Carson Family History
Wells Township – Oliver Church
GPS: N40o15.52, W80o43.18
This is a Wells Township Trustee Cemetery
Research by Kitty Kutchmark
We find the Carson family in early records of Jefferson County, 1788-1851:
Voters in 1850 – Wells Twp.
John Carson
Jesse Carson
David Carson
From the 1840 Census in Wells Township we find the following:
James Carson
Males
Under 5 – 1
5-10 – 1
30-40-1
Females
Under 5 – 1
5-10 – 1
10-15- 2
30-40- 1
Jesse Carson
Males
5-10 – 1
10-15-1
50-60 – 1
Females
5-10- 1
10-15- 2
15-20- 2
40-50- 1
David Carson
Males
Under 5 – 1
30-40- 1
Females
Under 5 – 1
20-30- 1
60-70-1
In a Family Search International Genealogical Index 5.0, family group record shows the following results:
Rev. David Carson
Born abt. 1818, Virginia (or now West Virginia)
Marriage abt. 1840, Virginia
Wife: Elizabeth McKinney
Born about 1813, PA
Children:
- Martha Jane Carson
Born 29 Aug 1842, Virginia
Died in 1914, Toronto, Jefferson County, Ohio
She is buried in the Lloyd’s ME Cemetery
- Alfred Carson, born 1845, PA
- Sarah Sallie Carson, born 1847, PA
- Mary or Abbigale E. Carson, birth 1847 PA
- Rev. David Gibson Carson, birth 13 Jan 1852, Ohio, died 24 Jan 1924, Illinois
Jesse Carson
Born abt. 1825, Ohio
Married abt. 1843
Married: Jane
Born abt. 1825, PA
Children:
- George Carson
David Carson
Born abt. 1802, Washington, PA
Died Nov. 1882, Tuscarawas, Ohio
Married abt. 1830
Father: David Carson
Mother: Elizabeth
Wife: Jane Boorhes (Voorhes)
Born abt. 1816, Ohio
Died 1877, Tuscarawas, Ohio
Children:
- Eliza Carson, born abt. 1835, Ohio
- James Carson, born abt. 1837, Wells Twp., Jefferson County, Ohio
- Cyrus Carson born abt. 1842, Wells Twp., Jefferson County, Ohio
Family Search Individual Records, Ancestral File
Search Results:
James Carson
Born abt. 1837, Wells Twp., Jefferson County, Ohio
Father: David Carson
Mother: Jane Boorhes (Voorhes)
Pedigree chart shows the following:
James Carson, born abt. 1837, Wells Twp., Jefferson County, Ohio
Mother: Jane Boorhes (Voorhes), born abt. 1816, Ohio, died 1877 Tuscarawas, Ohio
Father: David Carson, born abt. 1802, Washington, PA, died Nov. 1882, married abt. 1830
David’s (born abt. 1816) father is listed as: David Carson, born 1776, PA, and married abt. 1800
Mother on pedigree chart: Elizabeth, born abt. 1780, PA.
