Tuesday, August 14, 2012

Irene and William Carringer in San Diego

While searching on GenealogyBank recently for family and relatives in the San Diego newspapers, I ran across two small articles in 1899 about William and Irene Carringer:

1)  In the 14 April 1899 issue of the San Diego Evening Tribune:


The transcription:

"The body or Irene R. Carringer was shipped to Riverside this morning for interment.  The deceased came here a week ago from that city.  She was 85 years old and a native of Vermont."

2)  In the 16 November 1899 issue of the San Diego Evening Tribune:



The transcription:

"William Carringer, 83 years of age, wandered away from his home at Thirtieth street and Watkins avenue, and was found last night at Chollas Valley.  This morning he was brought yo police headquarters and returned to his home."

What piqued my interest here was two more Carringer persons in San Diego.  My great-grandparents, Henry Austin and Della (Smith) Carringer resided on Watkins Avenue in San Diego in the 1900 U.S. Census.  Were Irene and William visiting my great-grandparents, or even living with them in 1899?

Who are William and Irene Carringer and how are they related to Henry Austin Carringer?  And how are they related to me?

They are in my database, with these Events in their lives:

*  Irene Rich Churchill was born 3 May 1813 in Whiting, Addison County, Vermont, daughter of Samuel and Rebecca (St. John) Churchill.
*  William A. Carringer was born 3 April 1816 in Mercer County, Pennsylvania, son of Johann Jacob and Elizabeth (--?--) Carringer, and grandson of Martin and Mary (Hoax) Carringer.
*  William A. Carringer married Irene Rich Churchill on 25 January 1838 in Essex County, New York.
*  Between 1838 and 1845, four children were born to this couple in Pennsylvania - Philena E. Carringer (born 1838 in New York, married Ansel Patrick); Fidelia Carringer (1840-1863, married Ansel Patrick); Almira Louisa Carringer (1843-1904, married Hiram Abiathur Knapp); Olive Maria Carringer (1845-????, married Andrew Patrick).
*  In the 1840 Census, the William Carringer family resided in Sandy Creek, Mercer County, Pennsylvania with 3 persons in the household - a male aged 20-29, a female aged 0 to 5, and a female aged 20-29.
*  in the 1850 Census, the William Carringer family was enumerated in Whitewater District, Walworth County, Wisconsin - William (age 34, born PA), Irina (age 37, born VT), Philanda (age 10, born PA), Louisa Almira (age 8, born PA) and Olive A. (age 4, born PA).
*  In the 1860 Census, the William Carringer family was enumerated in Chester township, Adams County, Wisconsin with William (age 44, born PA), Irina (age 47, born VT), Louisa A. (age 17, born PA), Olive A. (age 14, born WI) and Philenia Patrick (age 21, born PA).
*  In the 1870 Census, the William Carringer family was enumerated in Kalmar township, Olmsted County, Minnesota with William (age 54, born PA) and Irene (age 57, born VT).
*  In the 1880 Census, the William Carringer family was enumerated in Kalmar township, Olmsted County, Minnesota with William (age 64, born PA) and Irene (age 67, born VT).
*  Irene R. Carringer died 23 April 1899 in San Diego, San Diego County, California.
*  Irene R. Carringer was interred at Evergreen Memorial Park and Mortuary in Riverside, Riverside County, California (see Find-A-Grave memorial 7609382)
*  William A. Carringer died 19 May 1900 in San Diego, San Diego County, California.
*  William A. Carringer was interred at Evergreen Memorial Park and Mortuary in Riverside, Riverside County, California (see Find-A-Grave memorial 7113996)

An obituary was published for Irene Carringer in the Adams County (WI) Press, dated 13 May 1899, page 5, that sheds a little more light on their lives:

"DIED

"In San Diego, Cal., April 23, 1899, Mrs. Wm. Carringer, aged 85 years, 11 months and 29 days.

"Mr. and Mrs. Carringer will be remembered as among the first settlers of Adams County, coming in the spring of 1852 from Walworth County in this state, and settling on the farm now owned by Mrs. Everhard in the town of Lincoln.

"Mrs. Carringer leaves to mourn for her a husband and two daughters, Mrs. H.A. Knapp of California, and Mrs. Andrew Patrick of Grand Marsh, Wis.

"'Blessed are the dead which lie in the Lord .... and their works do follow them.'"

And there's the connection - Hiram Abiathur Knapp.  I have some records for H.A. Knapp (see Hiram Abiathur Knapp (1841-1927).  

Since Henry Austin Carringer (1853-1946) is a great-grandson of Martin and Mary (Hoax) Carringer, Henry is a first cousin once removed from William Carringer, and a second cousin of Almira Louisa (Carringer) Knapp, the wife of Hiram Abiathur Knapp.  William Carringer is thus a first cousin four times removed to me, and Almira Louisa (Carringer) Knapp is a second cousin three times removed to me.  

Now I wonder if there are any descendants of William and Irene (Churchill) Carringer who might be interested in these snippets of information about their ancestors' lives?

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