My sister and I have been tracing things as far as we can go and we have
found so far:
John Carson = Isabella ____
m abt 1833
Andrew Carson = Catherine Lavina Bittinger
m 7/8/1869
Gilbert Martin Carson = Mary Alice Schrecengost
m 2/13/1899
Luther James Carson = Lena Martha Dadisman
m 5/24/1931
Luther James Carson [Jr] (that's me!)
We KNOW that John Carson immigrated in 1836, probably accompanied by his wife
and two daughters, Sarah and Isabella. He filed his "first papers" for
citizenship in Cornwall, New York on Feb 12, 1838. His third child Mary was
born there. He recieved his final citizenship papers on Sep 21, 1846 in
Armstring Co, PA. His citizenship records are in the court house in
Kittanning, PA
We GUESS that he emigrated (from northern Ireland?) with (or at about the
same time as) an older woman (his mother?) named Sarah Carson, a sister(?)
Margaret, and her husband, William Campbell, (both born abt 1806) who were
all born in Ireland and buried at St Michael's Episcopal Church in Wayne Twp,
Armstrong Co, PA
There is a family legend that John Carson's father disappeared when his still
was raided (in Ireland) and the family came to the USA to look for him, but
he wasn't located.
John Carson's children were
Sarah (Sally) b abt 1834 in Ireland
d 9/20/1916 Niagara on th lake, Ontario
m 11/14/1855 to William John Campbell
Isabella (Bell) b 5/9/1836 in Ireland
d 6/16/1918 Rural Valley PA
m abt 1867 to John Neale
Mary b 4/?/1838 New York
d 10/8/1905 Rural Valley PA
John b 3/6/1840 Rural Valley PA
d 10/6/1859 Rural Valley PA
William b 4/6/1842 Westmoreland Co PA
d 11/12/1908 Rural Valley PA
m 12/?/1867 Mary Jane McFarland
Andrew b 3/22/1844 Rural Valley PA
d 4/10/1905 Rural Valley PA
m 7/8/1869 Catherine Lavina Bittinger
Rebecca Jane b 12/6/1946 Rural Valley PA
d 1/19/1929 Hyde PA
m 1875 Alexander Sharp Armstrong (lived in Dubois)
Catherine (Kate) b 1848 Rural Valley PA
d 1924 Rural Valley PA
m 10/5/1892 James H McElwain (lived in Plum Creek
Twp)
Samuel L b 9/6/1853 Rural Valley PA
d 8/9/1874 Rural Valley PA
Thanks in advance for any assistance you can give
Luther Carson