Hi everyone, I couldn't remember if I had posted my ancestors since joining the mailing list or not. Below is my CARLISLE information. I have been trying to find the wives of Thomas, John B. and Thomas M. for a long time. I descend from Elizabeth Carlisle Womack, who was my Great-Grandmother, she married Richard Willard Womack. Below you will see that Syntha Ann Pierce, wife of Thomas M. Carlisle (d. 1864), had to swear allegiance to the Confederate States before she could be approved to be the adminestratrix of Thomas M. Carlisle's estate. I have never seen this before and 98% of my ancestors were from the south... It was sure ineresting to me, so thought someone else might like to see it too. You can find the darndest records if you look hard enough! <G> Any help would be appreciated. Thank You... Markie --------------------------------------------------- Name: THOMAS CARLISLE Sex: Male **************************** Individual Facts Death 1847 in WILL FILED ON 23 APRIL 1847 Burial in SILVER CREEK CHURCH IN LAWRENCE CO. MS. Marriages/Children 1. UNKNOWN CARLISLE (?)<------------- Ch: JOHN B. CARLISLE (-) JAMES CARLISLE (-) ELIZABETH CARLISLE (-) SUSIE CARLISLE (-) FRANCIS CARLISLE (-) HONEY CARLISLE (-) MARY ANN CARLISLE (-) Notes General: Copy of Thomas Carlisles will from Lawrence Co. Ms. naming his son John B. Carlisle, and the other children. Sources 1. WILL FROM LAWRENCE CO. MS. DATED, 22 DAY OF JANUARY 1847. ************************ ------------------------------------------------------------- Name: JOHN B. CARLISLE Sex: Male Father: THOMAS CARLISLE (-1847) Mother: UNKNOWN CARLISLE (-)<---------- Individual Facts Marriages/Children 1. UNKNOWN _____ Ch: THOMAS M. CARLISLE (abt 1818-(?) 5 NOV. 1864) Notes General: John B. is found in the 1820 & 1830 census of Lawrence Co. Ms. ************************** -------------------------------------------------- Name: THOMAS M. CARLISLE Sex: Male Father: JOHN B. CARLISLE (-) Mother: UNKNOWN _____ (-) Individual Facts Birth abt 1818 in MISSISSIPPI Death (?) 5 NOV. 1864 in Sparta, La. in Bienville Parish Occupation Farmer Marriages/Children 1. Syntha Ann PIERCE <--------BRICK WALL!!!! Marriage: 1835 in LAWRENCE CO. MISS. Ch: ELIZABETH CARLISLE (14 Mar 1837-4 Apr 1929)<GGMOTHER> JOHN CARLISLE (abt 1839-) GEORGE CARLISLE (1841-) MATHILDA CARLISLE (abt 1843-) URSULIA CARLISLE (abt 1846-) JAMES CARLISLE (abt 1849-) THOMAS CARLISLE (14 Dec 1852-18 May 1933) SARA CARLISLE (abt 1857-) Notes General: ___________________________________________________________ Elizabeth Carlile's death cert. states that her father was Tom Carlile, b. in Mississippi. Informant: J.R. Womack (Riley) ____________________________________________________________ 1850 CENSUS BIENVILLE PARISH LA Thomas Carlisle 32 male farmer b. Miss. Syntha Carlisle 28 female b. Miss. Elizabeth Carlisle 14 female b. Miss. John Carlisle 11 male b. Miss. George W. Carlisle 9 male b. Miss. Matilda Carlisle 7 female b. Miss. Ursulea Carlisle 4 female b. Miss. James Carlisle 1 male b. La. __________________________________________________________ According to the above census, Thomas M. and Syntha Pierce Carlisle moved to Louisiana between 1846 & 1849. Thomas M. Carlile's Succession was filed 10 December 1864 in Bienville Parish, La. Recorded_ Book B_ page 645-46. Inventory list community property by Thomas M. Carlile, (decd) and his surviving widow, Scytha Pierce. It appears that Syntha Pierce Carlisle had to swear allegiance to the Confederate States before she could be approved to be the adminestratrix of Thomas M. Carlisle's estate. Showing two copies of said oath. First on the 5th day of November 1864. State of Louisiana} Parish of Bienville} Appeared Cynthia Carlile who appearing __ being by me duly sworn according to law depose under oath that she has not at any time since the 26th day of January 1861 taken an oath to support the Constitution of the Government of the United States nor in any manner made a declaration of allegiance to the United States nor given any information or support, aid, or comfort, to the United States or the soldiers, officers, or armies, therof nor been engaged either directly or indirectly as an agent for others or on her own account in carrying on any trade or traffic for purpose of gain with the Citizens, soldiers or government of the United States or with any other person _____ _____ the United States has been benefitted thereby during the war waged against the Confederate _aly by the United States and that she in not a Citizen of the United States. her Sworn and subscribed before me } Cyntha X Carlile the 10th day of December 1864 } mark Charles H. Murphey Clerk District Court __________________________________________________________ State of Louisiana } District Court 11th Jual. District Parish of Bienville } Whereas Mrs. Cyntha Carlile has been appointed by the District Court in and for said Parish and State aforesaid Administratrix of the Succession of Thomas M. Carlile late of Said Parish and State Deceased. And whereas She has given bond and Security Conditioned according to law and taken the oath required by law. Now therefore the Said Cyntha Carlile is hereby fully commissioned authorized and empowered to discharge and perform all and Singular the duties incumbent upon her by law in her Said Capacity. Given under my hand and seal of the District Court at Sparta Parish and State aforesaid on this the 10th day on November A.D. 1864. Charles H. Murphey Clerk Dist. Court ____________________________________________________________ State of Louisiana } Parish of Bienville } District Court To James Upshaw Sheriff or any legal officer of Bienville Parish La. Greetings, you are commissioned, authorized, and empowered to sell at public auction to the highest and last bidder after legal notice therof all the property both moveable and immoveable found in your said Parish composeing and belonging to the Succession of T. M. Carlile late of Said Parish and State (Decd) The said property to be sold for cash provided it brings its appraised valuation here of fail _wt and due return make to our said Court. Given under my hand and Seal of the District Court at Sparta Parish and State aforesaid on this the 10th day of December AD 1864. Charles H. Murphey Clerk Dist. Court On the 17th day of January 1865, Mrs. Cinthia Carlile bought 14 head of cattle, she being the last and highest bid at the price of one hundred and fourty two dollars. (it looks like she bought the following also) 15 head of hogs at $50.00 1 grey horse 20.00 1 lot of farming tools 10.00 1 lot of blacksmith tools 50.00 1 lot of waggon _____ 25.00 1 grindstone 1.00 1 lot of household and kitchen furniture 25.00 1 5.00 1 lot of seed cotton 4000 lbs. at 3 cts. 120.00 1 pistol and riffle gun _____ ******************************* Co-ordinator of Bienville Parish LaGenWeb Page. http://www.rootsweb.com/~labienvi/ Home Page: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Flats/1118/index.htm