Enos Karnes
Last updated 23 Nov 2021 in Spear–Johnson Family.
Individual
Born: 6 Sep 1816
Died: 6 Dec 1891 in , Decatur County, Kansas, United States
marker-enos-louhana-karnes-1890-1904: Gravestone of Enos Karnes (1890) and Louhana [Karnes] (1904); Find A Grave (https://www.findagrave.com: accessed 23 Nov 2021), memorial IDs 60553936 (Enos) and 60553939 (Louhana), photograph uploaded 23 Oct 2010 to both memorials; citing “Oberlin Cemetery (Oberlin, Decatur County, Kansas)”
Comment Detail: Source includes name (Enos Karnes).
obituary-enos-karnes-1891: Obituary for Enos Karnes (1891); “Died,” Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com: accessed 23 Nov 2021), image “United States of America ⟩ Kansas ⟩ Oberlin ⟩ Oberlin Opinion ⟩ 1891 ⟩ 12 ⟩ 11” page 3; citing “Oberlin Opinion (Oberlin, Kansas), 11 Dec 1891 (Friday), page 3, column 3”
Comment Detail: Source includes name (Enos Karnes).
obituary-luhany-brennit-1904: Obituary for Luhany Brennit (1904); “Dead,” Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com: accessed 18 May 2018), image “United States of America ⟩ Kansas ⟩ Oberlin ⟩ The Oberlin Times ⟩ 1904 ⟩ 11 ⟩ 18” page 5; citing “The Oberlin Times (Oberlin, Decatur County, Kansas), 18 Nov 1904 (Friday), page 5, column 4”
Comment Detail: Source includes name (Enos ⟨spelling⟩). See research notes for spelling details.
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marker-enos-louhana-karnes-1890-1904: Gravestone of Enos Karnes (1890) and Louhana [Karnes] (1904); Find A Grave (https://www.findagrave.com: accessed 23 Nov 2021), memorial IDs 60553936 (Enos) and 60553939 (Louhana), photograph uploaded 23 Oct 2010 to both memorials; citing “Oberlin Cemetery (Oberlin, Decatur County, Kansas)”
Comment Detail: Source includes date (Sept. 6, 1816).
obituary-enos-karnes-1891: Obituary for Enos Karnes (1891); “Died,” Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com: accessed 23 Nov 2021), image “United States of America ⟩ Kansas ⟩ Oberlin ⟩ Oberlin Opinion ⟩ 1891 ⟩ 12 ⟩ 11” page 3; citing “Oberlin Opinion (Oberlin, Kansas), 11 Dec 1891 (Friday), page 3, column 3”
Comment Detail: Source includes age (⟨conflict⟩). See research notes for conflict details.
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marker-enos-louhana-karnes-1890-1904: Gravestone of Enos Karnes (1890) and Louhana [Karnes] (1904); Find A Grave (https://www.findagrave.com: accessed 23 Nov 2021), memorial IDs 60553936 (Enos) and 60553939 (Louhana), photograph uploaded 23 Oct 2010 to both memorials; citing “Oberlin Cemetery (Oberlin, Decatur County, Kansas)”
Comment Detail: Source includes date (Dec. 6, ⟨conflict⟩). See research notes for conflict details.
obituary-enos-karnes-1891: Obituary for Enos Karnes (1891); “Died,” Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com: accessed 23 Nov 2021), image “United States of America ⟩ Kansas ⟩ Oberlin ⟩ Oberlin Opinion ⟩ 1891 ⟩ 12 ⟩ 11” page 3; citing “Oberlin Opinion (Oberlin, Kansas), 11 Dec 1891 (Friday), page 3, column 3”
Comment Detail: Source includes date (December 6, 1891) and location (five miles north of Oberlin [, Decatur County, Kansas]).
obituary-luhany-brennit-1904: Obituary for Luhany Brennit (1904); “Dead,” Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com: accessed 18 May 2018), image “United States of America ⟩ Kansas ⟩ Oberlin ⟩ The Oberlin Times ⟩ 1904 ⟩ 11 ⟩ 18” page 5; citing “The Oberlin Times (Oberlin, Decatur County, Kansas), 18 Nov 1904 (Friday), page 5, column 4”
Comment Detail: Source includes date (⟨conflict⟩. 6, 1891) and location ("Decatur county, Kansas [...] until the death of Mr. Karns). See research notes for conflict details.
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Family
Spouse/Partner: Louhana "Luhany" Brennit (1825 – 1904)
Married: 1847
obituary-luhany-brennit-1904: Obituary for Luhany Brennit (1904); “Dead,” Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com: accessed 18 May 2018), image “United States of America ⟩ Kansas ⟩ Oberlin ⟩ The Oberlin Times ⟩ 1904 ⟩ 11 ⟩ 18” page 5; citing “The Oberlin Times (Oberlin, Decatur County, Kansas), 18 Nov 1904 (Friday), page 5, column 4”
Comment Detail: Source includes year (1847).
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Child: Samantha J. Karns (1848 – 1915)
Miscellaneous Facts
Events
Burial: 8 Dec 1891 at Oberlin, Decatur County, Kansas, United States
Moved To Residence: 1857 at , , Kansas Territory, United States
Cemetery: (Oberlin Cemetery) at Oberlin, Decatur County, Kansas, United States
obituary-enos-karnes-1891: Obituary for Enos Karnes (1891); “Died,” Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com: accessed 23 Nov 2021), image “United States of America ⟩ Kansas ⟩ Oberlin ⟩ Oberlin Opinion ⟩ 1891 ⟩ 12 ⟩ 11” page 3; citing “Oberlin Opinion (Oberlin, Kansas), 11 Dec 1891 (Friday), page 3, column 3”
Comment Detail: Source includes date ("Tuesday" [for an article published Friday, 11 Dec 1891, giving a date of 8 Dec 1891]) and location (Oberlin Cemetery [in Oberlin, Decatur County, Kansas]).
obituary-luhany-brennit-1904: Obituary for Luhany Brennit (1904); “Dead,” Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com: accessed 18 May 2018), image “United States of America ⟩ Kansas ⟩ Oberlin ⟩ The Oberlin Times ⟩ 1904 ⟩ 11 ⟩ 18” page 5; citing “The Oberlin Times (Oberlin, Decatur County, Kansas), 18 Nov 1904 (Friday), page 5, column 4”
Comment Detail: Source includes year (1857) and location (Decatur county, Kansas). Note that Dectur county, like the state of Kansas, did not yet exist in 1857. The location was correctly known as the Kansas Territory.
obituary-enos-karnes-1891: Obituary for Enos Karnes (1891); “Died,” Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com: accessed 23 Nov 2021), image “United States of America ⟩ Kansas ⟩ Oberlin ⟩ Oberlin Opinion ⟩ 1891 ⟩ 12 ⟩ 11” page 3; citing “Oberlin Opinion (Oberlin, Kansas), 11 Dec 1891 (Friday), page 3, column 3”
Comment Detail: Source includes cemetery (Oberlin cemetery) and location ([Oberlin, Decatur County, Kansas]).
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Attributes
Residence: 1875 at , Decatur County, Kansas, United States
obituary-luhany-brennit-1904: Obituary for Luhany Brennit (1904); “Dead,” Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com: accessed 18 May 2018), image “United States of America ⟩ Kansas ⟩ Oberlin ⟩ The Oberlin Times ⟩ 1904 ⟩ 11 ⟩ 18” page 5; citing “The Oberlin Times (Oberlin, Decatur County, Kansas), 18 Nov 1904 (Friday), page 5, column 4”
Comment Detail: Source notes that Enos and Luhany lived in "Decatur county, Kansas" from the time they moved there in 1847 (before it existed as a county or a state) until he died in 1891. The year of 1875 is a milestone in that it was the year the county was created.
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Research Notes (Conflicts/Spelling/Followup)
CONFLICTS
Birth Date: This database uses 6 Sep 1816. Enos' obituary gives an age (71), which, when applied to his death date of 6 Dec 1891, gives a birth date range from 7 Dec 1819 to 6 Dec 1820. [obituary-enos-karnes-1891]
Death Date: This database uses 6 Dec 1891. The gravestone for Enos and his wife gives a date of 6 Dec 1890. [marker-enos-louhana-karnes-1890-1904]
Death Date: This database uses 6 Dec 1891. The obituary for his widow, Luhany Brennit, gives a date of 6 Nov 1891. [obituary-luhany-brennit-1904]
SPELLING
Surname: This database uses Karnes. The obituary for Luhany Brennit uses Karns. [obituary-luhany-brennit-1904]
FOLLOWUP
The obituary for Enos, the obituary for his wife Louhana and their shared gravestone all disagree and give three different values for Enos' death date. The most likely to be correct is his obituary, as it would have been written within a few days of his death. This means that the gravestone (a pillar monument) is either not for him, or is incorrect. Per their obituaries, both Enos and Louhana were known to have been buried in Oberlin Cemetery, and the odds of finding a second couple with the same names, in the same small-town cemetery, with birth and death dates within a few years of each other, seem quite long. It seems more likely that the monument is wrong. Was it erected after the death of Louhana using faulty information?
The 1870 U.S. Census shows an entry for Enos and Luhanna Karnes living in Morgan, Mercer County, Missouri on page 54/179B (image 54 in the Ancestry database). However, despite the many similarities with respect to other sources, there are also many discrepencies, and I'm not convinced it's the same couple.
There also appears to exist an affidavid of death for Enos Carns, a resident of Decatur County, Kansas, who died 8 Dec 1901.
obituary-enos-karnes-1891: Obituary for Enos Karnes (1891); “Died,” Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com: accessed 23 Nov 2021), image “United States of America ⟩ Kansas ⟩ Oberlin ⟩ Oberlin Opinion ⟩ 1891 ⟩ 12 ⟩ 11” page 3; citing “Oberlin Opinion (Oberlin, Kansas), 11 Dec 1891 (Friday), page 3, column 3”
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obituary-luhany-brennit-1904: Obituary for Luhany Brennit (1904); “Dead,” Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com: accessed 18 May 2018), image “United States of America ⟩ Kansas ⟩ Oberlin ⟩ The Oberlin Times ⟩ 1904 ⟩ 11 ⟩ 18” page 5; citing “The Oberlin Times (Oberlin, Decatur County, Kansas), 18 Nov 1904 (Friday), page 5, column 4”
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marker-enos-louhana-karnes-1890-1904: Gravestone of Enos Karnes (1890) and Louhana [Karnes] (1904); Find A Grave (https://www.findagrave.com: accessed 23 Nov 2021), memorial IDs 60553936 (Enos) and 60553939 (Louhana), photograph uploaded 23 Oct 2010 to both memorials; citing “Oberlin Cemetery (Oberlin, Decatur County, Kansas)”
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