CARSON DAVID PRESTON

1865 - 1952  (86 years)

• Name	CARSON DAVID PRESTON
  Born	16 Jun 1865
  Gender	Male
  Died	2 May 1952
  Person ID	I05633	Gynzer's Genealogy Database
  Last Modified	4 Jul 2005

  
  

  Father	CARSON JOHN,   b. 1830, Town land of Crievagh, County Monaghan, Ireland ,   d. 1900, Oakdale, Il.  (Age 70 years)
  Mother	CARSON ELIZABETH,   b. Lac Livery, County Monaghan, Ireland ,   d. 23 Jun 1889, Oakdale, Il., died of lockjaw
  Married	1849	Elkhorn
  Family ID	F01992	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	KENNEDY ELEANOR TODD,   b. 11 May 1867, Elkhorn, (Elkton) Illinois ,   d. 30 Nov 1929, Oakdale, Illinois; b. Oakdale Cem.  (Age 62 years)
  Married	13 Nov 1889	Elkton, Illinois
  Children	+ 1. CARSON MELVILLE KENNEDY,   b. 16 Nov 1890, Oakdale, Washington Co., Illinois ,   d. 13 Mar 1970, Oakdale Cem., Washington Co., Illinois  (Age 79 years) + 2. CARSON KATIE WILLSON,   b. 28 Apr 1892, Oakdale, Washington Co., Illinois ,   d. 2 May 1967, b.Lakeland, Florida Cemetery  (Age 75 years) + 3. CARSON JOHN ELWYN,   b. 23 Aug 1895, Oakdale, Washington Co., Illinois ,   d. 21 Oct 1974, Buried in Oakdale Cemetery, Oakdale, Il.  (Age 79 years) + 4. CARSON ELEANOR ELIZABETH (BETH),   b. 27 May 1898, Oakdale, Washington Co., Illinois ,   d. 25 Jan 1976  (Age 77 years) + 5. CARSON MARY FERN,   b. 8 Sep 1905, Pilot Knob Township; Oakdale; Washington Co., Illinois ,   d. 24 Jun 1996  (Age 90 years)
  Family ID	F01989	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• 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.