Odell Spain here, as someone from the Island- it was not unusual for a
person to be buried up the river as it was called, when it was real wet it
had to be done, no chance to get them in the ground and keep them there.
What does anyone know about Greeen's daughter named Lydia? odell
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kitty" <kittybh(a)gloryroad.net>
To: <CARAWAN-L(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Tuesday, May 02, 2006 5:02 PM
Subject: Re: Carrowen in 1860 Beaufort Co. Census
Melisa , wife of B. Carawan, b. 20 July 1836 d, 1 Dec 1882 buried next to
J. T. Campen b. 8 Apr 1853 d. 14 Dec 1882 at Ragged Point in what is now
Goose Creek State Park in Beaufort Co. Above transcribed from tombstone.
Cause of death ?? Why were they buried on the mainland??? John Thomas
Campen married 28 Sept 1879 in Pamlico Co. Sally Frances Carawan. Sally
(Carawan) Campen married 30 Aug 1885 in Pamlico Co.William Henry Howerin.
Kitty
John B. McGowan wrote:
>Christina,
>Thanks. Merlin Bery says that Bernard Carawan son of Benjamin Carawan and
>Delilah White.
>Bernard Carawan - 1st married Melissa O'Neal on Jan. 15, 1855; children:
>Sally Frances Carawan
>Nancy W. Carawan James Carawan
>Christopher Sherman Melinda Carawan
>Bernard Carawan - 2nd married Nancy Elizabeth Johnson Leary on Sept. 23,
>1886, widow of W. W. Leary. Bernard Carawan may have served on both sides
>during the Civil War and
>drew a Union Pension.
>
>John
>
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