John Carson and Elizabeth "Betsey" Springer

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Husband John Carson ^{1 2 3}

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           Born: 21 Dec 1788 - Fallowfield Twp, Washington Co, PA 3
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           Died: 13 Dec 1855 - Fallowfield Twp, Washington Co, PA 3
         Buried:  - Speer Spring Cemetery, near Canonsburg, Washington Co, PA

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         Father: Thomas Carson, Sr. (1739-1814/1816) 1 3 4
         Mother: Mary Smith (1742-Abt 1800) 3 5

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       Marriage: Abt 1815 - Washington Co, PA

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Wife Elizabeth "Betsey" Springer ^{3 6 7}

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           Born: 
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           Died:  - Fallowfield Twp, Washington Co, PA
         Buried:  - Speer Spring Cemetery, near Canonsburg, Washington Co, PA

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         Father: Jacob Springer (      -      ) 8 9
         Mother: Margaret "Peggy" Gregg (      -      ) 8 9

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Children

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1 F Mary Carson ^{1 7}

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         Spouse: Abraham Van Voorhis (1812-1886) 10

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2 F Margaret Carson ^{1 7}

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           Born:  - Washington Co, PA
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           Died: 1874 11
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         Spouse: Parker Carson (1819-1878) 1 11
           Marr: 1844 11

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3 F Elizabeth Carson ^{1 7}

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         Spouse: Noah Fry (      -      ) 1 7

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4 M John S. Carson ^{1 12}

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           Born: 31 May 1823 - Fallowfield Twp, Washington Co, PA 7
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           Died: 24 Sep 1882 7
         Buried:  - Maple Creek Cemetery, Fallowfield Twp, Washington Co, PA

         Spouse: Margaret Jones (Abt 1827-1870) 1 12

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5 F Sarah Ann Carson ^{1 7}

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         Spouse: H. Allman (      -      ) 7

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6 F Caroline Carson ^{1 7}

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         Spouse: M. Hazen (      -      ) 7

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General Notes: Husband - John Carson

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He was born, reared and educated on the home place in Fallowfield township, Washington County, Pennsylvania, and when a young man married and settled on the homestead, where he carried on general farming and stock raising. They were members of the Speers Baptist Church. In politics he was a Democrat, and he held various township offices.

He and his wife had nine children; three died in infancy.

1 Boyd Crumrine, History of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1882), Pg 793.

2 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 1268, 1315.

3 Robert Phillips, Descendants of William Rodgers and Sarah E. Sphar (Unpublished genealogy research, Dec 2016).

4 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 1268, 1289.

5 Boyd Crumrine, History of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1882), Pg 792.

6 Boyd Crumrine, History of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1882), Pg 784, 793.

7 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 1315.

8 Boyd Crumrine, History of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1882), Pg 784.

9 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 841.

10 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 633, 1315.

11 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 1289.

12 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 143.