>Jerry, >Do you have any info on Robert M. Yarnell that married Sarah H. Bray? > >Marriage date: 27 Aug 1865 in Anderson Co TN by A. Herrell, M.G. > >1880 Anderson Co census records were: >170-170 >Robert Yarnell W M 34 >Sarah W F 33 >Nancy W F 13 >Samuel W M 11 >Mary W F 08 >Chesly W F 06 >Anna W F 03 >Nancy Bray W F 27 (sister in law) > >Do you know who his parents were? I have Robert Minnafe Yarnell listed as the son of Joel Yarnell and Jemima Conner. However, I did a little double checking before I posted this message. I don't think I have Robert listed correctly. Robert Minnafe Yarnell age 4 was listed in the home of Joel Yarnell in the 1850 census for Anderson County. However, there is a huge gap between the age of Robert and the age of the older children. Which is to say, Robert was born about 1846 and the next previous child was born about 1826. Joel Yarnell appears to have been a widower in the 1850 census. He also appears to have been a widower in the 1840 census in Knox County (he and Jemima Conner were married in Knox County in 1807). That would argue strongly that Jemima Conner was not Robert's mother, even if Joel Yarnell was his father. Finally, Joel appears to me to have been a widower in the 1830 census in Knox County. That would argue that Jemima Conner died 1826/1830, and that Robert Minnafe Yarnell was a grandson rather than a son of Joel Yarnell. I note in passing that Chesley J. Scarbrough of Anderson County married Sarah Yarnell in Knox County in 1847. Sarah was the daughter of Joel Yarnell. So Joel may not have moved to Anderson County from Knox County until shortly before the 1850 census. Yarnell is not one of the main families that I research, so I have not looked for Yarnell tax records in Anderson County to see when they may have first arrived. On the other hand, William F. Peters married Joel's daughter Susannah Yarnell in 1845 in Anderson County. That's the only Yarnell marriage in Anderson County prior to 1850. So who knows exactly when Joel moved to Anderson County. Here is the 1850 census entry to which I refer. 16th subdivision, Anderson County, Tennessee, 27 Aug 1850 p.4b, HN 55, FN 55 Yarnell Joel 64 m w farmer $200 NC cannot R/W Nancy 41 f w TN Elizabeth 26 f w TN cannot R/W Robert M. 4 m w TN The "obvious" conclusion might is that Robert was the son of one of Joel's sons. Trouble is, the only son of Joel that I have listed is Martin W. Yarnell, and Martin was living in Knox County in 1850 with a wife and lots of kids. So I don't think Martin was Robert's father. I haven't looked for Yarnell bastardy bonds, but we cannot overlook the possibility that either Nancy or Elizabeth was the mother of Robert. I presume that Nancy and Elizabeth were both Joel's daughters rather than one or the other of them being his second wife. I certainly can't find a second marriage for Joel. Finally, there were other Yarnell men in Knox County, possible brothers or cousins of Joel. Perhaps one of them was Robert's father. Some of the names I have run across as candidates are Daniel Yarnell, Henry Yarnell, Lewis Yarnell, and Thomas Yarnell. I have not chased any of them down as possible candidates to have been the father of Robert Minnafe Yarnell. Hope this helps a little. Jerry Bryan

Hi Jerry, Sarah H. Bray that married Yarnell. Do you have anything on her parents and siblings? John __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Meet the all-new My Yahoo! - Try it today! http://my.yahoo.com

>Hi Jerry, > >Sarah H. Bray that married Yarnell. Do you have >anything on her parents and siblings? > >John Sarah's parents were Edward Payne Bray and Anna F. Messamore. I believe the list below is fairly accurate. The most uncertain issue is whether Jane Bray was the daughter of Anna F. Messamore or the daughter of Martha Patsy Sweet. Jane was born at roughly the same time that Anna F. Messamore died and Edward Payne Bray married Martha Patsy Sweet. There is enough uncertainty in the dates of these events that we don't know for sure who Jane's mother was. Well, we do know that the marriage of Martha Patsy Sweet was 12 Mar 1855. But the date of death for Anna F. Messamore and the birth date of Jane Bray are uncertain. Descendant List of Edward Payne Bray ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-Edward Payne Bray (1812-aft 1880) +Anna F. Messamore (1817-abt 1855) . . . 2-John H. Bray (1834-) . . . 2-Emilia (Emily) Bray (19 Feb 1837-16 Aug 1898) . . . 2-Rachel Malinda (Malinda) Bray (10 Aug 1839-) . . . 2-Margaret\Mary Ann Bray (29 Apr 1842-17 May 1911) . . . 2-William M. Bray (1845-) . . . 2-Nancy Bray (abt 1844-) . . . 2-Sarah Hall Bray (23 Apr 1847-Jun 1899) . . . 2-Joseph A. (Joe) Bray (11 Dec 1849-26 Oct 1926) . . . 2-James A. Bray (1851-) . . . 2-Minerva Adeline (Adeline) Bray (abt 1855-) . . . 2-Jane Bray (1855-) +Martha Patsy Sweet (1832-) . . . 2-Minerva Adeline (Adeline) Bray (abt 1855-) . . . 2-Elijah Walker Bray (21 Nov 1857-6 Aug 1936) . . . 2-Samuel Judson Bray (Aug 1860-1944) . . . 2-Malissa Jane Bray (12 Feb 1864-22 Aug 1944) . . . 2-Hiley E Bray (11 Dec 1868-) . . . 2-James Lafayette Bray (1869-1917) . . . 2-Greenburg (Rufus) Bray (1872-) . . . 2-Martha C Bray (1875-) . . . 2-Lily M. Bray (abt 1879-) Jerry Bryan

Jerry, Nancy and Elizabeth were daughters of Joel Yarnell. Neither daughter ever married. Finding Robert in the census with Nancy & Elizabeth led me to believe that he was certainly related somehow to this family. Still trying to figure this one out! Thanks for your input. Jane Altum Wilson ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jerry Bryan" <c24m48@hotmail.com> To: <TNANDERS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, January 30, 2005 1:58 PM Subject: RE: [TNANDERS-L] Yarnell/Bray > >Jerry, >>Do you have any info on Robert M. Yarnell that married Sarah H. Bray? >> >>Marriage date: 27 Aug 1865 in Anderson Co TN by A. Herrell, M.G. >> >>1880 Anderson Co census records were: >>170-170 >>Robert Yarnell W M 34 >>Sarah W F 33 >>Nancy W F 13 >>Samuel W M 11 >>Mary W F 08 >>Chesly W F 06 >>Anna W F 03 >>Nancy Bray W F 27 (sister in law) >> >>Do you know who his parents were? > > I have Robert Minnafe Yarnell listed as the son of Joel Yarnell and Jemima > Conner. > > However, I did a little double checking before I posted this message. I > don't think I have Robert listed correctly. > > Robert Minnafe Yarnell age 4 was listed in the home of Joel Yarnell in the > 1850 census for Anderson County. However, there is a huge gap between the > age of Robert and the age of the older children. Which is to say, Robert > was born about 1846 and the next previous child was born about 1826. > > Joel Yarnell appears to have been a widower in the 1850 census. He also > appears to have been a widower in the 1840 census in Knox County (he and > Jemima Conner were married in Knox County in 1807). That would argue > strongly that Jemima Conner was not Robert's mother, even if Joel Yarnell > was his father. Finally, Joel appears to me to have been a widower in the > 1830 census in Knox County. That would argue that Jemima Conner died > 1826/1830, and that Robert Minnafe Yarnell was a grandson rather than a > son of Joel Yarnell. > > I note in passing that Chesley J. Scarbrough of Anderson County married > Sarah Yarnell in Knox County in 1847. Sarah was the daughter of Joel > Yarnell. So Joel may not have moved to Anderson County from Knox County > until shortly before the 1850 census. Yarnell is not one of the main > families that I research, so I have not looked for Yarnell tax records in > Anderson County to see when they may have first arrived. On the other > hand, William F. Peters married Joel's daughter Susannah Yarnell in 1845 > in Anderson County. That's the only Yarnell marriage in Anderson County > prior to 1850. So who knows exactly when Joel moved to Anderson County. > > Here is the 1850 census entry to which I refer. > > 16th subdivision, Anderson County, Tennessee, 27 Aug 1850 > p.4b, HN 55, FN 55 > Yarnell Joel 64 m w farmer $200 NC cannot R/W > Nancy 41 f w TN > Elizabeth 26 f w TN cannot R/W > Robert M. 4 m w TN > > The "obvious" conclusion might is that Robert was the son of one of Joel's > sons. Trouble is, the only son of Joel that I have listed is Martin W. > Yarnell, and Martin was living in Knox County in 1850 with a wife and lots > of kids. So I don't think Martin was Robert's father. I haven't looked > for Yarnell bastardy bonds, but we cannot overlook the possibility that > either Nancy or Elizabeth was the mother of Robert. I presume that Nancy > and Elizabeth were both Joel's daughters rather than one or the other of > them being his second wife. I certainly can't find a second marriage for > Joel. > > Finally, there were other Yarnell men in Knox County, possible brothers or > cousins of Joel. Perhaps one of them was Robert's father. Some of the > names I have run across as candidates are Daniel Yarnell, Henry Yarnell, > Lewis Yarnell, and Thomas Yarnell. I have not chased any of them down as > possible candidates to have been the father of Robert Minnafe Yarnell. > > Hope this helps a little. > > Jerry Bryan > > > > ==== TNANDERS Mailing List ==== > Check Out Campbell County Archives at > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/TNANDERS > >