Samuel W. Carson, p. 1326

SAMUEL W. CARSON, the oldest living representative of the Carson family in Washington county, was born January 24, 1838, and is a son of Thomas and Mary (Wright) Carson. Isaac Carson, his grandfather, was born and married in eastern Pennsylvania, whence he came to this county, becoming one of the earliest settlers of Buffalo township, and a prosperous farmer. His children were as follows: James, born April 17, 1798; Thomas, born September 30, 1800; Adam, born June 20, 1803; Mary (Mrs. William Bell), born February 14, 1806; Rebecca (Mrs. William Ely), born May 18, 1808; Ann (Mrs. William Wright), born April 15, 1810; Margaret (Mrs. Albough), born May 27, 1812; Isaac, born July 22, 1815; Samuel, born January 25, 1819, and Jane, born May 2, 1821. The parents of this family lie buried side by side in North Buffalo cemetery; they were members of the Seceder Church, and in politics he was a Whig.

Thomas Carson, father of our subject, was married in 1829 to Mary, daughter of Samuel Wright, and the children by this union are Rachel (Mrs. H. C. Noble), Isaac, Samuel W. and Leman. After marriage Mr. Carson continued to reside on the home place, where he carried on farming and stock raising, and where he and his wife passed the remainder of their busy lives, the father dying January 5, 1865, and the mother January 5, 1876; they were consistent members of the United Presbyterian Church, and in politics Mr. Carson was an ardent Democrat.

Samuel W. Carson lived nearly half a century on the place of his birth, and in 1885 moved to his present commodious residence, where he has a fine farm of 200 acres besides which he has another tract of 100 acres in the western part of the township. He has always been engaged in farming and has met with well-merited success. On December 24, 1874, he was married to Margaret A., daughter of Abraham Zigler, a native of Cumberland county, Penn., where he married, and had the following named children: Alexander, Mary, Margaret A., Dora, John, Sadie, Agnes and Martha. The Zigler family are all members of the Presbyterian Church at Claysville (near which town they reside), and in politics he is a Democrat. The children born to Mr. and Mrs. Carson were Frank, Mae, Etta B., Mary (deceased), Van R., Wright, Otto (deceased) and S. C. The family are members of the Presbyterian Church at Claysville; in politics Mr. Carson is a Democrat, and has been one of the party's leaders in his section for years. He has served his township in several capacities with much merit, and for the past six years has been a member of the school board.

Text taken from page 1326 of:
Beers, J. H. and Co., Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893).

Transcribed February 1997 by Neil and Marilyn Morton of Oswego, IL as part of the Beers Project.
Published February 1997 on the Washington County, PA pages at http://www.chartiers.com/.

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