MOFFETT ELIZABETH
1. MOFFETT ELIZABETH ELIZABETH married CARSON JOHN. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 2. CARSON THOMAS was born in in DID NOT MARRY.
- 3. CARSON RICHARD died in in DIED AN INFANT.
- 4. CARSON ELIZA
- 5. CARSON NANCY
- 6. CARSON JANE
- 7. CARSON ISABELLA
- 8. CARSON JOHN was born in 1830 in Town land of Crievagh, County Monaghan, Ireland; died in 1900 in Oakdale, Il..
Generation: 2
2. CARSON THOMAS (1.ELIZABETH1) was born in in DID NOT MARRY. 3. CARSON RICHARD (1.ELIZABETH1) died in in DIED AN INFANT. 4. CARSON ELIZA (1.ELIZABETH1) ELIZA married MCCLAY JOHN. [Group Sheet]
5. CARSON NANCY (1.ELIZABETH1) NANCY married MCCLAY DAVID. [Group Sheet]
6. CARSON JANE (1.ELIZABETH1) JANE married MCCLOY SAMUEL. [Group Sheet]
7. CARSON ISABELLA (1.ELIZABETH1) ISABELLA married MCCLOY JOHN. [Group Sheet]
8. CARSON JOHN (1.ELIZABETH1) was born in 1830 in Town land of Crievagh, County Monaghan, Ireland; died in 1900 in Oakdale, Il.. Notes:
John Carson and Elizabeth Carson were married at Elkhorn in 1849. Both of them had migrated from Ireland, seeking the greater opportunities of the New World. John Carson was born in the town land of Crievagh, County Monaghan, in 1830, the son of John and Elizabeth Moffett Carson. He died at Oakdale in 1800. Elizabeth Carson was born in Lac Livery, also in County Monaghan, the daughter of John and Elizabeth Wilson Carson. She died at Oakdale June 23, 1889 of lockjaw.
John came to America in 1846 and settled on the land in Pilot Knob Township where Preston Carson now lives. Elizabeth came to New York in 1848, and after working there for some months, made the journey by the Erie Canal, the Great Lakes, the Ohio Canal to Cincinnati, and the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers, to St. Louis; and from there by a three-day wagon trip to Oakdale.
John Carson had two brothers, Thomas (who did not marry) and Richard (who died an infant). He had four sisters, Eliza, who married John McClay; Nancy, who married David McClay; Jane, who married Samuel McCloy; and Isabella, who married John McCloy.
Elizabeth Carson had five brothers who lived to adulthood: Henry, William, John, Thomas, and Isaac; and four sisters, Ann Carson Carson, Jane Carson Montgomery, Mary Carson Smith, and Eleanor Carson McCloy. All of her family except Thomas migrated to Illinois, settling near Oakdale or in the vicinity of Staunton. At last her parents came, too, and spent their last years in America. Ella Carson died July 30, 1890 shortly after she came to U.S. In the next generation two of Thomas's daughters came, Jennie Carson McClay and Margaret Carson McFate.
John and Elizabeth Carson and their family were all active members in the Oakdale Reformed Presbyterian Church; two of their grandchildren became Reformed Presbyterian ministers, Rev. Charles T. Carson, son of William Henry -- (Elizabeth Ramsey Carson) and Rev. Melville K. Carson, son of David P. (Eleanor Kennedy Carson).
They had six children, two of whom died in infancy (Mary Carson, b. April 15, 1850, d. August 8, 1852; John Carson, b. March 15, 1851, d. December 17, 1853). The four surviving sons were:
William Henry Carson, who married Elizabeth Ramsey; he was a farmer near Oakdale. They had six sons; Edwin, Waldo, Charles, Willard, Roy, and Floyd.
John Moffett Carson, who married Lillie Hood; he was a merchant in Nashville. Their daughter, Ruth, married Myrl Lumbattis.
Robert Sloan Carson, who married first Ella Donnelly (they had a son, Warren) and second Lena Speer (their daughter Ella married Frank Harrison).
David Preston Carson, who married Eleanor Kennedy. They had five children: Melville, Katie, Elwyn, Elizabeth and Fern.
By David Carson
From 1979 WASHINGTON COUNTY ILLINOIS HISTORYJOHN married CARSON ELIZABETH in 1849 in Elkhorn. ELIZABETH (daughter of CARSON JOHN and WILSON ELIZABETH) was born in in Lac Livery, County Monaghan, Ireland; died on 23 Jun 1889 in Oakdale, Il., died of lockjaw. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 9. CARSON WILLIAM HENRY
- 10. CARSON JOHN MOFFETT
- 11. CARSON ROBERT SLOAN
- 12. CARSON MARY was born on 15 Apr 1850; died on 8 Aug 1852.
- 13. CARSON JOHN was born on 15 Mar 1851; died on 17 Dec 1853.
- 14. CARSON DAVID PRESTON was born on 16 Jun 1865; died on 2 May 1952.
Generation: 3
9. CARSON WILLIAM HENRY (8.JOHN2, 1.ELIZABETH1) WILLIAM married RAMSEY ELIZABETH. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 15. CARSON EDWIN
- 16. CARSON WALDO
- 17. CARSON CHARLES T.
- 18. CARSON WILLARD
- 19. CARSON ROY
- 20. CARSON FLOYD
10. CARSON JOHN MOFFETT (8.JOHN2, 1.ELIZABETH1) JOHN married HOOD LILLIE. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 21. CARSON RUTH
11. CARSON ROBERT SLOAN (8.JOHN2, 1.ELIZABETH1) ROBERT married DONNELLY ELLA. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 22. CARSON WARREN
ROBERT married SPEER LENA. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 23. CARSON ELLA
12. CARSON MARY (8.JOHN2, 1.ELIZABETH1) was born on 15 Apr 1850; died on 8 Aug 1852. 13. CARSON JOHN (8.JOHN2, 1.ELIZABETH1) was born on 15 Mar 1851; died on 17 Dec 1853. 14. CARSON DAVID PRESTON (8.JOHN2, 1.ELIZABETH1) was born on 16 Jun 1865; died on 2 May 1952. Notes:
David Preston Carson, the sixth child of John and Elizabeth Carson was b. 6/16/1865, D. 5/2/1852. Both of his parents were born in Ireland. John Carson came with his father, John Carson, along with his brothers and sisters, to America and settled in Pilot Knob Township in 1846. the brothers and sisters of David Carson may be found under (John and Elizabeth Carson). After the death of his mother 6/23/1889 of lockjaw, David married Eleanor Todd Kennedy 11/13/1889, daughter of Katie J. Willson of Pennsylvania and Andrewe Todd Kennedy, who was a Sergeant in the Civil War. Eleanor was b. 5/11/1867, d. 11/30/1929. Her mother died when she was 18 days old. She was taken by her grandmother, Eleanor Todd Kennedy and made her home with her until she married, except for the years she attended a girl's school in Oxford, Ohio.
The children born to david and Eleanor Carson were: Melville Kennedy Carson b. 11/16/1890, he was a miister in Reformed Presbyterian Church for 50 years, having pastorates in Sparta, Seattle, Washington, Bell Center, Ohio. After retiring he preached in Montclair, New Jersey until his death 3/13/1970. He married Margaret Faith Coleman, b. 1/23/1895, date of marriage was 8/17/1920. To this union were born three children: David Melville Carson; Margaret Coleman Carson; and James Donald. All the children were born in Sparta, whle their father was minister there.
Second child, Katie Willson, b. 4/28/1892, d. 5/2/1967, married 6/16/1915 to Joseph Houseman, b. 3/26/1889. Katie was a school teacher. To this unnion 11 children were born: Elizabeth May; David Paul; Willard Joseph; all born in Detroit, Michigan, while their father worked in the Ford Plant. The followign eight children were born in Lakeland, Florida; Mary Eleanor; Anna Margaret; Clara Rose; Fred Lewis; Fern Abigail; John Moody; Hannah Ruth; and Stephen Daniel.
Third child, John Elwyn Carson (See John Elwyn Carson History).
Fourth child, Eleanor Elizabeth Carson (See Harold Auld History).
Fifth child, Mary Fern carson (See Kenneth Frieman History).
By Fern Frieman
From 1979 WASHINGTON COUNTY ILLINOIS HISTORY.
DAVID married KENNEDY ELEANOR TODD on 13 Nov 1889 in Elkton, Illinois. ELEANOR (daughter of KENNEDY ANDREW TODD and WILLSON CATHERINE JANE) was born on 11 May 1867 in Elkhorn, (Elkton) Illinois; died on 30 Nov 1929 in Oakdale, Illinois; b. Oakdale Cem.. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 24. CARSON MELVILLE KENNEDY was born on 16 Nov 1890 in Oakdale, Washington Co., Illinois; died on 13 Mar 1970 in Oakdale Cem., Washington Co., Illinois.
- 25. CARSON KATIE WILLSON was born on 28 Apr 1892 in Oakdale, Washington Co., Illinois; died on 2 May 1967 in b.Lakeland, Florida Cemetery.
- 26. CARSON JOHN ELWYN was born on 23 Aug 1895 in Oakdale, Washington Co., Illinois; died on 21 Oct 1974 in Buried in Oakdale Cemetery, Oakdale, Il..
- 27. CARSON ELEANOR ELIZABETH (BETH) was born on 27 May 1898 in Oakdale, Washington Co., Illinois; died on 25 Jan 1976.
- 28. CARSON MARY FERN was born on 8 Sep 1905 in Pilot Knob Township; Oakdale; Washington Co., Illinois; died on 24 Jun 1996.
Generation: 4
15. CARSON EDWIN (9.WILLIAM3, 8.JOHN2, 1.ELIZABETH1) 16. CARSON WALDO (9.WILLIAM3, 8.JOHN2, 1.ELIZABETH1) 17. CARSON CHARLES T. (9.WILLIAM3, 8.JOHN2, 1.ELIZABETH1) 18. CARSON WILLARD (9.WILLIAM3, 8.JOHN2, 1.ELIZABETH1) 19. CARSON ROY (9.WILLIAM3, 8.JOHN2, 1.ELIZABETH1) 20. CARSON FLOYD (9.WILLIAM3, 8.JOHN2, 1.ELIZABETH1) 21. CARSON RUTH (10.JOHN3, 8.JOHN2, 1.ELIZABETH1) RUTH married LUMBATTIS MYRL. [Group Sheet]
22. CARSON WARREN (11.ROBERT3, 8.JOHN2, 1.ELIZABETH1) 23. CARSON ELLA (11.ROBERT3, 8.JOHN2, 1.ELIZABETH1) ELLA married HARRISON FRANK. [Group Sheet]
24. CARSON MELVILLE KENNEDY (14.DAVID3, 8.JOHN2, 1.ELIZABETH1) was born on 16 Nov 1890 in Oakdale, Washington Co., Illinois; died on 13 Mar 1970 in Oakdale Cem., Washington Co., Illinois. MELVILLE married COLEMAN MARGARET FAITH on 17 Aug 1920. MARGARET was born on 23 Jan 1895. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 29. CARSON DAVID MELVILLE was born in in Sparta, Il..
- 30. CARSON MARGARET COLEMAN was born in in Sparta, Il..
- 31. CARSON JAMES DONALD was born in in Sparta, Il..
25. CARSON KATIE WILLSON (14.DAVID3, 8.JOHN2, 1.ELIZABETH1) was born on 28 Apr 1892 in Oakdale, Washington Co., Illinois; died on 2 May 1967 in b.Lakeland, Florida Cemetery. KATIE married HOUSEMAN EDWARD JOSEPH on 16 Jun 1915. EDWARD was born on 26 Mar 1889. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 32. HOUSEMAN ELIZABETH MAY was born in in Detroit, MI (father working at Ford Plant).
- 33. HOUSEMAN DAVID PAUL was born in in Detroit, MI (father working at Ford Plant).
- 34. HOUSEMAN WILLARD JOSEPH was born in in Detroit, MI (father working at Ford Plant).
- 35. HOUSEMAN MARY ELEANOR was born in in Lakeland, FL..
- 36. HOUSEMAN ANNA MARGARET was born in in Lakeland, FL..
- 37. HOUSEMAN CLARA ROSE was born in in Lakeland, FL..
- 38. HOUSEMAN FRED LEWIS was born in in Lakeland, FL..
- 39. HOUSEMAN FERN ABIGAIL was born in in Lakeland, FL..
- 40. HOUSEMAN JOHN MOODY was born in in Lakeland, FL..
- 41. HOUSEMAN HANNAH RUTH was born in in Lakeland, FL..
- 42. HOUSEMAN STEPHEN DANIEL was born in in Lakeland, FL..
26. CARSON JOHN ELWYN (14.DAVID3, 8.JOHN2, 1.ELIZABETH1) was born on 23 Aug 1895 in Oakdale, Washington Co., Illinois; died on 21 Oct 1974 in Buried in Oakdale Cemetery, Oakdale, Il.. Notes:
John Elwyn Carson
(refer to John and Elizabeth Carson and William and Eleanor Kennedy) was born Aug. 23, 1985, son of David Preston Carson and Eleanor (Kennedy) Carson. Elwyn married Edna Joanna Adams Aug. 3, 1921 in Oakdale, Il. Edna was born April 17, 1899 the daughter of William Getty and Elizabeth Ann (Robinson) Adams (refer to William Adams). Elwyn spent some time in World War I and then farmed and spent his entire life on the farm east of Oakdale being the fourth Carson generation on that farm. Edna taught school three years in the rural school in Washington County before she married.
They are the parents of three childdren: Eileen Kathryn born Sept. 5, 1922; Preston Adams, born June 4, 1926; and Mary Joanna born April 24, 1928. Eileen, Preston, and Joann all rode a pony all eight years to grade school at Luney. Eileen and Joann also rode a pony some when they taught school. Billy, one of our ponies was the oldest pony in Washington County.
Eileen married William Robert Auld July 9, 1945; Preston married Jane Harsh May 27, 1949; and Joann married William Jewel Richards May 27, 1949. Elwyn died Oct. 21, 1974 and is buried in the Oakdale Cemetery.
From 1979 WASHINGTON COUNTY ILLINOIS HISTORYJOHN married Living (daughter of ADAMS WILLIAM GETTY and ROBINSON ELIZABETH ANN) [Group Sheet]
Children:
27. CARSON ELEANOR ELIZABETH (BETH) (14.DAVID3, 8.JOHN2, 1.ELIZABETH1) was born on 27 May 1898 in Oakdale, Washington Co., Illinois; died on 25 Jan 1976. ELEANOR married Living (son of AULD JOHN (CALVIN) CAMERON CARGILL and HOOD ISABELLE (BELLE) MCMASTER) [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 46. Living
28. CARSON MARY FERN (14.DAVID3, 8.JOHN2, 1.ELIZABETH1) was born on 8 Sep 1905 in Pilot Knob Township; Oakdale; Washington Co., Illinois; died on 24 Jun 1996. MARY married FRIEMAN KENNETH EARL on 30 Apr 1929 in Carson Home in Oakdale by brother Rev. M.K. Carson of Sparta.. KENNETH (son of FRIEMAN HENRY CONRAD and REUTER WALTENA (WATTENA) JANE) was born on 15 Sep 1906 in Home in Oakdale, Illinois; died on 8 Mar 1992. [Group Sheet]
Children:
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