Hi all,
I was just wondering, is there a list anywhere of burned courthouses and when they
burned? It seems I have came across several references to people who have hit a dead end
because a certain courthouse was burned and records were lost, usually during the US Civil
War. I myself have been told that some of my Carter ancestor's records have been lost
in a courthouse fire. So, with that in mind, has anyone created a list of burned
courthouses and the dates they burned? I believe I once saw such a list but I don't
know if it was for all of the US or just a particular state or what. For the record, I am
particularly interested in courthouse fires in KY. My oldest Carter ancestor comes from
KY but nobody knows just where he was from. My great uncle tells me that the courthouse
holding his records burned but he doesn't remember what town it was. So a list of
burned courthouses would be helpful in such a case.
For the record, here is my Carter line. I dobut anyone will connect to it. I've
posted it a few times in the last year or so with no results.
John Carter (b. July, 1809 in KY-d. Oct. 7, 1858) m. Matilda ? (b. Nov. 20, 1809-d. Dec.
11, 1886). They had 8 children;
1: Matthias (Sept. 6, 1832-May 7, 1906)
2: William Henry (1833-May 6, 1863)
3: Martin P. (1834-May 1860)
4: Missouri Ann (1836-Feb. 1860)
5: Susan E. (1840-Mar. 1860)
6: Mary Jane (1841-?)
7: Joseph G. (1844-Sept. 11, 1879)
8: Matilda (184?-April 28, 1854)
Matthias Carter (#1 above) m. Mary Jane Turnipseed on April 12, 1860, in Money Creek,
McLean Co., IL. They had 7 children;
1: Charles (Mar. 9, 1861-?)
2: George Isaac (Dec 5, 1865-June 1946)
3: Joseph A. (Jan 27, 1868-Jul. 21, 1931)
4: Edgar (April 12, 1870-?)
5: William (?-?)
6: John B. (?-?)
7: Maggie (?-?)
George Isaac Carter (#2 above) m. Ida M. Metheny on Mar. 12, 1896 in Pontiac, IL. They
had 9 children;
1: Myrtle (1899-1935)
2: Homer Mathias (Mar 9, 1902-Jul. 20, 1953)
3: Lester (Jan. 30, 1908-May 2, 1974)
4: Loren (Dec 15, 1920-Oct, 1972)
5: Warren Marvin (?-?)
6: Margaret J. (Mar. 31, 1897-1977)
7: Lola (?-?)
8: Geraldine (?-?)
9: Lionel (?-still living)
Homer Mathias Carter (#2 above) is my Grandfather on my Dad's side who died long
before I was born. I believe the only person still living in the above tree is Lionel
Carter (#9 above) and altho he's given me some info we're always looking for more.
If anyone ties into any of the above names or has more info on them I'd love to hear
from you. At the moment all I have to go on is a couple of hand written family trees that
I haven't started to verify yet. I do have a little more info such as locations of
birth and death for some of these people but I figured this was enough for anyone to
connect to. If anyone wants more info Email me!
Thanks! :-)
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