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Matthew Rankin Carson 1823 – 1861 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 06 Sep 1823

Birth Location: Beaver County, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 19 Dec 1861

Death Location: Meigs County, Ohio, USA

Father: William Carson

Mother: Mary Chidester

Spouse(s): Lucetta ALLEN

Children(s): William Carson, Charles Carson, Mary Carson, Emma Carson, James Carson, Sarah Carson, Matthew Carson

The story of Matthew Rankin Carson began in 1823 in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, USA. In 1850, Matthew Rankin Carson resided in Sutton, Meigs, Ohio. In 1860, Matthew Rankin Carson resided in Sutton, Meigs, Ohio, United States. Matthew Rankin Carson married Lucetta Walton ALLEN, and had children including William Barnabus Carson, Charles Alexander Carson, Mary Elizabeth Carson, Emma Amelia Carson, James Jennings Carson, Sarah (Sadie) Clotilda Carson, Matthew Rankin Carson. Matthew Rankin Carson passed away in 1861 in Meigs County, Ohio, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Matthew Rankin Carson began in 1823 in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • In 1850, Matthew Rankin Carson resided in Sutton, Meigs, Ohio.
  • In 1860, Matthew Rankin Carson resided in Sutton, Meigs, Ohio, United States.
  • Matthew Rankin Carson married Lucetta Walton ALLEN, and had children including William Barnabus Carson, Charles Alexander Carson, Mary Elizabeth Carson, Emma Amelia Carson, James Jennings Carson, Sarah (Sadie) Clotilda Carson, Matthew Rankin Carson.
  • Matthew Rankin Carson passed away in 1861 in Meigs County, Ohio, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Carson
1794 – 1864
Birth Location: Beaver City, Beaver, Pennsylvania, USA
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Mary Chidester
1800 – 1870
Birth Location: Pennsylvania, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States
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Spouses(s)

Lucetta ALLEN
1819 – 1887
Birth Location: Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut, United States
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Children(s)

William Carson
1846 – 1896
Birth Location: Meigs, Ohio, USA
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Charles Carson
1848 – 1899
Birth Location: Meigs, Ohio, USA
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Mary Carson
1851 – 1930
Birth Location: Sutton, Meigs, Ohio, USA
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Emma Carson
1854 – 1940
Birth Location: Ohio, USA
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James Carson
1855 – 1926
Birth Location: Racine, Meigs County, Ohio, USA
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Sarah Carson
1858 – 1897
Birth Location: Racine, Meigs, Ohio, USA
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Matthew Carson
1862 – 1950
Birth Location: Graham's Station, Meigs Co., OH
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Matthew Carson's Ancestors

Self
Matthew Carson
1823 – 1861
Birth Place: Beaver County, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
William C Carson
1794 – 1864
Beaver City, Beaver, Pennsylvania, USA
Mary (Elizabeth) Chidester
1800 – 1870
Pennsylvania, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States
Grandparents
Alexander (Hughan) Carson
1752 – 1823
Pennsylvania
Elizabeth (Sarah) Gilchrist
1755 – 1823
Dunbar Twp, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA
William (Jennings) Chidester
1755 – 1803
New Jersey, Monmouth, New Jersey, United States
Margaret Wilhelm
1752 – 1805
Rotterdam, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
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
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Alexander Carson
1685 – 1795
Eleanor McDuff
1652 – 1712
John Gilchrist
1696 – 1745
Jean Espy
1706 – 1777
Samuel Chidester
1694 – 1761
Mahable Tuller
1699 – 1761
Obadiah Ayers
1694 – 1780
Elizabeth Compton
1695 – 1722

Matthew Carson's Descendants

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Matthew (Rankin) Carson (06 Sep 1823 – 19 Dec 1861) m. Lucetta (Walton) ALLEN (16 Nov 1819 – 20 Aug 1887)
  1. 1. William (Barnabus) Carson (30 May 1846 – 28 Jan 1896) m. Anna A (Oct 1850 – )
    1. 1. Carrie Carson (Apr 1874 – )
    2. 2. Nettie Carson (Sep 1880 – )
    3. 3. Victor (S) Carson (Jul 1888 – )
  2. 2. Charles (Alexander) Carson (30 Sep 1848 – 05 Apr 1899) m. Harriet ("Hattie" Clarice) Folks (9 Oct 1849 – 28 Mar 1928)
    1. 1. Aleatha (Fay) Carson (19 Apr 1876 – 17 May 1963) m. John (Cook) Boynton (23 Aug 1860 – )
      1. 1. William (Carson) Boynton (5 Sep 1904 – )
      2. 2. Carol (Fay) Boynton (22 Jan 1909 – 11 Oct 1988) m. Eugene (Van) Tibbetts (6 Mar 1906 – 21 Oct 1997)
        1. 1. Van (Roger) Tibbetts (12 Jun 1931 – )
        2. 2. Carol (June) Tibbetts (abt 1935 – ) m. Robert (D) Sweetwood (abt 1933 – )
    2. 2. Emma (Dee) Carson (20 Jun 1882 – 15 Aug 1972)
    3. 3. Nellie (Lee) Carson (6 Jul 1884 – 7 Oct 1945)
    4. 4. Sarah (“Sadie” Matilda) Carson (Oct 1885 – )
    5. 5. Josephine (Lucetta) Carson (21 Jul 1887 – 7 Jul 1965)
    6. 6. Cecil (Ann) Carson (25 Oct 1894 – 22 Feb 1963)
  3. 3. Mary (Elizabeth) Carson (Feb 1851 – 19 Apr 1930) m. William (Benjamin) Pride (Abt. 1838 – ) m. Benjamin (S.) Jones (Abt 1821 – )
    1. 1. Charles (Allen) Pride (Abt. 1871 – )
    2. 2. Elmer (William) Pride (9 Jan 1872 – 25 Jun 1958) m. Maude Christ
      1. 1. William Pride
      2. 2. Alma Pride
      3. 3. Dwight Pride
    3. 3. Grace (Hatty) Pride (1874 – )
    4. 4. William (Jennings) Pride (abt 1876 – )
    5. 5. Martha Reeder (abt 1866 – )
    6. 6. John (Summers) Jones (Abt. May 1880 – )
    7. 7. Darwin (Lester) Jones
    8. 8. Ernest (Arthur) Jones
  4. 4. Emma (Amelia) Carson (1854 – 01 Dec 1940) m. Rev. (Albert) Vandaveer (1852 – 21 Mar 1926)
    1. 1. Robert (Allen) Vandaveer (28 Apr 1874 – 31 Oct 1875)
    2. 2. Albert (Jennings) Vandaveer (13 Sep 1875 – 05 Dec 1940) m. Minnie (Claire) Mills (27 Feb 1878 – 21 Feb 1936) m. Alma (Florence) Carson (08 Oct 1885 – 24 Feb 1976)
      1. 1. Alene (Mills) Vandaveer (25 Feb 1908 – 29 Jan 1999) m. Rev. (Charles Duke) Payne (14 Feb 1908 – 19 Feb 2000)
        1. 1. Dr. (John Vandaveer) Payne (22 Oct 1939 – 19 Aug 2024) m. Alice (Marlene) Ellis (2 April 1939 – 10 May 2016)
      2. 2. Helen Neal (abt 1921 – )
      3. 3. Ruth Neal (abt 1922 – )
    3. 3. Miram (Lily) Vandaveer (07 Oct 1877 – 26 Jul 1957) m. Lucas (Lee) Wilson (Oct 1870 – 1934)
      1. 1. Margaret (Clare) Wilson (Abt. 1900 – 04 Aug 1975) m. John (Hunter) Selman (04 Oct 1895 – 17 Nov 1975)
        1. 1. Sara (Lee) Selman (24 Sep 1918 – 24 Feb 2005) m. Ray Thedford (10 Nov 1913 – 14 Nov 1992) m. James (Herman) Bullard (19 Apr 1912 – 07 Jan 1987)
    4. 4. Homer (C) Vandaveer (15 Oct 1879 – 30 Jan 1880)
    5. 5. Bertha (A) Vandaveer (14 Oct 1880 – 14 Jan 1882)
    6. 6. Heber (Clark) VANDAVEER (22 Jun 1884 – 03 Feb 1972) m. Sarah (Ethel) Googe (26 Mar 1882 – 08 Aug 1967)
      1. 1. Elizabeth (Anne) Vandaveer (16 Mar 1908 – 20 Jan 1991) m. Frank (Bryant) Pierce (25 Dec 1898 – 10 Apr 1958)
      2. 2. William (Albert) Vandaveer (27 Jun 1909 – 29 Nov 1984) m. Josephene Soape (30 Mar 1919 – 23 Jun 2010)
        1. 1. Glenn (Frank) Vandaveer (25 Jan 1940 – 4 Aug 1970)
        2. 2. William (Clark) Vandaveer (4 Oct 1942 – ) m. Melba (Jean) Koonsman
        3. 3. Robert ((Bob) Lynn) Vandaveer (6 Feb 1944 – 12 May 2010) m. Beverly (Jean) Turney (abt 1947 – ) m. Martha ((Marty) Jean) Stegemoller (31 Oct 1954 – )
        4. 4. Caroline (K) Vandaveer (15 Sep 1953 – ) m. Eugene (M) Allison (1947 – ) m. Jewell
      3. 3. Theodosia (Ellen) VANDAVEER (20 Dec 1910 – Jun 1995) m. William ((Bill) Snyder) SCRUTON (Abt. 1912 – Jul 1985)
        1. 1. Sarah ((Sally) Elizabeth) SCRUTON (23 Oct 1932 – 28 Nov 2018) m. Robert ((Bob) Vernon) DeLarios (15 Oct 1926 – 02 Jun 2018) m. William (Alvin) Knowles (04 Oct 1926 – 24 May 2002) m. James (Ernest) Parmley (25 Aug 1909 – 5 Dec 2017)
        2. 2. Margaret (Ellen) Scruton (09 Feb 1934 – 27 Mar 2024) m. Charles (Edward) Wiltzuis (19 Oct 1931 – 6 Dec 1988) m. Donald (G) Anderson (Abt. 1932 – ) m. Bill (D) Richardson (1942 – ) m. Charles (William) Richardson (abt 1920 – ) m. Girdner (Alan) Youngquist (14 April 1932 – 11 December 1971)
        3. 3. David (Clark) Scruton (06 Dec 1937 – 31 Jan 2006) m. Madeleine (W) Carter (17 Jan 1941 – ) m. Linda C (18 Jun 1948 – ) m. Wacile ((Cile)) Money (17 Sep 1936 – 11 Jan 2011)
        4. 4. Katherine (Ann) Scruton (08 Jul 1942 – 17 Apr 2019) m. Maurice (Edward) Peterson (19 Mar 1939 – ) m. Garland (Dale) Wheat (09 Aug 1943 – ) m. Royce (Gene) Mitchell (21 Apr 1939 – ) m. Royce (Gene) Mitchell (15 Dec 1937 – 22 Jun 2002)
        5. 5. Virginia (Jane) Scruton (18 Nov 1943 – 12 Mar 2004) m. Ricky (Taylor) Pierce (11 Apr 1942 – 16 Aug 2007)
      4. 4. Jennings (Carson) Vandaveer (1913 – 03 Jun 2002) m. Jane (Marie) Newton (3 Mar 1917 – 16 Mar 2003)
        1. 1. Michael (Alan) Vandaveer (8 Nov 1939 – ) m. Joella Stevens
        2. 2. Kit (Carson) Vandaveer (11 Jul 1944 – ) m. Knovis (Helen) Matthews (abt 1944 – )
        3. 3. John (Mark) Vandaveer (11 May 1952 – )
    7. 7. Ralph (Garrett) Vandaveer (14 Jul 1891 – 02 Dec 1957) m. Mayme (Maude) Mosley (28 Nov 1897 – 23 Mar 1989)
      1. 1. Elton (Mosley) Vandaveer (17 Jan 1917 – 07 Oct 1978) m. Maurice Sargent (25 May 1920 – 16 Aug 2007) m. Rosie (Margine) Kellogg (25 Apr 1934 – 13 Feb 2000)
        1. 1. Larry (Morton) Vandaveer (24 Jul 1943 – 3 Feb 2017) m. Dorothy (Leola) Paul (abt 1941 – )
        2. 2. Ralph (Steven) Vandaveer (25 Feb 1961 – Abt 1999)
        3. 3. Mayme (Kathleen) Vandaveer (15 Jan 1962 – ) m. James (Howard) Reynolds (25 May 1956 – ) m. Victor (I) Ramos (abt 1962 – )
      2. 2. Mayme (Margaret) Vandaveer (18 Nov 1919 – 30 Sep 2012) m. Martin (Monroe (Bud)) Tanner (24 July 1914 – 13 November 1979)
        1. 1. Mary (Ann) Tanner (2 Jun 1937 – 17 Apr 2002) m. Thomas (Edwin) Geddie m. Hugh (Leondas) Richardson (abt 1928 – ) m. Edwin (C) Barry (Abt. 1931 – 4 Jul 2009)
        2. 2. Elton (Wayne) Tanner (16 Sep 1939 – 6 Mar 1999)
        3. 3. Martin (Jack (Jackie)) Tanner (14 Mar 1941 – 15 Dec 1990)
        4. 4. Wilson (Vandaveer) Tanner (15 Jun 1944 – ) m. Judy (Lorena) Etheridge (abt 1945 – ) m. Rosemary (Jean) Fraser (abt 1950 – ) m. Mary (Helen) Mathisen (3 Nov 1943 – 1 Aug 2013)
  5. 5. 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)
    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)
  6. 6. Sarah ((Sadie) Clotilda) Carson (16 August 1858 – 25 Feb 1897) m. John (Thomas) Norton (Abt. 1855 – 26 Feb 1897)
    1. 1. Ethel Norton (9 Oct 1887 – Jun 1970)
    2. 2. Kelvin Norton (2 Dec 1888 – )
    3. 3. Sadie Norton (4 Feb 1897 – 21 May 1981) m. William (Jackson (Jack)) Jamison (2 Apr 1897 – 16 May 1965)
      1. 1. William (Harold) Jamison (8 Aug 1922 – 19 Oct 1992)
      2. 2. Robert (K.) Jamison (20 Jun 1924 – 2 Feb 1992) m. Jo (Margaret) Meals (12 Nov 1923 – 7 May 2012)
        1. 1. Debra (Suzanne) Jamison (14 Apr 1952 – 4 Feb 2017) m. Charles (W.) Massie (Abt. 1949 – ) m. Robert (Alan) Porento (Abt. 1948 – )
        2. 2. Robert Jamison
        3. 3. David Jamison
  7. 7. Matthew (Rankin) Carson (08 Jan 1862 – 30 Sep 1950) m. Louisa (Fredericka) Bleich (16 Nov 1865 – 15 April 1919)
    1. 1. Maud Carson (Jul 1885 – )
    2. 2. Emma (Julia Dryke) O'Leary (abt 1887 – 10 Jan 1977) m. John (Thompson) Altman (24 April 1883 – 17 July 1940)
      1. 1. Betty (Lou) Altman (18 December 1918 – 20 July 1920)

Matthew Carson's Timeline

4 Records

1823
06 Sep 1823
Birth of Matthew Rankin Carson in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, USA
Beaver County, Pennsylvania, USA
1850
1850
Age 27
Matthew Rankin Carson resided here in Sutton, Meigs, Ohio
Sutton, Meigs, Ohio
1860
1860
Age 37
Matthew Rankin Carson resided here in Sutton, Meigs, Ohio, United States
Sutton, Meigs, Ohio, United States
1861
19 Dec 1861
Age 38
Death of Matthew Rankin Carson in Meigs County, Ohio, USA
Meigs County, Ohio, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 06 Sep 1823
    Event Place: Beaver County, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Sutton, Meigs, Ohio; Roll: ; Page: 250; Image: 504.
    [2] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Sutton, Meigs, Ohio; Roll: M432_710; Page: 187B; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Sutton, Meigs, Ohio
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Sutton, Meigs, Ohio; Roll: M432_710; Page: 187B; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Sutton, Meigs, Ohio, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Selected Federal Census Non-Population Schedules, 1850-1880, Census Year: 1860; Census Place: Sutton, Meigs, Ohio
    [2] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Sutton, Meigs, Ohio; Roll: ; Page: 250; Image: 504.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 19 Dec 1861
    Event Place: Unknown, location, in, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: Findagrave, Matthew Rankin “M.R. Carson” Carson Sr. 19 Dec 1861

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Dec 1861
    Event Place: Meigs County, Ohio, USA
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