James Louis Carson was born to Adam Carson and Margaret "Peggy" Pagan Carson. James Louis Carson married Polly Haggard November 28, 1833 in Winchester, Clark County, Kentucky. They had 13 children born to their marriage.

1. John M Carson born October 30, 1834
2. David Woodson Carson born January 28, 1836
3. Margaret C Carson born March 18, 1837
4. James Tilford Carson born November 26, 1838
5. Pandora Carson born April 13, 1840
6. Buford A Carson born February 23, 1842
7. Sydney W. Carson born April 4, 1844
8. Mourning Ann Carson born February 3, 1846
9. Lewis F Carson born January 16, 1848
10. William W Carson born April 11, 1850
11. Julia Agnes Carson born January 10, 1852
12. Robert A Carson born August 26, 1853
13. Jonathan B Carson born February 22, 1856

This couple also resided in Sumner County, Tennessee.


CARSON, JAMES
State: KY Year: 1840
County: Clark County Record Type: Federal Population Schedule
Township: No Township Listed Page: 260
Database: KY 1840 Federal Census Index

1850 census~September 23, 1850~pg 48-152b, dist3, Sumner Co.,Tn.
356-356-James L. Carson-42-m-w-farmer-12,000-Tn.
356-356-Polly Carson-34-f-w-Ky
356-356-David W. Carson-14-m-w-Tn
356-356-James T. Carson-11-m--Tn
356-356-Pandora Carson-9-f-w-Tn
356-356-Buford A. Carson-8-m-w-Tn
356-356-Sidney W. Carson-6-m-w-Tn
356-356-Mourning A. Carson-5-f-w-Tn
356-356-Louis F. Carson-2-m-w-Tn
356-356-William W. Carson 6/12-m-w-Tn

Polly is deceased on November 15, 1857 and James L. has a new spouse in 1860 census.
1860 census~July 6, 1860~pg 2, Dist 2, Sumner County, Tennessee
436-436-James L. Carson-52-m-w-farmer-$2,000-$2,700-Tn
436-436-Permelia H. Carson-34-f-w-Ky
436-436-Mourning A. Carson-14-f-w-Tn
436-436-William W. Carson-10-m-w-Tn
436-436-Robert A. Carson-6-m-w-Tn
436-436-Jonathan B. Carson-3-m-w-Tn
436-435-Jasper Walsh-22-m-w-works on farm-Tn
436-436-George W. Walsh-20-m-w-works on farm-Tn.


James Louis Carson married Permelia H. Alexander November 13, 1858 Smith County, Tennessee.

1870 census~August 2, 1870~pg 6, Dist 2, Sumner Co, Tn.
38-39-Carson, J. L.-63-m-w-farmer-Tn.
38-39-Carson, Parmelia-44-f-w-keeping house-Tn
38-39-Carson, Robert-17-m-w-works on farm-Tn
38-39-Carson, John-13-m-w-Tn

Parmelia Carson probably died before 1877 because James L. Carson has remarried to a Mrs. Urilda M. (Mrs.) Robertson August 31, 1877 in Trousdale, Tennessee.


There is a marriage record for U. M. Carson to E. G. Walton dated December 15, 1897, she remarried a year after James L. Carson died.
1880 census~pg38D,Rocky Mound, Trousdale, Tennessee
James L. CARSON Self M Male W 72 TN Farmer VA VA
Urila M. CARSON Wife M Female W 39 TN Keeping House VA TN
Nancy D. ROBERTSON SDau S Female W 18 TN TN TN
Kate M. ROBERTSON SDau S Female W 14 TN TN TN