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William C Carson 1794 – 1864 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Nov 1794

Birth Location: Beaver City, Beaver, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 14 Dec 1864

Death Location: Meigs County, Ohio, USA

Father: Alexander Carson

Mother: Elizabeth Gilchrist

Spouse(s): Mary Chidester

Children(s): Matthew Carson, Alexander Carson, William Carson, Ephraim Carson, David Carson, John Carson, Theodore Carson

William C Carson was born in 1794 in Beaver City, Beaver, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of Alexander Hughan Carson and Elizabeth Sarah Gilchrist. In 1830, William C Carson resided in Hanover, Beaver, Pennsylvania, USA. In 1850, William C Carson resided in District 98, Meigs, Ohio, USA. William C Carson married Mary Elizabeth Chidester, and had children including Matthew Rankin Carson, Alexander Carson, William C Carson, Ephraim Chidester Carson, David Byers Carson, John G Carson, Theodore Carson. William C Carson passed away in 1864 in Meigs County, Ohio, USA.

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Biography

  • William C Carson was born in 1794 in Beaver City, Beaver, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of Alexander Hughan Carson and Elizabeth Sarah Gilchrist.
  • In 1830, William C Carson resided in Hanover, Beaver, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • In 1850, William C Carson resided in District 98, Meigs, Ohio, USA.
  • William C Carson married Mary Elizabeth Chidester, and had children including Matthew Rankin Carson, Alexander Carson, William C Carson, Ephraim Chidester Carson, David Byers Carson, John G Carson, Theodore Carson.
  • William C Carson passed away in 1864 in Meigs County, Ohio, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Alexander Carson
1752 – 1823
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
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Elizabeth Gilchrist
1755 – 1823
Birth Location: Dunbar Twp, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA
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Spouses(s)

Mary Chidester
1800 – 1870
Birth Location: Pennsylvania, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States
MC

Children(s)

Matthew Carson
1823 – 1861
Birth Location: Beaver County, Pennsylvania, USA
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Alexander Carson
1825 – 1850
Birth Location: Beaver City, Beaver, Pennsylvania, United States
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William Carson
1825 – 1861
Birth Location: Beaver County, PA
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Ephraim Carson
1833 – 1880
Birth Location: Beaver City, Beaver, Pennsylvania, USA
EC
David Carson
1837 – 1867
Birth Location: Beaver County, Pennsylvania, USA
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John Carson
1840 – 1858
Birth Location: Ohio, USA
JC
Theodore Carson
1842 – 1862
Birth Location: Meigs County, Ohio, USA
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William Carson's Ancestors

Self
William Carson
1794 – 1864
Birth Place: Beaver City, Beaver, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
Alexander Hughan Carson
1752 – 1823
Pennsylvania
Elizabeth (Sarah) Gilchrist
1755 – 1823
Dunbar Twp, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
William Carson
1729 – 1791
Girthon, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Sarah (J) Cassidy
1725 –
Ireland
John (William) Gilchrist
1731 – 1795
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
Margret Cowden
1733 – 1826
Paxtang, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
Alexander Carson
1685 – 1795
Eleanor McDuff
1652 – 1712
John Gilchrist
1696 – 1745
Jean Espy
1706 – 1777
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Carson
1674 – 1742
Susie McDuff
1677 –
James Gilchrist
1675 –
Lillias Porteous
1672 –

William Carson's Descendants

1.
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William (C) Carson (26 Nov 1794 – 14 Dec 1864) m. Mary (Elizabeth) Chidester (Abt. 1800 – 19 May 1870)
  1. 1. 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)
      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)
        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)
      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)
        3. 3. Theodosia (Ellen) VANDAVEER (20 Dec 1910 – Jun 1995) m. William ((Bill) Snyder) SCRUTON (Abt. 1912 – Jul 1985)
        4. 4. Jennings (Carson) Vandaveer (1913 – 03 Jun 2002) m. Jane (Marie) Newton (3 Mar 1917 – 16 Mar 2003)
      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)
        2. 2. Mayme (Margaret) Vandaveer (18 Nov 1919 – 30 Sep 2012) m. Martin (Monroe (Bud)) Tanner (24 July 1914 – 13 November 1979)
    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)
      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)
        3. 3. Dwight (Harold) Carson (28 Feb 1928 – 2 Aug 2020) m. Edwina Vogelsang
      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)
    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)
  2. 2. Alexander Carson (30 Jan 1825 – 10 Nov 1850) m. Caroline Fisher (7 February 1824 – 7 December 1880)
  3. 3. William (C) Carson (28 Dec 1825 – 14 Oct 1861) m. Elizabeth ((Eliza)) Cross (Oct 28 1828 – 23 Mar 1912)
    1. 1. Arthur (Melancthon) Carson (Abt. 1849 – Abt. 1925) m. Cordelia (Sarah) Lasher (8 Oct 1857 – 13 Feb 1941)
      1. 1. Waid (Edwin) Carson (8 Aug 1876 – Abt. 1946)
      2. 2. Elizabeth ((Bessie) Eliza) Carson (17 Sep 1878 – Nov 1967) m. Cornelius (C.) Staats (21 Feb 1874 – 17 Oct 1935)
        1. 1. Theo (Carson) Staats (Abt. 1900 – Abt. 1983)
        2. 2. Enoch (Dwight) Staats (3 Feb 1903 – 12 May 1979)
        3. 3. Wallace (Waid) Staats (8 Apr 1912 – 19 Mar 2002)
    2. 2. Ellen ((Ella) Eliza) Carson (29 Aug 1851 – ) m. James (H) Mcconnell (11 Mar 1838 – 1 December 1903)
      1. 1. Paul (Carson) McConnell (25 Jan 1892 – 7 Apr 1975) m. Edith Field (16 Jan 1899 – 29 Jul 1959)
    3. 3. William (L (Clyde)) Carson (19 Jun 1854 – 19 Apr 1929)
    4. 4. John (M.) Carson (Abt. 1858 – )
    5. 5. Anna ((Annie) M) Carson (Abt. 1859 – )
    6. 6. Albert (Edwin) Carson (20 Nov 1861 – 01 May 1922)
  4. 4. Ephraim (Chidester) Carson (25 Apr 1833 – 29 Oct 1880)
  5. 5. David (Byers) Carson (Abt. 1837 – 15 Sep 1867) m. Susan Marrion (Sep 1839 – 10 Nov 1914)
    1. 1. Isabel Carson (7 Nov 1860 – 27 Dec 1918)
    2. 2. Theodore (Fruelingheuysen) Carson (10 June 1862 – 18 March 1927)
    3. 3. Sterling (David) Carson (Apr 1867 – 20 Oct 1925)
  6. 6. John (G) Carson (02 Jul 1840 – 23 Feb 1858)
  7. 7. Theodore Carson (Oct 1842 – 22 May 1862)

William Carson's Timeline

5 Records

1794
26 Nov 1794
Birth of William C Carson in Beaver City, Beaver, Pennsylvania, USA
Beaver City, Beaver, Pennsylvania, USA
1830
1830
Age 36
William C Carson resided here in Hanover, Beaver, Pennsylvania, USA
Hanover, Beaver, Pennsylvania, USA
1850
9 Sep 1850
Age 56
William C Carson resided here in District 98, Meigs, Ohio, USA
District 98, Meigs, Ohio, USA
1860
1860
Age 66
William C Carson resided here in Sutton, Meigs, Ohio, USA
Sutton, Meigs, Ohio, USA
1864
14 Dec 1864
Age 70
Death of William C Carson in Meigs County, Ohio, USA
Meigs County, Ohio, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Nov 1794
    Event Place: Beaver City, Beaver, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Sutton, Meigs, Ohio; Page: 243; Family History Library Film: 805008

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1830
    Event Place: Hanover, Beaver, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1830 United States Federal Census, 1830; Census Place: Hanover, Beaver, Pennsylvania; Series: M19; Roll: 165; Page: 275; Family History Library Film: 0020639

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 9 Sep 1850
    Event Place: District 98, Meigs, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: Selected U.S. Federal Census Non-Population Schedules, 1850-1880, Census Year: 1850; Census Place: District 98, Meigs, Ohio; Archive Collection Number: T1159; Roll: 7; Line: 2; Schedule Type: Agriculture

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Sutton, Meigs, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Sutton, Meigs, Ohio; Page: 243; Family History Library Film: 805008

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Dec 1864
    Event Place: Meigs County, Ohio, USA
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