Don (and all):
Please rely on any response Kitty gives you, as she is a very careful
researcher. I tend to "collect" what I find and then note the documentation
when/if I find it......
Given that:
I have a Melissa O'Neal married to a Bernard Carawan abt 1855. He is b.
1/6/1833 and d. 10/10/1928 Lowland, NC. He served in the Civil War, 1st NC
Infantry. After Melissa died he remarried. With Melissa he had several
children. I have some names but no dates. I have no info on the parents of
Melissa.
This is the "closest" Melissa to your request, although I also see a Melissa
Evelina Carawan, but she is born 1881. I have Campens in my database, but
nothing looked like it fit your description.