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William Thomas “Tom” Carson

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William Thomas “Tom” Carson

Birth
Haywood County, North Carolina, USA
Death
21 Dec 1894 (aged 58)
Coryell County, Texas, USA
Burial
Gatesville, Coryell County, Texas, USA Add to Map
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The seventh of nine children born to Samuel John Carson and Nancy T. (Queen) Carson in Haywood county of North Carolina on 24 Feb 1836.
On 17 Feb 1861, he enlisted and became a member of the Texas Mounted Rangers.
He married Samantha Smith in Washington County, Texas on 7 Jan 1868. She died in 1870 childbirth complications. He remarried to (maybe cousin of Samantha?) Martha Ann Smith on 12 Jun 1881. Their children:

Lydia Totenham Carson 1882 – 1965

Rosa L Carson 1886 – 1886

Samuel Kit Carson 1889 – 1968

Ira Carson 1890 – 1891

Nancy Carson 1891 – 1960
The seventh of nine children born to Samuel John Carson and Nancy T. (Queen) Carson in Haywood county of North Carolina on 24 Feb 1836.
On 17 Feb 1861, he enlisted and became a member of the Texas Mounted Rangers.
He married Samantha Smith in Washington County, Texas on 7 Jan 1868. She died in 1870 childbirth complications. He remarried to (maybe cousin of Samantha?) Martha Ann Smith on 12 Jun 1881. Their children:

Lydia Totenham Carson 1882 – 1965

Rosa L Carson 1886 – 1886

Samuel Kit Carson 1889 – 1968

Ira Carson 1890 – 1891

Nancy Carson 1891 – 1960

Inscription

On the broken headstone
"He was a kind & affectionate husband, A fond father and friend to all"



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  • Created by: CCSN54
  • Added: Oct 16, 2012
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/99037891/william_thomas-carson: accessed ), memorial page for William Thomas “Tom” Carson (24 Feb 1836–21 Dec 1894), Find a Grave Memorial ID 99037891, citing Gatesville City Cemetery, Gatesville, Coryell County, Texas, USA; Maintained by CCSN54 (contributor 47540449).