Taneya's Genealogy Database
Family: NAPIER, William Carroll / WATKINS, Jane Elizabeth (F851) [1, 2, 3]
m. 1844-
Father | Male
NAPIER, William Carroll
Born 24 Sep 1824 Tennessee Died 20 Dec 1895 Buried Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee Married 1844 [4] 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 Died 25 Nov 1909 St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, United States Buried 1909 Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States 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 Died 21 Apr 1940 Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee Buried 24 Apr 1940 Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee Spouse LANGSTON, Nettie DeElla | F852 Married 2 Oct 1878 District of Columbia
Child 2 | Male
NAPIER, William Thomas
Born Abt 1847 Tennessee Died 29 Dec 1851 Buried Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee
Child 3 | Male
NAPIER, Elias Watkins
Born Abt 1849 Ohio Died 29 May 1898 Buried Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee Spouse MITCHELL, Margaret "Maggie" E. | F854 Married 4 Apr 1876 Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee Spouse Molly B. | F1046 Married
Child 4 | Male
NAPIER, Henry Alonzo
Born 17 Jun 1851 Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States Died 16 Dec 1882 Buried Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
Child 5 | Female
NAPIER, Ida M.
Born 2 Jan 1859 Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee Died 30 Oct 1937 St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri Buried Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee Spouse LANGSTON, Arthur D. | F855 Married 26 Dec 1878 Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee
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Sources - [S330] Black Nashville Blog.
http://blacknashville.wordpress.com/2006/12/19/city-items/ - mentions Jane as his mother - 18 Jan 1907. - [S334] African-American History of Nashville, Tennessee, 1790-1930: elites and dilemmas.
- [S347] African-American business leaders : a biographical dictionary.
- [S346] James Carroll Napier (1845 - 1940): From Plantation to the City, 73.
they were married in a slave ceremony
- [S330] Black Nashville Blog.