Josiah V. Thompson Uniontown, Pa. Family Record Book 14

Josiah V. Thompson Uniontown, Pa. Family Record Book

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At residence of Crawford Dickerson Carrothers, Moorefield Tp, Harrison Co, O (P.O. Freeport R.D. 1) Aug 21, 1925 12:55 PM

Mr C. says they are just half way between Freeport & Cadiz & for the Hist of their family has gotten out the "Com & Biog Hist of Harrison & Carroll Cos, Chicago, J.H. Beers & Co 1891" & on page 494 is a sketch of his father Beatty Carrothers which I can see at home. Mr Carrothers says that his great grandfather, James Carrothers & his wife had both died in Ireland which his mother told me was at Enniskellen, County Fermanagh & after their death (about two years after) their three sons & he thinks that was all the children his father ever spoke of, concluded to come to America & did so in 1803, all coming together as far as Canada. In order of ages, they were John, George & William. John located in Canada & lived & died there. Said all three brothers were single when they came over together on the same ship. When Mr C. was in Tenn in 1895 2 1/2 miles west of Franklin, Tenn, he met Harry Carrothers about his own age & height & Sandy complexion with the Carrothers cheek bones who was a son of Wm who had died near Toronto, Can & Wm was a son of his, C.D's [best guess]

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father's, Uncle John. Harry was living on the farm referred to in 1895 & was a farmer, married & had one son. Thinks they may be there yet. Mr C's father wrote to him & had one letter confirming the above relationship. Don't think there were any brothers or sisters left in Ireland. George & William came to Washington Co, Pa together & were in the distilling business. He says that he knows nothing of what became of William Carrothers the brother of his grandfather who came to Wash Co, Pa with him & says his father never could tell them anything about him. He says his grandfather, George Carrothers is buried at the Nottingham Pres Ch g.y. in Moorefield Tp 1 1/2 miles from here & has a marker, a tall slender stone about the middle of the cem & his last wife, Ann is buried with him. Thinks his first wife might be buried on a Dunlap farm between Caseville & New Athens. Says, however, to look for two tombstones near the Rev Crawford mon by the gate at Nottingham g.y Page 494 above hist are named the several children of George Carrothers: 1st James Carrothers married here to 1*Lizzie Cope of Minxville, this Co & had 3 children, Robert, Ciddie & Margaret

Robert married a Steele & is living in Kansas Ciddie married a Barto & lived in Maryland, probably Mrs Jno S. Barto

*1 She was daughter of Samuel Cope of Minksville, O

Cordova, Md from whom I heard. Margaret married in Kansas

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2d John Carruthers [sic] never married & made his home here & died here at his half brother's & is buried at Nottingham g.y. & has a marker

3d George married near Buckhorn, Tuscarawas Co, but knows nothing more.

4th William died when young & is buried at Nottingham g.y.

5th Margaret married George Ayres & lived near Deersville, Ohio. Both died there. Had 3 girls & 2 boys

1. George mar & Had 3 children & is still living at Canal Dover, O

2. Samuel mar thought to be dead 3. Eliza, mar 4. Mary, mar a Foutz. Living in Scio, O 5. Margaret, unmarried. Don't know where she is by 2d wife were:

6. Sarah Ann married James Wilson & lived on adjg farm. No issue. Buried at Nottingham in another lot. 8th Eliza, mar Jackson Kennedy & lived Nottingham Tp on 80 A her father entered & had 6 children born there, Scott, George, Annie, Robert, William & Clara. They are buried at Nottingham g.y. as is daughter Annie who mar Amzi Moore. All married & living except George, who died.

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The old big bible with leather board covers printed at Cooperstown, NY in 1829 gives the following record. It is the George Carrothers Bible. 1. James Carrothers, son of Geo & Jane Carrothers was born Dec 1, 1811 2. Jehu Carrothers born Jany 18, 1814 3. George Carrothers born Oct 18, 1816 4. Margaret Carrothers born Apr 10, 1820 5. William Carrothers born June 25, 1825 6. Sarah Ann Carrothers, daughter of Geo & Ann Carrothers was born June 28, 1829 7. Beatty Carrothers was born Mch 11, 1832 8. Eliza Carrothers was born Mch 11, 1832 9. Mary Carrothers was born Jany 2, 1837 10. Christopher Carrothers was born June 23, 1840 Ailsa Carrothers, C.D.'s mother told me that her father-in-law told her their [sic] was a war brewing in Ireland & he came to America to escape the draft, coming to Wash Co, Pa & was then single. Mrs C. is in her 89th year, since July 30th is a heavy fleshy woman.

9. Mary died unm & is buried at Nottingham g.y.

10. Christopher was sent to Japan as a Pres missionary, was a preacher & last heard from he quit the ministry & went to farming on LaPaz Island about 60 miles from Seattle, across Puget Sound. He married in Chicago, but have no issue. She is dead but think he is living but haven't heard from him for 2 yrs.

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From a written record on a loose piece of paper giving the names & births of all of George Carrothers children, it is headed by his own & second wife's birth & ended by record of 1st wife's & he & son William's death viz: George Carrothers, son of James Carrothers was born May 1, 1785. Ann Hastings, wife of George Carrothers was born may 1, 1779 (this is 1789 on mon)

Deaths Jane, wife of George Carruthers [sic] died Feby 28, 1828 aged 37 yrs Wm, son of Geo & Jane died Oct 16, 1836 aged 11 yrs 3 mos & 16 days Mr C. says that: George Carrothers died Dec 14, 1863 Ann Carrothers, his wife died Jany 14, 1886

C.D. says she was very old was sd to be over 105 or 106, but his father had thought her age was about 97 from what his father had told him, the exact record of her age being lost.

C.D.'s mother's bible with both backs gone & much dilapidated, was printed at Phila by Jesper Harding in 1854 which states that: Beatty Carrothers on June 21, 1860 married Alsa Johnson who was born July 30, 1837 in Nottingham Tp, this Co, daughter of Benjamin Johnson & his wife,

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