Individual Details
Charity Dee Tarrance
(7 Jul 1874 - 19 Nov 1944)
The tombstone of Charity Tarrance lists a birthdate of July 7, 1875 and the tombstone of Azro Tarrance lists a date of Oct. 19, 1874. If these were both true, then Azro would be 8 months and 18 days old when Charity was born. I doubt this so I did some more checking.
The 1900 census lists Charity's birthdate as July 1874 and the Kentucky Death Records list it as 7 July 1874. Here we have two records in agreement. So, if we presume that Charity was born 7 July 1874, rather than 1875, then we still have a problem with Azro's birthdate. Researching Azro, I find the following:
tombstone: 19 Oct 1874
Kentucky Death Records: 19 Oct. 1875
1900 census: Oct. 1876
WWI Draft Registration Card; 19 Oct 1877
Since the tombstone date for Azro does not work with the presumed date of Charity's birth, and we are using Kentucky Death Records for Charity, I chose to also use Kentucky Death records for Azro. I think the Kentucky Death records are probably more accurate than census records. Therefore, I am using a birth date of 19 Oct 1875 for Azro.
If more evidence surfaces, we can reevaluate this.
The 1900 census lists Charity's birthdate as July 1874 and the Kentucky Death Records list it as 7 July 1874. Here we have two records in agreement. So, if we presume that Charity was born 7 July 1874, rather than 1875, then we still have a problem with Azro's birthdate. Researching Azro, I find the following:
tombstone: 19 Oct 1874
Kentucky Death Records: 19 Oct. 1875
1900 census: Oct. 1876
WWI Draft Registration Card; 19 Oct 1877
Since the tombstone date for Azro does not work with the presumed date of Charity's birth, and we are using Kentucky Death Records for Charity, I chose to also use Kentucky Death records for Azro. I think the Kentucky Death records are probably more accurate than census records. Therefore, I am using a birth date of 19 Oct 1875 for Azro.
If more evidence surfaces, we can reevaluate this.
Events
| Birth | 7 Jul 1874 | Butler Co., Kentucky |  | ||
| Marriage | Abt 1893 | Lafe Neighbors | |||
| Marriage | Aft 1894 | Tobias F. Johnson | |||
| Death | 19 Nov 1944 | Grayson Co., Kentucky | | ||
| Burial | Betlehem Church of Christ cemetery, Reedyville, Butler Co., Kentucky |
Families
| Spouse | Tobias F. Johnson (1877 - 1946) |
| Child | Ethel Johnson (1906 - ) |
| Child | Zelba Johnson (1909 - ) |
| Child | Gauda Johnson (1913 - 1983) |
| Spouse | Lafe Neighbors (1869 - ) |
| Child | Ethel Neighbors ( - ) |
| Child | Wesley Neighbors ( - ) |
| Child | Annie Myrtle Neighbors (1894 - 1957) |
| Child | Millard Neighbors (1897 - ) |
| Child | Martha Neighbors (1900 - ) |
| Father | Hiram Francis Tarrance (1838 - 1940) |
| Mother | Martha Ann Lamastus (1843 - 1937) |
| Sibling | William Preston Tarrance (1862 - 1870) |
| Sibling | Philander Tarrance (1865 - 1870) |
| Sibling | George Tarrance (1867 - 1870) |
| Sibling | James Hiram Tarrance (1870 - 1915) |
| Sibling | Cordelia Ann Tarrance (1872 - 1915) |
| Sibling | Azro R. Tarrance (1875 - 1946) |
| Sibling | Vidounsa Tarrance (1878 - 1915) |
| Sibling | Millard Fillmore Tarrance (1880 - 1942) |
| Sibling | Corby Tarrance (1882 - 1937) |
| Sibling | Sarah Jane Tarrance (1885 - 1972) |
| Sibling | Christopher Columbus Tarrance (1887 - 1969) |
Endnotes
1. 1900 census for Butler Co., Kentucky.
2. Kentucky Death Records, 1852-1953 in Ancestry.com.
3. Kentucky Death Records, 1852-1953 in Ancestry.com.