Arthur,
Haven't received many, maybe a dozen or so.
I think that the William below is the one you mentioned. I received this
from a Jerry Carden, from Illinois several years ago. Can you match him up
with anyone?
It's a shame your not back in England. I'm leaving May 9th for a month in
Scotland and the Orkney's.
Keep in touch,
Chuck
William Carden, was born October 9, 1795 in Yorkshire, England. His family
was poor people and when he was quite a small boy, he was given to a family
by the name of Woolley to raise. They moved away from the neighborhood where
he was born, and we think in that way he lost track of his people, though he
often spoke of a sister, Hannah. Two of his brother's sons started to this
country in 1856 but were evidently lost at sea, as the vessel was never
heard of after leaving England. The Woolley family moved to Uppermill near
Oldham, thirteen miles from Manchester, and there grandfather married Sarah
Radcliffe, August 21, 1817 She was born August 9, 1799. In 1819 they came to
this country with their baby daughter, Ann, only a few months old, in a
sailing vessel and were three months crossing the ocean. My mother has heard
them tell about the baby being very sick and the Captain was kind to them,
having the stewardess give the little one a bath every day in salt water.
They landed on the coast of Maine and they stayed in that state nearly a
year, when they left there presumably by boat and landed at Philadelphia,
and from there were freighted across the mountains to Pittsburgh, then down
the Ohio River to Cincinnati, Ohio, which was then but a small village. They
remained there a short time while grandfather was in quest of employment at
his trade of wool carding and finishing, and was finally hired by
grandfather's uncle, James Radcliffe, who was the operator of a large woolen
and paper mill in New Baltimore. They settled in Hamilton County, not far
from Cincinnati. Here the rest of their children, seven others, were born,
making eight in all; Ann, Margaret, John, Mary, William, James, Sarah and
Hannah. Ann was born March 24, 1819. She was twice married-her first
husband's last name was Scull. After his death she married Andrew Hamell.
She died Dec. 4, 1842, age 23 years, 8 months; she left no children.
Margaret was born Sept. 5, 1822. She married Daniel Nelson and they left
Ohio in 1843 and settled in Mahaska County, near Oskaloosa, Iowa. Some
Indians lived near them for a time but they were friendly and caused no
trouble. Margaret died Nov. 24, 1891. Their children were Barbara, William,
Martha, James, John and Sarah. John, my father, was born July 27, 1824. He
and my mother, Mary Cornick, were married July 20, 1848. She was born Dec.
23, 1828. They, with their three eldest children, came to Des Moines County,
Iowa in the spring of 1857, his parents coming with them. They made the
trip by boat, coming down the Ohio River to St. Louis, then up the
Mississippi River to Burlington and located near Middletown Iowa. They were
met in Burlington by father's brother Will in a big wagon. He had come to
Iowa a few years before. Father died May 11, 1912, age 87 years, 10 months,
16 days. Mother died July 14, 1922, age 93 years, 5 months, 21 days. Their
children were John, Margaret Ann, William Francis, Clara, George Radecliff,
Mary Luella and Charles Cornick. My brother John died April 8, 1946; age 96
years, 10 months. Sister Maggie died Nov. 19, 1932, age 81 years, 4 months.
William Francis died July 24, 1860, age 4 years. George died Aug. 12, 1912,
age 48 years, 10 months. Mary was born Dec. 9, 1826. She married Rogers
Carter, Jan. 4, 1846 and spent her entire life near Baltimore, Ohio. She
died Dec. 13, 1893. Their children were Sarah, Lide, Belle John, James, Etta
and Alice. William was born Sept. 7, 1828. He married Isabella S. Miller in
Ohio and they came to Iowa in 1852. They settled in Des Moines County near
"Jimtown" west of Danville, and after two years moved to a farm near
Middletown. William died Feb. 14, 1866. Their children were Willard, John,
Frank, Emma, Lincoln, James, Edwin and William. James was born July 2, 1830.
He married Rhoda _____ and they came to Iowa, living near Oskaloosa for some
time. After her death he returned to Ohio and later married Sarah Smith and
lived in Hamilton County near Whitewater. James died Dec. 1916. Their
children were Ollie, John and Emma. Sarah was born April 30, 1834. She
married David Cornick, my mother's brother. They came to Iowa and settled
near Oskaloosa. She died there in 1869. David then went to Anthony, Harper
Co., Kansas, where his death occurred in 1887. Their children were William,
John, Mary, Evaline, Alice, Joseph and Charles. Hannah was born Jan. 25,
1838. She married Thomas Morrow in Ohio and they came to Iowa in 1856. He
died Jan. 18, 1858 at their home rear Middletown. On Oct. 1, 1863 she
married John S. Crawford and they moved to Osceola, Iowa, where he died Aug.
14, 1909. Hannah died Feb. 9, 1922. Their children were Andrew, Clint,
Pearl, Amy and Albert. Grandmother Carden died April 17, 1879, age 80 years,
8 months. Grandfather died Dec. 14, 1881, age 86 years, 2 months. My
brother, George, took a. trip to Europe during the summer of 1901 and
visited grandmother's people at Uppermill near Oldham, England. He saw the
old stone house built in 1790 where grandmother had lived when a girl and
saw the old Saddleworth Church where she attended church. Back of this
church he saw the graves of Great-grandfather and great-grandmother
Radcliffe. He also saw great grandfather's rifle that he used in hunting. He
was said to have been a great hunter. The gun was laying on some pegs over a
fireplace. In the book "Who's Who" of the year 1909, published in London,
England, we find that the name Carden dates back to the year 1650, and that
it, comes from Carden Township, which is situated about twelve miles
southeast of the town of Chester, England, which is southwest of Manchester.
(This brief history of the Carden's was written by Ellla Carden Utter and
read by her at the Carden Reunion in August 1927. Was re-written and more
added in Feb. 1948)
1860 Census, Des Moines County, Iowa: Carden, William, age 66, white male,
retired farmer, Real Estate $300, Per Prop $700, born England
1860 Census, Des Moines County, Iowa: Carden, Sarah, age 60, white female,
born England
1870 Census, Des Moines County, Iowa: Carden, William, age 76, white male,
retired farmer, Real Estate $800, Per Prop $150, born England
1870 Census, Des Moines County, Iowa: Carden, Sarah, age 70, white female,
born England
all in the same household
1880 Census, Des Moines County, Iowa: Carden, John, head of house, age 55,
white male, born Ohio
1880 Census, Des Moines County, Iowa: Carden, Mary, wife, age 51, white
female, born Ohio
1880 Census, Des Moines County, Iowa: Carden, Clara, dau, age 18, white
female, born Iowa
1880 Census, Des Moines County, Iowa: Carden, George, son, age 15, white
male, no birth location
1880 Census, Des Moines County, Iowa: Carden, Ella, dau, age 9, white
female, no birth location
1880 Census, Des Moines County, Iowa: Carden, Charlie, son, age 5, white
male, no birth location
1880 Census, Des Moines County, Iowa: Carden, William, father, age 84, white
male, born England
1880 Census, Des Moines County, Iowa: Gash, John, age 23, no relation, born
Ohio,
1880 Census, Des Moines County, Iowa: Carden, John, no relation listed, age
30, white male, born Ohio
1880 Census, Des Moines County, Iowa: Carden, Jennie, wife to John, age 27,
white female, born Iowa
1880 Census, Des Moines County, Iowa: Carden, Grace, age 2, dau, white
female, born Iowa
1880 Census, Des Moines County, Iowa: Carden, Harvey, age 1, son, white
male, born Kansas
Don't know who these people are.
1880 State Census
Carden, Giles, white male age 30, married, miner, from England as was his
mother and father.
1885 Special Sate Census
Carden, Thomas, white male, age 36, miner, from Wisconsin. Father from
Ireland, mother from England.
Carden, John, white male, age 21, younger brother of Thomas