Comments on: Hon. James C. Napier http://blacknashville.wordpress.com/2008/02/21/hon-james-c-napier/ genealogy in nashville, tennessee Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:37:46 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Taneya’s Genealogy Blog » Blog Archive » More Napier Connections http://blacknashville.wordpress.com/2008/02/21/hon-james-c-napier/#comment-381 Taneya’s Genealogy Blog » Blog Archive » More Napier Connections Sun, 18 Oct 2009 05:09:52 +0000 http://blacknashville.wordpress.com/?p=156#comment-381 [...] document the family oral history that they were related to James Carroll Napier (i call him JC), a prominent politician & businessman from here in the Nashville area and former treasurer of the United States Treasury from 1911-1913 under President Taft.  I am not [...] [...] document the family oral history that they were related to James Carroll Napier (i call him JC), a prominent politician & businessman from here in the Nashville area and former treasurer of the United States Treasury from 1911-1913 under President Taft.  I am not [...]

]]> By: John Larsen http://blacknashville.wordpress.com/2008/02/21/hon-james-c-napier/#comment-255 John Larsen Mon, 08 Sep 2008 04:32:19 +0000 http://blacknashville.wordpress.com/?p=156#comment-255 Taneya: My great great grandmother was Mary Wills Napier (1818-1844). Her father, George Fox Napier (1791-1840) was also involved in the founding of the Napier Iron Works in Lewis County during the 1830s. Elias was George's older brother and a financial backer of George in partnership with Felix Catron, a nephew of John Catron, a Nashville attorney and future Associate Justice on the U.S. Supreme Court. The Panic of 1837 killed the plan to rebuild the Iron Works and the partnership ended up in court. Elias was required to buy out John Catron's half interest, becoming sole owner of the works. This interest went to Elias' nephew, William C. Napier upon Elias' death in 1848. George Fox moved to Louisiana where he died. William put the furnace in operation in the late 1840s and ran it until 1873 when he leased it to another company. I had been reading about James C. Napier and the reference to his grandfather being the founder of the Napier Iron Works. For a while, I was thinking the founder was George as he was the first Napier connected to that furnace, although the family owned other furnaces and forges in middle Tennessee between 1790 and 1923. I then thought about William, the nephew as he actually brought the furnace into production. Your find of Elias' will and his freeing of Judy and their children clears that up for me. J. C. Napier and I are distant cousins, but I didn't quite know how. My family keeps growing! Taneya: My great great grandmother was Mary Wills Napier (1818-1844). Her father, George Fox Napier (1791-1840) was also involved in the founding of the Napier Iron Works in Lewis County during the 1830s.
Elias was George’s older brother and a financial backer of George in partnership with Felix Catron, a nephew of John Catron, a Nashville attorney and future Associate Justice on the U.S. Supreme Court. The Panic of 1837 killed the plan to rebuild the Iron Works and the partnership ended up in court. Elias was required to buy out John Catron’s half interest, becoming sole owner of the works. This interest went to Elias’ nephew, William C. Napier upon Elias’ death in 1848. George Fox moved to Louisiana where he died. William put the furnace in operation in the late 1840s and ran it until 1873 when he leased it to another company.

I had been reading about James C. Napier and the reference to his grandfather being the founder of the Napier Iron Works. For a while, I was thinking the founder was George as he was the first Napier connected to that furnace, although the family owned other furnaces and forges in middle Tennessee between 1790 and 1923. I then thought about William, the nephew as he actually brought the furnace into production. Your find of Elias’ will and his freeing of Judy and their children clears that up for me. J. C. Napier and I are distant cousins, but I didn’t quite know how. My family keeps growing!

]]> By: Taneya’s Genealogy Blog » Blog Archive » Connecting with Cuil http://blacknashville.wordpress.com/2008/02/21/hon-james-c-napier/#comment-240 Taneya’s Genealogy Blog » Blog Archive » Connecting with Cuil Wed, 30 Jul 2008 03:52:08 +0000 http://blacknashville.wordpress.com/?p=156#comment-240 [...] for me. Today, I was contacted by a descendant of one of the family trees I am working on, that of James Carroll Napier.   We just spent an hour and half on the phone having the best conversation and just like other [...] [...] for me. Today, I was contacted by a descendant of one of the family trees I am working on, that of James Carroll Napier.   We just spent an hour and half on the phone having the best conversation and just like other [...]

]]> By: Keeping up with the Napiers - Part 1 « Taneya’s Genealogy Blog http://blacknashville.wordpress.com/2008/02/21/hon-james-c-napier/#comment-94 Keeping up with the Napiers - Part 1 « Taneya’s Genealogy Blog Sun, 23 Mar 2008 08:23:00 +0000 http://blacknashville.wordpress.com/?p=156#comment-94 [...] have previously posted a little bit of the background, but essentially, I’ve been helping a couple of people who have roots in Alabama try to [...] [...] have previously posted a little bit of the background, but essentially, I’ve been helping a couple of people who have roots in Alabama try to [...]

]]> By: Anna Williams http://blacknashville.wordpress.com/2008/02/21/hon-james-c-napier/#comment-78 Anna Williams Thu, 06 Mar 2008 19:45:09 +0000 http://blacknashville.wordpress.com/?p=156#comment-78 Tanya,I am researchung the Napiers also.My Napiers are in Alabama but they are all kin.My ggrandfather 's name was John Napier and he is supposed to be the slaveowners son.He was a mullato.Tom Mcknight my cousin is much better at this then I am,he's made the Tenn.connection.My ggrandfather and some of Tom,s kin came off of John S Napiers plantation in Lawrence County Alabama. Anna Tanya,I am researchung the Napiers also.My Napiers are in Alabama but they are all kin.My ggrandfather ’s name was John Napier and he is supposed to be the slaveowners son.He was a mullato.Tom Mcknight my cousin is much better at this then I am,he’s made the Tenn.connection.My ggrandfather and some of Tom,s kin came off of John S Napiers plantation in Lawrence County Alabama. Anna

]]> By: Ancestry Family Beta « Taneya’s Genealogy Blog http://blacknashville.wordpress.com/2008/02/21/hon-james-c-napier/#comment-65 Ancestry Family Beta « Taneya’s Genealogy Blog Sat, 23 Feb 2008 16:14:53 +0000 http://blacknashville.wordpress.com/?p=156#comment-65 [...] a much more extended story of that process later on, but you can read a little bit of it over on my Black Nashville History & Genealogy [...] [...] a much more extended story of that process later on, but you can read a little bit of it over on my Black Nashville History & Genealogy [...]

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