This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Carson-Dillingham-Whitaker-Cook Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/DiH.2ACEB/1702.1 Message Board Post: Hello Harold. I do indeed have information about your Alfred Burton Carson. His father, John Mitchell Carson was the older brother of my great-great-grandfather, Andrew Pickens Carson, which means that we share g-g-g-grandparents, Margaret (Peggy) Dillingham and William Carson. Your Alfred was named after his uncle, Alfred B. Carson. My records show that your Alfred was born Mar. 13, 1854 in Buncombe Co. NC and died in Upland, IN. His first wife was Sarah J. Marr, b. NC circa 1857 and d. 1886. Thus, Alfred was not divorced. He married 2nd, Mary (called Polly) Anderson, b. Buncombe Co., NC, Oct. 1859. She was the daughter of William D. and Jane (Russell) Anderson. My source doesn't mention that she was divorced but possibly hints at it by saying that "....in the early 1900's, they moved to Upland IN with their young children where they became respected members of the community." Your Alfred was called ALSE. His father died in the Civil War and his mother later marri! ed Alfred B. Dillingham, a cousin of her husband's. This is all taken from the book "Dillinghams of Big Ivy, Buncombe County NC, and Related Families" by Margaret Wallis Haile. I would be happy to share with you all that I have. Let me know if you want information only about Alfred and his life or about extended family and ancestors. Please email me direct at [email protected]