Individual Details

Married Minnie Simpkins (Simpson), 30 Jun 1907, Stone Co, AR. He was 20; she was 17.

1910 Census. Cove, Stone Co, AR, Hh 5
Joseph S. Carden, 50, widowed, b. TN, Farmer
Green W., son, 22, married once for 2 years, b. TN, Farmer
Nellie A., dau, 16, b. TN
Curtis L., son, 3, b. AR
Minnie L., dau-in-law, 19, b. AR
Evaline, granddaughter, age 1, b. AR
Thomas F., brother, 27, b. TN, Farmer, working out

5 Jun 1917 World War I Draft Registration.
Green Willis Carden of Anvil, AR, was age 30, born 8 May 1887 in Noah, TN. He was farming for himself in Anvil, Stone Co, AR. He had a wife and five children for whom he claimed exemption. Signed with his mark. Tall, stout, dark blue eyes, black hair, slightly bald.

1920 Census. Cove, Stone Co, AR, Hh 2
Willis Carden, 31, b. TN, Farmer
Minnie, wife, 29, b. TN
Evalean, dau, 10, b. AR as were all the rest
Elda, son, 9
Pearl, dau, 7
James, son, 4 years 3 months
Curtis, brother, 13, b. AR

1930 Census. Prec 4, Cameron Co, TX, Hh 28
G. W. Carden, 44, married at age 21, farmer
Minnie, wife, 40, married at 17, b. AR
Owen, son, 19, b. AR
Pearl, dau, 17, b. AR
Jim, son, 14, b. AR
Mary W., dau, 4, b. TX
M. J. Simpson, mother-in-law, 70, widow, b. TN
C. S. Carden, brother, 23, b. AR, laborer, farm

Texas Death Certificate #31901
George Willard Carden died in Rio Hondo, Cameron Co, TX on 19 Jul 1935. It was a suicide - shot himself through the mouth with a rifle. There was an inquest - certificate signed by Thos. Burroughs, JP, of Rio Hondo. He was born in Tennessee on 8 May 1887 and was a farmer. He was married to Minnie Carden. Parents listed as Joseph Carden and Mary Etta [wrong - she was Rosetta], both born in Tennessee. James Carden of Rio Hondo was the informant. Buried 20 July 1935.

1940 Census. Cameron Co, TX, Justice Prec 4, outside Rio Hondo Town, Hh 2
Minnie Carden, 49, widow, b. AR, family lived in same house in 1935
Eltie O., son, 29, b. AR, Farmer
Mary W., dau, 13, b. TX

Birth	8 May 1887	Tennessee
Death	19 Jul 1935	Rio Hondo, Cameron County, Texas

Father	Joseph Starnes Carden (1859 - 1919)
Mother	Rosetta A. Frazier (1866 - 1898)
Sibling	Virt Dexter Carden (1884 - 1885)
Sibling	Phereba Carden (1889 - 1911)
Sibling	Nelly Ann Carden (1894 - 1924)