Brief Life History of John C.
When John C. Carden was born in 1816, in Montgomery, Virginia, United States, his father, Robert DePriest Carden, was 33 and his mother, Virginia Howry, was 30. He married Nancy F Pugh on 21 October 1839, in Montgomery, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Montgomery, Montgomery, Virginia, United States in 1850. He died on 13 August 1852, in Montgomery, Virginia, United States, at the age of 36.
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- John Carden, "United States Census, 1850"
- John Carden, "Virginia, County Marriage Records, 1771-1989"
- John Robert Carden in entry for Hugh Brodus Cardere, "Virginia, Death Certificates, 1912-1987"
Spouse and Children
1816–1852 Male
1816–1849 Female
Children (4)
1841– Female
1843– Male
1845–1913 Male
1849–1913 Male
Parents and Siblings
1783–1855 Male
1786–1850 Female
Siblings (13)
1802–1861 Male
1805–1880 Male
1808–1895 Male
1810–1887 Male
1811– Female
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World Events (7)
1819 · Panic! of 1819
Age 3
1824 · """Mary Randolph Publishes """"The Virginia Housewife"""""""
Age 8
1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Age 14
Name Meaning
English:
from Middle English cardoun ‘thistle’ (a diminutive from Latin carduus), perhaps for someone involved in the carding of wool, originally carried out with thistle and teasel heads, or for a prickly and unapproachable person, or for someone who lived by land overgrown with thistles.
habitational name from Carden in Cheshire, which is early recorded as Kawrdin or Cawardyn; it is probably named with Old English carr ‘rock’ + worthign ‘enclosure’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L9XF-FFQQ?i=505 Citation "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XR8J-7FS : 29 January 2020), John …
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