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Family: NAPIER, William Carroll / WATKINS, Jane Elizabeth (F851)  [1, 2] 

m. 1844


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  • Father | Male
    NAPIER, William Carroll

    Born  24 Sep 1824  Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  20 Dec 1895   
    Buried    Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location
    Married  1844  [3]   
    Other Spouse  YEATS, Angeline | F1084 
    Married     
    Father  NAPIER, Elias Wills | F856 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Judy | F856 Group Sheet 

    Mother | Female
    WATKINS, Jane Elizabeth

    Born  11 Apr 1825  Tennessee, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  25 Nov 1909  St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried  1909  Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  WATKINS, William E. | F876 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Rebecca | F876 Group Sheet 

    Child 1 | Male
    NAPIER, Hon. James Carroll

    Born  9 Jun 1845  Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  21 Apr 1940  Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried  24 Apr 1940  Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  LANGSTON, Nettie DeElla | F852 
    Married  2 Oct 1878  District of Columbia Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 2 | Male
    NAPIER, William Thomas

    Born  Abt 1847  Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  29 Dec 1851   
    Buried    Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 3 | Male
    NAPIER, Elias Watkins

    Born  Abt 1849  Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  29 May 1898   
    Buried    Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  MITCHELL, Margaret "Maggie" E. | F854 
    Married  4 Apr 1876  Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Molly B. | F1046 
    Married     

    Child 4 | Male
    NAPIER, Henry Alonzo

    Born  17 Jun 1851  Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  16 Dec 1882   
    Buried    Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 5 | Female
    NAPIER, Ida M.

    Born  2 Jan 1859  Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  30 Oct 1937  St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  LANGSTON, Arthur D. | F855 
    Married  26 Dec 1878  Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location

  • Notes 
    • Jane and the children moved to Ohio in 1859 & returned to Nashville in 1861. However, the family is enumerated in tact in 1860 in Nashville. [4]

    Married:
    • "Officially" married 30 Jun 1861.

  • Sources 
    1. [S334] African-American History of Nashville, Tennessee, 1790-1930: elites and dilemmas.

    2. [S347] African-American business leaders : a biographical dictionary.

    3. [S346] James Carroll Napier (1845 - 1940): From Plantation to the City, 73.
      they were married in a slave ceremony

    4. [S330] Black Nashville Blog.


 

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