Hey Bet Cuz
<sigh> I've pretty much given up hope that anyone can help us with
Philip. The only thing I have ever come up with are 3 or 4 decent theories.
===Art
At 11:48 AM 7/4/2006, you wrote:
tom,
how very interesting - your name. My dad was named tom (Thomas Edison)
Carawan. He grew up in Belhaven, NC. His parents were Grover Cleveland
Carawan and Annie Dorcas Tripp. We trace back to Phillip Benjamin Carawan,
but there draw a blank. Supposedly we were Kirwans or Kerwins from
Ireland by way of Maryland. do you know anything that will help.
Cousin?
Betty Ann Carawan Scoopmire
----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom Carawan"
<tomcarawan(a)prmgroup.net>
To: <CARAWAN-L(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Monday, July 03, 2006 8:35 AM
Subject: RE: John (Johnie) William Carawan
>Ellen:
>
>Your great-grandfather was my father's uncle. My grandfather was Thaxton
>Buros Carawan born August 11, 1894 and is not on Art's 1900 census
>information for some unknown reason. My grandfather and grandmother (Rena
>Daniels Potter Carawan) are buried in the same plot as your GGF. The
>cemetery's name is Sandy Hill and it is in Reelsboro, NC. It is across the
>street from where your great aunt Minnie lived. I don't remember the year
>she died but she lived past 100. I visited the cemetery last summer (in
>fact I had lunch with the residents) and the cemetery and their plot are
>appropriately cared for. My parents remember your great Aunt Alice because
>she used to visit Norfolk a couple of times a year and would visit with
>Thaxton and Rena.
>
>Best regards,
>Tom
>
>Tom Carawan
>Managing Director, East Coast Practice
>Public Resource Management Group, LLC
>8601 Six Forks Road, Suite 400
>Raleigh, NC 27615
>919-349-6075 (cell - preferred)
>919-882-2116 (office)
>919-882-1608 (fax)
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Ellen [mailto:wifeoffireman@yahoo.com]
>Sent: Saturday, July 01, 2006 12:02 PM
>To: CARAWAN-L(a)rootsweb.com
>Subject: Re:John (Johnie) William Carawan
>
>Art,
>
> Thank you so much! I have spent days searching through many different
>websites searching for this information.
>
> Thank you!
>
> Ellen Kay Singler (Willis)
> wifeoffireman(a)yahoo.com
>
>
>
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