Melanda Lackey b. 18 Oct 1861 Talladega County, Alabama d. 28 Aug 1941 Lineville, Clay, Alabama: If the Legends Are True...

1861 - 1941 (79 years)

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Name	Melanda Lackey [1]
Alt. Birth	1861	Alabama [2]
Alt. Birth	1861 [3]
Born	18 Oct 1861	Talladega County, Alabama [1]
Gender	Female
Alt. Birth	Abt 1862	Alabama [4, 5]
Alt. Birth	May 1863	Alabama [6]
Alt. Birth	Abt 1864	Alabama [7]
Alt. Birth	Abt 1866	Alabama [8, 9, 10]
Illiterate	29 Jun 1880	Chandler Springs, Talladega County, Alabama [9]
Illiterate	From 21 Jun 1900	Idaho (Mountain), Clay County, Alabama [4, 6, 10]
Occupation	6 May 1910	Idaho (Mountain), Clay County, Alabama [4]
Occupation	home farm laborer
Illiterate	10 Apr 1930	Idaho (Mountain), Clay County, Alabama [7]
Residence	19 Apr 1940	Fox Creek, Clay County, Alabama [5]
Residence	the home of her son King J. Carden & family
Residence	28 Aug 1941	Lineville, Clay, Alabama [1]
Residence	Route 2
Died	28 Aug 1941	Lineville, Clay, Alabama [1, 11]
Alt. Burial	30 Aug 1941	Providence Baptist Church Cemetery, Gunthertown, Clay County, Alabama [11]
Buried	30 Aug 1941	Providence Baptist Church Cemetery, Gunthertown, Clay County, Alabama [1, 2, 3]
Alt. Death	1942	Talladega County, Alabama [2]
Alt. Death	1942 [3]
Name	Malanar Lackey [8, 9]
Name	Malanda Carden [5]
Name	Malandes [7]
Name	Malanor Lackey [12]
Name	Malena [6]
Name	Malenda [10]
Name	Malenda E. [3]
Name	Malinda [13]
Name	Malinda E. [2]
Name	Malonts Lackey [14]
Name	Milantern [4]
Person ID	I2183	If the Legends Are True...
Last Modified	8 Jun 2019

Father	King Solomon Lackey, b. 23 Feb 1833, Tennessee , d. 1914, Chandler Springs, Talladega County, Alabama (Age 80 years)
Mother	Mahulda Emaline Wyatt, b. Abt 1836, Alabama , d. Yes, date unknown
Married	30 Mar 1856	Talladega County, Alabama
Family ID	F721	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family James Elbert Carden, b. 18 May 1861, Talladega County, Alabama , d. 27 Apr 1938, Lineville, Clay, Alabama (Age 76 years)

Alt. Marriage Abt 1881 [6]

Married 13 Jan 1881 Talladega County, Alabama [12]

Alt. Marriage Abt 1885 [4]

Census 21 Jun 1900 Idaho (Mountain), Clay County, Alabama [6]

Precinct 12, Sheet 12B, Line 58, Dwelling 218, Family 219:

The household consisted of James E. Cardin, head, 37; Malena, wife, 37; Ethridge F., son, 18; Roxie A., daughter, 15; Nancy I., daughter, 12; King J., son, 7; Elizabeth, mother, 58.

James E. & Malena are married 19 years with 5 children, 4 living. They rent a farm.

Census 6 May 1910 Idaho (Mountain), Clay County, Alabama [4]

Talladega Road

Precinct 12, Sheet 15B, line 57, dwelling 280, family 285:

The household consisted of James E. Carden, 24; wife Milantern, 48; son King, 17; son Charlie C., 8; mother (widowed) Elizabeth, 70.

James & Milantern are married 25 years with 6 children, 5 living. They own a farm free of mortgage.

Census 15 Jan 1920 Idaho (Mountain), Clay County, Alabama [10]

Ironaton Road

Precinct 12, Sheet 3B, line 51, dwelling 113, family 123:

The household consisted of James Carden, head, 55; and Malenda, wife, 54.

They own a farm free of mortgage.

Census 10 Apr 1930 Idaho (Mountain), Clay County, Alabama [7]

Precinct 12, Sheet 5B, Line 97, Dwelling 106, Family 107:

The household consisted of J. E. Carden, head, 66; and Malandes, wife, 66.

J. E. and Malandes were both 19 years old when first married. They own a farm.

Children

+	1. Ethridge Edward Carden, b. Apr 1882, Alabama , d. 5 Jun 1958, Talladega, Talladega, Alabama (Age ~ 76 years)
+	2. Roxie A. Cardin, b. 1 Apr 1885, Alabama , d. 19 May 1927, Chandler Springs, Talladega County, Alabama (Age 42 years)
+	3. Nancy Isbell Carden, b. Abt 1889, Alabama , d. 28 Dec 1974, Talladega, Talladega, Alabama (Age ~ 85 years)
+	4. King Junior Carden, b. 25 Apr 1893, Ironaton, Talladega, Alabama , d. 9 Mar 1977 (Age 83 years)
	5. Charlie C. Carden, b. Abt 1902, Alabama , d. 31 Jan 1917 (Age ~ 15 years)

Last Modified 1 Nov 2015

Family ID F14785 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Reference If the Legends Are True... by J. Craig Canada, "Melanda Lackey" (accessed July 14, 2025) | http://www.palmspringsbum.org/genealogy/getperson.php?personID=I2183&tree=Legends.

Sources

[S84] International Genealogical Index by FamilySearch, "Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974", Melanda Carden; citing reference cn 17353, Department of Health, Montgomery; FHL microfilm 1,908,604 | https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JDBK-K88 (Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc.). (Reliability: 4).
[S22] Sexton Family History by Jim Sexton, The Gunter Branch | http://www.psi-sc.com/genealogy/Gunter/index.html (Cayce, South Carolina: Southern Heritage Research, 2000-2009). (Reliability: 4).
[S531] Find A Grave Memorial: 16803990, "Malenda E. Carden" (www.findagrave.com/). (Reliability: 3).
[S171] Census by U. S. Federal Government, 1910, Alabama, Clay County, Idaho Precinct 12, Sheet 15B (HeritageQuest). Roll: T624_7. (Reliability: 4).
[S171] Census by U. S. Federal Government, 1940, Alabama, Clay County, Fox Creek, District 3A, Sheet 9A (HeritageQuest). (Reliability: 4).
[S171] Census by U. S. Federal Government, 1900, Alabama, Clay County, Mountain Precinct 12, Sheet 12B (HeritageQuest). Series: T623 Roll: 8. (Reliability: 4).
[S171] Census by U. S. Federal Government, 1930, Alabama, Clay County, Idaho Precinct 12, Sheet 5B (HeritageQuest). Roll: T626_6. (Reliability: 4).
[S19] Canada Family Tree by Duncan Patterson Canada (compiler), dpcnew.ged (Oakridge, Tennessee: 27 Feb 2002). (Reliability: 3).
[S171] Census by U. S. Federal Government, 1880, Alabama, Talladega County, Chandler Springs Precinct 14, District 163, Page 13 (or 239A) (HeritageQuest). Roll: T9_33. (Reliability: 4).
[S171] Census by U. S. Federal Government, 1920, Alabama, Clay County, Idaho Precinct 12, Sheet 3B (HeritageQuest). Roll: T625_8. (Reliability: 4).
[S84] International Genealogical Index by FamilySearch, "Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974", Meland Carden: citing reference cn 17353, Department of Health, Montgomery; FHL microfilm 1,908,604 | https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JDBK-K8C (Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc.). (Reliability: 3).
[S84] International Genealogical Index by FamilySearch, "Alabama, County Marriages, 1809-1950", James E. Carden & Malanor Lackey | https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKMT-D23N (Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc.). (Reliability: 4).
[S84] International Genealogical Index by FamilySearch, "Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974", James Elbert Carden; citing reference cn 7799, Department of Health, Montgomery; FHL microfilm 1,908,564 | https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JDT6-1CH (Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc.). (Reliability: 3).
[S84] International Genealogical Index by FamilySearch, "Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974", Nancy Isbell Roberts: citing reference sfn 33380, Department of Health, Montgomery; FHL microfilm 2,242,121 | https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JKSW-756 (Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc.). (Reliability: 3).