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Family: NAPIER, Hon. James Carroll / LANGSTON, Nettie DeElla (F852)

m. 2 Oct 1878


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  • Father | Male
    NAPIER, Hon. James Carroll

    Born  9 Jun 1845  Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  21 Apr 1940  Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried  24 Apr 1940  Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location
    Married  2 Oct 1878  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]  District of Columbia  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7] Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  NAPIER, William Carroll | F851 Group Sheet 
    Mother  WATKINS, Jane Elizabeth | F851 Group Sheet 

    Mother | Female
    LANGSTON, Nettie DeElla

    Born  17 Jun 1860  Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  27 Sep 1938  Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried  30 Sep 1938  Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  LANGSTON, John Mercer | F853 Group Sheet 
    Mother  WALL, Caroline "Carrie" M. | F853 Group Sheet 

    Child 1 | Female
    NAPIER, Carye Cornelia Langston

    Born  1 Feb 1894  Courtland, Lawrence County, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  10 Oct 1918  Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried  13 Oct 1918  Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location

  • Notes 
    • They raised Carrye, daughter of Nettie's brother Frank.

  • Sources 
    1. [S303] Profiles of African-Americans in Tennessee.

    2. [S331] James C. Napier.
      has 1878 as marriage year.

    3. [S334] African-American History of Nashville, Tennessee, 1790-1930: elites and dilemmas, 222.

    4. [S337] Historical Newspapers, Birth, Marriage, & Death Announcements, 1851-2003.
      Washington Post, 3 Oct 1878.

    5. [S346] James Carroll Napier (1845 - 1940): From Plantation to the City, 82.

    6. [S363] Golden Wedding of JC Napiers.

    7. [S364] JC Napier: Who Is He?.