(NOTE: Hiram E. Carnahan probably had never sat for a portrait prior to his entering the service during the Civil War. Hiram survived those early days during the winter of 1862/63 and like most of the boys, during the Spring or Summer of 1863, probably took the time to sit for a portrait that was most likely printed in the form of what was called a CDV. He almost certainly made a number of copies, not only to send home to his loved ones back home, but also to swap with his tentmates and messmates. He survived the war and lived well into the 20th century. Through the years, he probably had his photograph taken hundreds of times. I would dearly love to see a copy of one of those CDV's added to his FAG site. However, at this time, I would just be happy to see some pictures of him as an old man. Can anyone help me? Thanks, Baxter)
Private HIRAM EVERMONT CARNAHAN, Co. A, 86th Illinois
Hiram Evermont Carnahan was born on January 14, 1842 in Hopkins County, Kentucky, the son of John Mason Carnahan and what was probably his 2nd wife, Elizabeth Ann (Cardwell) Carnahan. (Hiram's middle name was spelled Everment in his obituary and I have also seen his middled named spelled Evermond. These may just be typos however.) John Mason Carnahan was born January 1, 1809 in Kentucky, the son of John Carnahan and Sarah (Bradburn) Carnahan, while Elizabeth Ann “Betsey” Cardwell was born c. 23 Oct 1815 in Kentucky, the daughter of James R. Cardwell and Nancy (Egbert) Cardwell.
John Mason Carnahan was a farmer and farm laborer. John Mason Carnahan and Elizabeth Ann Cardwell were married on 27 October 1829 in Hopkins county, Kentucky. Elizabeth had just turned 14. At the time of the 1850 census, John, Elizabeth and their family are found in Hopkins County, Kentucky, where Hiram grew to manhood farming the land beside his father;
John W Carnahan M 43 Kentucky
Elizabeth Carnahan F 30 Kentucky
Francis M Carnahan M 18 Kentucky
Hadasee Carnahan F 15 Kentucky
William D Carnahan M 12 Kentucky
Hiram Carnahan M 8 Kentucky
Uriah B Carnahan M 5 Kentucky
John M Carnahan M 1 Kentucky'
The children born to John and Elizabeth include;
1. Francis Marion Carnahan, born 8 Nov 1831 in Hopkins County, Kentucky. Francis is found with the family in Hopkins County, Kentucky at the time of the 1850 census. Francis headed for California in the 1850's or 1860's. Francis was married to Charlotte Ianthe Hamilton, who was born on ____________ __, 1851 in Iowa, on ____________ __, 1867. Nine children were born to Francis and Charlotte.
Francis is found in the California Great Registers in Redwood Township, Santa Clara, California in 1869 and later in Hollister, Monterey County, California in 1869 through 1873 and later in Hollister, San Benito County, California in 1874.
At the time of the 1880 census, Francis is found in Soledad, Monterey County,California;
At the time of the 1900 census, Francis is found in King City Township, Monterey County, California;
F M Carnaham Head M Nov 1831 69 Kentucky
Charlote Carnaham Wife F Mar 1851 49 Iowa
Francis M Carnaham Son M Apr 1881 19 California
Lottie B Carnaham Daughter F Aug 1892 8 California
Pauline R Carnaham Daughter F June 1894 6 California
Walter W Smith Grandson M 8 California
At the time of the 1910 census, Francis is found in King City, Monterey County, California;
Francis Marion Carnahan is believed to have died on 22 Jan 1918 in Soledad, Los Angeles County, California. Charlotte died in 1923 and her earthly remains were buried in the
2. Hadica/Hadasee H. Carnahan b. 11 Jan 1835, d. 13 Aug 1914
3. William David Thomas Carnahan b. 12 Oct 1837, d. 16 Feb 1902
4. Hiram Evermont Carnahan+ b. 14 Jan 1842, d. 16 Apr 1923
5. Uriah Darius Bradburne Carnahan+ b. 19 Apr 1845, d. 27 Sep 1917
6. John Mason Carnahan+ b. 14 Apr 1849, d. 13 Dec 1928
7. Easter Ann Carnahan b. 6 Apr 1854, d. 15 Oct 1944
Elizabeth Ann “Betsey” (Cardwell) Carnahan died on 6 Aug 1854 in Hopkins County, Kentucky. Her mortal remains were laid in the Browder's Church Cemetery in Hopkins County, Kentucky. See her Find A Grave Memorial #52981754.
John Mason Carnahan was married 2nd to Ruth Elizabeth Kimsey on 14 November 1858 in Crittenden county, Kentucky. Ruth was born c. February 10, 1840/42 and was either 16 or 18, while John was 50. Ruth was the daughter of William Frankin Kimsey and Mary R. (Hammsons) Kimsey.
John, Ruth and their family are found in Hopkins county, Kentucky at the time of the 1860 census;
John M Carnohan M 52 Farmer Ky
Rutha E Carnohan F 18 Ky
D B Carnohan M 15 Farm Laborer Ky
John M Carnohan M 11 Ky
E A Carnohan F 6 Ky
Mary T Carnohan F 0 Ky
H E Carnohan M 18 Farm Laborer Ky
The children born to John and Ruth include;
8. Mary Francis Carnahan b. May 1860
9. George Martin Carnahan b. 1 Aug 1861, d. 1 May 1939
10. Benjamin Worthington Carnahan+ b. 5 Nov 1862, d. 14 Oct 1944
11. Sarah Jenny Carnahan b. 15 Apr 1865, d. 9 Apr 1963
12. Denolus Margaret Carnahan b. 16 Mar 1867, d. 21 Feb 1923
13. Johnson J. Carnahan, born 4 Apr 1869, d. 5 Apr 1908
14. Lucy B. Carnahan, born c. 1874, d. 1959
15. Julia N. Carnahan b. 23 Nov 1871/72 in Hopkins County,Kentucky. Julia died on 16 Oct 1942
16. Alfred P. Carnahan b. c 1877, d. b 1894
At the time of the 1870 census, the Carnihans are found in Precinct 2, Hopkins County, Kentucky, where they are all farming;
249 John Carnihan M 21 Farmer Kentucky
Laura A. Carnihan F 17 Keeping House Kentucky
Olive A. Carnihan F. 1/12 May 1870
250 Jas M Carnihan M 62 Farmer Kentucky
Ruth E Carnihan F 28 Keeping House Kentucky
Elizabeth A Carnihan F 16 Kentucky
Mary F Carnihan F 10 Kentucky
George M Carnihan M 8 Kentucky
Benj W Carnihan M 7 Kentucky
Sarah J Carnihan F 5 Kentucky
Denolus Carnihan F 3 Kentucky
Johnson G Carnihan M 1 Kentucky
John, Ruth and their family are found in the 1880 census residing in Court House Township, Hopkins county, Kentucky, where he is still farming;
John M Carnahan Self M 72 Kentucky
Ruth E Carnahan Wife F 38 Kentucky
Mary F Carnahan Daughter F 20 Kentucky
Benj W Carnahan Son M 17 Kentucky
Sarah J Carnahan Daughter F 15 Kentucky
Nola M Carnahan Daughter F 13 Kentucky
Johnson J Carnahan Son M 11 Kentucky
Julia M Carnahan Daughter F 8 Kentucky
Lucy B Carnahan Daughter F 6 Kentucky
Alford P Carnahan Son M 3 Kentucky
John Mason Carnahan died on 17 December 1883 at age 74. His mortal remains were also laid in the Browder Cemetery in Hopkins county, Kentucky. Ruth Elizabeth "Kimsey" Carnahan died on 17 Apr 1892 and her mortal remains were laid in the Blackford Cemetery in Webster County, Kentucky.
Now to continue with the biography of Hiram E. Carnahan;
Hiram is still residing there at the time of the 1860, but about 1861 or very early 1862, Hiram headed north and in August of 1862, Hiram is residing in Olio Township in Woodford County, Illinois.
On July 26, 1862, Hiram was one of the first recruits, if not the first recruit for William S, Magarity, the first Sheriff of Woodford County, who decided that he was going to raise a company of Woodford County men for service in the Union Army.
ILLINOIS STATE ARCHIVES
Illinois Civil War Detail Report
Name CARNAHAN, HIRAM E Rank PVT
Company A Unit 86 IL US INF
Personal Characteristics
Residence OLIO, WOODFORD CO, IL
Age 20 Height 5' 5 1/3 Hair DARK
Eyes GRAY Complexion FAIR
Marital Status SINGLE Occupation FARMER
Nativity MADISON, HOPKINS CO, KY
Service Record
Joined When JUL 26, 1862
Joined Where OLIO, IL
Joined By Whom CPT MAGARITY
Period 3 YRS Muster In AUG 27, 1862
Muster In Where PEORIA, IL
Muster In By Whom
Muster Out JUN 22, 1865
Muster Out Where QUINCY, IL
Muster Out By Whom CPT BARNES
By the middle of August, Magarity had about 100 volunteers and took his company into Peoria, Illinois where they went into camp at Camp Lyons, near present day Glen Oak Oark. On the 26th of August, the Woodford County company elected William S. Magarity their Captain and on August 27, 1862, Captain Magarity and 95 of his recruits, including now Private Hiram E. Carnahan, were sworn in as Co. A, of the the 86th Regiment of Illinois Volunteer Infantry.
On September 7, 1862, the men of the 86th Illinois marched through the streets of Peoria to the railroad depot. There they were joined by the men of the 85th Illinois, who had been mustered into service at Camp Peoria. At the depot the men of the 85th & 86th Illinois boarded trains bound for Camp Jo Holt, Indiana, which was located at Jeffersonville, Indiana across the Ohio River from Louisville, Kentucky. Three weeks later, the men of the 85th & 86th were in the field in Kentucky, part of McCook's Brigade in the union army commanded by General Buehl, in pursuit of Confederate troops. On October 8, 1862, the men of McCook's Brigade were engaged with those Confederate troops in the Battle of Perryville, Kentucky, suffering their first casualties. After the Battle of Perryville, the Confederate troops withdrew from Kentucky and the men of McCook's Brigade marched on to Nashville, Tennessee, where they would go into winter camp and spend most the next 10 months.
Over the next three years, Hiram and the men of the 86th were a witness to and participants in some of the bloodiest fighting in the Western Campaign of the war. They fought in numerous battles and engagements including the Battles of Chickamauga, Georgia; Resaca, Georgia; and Rome, Georgia. However, it was on June 27, 1864, during the assualt on Cheatham Hill during the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain, Georgia that the men of the 86th, and especially the men of Co. A, that they suffered most. On that fateful day, over 100 men of the 400 who made the assualt were killed wounded or captured in these that 30 minutes. Co. A had 39 men fit for duty that morning. Thirty minutes after the assault began, Co. A had 11 men killed, 9 men wounded, and 6 men captured. When the assault faltered, only 13 men of Co. A fell back unscathed, and they were all badly shaken by the decimation of their Company. (Years later, the citizens of Eureka, Illinois would erect a monument in Olio Cemetery in memory of the Woodford County boys who sacrificed their lives during the Civil War in defence of their country.)
After Kennesaw Mountain was finally taken, the men of the 86th marched ontoward Atlanta, Georgia. On July 19, 1864, the 86th was engaged in the Battle of Peach Tree Creek, Georgia. During the next three weeks, there was fighting all around Atlanta, as the Confederates fought desperately to hang onto it. On August 9, 1864, Pvt. Hiram E. Carnahan was wounded in the left arm during fighting around Atlanta. At this point it appears that it was just a flesh and muscle wound, and that the arm may not have been amputated. But, it does appear that there were complications from the wound as it appears that Hiram spent the remainder of the war in army hospitals. Hiram was finally discharged from the service on June 22, 1865 at Quincy, Illinois, where there was a large Army Hospital. Hiram then returned to Central Illinois.
In 1866, Hiram is believed to have been residing in Washington, Illinois, in Tazewell County, next to Woodford County. By the early the 1870's, Hiram had returned to his roots in Hopkins County, Kentucky. Hiram was married to Caroline Turner, who was born in Little Rock, Arkansas. Some believe that this marriage occured on August 26, 1872 in Hopkins County. But, it appears that Hiram may have moved to Arkansas by this time and that he met Caroline in Arkansas, possibly Sheridan. His obituary states that he was married to Caroline on August 15, 1873, possibly in Sheridan, but I now believe that this is actually 1883.
At the time of the 1880 census Hiram is found in Prairie Twp., Drew Co., Arkansas and he is listed as single and apparently has no children. Living in his household is a Caroline McKannon, who is a 29 year old woman who is listed as widowed. She is listed as Keeping House. Caroline is listed as Hiram's cousin as are her children. Following is the household;
H. E. Carnahan, 36, artist, single
Caroline McKannon, 29
Cornelia McKannon, 9
Evermont McKannon, 3
Frances McKannon, 1
William Gillispie, 28
William Williams, 57
Caroline, Cornelia, Evermont, and Frances all listed as "cousin" under H. E. Carnahan who was the "head".
In Grant County, Arkansas there is a record that H. E. Carnahan was united in marriage to Caroline Turner on August 15, 1883 in Sheridan Twp., Grant Co., Arkansas. Caroline is believed to have been born in October of 1851 in Arkansas.
In the 1900 census, Hiram and Caroline are found in Deer Creek Township, Custer County, Oklahoma. Caroline states that she was the mother of 13 children, 9 of whom were still living at that time. Hiram's obituary later states that he had nine children, six of whom were living in 1923 when he died. I would suggest that it is possible that the first two children listed below may actually be cousins and step children of Hiram's rather than his children, their birth name actually being McKannon.
1. Hiram Evermont Carnahan, born June 14, 1877
2. Francis Marion Carnahan; born c. July 1878. Had at least one son, George Evermont Carnahan.
3. Anna Belle "Annie" Carnahan; born March 12, 1881; married to E. C. Dagman; residing in Pine Coulee, Sask. in 1923 and in Canada in 1933.
4. William Carnahan; born Feb. 17, 1883
5. Benjamin Magnis Carnahan, born c. April 1884
6. Frederick Green "Fred or Freddie" Carnahan, born c. Sept. 1885; residing in Dufur, Oregon in 1923 and the The Dalles, Oregon in 1933.
7. Edward Bradford "Eddie" Carnahan, born c. Sept. 1885; residing in Regene, Sask. in 1923 and in Canada in 1933.
8. Robert Harry Carnahan, born c. Sept. 1889. The 1900 census states he was born in September of 1892. However his Find A Grave site lists him as having been born on January 12, 1892 in El Reno, Canadian County, Oklahoma. Robert was residing in Dufur, Oregon in 1923 and in Sumner, Washington in 1933. Robert Harry Carnahan is believed to have died on March 1, 1935 in Marion County, Oregon and his mortal remains were laid in the #23 Rebekah Community Cemetery in Dufur, Wasco County, Oregon, near his father and probably his mother. See his Find A Grave Memorial #39871540.
9. Edith Carnahan, born c. January 1892; married to Harry Schmidt; residing in Vancouver, B.C. in 1923 and in Canada in 1933.
10. Ollie Carnahan; born May 7, 1894 in Custer County, Oklahoma. Ollie died on December 24, 1894 in Custer County, Oklahoma and her mortal remains were laid in the Summit Cemetery in Custer County, Oklahoma. See her Find A Grave Memorial #148787953.
11. Harry E. Carnahan; born unknown; residing in Dawson, New Mexico in 1923; died on Mar. 1, 1935 in Marion County, Oregon. Harry is believed to be buried in the Star #23 Rebekah Community Cemetery in Dufur, Wasco County, Oregon beside his father; He has no tombstone, but there are three funeral home markers beside Hiram's grave, one believed to be for Harry.
Hiram was not one to let grass grow under his feet. It appears that Hiram and Caroline resided in Arkansas for some time after they were married. They then moved to Wyoming about 1883, shortly after they were married, where he was engaged in raising cattle, spent the middle 1880's in Texas and then moved to Oklahoma in the late 1880's or very early 1890's. At the time of the 1900 census, Hiram and his family are found in Deer Creek Township, Custer County, Oklahoma.
1900 Federal Census, Deer Creek Twp., Custer Co., OK.
Hiram E. Carnahan, farmer, 58, Jan. 1842, KY KY KY
Caroline Carnhan, 48, Oct 1851, ARK, Iowa, Mississippi
13 children/9 living
Francis M. Carnahan, 21, July 1878, ARK KY ARK
Benjamin M. Carnahan, 16, April 1884, TX KY ARK
Freddie B. Carnhan, 14, Sept 1885, TX KY ARK
Eddie G. Carnahan, 14, Sept 1885, TX KY ARK
Robert H. Carnahan, 10, Sep 1889, TX KY ARK
Edith Carnahan, 8, Jan 1892, OK KY ARK
In 1887, the surviving members of the 86th Illinois organized and held a reunion for the old 86th in Peoria, Illinois during the week of August 27, 1887, the 25th anniversary of the mustering in of the men of the 86th back in 1862. This reunion was attended by more than 130 veterans and their families and was such a success that it was decided that they would continue to hold these reunions every year in Peoria on that August 27th anniversary. During the next few years, every effort was made to locate all surviving members of the 86th and to ascertain where all of the deceased veterans were buried and the reunions continued to grow for a number of years as more and more veterans were located. The reunions were held through the year 1923, when it was finally, tearfully, decided by the few who were able to attend that reunion that they were too old and too few to continue them any longer. Through the years, 32 different members of old Co. A attended one reunion or more. Many more were located all over the country, many too far away to attend a reunion in the late 1800's. Fora number of years, all post office addresses of known survivors were published in the annual reunion booklets. At this time it appears, that the surviving members of the 86th may never have known what became of their old comrade, Private Hiram E. Carnahan, as his name has never been located on any of the list of addresses that were published and Hiram's name never appears on the list of attendees. Even if he had been located, it is doubtful that he ever could have attended a reunion as traveling from the west was not easy or cheep in the late 1800's or early 1900's. Sadly, many of Hiram's old comrades and messmates went to the graves never knowing what became of Private Hiram E. Carnahan and Hiram went to his never knowing what became of so many of his comrades and messmates.
In January of 2018, Roanna Wittman, a great great granddaughter of Hiram's,wrote, "Hiram and his sons came to Saskatchewan, Canada when the Dominion Land Grants were being issued. My great-grandfather, Francis Marion, remained in Canada but died in 1921, two years before Hiram. I have a handwritten family tree of Hiram and his children that my grandfather, George Evermont Carnahan, wrote out before he died in 1949."
In 1871, an order in council initiated a uniform land survey of the three Prairie Provinces as well as the railway belt of British Columbia. The land had to be accurately described and located through cadastral surveys before Letters Patent could be issued to a homesteader. The Dominion Lands Act required that each homesteader provide proof that the land had increased in value through additions (cultivation, building construction, etc.) costing labor and/or capital. The Dominion Lands Act stipulated the improvements that had to be made to a land grant before a homesteader would receive a Letters Patent from the Crown.
When a homesteader filed an application, the local Dominion Lands Office screened and validated the claim, and sent an inspector to the property to confirm that the improvements had been made. If the Board approved the application, it was forwarded to Ottawa for the "preparation and issuance of patents" by the Lands Patent Branch. Letters Patent were issued to grant or confirm title to a portion of land. They were the first title to land, and served as proof that the land no longer belonged to the Crown. They were issued by the Registrar General's Office of the Department of Secretary of State from 1867 to 1883 and by the Lands Patent Branch of the Department of the Interior after 18 July 1883.
Hiram was given land south and east of Maple Creek, Canada and Crane Lake, which are located in southwestern Moose Jaw in the Province of Saskatchewan near the Canadian/Montana border. This would be north and east of Havre, Montana. His land is listed as being the NE quarter of Section 5, Township 9, Range 21, west of the 3rd Meridian on the Maple Creek sheet.
Hiram and the family resided in Saskatchewan from at least 1911 until 1917 and at least 3 of his children, Francis Marion, Edward Bradford and Anna Belle stayed. Hiram, Caroline and some of the children returned to the United States prior to 1920 and at the time of the 1920 census, Hiram and Caroline are found residing at 1208 2nd St., in Ward #3 of Harve Hill County, Montana.
Shortly after this, they moved to Dufur, Wasco County, Oregon, where Pvt. Hiram E. Carnahan passed away in his home near Dufur, in Wasco County, Oregon on April 16, 1923. About a year after Hiram died, Caroline moved to The Dalles, Wasco County, Oregon, north of Dufur, where she resided at 1517 Laurel Street until her death, which occurred in her home in July of 1933.
It is not known where Caroline is buried, though she is almost certainly buried beside Hiram in the Star #23 Rebekah Community Cemetery in Dufur, Wasco County, Oregon.
Oregon Death Index, 1903-98
about Hiram Evermont Carnahan
Name: Carnahan, Hiram Evermont
County: Wasco
Death Date: 16 Apr 1923
Certificate: 38
by Baxter B. Fite III and Roanna Wittman, whose email address is _____________________.
(Baxter Fite would enjoy hearing from anyone, especially descendants, who might be able to provide more information, or especially pictures of Hiram for his site and for the Woodford County Historical Society.)
Private HIRAM EVERMONT CARNAHAN, Co. A, 86th Illinois
Hiram Evermont Carnahan was born on January 14, 1842 in Hopkins County, Kentucky, the son of John Mason Carnahan and what was probably his 2nd wife, Elizabeth Ann (Cardwell) Carnahan. (Hiram's middle name was spelled Everment in his obituary and I have also seen his middled named spelled Evermond. These may just be typos however.) John Mason Carnahan was born January 1, 1809 in Kentucky, the son of John Carnahan and Sarah (Bradburn) Carnahan, while Elizabeth Ann “Betsey” Cardwell was born c. 23 Oct 1815 in Kentucky, the daughter of James R. Cardwell and Nancy (Egbert) Cardwell.
John Mason Carnahan was a farmer and farm laborer. John Mason Carnahan and Elizabeth Ann Cardwell were married on 27 October 1829 in Hopkins county, Kentucky. Elizabeth had just turned 14. At the time of the 1850 census, John, Elizabeth and their family are found in Hopkins County, Kentucky, where Hiram grew to manhood farming the land beside his father;
John W Carnahan M 43 Kentucky
Elizabeth Carnahan F 30 Kentucky
Francis M Carnahan M 18 Kentucky
Hadasee Carnahan F 15 Kentucky
William D Carnahan M 12 Kentucky
Hiram Carnahan M 8 Kentucky
Uriah B Carnahan M 5 Kentucky
John M Carnahan M 1 Kentucky'
The children born to John and Elizabeth include;
1. Francis Marion Carnahan, born 8 Nov 1831 in Hopkins County, Kentucky. Francis is found with the family in Hopkins County, Kentucky at the time of the 1850 census. Francis headed for California in the 1850's or 1860's. Francis was married to Charlotte Ianthe Hamilton, who was born on ____________ __, 1851 in Iowa, on ____________ __, 1867. Nine children were born to Francis and Charlotte.
Francis is found in the California Great Registers in Redwood Township, Santa Clara, California in 1869 and later in Hollister, Monterey County, California in 1869 through 1873 and later in Hollister, San Benito County, California in 1874.
At the time of the 1880 census, Francis is found in Soledad, Monterey County,California;
At the time of the 1900 census, Francis is found in King City Township, Monterey County, California;
F M Carnaham Head M Nov 1831 69 Kentucky
Charlote Carnaham Wife F Mar 1851 49 Iowa
Francis M Carnaham Son M Apr 1881 19 California
Lottie B Carnaham Daughter F Aug 1892 8 California
Pauline R Carnaham Daughter F June 1894 6 California
Walter W Smith Grandson M 8 California
At the time of the 1910 census, Francis is found in King City, Monterey County, California;
Francis Marion Carnahan is believed to have died on 22 Jan 1918 in Soledad, Los Angeles County, California. Charlotte died in 1923 and her earthly remains were buried in the
2. Hadica/Hadasee H. Carnahan b. 11 Jan 1835, d. 13 Aug 1914
3. William David Thomas Carnahan b. 12 Oct 1837, d. 16 Feb 1902
4. Hiram Evermont Carnahan+ b. 14 Jan 1842, d. 16 Apr 1923
5. Uriah Darius Bradburne Carnahan+ b. 19 Apr 1845, d. 27 Sep 1917
6. John Mason Carnahan+ b. 14 Apr 1849, d. 13 Dec 1928
7. Easter Ann Carnahan b. 6 Apr 1854, d. 15 Oct 1944
Elizabeth Ann “Betsey” (Cardwell) Carnahan died on 6 Aug 1854 in Hopkins County, Kentucky. Her mortal remains were laid in the Browder's Church Cemetery in Hopkins County, Kentucky. See her Find A Grave Memorial #52981754.
John Mason Carnahan was married 2nd to Ruth Elizabeth Kimsey on 14 November 1858 in Crittenden county, Kentucky. Ruth was born c. February 10, 1840/42 and was either 16 or 18, while John was 50. Ruth was the daughter of William Frankin Kimsey and Mary R. (Hammsons) Kimsey.
John, Ruth and their family are found in Hopkins county, Kentucky at the time of the 1860 census;
John M Carnohan M 52 Farmer Ky
Rutha E Carnohan F 18 Ky
D B Carnohan M 15 Farm Laborer Ky
John M Carnohan M 11 Ky
E A Carnohan F 6 Ky
Mary T Carnohan F 0 Ky
H E Carnohan M 18 Farm Laborer Ky
The children born to John and Ruth include;
8. Mary Francis Carnahan b. May 1860
9. George Martin Carnahan b. 1 Aug 1861, d. 1 May 1939
10. Benjamin Worthington Carnahan+ b. 5 Nov 1862, d. 14 Oct 1944
11. Sarah Jenny Carnahan b. 15 Apr 1865, d. 9 Apr 1963
12. Denolus Margaret Carnahan b. 16 Mar 1867, d. 21 Feb 1923
13. Johnson J. Carnahan, born 4 Apr 1869, d. 5 Apr 1908
14. Lucy B. Carnahan, born c. 1874, d. 1959
15. Julia N. Carnahan b. 23 Nov 1871/72 in Hopkins County,Kentucky. Julia died on 16 Oct 1942
16. Alfred P. Carnahan b. c 1877, d. b 1894
At the time of the 1870 census, the Carnihans are found in Precinct 2, Hopkins County, Kentucky, where they are all farming;
249 John Carnihan M 21 Farmer Kentucky
Laura A. Carnihan F 17 Keeping House Kentucky
Olive A. Carnihan F. 1/12 May 1870
250 Jas M Carnihan M 62 Farmer Kentucky
Ruth E Carnihan F 28 Keeping House Kentucky
Elizabeth A Carnihan F 16 Kentucky
Mary F Carnihan F 10 Kentucky
George M Carnihan M 8 Kentucky
Benj W Carnihan M 7 Kentucky
Sarah J Carnihan F 5 Kentucky
Denolus Carnihan F 3 Kentucky
Johnson G Carnihan M 1 Kentucky
John, Ruth and their family are found in the 1880 census residing in Court House Township, Hopkins county, Kentucky, where he is still farming;
John M Carnahan Self M 72 Kentucky
Ruth E Carnahan Wife F 38 Kentucky
Mary F Carnahan Daughter F 20 Kentucky
Benj W Carnahan Son M 17 Kentucky
Sarah J Carnahan Daughter F 15 Kentucky
Nola M Carnahan Daughter F 13 Kentucky
Johnson J Carnahan Son M 11 Kentucky
Julia M Carnahan Daughter F 8 Kentucky
Lucy B Carnahan Daughter F 6 Kentucky
Alford P Carnahan Son M 3 Kentucky
John Mason Carnahan died on 17 December 1883 at age 74. His mortal remains were also laid in the Browder Cemetery in Hopkins county, Kentucky. Ruth Elizabeth "Kimsey" Carnahan died on 17 Apr 1892 and her mortal remains were laid in the Blackford Cemetery in Webster County, Kentucky.
Now to continue with the biography of Hiram E. Carnahan;
Hiram is still residing there at the time of the 1860, but about 1861 or very early 1862, Hiram headed north and in August of 1862, Hiram is residing in Olio Township in Woodford County, Illinois.
On July 26, 1862, Hiram was one of the first recruits, if not the first recruit for William S, Magarity, the first Sheriff of Woodford County, who decided that he was going to raise a company of Woodford County men for service in the Union Army.
ILLINOIS STATE ARCHIVES
Illinois Civil War Detail Report
Name CARNAHAN, HIRAM E Rank PVT
Company A Unit 86 IL US INF
Personal Characteristics
Residence OLIO, WOODFORD CO, IL
Age 20 Height 5' 5 1/3 Hair DARK
Eyes GRAY Complexion FAIR
Marital Status SINGLE Occupation FARMER
Nativity MADISON, HOPKINS CO, KY
Service Record
Joined When JUL 26, 1862
Joined Where OLIO, IL
Joined By Whom CPT MAGARITY
Period 3 YRS Muster In AUG 27, 1862
Muster In Where PEORIA, IL
Muster In By Whom
Muster Out JUN 22, 1865
Muster Out Where QUINCY, IL
Muster Out By Whom CPT BARNES
By the middle of August, Magarity had about 100 volunteers and took his company into Peoria, Illinois where they went into camp at Camp Lyons, near present day Glen Oak Oark. On the 26th of August, the Woodford County company elected William S. Magarity their Captain and on August 27, 1862, Captain Magarity and 95 of his recruits, including now Private Hiram E. Carnahan, were sworn in as Co. A, of the the 86th Regiment of Illinois Volunteer Infantry.
On September 7, 1862, the men of the 86th Illinois marched through the streets of Peoria to the railroad depot. There they were joined by the men of the 85th Illinois, who had been mustered into service at Camp Peoria. At the depot the men of the 85th & 86th Illinois boarded trains bound for Camp Jo Holt, Indiana, which was located at Jeffersonville, Indiana across the Ohio River from Louisville, Kentucky. Three weeks later, the men of the 85th & 86th were in the field in Kentucky, part of McCook's Brigade in the union army commanded by General Buehl, in pursuit of Confederate troops. On October 8, 1862, the men of McCook's Brigade were engaged with those Confederate troops in the Battle of Perryville, Kentucky, suffering their first casualties. After the Battle of Perryville, the Confederate troops withdrew from Kentucky and the men of McCook's Brigade marched on to Nashville, Tennessee, where they would go into winter camp and spend most the next 10 months.
Over the next three years, Hiram and the men of the 86th were a witness to and participants in some of the bloodiest fighting in the Western Campaign of the war. They fought in numerous battles and engagements including the Battles of Chickamauga, Georgia; Resaca, Georgia; and Rome, Georgia. However, it was on June 27, 1864, during the assualt on Cheatham Hill during the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain, Georgia that the men of the 86th, and especially the men of Co. A, that they suffered most. On that fateful day, over 100 men of the 400 who made the assualt were killed wounded or captured in these that 30 minutes. Co. A had 39 men fit for duty that morning. Thirty minutes after the assault began, Co. A had 11 men killed, 9 men wounded, and 6 men captured. When the assault faltered, only 13 men of Co. A fell back unscathed, and they were all badly shaken by the decimation of their Company. (Years later, the citizens of Eureka, Illinois would erect a monument in Olio Cemetery in memory of the Woodford County boys who sacrificed their lives during the Civil War in defence of their country.)
After Kennesaw Mountain was finally taken, the men of the 86th marched ontoward Atlanta, Georgia. On July 19, 1864, the 86th was engaged in the Battle of Peach Tree Creek, Georgia. During the next three weeks, there was fighting all around Atlanta, as the Confederates fought desperately to hang onto it. On August 9, 1864, Pvt. Hiram E. Carnahan was wounded in the left arm during fighting around Atlanta. At this point it appears that it was just a flesh and muscle wound, and that the arm may not have been amputated. But, it does appear that there were complications from the wound as it appears that Hiram spent the remainder of the war in army hospitals. Hiram was finally discharged from the service on June 22, 1865 at Quincy, Illinois, where there was a large Army Hospital. Hiram then returned to Central Illinois.
In 1866, Hiram is believed to have been residing in Washington, Illinois, in Tazewell County, next to Woodford County. By the early the 1870's, Hiram had returned to his roots in Hopkins County, Kentucky. Hiram was married to Caroline Turner, who was born in Little Rock, Arkansas. Some believe that this marriage occured on August 26, 1872 in Hopkins County. But, it appears that Hiram may have moved to Arkansas by this time and that he met Caroline in Arkansas, possibly Sheridan. His obituary states that he was married to Caroline on August 15, 1873, possibly in Sheridan, but I now believe that this is actually 1883.
At the time of the 1880 census Hiram is found in Prairie Twp., Drew Co., Arkansas and he is listed as single and apparently has no children. Living in his household is a Caroline McKannon, who is a 29 year old woman who is listed as widowed. She is listed as Keeping House. Caroline is listed as Hiram's cousin as are her children. Following is the household;
H. E. Carnahan, 36, artist, single
Caroline McKannon, 29
Cornelia McKannon, 9
Evermont McKannon, 3
Frances McKannon, 1
William Gillispie, 28
William Williams, 57
Caroline, Cornelia, Evermont, and Frances all listed as "cousin" under H. E. Carnahan who was the "head".
In Grant County, Arkansas there is a record that H. E. Carnahan was united in marriage to Caroline Turner on August 15, 1883 in Sheridan Twp., Grant Co., Arkansas. Caroline is believed to have been born in October of 1851 in Arkansas.
In the 1900 census, Hiram and Caroline are found in Deer Creek Township, Custer County, Oklahoma. Caroline states that she was the mother of 13 children, 9 of whom were still living at that time. Hiram's obituary later states that he had nine children, six of whom were living in 1923 when he died. I would suggest that it is possible that the first two children listed below may actually be cousins and step children of Hiram's rather than his children, their birth name actually being McKannon.
1. Hiram Evermont Carnahan, born June 14, 1877
2. Francis Marion Carnahan; born c. July 1878. Had at least one son, George Evermont Carnahan.
3. Anna Belle "Annie" Carnahan; born March 12, 1881; married to E. C. Dagman; residing in Pine Coulee, Sask. in 1923 and in Canada in 1933.
4. William Carnahan; born Feb. 17, 1883
5. Benjamin Magnis Carnahan, born c. April 1884
6. Frederick Green "Fred or Freddie" Carnahan, born c. Sept. 1885; residing in Dufur, Oregon in 1923 and the The Dalles, Oregon in 1933.
7. Edward Bradford "Eddie" Carnahan, born c. Sept. 1885; residing in Regene, Sask. in 1923 and in Canada in 1933.
8. Robert Harry Carnahan, born c. Sept. 1889. The 1900 census states he was born in September of 1892. However his Find A Grave site lists him as having been born on January 12, 1892 in El Reno, Canadian County, Oklahoma. Robert was residing in Dufur, Oregon in 1923 and in Sumner, Washington in 1933. Robert Harry Carnahan is believed to have died on March 1, 1935 in Marion County, Oregon and his mortal remains were laid in the #23 Rebekah Community Cemetery in Dufur, Wasco County, Oregon, near his father and probably his mother. See his Find A Grave Memorial #39871540.
9. Edith Carnahan, born c. January 1892; married to Harry Schmidt; residing in Vancouver, B.C. in 1923 and in Canada in 1933.
10. Ollie Carnahan; born May 7, 1894 in Custer County, Oklahoma. Ollie died on December 24, 1894 in Custer County, Oklahoma and her mortal remains were laid in the Summit Cemetery in Custer County, Oklahoma. See her Find A Grave Memorial #148787953.
11. Harry E. Carnahan; born unknown; residing in Dawson, New Mexico in 1923; died on Mar. 1, 1935 in Marion County, Oregon. Harry is believed to be buried in the Star #23 Rebekah Community Cemetery in Dufur, Wasco County, Oregon beside his father; He has no tombstone, but there are three funeral home markers beside Hiram's grave, one believed to be for Harry.
Hiram was not one to let grass grow under his feet. It appears that Hiram and Caroline resided in Arkansas for some time after they were married. They then moved to Wyoming about 1883, shortly after they were married, where he was engaged in raising cattle, spent the middle 1880's in Texas and then moved to Oklahoma in the late 1880's or very early 1890's. At the time of the 1900 census, Hiram and his family are found in Deer Creek Township, Custer County, Oklahoma.
1900 Federal Census, Deer Creek Twp., Custer Co., OK.
Hiram E. Carnahan, farmer, 58, Jan. 1842, KY KY KY
Caroline Carnhan, 48, Oct 1851, ARK, Iowa, Mississippi
13 children/9 living
Francis M. Carnahan, 21, July 1878, ARK KY ARK
Benjamin M. Carnahan, 16, April 1884, TX KY ARK
Freddie B. Carnhan, 14, Sept 1885, TX KY ARK
Eddie G. Carnahan, 14, Sept 1885, TX KY ARK
Robert H. Carnahan, 10, Sep 1889, TX KY ARK
Edith Carnahan, 8, Jan 1892, OK KY ARK
In 1887, the surviving members of the 86th Illinois organized and held a reunion for the old 86th in Peoria, Illinois during the week of August 27, 1887, the 25th anniversary of the mustering in of the men of the 86th back in 1862. This reunion was attended by more than 130 veterans and their families and was such a success that it was decided that they would continue to hold these reunions every year in Peoria on that August 27th anniversary. During the next few years, every effort was made to locate all surviving members of the 86th and to ascertain where all of the deceased veterans were buried and the reunions continued to grow for a number of years as more and more veterans were located. The reunions were held through the year 1923, when it was finally, tearfully, decided by the few who were able to attend that reunion that they were too old and too few to continue them any longer. Through the years, 32 different members of old Co. A attended one reunion or more. Many more were located all over the country, many too far away to attend a reunion in the late 1800's. Fora number of years, all post office addresses of known survivors were published in the annual reunion booklets. At this time it appears, that the surviving members of the 86th may never have known what became of their old comrade, Private Hiram E. Carnahan, as his name has never been located on any of the list of addresses that were published and Hiram's name never appears on the list of attendees. Even if he had been located, it is doubtful that he ever could have attended a reunion as traveling from the west was not easy or cheep in the late 1800's or early 1900's. Sadly, many of Hiram's old comrades and messmates went to the graves never knowing what became of Private Hiram E. Carnahan and Hiram went to his never knowing what became of so many of his comrades and messmates.
In January of 2018, Roanna Wittman, a great great granddaughter of Hiram's,wrote, "Hiram and his sons came to Saskatchewan, Canada when the Dominion Land Grants were being issued. My great-grandfather, Francis Marion, remained in Canada but died in 1921, two years before Hiram. I have a handwritten family tree of Hiram and his children that my grandfather, George Evermont Carnahan, wrote out before he died in 1949."
In 1871, an order in council initiated a uniform land survey of the three Prairie Provinces as well as the railway belt of British Columbia. The land had to be accurately described and located through cadastral surveys before Letters Patent could be issued to a homesteader. The Dominion Lands Act required that each homesteader provide proof that the land had increased in value through additions (cultivation, building construction, etc.) costing labor and/or capital. The Dominion Lands Act stipulated the improvements that had to be made to a land grant before a homesteader would receive a Letters Patent from the Crown.
When a homesteader filed an application, the local Dominion Lands Office screened and validated the claim, and sent an inspector to the property to confirm that the improvements had been made. If the Board approved the application, it was forwarded to Ottawa for the "preparation and issuance of patents" by the Lands Patent Branch. Letters Patent were issued to grant or confirm title to a portion of land. They were the first title to land, and served as proof that the land no longer belonged to the Crown. They were issued by the Registrar General's Office of the Department of Secretary of State from 1867 to 1883 and by the Lands Patent Branch of the Department of the Interior after 18 July 1883.
Hiram was given land south and east of Maple Creek, Canada and Crane Lake, which are located in southwestern Moose Jaw in the Province of Saskatchewan near the Canadian/Montana border. This would be north and east of Havre, Montana. His land is listed as being the NE quarter of Section 5, Township 9, Range 21, west of the 3rd Meridian on the Maple Creek sheet.
Hiram and the family resided in Saskatchewan from at least 1911 until 1917 and at least 3 of his children, Francis Marion, Edward Bradford and Anna Belle stayed. Hiram, Caroline and some of the children returned to the United States prior to 1920 and at the time of the 1920 census, Hiram and Caroline are found residing at 1208 2nd St., in Ward #3 of Harve Hill County, Montana.
Shortly after this, they moved to Dufur, Wasco County, Oregon, where Pvt. Hiram E. Carnahan passed away in his home near Dufur, in Wasco County, Oregon on April 16, 1923. About a year after Hiram died, Caroline moved to The Dalles, Wasco County, Oregon, north of Dufur, where she resided at 1517 Laurel Street until her death, which occurred in her home in July of 1933.
It is not known where Caroline is buried, though she is almost certainly buried beside Hiram in the Star #23 Rebekah Community Cemetery in Dufur, Wasco County, Oregon.
Oregon Death Index, 1903-98
about Hiram Evermont Carnahan
Name: Carnahan, Hiram Evermont
County: Wasco
Death Date: 16 Apr 1923
Certificate: 38
by Baxter B. Fite III and Roanna Wittman, whose email address is _____________________.
(Baxter Fite would enjoy hearing from anyone, especially descendants, who might be able to provide more information, or especially pictures of Hiram for his site and for the Woodford County Historical Society.)
(NOTE: Hiram E. Carnahan probably had never sat for a portrait prior to his entering the service during the Civil War. Hiram survived those early days during the winter of 1862/63 and like most of the boys, during the Spring or Summer of 1863, probably took the time to sit for a portrait that was most likely printed in the form of what was called a CDV. He almost certainly made a number of copies, not only to send home to his loved ones back home, but also to swap with his tentmates and messmates. He survived the war and lived well into the 20th century. Through the years, he probably had his photograph taken hundreds of times. I would dearly love to see a copy of one of those CDV's added to his FAG site. However, at this time, I would just be happy to see some pictures of him as an old man. Can anyone help me? Thanks, Baxter)
Private HIRAM EVERMONT CARNAHAN, Co. A, 86th Illinois
Hiram Evermont Carnahan was born on January 14, 1842 in Hopkins County, Kentucky, the son of John Mason Carnahan and what was probably his 2nd wife, Elizabeth Ann (Cardwell) Carnahan. (Hiram's middle name was spelled Everment in his obituary and I have also seen his middled named spelled Evermond. These may just be typos however.) John Mason Carnahan was born January 1, 1809 in Kentucky, the son of John Carnahan and Sarah (Bradburn) Carnahan, while Elizabeth Ann “Betsey” Cardwell was born c. 23 Oct 1815 in Kentucky, the daughter of James R. Cardwell and Nancy (Egbert) Cardwell.
John Mason Carnahan was a farmer and farm laborer. John Mason Carnahan and Elizabeth Ann Cardwell were married on 27 October 1829 in Hopkins county, Kentucky. Elizabeth had just turned 14. At the time of the 1850 census, John, Elizabeth and their family are found in Hopkins County, Kentucky, where Hiram grew to manhood farming the land beside his father;
John W Carnahan M 43 Kentucky
Elizabeth Carnahan F 30 Kentucky
Francis M Carnahan M 18 Kentucky
Hadasee Carnahan F 15 Kentucky
William D Carnahan M 12 Kentucky
Hiram Carnahan M 8 Kentucky
Uriah B Carnahan M 5 Kentucky
John M Carnahan M 1 Kentucky'
The children born to John and Elizabeth include;
1. Francis Marion Carnahan, born 8 Nov 1831 in Hopkins County, Kentucky. Francis is found with the family in Hopkins County, Kentucky at the time of the 1850 census. Francis headed for California in the 1850's or 1860's. Francis was married to Charlotte Ianthe Hamilton, who was born on ____________ __, 1851 in Iowa, on ____________ __, 1867. Nine children were born to Francis and Charlotte.
Francis is found in the California Great Registers in Redwood Township, Santa Clara, California in 1869 and later in Hollister, Monterey County, California in 1869 through 1873 and later in Hollister, San Benito County, California in 1874.
At the time of the 1880 census, Francis is found in Soledad, Monterey County,California;
At the time of the 1900 census, Francis is found in King City Township, Monterey County, California;
F M Carnaham Head M Nov 1831 69 Kentucky
Charlote Carnaham Wife F Mar 1851 49 Iowa
Francis M Carnaham Son M Apr 1881 19 California
Lottie B Carnaham Daughter F Aug 1892 8 California
Pauline R Carnaham Daughter F June 1894 6 California
Walter W Smith Grandson M 8 California
At the time of the 1910 census, Francis is found in King City, Monterey County, California;
Francis Marion Carnahan is believed to have died on 22 Jan 1918 in Soledad, Los Angeles County, California. Charlotte died in 1923 and her earthly remains were buried in the
2. Hadica/Hadasee H. Carnahan b. 11 Jan 1835, d. 13 Aug 1914
3. William David Thomas Carnahan b. 12 Oct 1837, d. 16 Feb 1902
4. Hiram Evermont Carnahan+ b. 14 Jan 1842, d. 16 Apr 1923
5. Uriah Darius Bradburne Carnahan+ b. 19 Apr 1845, d. 27 Sep 1917
6. John Mason Carnahan+ b. 14 Apr 1849, d. 13 Dec 1928
7. Easter Ann Carnahan b. 6 Apr 1854, d. 15 Oct 1944
Elizabeth Ann “Betsey” (Cardwell) Carnahan died on 6 Aug 1854 in Hopkins County, Kentucky. Her mortal remains were laid in the Browder's Church Cemetery in Hopkins County, Kentucky. See her Find A Grave Memorial #52981754.
John Mason Carnahan was married 2nd to Ruth Elizabeth Kimsey on 14 November 1858 in Crittenden county, Kentucky. Ruth was born c. February 10, 1840/42 and was either 16 or 18, while John was 50. Ruth was the daughter of William Frankin Kimsey and Mary R. (Hammsons) Kimsey.
John, Ruth and their family are found in Hopkins county, Kentucky at the time of the 1860 census;
John M Carnohan M 52 Farmer Ky
Rutha E Carnohan F 18 Ky
D B Carnohan M 15 Farm Laborer Ky
John M Carnohan M 11 Ky
E A Carnohan F 6 Ky
Mary T Carnohan F 0 Ky
H E Carnohan M 18 Farm Laborer Ky
The children born to John and Ruth include;
8. Mary Francis Carnahan b. May 1860
9. George Martin Carnahan b. 1 Aug 1861, d. 1 May 1939
10. Benjamin Worthington Carnahan+ b. 5 Nov 1862, d. 14 Oct 1944
11. Sarah Jenny Carnahan b. 15 Apr 1865, d. 9 Apr 1963
12. Denolus Margaret Carnahan b. 16 Mar 1867, d. 21 Feb 1923
13. Johnson J. Carnahan, born 4 Apr 1869, d. 5 Apr 1908
14. Lucy B. Carnahan, born c. 1874, d. 1959
15. Julia N. Carnahan b. 23 Nov 1871/72 in Hopkins County,Kentucky. Julia died on 16 Oct 1942
16. Alfred P. Carnahan b. c 1877, d. b 1894
At the time of the 1870 census, the Carnihans are found in Precinct 2, Hopkins County, Kentucky, where they are all farming;
249 John Carnihan M 21 Farmer Kentucky
Laura A. Carnihan F 17 Keeping House Kentucky
Olive A. Carnihan F. 1/12 May 1870
250 Jas M Carnihan M 62 Farmer Kentucky
Ruth E Carnihan F 28 Keeping House Kentucky
Elizabeth A Carnihan F 16 Kentucky
Mary F Carnihan F 10 Kentucky
George M Carnihan M 8 Kentucky
Benj W Carnihan M 7 Kentucky
Sarah J Carnihan F 5 Kentucky
Denolus Carnihan F 3 Kentucky
Johnson G Carnihan M 1 Kentucky
John, Ruth and their family are found in the 1880 census residing in Court House Township, Hopkins county, Kentucky, where he is still farming;
John M Carnahan Self M 72 Kentucky
Ruth E Carnahan Wife F 38 Kentucky
Mary F Carnahan Daughter F 20 Kentucky
Benj W Carnahan Son M 17 Kentucky
Sarah J Carnahan Daughter F 15 Kentucky
Nola M Carnahan Daughter F 13 Kentucky
Johnson J Carnahan Son M 11 Kentucky
Julia M Carnahan Daughter F 8 Kentucky
Lucy B Carnahan Daughter F 6 Kentucky
Alford P Carnahan Son M 3 Kentucky
John Mason Carnahan died on 17 December 1883 at age 74. His mortal remains were also laid in the Browder Cemetery in Hopkins county, Kentucky. Ruth Elizabeth "Kimsey" Carnahan died on 17 Apr 1892 and her mortal remains were laid in the Blackford Cemetery in Webster County, Kentucky.
Now to continue with the biography of Hiram E. Carnahan;
Hiram is still residing there at the time of the 1860, but about 1861 or very early 1862, Hiram headed north and in August of 1862, Hiram is residing in Olio Township in Woodford County, Illinois.
On July 26, 1862, Hiram was one of the first recruits, if not the first recruit for William S, Magarity, the first Sheriff of Woodford County, who decided that he was going to raise a company of Woodford County men for service in the Union Army.
ILLINOIS STATE ARCHIVES
Illinois Civil War Detail Report
Name CARNAHAN, HIRAM E Rank PVT
Company A Unit 86 IL US INF
Personal Characteristics
Residence OLIO, WOODFORD CO, IL
Age 20 Height 5' 5 1/3 Hair DARK
Eyes GRAY Complexion FAIR
Marital Status SINGLE Occupation FARMER
Nativity MADISON, HOPKINS CO, KY
Service Record
Joined When JUL 26, 1862
Joined Where OLIO, IL
Joined By Whom CPT MAGARITY
Period 3 YRS Muster In AUG 27, 1862
Muster In Where PEORIA, IL
Muster In By Whom
Muster Out JUN 22, 1865
Muster Out Where QUINCY, IL
Muster Out By Whom CPT BARNES
By the middle of August, Magarity had about 100 volunteers and took his company into Peoria, Illinois where they went into camp at Camp Lyons, near present day Glen Oak Oark. On the 26th of August, the Woodford County company elected William S. Magarity their Captain and on August 27, 1862, Captain Magarity and 95 of his recruits, including now Private Hiram E. Carnahan, were sworn in as Co. A, of the the 86th Regiment of Illinois Volunteer Infantry.
On September 7, 1862, the men of the 86th Illinois marched through the streets of Peoria to the railroad depot. There they were joined by the men of the 85th Illinois, who had been mustered into service at Camp Peoria. At the depot the men of the 85th & 86th Illinois boarded trains bound for Camp Jo Holt, Indiana, which was located at Jeffersonville, Indiana across the Ohio River from Louisville, Kentucky. Three weeks later, the men of the 85th & 86th were in the field in Kentucky, part of McCook's Brigade in the union army commanded by General Buehl, in pursuit of Confederate troops. On October 8, 1862, the men of McCook's Brigade were engaged with those Confederate troops in the Battle of Perryville, Kentucky, suffering their first casualties. After the Battle of Perryville, the Confederate troops withdrew from Kentucky and the men of McCook's Brigade marched on to Nashville, Tennessee, where they would go into winter camp and spend most the next 10 months.
Over the next three years, Hiram and the men of the 86th were a witness to and participants in some of the bloodiest fighting in the Western Campaign of the war. They fought in numerous battles and engagements including the Battles of Chickamauga, Georgia; Resaca, Georgia; and Rome, Georgia. However, it was on June 27, 1864, during the assualt on Cheatham Hill during the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain, Georgia that the men of the 86th, and especially the men of Co. A, that they suffered most. On that fateful day, over 100 men of the 400 who made the assualt were killed wounded or captured in these that 30 minutes. Co. A had 39 men fit for duty that morning. Thirty minutes after the assault began, Co. A had 11 men killed, 9 men wounded, and 6 men captured. When the assault faltered, only 13 men of Co. A fell back unscathed, and they were all badly shaken by the decimation of their Company. (Years later, the citizens of Eureka, Illinois would erect a monument in Olio Cemetery in memory of the Woodford County boys who sacrificed their lives during the Civil War in defence of their country.)
After Kennesaw Mountain was finally taken, the men of the 86th marched ontoward Atlanta, Georgia. On July 19, 1864, the 86th was engaged in the Battle of Peach Tree Creek, Georgia. During the next three weeks, there was fighting all around Atlanta, as the Confederates fought desperately to hang onto it. On August 9, 1864, Pvt. Hiram E. Carnahan was wounded in the left arm during fighting around Atlanta. At this point it appears that it was just a flesh and muscle wound, and that the arm may not have been amputated. But, it does appear that there were complications from the wound as it appears that Hiram spent the remainder of the war in army hospitals. Hiram was finally discharged from the service on June 22, 1865 at Quincy, Illinois, where there was a large Army Hospital. Hiram then returned to Central Illinois.
In 1866, Hiram is believed to have been residing in Washington, Illinois, in Tazewell County, next to Woodford County. By the early the 1870's, Hiram had returned to his roots in Hopkins County, Kentucky. Hiram was married to Caroline Turner, who was born in Little Rock, Arkansas. Some believe that this marriage occured on August 26, 1872 in Hopkins County. But, it appears that Hiram may have moved to Arkansas by this time and that he met Caroline in Arkansas, possibly Sheridan. His obituary states that he was married to Caroline on August 15, 1873, possibly in Sheridan, but I now believe that this is actually 1883.
At the time of the 1880 census Hiram is found in Prairie Twp., Drew Co., Arkansas and he is listed as single and apparently has no children. Living in his household is a Caroline McKannon, who is a 29 year old woman who is listed as widowed. She is listed as Keeping House. Caroline is listed as Hiram's cousin as are her children. Following is the household;
H. E. Carnahan, 36, artist, single
Caroline McKannon, 29
Cornelia McKannon, 9
Evermont McKannon, 3
Frances McKannon, 1
William Gillispie, 28
William Williams, 57
Caroline, Cornelia, Evermont, and Frances all listed as "cousin" under H. E. Carnahan who was the "head".
In Grant County, Arkansas there is a record that H. E. Carnahan was united in marriage to Caroline Turner on August 15, 1883 in Sheridan Twp., Grant Co., Arkansas. Caroline is believed to have been born in October of 1851 in Arkansas.
In the 1900 census, Hiram and Caroline are found in Deer Creek Township, Custer County, Oklahoma. Caroline states that she was the mother of 13 children, 9 of whom were still living at that time. Hiram's obituary later states that he had nine children, six of whom were living in 1923 when he died. I would suggest that it is possible that the first two children listed below may actually be cousins and step children of Hiram's rather than his children, their birth name actually being McKannon.
1. Hiram Evermont Carnahan, born June 14, 1877
2. Francis Marion Carnahan; born c. July 1878. Had at least one son, George Evermont Carnahan.
3. Anna Belle "Annie" Carnahan; born March 12, 1881; married to E. C. Dagman; residing in Pine Coulee, Sask. in 1923 and in Canada in 1933.
4. William Carnahan; born Feb. 17, 1883
5. Benjamin Magnis Carnahan, born c. April 1884
6. Frederick Green "Fred or Freddie" Carnahan, born c. Sept. 1885; residing in Dufur, Oregon in 1923 and the The Dalles, Oregon in 1933.
7. Edward Bradford "Eddie" Carnahan, born c. Sept. 1885; residing in Regene, Sask. in 1923 and in Canada in 1933.
8. Robert Harry Carnahan, born c. Sept. 1889. The 1900 census states he was born in September of 1892. However his Find A Grave site lists him as having been born on January 12, 1892 in El Reno, Canadian County, Oklahoma. Robert was residing in Dufur, Oregon in 1923 and in Sumner, Washington in 1933. Robert Harry Carnahan is believed to have died on March 1, 1935 in Marion County, Oregon and his mortal remains were laid in the #23 Rebekah Community Cemetery in Dufur, Wasco County, Oregon, near his father and probably his mother. See his Find A Grave Memorial #39871540.
9. Edith Carnahan, born c. January 1892; married to Harry Schmidt; residing in Vancouver, B.C. in 1923 and in Canada in 1933.
10. Ollie Carnahan; born May 7, 1894 in Custer County, Oklahoma. Ollie died on December 24, 1894 in Custer County, Oklahoma and her mortal remains were laid in the Summit Cemetery in Custer County, Oklahoma. See her Find A Grave Memorial #148787953.
11. Harry E. Carnahan; born unknown; residing in Dawson, New Mexico in 1923; died on Mar. 1, 1935 in Marion County, Oregon. Harry is believed to be buried in the Star #23 Rebekah Community Cemetery in Dufur, Wasco County, Oregon beside his father; He has no tombstone, but there are three funeral home markers beside Hiram's grave, one believed to be for Harry.
Hiram was not one to let grass grow under his feet. It appears that Hiram and Caroline resided in Arkansas for some time after they were married. They then moved to Wyoming about 1883, shortly after they were married, where he was engaged in raising cattle, spent the middle 1880's in Texas and then moved to Oklahoma in the late 1880's or very early 1890's. At the time of the 1900 census, Hiram and his family are found in Deer Creek Township, Custer County, Oklahoma.
1900 Federal Census, Deer Creek Twp., Custer Co., OK.
Hiram E. Carnahan, farmer, 58, Jan. 1842, KY KY KY
Caroline Carnhan, 48, Oct 1851, ARK, Iowa, Mississippi
13 children/9 living
Francis M. Carnahan, 21, July 1878, ARK KY ARK
Benjamin M. Carnahan, 16, April 1884, TX KY ARK
Freddie B. Carnhan, 14, Sept 1885, TX KY ARK
Eddie G. Carnahan, 14, Sept 1885, TX KY ARK
Robert H. Carnahan, 10, Sep 1889, TX KY ARK
Edith Carnahan, 8, Jan 1892, OK KY ARK
In 1887, the surviving members of the 86th Illinois organized and held a reunion for the old 86th in Peoria, Illinois during the week of August 27, 1887, the 25th anniversary of the mustering in of the men of the 86th back in 1862. This reunion was attended by more than 130 veterans and their families and was such a success that it was decided that they would continue to hold these reunions every year in Peoria on that August 27th anniversary. During the next few years, every effort was made to locate all surviving members of the 86th and to ascertain where all of the deceased veterans were buried and the reunions continued to grow for a number of years as more and more veterans were located. The reunions were held through the year 1923, when it was finally, tearfully, decided by the few who were able to attend that reunion that they were too old and too few to continue them any longer. Through the years, 32 different members of old Co. A attended one reunion or more. Many more were located all over the country, many too far away to attend a reunion in the late 1800's. Fora number of years, all post office addresses of known survivors were published in the annual reunion booklets. At this time it appears, that the surviving members of the 86th may never have known what became of their old comrade, Private Hiram E. Carnahan, as his name has never been located on any of the list of addresses that were published and Hiram's name never appears on the list of attendees. Even if he had been located, it is doubtful that he ever could have attended a reunion as traveling from the west was not easy or cheep in the late 1800's or early 1900's. Sadly, many of Hiram's old comrades and messmates went to the graves never knowing what became of Private Hiram E. Carnahan and Hiram went to his never knowing what became of so many of his comrades and messmates.
In January of 2018, Roanna Wittman, a great great granddaughter of Hiram's,wrote, "Hiram and his sons came to Saskatchewan, Canada when the Dominion Land Grants were being issued. My great-grandfather, Francis Marion, remained in Canada but died in 1921, two years before Hiram. I have a handwritten family tree of Hiram and his children that my grandfather, George Evermont Carnahan, wrote out before he died in 1949."
In 1871, an order in council initiated a uniform land survey of the three Prairie Provinces as well as the railway belt of British Columbia. The land had to be accurately described and located through cadastral surveys before Letters Patent could be issued to a homesteader. The Dominion Lands Act required that each homesteader provide proof that the land had increased in value through additions (cultivation, building construction, etc.) costing labor and/or capital. The Dominion Lands Act stipulated the improvements that had to be made to a land grant before a homesteader would receive a Letters Patent from the Crown.
When a homesteader filed an application, the local Dominion Lands Office screened and validated the claim, and sent an inspector to the property to confirm that the improvements had been made. If the Board approved the application, it was forwarded to Ottawa for the "preparation and issuance of patents" by the Lands Patent Branch. Letters Patent were issued to grant or confirm title to a portion of land. They were the first title to land, and served as proof that the land no longer belonged to the Crown. They were issued by the Registrar General's Office of the Department of Secretary of State from 1867 to 1883 and by the Lands Patent Branch of the Department of the Interior after 18 July 1883.
Hiram was given land south and east of Maple Creek, Canada and Crane Lake, which are located in southwestern Moose Jaw in the Province of Saskatchewan near the Canadian/Montana border. This would be north and east of Havre, Montana. His land is listed as being the NE quarter of Section 5, Township 9, Range 21, west of the 3rd Meridian on the Maple Creek sheet.
Hiram and the family resided in Saskatchewan from at least 1911 until 1917 and at least 3 of his children, Francis Marion, Edward Bradford and Anna Belle stayed. Hiram, Caroline and some of the children returned to the United States prior to 1920 and at the time of the 1920 census, Hiram and Caroline are found residing at 1208 2nd St., in Ward #3 of Harve Hill County, Montana.
Shortly after this, they moved to Dufur, Wasco County, Oregon, where Pvt. Hiram E. Carnahan passed away in his home near Dufur, in Wasco County, Oregon on April 16, 1923. About a year after Hiram died, Caroline moved to The Dalles, Wasco County, Oregon, north of Dufur, where she resided at 1517 Laurel Street until her death, which occurred in her home in July of 1933.
It is not known where Caroline is buried, though she is almost certainly buried beside Hiram in the Star #23 Rebekah Community Cemetery in Dufur, Wasco County, Oregon.
Oregon Death Index, 1903-98
about Hiram Evermont Carnahan
Name: Carnahan, Hiram Evermont
County: Wasco
Death Date: 16 Apr 1923
Certificate: 38
by Baxter B. Fite III and Roanna Wittman, whose email address is _____________________.
(Baxter Fite would enjoy hearing from anyone, especially descendants, who might be able to provide more information, or especially pictures of Hiram for his site and for the Woodford County Historical Society.)
Private HIRAM EVERMONT CARNAHAN, Co. A, 86th Illinois
Hiram Evermont Carnahan was born on January 14, 1842 in Hopkins County, Kentucky, the son of John Mason Carnahan and what was probably his 2nd wife, Elizabeth Ann (Cardwell) Carnahan. (Hiram's middle name was spelled Everment in his obituary and I have also seen his middled named spelled Evermond. These may just be typos however.) John Mason Carnahan was born January 1, 1809 in Kentucky, the son of John Carnahan and Sarah (Bradburn) Carnahan, while Elizabeth Ann “Betsey” Cardwell was born c. 23 Oct 1815 in Kentucky, the daughter of James R. Cardwell and Nancy (Egbert) Cardwell.
John Mason Carnahan was a farmer and farm laborer. John Mason Carnahan and Elizabeth Ann Cardwell were married on 27 October 1829 in Hopkins county, Kentucky. Elizabeth had just turned 14. At the time of the 1850 census, John, Elizabeth and their family are found in Hopkins County, Kentucky, where Hiram grew to manhood farming the land beside his father;
John W Carnahan M 43 Kentucky
Elizabeth Carnahan F 30 Kentucky
Francis M Carnahan M 18 Kentucky
Hadasee Carnahan F 15 Kentucky
William D Carnahan M 12 Kentucky
Hiram Carnahan M 8 Kentucky
Uriah B Carnahan M 5 Kentucky
John M Carnahan M 1 Kentucky'
The children born to John and Elizabeth include;
1. Francis Marion Carnahan, born 8 Nov 1831 in Hopkins County, Kentucky. Francis is found with the family in Hopkins County, Kentucky at the time of the 1850 census. Francis headed for California in the 1850's or 1860's. Francis was married to Charlotte Ianthe Hamilton, who was born on ____________ __, 1851 in Iowa, on ____________ __, 1867. Nine children were born to Francis and Charlotte.
Francis is found in the California Great Registers in Redwood Township, Santa Clara, California in 1869 and later in Hollister, Monterey County, California in 1869 through 1873 and later in Hollister, San Benito County, California in 1874.
At the time of the 1880 census, Francis is found in Soledad, Monterey County,California;
At the time of the 1900 census, Francis is found in King City Township, Monterey County, California;
F M Carnaham Head M Nov 1831 69 Kentucky
Charlote Carnaham Wife F Mar 1851 49 Iowa
Francis M Carnaham Son M Apr 1881 19 California
Lottie B Carnaham Daughter F Aug 1892 8 California
Pauline R Carnaham Daughter F June 1894 6 California
Walter W Smith Grandson M 8 California
At the time of the 1910 census, Francis is found in King City, Monterey County, California;
Francis Marion Carnahan is believed to have died on 22 Jan 1918 in Soledad, Los Angeles County, California. Charlotte died in 1923 and her earthly remains were buried in the
2. Hadica/Hadasee H. Carnahan b. 11 Jan 1835, d. 13 Aug 1914
3. William David Thomas Carnahan b. 12 Oct 1837, d. 16 Feb 1902
4. Hiram Evermont Carnahan+ b. 14 Jan 1842, d. 16 Apr 1923
5. Uriah Darius Bradburne Carnahan+ b. 19 Apr 1845, d. 27 Sep 1917
6. John Mason Carnahan+ b. 14 Apr 1849, d. 13 Dec 1928
7. Easter Ann Carnahan b. 6 Apr 1854, d. 15 Oct 1944
Elizabeth Ann “Betsey” (Cardwell) Carnahan died on 6 Aug 1854 in Hopkins County, Kentucky. Her mortal remains were laid in the Browder's Church Cemetery in Hopkins County, Kentucky. See her Find A Grave Memorial #52981754.
John Mason Carnahan was married 2nd to Ruth Elizabeth Kimsey on 14 November 1858 in Crittenden county, Kentucky. Ruth was born c. February 10, 1840/42 and was either 16 or 18, while John was 50. Ruth was the daughter of William Frankin Kimsey and Mary R. (Hammsons) Kimsey.
John, Ruth and their family are found in Hopkins county, Kentucky at the time of the 1860 census;
John M Carnohan M 52 Farmer Ky
Rutha E Carnohan F 18 Ky
D B Carnohan M 15 Farm Laborer Ky
John M Carnohan M 11 Ky
E A Carnohan F 6 Ky
Mary T Carnohan F 0 Ky
H E Carnohan M 18 Farm Laborer Ky
The children born to John and Ruth include;
8. Mary Francis Carnahan b. May 1860
9. George Martin Carnahan b. 1 Aug 1861, d. 1 May 1939
10. Benjamin Worthington Carnahan+ b. 5 Nov 1862, d. 14 Oct 1944
11. Sarah Jenny Carnahan b. 15 Apr 1865, d. 9 Apr 1963
12. Denolus Margaret Carnahan b. 16 Mar 1867, d. 21 Feb 1923
13. Johnson J. Carnahan, born 4 Apr 1869, d. 5 Apr 1908
14. Lucy B. Carnahan, born c. 1874, d. 1959
15. Julia N. Carnahan b. 23 Nov 1871/72 in Hopkins County,Kentucky. Julia died on 16 Oct 1942
16. Alfred P. Carnahan b. c 1877, d. b 1894
At the time of the 1870 census, the Carnihans are found in Precinct 2, Hopkins County, Kentucky, where they are all farming;
249 John Carnihan M 21 Farmer Kentucky
Laura A. Carnihan F 17 Keeping House Kentucky
Olive A. Carnihan F. 1/12 May 1870
250 Jas M Carnihan M 62 Farmer Kentucky
Ruth E Carnihan F 28 Keeping House Kentucky
Elizabeth A Carnihan F 16 Kentucky
Mary F Carnihan F 10 Kentucky
George M Carnihan M 8 Kentucky
Benj W Carnihan M 7 Kentucky
Sarah J Carnihan F 5 Kentucky
Denolus Carnihan F 3 Kentucky
Johnson G Carnihan M 1 Kentucky
John, Ruth and their family are found in the 1880 census residing in Court House Township, Hopkins county, Kentucky, where he is still farming;
John M Carnahan Self M 72 Kentucky
Ruth E Carnahan Wife F 38 Kentucky
Mary F Carnahan Daughter F 20 Kentucky
Benj W Carnahan Son M 17 Kentucky
Sarah J Carnahan Daughter F 15 Kentucky
Nola M Carnahan Daughter F 13 Kentucky
Johnson J Carnahan Son M 11 Kentucky
Julia M Carnahan Daughter F 8 Kentucky
Lucy B Carnahan Daughter F 6 Kentucky
Alford P Carnahan Son M 3 Kentucky
John Mason Carnahan died on 17 December 1883 at age 74. His mortal remains were also laid in the Browder Cemetery in Hopkins county, Kentucky. Ruth Elizabeth "Kimsey" Carnahan died on 17 Apr 1892 and her mortal remains were laid in the Blackford Cemetery in Webster County, Kentucky.
Now to continue with the biography of Hiram E. Carnahan;
Hiram is still residing there at the time of the 1860, but about 1861 or very early 1862, Hiram headed north and in August of 1862, Hiram is residing in Olio Township in Woodford County, Illinois.
On July 26, 1862, Hiram was one of the first recruits, if not the first recruit for William S, Magarity, the first Sheriff of Woodford County, who decided that he was going to raise a company of Woodford County men for service in the Union Army.
ILLINOIS STATE ARCHIVES
Illinois Civil War Detail Report
Name CARNAHAN, HIRAM E Rank PVT
Company A Unit 86 IL US INF
Personal Characteristics
Residence OLIO, WOODFORD CO, IL
Age 20 Height 5' 5 1/3 Hair DARK
Eyes GRAY Complexion FAIR
Marital Status SINGLE Occupation FARMER
Nativity MADISON, HOPKINS CO, KY
Service Record
Joined When JUL 26, 1862
Joined Where OLIO, IL
Joined By Whom CPT MAGARITY
Period 3 YRS Muster In AUG 27, 1862
Muster In Where PEORIA, IL
Muster In By Whom
Muster Out JUN 22, 1865
Muster Out Where QUINCY, IL
Muster Out By Whom CPT BARNES
By the middle of August, Magarity had about 100 volunteers and took his company into Peoria, Illinois where they went into camp at Camp Lyons, near present day Glen Oak Oark. On the 26th of August, the Woodford County company elected William S. Magarity their Captain and on August 27, 1862, Captain Magarity and 95 of his recruits, including now Private Hiram E. Carnahan, were sworn in as Co. A, of the the 86th Regiment of Illinois Volunteer Infantry.
On September 7, 1862, the men of the 86th Illinois marched through the streets of Peoria to the railroad depot. There they were joined by the men of the 85th Illinois, who had been mustered into service at Camp Peoria. At the depot the men of the 85th & 86th Illinois boarded trains bound for Camp Jo Holt, Indiana, which was located at Jeffersonville, Indiana across the Ohio River from Louisville, Kentucky. Three weeks later, the men of the 85th & 86th were in the field in Kentucky, part of McCook's Brigade in the union army commanded by General Buehl, in pursuit of Confederate troops. On October 8, 1862, the men of McCook's Brigade were engaged with those Confederate troops in the Battle of Perryville, Kentucky, suffering their first casualties. After the Battle of Perryville, the Confederate troops withdrew from Kentucky and the men of McCook's Brigade marched on to Nashville, Tennessee, where they would go into winter camp and spend most the next 10 months.
Over the next three years, Hiram and the men of the 86th were a witness to and participants in some of the bloodiest fighting in the Western Campaign of the war. They fought in numerous battles and engagements including the Battles of Chickamauga, Georgia; Resaca, Georgia; and Rome, Georgia. However, it was on June 27, 1864, during the assualt on Cheatham Hill during the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain, Georgia that the men of the 86th, and especially the men of Co. A, that they suffered most. On that fateful day, over 100 men of the 400 who made the assualt were killed wounded or captured in these that 30 minutes. Co. A had 39 men fit for duty that morning. Thirty minutes after the assault began, Co. A had 11 men killed, 9 men wounded, and 6 men captured. When the assault faltered, only 13 men of Co. A fell back unscathed, and they were all badly shaken by the decimation of their Company. (Years later, the citizens of Eureka, Illinois would erect a monument in Olio Cemetery in memory of the Woodford County boys who sacrificed their lives during the Civil War in defence of their country.)
After Kennesaw Mountain was finally taken, the men of the 86th marched ontoward Atlanta, Georgia. On July 19, 1864, the 86th was engaged in the Battle of Peach Tree Creek, Georgia. During the next three weeks, there was fighting all around Atlanta, as the Confederates fought desperately to hang onto it. On August 9, 1864, Pvt. Hiram E. Carnahan was wounded in the left arm during fighting around Atlanta. At this point it appears that it was just a flesh and muscle wound, and that the arm may not have been amputated. But, it does appear that there were complications from the wound as it appears that Hiram spent the remainder of the war in army hospitals. Hiram was finally discharged from the service on June 22, 1865 at Quincy, Illinois, where there was a large Army Hospital. Hiram then returned to Central Illinois.
In 1866, Hiram is believed to have been residing in Washington, Illinois, in Tazewell County, next to Woodford County. By the early the 1870's, Hiram had returned to his roots in Hopkins County, Kentucky. Hiram was married to Caroline Turner, who was born in Little Rock, Arkansas. Some believe that this marriage occured on August 26, 1872 in Hopkins County. But, it appears that Hiram may have moved to Arkansas by this time and that he met Caroline in Arkansas, possibly Sheridan. His obituary states that he was married to Caroline on August 15, 1873, possibly in Sheridan, but I now believe that this is actually 1883.
At the time of the 1880 census Hiram is found in Prairie Twp., Drew Co., Arkansas and he is listed as single and apparently has no children. Living in his household is a Caroline McKannon, who is a 29 year old woman who is listed as widowed. She is listed as Keeping House. Caroline is listed as Hiram's cousin as are her children. Following is the household;
H. E. Carnahan, 36, artist, single
Caroline McKannon, 29
Cornelia McKannon, 9
Evermont McKannon, 3
Frances McKannon, 1
William Gillispie, 28
William Williams, 57
Caroline, Cornelia, Evermont, and Frances all listed as "cousin" under H. E. Carnahan who was the "head".
In Grant County, Arkansas there is a record that H. E. Carnahan was united in marriage to Caroline Turner on August 15, 1883 in Sheridan Twp., Grant Co., Arkansas. Caroline is believed to have been born in October of 1851 in Arkansas.
In the 1900 census, Hiram and Caroline are found in Deer Creek Township, Custer County, Oklahoma. Caroline states that she was the mother of 13 children, 9 of whom were still living at that time. Hiram's obituary later states that he had nine children, six of whom were living in 1923 when he died. I would suggest that it is possible that the first two children listed below may actually be cousins and step children of Hiram's rather than his children, their birth name actually being McKannon.
1. Hiram Evermont Carnahan, born June 14, 1877
2. Francis Marion Carnahan; born c. July 1878. Had at least one son, George Evermont Carnahan.
3. Anna Belle "Annie" Carnahan; born March 12, 1881; married to E. C. Dagman; residing in Pine Coulee, Sask. in 1923 and in Canada in 1933.
4. William Carnahan; born Feb. 17, 1883
5. Benjamin Magnis Carnahan, born c. April 1884
6. Frederick Green "Fred or Freddie" Carnahan, born c. Sept. 1885; residing in Dufur, Oregon in 1923 and the The Dalles, Oregon in 1933.
7. Edward Bradford "Eddie" Carnahan, born c. Sept. 1885; residing in Regene, Sask. in 1923 and in Canada in 1933.
8. Robert Harry Carnahan, born c. Sept. 1889. The 1900 census states he was born in September of 1892. However his Find A Grave site lists him as having been born on January 12, 1892 in El Reno, Canadian County, Oklahoma. Robert was residing in Dufur, Oregon in 1923 and in Sumner, Washington in 1933. Robert Harry Carnahan is believed to have died on March 1, 1935 in Marion County, Oregon and his mortal remains were laid in the #23 Rebekah Community Cemetery in Dufur, Wasco County, Oregon, near his father and probably his mother. See his Find A Grave Memorial #39871540.
9. Edith Carnahan, born c. January 1892; married to Harry Schmidt; residing in Vancouver, B.C. in 1923 and in Canada in 1933.
10. Ollie Carnahan; born May 7, 1894 in Custer County, Oklahoma. Ollie died on December 24, 1894 in Custer County, Oklahoma and her mortal remains were laid in the Summit Cemetery in Custer County, Oklahoma. See her Find A Grave Memorial #148787953.
11. Harry E. Carnahan; born unknown; residing in Dawson, New Mexico in 1923; died on Mar. 1, 1935 in Marion County, Oregon. Harry is believed to be buried in the Star #23 Rebekah Community Cemetery in Dufur, Wasco County, Oregon beside his father; He has no tombstone, but there are three funeral home markers beside Hiram's grave, one believed to be for Harry.
Hiram was not one to let grass grow under his feet. It appears that Hiram and Caroline resided in Arkansas for some time after they were married. They then moved to Wyoming about 1883, shortly after they were married, where he was engaged in raising cattle, spent the middle 1880's in Texas and then moved to Oklahoma in the late 1880's or very early 1890's. At the time of the 1900 census, Hiram and his family are found in Deer Creek Township, Custer County, Oklahoma.
1900 Federal Census, Deer Creek Twp., Custer Co., OK.
Hiram E. Carnahan, farmer, 58, Jan. 1842, KY KY KY
Caroline Carnhan, 48, Oct 1851, ARK, Iowa, Mississippi
13 children/9 living
Francis M. Carnahan, 21, July 1878, ARK KY ARK
Benjamin M. Carnahan, 16, April 1884, TX KY ARK
Freddie B. Carnhan, 14, Sept 1885, TX KY ARK
Eddie G. Carnahan, 14, Sept 1885, TX KY ARK
Robert H. Carnahan, 10, Sep 1889, TX KY ARK
Edith Carnahan, 8, Jan 1892, OK KY ARK
In 1887, the surviving members of the 86th Illinois organized and held a reunion for the old 86th in Peoria, Illinois during the week of August 27, 1887, the 25th anniversary of the mustering in of the men of the 86th back in 1862. This reunion was attended by more than 130 veterans and their families and was such a success that it was decided that they would continue to hold these reunions every year in Peoria on that August 27th anniversary. During the next few years, every effort was made to locate all surviving members of the 86th and to ascertain where all of the deceased veterans were buried and the reunions continued to grow for a number of years as more and more veterans were located. The reunions were held through the year 1923, when it was finally, tearfully, decided by the few who were able to attend that reunion that they were too old and too few to continue them any longer. Through the years, 32 different members of old Co. A attended one reunion or more. Many more were located all over the country, many too far away to attend a reunion in the late 1800's. Fora number of years, all post office addresses of known survivors were published in the annual reunion booklets. At this time it appears, that the surviving members of the 86th may never have known what became of their old comrade, Private Hiram E. Carnahan, as his name has never been located on any of the list of addresses that were published and Hiram's name never appears on the list of attendees. Even if he had been located, it is doubtful that he ever could have attended a reunion as traveling from the west was not easy or cheep in the late 1800's or early 1900's. Sadly, many of Hiram's old comrades and messmates went to the graves never knowing what became of Private Hiram E. Carnahan and Hiram went to his never knowing what became of so many of his comrades and messmates.
In January of 2018, Roanna Wittman, a great great granddaughter of Hiram's,wrote, "Hiram and his sons came to Saskatchewan, Canada when the Dominion Land Grants were being issued. My great-grandfather, Francis Marion, remained in Canada but died in 1921, two years before Hiram. I have a handwritten family tree of Hiram and his children that my grandfather, George Evermont Carnahan, wrote out before he died in 1949."
In 1871, an order in council initiated a uniform land survey of the three Prairie Provinces as well as the railway belt of British Columbia. The land had to be accurately described and located through cadastral surveys before Letters Patent could be issued to a homesteader. The Dominion Lands Act required that each homesteader provide proof that the land had increased in value through additions (cultivation, building construction, etc.) costing labor and/or capital. The Dominion Lands Act stipulated the improvements that had to be made to a land grant before a homesteader would receive a Letters Patent from the Crown.
When a homesteader filed an application, the local Dominion Lands Office screened and validated the claim, and sent an inspector to the property to confirm that the improvements had been made. If the Board approved the application, it was forwarded to Ottawa for the "preparation and issuance of patents" by the Lands Patent Branch. Letters Patent were issued to grant or confirm title to a portion of land. They were the first title to land, and served as proof that the land no longer belonged to the Crown. They were issued by the Registrar General's Office of the Department of Secretary of State from 1867 to 1883 and by the Lands Patent Branch of the Department of the Interior after 18 July 1883.
Hiram was given land south and east of Maple Creek, Canada and Crane Lake, which are located in southwestern Moose Jaw in the Province of Saskatchewan near the Canadian/Montana border. This would be north and east of Havre, Montana. His land is listed as being the NE quarter of Section 5, Township 9, Range 21, west of the 3rd Meridian on the Maple Creek sheet.
Hiram and the family resided in Saskatchewan from at least 1911 until 1917 and at least 3 of his children, Francis Marion, Edward Bradford and Anna Belle stayed. Hiram, Caroline and some of the children returned to the United States prior to 1920 and at the time of the 1920 census, Hiram and Caroline are found residing at 1208 2nd St., in Ward #3 of Harve Hill County, Montana.
Shortly after this, they moved to Dufur, Wasco County, Oregon, where Pvt. Hiram E. Carnahan passed away in his home near Dufur, in Wasco County, Oregon on April 16, 1923. About a year after Hiram died, Caroline moved to The Dalles, Wasco County, Oregon, north of Dufur, where she resided at 1517 Laurel Street until her death, which occurred in her home in July of 1933.
It is not known where Caroline is buried, though she is almost certainly buried beside Hiram in the Star #23 Rebekah Community Cemetery in Dufur, Wasco County, Oregon.
Oregon Death Index, 1903-98
about Hiram Evermont Carnahan
Name: Carnahan, Hiram Evermont
County: Wasco
Death Date: 16 Apr 1923
Certificate: 38
by Baxter B. Fite III and Roanna Wittman, whose email address is _____________________.
(Baxter Fite would enjoy hearing from anyone, especially descendants, who might be able to provide more information, or especially pictures of Hiram for his site and for the Woodford County Historical Society.)
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