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Author: mjdall
Surnames: Carson, McCrea, Krisher, McKibbin, Povey
Classification: queries
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I am researching my father-in-law's family. His gg-grandfather, Samuel Carson,
arrived in Philadelphia aboard the ship Kalamazoo on 1 October 1850 with his wife, Ruth
(maiden name unknown) and four children: Alexander, Margaret, Wiliam, and Ruth. Samuel
was born approximately 1795 and died prior to the 1860 US Census. Ruth was born about
1808 and died (I believe) about 1866. The family may have been from County Monaghan,
Ireland.
Alexander married Rachel McCrea and had children Alexander Lincoln, George Washington,
William Samuel, Jane M., David Garfield, George G., and Walter D. George W., William, and
Jane died in childhood. Rachel was born in Canada.
William (s/o Samuel) married Mary Elizabeth Krisher in 1867. They had children Alexander,
John Krisher, William, Ruth, Mary Emma, George Brooks, Rachel Wolf, Benjamin Franklin, and
Martha. William, Ruth, George, Benjamin, and Martha died in childhood. I do not yet know
who Mary's parents were, and she was likely born in New Jersey.
Ruth (d/o Samuel) married David McKibbin about 1874. They had children Robert John Edgar,
Alexander Carson, Sarah Jane, David, and William Alexander. Alexander died in childhood.
I have no further information on Margaret (d/o Samuel) other than her age when she arrived
in the USA.
William and Mary's son, John Krisher, married Caroline Povey. Caroline was born in
March 1876. Her parents may have been Walter Povey and Agnes Jane (maiden name unknown).
William and Mary had children John, Ruth, Mildred, Lalen, and Esther. Lalen was my
father-in-law's father.
I would appreciate any info anyone may have on this family.
-MJ
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