Robert James CARNEY

1870 - 1958  (87 years)

• Name	Robert James CARNEY
  Nickname	R.J.
  Birth	Mar 1870	Tennessee   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1900 - 1940	Haywood Co, TN   [1, 2]
  	The 1900 through 1940 censuses note that R.J. made his living as a farmer.
  Death	1958  [3]
  	R.J. died in 1958. He was about 88 years old.
  Burial	Haywood Co, TN   [4]
  	His remains were interred at Harmony Baptist Church Cemetery in Haywood County, Tennessee.
  Person ID	I50789	mason
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Family	Lucy Elizabeth NEWSOM,   b. 23 Mar 1871, Haywood Co, TN d. 16 Mar 1949, Memphis, Shelby Co, TN (Age 77 years)
  Marriage	5 Feb 1895	Haywood Co, TN   [5]
  	The couple was married in Haywood County, Tennessee by Rev. W.L. Duckworth on 5 February 1895.
  Notes	The 1910 census notes that Lizzie had given birth to one child, and that the child was living.
  Children	1. Robert James CARNEY, Jr.,   b. 8 May 1906, Tennessee d. 6 Oct 1989 (Age 83 years)
  Family ID	F2524	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

• Notes

  Resided: June 1900, Haywood Co, TN [S4121] Resided: May 1910, Haywood Co, TN [S4305] Resided: January 1920, Haywood Co, TN Resided: April 1930, Haywood Co, TN Resided: May 1940, Haywood Co, TN

  
  

• Sources

  [S4121] 1900 US Census / Carney, James. [S4305] 1910 US Census / Carney, James. [S2084] Find A Grave, online (http://www.findagrave.com). R.J. Carney gravestone inscription, Harmony Baptist Church Cemetery, Haywood County, TN; downloaded 19 October 2014. [S2084] Find A Grave, online (http://www.findagrave.com). R.J. Carney interment, Harmony Baptist Church Cemetery, Haywood County, TN; downloaded 19 October 2014. [S4071] R.J. Carney - Lizzie Newsom, Haywood Co, TN marriage license & minister’s return (1895).