Teresa Elizabeth Wilkerson1,2

b. 2 November 1874, d. 7 November 1944
Birth2 Nov 1874 Teresa Elizabeth Wilkerson was born on 2 Nov 1874 in Georgia.3,1 
Marriagecirca 1896 She married William Emmett McCamant, son of Alexander Smith McCamant and Sallie Larzalere Lucinda Beach Gardner, circa 1896.3 
  "Lizzie" was the daughter of C.J. Wilkerson.2 
Migration  Following their marriage William and Lizzie settled in Jones County, Texas. William's sister Myrtle and her husband Albert McLaurine also settled in Jones County. 
Cens-19001900  There the two couples were recorded as adjacent households at the turn of the century. William was 41; Lizzie 25. Their family also included two young daughters, 3 year old Mabel and 1 year old Iola.3 
Widowed24 Oct 1905  William died from tuberculosis in October, 1905. The couple's youngest child died from diphtheria a month later. 
1910  Lizzie married Ben C. Karnes in 1906. They had two children.2,4 
Cens-19203 Jan 1920  Ben and Lizzie lived in Jones County for a few years and then moved to Abilene where Ben worked as an oil agent. In 1920 they were enumerated living on Cedar Street with 4 children: Iola McCamant, Olan McCamant, Violet Karnes and James Karnes.5 
Death7 Nov 1944 Teresa died on 7 Nov 1944 at age 70.1 
Burial She was buried at Ft. Phantom Hill Cemetery in Jones County, Texas. 
Teresa and William lived in Jones County. See the Texas map (also accessible via the Misc. Locations link in the menu bar at the top of any page).

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William Emmett McCamant b. 11 Nov 1858, d. 24 Oct 1905
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Last Edited8 Dec 2013

Citations

  1. [S1777] Find A Grave Website (http://www.findagrave.com/index.html : accessed Feb. 2013). Teresa Elizabeth Karnes memorial #48784784, Phantom Hill Cemetery, Phantom Hill, Jones Co., TX (entry includes photo of stone).
  2. [S2945] Robert Gardner research, 2881 Pruneridge Ave., Santa Clara, California, 95051, email to: e-mail address.
  3. [S1653] W.E. McCamant household, 1900 U.S. cens., Jones Co., Ohio, pop. sched., Precinct 3, ED 100, sheet 24A (p. 191 stamped), dwelling 409, family 419, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Jan. 2007, image 13 of 29. Enumeration includes: W.E. McCamant, 41, b. Nov. 1858 TX, parents b. VA, farmer; Lizzie, wife, 25, b. Nov. 1874 Georgia, both marr 4 yrs, mother of 2 children, both living; Mable, dau, 3, b. Sept. 1898; Iola, dau, 1, b. Mar. 1899, both b. TX.
  4. [S1696] B.C. Karnes household, 1910 U.S. cens., Jones Co., Ohio, pop. sched., Precinct #6, ED 143, sheet 229 (stamped), dwelling 3, family 3, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Jan. 2013. Household includes: B.C. Karnes, 36, marr #1, marr 3 yrs, b. MO, merchant; Lizzie, wife, 35, marr [blotch], marr 3 yrs, mother of 5 children, 4 are living, b. Georgia; Mabel McCamant, stepdaughter, 12; Iola, stepdaughter, 10; Alan, 8, stepson; Vatet, dau, 2; all children b. TX.
  5. [S3086] Ben C. Karnes household, 1920 U.S. cens., Taylor Co., Texas, pop. sched., Abilene, ED 260, sheet 2B, dwelling 32, family 46, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Feb. 2013. Household includes: Ben C. Karnes, 45, b. Missouri, oil agent; Teresa, wife, 45, b. Georgia; Viola McCamant, step-daughter, 20, b. TX; Olan McCamant, step-daughter; Violet Karnes, dau, 12; James, son, 8; all children born TX; residence on Cedar St.
  6. [S2250] "Texas State Death Certificates", database with digital images, FamilySearch (http://www.familysearch.org : accessed Jan. 2013). Willie McCamant certificate #36188 (daughter of W.E. & T.E. McCamant, died from diphtheria 23 Nov. 1905 in Jones Co. at age 1 yr, 1m, 9d).