Helen R. Graves's Robinson family genealogy: the Carlisle family, Edmund Griffith Carlisle and his descendants
Helen R. Graves, To My Parents Jesse Berryman Robinson II and Helen Evelyn Cox (typescript genealogy, privately compiled, not before 1974)
Named here: Elizabeth Ann Whatley, Christian Carlile, Matilda Holstun, Edmon Carlisle, Robert M. Carlisle, Edmond Whatley Carlile, Malinda Carlisle, Lucy Ann Elizabeth Carlisle, Green Whatley Carlisle, Mary Josephine Carlisle, Nancy Harris Craddock, Robert Whatley Carlisle, James Whatley Carlisle, Elizabeth Strickland Carlile, Michael Andrew Jackson Carlile, William Little Taylor, Mary Elizabeth Leverett, John Bunyon Carlisle, Clarissa Ann Mitchell Owens, William Graggs, Edmund Carlile, Joel Franklin Webb, John Osceola Webb, Charles David Webb, Clarrissa Jane Carlisle, Juliette Allie Powe, Elizabeth Ann Evans, William Whatley Carlisle, Louisa I Carlisle, Martha Ann Carlisle, Jesse Berryman Robinson I, Malinda Christiana Carlisle, McCuin Belcher Taylor, William Jefferson Carlisle, John Andrew Jackson Carlisle, Robert Carlisle (d. 1786, Edgecombe County, N.C.) and his wife Sarah, named as Edmund's parents, Sarah Carlisle who married Wm. G. Darden (placed by the tree as John Bunyon Carlisle's daughter Sarah Mitchell, wife of William Stephen Darden; the book's numbering is unclear), Clara Carlisle who married Clinton Sanders (the tree's Clarissa Chiles Carlisle married George Franklin Taylor), Christine Carlisle's husband, Wm. or Thomas Holmes
The book at the Internet Archive
Transcription
From the archive.org text layer; the typescript's numbering (23 for Edmund, 23-1 and so on for his children) is kept. Page numbers stand at the foot of each page.
Page 114 (scan n129):
EDMUND GRIFFITH CARLISLE 23 or 47-5 b. ca. 1760 N. C. d. ca. 1830 Ga. m. ca. 1797 ELIZABETH ANN WHATLEY 25 or 51-1 b. ca. 1780 Wilkes Co., Ga. d. 1856 Milltown, Chambers Co., Ala. Buried, Mt. Hickory Cemetery, Chambers Co., Ala.
EDMUND served in the Revolutionary War in the N. Carolina Line. He moved to Georgia, probably by 1790, eventually settling in Morgan Co., where he became a judge. He held a winning draw in the 1808 and 1827 Georgia Land Lottery, and received land in Morgan Co., Carroll Co., Troup Co., Georgia; and Chambers County (now Lee) Alabama. Several years after his death, ELIZABETH moved to Milltown, Ala., with her son WILLIAM. He was said to be a schoolteacher and dancing master.
Children:
23-1 WILLIAM WHATLEY CARLISLE 11 b. 7-4-1798 (See Page 118)
-2 James Whatley Carlisle b. ca. 1799
-3 Robert (Robin) Whatley Carlisle b. 4-21-1804 d. 11-3-1890
-4 Green Whatley Carlisle m. Mary Loverette. Lived at Brundage, Ala.
-5 Edmund Whatley Carlisle, Jr. Went to Texas, raised large family, became very wealthy.
-6 Michael Andrew Jackson Whatley Carlisle b. 1816 d. 1898
-7 Malinda Carlisle m. Wm. Griggs, had Joseph B. Griggs. Went to Tennessee.
-8 Christine Carlisle m. Wm I or Thomas Holmes
-9 Elizabeth Carlisle m. Rev. William Taylor. After her death, he married Camille Cox Kelley, sister of HELEN COX ROBINSON 2.
Page 115 (scan n130), sources: "A. Julia Green Hines. Nat. D. A. R. Paper. Edmund G. Carlisle in 'Muster Roll' of Morgan Co, Ga. B. D. A. R. #30682 Helen Graves has a supplemental on Edmund G. Carlisle. C. Will of Edmund G. Carlisle. Registered in D. A. R. Library, Washington, D. C. D. Authentic List of All Land Lottery Grants Made to Veterans of the Revolutionary War by the State of Georgia (Hitz), p. 16 (Carlisle, Edmund of Morgan Co. 1827 137-1 Carroll 4-30-1830; 190-27-Lee Co. 4-28-1830)."
Page 116 (scan n131), "Descendants of Edmund Griffith Carlisle 23 and Elizabeth Whatley Carlisle 25":
-2 James Whatley Carlisle b. ca. 1799 Married. Lived near Lafayette, Ala. Children: 1-Mary 2-Martha 3-Antonette 4-James, Jr., who went to Sherwood, Texas, where he died.
-3 Robert (Robin) Carlisle b. 4-21-1804 d. 11-3-1890 m. Clara Mitchell Owens b. 4-1-1808 d. 12-2-1887 Children: 1-Jeff 2-Robert 3-John Bunyan who m. Mary Harris Craddock and had:
-1 Sarah Carlisle m. Wm. G. Darden
-2 Clara Jane Carlisle m. Charles D. Webb
-1 Joel Webb, m. 1901 Juliette Powe of Talladega, Ala. He graduated Auburn Univ., and taught English and Math in Ala. Public Schools. A lawyer in 1896, and moved to Birmingham, 1903. Kappa Alpha Order Fraternity, Knights of Pythias, Mason.
-1 J. O. Webb m. Mary Phillips of Opelika. He was principal of Waverly, Ala. schools. […]
-3 Lucy Ann Carlisle m. White
-4 Louisa Carlisle m. Monk
-5 Mollie Carlisle m. Suttle
Page 117 (scan n132):
23-6 Michael Andrew Jackson Whatley Carlisle b. 4-14-1815 d. 9-13-1898 m. 7-5-1838 in Chambers Co., Ala to Matilda Houlstain b. 10-25-1818 d. 7-17-1899 (dau. of Stanmore Houlstain). All of these birth and death dates, children included, were taken from their tombstones in the Mt. Hickory Cemetery near Milltown, Ala. They lived near Roanoke, Ala.
Children: 1. William Houstain Carlisle b. 9-16-1839 d. [illegible] 2. Elizabeth M. Carlisle b. 1-9-1851 d. 6-2-1882 m. M. J. Adams 3. There were probably other children.
Page 118 (scan n133):
WILLIAM WHATLEY CARLISLE 11 or 23-1 b. 7-4-1798 Morgan Co., Ga. d. 3-1-1883 Milltown, Ala. m. 1822 in Washington Co., Ga. ELIZABETH EVANS 13 b. 1-27-1799 S. C. or Ga. d. 3-1-1859 Milltown, Ala.
WILLIAM and ELIZABETH moved near Milltown, Chambers Co., Ala. around 1839. Both are buried in Mt. Hickory Cemetery near Milltown.
Children:
11-1 MARTHA ANN CARLISLE 5 b. 1823 d. 1-7-1896 Lee Co., m. 2-14-1839 JESSE BERRYMAN ROBINSON I 3
-2 Clara Carlisle m. Clinton Sanders
-3 Malinda Carlisle m. McKuin Taylor (See Page 119)
-4 William Whatley Carlisle, Jr. m. Sallie Brooks
-5 Andrew J. Carlisle Unmarried. Lawyer.
Pages 119–120 (scans n134–n135) list the families of Malinda and McKuin Taylor and of William Whatley Carlisle, Jr. and Sallie Brooks ("Dau. of Rev. James Brooks").
Page 85 (scan n100), the Chambers County marriage licence of Jesse B. Robinson and Martha A. Carlisle, 13 February 1839, as copied for the compiler from Vol. 1, page 240, of the county's marriage records: Jesse B. Robinson "deposeth and saith that the consent of Wm. W. Carlisle has been obtained for him to be married to Martha A. Carlisle"; the minister, Moses Gunn, certified the marriage on 14 February 1839.
Citation: Helen R. Graves, To My Parents Jesse Berryman Robinson II and Helen Evelyn Cox (typescript genealogy, not before 1974), 113–120, "Carlisle Family," and 85; Internet Archive item tomyparentsjesse00grav, scans n128–n135 and n100 (confirmed from the page images), https://archive.org/details/tomyparentsjesse00grav/page/n129/mode/1up?q=Carlisle. The Internet Archive catalogue dates the item 1900; the text records events of 1973 and 1974.
What it says, against the tree
Each fact this record gives, set beside what the FamilySearch tree says: it agrees, it is new (the tree lacks it), it conflicts, or it is context.
| Person | Fact | Document says | Tree says | Assessment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edmund Carlile | Children | William Whatley, James Whatley, Robert Whatley, Green Whatley, Edmund Whatley, Michael Andrew Jackson, Malinda, Christine, Elizabeth | The same nine, Christine as Christian | agrees |
| Edmund Carlile | Birth, death | About 1760, North Carolina; died about 1830, Georgia | 1776, Edgecombe, North Carolina; 13 April 1828, Morgan, Georgia | conflicts |
| Elizabeth Ann Whatley | Death, burial | 1856, Milltown; Mount Hickory Cemetery | 15 November 1854, Milltown | conflicts (year) |
| William Whatley Carlisle | Birth | 4 July 1798, Morgan County, Georgia | 4 July 1798, Jackson County, Georgia | agrees (date); conflicts (county) |
| William Whatley Carlisle | Marriage | 1822, Washington County, Georgia, to Elizabeth Evans | 9 October 1821, Washington County | agrees roughly |
| William Whatley Carlisle | Residence, occupation | Moved near Milltown, Chambers County, about 1839; "He was said to be a schoolteacher and dancing master" (the sentence follows his name but stands in his father's paragraph, so it may mean Edmund) | Chambers County 1850 | new (date of move; occupation uncertain) |
| William Whatley Carlisle | Death, burial | 1 March 1883, Milltown; Mount Hickory Cemetery | 1 March 1883, Opelika; Mount Hickory Cemetery | agrees (date, burial); conflicts (place) |
| William Whatley Carlisle | Consent | Consented to his daughter Martha A.'s marriage to Jesse B. Robinson, 13 February 1839 | Daughter Martha Ann married Jesse Berryman Robinson, 14 February 1839 | agrees |
| William Whatley Carlisle | Children | Martha Ann, Clara (m. Clinton Sanders), Malinda (m. McKuin Taylor), William Whatley Jr. (m. Sallie Brooks), Andrew J. (unmarried, a lawyer) | Martha Ann, Clarissa Chiles (m. George Franklin Taylor), Malinda Christiana (m. McCuin Belcher Taylor), William Jefferson (m. Sarah Elizabeth C. Brooks), John Andrew Jackson | agrees in the main; conflicts (Clara's husband; William's middle name) |
| Elizabeth Ann Evans | Birth, death, burial | 27 January 1799, South Carolina or Georgia; 1 March 1859, Milltown; Mount Hickory | 27 January 1799, Georgia; 4 March 1859, Chambers County | agrees (birth); conflicts (death day) |
| James Whatley Carlisle | Residence, children | Born about 1799; lived near LaFayette; children Mary, Martha, Antonette and James Jr. (died at Sherwood, Texas) | Born 1802; Chambers County 1850, 1860; children include Mary A., Martha Jane, Sarah Antoinette Pace, James Marvin | agrees in the main |
| Green Whatley Carlisle | Marriage, residence | Married Mary Loverette; lived at Brundidge | Married Mary Elizabeth Leverett, 1832; died at Brundidge | agrees |
| Edmond Whatley Carlile | Residence | Went to Texas, raised a large family, became very wealthy | Cass County, Texas, by 1858 | agrees; new (wealth) |
| Michael Andrew Jackson Carlile | Birth, death | 14 April 1815; 13 September 1898 (from his tombstone, Mount Hickory) | 14 April 1816; 13 September 1898 | conflicts (birth year) |
| Michael Andrew Jackson Carlile | Marriage | 5 July 1838, Chambers County, to Matilda Houlstain | Matilda Holstun; marriage 5 July 1838 attached to another Michael J. Carlisle | agrees |
| Michael Andrew Jackson Carlile | Residence | Lived near Roanoke, Alabama | Chambers 1850, 1860; Choctaw 1870 | new |
| Matilda Holstun | Birth, death, parent | 25 October 1818; 17 July 1899 (tombstone); daughter of Stanmore Houlstain | 25 October 1818; 17 July 1899, Milltown | agrees; new (father) |
| Malinda Carlisle | Marriage | Married Wm. Griggs; son Joseph B. Griggs; "went to Tennessee" | Married William Graggs, 1822; son Joseph Post Griggs; died 1828, Morgan County | agrees (marriage, son); conflicts (went to Tennessee) |
| Christian Carlile | Marriage | Christine Carlisle married Wm. or Thomas Holmes | No spouse | new |
| Elizabeth Strickland Carlile | Marriage | Married Rev. William Taylor, who after her death married Camille Cox Kelley | Married William Little Taylor, 1835; he married Anne Camilla Cox, 1856 | agrees |
| William Little Taylor | Ministry, second marriage | "Rev. William Taylor"; second wife Camille Cox Kelley | Baptist minister; married Anne Camilla Cox, 16 November 1856 | agrees |
| Robert Whatley Carlisle | Birth, death, marriage | 21 April 1804; 3 November 1890; married Clara Mitchell Owens (1 April 1808 – 2 December 1887) | 21 April 1806; 3 November 1890; Clarissa Ann Mitchell Owens (1808–1887) | conflicts (birth year); agrees (death, wife) |
| Robert Whatley Carlisle | Children | Jeff, Robert, John Bunyan; Clara Jane (m. Charles D. Webb), Lucy Ann (m. White), Louisa (m. Monk), Mollie (m. Suttle) | Edmon (Edmond Jefferson), Robert M., John Bunyon, Clarrissa Jane (m. Charles David Webb), Lucy Ann Elizabeth (m. Brinson Ross White), Louisa I (m. John Samuel Monk), Mary Josephine (m. John Allen Suttle), and four others | agrees |
| John Bunyon Carlisle | Marriage | Married Mary Harris Craddock | Married Nancy Harris Craddock, 1853 | agrees (conflicts in given name) |
| Joel Franklin Webb | Marriage, career | Married Juliette Powe of Talladega, 1901; Auburn graduate; teacher; lawyer by 1896; moved to Birmingham 1903 | Married Juliette Allie Powe, 19 June 1901, Talladega | agrees (marriage); new (career) |
| John Osceola Webb | Occupation | "J. O. Webb", son of Clara Jane Carlisle and Charles D. Webb: "principal of Waverly, Ala. schools" | Waverly, Chambers, 1920–1935 | new |
| John Osceola Webb | Marriage | "m. Mary Phillips of Opelika" (and a daughter, not transcribed) | Married Iris Fayne Moreman, 24 June 1908, Waverly; she outlived him | conflicts |