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The Carson Family 


          1 Richard Carson ( - 1808) 
           |-2 Sallie Carson ( -  dec.)
            -2 Richard Carson (CA 1775 - 1813) 
             +-Elizabeth Irwin (1779 - 1843) 
              |-3 John Carson (1799 - 1862)
              |-3 Joseph Carson (1801 - 1887) 
              | +-Anna Brown (1811 - 1889)  [see Brown]
              |  |-4 Elizabeth Irwin Carson (1830 - 1918)
              |  | +-Rev. Robert Ankrum Criswell (1820 - 1912)
              |  |  |-5 Alice Mason Criswell (1853 - dec.)
              |  |  | +-Rev. James Vincent Milligan (1850 - 1916) [see Milligan]
              |  |  |-5 Anna Rebecca Criswell (1854 - dec.)
              |  |  | +-Charles H Sherwood (1853 - dec.)
              |  |  |-5 Mary Lucia Criswell (1856 - 1943)
              |  |  | +-Orville Sumner Morrow (1854 - 1913)
              |  |  |  |-6 Edna M Morrow (1882 - 1955)
              |  |  |  | +-Richard Theodore Hargreaves (1875 - dec.)
              |  |  |  |-6 _____ Morrow ( - BEF 1900)
              |  |  |  |-6 Johanna Elizabeth Morrow (1885 - 1959)
              |  |  |  | +-Lorin Pratt Terhune (1884 - 1963)
              |  |  |  |-6 Marian E Morrow (1888 - dec.)
              |  |  |  | +-_____ Gage ( - dec.)
              |  |  |  |-6 Helen Morrow (1891 - dec.)
              |  |  |  | +-_____ Hoogendyck ( - dec.)
              |  |  |  |-6 _____ Morrow ( - BEF 1900)
              |  |  |   -6 Frances B Morrow (1895 - dec.)
              |  |  |-5 Jeanette May "Nettie" Criswell (1858 - dec.)
              |  |  |-5 Ida Bell Criswell (1861 - 1943)
              |  |  | +-Henry Willard Cowan (1862 - 1943)
              |  |  |   -6 Lucile Cowan (CA 1901 - dec.)
              |  |  |    +-Reuben Creswell Ball (1899 - 1971)
              |  |  |-5 Robert Bruce Criswell (1863 - 1943)
              |  |  | +-Helen Parker(1867 - 1955)
              |  |  |  |-6 Robert Parker Criswell (1909 - 1991)
              |  |  |   -6 David W Criswell (1917 - 1942)
              |  |  |-5 Helen Marr Criswell (1868 - dec.)
              |  |  | +-Albert C Cohagan (1866 - dec.)
              |  |  |  |-6 Chester Willard Cohagan (1894 - 1987)
              |  |  |  | +-Anna May _______ (1898 - dec.)
              |  |  |  |-6 Stanley Robert Cohagan (1898 - 1984)
              |  |  |  | +-Frances Pauli Sternenberg (1909 - 1981)
              |  |  |   -6 Helen Cohagan (CA 1904)     
              |  |  |-5 Julia Vernon Criswell (1870 - 1961)
              |  |   -5 Benjamin Franklin Criswell (1873 - 1945)
              |  |    +-Susie Wilder (1877 - dec.)
              |  |     |-6 Julia E Criswell (1899 - dec.)
              |  |     |-6 Robert W Criswell (CA 1901)
              |  |      -6 Benjamin Franklin Criswell (CA 1906)
              |  |-4 Hannah Jane Carson (1831 - 1918)
              |  | +-James Harvey Milligan (1829 - 1908) [see Milligan]
              |  |-4 Richard M Carson (1833 - 1904)
              |  |-4 Sarah E Carson (1835 - dec.)
              |  | +-William Vinton Coe (1840 - dec.)
              |  |  |-5 James A Coe (1863 - dec.)
              |  |  | +-Ida Theresa Beck (1866 - dec.)
              |  |  |  |-6 _______ Coe (1893 - 1893)
              |  |  |   -6 _______ Coe (1896 - 1896)
              |  |   -5 Anna Louella Coe (CA 1866 - 1883)
              |  | +-_______ Ewing ( - BEF 1900)
              |  |-4 Mary Anne Carson (1838 -  dec.)
              |  | +-David B Boggs (1836 -  dec.) [see Boggs - Page 2]
              |  |-4 William "Billy" Carson (1841 - 1919)
              |  |-4 Almira Stoddard Carson (1843 - 1881)
              |  |-4 Harriet Carson (1845 - 1846)
              |  |-4 Vincent Brown Carson (1850 - 1926)
              |  | +-Emily B Mitchell (1853 - 1923)
              |  |  |-5 Pearl Alma Carson (1874 - 1964)
              |  |  | +-John F Martin (CA 1867 - 1910)
              |  |  |   -6 Ray Carson Martin (1895 - 1957)
              |  |  | +-Charles A Manrow (CA 1870 - 1929)
              |  |  |-5 Clyde Mitchell Carson (1876 - 1966)
              |  |  | +-Lenora McAdoo (CA 1892 - 1945)
              |  |  |     ISSUE
              |  |  |-5 Rice Bell "Roy"  Carson (1879 - 1925)
              |  |  | +-Pauline _______ (CA 1884 - dec.)
              |  |  |-5 Joseph Bliss Carson (1881 - 1945)
              |  |  |-5 William Irwin Carson (1884 - 1966)
              |  |  | +-Sarah Elizabeth Clouston (1897 - 1997)
              |  |  |     ISSUE
              |  |  |-5 Richard Ewing Carson (1887 - 1942)
              |  |  |-5 Anne Myrtle Carson (1889 - 1960)
              |  |  | +-Charles L Kirkpatrick (CA 1882 - dec.)
              |  |  |     ISSUE
              |  |  | +-Fred T Peck ( - 1946)
              |  |   -5 Eleanor Gail Carson (1891 - 1948)
              |  |    +-John Frederice ( - dec.)
              |   -4 John Irwin Carson (1853 - 1930) 
              |    +-Josephine Margaretta Whitham (1852 - 1934)  [see Whitham - Page 2]
              |     |-5 Ross Milligan Carson (1876 - 1936)
              |     |-5 Glenn Peregrine Carson (1879 - 1943) 
              |     | +-Margaret Jane Walker (1885 - 1963)  [see Walker]
              |     |  |-6 Louise Walker Carson (1910 - 1992)
              |     |  | +-Charles Peple Armstrong (1911 - 1972)
              |     |  |-6 Glenn Peregrine Carson (1914 - 1992)  
              |     |  | +-Alice Julia Gordon (1912 - 2007) [see Gordon]
              |     |  |-6 Edwin Irwin Carson (1917 - 1986)
              |     |  | +-Mary Catherine Lee (1927 - 1968)
              |     |   -6 George Walker Carson (1919 - 1968)
              |     |    +-Jane Murray (1920 - 2001)
              |     |-5 Muriel Joy "Dot" Carson (1884 - 1961)
              |     | +-Howard Linford Willison (1884 - 1938)
              |     |     ISSUE
              |     |-5 Salome Carson (1887 - 1974)
              |     | +-Harry M Newman (1880 - 1966)
              |     |     ISSUE
              |      -5 Denton Berthold Carson (1898 - 1907)
              |-3 Abner Carson (1803 - 1861)
              | +-Almyra _____ (CA 1822 - dec.)
              |  |-4 David E Carson (CA 1843 - dec.)
              |   -4 George Carson (CA 1845 - dec.)
              |-3 David Carson (1805 - 1870)
              |-3 Nancy Carson (1807 - 1879)
              | + Nicholas P Murray (1809 - 1853)
              |  |-4 Elizabeth Murray (CA 1838 - dec.)
              |  |-4 Alfred Murray (CA 1842 - dec.)
              |  |-4 Chester Paul Murray (CA 1845 - dec.)
              |   -4 John M Murray (CA 1847 - dec.)
              |-3 Rev. Irwin Carson (1809 - 1875)
              | +-Elizabeth Mann Carlisle (1816 - 1895)
              |  |-4 John Irwin Carson (1854 - 1920)
              |   -4 Andrew Carlisle Carson (CA 1857 - dec.)
               -3 Elizabeth Virginia Carson (1811 - 1873)
Richard Carson (???? - 8 Oct 1808). Very little has been determined about Richard. His death date is noted in the family bible of his grandson, Joseph Carson. He lived in Dauphin Co, PA and was probably a Revolutionary War veteran, possibly serving with a brother, George Carson. A Richard Carson married Christine Graham in Dauphin, however, there is only speculation that these Richards are one and the same.
John Carson (20 Aug 1799 at Ohio Co, VA - 18 Oct 1862, same) never married. He is buried at the old Three Ridges Presbyterian churchyard at West Alexander, PA.
Richard Carson (circa 1775 at Dauphin Co, PA - 6 Feb 1813 at Delaware, OH) married in Oct 1798 at Lower Paxtang Parish, Dauphin Co, Elizabeth Irwin (7 Mar 1779 at County Tyrone, Ireland - 8 Apr 1843 at Ohio Co, VA). Richard and Elizabeth migrated circa 1799 to the frontier of Ohio Co, VA where they purchased a large farm. During the War of 1812, Richard volunteered into the Virginia Militia and served in the campaign to take the British fort at Sandusky, OH. He died during the march home and was buried in Delaware Co, OH. Richard served under his good friend, Lt. William Faris. The two men made a pact that if either were killed during the war, the other would take care of his comrade's family. True to his word, Lt. Faris married Elizabeth Irwin Carson on 20 Oct 1814, after the passing of his 1st wife, Susannah Curtis. At one point, Elizabeth was in charge of 18 children: seven of hers, ten of his, and one of theirs! She is buried at the old Three Ridges Presbyterian churchyard at West Alexander, PA.
Joseph Carson (21 Aug 1801 at Ohio Co, VA - 24 Jul 1887, same) married on 19 Mar 1829, Anna Brown, daughter of William Brown and Hannah Milligan. Joseph and Anna settled on the farm established by his father near West Alexander, PA where they reared a large family. They were active members in the Three Ridges Presbyterian Church of West Alexander, where Joseph was an elder. Both are buried in the West Alexander Memorial Cemetery.
Elizabeth Irwin Carson (9 Feb 1830 at Ohio Co, VA - 30 Oct 1918 at Longmont, CO) married on 28 Jun 1852 at Ohio Co, Rev. Robert Ankrum Criswell (20 May 1820 at Belmont Co, OH - 12 Mar 1912 at Normal, IL), son of John Criswell and Rebecca Kilgore. Robert was born in a log cabin near what is now the town of Bellaire. His parents moved to Marshall Co, VA and as a youth, he attended the Academy of West Alexander. Robert then attended Washington College, graduating in the Class of 1849, and was ordained as a Presbyterian minister on 10 Nov 1853. He became the pastor of the North Sangamon Presbyterian church at Menard Co, IL. He also served as a chaplain in the Union army during the Civil War and became partially disabled. For reasons of health, he gave up his church in 1866 and began traveling as a missionary. At various times Robert and Elizabeth lived in several towns in Illinois, throughout the great lakes region, in Cuba and the West Indies, in British Columbia and Oregon. In his obituary, it is noted that he was a personal friend of Abraham Lincoln.
Ida Bell Criswell (10 Sep 1861 at Indian Point, IL - 11 Jan 1943 at Montclair, NJ) married on 16 Feb 1888, Henry Willard Cowan (30 Dec 1862 at Oskaloosa, IA - 23 Feb 1943 at Montclair, NJ).
Hannah Jane Carson (30 Apr 1831 at Ohio Co, VA - after 1910 at Belmont Co, OH) married on 11 Dec 1855 at Ohio Co, James Harvey Milligan (Jul 1829 at Belmont Co, OH - before 1910 at Bellaire, OH), son of James Milligan and Jane Wallace. James Harvey was a farmer and also started a shoe retailing business, J. H. Milligan and Sons, at Bellaire in 1881. He was elected to the office of Trustee for Pultney Twp, and served in that capacity for two terms.
Richard M Carson (28 Sep 1833 at Ohio Co, VA - 21 Jun 1904 at Washington, PA) attended Washington College, graduating in the Class of 1857. He was ordained as a Presbyterian minister after spending several years as a teacher in Kentucky. From 1863 through 1878, he had several charges in Richmond, MO; Mexico; and Bloomfield and Dennison, TX. He was a missionary and evangelist in Missouri, Colorado, New Mexico, Texas, Tennessee, and Mississippi during the years 1879 through 1892. Between 1892 and 1896 he was the pastor of a church at Seymour, TX, then spent the next two years doing missionary work in Arkansas. After being injured in a train "disaster" in 1899, he retired to the home of his brother, John Irwin Carson. He died as a result of his injuries and was buried at Memorial Cemetery in West Alexander, PA. John never married.
Sarah E Carson (30 Sep 1835 at Ohio Co, VA - ????) married 1st on 21 Aug 1862, William Vinton Coe (13 Feb 1840 at Ohio Co - ????), son of James S Coe and Jemima Thornberry. After settling for a while in the West Alexander, PA area, they moved to Illinois. W. V. became a blacksmith and hardware dealer and was a Justice of the Peace at Jasper Co, IA by 1910. It is probable that W. V. and Sarah were divorced as he married on 1 Oct, 1890, Dalcy Strobridge, daughter of Alfred Strobridge and Alzina Coats and widow of Simeon Parish. Sarah married 2nd before 1904, Mr. Ray and resided at Berwick, IL.
Mary Ann Carson (15 Jan 1838 at Ohio Co, VA - ???? in Illinois) married on 21 Nov 1861 at Ohio Co, David B Boggs (circa 1836 at Ohio Co - ???? in Illinois), son of William Boggs and Lea Ann Carter.
William "Billy" Carson (7 Jan 1841 at Ohio Co, VA - 15 Jun 1919) spent his entire life on the family farm near Valley Grove, VA/WV. He never married.
Almira Stoddard Carson (24 Jun 1843 at Ohio Co, VA - 12 May 1888 at Dixmont, PA) never married. Almira was institutionalized and the cause of her death is listed as "insanity". She is buried at Memorial Cemetery at West Alexander, PA.
Harriet Carson (15 Sep 1845 at Ohio Co, VA - 27 Nov 1846, same)
Vincent Brown Carson (25 Jul 1850 at Ohio Co, VA - 31 Jul 1926 at Washington, PA) married on 15 Nov 1873 at West Alexander, PA, Emily B Mitchell (29 Jun 1853 at Greene Co, PA - 6 Mar 1923 at Washington, PA), the daughter of Jackson Mitchell and Caroline Lyon. Vince and Emily lived near West Alexander, farming and raising a large family. In 1903, they removed to the Borough of Washington, where they spent the remainder of their years. Both are interred at Memorial Cemetery in West Alexander.
Pearl Alma Carson (29 Oct 1879 at Ohio Co, WV - 7 Mar 1964 at Washington, PA) married 1st in 1894, John F Martin (???? - 1910 at Washington, PA). an employee of the B&O Railroad. Pearl married 2nd in 1915 as his 2nd wife, Charles A Manrow (???? - 1929 at Washington, PA. Both husbands are buried in the Washington Cemetery, while Pearl was interred in the Carson plot at Memorial Cemetery at West Alexander, PA.
Ray Carson Martin (21 Aug 1895 at Washington, PA - 29 Jul 1957) did not marry. He was a veteran of World War I, serving in the 110th Infantry in France. He is interred at Memorial Cemetery at West Alexander, PA.
Clyde Mitchell Carson (26 Nov 1876 at Ohio Co, WV - 20 Oct 1966 at South Strabane Twp, Washington Co, PA) married on 10 May 1911, Lenora McAdoo (circa 1892 - 13 May 1945 at Washington, PA). Clyde was a dispatcher for the Pittsburgh Railway Co. for many years, retiring in 1941. His later years were spent at the Washington Manor Nursing Home where he died. He and his wife are buried at Memorial Cemetery at West Alexander, PA.
Rice Bell Carson (1 Apr 1879 at Ohio Co, WV - 25 Feb 1925 at Chicago, IL) never married. He was interred in the Carson family plot at Memorial Cemetery at West Alexander, PA.
Joseph Bliss Carson (6 Aug 1881 at Ohio Co, WV - 20 Mar 1945 at Washington, PA) never married. He was an electrician and foreman with the Pittsburgh Street Railways Co. and was living with his sister Pearl Carson Manrow at the time of his death. He was interred in the Carson family plot at Memorial Cemetery at West Alexander, PA.
William Irwin Carson (22 Apr 1884 at Ohio Co, WV - 6 Jan 1956 at Washington, PA) married on 12 Jan 1927, Sarah Elizabeth Clouston, born 1897, the daughter of James E Clouston . William, a veteran of World War I, was a printer with the Washington Observer, retiring after 51 years of service. He also owned a farm near Cameron, WV and was noted for his fine tenor singing voice. William was interred at the Washington Cemetery. Sarah passed away on 13 July 1997 in Bethesda, MD.
Richard Ewing Carson (27 Nov 1887 at Ohio Co, WV - 12 Jun 1942 at Cleveland, OH) did not marry. He resided at West Alexander, PA until 1912 when he moved to Cleveland. As a soldier in the 6th Division, U. S. Army, he was gassed at St. Mihiel during World War I, and never fully recovered. He is interred in the Carson family plot at Memorial Cemetery at West Alexander, PA.
Anne Myrtle Carson (30 Jun 1889 at Ohio Co, WV - 16 Jan 1960 at Idaho City, ID) married 1st, Charles L Kirkpatrick. She married 2nd, Fred T Peck (???? - 1946), a geologist. In 1923, Anne and Charles were residing in Cleveland, OH. Anne and Fred moved to Idaho before 1945 and she became the postmaster for Idaho City.
Eleanor Gail Carson (1 Sep 1891 at Ohio Co, WV - 19 Mar 1948 at Washington, PA) married late in her life, John Frederice and had no issue. In 1923, Eleanor was still single and residing in Cleveland, OH, probably with her sister Anne. She is buried in the Carson family plot at Memorial Cemetery at West Alexander, PA.
John Irwin Carson (21 Oct 1853 at Ohio Co, VA - 28 Aug 1930 at East Washington, PA) married on 25 Nov 1875, Josephine Margaretta Whitham (11 Sep 1852 at Ohio Co - 12 Dec 1934 at East Washington), the daughter of David Peregrine Whitham and Christiana O Frazier. John Irwin, a graduate of Waynesburg College, was a school teacher; lawyer; justice of the peace for West Alexander, PA; and a real estate and insurance broker. Just after their marriage, John and Josephine lived at Centralia in Chesterfield Co, VA where he taught and farmed. In 1900, he was elected as Prothonotory for Washington Co, PA, being re-elected in 1906. Although their early married life was lived in relative poverty, through investment and speculation, they achieved a comfortable standard of living. John Irwin was a "partner" in several land ventures in New Mexico with Josephine's brother, Joseph David "J. D." Whitham. John and Josephine are both buried at Memorial Cemetery at West Alexander, PA.
Ross Milligan Carson (21 Sep 1876 at Ohio Co, WV - 21 Apr 1936 in California) worked in a bank in Washington, PA. He moved to California after some "irregularities" were discovered at his job.
Glenn Peregrine Carson (24 Jun 1879 at Centralia, Chesterfield Co, VA - 7 Apr 1943 at East Washington, PA) married on 12 Aug 1908 in a lavish affair at the home of his wife's father, Margaret Jane "Madge" Walker (27 Nov 1885 at Washington, PA - 3 Dec 1963 at Finleyville, PA), the daughter of George Thomas Walker and Viola Belle Fulton. G.P. attended Washington & Jefferson College, was an all-star pitcher on the baseball team, and graduated in the Class of 1900. He became an attorney in Washington, PA and was noted for his exceptional singing voice. Madge was a graduate of the Washington Female Seminary and operated a successful real estate business, probably building on the firm established by her father-in-law. Not wishing his daughter to live "without a roof over her head", George Thomas Walker built a house next to his own mansion on East Beau St. and gave it to the couple as a wedding present. Both structures still stand, the mansion having been recently rehabilitated to its former Victorian splendor. G.P. and Madge are buried at the Washington Cemetery.
Muriel Joy "Dot" Carson (8 Oct 1884 at West Alexander, PA - 16 Jul 1961 at Claysville, PA) married Howard Linford Willison (4 Nov 1884 at Washington Co, PA - 1938 at Fredericksburg, VA). Dot is buried in the "new" section of Memorial Cemetery at West Alexander.
Salome Carson Newman (29 Apr 1887 at West Alexander, PA - Aug 1974 at Falls Church, VA) married on 29 May 1909, Harry M Newman (19 Jul 1880 - Mar 1966 in Virginia. Little is known of "Uncle Harry", except that he had money. He and Salome at times resided in a fashionable section of New York City, where they were neighbors and friends of Norman Rockwell and at their mansion Ballantrae in Fairfax, VA. Aunt Salome was the original family genealogist, and with only one minor instance, her research has proven to be absolutely accurate. She would, I think, have approved of "Jane's Names" which has grown from her few dozen sheets of notes.
Denton Berthold Carson (2 Feb 1898 at Washington Co, PA - 29 Nov 1907 at Washington, PA) died after being struck by a train. In a bizarre coincidence, exactly one year to the day of his death, his pet dog was killed when struck by a streetcar. Denton is buried at Memorial Cemetery at West Alexander, PA.
Abner Carson (16 Jul 1803 at Washington Co, VA - 22 Dec 1861 at Dubuque, IA) married Almyra _____ (circa 1822). Abner was at one time a miner before migrating to Iowa.
David Carson (16 Jun 1805 at Ohio Co, VA - 15 Mar 1850 at McArthur, OH).
Nancy Carson (30 May 1807 at Ohio Co, VA - 4 Mar 1879 at Bloomington, IL) married on 28 Dec 1835 at Ohio Co, Nicholas P Murray (5 Feb 1809 at Brooke Co, VA - 23 Mar 1853 at Washington Co, PA), the son of William Murray and Nancy Robinson. Nicholas began his career as a "poor saddler", then attended college, became a professor of languages at Washington & Jefferson College in 1844, and was ordained as a Presbyterian minister in 1845. Although a well educated man, he demonstrated little common sense, when, after performing services at Mill Creek, PA, he rode forty miles on horseback through a severe storm, contracted pneumonia, and died several days later.
Chester Paul Murray (circa 1845 at Washington, PA - ????) became a minister in the German Reformed Church of Union Springs, NY in 1893.
Irwin Carson (6 Aug 1809 at Ohio Co, VA - 31 May 1875 at Chillicothe, OH) married on 24 January, 1850 Elizabeth Mann Carlisle (29 Sep 1816 at Chillicothe - ????), daughter of John Carlisle and Elizabeth Mann. Irwin attended Jefferson College, graduating in the Class of 1836. In about 1843, he was ordained as a Presbyterian minister and for a time before 1846, ran an academy in Moundsville, VA with his brother-in-law, Nicholas P Murray. Irwin lived at various times in both Chillicothe, OH and Oskaloosa, IA.
Elizabeth Virginia Carson (20 Dec 1811 at Ohio Co, VA - 18 Nov 1873 at Vinton Co, OH) never married.
James A Coe (16 Jun 1863 at West Alexander, PA - ????) lived in Berwick, IL from 1894-1899, then settled at Muscatine, IA. He married Ida Theresa Beck (8 Jul 1866 at Berwick, IL - ????), daughter of Rudolph A Beck and Anna Maria Maderly.