James KEARNEY\Martha ELMORE

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JAMES KEARNEY
(Stephen & Caty Kearney)
The 1850 Census, the first census that included names of children, wives and persons in the household, indicate James was the oldest son of Stephen Kearney. The census gave his age as 22, therefore, we assume he was born in 1828. We do not have his exact date of death, however, we do have a copy of his obituary as entered in the records of Mewborn Primitive Baptist Church. The obituary was entered in July, l862 but no exact date shown. He is buried in the Kearney-Lane Cemetery located about 300 yards east of Greene County Rd. #1142, (Free Gospel Rd.) .43 of a mile south of rd. #1145 (Preacher Kearney Rd.) A marker was place on or near the site of his grave by members of his family in l996. Max Kearney, G-Great Grandson presided and Clinton Davis, Great Grandson of Thomas Kearney , brother to James, offered special prayer. James's wife, Martha (Patsy), son John James and some of his grandchildren are buried at this location. NOTE: There are no markers visible today for the Lane family, but I can remember seeing 5-6 wood markers in the area west of the Kearney graves during the l940's.

James married Martha (Patsy) Elmore, daughter of Barbary Elmore and to them were born three children. Mary, born 1854, who married John Mozingo, John James, b. December l7, 1856, married Celia Jane Howell, and Nancy, b. 1862, who married James P. Howell, brother of Celia Jane.

He earned a living by farming and lived most of his life near the Kearney-Lane Cemetery between Jason and Shine. He and his wife were members of the Mewborn Primitive Baptist Church for several years. The following Church records show when he was received into the fellowship and also his obituary.