BIOGRAPHIES - McCARNEY, Joseph W., Bourbon County, Kentucky From: Bob Francis http://www.shawhan.com Date: 07 Feb 2000 The biographies are taken primarily from William Perrin's "The History of Bourbon, Scott, Harrison and Nicholas Counties, Kentucky" and E. Polk Johnson's "The History of Kentucky and Kentuckians," Vol. III. Many Bourbon County, Kentucky, researchers have pointed out mistakes and they are notated. Name: Joseph W. McCARNEY _________________________________________ Birth: 1841 Father: Thomas McCARNEY (-1876) Mother: Sally GLENN (-1880) Spouses _________________________________________ 1: Martha HORTON Father: James HORTON Marriage: 1876 Children: Iva; John Current JOSEPH W. McCARNEY,1 jailor; P. O. Paris; was born 1841 in Harrison County, this State; son of Thomas McCarney, a native of Pennsylvania, who came to Kentucky in 1832, and in 1833 married Sally A. Glenn, a native of Pendleton County, daughter of James Glenn, formerly Sheriff of that County. Our subject came to this County in 1851; he is the eldest of a family of four children, viz: James, Ambrose, and Ella, who is the wife of James Menaugh. Thomas McCarney died in Paris, May, 1876; his wife survived him four years. Since Sept. 9, 1874, our subject has been jailor of Bourbon County, and served in this capacity with credit to himself and to the satisfaction of the County. In 1876 he married Martha Horton, daughter of James Horton; by this marriage he has two children, Iva and John Current. Mr. McCarney is a member of the I. 0. 0. F. and Knights of Pythias. Sources 1. Perrin, p. 480 ------------------------------ USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free genealogical information on the Internet, data may be freely used for personal research and by non-commercial entities as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may not be reproduced in any format or presentation by other organizations or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for profit or any form of presentation, must obtain the written consent of the file submitter, or his legal representative and then contact the listed USGENWEB archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access.