I'm trying to find the parents of Elbert Hillard CARSON b.1854, MS. The best
clue that I have is S.R. CARSON, who is in the 1870 census of Yazoo Co, MS.
Below is what I have on Elbert Hillard and S.R. CARSON.
Name: Elbert Hillard CARSON
Sex: Male
Father: CARSON (-)
Mother:
Individual Facts
Birth 3 Sep 1854 in MS
Census 1900 in Polk Co, TX (age 46)
Census 1920 in Polk Co, TX (age 66)
Death 1 Mar 1941 in Gregg Co, TX (age 86)
Burial in Bear Creek Cem, San Jacinto Co, TX
Marriages/Children
1. Mary Jane PRESLEY
Marriage 9 Jun 1881 in Rankin Co, MS (age 26)
Children Lena CARSON (20 Jan 1882-14 Aug 1982)
Margaret Jessie CARSON (8 Sep 1885-29 Oct 1965)
Mary Emma CARSON (28 Dec 1888-10 Aug 1960)
Robert Hillard CARSON (May 1890-)
Ruby Gabriella CARSON (12 Dec 1890-11 Mar 1979)
2. Louisa HAYES
Marriage 5 Apr 1893 in Polk Co, TX (age 38)
3. Melissa Indiana Adelene PERSWELL
Marriage 1913 in Polk Co, TX (age 59)
Children Simon Elbert CARSON (17 Feb 1915-4 Oct 1986)
Notes
Birth1: Tombstone at Bear Creek Cem, 3 Sep 1854(saw tombstone Dec 1989);
1900 census Sep 1853, MS;
1920 census; b.1855, MS.
Death Certificate: b.3 Sep 1854 (name Elbert Hilliard Carson)
Census: 1900 Polk Co, TX Prec 3, Moscow SHT 90A
Carson, Elbert Sep 1853 m.7yr MS MS KY sewing machine salesman
Lurrzer Jun 1853 4/3 AL AL GA
Census: 1920 Polk Co, TX Just Prec 7, Vol 137 ED 127 SHT 149
Carson, E.H. 65 MS MS MS
Malissie 45 TX AL AL
S.E. 4 TX MS TX
Ott, Ila 13 TX LA TX Step dau
Tessie 11 TX LA TX Step dau
Death2: Tombstone at Bear Creek Cem (saw tombstone Dec 1989).
Death Cert: d.1 Mar 1941, Gregg Co, TX #12930; person given info G.C. Ott.
Mother and father unknown. Address at time of death was RFD #4, Longview, TX.
Had been living there 10 days. Evidently staying with G.C. Ott.
Burial3,4: Listed in Cem Rec as B.H. Carson
General: Family tradition of brother named Gilbert and sister named
Gabriella. In June 1996 I visited with Iris Dubose (grandaughter of Elbert)
who remembered Gabriella and Gilbert coming to visit her grandfather. She
had a picture of Gilbert and E.H. Carson and a letter written that refered to
the death of Gilbert in SC.
EVIDENCE OF POSSIBLE PARENTS
Possible in 1870 census of Yazoo Co, MS SHT 317, ln 37
Carson, S.R. 51 MS
Evaline 53 KY
Margaret 20 MS Could this be Gabriella?
Albert 14 " Possibly Elbert
Carson I or J 12 LA Could this be Gilbert?
In 1881 in Rankin Co, MS there is a S.R. Carson who married a Miss P.F.
Denson. Also in 1900 E.H. Carson gives the place of birth of his father as
MS and the place of birth of his mother as KY.
Roster of Confederate Soldiers 1861-1865 lists Simeon Carson MS 11th
(Perrin's) Cav Co C, S.J. MS 18th CAV
Simeon Carson is probably Simeon R. Carson, who was b. abt 1845, MS and is
listed in the hh of McClelland Carson in the 1850 census of Madison Co, MS.
McClelland Carson was b.abt 1801, SC. Robert Carson is listed above him
b.abt 1810,SC with Orville Carson b.abt 1818, AL