Joan
Your Dr. Isaac Cary is Section 79-A III in Seth Cary's book John Cary the
Plymouth Pilgrim and Luther Cary's typewritten supplement thereto which
Luther's family donated to me to carry on his work. To summarize:
Isaac Cary, M.D., son of Simeon, Section 79, (who was son of Beriah
Section 40, etc. etc.) and Rachel Merritt, was born 1815 in Utica, OH; grad.
Cincinnati Med. Col. 1847; m. Osee (sic) dau. of Lemuel and Osee (Drake)
Gray; he died at Dalton, IN in 1853 [which is why you can't find him in
1860]. Osee died 10 Aug 1894 age 77 yrs. 10 mos. 22 days. Isaac and Osee
had:
1. George, b. 1838; m. Laura Hastough, 1862, Lebanon, OH and had: Harry
Waldo, b. 1868; m. Lydia Drake, 1895 and had Kathryn, b. 1902; lived at
Springfield OH [in 1911]
2. Amzi, b. 23 Aug 1840 Merritstown, Warren Co. OH; d. 15 Oct. 1898; m.
in 1864 Ellen Bowman, dau of Joseph and Mary Bowman, b 14 Oct 1842, d 11 Nov
1909; and had:
(1) Ada Zelta, b. 13 Feb 1866, d. 5 May 1908; m. James Moore, 1887;
m. 2d, Jasper Lamb.
(2) Frank Bowman, b. 19 Sep1871; d. 27 May 1921 m. Anna Surber, 8 Oct
1896.
(3) Ralph Hershel, b. 21 Apr 1890
3. Jane, b. 1842, m. Alpheus Barrett, 1869, Sioux City, IA and had:
(1) Eda, b. 1870; d. about 1900
(2) Mattie [doubtless your Martha], b. 1873; m. Liston Alvord,
Emporia, KS
(3) Bertha, b. 1877, is a school teacher [in 1911]
(4) Henry Sylvester, b. 1881.
4. Volney, b. 1844; m. 15 Nov 1865 in Clasc, KS, Arrilla A. Carter b. 4
Aug 1848, and had 10 children.
5. Liston D. Sr. b 1846 d 1914; m. 1st Lizzie Ward 1875; m. 2d Cynthia
Messimore, 1877; m. 3d Mrs. Louisa M. Elliott, 1895; live in Minneapolis, KS
[in 1911]. and had 8 children.
If you would like photocopies of the pertinent book and supplement pages,
e-mail me your snailmail address directly.
David Carey