Hi all,
Have been working on other lines and away from Carman searching for
awhile. Just subscribed and will post my "brick wall" by way of
introduction:
Looking for connections/possible locations for Thomas CARMAN who married
Mary CROW, the parents of last proved ancestor:
Francis E. CARMAN b July 1832 "in New York".
He moved to Sanilac Co MI about 1850-1852. He remained there until his
death in 1908 in Lexington, (Sanilac Co) MI.
Francis married (1) Eliza WARD in 1855 in Worth Township (Sanilac Co
MI). She died in 1859; only known child was ancestor Thomas Francis
CARMAN born in either 1856 or 1858 (conflicting dates).
Francis married (2) a widow with seven children,
Catherine (Mrs. Peter)BENAWAY whose husband had been killed in the civil
war.
Francis and Catherine then had Amarilous (died age 13 from "an
accidental shooting"); Rachel D. (died age 10 from "a fall");
and Eugene P CARMAN, born 10 January 1874.
Eugene was apparently the only surviving child, a half-brother of Thomas
Francis Carman. He married Minnie Sheldon and I believe stayed in
Michigan.
I would like to contact any descendants of Eugene P Carman/Minnie
Sheldon also.
A Michigan researcher who checked some local records for me indicated
that a large number of families came to Sanilac Co from Delaware Co and
St. Lawrence Co in New York. She also found no reference to the
specific place of birth of Francis E. Carman, except "New York".
Another name that ties in to this family is HEDRICK; before she married
Francis' father Thomas Carman, Mary Crow was married to a John Hedrick
and they had at least one child, Alfred Hedrick, so Francis had another
half-brother.....Alfred Hedrick was also born "in New York" and moved to
the same area of Sanilac Co MI. Have found no indication that Francis'
parents moved there, however.
1880 census says Francis' parents were born in Vermont (Thomas) and Long
Island (Mary). That's all I have--his parent's names were in a death
record in his civil war pension file.
Looking forward to meeting new Carman cousins,
Linda Carman, Bismarck ND