This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: LindaTracy99 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.carson/2854.1.2.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hi, Gary and THANKS! I am excited that we may have a connection. My Carson sibs Sarah Jane and Robert are b Franklin Co PA. A 3rd sib is Ellener, b Franklin Co abt 1815. I think their mother is Catharine, prob nee McCutcheon, b abt 1795 in either Franklin, Washington or Westmoreland Co PA. On the 1850 Franklin Co Census Catharine is shown as head of household and Ellener as insane. No husband/father is shown. Robert went to Wabash Co IN in late 1840s, md1)McCutcheon and 2)Comstock; he had a store in Liberty Mills, Wabash Co. Catharine, Sarah Jane and Ellener went to Lib Mills int he late 1850s. Sarah Jane kept house for soon-to-be-widowed Reuben Abbott, whom she md in 1866. I have some of Sarah Jane's furniture which I use daily, so she's special to me. For more than 20 years I have been seeking Robert/Sarah Jane/Ellener's father. My mother's notes say Sarah Jane was "disappointed in love" and sent from Franklin Co PA to Wabash Co IN to work in brother Robt's store. But because I haven't been able to find the father in this group, I think there's more to this story. I have Sarah Jane's obit but it doesn't say whether she and Catharine and Ellener went directly from Franklin Co PA to Wabash Co IN. Nor does it mention anything about her father. Any info you may have will be greatly appreciate, and, of course, I'll be most happy to share any information I have. Did your branch of the Carsons end up in the Carolinas? Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.