George Edward 'Ed' Karns

1872 - 1956  (84 years)

• Name	George Edward 'Ed' Karns  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Birth	28 Jul 1872	Tennessee, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1880	Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA   [2]
  	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son of Louisa and JR "Carnes"
  Census	1900	Dickson County, Tennessee, USA   [5]
  	Relation to Head: Head; Marital Status: Married to Ida
  Census	1920	Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA   [6]
  	Relation to Head: Head; Residence Marital Status: Married
  Census	1940	Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA   [4]
  	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Head
  Census	1950	Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA   [7]
  	Relation to Head: Head; Marital Status: Married to Ida
  Death	11 Nov 1956	Cumberland Heights, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA   [1, 3]
  Burial	Pleasant View Baptist Church Cemetery, Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA   [1]
  	Ida and Ed are buried together
  Person ID	I13963	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family	Ida Louisa 'Lou' Yarbrough,   b. 15 Jan 1875, Tennessee, USA d. 19 Apr 1966, Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA (Age 91 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1894  [5, 8]
  Family ID	F5023	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 28 Jul 1872 - Tennessee, USA Census - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son of Louisa and JR "Carnes" - 1880 - Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA Census - Relation to Head: Head; Marital Status: Married to Ida - 1900 - Dickson County, Tennessee, USA Census - Relation to Head: Head; Residence Marital Status: Married - 1920 - Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA Census - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Head - 1940 - Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA Census - Relation to Head: Head; Marital Status: Married to Ida - 1950 - Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA Death - 11 Nov 1956 - Cumberland Heights, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S10879] Find a Grave: KARNS George E 1872-1956, George Edward “Ed” Karns. Ida and George Karns are buried together https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/90008863/george-edward-karns [S8915] Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1880 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT ; Date: 2010;), Year: 1880; Census Place: District 19, Montgomery, Tennessee; Roll: 1273; Page: 458D; Enumeration District: 144. 1880 United States Federal Census Year: 1880; Census Place: District 19, Montgomery, Tennessee; Roll: 1273; Page: 458D; Enumeration District: 144 [S17] Ancestry.com, Tennessee, Death Records, 1908-1958, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2011;), Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, Tennessee; Tennessee Death Records, 1908-1958. Tennessee, Death Records, 1908-1958 Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, Tennessee; Tennessee Death Records, 1908-1958 [S9528] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), Year: 1940; Census Place: Montgomery, Tennessee; Roll: m-t0627-03923; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 63-28. 1940 United States Federal Census Year: 1940; Census Place: Montgomery, Tennessee; Roll: m-t0627-03923; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 63-28 [S11629] Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2004;), Year: 1900; Census Place: Civil District 6, Dickson, Tennessee; Page: 7; Enumeration District: 0007; FHL microfilm: 1241567. 1900 United States Federal Census Year: 1900; Census Place: Civil District 6, Dickson, Tennessee; Page: 7; Enumeration District: 0007; FHL microfilm: 1241567 [S10231] Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1920; Census Place: Civil District 18, Montgomery, Tennessee; Roll: T625_1756; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 165. 1920 United States Federal Census Year: 1920; Census Place: Civil District 18, Montgomery, Tennessee; Roll: T625_1756; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 165 [S11596] Ancestry.com, 1950 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2022;), United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Montgomery, Tennesse. 1950 United States Federal Census United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Montgomery, Tennesse [S10880] Find a Grave: YARBROUGH Ida Karns 1875-1966, Ida Louisa “Lou” Yarbrough Karns. Ida Louisa "Lou" (Yarbrough) Karns was born on January 15, 1875 in Clarksville, Tennessee, the daughter of Joseph Weldon Yarbrough (1827–1896) and Mildred "Millie" (Yarbrough) Yarbrough (1835–1920). She was married about 1894 in Clarksville to George Edward "Ed" Karns (1872-1956). Still living in Clarksville, she was 79 years old when she passed away on April 18, 1965. Burial was in Pleasant View Baptist Church Cemetery. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/79776923/ida-louisa-karns