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Richard Jennings Carson 1919 – 1997 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 Jan 1919

Birth Location: Granite City, Madison, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 22 Dec 1997

Death Location: Lufkin, Angelina, Texas, USA

Father: Matthew Carson

Mother: Alice Seneff

Spouse(s): Betty Butler

Children(s): Margaret Carson, Emily Carson, Mary Carson, Richard Carson

Richard Jennings Carson Sr was born in 1919 in Granite City, Madison, Illinois, USA, the child of Matthew Leonard Carson and Alice E. Seneff. In 1950, Richard Jennings Carson Sr resided in Lufkin, Angelina, Texas, USA. Richard Jennings Carson Sr married Betty Sue Butler, and had children including Margaret Lynn Carson, Emily (Kitty) Jamison Carson, Mary Carol Carson, Richard Jennings Carson. Richard Jennings Carson Sr passed away in 1997 in Lufkin, Angelina, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • Richard Jennings Carson Sr was born in 1919 in Granite City, Madison, Illinois, USA, the child of Matthew Leonard Carson and Alice E. Seneff.
  • In 1950, Richard Jennings Carson Sr resided in Lufkin, Angelina, Texas, USA.
  • Richard Jennings Carson Sr married Betty Sue Butler, and had children including Margaret Lynn Carson, Emily (Kitty) Jamison Carson, Mary Carol Carson, Richard Jennings Carson.
  • Richard Jennings Carson Sr passed away in 1997 in Lufkin, Angelina, Texas, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Richard Carson's Ancestors

Self
Richard Carson
1919 – 1997
Birth Place: Granite City, Madison, Illinois, USA
Parents
Matthew Leonard Carson
1883 – 1952
Westerville, Franklin, Ohio, USA
Alice (E.) Seneff
1888 –
Grandparents
James (Jennings) Carson
1855 – 1926
Racine, Meigs County, Ohio, USA
Mary Mendenhall
1852 – 1889
Mt Pleasant, Henry, Iowa, USA
Great-Grandparents
Matthew Carson
1823 – 1861
Lucetta ALLEN
1819 – 1887
Jacob Mendenhall
1808 – 1873
Elisabeth Davis
1815 – 1885
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Carson
1794 – 1864
Mary Chidester
1800 – 1870
Barnabas ALLEN
1783 – 1863
Elizabeth WALTON
1785 – 1875

Richard Carson's Descendants

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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 – )

Richard Carson's Timeline

3 Records

1919
13 Jan 1919
Birth of Richard Jennings Carson Sr in Granite City, Madison, Illinois, USA
Granite City, Madison, Illinois, USA
1950
1950
Age 31
Richard Jennings Carson Sr resided here in Lufkin, Angelina, Texas, USA
Lufkin, Angelina, Texas, USA
1997
22 Dec 1997
Age 78
Death of Richard Jennings Carson Sr in Lufkin, Angelina, Texas, USA
Lufkin, Angelina, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Jan 1919
    Event Place: Granite City, Madison, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Lufkin, Angelina, Texas; Roll: 3956; Page: 14; Enumeration District: 3-6

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Lufkin, Angelina, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Lufkin, Angelina, Texas; Roll: 3956; Page: 14; Enumeration District: 3-6

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Dec 1997
    Event Place: Lufkin, Angelina, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Lufkin, Angelina County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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