I am hoping that I found Thomas Carlile, the son of James Carlile and Mariah
Whitcraft, and need help from someone or anyone who may know more about this
Carlile family. Thomas was born about 1834/35 in or around Tuscarawas Co.,
OH, and I have him listed with the family in the 1850 Scott Co., IN Federal
Census, Vienna Twp.
I can't find Thomas in 1860, but did find a Thomas and Lucretia Carlin (at
least it looks like Carlin on the census record and is indexed by Ancestry
as Carlin) listed in the 1870 Crawford Co., IL Federal Census, in Martin
Twp. I am confident that this Carlin family is really the Thomas and
Lucretia Carlile family. My reasoning is as follows:
Lucretia Naugle (Nagle?) born about 1838/39, first married Oliver Wilson
Huston, in Washington Co., IN on 4 Jan 1857 (Indiana Marriage Index - Book F
Page 428) and they had two sons, Samuel B. and Charles N. Huston. I am told
that Oliver W. Huston died on 11 Feb 1866 and is buried in the Franklin
Cemetery, Washington Co., IN.
I then found a marriage between Thomas Carlile and Lucretia Huston on 12 Jan
1866 in Washington Co., IN (Indiana Marriage Index
Thomas Carlile - Lucretia Huston Book G Page 474). I realize the date of
death that I have for Oliver Huston is Feb 1866, a month after the marriage
date of Lucretia and Thomas, but there may be a good explanation for that,
either Oliver and Lucretia divorced before he died, or, more probably, the
dates are a year off and Oliver died in Feb of 1865.
In any event, in checking the 1870 Census of Crawford County, two children
of Lucretia and Oliver are listed and living with Thomas and Lucretia.
Although their last names are spelled incorrectly (looks like Hustian), the
given names and ages are accurate, so this Lucretia and Thomas in Crawford
Co., IL must be the Lucretia and Thomas Carlile who married in Washington
Co., IN.
Now, my problem, or problems, and the reason I am asking for help.
In the 1870 Crawford Co., IL census, there are 4 other Carlin (Carlile)
children, who appear to be the children of Thomas by a prior marriage, and,
of course, I have no record of a prior marriage for Thomas. The listed
children are:
Clarissa B., Born about 1857/58
John H Born about 1859/60
James W. Born about 1861/62
Alexander Born about 1863/64
Then there are two children which appear to be Thomas and Lucretia's:
Richard A. Carlile Born about 1867
Albert M. Carlile Born about 1868
Unfortunately I cannot find the Thomas and Lucretia family, or any of them
individually, in the 1880 census. I was able to find Richard and Albert in
the 1900 and following census records located in the states of Washington
and Oregon.
So the bottom line is:
(1) I need help in either confirming or denying that the Thomas Carlile who
married Lucretia Naugle Huston is the son of James Carlile and Mariah
Whitcraft.
(2) I need help in locating Thomas and first wife, plus children Clarissa
(and possibly John) in the 1860 census.
(3) I need help in locating all or any of them (*Wanted Dead or Alive*) in
the 1880 census.
Any suggestions are also welcome. Thanks.