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| Carrie Matilda Coorpender | see FAMILY TREE |
| Born: 27 Jan 1857 Seguin, Guadalupe Co. , TX Married: 27 July 1875 Seguin, Guadalupe Co. , TX Died: 8 Jan 1937 Phoenix, Maricopa Co., AZ Buried: Greenwood Memorial Park, Phoenix, AZ |
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FATHER
Richard John Coorpender
MOTHER
Mary Ann Elizabeth Whitaker McClellan Herron
HUSBAND
CHILDREN
| 1. Catherine "Kittie" Legette Young |
 Catherine "Kittie" Young |
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| 2. Hume Field Young Jr |  Hume Field Young |
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| 3.Anne Coorpender Young |  Anne Coorpender Young |
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| 4. Kate Jones Young |  Kate Jones Young |
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| 5. Hal Young |  Hal Young |
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| 6. Lila Baskin Young |  Lila Baskin Young |
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| 7. Nettie "Ettie" Young |  Nettie "Ettie" Young |
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| 8. John Toomer Young |  John Toomer Young |
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| 9. Carrie Matilda "Pat" Young
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 Pat Young |
Carrie Coorpender
by Chase Brooke
Mar 2021
Carrie Coorpender, born 23 Jun 1857, was the fourth child of Richard
Coorpender and Mary Ann Herron. (1) Her father was a farmer in
Seguin, Texas. On 27 Jul 1875, when she was 18, she married Hume Field
Young. (2) All 9 of their children were born in Seguin. The Civil
War had ended but the economy and lack of slave labor was making it very
difficult for the farmers. The German immigrants worked hard in their
fields, making it difficult for the southern plantation owners to prosper.
Her husband's father, Joshua Young, died in 1897 leaving his land to the
children of his second wife. Hume was left with nothing. Carrie and Hume and
their children travelled by wagon to Solomonville, AZ. Carrie kept a
detailed journal with her observations and thoughts during that journey.
They "left the Clapson's at O'Daniel, Guadalupe Co.,Texas" on Sunday, October
15, 1899. This was the home of their daughter, Kittie, who had married
James Clapson. The second night they spent at the home of Hume's sister,
Eliza, who had married John Baskin. The Baskins lived just outside San Antonio. Leaving their married daughter, Kittie,
behind, Hume and Carrie traveled with wagons and
horses across Texas, through New Mexico and into Arizona. The last journal
entry was Dec 5, 1899 in Solomonville. Their sons, Hume (Field), 21, and Hal, 18,
must have gone on ahead. (Field, according to oral history, had a club foot
as a result of a rattlesnake bite he got as a youngster.) The other children were, Anne 19, Kate 15,
Lila 13, Nettie 8, John 6 and Pat 2. Carrie's first cousin,
Andrew Herron married to Ella La
Grange, was already living in Solomonville, AZ
and greeted them with open arms when they arrived. Here is a typed version
of Carrie's Journal. (3)
In the 1900 census, Hume is listed as a farm laborer and they lived in
a rented house. All of the children except Kittie, who was married and
remained in Texas, were living with them, including the two sons who had gone on
ahead. In Carrie's journal she did not know the whereabouts of these sons
during the trip and she was worried about them. She referred to them as the "wayward boys."
At some point Hume worked for Wells Fargo as a stage
coach
driver. Carrie worked as a seamstress after he lost his job.
By 1910, Carrie and Hume had separated. Carrie supported
herself and the children by running a boardinghouse in Clifton, AZ. Hume lived
nearby. They divorced in Arizona on 17 Oct 1911. (4) Carrie later moved to Los Angeles and then to Phoenix, where she lived
until her death in 1937. (1)
In 1930 Carried made a deposition regarding the
settlement of the estate of her aunt Julia Duggan. In this document she
stated that she was the daughter of Richard John Coorpender and that he was a
brother of Julia Duggan. (5) The death certificate for Julia Duggan stated
that her mother was Matilda Fenner. (6) These two documents prove that the
father of Carrie Coorpender was Richard Coorpender and that the mother of
Richard Coorpender was Matilda Fenner.
Sources
(1) Death Certificate of Carrie Coorpender
Arizona US Death Records 1887-1960 Maricopa-1930-1939 fhl film # 2114709 image
297
(2) Marriage of Hume Field Young to Carrie Coorpender
Guadalupe County Vital Records BK C page 56 fhl film # 1035073 image 136
(3) Typed Version of Carrie's Journal.
(4) Divorce of Hume Young and Carrie Coorpender
Judgment Dockets of the 5th District Court, Greenlee County, AZ fhl film #
2166849 image 896
(5) Deposition of Carrie Young in 1930
 page 1 of deposition double click to open |
 page 2 of deposition double click to open |
 page 3 of deposition double click to open |
(6) Death Certificate of Julia Duggan
Texas US Death Certificates, 1903-1982 fhl film # 1994131 image 930
Other Photos
 Carrie Coorpender Photo courtesy of Inez Ryan [email protected] |
 Carrie Coorpender Photo courtesy of Inez Ryan [email protected] |
 Carrie and Nanny Coorpender From Alexa McCrea at [email protected] |
 Lila, Kate, Hal, Ana, Field Photo courtesy of Carolyn Somerville [email protected] |
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 Back of photo reads "John, Chase Jackson, Ann, Field, Kitty, Granny, Pat, Richard, Jack, Ray, Eleanor, Ione, Raymond" St John, KY Photo courtesy of Inez Ryan [email protected] |
 Nannie, Pearl Amelia Taylor Coorpender, Carrie and unknown boy Photo courtesy of Inez Ryan [email protected] Nannie and Carrie were twins |
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