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James Jennings Carson 1855 – 1926 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Jun 1855

Birth Location: Racine, Meigs County, Ohio, USA

Death Date: 21 Sep 1926

Death Location: Malakoff, Henderson, Texas, USA

Father: Matthew Carson

Mother: Lucetta ALLEN

Spouse(s): Mary Mendenhall, Alice Seneff

Children(s): John Carson, Matthew Carson, Alma Carson, Dwight Carson, Eva Carson, Sadie Carson, Emma Carson, Infant Carson

James Jennings Carson was born in 1855 in Racine, Meigs County, Ohio, USA, the child of Matthew Rankin Carson and Lucetta Walton ALLEN. In 1860, James Jennings Carson resided in Sutton, Meigs, Ohio, United States. In 1870, James Jennings Carson resided in Bedford, Wayne, Illinois, United States. James Jennings Carson married Mary Mendenhall, Alice Rae "Allie" Seneff, and had children including John Winfred Carson, Matthew Leonard Carson, Alma Florence Carson, Dwight Harold Carson, Eva Rae Carson, Sadie Eudora Carson, Emma Virginia Carson, Infant Son Carson. James Jennings Carson passed away in 1926 in Malakoff, Henderson, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • James Jennings Carson was born in 1855 in Racine, Meigs County, Ohio, USA, the child of Matthew Rankin Carson and Lucetta Walton ALLEN.
  • In 1860, James Jennings Carson resided in Sutton, Meigs, Ohio, United States.
  • In 1870, James Jennings Carson resided in Bedford, Wayne, Illinois, United States.
  • James Jennings Carson married Mary Mendenhall, Alice Rae "Allie" Seneff, and had children including John Winfred Carson, Matthew Leonard Carson, Alma Florence Carson, Dwight Harold Carson, Eva Rae Carson, Sadie Eudora Carson, Emma Virginia Carson, Infant Son Carson.
  • James Jennings Carson passed away in 1926 in Malakoff, Henderson, Texas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Matthew Carson
1823 – 1861
Birth Location: Beaver County, Pennsylvania, USA
MC
Lucetta ALLEN
1819 – 1887
Birth Location: Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut, United States
LA

Spouses(s)

Mary Mendenhall
1852 – 1889
Birth Location: Mt Pleasant, Henry, Iowa, USA
MM
Alice Seneff
1871 – 1960
Birth Location: Mount Erie, Wayne, Illinois, USA
AS

Children(s)

John Carson
1882 – 1883
Birth Location: Mt. Erie, IL
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Matthew Carson
1883 – 1952
Birth Location: Westerville, Franklin, Ohio, USA
MC
Alma Carson
1885 – 1976
Birth Location: Mount Erie, Wayne County, Illinois, USA
AC
Dwight Carson
1893 – 1979
Birth Location: Mount Erie, Wayne, Illinois
DC
Eva Carson
1895 – 1898
Birth Location: Mt Erie, Illinois, USA
EC
Sadie Carson
1898 – 1983
Birth Location: Illinois
SC
Emma Carson
1904 – 2001
Birth Location: Mt Erie, Wayne, Illinois, United States
EC
Infant Carson
1910 – 1910
Birth Location: –
IC

James Carson's Ancestors

Self
James Carson
1855 – 1926
Birth Place: Racine, Meigs County, Ohio, USA
Parents
Matthew Rankin Carson
1823 – 1861
Beaver County, Pennsylvania, USA
Lucetta (Walton) ALLEN
1819 – 1887
Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut, United States
Grandparents
William (C) Carson
1794 – 1864
Beaver City, Beaver, Pennsylvania, USA
Mary (Elizabeth) Chidester
1800 – 1870
Pennsylvania, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States
Barnabas ALLEN
1783 – 1863
Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut, USA
Elizabeth WALTON
1785 – 1875
East Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Great-Grandparents
Alexander Carson
1752 – 1823
Elizabeth Gilchrist
1755 – 1823
William Chidester
1755 – 1803
Margaret Wilhelm
1752 – 1805
Jared ALLEN
1759 – 1836
Anna Newell
1756 – 1828
Joseph Walton
Abagail
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Carson
1729 – 1791
Sarah Cassidy
1725 –
John Gilchrist
1731 – 1795
Margret Cowden
1733 – 1826
Samuel Chidester
1729 – 1792
Elizabeth Ayers
1731 – 1762
Barnabas ALLEN
1729 – 1815
Elizabeth FULLER
1728 – 1815
Jacob Marsh
1733 – 1777
Lydia Fuller

James Carson's Descendants

1.
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James (Jennings) Carson (12 Jun 1855 – 21 Sep 1926) m. Mary Mendenhall (abt 1852 – 1889) m. Alice (Rae "Allie") Seneff (18 May 1871 – 14 Mar 1960)
  1. 1. John (Winfred) Carson (23 FEB 1882 – 10 FEB 1883)
  2. 2. Matthew (Leonard) Carson (01 Oct 1883 – 1952) m. Alice (E.) Seneff (abt 1888 – )
    1. 1. Mary (Margaret) Carson (26 Jan 1915 – 1 Jan 1973)
    2. 2. Alma (Kathrine) Carson (13 Jan 1919 – 5 Oct 1952)
    3. 3. Richard (Jennings) Carson (13 Jan 1919 – 22 Dec 1997) m. Betty (Sue) Butler (19 Jan 1924 – 25 Jan 2011)
      1. 1. Margaret (Lynn) Carson (26 October 1946 – 23 December 2009)
      2. 2. Emily ((Kitty) Jamison) Carson (26 Jul 1947 – )
      3. 3. Mary (Carol) Carson (26 Jul 1954 – )
      4. 4. Richard (Jennings) Carson (15 Mar 1956 – ) m. Donna (K) Wright (abt 1958 – )
  3. 3. Alma (Florence) Carson (08 Oct 1885 – 24 Feb 1976) m. Wesley (Shropshire) Neal ( – 07 Aug 1925) m. Albert (Jennings) Vandaveer (13 Sep 1875 – 05 Dec 1940)
    1. 1. Helen Neal (abt 1921 – )
    2. 2. Ruth Neal (abt 1922 – )
  4. 4. Dwight (Harold) Carson (29 Jan 1893 – 7 Jun 1979) m. Dorcas Riddlesperger (5 Jul 1894 – 05 JUL 1984)
    1. 1. Sarah (Alice) Carson (Abt. 1919 – 17 Mar 2019) m. Burney (Combs) Cope (9 Aug 1917 – 5 Mar 2011)
    2. 2. Mary (Martha) Carson (13 Dec 1920 – 22 Aug 2020) m. John (Wesley) Hardt (13 Jul 1921 – 18 June 2017)
      1. 1. Betty (A) Hardt (abt 1946 – )
      2. 2. William (Carson) Hardt (20 Nov 1946 – ) m. Brenda (Alice) Butler (23 Nov 1948 – )
      3. 3. John (S.) Hardt
      4. 4. Joe Hardt
    3. 3. Dwight (Harold) Carson (28 Feb 1928 – 2 Aug 2020) m. Edwina Vogelsang
      1. 1. Barry (Lee) Carson (3 Nov 1959 – ) m. Celeste Bandy (1962 – )
      2. 2. Ricky Carson
  5. 5. Eva (Rae) Carson (1895 – 1898)
  6. 6. Sadie (Eudora) Carson (29 Aug 1898 – Jan 1983)
  7. 7. Emma (Virginia) Carson (11 Apr 1904 – 31 Mar 2001) m. Melvin (Elsworth) Taylor (7 Aug 1903 – Apr 1981)
    1. 1. Elvin Taylor (abt 1929 – )
    2. 2. Jimmie Taylor (abt 1931 – )
    3. 3. Judith Taylor (abt 1935 – )
    4. 4. Larry (Charles) Taylor (9 Sep 1938 – 7 Dec 1993)
    5. 5. Linda Taylor (abt 1939 – )
    6. 6. Laney Taylor (abt 1939 – )
  8. 8. Infant (Son) Carson (17 Jun 1910 – 17 Jun 1910)

James Carson's Timeline

7 Records

1855
12 Jun 1855
Birth of James Jennings Carson in Racine, Meigs County, Ohio, USA
Racine, Meigs County, Ohio, USA
1860
1860
Age 5
James Jennings Carson resided here in Sutton, Meigs, Ohio, United States
Sutton, Meigs, Ohio, United States
1870
1870
Age 15
James Jennings Carson resided here in Bedford, Wayne, Illinois, United States
Bedford, Wayne, Illinois, United States
1900
1900
Age 45
James Jennings Carson resided here in Mount Erie, Wayne, Illinois, USA
Mount Erie, Wayne, Illinois, USA
1910
1910
Age 55
James Jennings Carson resided here in Mount Erie, Wayne, Illinois, USA
Mount Erie, Wayne, Illinois, USA
1920
1920
Age 65
James Jennings Carson resided here in Justice Precinct 8, Henderson, Texas, USA
Justice Precinct 8, Henderson, Texas, USA
1926
21 Sep 1926
Age 71
Death of James Jennings Carson in Malakoff, Henderson, Texas, USA
Malakoff, Henderson, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Jun 1855
    Event Place: Racine, Meigs County, Ohio, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Justice Precinct 8, Henderson, Texas; Roll: T625_1818; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 162; Image: 570
    [2] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Bedford, Wayne, Illinois; Roll: M593_288; Page: 61B; Image: 126; Family History Library Film: 545787
    [3] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Mount Erie, Wayne, Illinois; Roll: 350; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0105; FHL microfilm: 1240351
    [4] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Sutton, Meigs, Ohio; Roll: M653_1008; Page: 250; Image: 504; Family History Library Film: 805008
    [5] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Mount Erie, Wayne, Illinois; Roll: T624_332; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0130; FHL microfilm: 1374345
    [6] Iowa, Marriage Records, 1880-1937, Iowa State Archives; Des Moines, Iowa; Volume: 303 (Howard - Louisa)
    [7] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Sutton, Meigs, Ohio, United States
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Sutton, Meigs, Ohio; Roll: M653_1008; Page: 250; Image: 504; Family History Library Film: 805008

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Bedford, Wayne, Illinois, United States
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Bedford, Wayne, Illinois; Roll: M593_288; Page: 61B; Image: 126; Family History Library Film: 545787

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Mount Erie, Wayne, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Mount Erie, Wayne, Illinois; Roll: 350; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0105; FHL microfilm: 1240351

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Mount Erie, Wayne, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Mount Erie, Wayne, Illinois; Roll: T624_332; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0130; FHL microfilm: 1374345

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Justice Precinct 8, Henderson, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Justice Precinct 8, Henderson, Texas; Roll: T625_1818; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 162; Image: 570

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Sep 1926
    Event Place: Malakoff, Henderson, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Malakoff, Henderson County, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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