Do you have any info on the following Jacob Voiles? Family Group Record ========================================================================================== Husband: Jacob VIOLES ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Birth: Aug 1849 B: Death: E: Burial: SP: Marriage: SS: ========================================================================================== Wife: Ann Elizabeth CARNEY ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Birth: 22 May 1855 Fentress County, TN B: Death: E: Burial: Barger Cemetery, Jamestown, Fentress CouSP: Father: Nicholas CARNEY (b abt 1807) Mother: Emeline DAVIS (b 15 Jun 1823) ========================================================================================== Children ========================================================================================== 1 M William Henry VIOLES Birth: Apr 1890 Fentress County, TN B: Death: E: Burial: SP: Marriage: SS: ========================================================================================== Prepared 22 Nov 2005 by: Tonya Carney Archey HelenD1939@aol.com wrote: > >My information on William Voiles, B 1808 TN, d 1913 KY, according to his DC. > His name and the birthplace of his mother and father are not given on his >DC. > >Any questions, corrections and additions would be welcome and appreciated. >My line of Voiles is 1. WILLIAM VOILES, 2. ENOCH VOILES, 3. JAMES HENRY A. >VOILES, 4. WILLARD HAZE VOILES, and 5. HELEN VOILES. > >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >Descendants of WILLIAM VOILES - - - - > > >Family lore says that Wm was first married to a woman of Indian heritage. >They are supposed to have had two children, boys I believe. I have no >documentation for any of >this and have not found anyone who has. That doesn't mean that it didn't >happen, just that I haven't found verification. The names of BETSY and TRAIL, >which have been given to this Indian wife, do strike a note. BETSY is a >well-known nickname for ELIZABETH and TRAIL was the maiden name of ELIZABETH >WARD's mother. ELIZABETH WARD is the first documented wife of WILLIAM VOILES. > >WILLIAM VOILES was born January 03, 1808 in Mohawk, Greene Co, TN and died >December 05, 1913 in Russell Springs, Russell County, KY. He was buried in >VOILES Cemetery, Glensfork-Fairplay Community, near the Adair-Russell Co. line. > > >He married >(1) ELIZABETH WARD February 23, 1843 in Greene County, TN, daughter of ENOCH >WARD and SARAH (TRAIL?). Elizabeth was born Abt. 1819 in TN, and died in >Fentress Co., TN., most likely. Some family stories say that Elizabeth died in >childbirth with Nancy but I don't believe that is true. I found an >Elizabeth Voiles later than that in Fentress Co., TN and believe that she and Nancy >lived with Ward relatives for a good while. I have yet to find her death >record. Also, I need to find the divorce record for her and William, if indeed >one exists. They were divorced after the birth of Nancy in 1861, and William >moved to KY, along with some of his children. > >William and Elizabeth's children: >1. ENOCH VOILES, b. 1846, Mohawk, Greene County, Tennessee; d. Abt. 1895, >Adair Co, KY. m. Artema Gentry October 7, 1868 in Wayne Co., KY. Her parents >were William J. Gentry and Sarah (Sallie) Hicks. Enoch Voiles is buried in >Voiles Cemetery in KY, along with William. Artema is buried in Love's Chapel >Cemetery in Scott Co., TN. > > >2. PENELOPE JANE VOILES, b. August 1846, Greene County, Tennessee; d. June >30, 1916, Terre Haute, Vigo Co., IN; m. HENRY THOMAS OTTERSON, Abt. 1865, >Fentress Co, TN. > > 3. JAMES WILLIAM VOILES, b. Jan 23, 1848, Greene Co, TN; d. July 16, 1927, >Russell County, KY; m. MARY ALICE HOOVER, Abt. 1868. > >4. FRANCES "FRANKY" VOILES, b ca 1851, Greene Co., TN; d before 1880, >Fentress Co, TN.; m James K. Polk Hicks Feb 1867, Fentress Co., TN. Buried Hicks >Cemetery, Fentress Co., TN. > >5. PHILIP VOILES, b. July 25, 1852, Mohawk, Greene Co., TN; d. July 31, >1937, Farmington, St. Francois County, Missouri; m. (1) MARY ANN NORRIS Jan 27, >1875 Columbia, Adair Co., KY; m. (2) LUCY GEORGANN WATSON b July 10, 1865 >Adair Co., KY. She died June 9, 1946. I know nothing further about Philip's >first wife or his two children with Mary Ann Norris. Could anyone help with >this? > > 6. SARAH VOILES, b. 1857, Fentress Co, TN; d. 1860, Fentress Co, TN. Died >in Scarlet Fever epidemic, according to 1860 TN mortality schedule. > > 7. ELIJAH VOILES, b. 1859, Fentress Co, TN; d. 1860, Fentress County, >Tennessee, in scarlet fever epidemic, according to 1860 TN mortality schedule. > >8. NANCY VOILES, b. February 04, 1861, Fentress Co, TN; d. November 06, >1938, Genesis, Cumberland Co, TN; m. JAMES A. TURNER, December 9, 1880, Fentress >Co, TN. >Buried Genesis Cemetery, Cumberland Co., TN. >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > >William Voiles married >(2) ALVANA AUTERSON May 06, 1878 is the daughter of CALEB AUTERSON and >SOPHIA EDWARDS. Alvana was born Abt. 1838 in NC, and died abt.1894 in Adair >County, KY. This marriage was given as the second for both Alvana and William on > the marriage certificate. Alvana was listed as Mrs. Alvana Auterson. Also >given were age of William - 69 and of Alvana - 40. > > >Alvana and James Viles were found in the 1860 Overton Co., TN Census as >husband and wife. Identity of this James has not been determined and he is gone >by the 1870 census. Any information on the identification of this James >would be great! > > > >The 1870 Clinton Co., KY census lists Alvana as Alvana Voils, housekeeper in >the Thomas Crabtree household. James Voils and wife Mary, along with >William and son Philip, are enumerated next door, in the same household. I would >like to know Alvana's relationship with Thomas Crabtree, if any. Or perhaps >Thomas is connected to the VOILES family? Any help appreciated on this one. > > >These children are listed in the 1870 Census with Alvana - couldn't read >their birth place. >Tennessee 9 >James 8 >Lucinda 6 >Alex 4 >Amanda 1 1/2 > >AUTERSON, Alvina b: Abt. 1841 in Beaufort County (?), North Carolina d: Abt. >1893 in Adair Co., KY. Below is a complete listing of her children from Mark >Atterson, kin to Alvana Auterson, through his Atterson/Auterson line: > >1. VOILES, Tennessee "Tennie" b: 22 Sep 1860 in Overton County, Tennessee d: >29 Sep 1941 in Chattanooga, Tennessee > >2. VOILES, James S. b: Abt. 1863 in Fentress County, Tennessee >3. VOILES, Lucinda b: Apr 1865 >4. VOILES, Alexander b: Abt. 1866 >5. VOILES, Amanda "Mandy" b: Abt. 1869 >6. VOILES, Mary Francis "Mollie" b: Jan 1873 in Tennessee d: in Adair County, > Kentucky >7. VOILES, Matilda b: 03 Apr 1876 in Tennessee d: 31 Aug 1972 >8. VOILES, Joanna b: Abt. 1877 in Tennessee d: in Wayne County, Kentucky >Mark Atterson, as well as Phroncia Hill, descendant of Tennessee, are as >stumped as I am as to the father of these children. Any help would be welcome. >Hopefully another descendant of one of these children will do some research >in the records and help us out. >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > >William Voiles married >(3)PRUDA ANN COLLINS March 07, 1894 in Columbia, Adair County, KY. She was >born 1849 in Adair County, KY. They had no children. Age on marriage >certificate for WILLIAM 80. For PRUDA - 45. And yes it is true that WILLIAM left >his land to a descendant for taking care of him in his old age. By that time >WILLIAM and JAMES were the only original Voiles of this branch left there in >Adair Co., KY, I believe. Philip had moved to Missouri and Penelope had >moved to Terre Haute, IN. > >Sources of information: > >Cemeteries/Tombstones >Death certificates of William, his daughter Penelope, and his son, Phillip. >Marriage Certificates for three of William's marriages. >Family interviews or correspondence with several branches of the family: >Ann Vaughn and Martha Adams, descendants of Nancy. >Ralph Voils and Jewel Ashley, descendants of James. >Florence Bone and Betty Quayle, descendants of Philip. >Copy of handwritten 1867 document. >Phroncia Hill and Mark Atterson, kin to Alvana Auterson, William's second >wife. > Wilma Pinckley, Fentress County Historian. >James Wiley Hicks, descendant of Frances "Frankie" Hicks. >Nancy Jane Winningham and daughter, Geraldine Zachary, and Leona Young, all >descendants of Enoch. > >Census: >Early Greene Co., TN census and other records >1850 Greene Co., TN >1860 Fentress Co, TN >1860 Overton Co., TN >1860 Mortality schedule for TN >1870 Clinton Co., KY >1880 Adair Co., KY >1900 Adair Co. KY >1910 Adair County, KY > >More About WILLIAM VOILES: >Burial: Glensfork-Fairplay Community, near Adair- Russell Co, KY border >Nationality: Family Tradition says that William was Cherokee. >Occupation: Farmer; Herb doctor >Religion: Baptist >Residence: Greene and Fentress Counties, Tennessee; Clinton and Adair >Counties, Kentucky > >Notes for ELIZABETH WARD: >William and Elizabeth separated sometime after Nancy was born in 1861 and >William moved into KY with some of his family. > >Notes for ALVANA AUTERSON: >Alvana 18 was listed in the 1860 Overton County, TN Census, along with James >Viles 25. > >In the 1870 Clinton Co., KY census, she is listed as Alvana Voils and is in >the household of Thomas Crabtree, 74, born in VA, with these children: >Tennessee, 9, born TN; James, 8, born Tn; Lucinda, 6, born TN; Alex,4, born KY; >and Amanda, 11/12, born KY. If census is correct, Alvana would have moved to >KY between 1864-1866. Alvana was listed as Mrs. Alvana Auterson on her and >William's marriage certificate in 1878. > >The 1880 Adair Co.KY Census lists William Voils, 70, TN along with Alvana, >40, NC, and the following children: Tennessee, 20, TN; Lieusinda, 15, TN; >Alexander, 13, KY; Amanda, 11, KY; Mary F., 7, KY; Matilda, 3, KY; Joan, 2, KY; >and James S., 17, grandson. Mary, Matilda, and Joan have been born in the >years since 1870. Does anyone know the identity of the grandson, James?????? > >Researchers, including descendents of Alvana, have not been able to >determine who is the father of these children. Conjecture covers the gamut - James >is an absentee father; William is the father; and any number of other >possibilities. One fact is that William is listed as the father of several of the >younger children on their marriage certificates. However, that alone does not >prove anything - children often took the name of a step-parent. Hopefully, >at some point a descendent of one of these children will do further research >in the records. > >- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - >Generation #2 - ENOCH VOILES & ARTEMA GENTRY - my line: > >2. ENOCH VOILES (WILLIAM) was born 1846 in Mohawk, Greene County, >Tennessee, and died Abt. 1895 in Adair County, Kentucky. He married ARTEMA GENTRY >1868 in Wayne Co., KY. She was the daughter of WILLIAM GENTRY and SARAH HICKS >and was born December 1848 in Fentress Co, TN, and died March 31, 1927 in >Robbins, Scott Co, Tennessee. > >Notes for ENOCH VOILES: >August 31, 1893 Vol II No.--43 Whole No. 95 Allardt >Gazette > >My wife, Artemia Voils, having left my bed and board, I hereby give notice >that I will not be responsible for any debts or contracts of her making, after >this date. Aug 31, 1893 - - 3 w Enoch Voils. I do not have divorce >info - need to look for this. > >The birthdates on the tombstones differs from that of the census for many of >the children. The 1900 census and interviews with family members jived >pretty well so I went with those. > >Notes for ARTEMA GENTRY: >Artema chewed tobacco. Had pale blue eyes and dark brown hair. Was of >average height and weighed 200 lbs. > >More About ARTEMA GENTRY: >Burial: Love's Chapel Cemetery, Robbins, Scott County, Tennessee > >Children of ENOCH VOILES and ARTEMA GENTRY are: >1. SARAH ELIZABETH VOILES, b. April 10, 1868, Fentress Co., TN; d. June 18, >1941, Fentress Co., TN. m Daniel Hicks > >2. WILLIAM J. VOILES, b. 1870. Never married - died young. > >3. CLEMENTINE VOILES, b. August 05, 1873, Fentress Co., TN; d. February 22, >1949, Robbins, Scott Co., TN; m. (1) JOHN BROWN; m. (2) HENRY LEE DAVIS. >Burial: Love's Chapel Cemetery, Robbins, Scott Co., TN. > >4. JANE C. VOILES, b. December 1875. Died young - never married. > >5. MARY F. VOILES, b. June 1877, Fentress Co., TN; d. 1900. > >6. MAHALA L. VOILES, b. July 1878, Fentress Co,, TN; m. ROB MCCORMICK. > >7. TILDEN VOILES, b. 1880. Never married. > >8. NANCY FRANCIS VOILES, b. May 1886, Fentress Co, TN; d. December 28, 1957, >Fentress Co., TN; m. WILLIAM OLIVER MILLER. Burial: Crockett Cemetery, >Fentress Co., TN. > > 9. OSHA WHITE VOILES, b. June 1887, Fentress Co, TN; d. December 18, 1954; >m. PAT MILLER, December 01, 1906, Jamestown, Fentress Co, TN. Burial: Old >Barger Cemetery, Fentress Co., TN. > >10. JOHN ELIJAH VOILES, b. December 21, 1888; d. July 20, 1964; m. (1) >PARALEE DAVIS; m. (2) MARGARET HICKS, Abt. 1904Burial: Robbins Cemetery, Robbins, >Scott Co, TN. > >11.** JAMES HENRY VOILES, b. June 18, 1889, Allardt, Fentress Co, TN; d. >December 03, 1926, Robbins, Scott Co, TN; m. CELIA ANN GROCE, September 23, >1908, Allardt, Fentress Co, TN. Burial: Love's Chapel Cemetery, Robbins, Scott >Co, TN. THESE ARE MY GRANDPARENTS. > >12. ARTEMA J. VOILES, b. September 1892, Allardt, Fentress Co., TN; d. April >06, 1962, Robbins, Scott Co, TN; m. (1) JIM SMITH; m. (2) BERRY BROWN. >Burial: Love's Chapel Cemetery, Robbins, Scott Co, TN. > >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > >