 1911 they happened upon a street in Dallas where road work was underway. As they passed by, a steam boiler blew up, killing Charles instantly. Mary lingered until the following day.6 
  Mary's nephew George Rutherford had also settled in Dallas County. His first son was born in Mesquite in 1897. 

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Citations

  1. [S6] Thomas Colley, Washington Co. VA Marriages 1853-1880, p. 51. Record abstracted as: Charles C. Carmack, 25y, sgl, b. & resid WCV, farmer, s/o Wiley & Eliza Carmack AND Mary Elizabeth Ryburn, 22, sgl, b. & resid WCV, d/o John P. & Jane Ryburn; marr: 2 Oct. 1879.
  2. [S234] Wiley Carmack household, 1860 U.S. cens, Washington Co., VA, pop. sched., The Western District, p. after 715 (added script), dwelling 2581, family 2520, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Jan. 2009, image 352 of 361. Household includes: Wiley Carmack, 36, farmer, owns pers prop of $400; Hannah, 26, Charles 6; Augustus, 4; Alice, 2; Hannah, 1; all b. VA.
  3. [S1157] Charles Carmack household, 1900 U.S. cens., Dallas Co., Texas, pop. sched., Mesquite, ED 135, sheet 12B, dwelling 218, family 219, viewed online at Genealogy.com, Jan. 2005, image 23 of 28. Enumeration includes: Charles Carmack, 46, b. Feb. 1854, marr 20 yrs, b. VA, parents b. VA, farmer; Mary, wife, 44, b. Mar 1856, marr 20 yrs, mother 0 children, b. VA, parents b. VA.
  4. [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.
  5. [S914] Charles Carmac household, 1880 U.S. cens., Sullivan Co., Tennessee, pop sched., 2nd district, ED 17D, page 120, dwelling 113, family May 2007, image 17 of 17. Household includes: Charles Carmack, 26, farmer; Mary, 34, wife; William, brother, 13, laborer; all b. VA, all parents b. VA, viewed online at Ancestry.com.
  6. [S1729] Phone conversation between Jim Stone (Bristol, Virginia-Tennessee) and Diana Powell, 28 May 2007. Jim is the great nephew of Mary (Ryburn) Carmack and Charles Carmack.
  7. [S1158] Charlie C. Carmack household, 1910 U.S. cens., Dallas Co., Texas, pop. sched., Mesquite, ED 89, sheet 1A (132 stamped), dwelling 5, family 5, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Jan. 2005, image 1 of 8. Enumeration includes: Charlie C. Carmack, 56, marr #1, 31yrs, b. VA, parents b. VA, farmer; Mary E., wife, 54, marr #1, marr 31 yrs, mother no children, b. VA, parents b. VA; Hattie D., niece, 13, b. TX, father b. VA, mother b. TX.
  8. [S1729] Phone conversation between Jim Stone (Bristol, Virginia-Tennessee) and Diana Powell, 28 May 2007. Jim is the son of Hattie (Carmack) Stone.
  9. [S2250] "Texas State Death Certificates", database with digital images, FamilySearch (http://www.familysearch.org : accessed Sept. 2011). Charlie C. Carmack certificate #15240 (digital image).
  10. [S1730] James Stone, "Charles and Hattie Carmack," e-mail to D. Powell, 11 June 2007. Jim cites The Dallas Morning News, Thursday, July 20, 1911, a copy of which is in his possession.