Hon. James Carroll Napier^[1]

1845 - 1940

• Title	Hon.
  Born	09 Jun 1845	Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee   [2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Died	21 Apr 1940	Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee   [2, 4]
  	Cause: AV Heart Block
  Buried	24 Apr 1940	Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee   [2, 5]
  Person ID	I111	Nashville
  Last Modified	1 Mar 2008

  
  

  Father	William Carroll Napier,   b. 24 Sep 1824, Tennessee ,   d. 05 Jan 1896
  Mother	Jane Elizabeth Watkins,   b. 11 Apr 1825, Tennessee ,   d. Sep 1909, St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri
  Married	1844
  Family ID	F37	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Nettie DeElla Langston,   b. 17 Jun 1860, Ohio ,   d. 27 Sep 1938, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee   [2]
  Married	02 Oct 1878	District of Columbia   [2, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11]
  	Agency: Congregational Church
  Notes	They raised Carrye, daughter of Nettie's brother Frank.
  Children	1. Carye Cornelia Langston Napier,   b. 01 Feb 1894, Courtland, Lawrence County, Alabama ,   d. 10 Oct 1918, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee
  Last Modified	1 Mar 2008
  Family ID	F38	Group Sheet

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		James C. Napier Photo from Profiles of African-Americans in Tennessee.
  		James C. Napier Picture from Black Nashville book (Images of America Series)
  		TN Historical Marker: James Carroll Napier Located on Lafayette street west of Elm Hill Pike, Nashville.
  		James Carroll Napier & Nettie Langston Napier Originally submitted via Afrigeneas. Picture provided by T. McKnight.
  		James Carroll Napier picture from obit in The Tennessean 21 Apr 1940
  		James Carroll & Nettie Napier unknown picture of woman at bottom
  		Hon. James Carroll Napier From the 2 Nov 1901 issue of the Colored American - newspaper of Washington DC

  
  

  Documents » Slide Show		1850 TN Census: WC & Jane Napier Date: 21 Nov 1850 Family #171 1. William - age 26, born in TN 2. Jane - age 33 3. James - age 5 4. William - age 3 5. Elias - age 1 Link to full image.
  		1860 TN Census: William & Jane E. Napier Date: 4 Sep 1860 Location: Ward 4, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee 1. William - age 37, hackman, born in TN 2. Jane - age 36 3. James - age 15 4. Elias W. - age 11 5. Henry Alonzo - age 9 6. Ida M. - age 2 Link to full image.
  		1870 TN Census: WC & Jane Napier Date: 2 Jun 1870 Dwelling: 81 Location: Ward 4, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee 1. W C Napier - age 46, teamster, real estate $5000, born in AL 2. Jane - age 46 3. James C. - age 24, real estate $1000 4. Elias W. - age 21, barber 5. Henry Alonzo - age 19, at school 6. Ida M. - age 12 Link to full image.
  		1870 DC Census: JC Napier/AH Napier Enumeration Date: 10 Jun 1870 Page: 36 Location: District of Columbia Residing in Howard dormitory - Napier, JC - age 24, born in TN - Napier, AH - age 18, born in TN Link to full image.
  		1880 TN Census: Wm C & Jane Napier Enumeration Date: 2 Jun 1880 Dwelling #130 North Cherry Street Page 5 Location: District 39, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee 1. Wm C. - head, age 50, livery stable keeper 2. Jane E. - wife, age 54 3. James C. - son, US Gauger, age 30 4. Nettie L. - daughter-in-law, age 19, born in Ohio 5. Rebecca Watkins - age 90, mother-in-law, born in Maryland Link to full image.
  		1900 TN Census: JC & Nettie Napier Enumeration Date: 2 Jun 1900 Enumeration District: 84 Sheet: 2A Location: Ward 6, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee 1. Napier, James C. - Head, age 54, born Jan 1845, married 21 years, lawher 2. Nettie - wife, age 40, born Jan 1860 3. Carrie L. - adopted, age 5, born Feb 1894 in Ohio. 4. Jane E. - mother, age 75, born Apr 1825, mother of 5 kids w/ 2 still alive
  		1910 TN Census: James & Nettie Napier Enumeration Date: 20 Apr 1910 Enumeration District: 30 Sheet: 4B Location: Ward 6, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee 514 Gay Street 1. James - Head, age 64, married 31 years 2. Nettie - wife, age 49, no kids 3. Carrie L - niece, age 16 Link to full image.
  		1920 TN Census: James & Nettie Napier Enumeration Date: 10 Jan 1920 Enumeration District: 35 Sheet: 9A Location: Ward 9, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee 120 15th Avenue North 1. James C. - head, age 74 2. Nettie L. - wife, age 58 Note: they are enumerated as white. Link to full image.
  		1930 TN Census: James & Nettie Napier Enumeration Date: 2 Apr 1930 Enumeration District: 4 Sheet: 1A Location: Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee 120 15th Avenue North 1. James C. - Head, age 84, real estate $12,000, married at 31 2. Nettie L. - wife, age 67, married at 17 Link to full image
  		Notice of Marriage License: James & Nettie Napier Appeared in the 3 Oct 1878 issue of Washington Post.
  		Freedmen's Bank Record: JC Napier Date: 2 Mar 1870 Residence: Howard University Occupation: Clerk
  		1880 Nashville Directory: Napiers
  		1881 Nashville Business Directory: Napiers
  		Death Certificate: James Carroll Napier Birth date: 9 Jun 1845 Father: Wm. Carroll Napier born in Dickson County, TN Mother: Jane Elizabeth Watkins, born in Nashville Informant: Geraldine B. Napier
  		Obituary: James Carroll Napier - was a member of the Fisk & Howard Board of Trustees for years

  
  

  Headstones		Headstone: James C. Napier
  		Family Headstone: Napier

  
  

  Histories		From the Nashville Globe - 25 Jan 1907 Mr. and Mrs. J.C. Napier left Wednesday evening for St. Louis, Mo., where they will remain for two weeks visiting relatives. Mr. Napier will spend a while with his mother and sister, while Mrs. Napier will remain over a week longer as the guest of her brother and his wife, Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Langston.
  		From the Nasvhille Globe - 18 Jan 1907 Mrs. Jane E. Napier, mother of Mr. J. C. Napier, who is now with her daughter in St. Louis, Mo., has been very ill for the past week and it was once thought she would not recover. Her children were here much aggrieved, and Mr. and Mrs. Napier had already planned to go to her bedside, but they received word this week that she is now slowly improving.

  
  

• Notes

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• Sources

  [S12] Death Certificate. [S1] Profiles of African-Americans in Tennessee, Annual Local Conference on Afro-American Culture and History, (http://www.tnstate.edu/library/digital/digitizing.html). [S47] James Carroll Napier (1845 - 1940): From Plantation to the City, Lovett, Bobby L., (The Southern Elite and Social Change, University of Arkansas Press, 2002). has 19 Jun as birth day. [S51] J.C. Napier, Ex-Treasury Offiicial, Dies, (Chicago Defender, 27 Apr 1940). [S47] James Carroll Napier (1845 - 1940): From Plantation to the City, Lovett, Bobby L., (The Southern Elite and Social Change, University of Arkansas Press, 2002), 93. [S32] James C. Napier, (The Journal of Negro History, Vol. 25, No. 3. (Jul., 1940), pp. 400-401.), http://tinyurl.com/2kajpf.. has 1878 as marriage year. [S35] African-American History of Nashville, Tennessee, 1790-1930: elites and dilemmas, Lovettt, Bobby, (University of Arkansas, 1999), 222. [S38] Historical Newspapers, Birth, Marriage, & Death Announcements, 1851-2003, (Ancestry.com), http://tinyurl.com/ywh65u.. Washington Post, 3 Oct 1878. [S47] James Carroll Napier (1845 - 1940): From Plantation to the City, Lovett, Bobby L., (The Southern Elite and Social Change, University of Arkansas Press, 2002), 82. [S64] Golden Wedding of JC Napiers, (Chicago Defender, 20 Oct 1928). [S65] JC Napier: Who Is He?, (Chicago Defender, 15 Jun 1935). [S32] James C. Napier, (The Journal of Negro History, Vol. 25, No. 3. (Jul., 1940), pp. 400-401.), http://tinyurl.com/2kajpf.. [S26] Black America Series: Nashville, Tammie Morton-Young, (Acadia Publishing), 113. [S37] Tennessee: A Guide to the State, (Works Project Administration), http://newdeal.feri.org/guides/tnguide/cont.htm.. [S36] This Honorable Body: African-American Legislators in 19th Century Tennessee, http://www.tn.gov/tsla/exhibits/blackhistory/index.htm, (Tennessee State Library & Archives).