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Surnames: Cary, James, Splawn
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Cornelia Ann Cary was the daughter of William Henry Cary and Mary Splawn. William Henry
Cary was born 19 January 1832 in Jackson Co., Missouri, son of Armenius Cary and Anna
James. He died in 1871 and was buried in Bemis Cemetery, Cottage Grove, Lane Co., Oregon.
Mary Splawn was the daughter of Moses Splawn and Anna Riggs. William and Mary were
married on 24 August 1852 in Linn Co., Oregon Territory. In addition to Cornelia Ann (28
August 1857), they also had Robert Clayton Cary (1855), Mary Margette Cary (1859), Laura
Jane Cary (1861), Sarah Orita Cary (13 June 1864), Thomas Benton Cary (7 May 1866), and
Henry Cary (1868). Abner J. Cary was a brother of William Henry Cary, also born in
Jackson Co., Missouri. This information is from _Cary Families from Virginia_, compiled
by Mrs. Archie Carey Toal (Manteca, California: published by the compiler, 1969), pp.
170-172, except for Mary Splawn's parents. I learned their names in a private e-mail
from a Splawn descendant. !
I am descended from George Washington Cary, another brother of Abner and William. I am
uncertain how Miles Cary, born 1811 in Cumberland Co., Kentucky, is related to this
family. -- Susan Molye, Falls Church, Virginia