Note: There seemed to be more than the usual number of inconsistencies on records for Caroline and her family. I will note them along the way, but if a family member has better information, I encourage you to submit an edit via the edit button so that I can update her bio.
I believe Caroline to be the daughter of Joseph Luther Morgason and Emily “Emma” Elizabeth Duree, who married circa 1853. In both 1900 and 1910, Emily reported that she had had ten children, only six of whom were living. Women are typically not wrong about how many children they have had. Nonetheless, over the years, I found eleven different children with the couple—Leah L. or Glenis (circa 1854), Joseph (circa 1855), William A. (circa 1856), twins Margaret J. and John D. (circa 1857), Allen J. (circa 1859), Charles (circa 1861), Jacob Wesley (5 Jun 1862), Flora B. (circa 1866), James (Dec 1869), and Caroline (1872). Perhaps one of these children was a foster child, as in 1910, Joseph and Emily both indicated that their marriage was a first for both so there were no step-children involved. Another possibility is that one of the children was a niece or nephew to Joseph.
I found Caroline’s parents and older siblings on the 1860 Census, living in Eagle, Boone Co., Indiana, where Joseph Morgason, aged 36, was farming for a living. Emily, aged 30, was busy at home with their six children—Leah, aged 6, Joseph, aged 5, William, aged 4, twins Margaret and John, both aged 3, and Allen, aged 6 months.
In 1870, the family was living in Johnson, Ripley Co., Indiana with a Versailles post office. Joseph Morgason, aged 41, was busy farming. Emma (aka Emily), aged 38, would have had her hands full at home with their nine children—Glenis (Leah?), aged 18, Joseph, aged 17, William, aged 15, John, aged 13, Allen, aged 11, Charles, aged 9, Jacob Wesley, aged 7, Flora, aged 4, and James, aged 6 months. It isn’t unusual for ages to be off by a year or two. Sadly, it also appears that the family lost John’s twin sister Margaret in the decade prior to this census. I looked for her on Find-A-Grave in cemeteries in both Boone and Ripley Counties without success.
Caroline first appeared with her family on the 1880 Census, living in Johnson, Ripley Co., Indiana. Joseph Morgason, aged 50, was still doing farm labor. Emily, enumerated with middle name Elizabeth, aged 45, was keeping house. Still at home with her were William, aged 24, Flora, aged 13, James, aged 10, and the child I believe was Caroline, enumerated as “Kitty”, aged 8.
On 30 Aug 1885, Caroline married David H. Sorters in Boone Co., Indiana. They had six or seven children together. I only found names for five—Jesse Edward (19 Jun 1886), Mary Ethel (Dec 1890), James Bert (18 Dec 1892), Julia Ann (22 Apr 1896), and Eva B. (circa 1900).
I found the family on the 1900 Census, living in Jackson, Carroll Co., Indiana. David Sorters, aged 45, was earning a living as a day laborer. Carrie (aka Caroline), aged 27, reported that she had had six children, but that only four had survived to that census. There at home with their parents that census year were Jesse, aged 13, Mary, aged 10, James, aged 8, and Julia, aged 4. Also there was 66-year-old Emma E. Morgason, Caroline’s widowed mother, who reported that only six of her ten children were still living.
The family was in the same place when the 1910 Census was enumerated. David Sorters, aged 55, was working as an engineer in a saw mill. Carrie, aged 38, reported that she had had seven children, and that five were still living. Only two were still living at home with their parents—daughters Julia, aged 13, and Eva, aged 3 (but noted as 13 on the record). Also there was 1-year-old Mabel E. Sorters, identified as a granddaughter. In 1920 a Mabel Sorters, aged 10, appeared in Indianapolis, Indiana with mother Ethel Sorters, aged 30, born the same year as David and Caroline’s daughter Mary Ethel. There was another child with Ethel, 8-year-old Sylvia Sorters. The Ethel Sorters in question reported that she was widowed, not single however. David and Caroline’s Mary Ethel eventually married Ora Nelson Glass, the son of Henry Glass and Angeline Pero. I couldn’t find a marriage date, but as Ora was single in 1920 and Mary and Ora’s daughter Ruth was born circa 1922, best guess is that they married about 1921.
David and Caroline’s son Jesse had married Edna Cecil Pattengale on 23 Jul 1905 in Camden, Carroll Co., Indiana. They had welcomed son Leo Edward in 1909, and were living in Washington, Carroll Co., Indiana, where Jesse was farming. Son Basil Cecil would join the family in 1916. David and Caroline’s daughter Mary was no longer living with her parents. David and Caroline’s son James Bert married Minano “Mae” Thompson sometime before 1920. It was a second marriage for her and she brought son E. Theodore Messenger with her to the marriage. They divorced in 1925 and James married Maude A. Smith on 25 Apr 1925.
Three years after the 1910 Census, David and Caroline’s daughter Julia married Roy E. Luse on 10 Dec 1913 in Carroll Co., Indiana. Roy was the son of John W. Luse and Della D. McCauley. They welcomed daughter Della circa 1917, followed by daughter Agnes circa 1919, daughter Imogene circa 1925, son Kenneth circa 1931, daughter Patricia circa 1935, and son Dwayne, circa 1937.
The year 1920 caught up with Caroline living in Union Township, Marshall Co., Indiana, today the Culver area. She was 47, widowed, and working as a live-in housekeeper for 46-year-old widower Joshua Buckheister. With Caroline was youngest daughter Eva, aged 13, also designated as a servant.
A 1921 city directory for South Bend, St. Joseph Co., Indiana, listed housekeeper Caroline Sorters, widow of David, living at 424 E. Madison in that city.
Caroline died in 1929, one year shy of the 1930 Census. The Tombaugh cemetery record for Oak Hill has her birth year as 1869, not 1872. According to the record, she was laid to rest in an individual plot with no husband or children alongside.
Note: The “Sorters” surname appears to have evolved to “Sorter” in some instances, and was the version used by Caroline’s son James.
I believe Caroline to be the daughter of Joseph Luther Morgason and Emily “Emma” Elizabeth Duree, who married circa 1853. In both 1900 and 1910, Emily reported that she had had ten children, only six of whom were living. Women are typically not wrong about how many children they have had. Nonetheless, over the years, I found eleven different children with the couple—Leah L. or Glenis (circa 1854), Joseph (circa 1855), William A. (circa 1856), twins Margaret J. and John D. (circa 1857), Allen J. (circa 1859), Charles (circa 1861), Jacob Wesley (5 Jun 1862), Flora B. (circa 1866), James (Dec 1869), and Caroline (1872). Perhaps one of these children was a foster child, as in 1910, Joseph and Emily both indicated that their marriage was a first for both so there were no step-children involved. Another possibility is that one of the children was a niece or nephew to Joseph.
I found Caroline’s parents and older siblings on the 1860 Census, living in Eagle, Boone Co., Indiana, where Joseph Morgason, aged 36, was farming for a living. Emily, aged 30, was busy at home with their six children—Leah, aged 6, Joseph, aged 5, William, aged 4, twins Margaret and John, both aged 3, and Allen, aged 6 months.
In 1870, the family was living in Johnson, Ripley Co., Indiana with a Versailles post office. Joseph Morgason, aged 41, was busy farming. Emma (aka Emily), aged 38, would have had her hands full at home with their nine children—Glenis (Leah?), aged 18, Joseph, aged 17, William, aged 15, John, aged 13, Allen, aged 11, Charles, aged 9, Jacob Wesley, aged 7, Flora, aged 4, and James, aged 6 months. It isn’t unusual for ages to be off by a year or two. Sadly, it also appears that the family lost John’s twin sister Margaret in the decade prior to this census. I looked for her on Find-A-Grave in cemeteries in both Boone and Ripley Counties without success.
Caroline first appeared with her family on the 1880 Census, living in Johnson, Ripley Co., Indiana. Joseph Morgason, aged 50, was still doing farm labor. Emily, enumerated with middle name Elizabeth, aged 45, was keeping house. Still at home with her were William, aged 24, Flora, aged 13, James, aged 10, and the child I believe was Caroline, enumerated as “Kitty”, aged 8.
On 30 Aug 1885, Caroline married David H. Sorters in Boone Co., Indiana. They had six or seven children together. I only found names for five—Jesse Edward (19 Jun 1886), Mary Ethel (Dec 1890), James Bert (18 Dec 1892), Julia Ann (22 Apr 1896), and Eva B. (circa 1900).
I found the family on the 1900 Census, living in Jackson, Carroll Co., Indiana. David Sorters, aged 45, was earning a living as a day laborer. Carrie (aka Caroline), aged 27, reported that she had had six children, but that only four had survived to that census. There at home with their parents that census year were Jesse, aged 13, Mary, aged 10, James, aged 8, and Julia, aged 4. Also there was 66-year-old Emma E. Morgason, Caroline’s widowed mother, who reported that only six of her ten children were still living.
The family was in the same place when the 1910 Census was enumerated. David Sorters, aged 55, was working as an engineer in a saw mill. Carrie, aged 38, reported that she had had seven children, and that five were still living. Only two were still living at home with their parents—daughters Julia, aged 13, and Eva, aged 3 (but noted as 13 on the record). Also there was 1-year-old Mabel E. Sorters, identified as a granddaughter. In 1920 a Mabel Sorters, aged 10, appeared in Indianapolis, Indiana with mother Ethel Sorters, aged 30, born the same year as David and Caroline’s daughter Mary Ethel. There was another child with Ethel, 8-year-old Sylvia Sorters. The Ethel Sorters in question reported that she was widowed, not single however. David and Caroline’s Mary Ethel eventually married Ora Nelson Glass, the son of Henry Glass and Angeline Pero. I couldn’t find a marriage date, but as Ora was single in 1920 and Mary and Ora’s daughter Ruth was born circa 1922, best guess is that they married about 1921.
David and Caroline’s son Jesse had married Edna Cecil Pattengale on 23 Jul 1905 in Camden, Carroll Co., Indiana. They had welcomed son Leo Edward in 1909, and were living in Washington, Carroll Co., Indiana, where Jesse was farming. Son Basil Cecil would join the family in 1916. David and Caroline’s daughter Mary was no longer living with her parents. David and Caroline’s son James Bert married Minano “Mae” Thompson sometime before 1920. It was a second marriage for her and she brought son E. Theodore Messenger with her to the marriage. They divorced in 1925 and James married Maude A. Smith on 25 Apr 1925.
Three years after the 1910 Census, David and Caroline’s daughter Julia married Roy E. Luse on 10 Dec 1913 in Carroll Co., Indiana. Roy was the son of John W. Luse and Della D. McCauley. They welcomed daughter Della circa 1917, followed by daughter Agnes circa 1919, daughter Imogene circa 1925, son Kenneth circa 1931, daughter Patricia circa 1935, and son Dwayne, circa 1937.
The year 1920 caught up with Caroline living in Union Township, Marshall Co., Indiana, today the Culver area. She was 47, widowed, and working as a live-in housekeeper for 46-year-old widower Joshua Buckheister. With Caroline was youngest daughter Eva, aged 13, also designated as a servant.
A 1921 city directory for South Bend, St. Joseph Co., Indiana, listed housekeeper Caroline Sorters, widow of David, living at 424 E. Madison in that city.
Caroline died in 1929, one year shy of the 1930 Census. The Tombaugh cemetery record for Oak Hill has her birth year as 1869, not 1872. According to the record, she was laid to rest in an individual plot with no husband or children alongside.
Note: The “Sorters” surname appears to have evolved to “Sorter” in some instances, and was the version used by Caroline’s son James.
Note: There seemed to be more than the usual number of inconsistencies on records for Caroline and her family. I will note them along the way, but if a family member has better information, I encourage you to submit an edit via the edit button so that I can update her bio.
I believe Caroline to be the daughter of Joseph Luther Morgason and Emily “Emma” Elizabeth Duree, who married circa 1853. In both 1900 and 1910, Emily reported that she had had ten children, only six of whom were living. Women are typically not wrong about how many children they have had. Nonetheless, over the years, I found eleven different children with the couple—Leah L. or Glenis (circa 1854), Joseph (circa 1855), William A. (circa 1856), twins Margaret J. and John D. (circa 1857), Allen J. (circa 1859), Charles (circa 1861), Jacob Wesley (5 Jun 1862), Flora B. (circa 1866), James (Dec 1869), and Caroline (1872). Perhaps one of these children was a foster child, as in 1910, Joseph and Emily both indicated that their marriage was a first for both so there were no step-children involved. Another possibility is that one of the children was a niece or nephew to Joseph.
I found Caroline’s parents and older siblings on the 1860 Census, living in Eagle, Boone Co., Indiana, where Joseph Morgason, aged 36, was farming for a living. Emily, aged 30, was busy at home with their six children—Leah, aged 6, Joseph, aged 5, William, aged 4, twins Margaret and John, both aged 3, and Allen, aged 6 months.
In 1870, the family was living in Johnson, Ripley Co., Indiana with a Versailles post office. Joseph Morgason, aged 41, was busy farming. Emma (aka Emily), aged 38, would have had her hands full at home with their nine children—Glenis (Leah?), aged 18, Joseph, aged 17, William, aged 15, John, aged 13, Allen, aged 11, Charles, aged 9, Jacob Wesley, aged 7, Flora, aged 4, and James, aged 6 months. It isn’t unusual for ages to be off by a year or two. Sadly, it also appears that the family lost John’s twin sister Margaret in the decade prior to this census. I looked for her on Find-A-Grave in cemeteries in both Boone and Ripley Counties without success.
Caroline first appeared with her family on the 1880 Census, living in Johnson, Ripley Co., Indiana. Joseph Morgason, aged 50, was still doing farm labor. Emily, enumerated with middle name Elizabeth, aged 45, was keeping house. Still at home with her were William, aged 24, Flora, aged 13, James, aged 10, and the child I believe was Caroline, enumerated as “Kitty”, aged 8.
On 30 Aug 1885, Caroline married David H. Sorters in Boone Co., Indiana. They had six or seven children together. I only found names for five—Jesse Edward (19 Jun 1886), Mary Ethel (Dec 1890), James Bert (18 Dec 1892), Julia Ann (22 Apr 1896), and Eva B. (circa 1900).
I found the family on the 1900 Census, living in Jackson, Carroll Co., Indiana. David Sorters, aged 45, was earning a living as a day laborer. Carrie (aka Caroline), aged 27, reported that she had had six children, but that only four had survived to that census. There at home with their parents that census year were Jesse, aged 13, Mary, aged 10, James, aged 8, and Julia, aged 4. Also there was 66-year-old Emma E. Morgason, Caroline’s widowed mother, who reported that only six of her ten children were still living.
The family was in the same place when the 1910 Census was enumerated. David Sorters, aged 55, was working as an engineer in a saw mill. Carrie, aged 38, reported that she had had seven children, and that five were still living. Only two were still living at home with their parents—daughters Julia, aged 13, and Eva, aged 3 (but noted as 13 on the record). Also there was 1-year-old Mabel E. Sorters, identified as a granddaughter. In 1920 a Mabel Sorters, aged 10, appeared in Indianapolis, Indiana with mother Ethel Sorters, aged 30, born the same year as David and Caroline’s daughter Mary Ethel. There was another child with Ethel, 8-year-old Sylvia Sorters. The Ethel Sorters in question reported that she was widowed, not single however. David and Caroline’s Mary Ethel eventually married Ora Nelson Glass, the son of Henry Glass and Angeline Pero. I couldn’t find a marriage date, but as Ora was single in 1920 and Mary and Ora’s daughter Ruth was born circa 1922, best guess is that they married about 1921.
David and Caroline’s son Jesse had married Edna Cecil Pattengale on 23 Jul 1905 in Camden, Carroll Co., Indiana. They had welcomed son Leo Edward in 1909, and were living in Washington, Carroll Co., Indiana, where Jesse was farming. Son Basil Cecil would join the family in 1916. David and Caroline’s daughter Mary was no longer living with her parents. David and Caroline’s son James Bert married Minano “Mae” Thompson sometime before 1920. It was a second marriage for her and she brought son E. Theodore Messenger with her to the marriage. They divorced in 1925 and James married Maude A. Smith on 25 Apr 1925.
Three years after the 1910 Census, David and Caroline’s daughter Julia married Roy E. Luse on 10 Dec 1913 in Carroll Co., Indiana. Roy was the son of John W. Luse and Della D. McCauley. They welcomed daughter Della circa 1917, followed by daughter Agnes circa 1919, daughter Imogene circa 1925, son Kenneth circa 1931, daughter Patricia circa 1935, and son Dwayne, circa 1937.
The year 1920 caught up with Caroline living in Union Township, Marshall Co., Indiana, today the Culver area. She was 47, widowed, and working as a live-in housekeeper for 46-year-old widower Joshua Buckheister. With Caroline was youngest daughter Eva, aged 13, also designated as a servant.
A 1921 city directory for South Bend, St. Joseph Co., Indiana, listed housekeeper Caroline Sorters, widow of David, living at 424 E. Madison in that city.
Caroline died in 1929, one year shy of the 1930 Census. The Tombaugh cemetery record for Oak Hill has her birth year as 1869, not 1872. According to the record, she was laid to rest in an individual plot with no husband or children alongside.
Note: The “Sorters” surname appears to have evolved to “Sorter” in some instances, and was the version used by Caroline’s son James.
I believe Caroline to be the daughter of Joseph Luther Morgason and Emily “Emma” Elizabeth Duree, who married circa 1853. In both 1900 and 1910, Emily reported that she had had ten children, only six of whom were living. Women are typically not wrong about how many children they have had. Nonetheless, over the years, I found eleven different children with the couple—Leah L. or Glenis (circa 1854), Joseph (circa 1855), William A. (circa 1856), twins Margaret J. and John D. (circa 1857), Allen J. (circa 1859), Charles (circa 1861), Jacob Wesley (5 Jun 1862), Flora B. (circa 1866), James (Dec 1869), and Caroline (1872). Perhaps one of these children was a foster child, as in 1910, Joseph and Emily both indicated that their marriage was a first for both so there were no step-children involved. Another possibility is that one of the children was a niece or nephew to Joseph.
I found Caroline’s parents and older siblings on the 1860 Census, living in Eagle, Boone Co., Indiana, where Joseph Morgason, aged 36, was farming for a living. Emily, aged 30, was busy at home with their six children—Leah, aged 6, Joseph, aged 5, William, aged 4, twins Margaret and John, both aged 3, and Allen, aged 6 months.
In 1870, the family was living in Johnson, Ripley Co., Indiana with a Versailles post office. Joseph Morgason, aged 41, was busy farming. Emma (aka Emily), aged 38, would have had her hands full at home with their nine children—Glenis (Leah?), aged 18, Joseph, aged 17, William, aged 15, John, aged 13, Allen, aged 11, Charles, aged 9, Jacob Wesley, aged 7, Flora, aged 4, and James, aged 6 months. It isn’t unusual for ages to be off by a year or two. Sadly, it also appears that the family lost John’s twin sister Margaret in the decade prior to this census. I looked for her on Find-A-Grave in cemeteries in both Boone and Ripley Counties without success.
Caroline first appeared with her family on the 1880 Census, living in Johnson, Ripley Co., Indiana. Joseph Morgason, aged 50, was still doing farm labor. Emily, enumerated with middle name Elizabeth, aged 45, was keeping house. Still at home with her were William, aged 24, Flora, aged 13, James, aged 10, and the child I believe was Caroline, enumerated as “Kitty”, aged 8.
On 30 Aug 1885, Caroline married David H. Sorters in Boone Co., Indiana. They had six or seven children together. I only found names for five—Jesse Edward (19 Jun 1886), Mary Ethel (Dec 1890), James Bert (18 Dec 1892), Julia Ann (22 Apr 1896), and Eva B. (circa 1900).
I found the family on the 1900 Census, living in Jackson, Carroll Co., Indiana. David Sorters, aged 45, was earning a living as a day laborer. Carrie (aka Caroline), aged 27, reported that she had had six children, but that only four had survived to that census. There at home with their parents that census year were Jesse, aged 13, Mary, aged 10, James, aged 8, and Julia, aged 4. Also there was 66-year-old Emma E. Morgason, Caroline’s widowed mother, who reported that only six of her ten children were still living.
The family was in the same place when the 1910 Census was enumerated. David Sorters, aged 55, was working as an engineer in a saw mill. Carrie, aged 38, reported that she had had seven children, and that five were still living. Only two were still living at home with their parents—daughters Julia, aged 13, and Eva, aged 3 (but noted as 13 on the record). Also there was 1-year-old Mabel E. Sorters, identified as a granddaughter. In 1920 a Mabel Sorters, aged 10, appeared in Indianapolis, Indiana with mother Ethel Sorters, aged 30, born the same year as David and Caroline’s daughter Mary Ethel. There was another child with Ethel, 8-year-old Sylvia Sorters. The Ethel Sorters in question reported that she was widowed, not single however. David and Caroline’s Mary Ethel eventually married Ora Nelson Glass, the son of Henry Glass and Angeline Pero. I couldn’t find a marriage date, but as Ora was single in 1920 and Mary and Ora’s daughter Ruth was born circa 1922, best guess is that they married about 1921.
David and Caroline’s son Jesse had married Edna Cecil Pattengale on 23 Jul 1905 in Camden, Carroll Co., Indiana. They had welcomed son Leo Edward in 1909, and were living in Washington, Carroll Co., Indiana, where Jesse was farming. Son Basil Cecil would join the family in 1916. David and Caroline’s daughter Mary was no longer living with her parents. David and Caroline’s son James Bert married Minano “Mae” Thompson sometime before 1920. It was a second marriage for her and she brought son E. Theodore Messenger with her to the marriage. They divorced in 1925 and James married Maude A. Smith on 25 Apr 1925.
Three years after the 1910 Census, David and Caroline’s daughter Julia married Roy E. Luse on 10 Dec 1913 in Carroll Co., Indiana. Roy was the son of John W. Luse and Della D. McCauley. They welcomed daughter Della circa 1917, followed by daughter Agnes circa 1919, daughter Imogene circa 1925, son Kenneth circa 1931, daughter Patricia circa 1935, and son Dwayne, circa 1937.
The year 1920 caught up with Caroline living in Union Township, Marshall Co., Indiana, today the Culver area. She was 47, widowed, and working as a live-in housekeeper for 46-year-old widower Joshua Buckheister. With Caroline was youngest daughter Eva, aged 13, also designated as a servant.
A 1921 city directory for South Bend, St. Joseph Co., Indiana, listed housekeeper Caroline Sorters, widow of David, living at 424 E. Madison in that city.
Caroline died in 1929, one year shy of the 1930 Census. The Tombaugh cemetery record for Oak Hill has her birth year as 1869, not 1872. According to the record, she was laid to rest in an individual plot with no husband or children alongside.
Note: The “Sorters” surname appears to have evolved to “Sorter” in some instances, and was the version used by Caroline’s son James.
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