One of my goals this year is to write biographies of ancestors on my McCarley line when I can't think of anything to write for the 52ancestor prompts. For the last few weeks, I have been writing about Ezekiel McCarley. I may revise this if I find new information but here is his life as I know it now.
Ezekiel McCarley, son of Abraham and Wineford McCarley
Born about 1784
Died between 1832
& 1835
In 1811, Ezekiel had enough income to be a buyer at the
estate of James Buford. He bought 2 candle sticks for .50 and 5 choice hogs for
$15.00. Ezekiel paid a poll tax in Williamson
County in 1811. At that time in
Tennessee, poll taxes were paid by all males over the age of 21 and under the
age of 50. There was a tax on each slave and any land that was owned. Ezekiel
didn’t pay any taxes on slaves or land.
Ezekiel was a buyer again at the estate of John Wills in
October of 1816 in Williamson County. In 1820 he was living on a farm in Maury
County, Tennessee.
The 1820 census shows Ezekiel living in Maury County,
Tennessee near his father, Abraham McCarley and his brother, Abraham Jr. At that time, he had four sons, and one
daughter. Three of his sons were less
than 10 years old and one son was between 10 and 15 years old.
The 1830 Maury County, TN census shows Ezekiel still has
three children living at home, two males between the ages of 10 and 15 and one
female age 15 to 19. There are also two older females. His wife is presumed to
be the one between the ages of 40 and 49. Since his father died around 1820,
the female, age 80 to 89, could be his mother who died around 1840.
It is presumed that Ezekiel died between 1832 and 1835. Margaret
McCarley, his presumed widow, married George Cayce in 1835 so Ezekiel probably
died before 1835. He was not
located on the 1840 census.
On the 1840 census, George Cayce has one male between 5 and
10 years old and another between 15- and 20-years old living with him. It is possible that Haywood McCarley is the
male between 5 and 10 years old as he would have been 8 years old at the time. George Cayce and his family are living 2
households from Charles McCurley (McCarley) in Hardin County, TN while
Margaret’s other sons, Dempsey and James are still living in Maury County, TN.
Margaret, age 56, is living with George Casey (Cayce) in 1850 in Marshal County, Mississippi near her son, Charles M. McCurley (McCarley). At that time, James McCearly (McCarley) her son, age 39 is living with the Caseys. Margaret’s youngest son, Haywood, is living with Charles near them.
Haywood and Charles are living in Smith County, TX in 1860. George Cayce, age 75, is living with his son, G.M. Cayce and his family back in Maury County, TN. Margaret Langston McCarley Cayce has not been found on the 1860 census and it is presumed that she died between 1850 and 1860.
Children of Ezekiel and Margaret Langston McCarley
1. Dempsey McCarley, b 1805-1810. The oldest son on
the 1820 census was born between 1805 and 1810. He was not listed on the 1830
census. The 1840 Census indicates Dempsey was born between 1801-1810. He married Anne Sweet on 6 August 1827 in
Maury County, TN. He paid a tax in 1836
in Maury County. There is a possible
1850 Census record in Ballard Co., KY in 1850.
2. James McCarley, bn 1810-1820. Listed on the 1820 & 1830 census as a
mark. The 1840 census in Maury Co., TN
shows him married with no children living next door to his brother, Dempsey.
3. Daughter, bn 1811- 1815 per 1820 & 1830
Census records in Maury Co., TN.
4. Charles M. McCarley (McCurley) bn 1811-1816.
Married Ann Matilda Hines on April 3, 1835 in Maury County, TN. Most of his
records list his last name as McCurley. This may be that he just didn’t close
the top of the a in his name, or he deliberately went by McCurley. Most of his
children were listed as McCarley.
5. Son, bn 1816-1820 per the 1820 Census records in
Maury Co., TN. There is not a mark for this son in the 1830 census. He should
have been between 10 and 20 years old at the time.
6. Haywood McCarley, bn 1832. There is some discrepancy in the parentage of Haywood. The 1840 census for George Cayce who married Margaret McCarley (Charles M’s mother) has a male between the ages of 5-9. In 1840 Haywood should have been 8 years old. George has another male listed between the ages of 15 and 19 which is probably one of George’s sons and not Margaret’s son. Margaret would have been about 38 when Haywood was born, and he was born about 12 years after the next known child.
He has been refered to as a son of Charles M. McCarley, listed as his brother here. However, there is no indication that Charles was married or had children before his marriage to Ann Matilda Hines in 1835. On the 1840 census, Charles has two males under of the age 5 listed in his household. Those should be his sons, John K. and Albert, therefore Haywood is not living in his household in 1840.
Haywood is first
listed by name in the 1850 census in the same household as Charles M. McCarley
after both Ezekiel and Margaret are presumed deceased. Haywood is listed at the
bottom of the list of children instead of being at the top in the order of
children as the oldest. This indicates that he probably is not a child of
Charles, but is living with him. No records have been found that
list Haywood’s parents, but it is reasonable to assume Haywood is the son of
Ezekiel and Margaret McCarley.
References:
Hamilton, Edmond K. 1979. Marriage Records
of Williamson Co., TN 1804-1850. Cook & McDowell Publications: Hartford,
KY.
Marriage Book of Williamson County, TN
1820 Maury County, TN Census. Pages 28
& 56. Roll 123 M-33
1830 Maury County, TN Census
1840 Maury County, TN Census
1850 Marshall County, MS Census, page 367
1860 Maury County, TN Census p 397
Williamson County Record of Wills, Estate
of James Buford, 1811.
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