NameEdward Preston Carnes
Birth29 Dec 1843, Kentucky
Death3 Jul 1934, Peach Grove, Pendleton Co., Kentucky
FatherEdward Carnes (~1812-)
MotherMary Jane Newkirk (~1820-)
Other spousesMartha
Marriage9 Feb 1867, Pendleton Co., Kentucky
SpouseMary E. Pettit, 5C5R
Birthabt 1845, Kentucky
Deathabt 1881, Pendleton Co., Kentucky
FatherAbsalom Pettit (1803-1867)
MotherElizabeth Hart (1804-1889)
Children
BirthJan 1870, Pendleton Co., Kentucky
Birth24 Apr 1872, Pendleton Co., Kentucky
Death8 Mar 1953, Pendleton Co., Kentucky
Birthabt 1875, Pendleton Co., Kentucky
Birth4 Jun 1877, Pendleton Co., Kentucky
Death29 Aug 1939, Pendleton Co., Kentucky
5 FFanny Carnes, 6C4R
Birth15 Sep 1880, Pendleton Co., Kentucky
Death20 Dec 1933, Pendleton Co., Kentucky
Notes for Edward Preston Carnes
His death certificate records Edward P. Carnes, age 90 years 6 months 3 days, born 29 Dec 1843 in Kentucky, died 3 July 1934 in Sand Suck precinct, town of Peach Grove, Pendleton Co., Ky, occupation farmer, widowed, father Edward Carnes born in Pennsylvania, mother’s maiden name Mary J. Newkirk, born in Ky, cause of death illegible (looks like Ersepfle), informant Chas W. Carnes, Falmouth, Ky, burial in Second Twelve Mile, Butler, Ky.
Notes for Mary E. Pettit
Death date estimated from the fact that the 1900 census listed no children born after 1880 and before Edward’s second marriage. But it could be any time between Sep 1880 and 1888.
Census Notes for Edward Preston & Mary E. (Family)
1870 census of Pendleton Co., Ky, precinct 4, enumerated 1 July, lists on p. 25 as family #177/171:
Carnes, Edward, 26, farmer; Mary, 24; Alferd, 5/12, b. Jan; McDonald, Marion (m), 15. All born in Ky. (There are checks in the columns for mother and father of foreign birth for Marion McDonald.)

1880 census of Pendleton Co., Ky, Sand Suck precinct, enumerated 12 June, lists on p. 10 as family #89:
Carnes, Edward, 36, farmer, b. Ky Penn Ky; Mary, 34, wife; Robert, 10, son; Charles, 8; son; Nelly, 5, dau; Dora, 3, dau. All except Edward b. Ky Ky Ky (and Edward’s father gave his birthplace as Ky in the 1850 and 1860 censuses.)
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