Son of Sherry Carney and Mary Jane Carter
Born ca. 1853 in Little Creek Hundred, Kent Co., Delaware

Farm Hand, 1870; Farmer, 1880

Married ca. 1875 in [Kent Co.], Delaware to Wilmina Durham
Daughter of William Durham and Mahala Songo
Born ca. 1858 in Delaware

To them were born:

Name	Sex	Birth	Death	Spouse/Partner
Rosella Carney	F	ca. 1876	.	.
William Alfred Carney	M	ca. 1877	.	.
James Spencer Carney	M	ca. 1878	.	.
Mahala Carney	F	Apr 1880	.	.

John's age in the census records: in 1860, age 7; in 1870, age 17; in 1880, age 26.
John appears under the name John C in the 1860 census.

1860 - U.S. Census, Delaware, Kent Co., Little Creek Hundred, Page No. 163 [=650], 1073-1064, 21 Jul 1860
1870 - U.S. Census, Delaware, Kent Co., Kenton Hundred, Page No. 46 [=300 verso], 302-299, 30 Jun 1870
1880 - U.S. Census, Delaware, Kent Co., Kenton Hundred, E.D. 43, Page No. 9 [=334A], 72-72, 03 Jun 1880