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Matthew Gillespie Carlton 1848–1936 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 Apr 1848

Birth Location: Edwardsville, Madison County, Illinois, United States

Death Date: 6 Sep 1936

Death Location: Bloomington, McLean County, Illinois, United States of America

Father: Baylor Carlton

Mother: Lucy Carlton

Spouse(s): Nancy Carlton

Children(s): Sanford Carlton, Clarence Carlton, Daisy Stevens, Louise Mangold, Benjamin Carlton, Jessie Harrison, Noah Carlton

In 1848, Matthew Gillespie Carlton entered the world in Edwardsville, Madison County, Illinois, United States, born to Baylor Carlton And Lucy Ann Harrison Carlton. Matthew Gillespie Carlton married Nancy A Stone Carlton, and had children including Benjamin F Carlton, Clarence Carlton, Daisy Ethel Stevens, Jessie Winifred Harrison, Louise Jane Mangold, Noah M Carlton, Sanford Elmer Carlton. Matthew Gillespie Carlton passed away in 1936 in Bloomington, McLean County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1848, Matthew Gillespie Carlton entered the world in Edwardsville, Madison County, Illinois, United States, born to Baylor Carlton And Lucy Ann Harrison Carlton.
  • Matthew Gillespie Carlton married Nancy A Stone Carlton, and had children including Benjamin F Carlton, Clarence Carlton, Daisy Ethel Stevens, Jessie Winifred Harrison, Louise Jane Mangold, Noah M Carlton, Sanford Elmer Carlton.
  • Matthew Gillespie Carlton passed away in 1936 in Bloomington, McLean County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Matthew Carlton's Ancestors

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Matthew Carlton
1848–1936
Birth Place: Edwardsville, Madison County, Illinois, United States
Parents
Baylor Carlton
1806–1856
Lucy (Ann Harrison) Carlton
1814–1853
Pulaski County, Kentucky, United States
Grandparents
Anthony (Alexander) Harrison
1763–1844
Westmoreland County, Virginia, United States
HANNAH (Sanford) DNA
1775–1843
Westmoreland County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Lovell Harrison
1719–1760
Hannah Footman
1718–1793
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Andrew IV
1671–1729
Mary Lovell
1699–1741
John Footman
1685–1739
Ann Sorrell
1688–1725

Matthew Carlton's Descendants

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Matthew (Gillespie) Carlton (3 Apr 1848–6 Sep 1936) m. Nancy (A. Stone) Carlton (1859–1903)
  1. 1. Sanford (Elmer) Carlton 1894–1968
  2. 2. Clarence Carlton 1898–1984
  3. 3. Daisy (Ethel) Stevens 1881–1954 m. Delmar (McPherson) Carlton 1867–1947
    1. 1. Leola (Madeline) Morris 1907–1984 m. Hugh (Clyde) Morris 1909–1960
      1. 1. Hugh (C) Morris 1929–1991
        1. 1. Kathleen (Sue) Sefton 1951–2009
      2. 2. Janice (Elaine Morris) Stephens 1930–2008
  4. 4. Louise (Jane) Mangold 1889–1979 m. John (Joseph) Mangold 1884–1973
    1. 1. Eloise (E Mangold) Bennington 1914–2014 m. Paul Bennington 1899–1989
  5. 5. Benjamin (F.) Carlton 1883–1948 m. Myrtle (H.) Carlton 1877–1970
    1. 1. Ben (G) Carlton 1909–1974 m. Evelyn (M) Carlton 1909–1974
  6. 6. Jessie (Winifred) Harrison 1879–
  7. 7. Noah (M) Carlton 1878–1919

Matthew Carlton's Timeline

2 Records

1848
3 Apr 1848
Birth of Matthew Gillespie Carlton in Edwardsville, Madison County, Illinois, United States
Edwardsville, Madison County, Illinois, United States
1936
6 Sep 1936
Age 88
Death of Matthew Gillespie Carlton in Peoria County, Illinois, United States
Peoria County, Illinois, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Apr 1848
    Event Place: Edwardsville, Madison County, Illinois, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Sep 1936
    Event Place: Peoria County, Illinois, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Bloomington, McLean County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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