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I am not related to this person, but I found this obituary in the "100 Years Ago
Today" column in the North Vernon (IN)Plain Dealer for March 18, 1909.
http://plaindealer-sun.com/main.asp?SectionID=29&SubSectionID=144&...
Charles McCree Carson, son of William H. and Nancy E. Carson, was born Dec. 30, 1874, in
Jennings County; died March 2, 1909, in Phoenix, Ariz. He leaves two sisters and two
brothers, Howard of Indianapolis, Ira of Holtville, Calif., Mrs. F.N. Horner of Thorntown,
Mrs. C.W. Brewer of Los Angeles, Calif. This family of children were made orphans in the
year 1885, the father's and mother's deaths occurring nine days apart, Charles
being then 11 years of age and the eldest son. He being ambitious to secure an education
worked and studied hard, and graduated from Hanover College in 1896.
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