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          The New Jersey Harris Family

                             Sarah J. Keifer, 1888  


         Barnabas C. Harris/Esther Miller Poe

 

Barnabas C. Harris  (son of George Harris and Hannah Tunis) married Esther Miller Poe (father Andrew Poe according to one source--I've
wondered if she might not have been married once before.  Anyway.)  Barnabas and Esther were the parents of Katharine Poe Harris born 9 April 1803 in Washington Co., PA married Josiah Cotton-- born 13 March 1799 to William Cotton Sr. and Mary Scott in Pulaski, Washington Co., PA--- on 1 Jan 1828. Both were buried in Clarksville cemetery in Clarksville, Mercer Co., PA. (I can get you their death dates in about a month) (Katharine's sister, Susanne, married Josiah's brother, Alexander Cotton.)

<>Katharine and Josiah were the parents of Thirza Jane Cotton born 23 March 1830 in Lawrence Co., PA; married Craft Charles Carroll in 1858 son of William Carroll (b 1812 to William Carroll and Rachel Sutton of Worth Twp., Mercer Co., PA) and Barbara Ghost ( b 1812 in Venango Co., PA to Craft Ghost and Elizabeth Fritz) of Worth township, Mercer Co., PA.  Thirza Jane died while visiting her daughter, Katharine, in Yonkers, New York on Nov 30, 1903. (I have a copy of her death certificate which names her parents)  Craft Charles Carroll, MD, DDS, died at their long time home in Meadville, Crawford Co., PA on Dec 23 1922. (I also have a copy of his death certificate)

The children of Craft and Thirza were: 1) Harry Carroll born 1862 in Ravenna,
OH married Nellie Ellis of Meadville--only child died while an infant; 2)

Elic Scott Carroll (my great grandfather) born Oct 24 1864 in Ravenna, OH
died 9 July 1940 in Miami , Florida  married Catherine Rose Wilshire born 14 July 1862 in Port Byron, Rock Island Co., Illinois (information from her
death certificate) to William Wallace Wilshire and Catherine Reynolds, died
2 Feb 1940 in Miami, Florida.  3) Katherine Carroll b. 1866 Ravenna, OH  4)
Charles Carroll b in Ravenna, Ohio died in 1901 Meadville hospital, PA due
to complications of illness.

The children of Elic and Catherine Carroll were: 1) Katharine Wilshire
Carroll born about 1884 in Washington D.C. married Burwell Smith Cutler in
Buffalo, New York in 1909.  Issue: Burwell Smith "Carroll' Cutler Jr. born 9
May, 1919; 2) Donald Scott Carroll born 6 Feb 1889 in Washington D.C.
Donald Scott Carroll married Jean Ferguson on 20 May 1914 in New York, died 20 May 1928 in Rhinelander, Oneida Co., Wisconsin.

Issue: Betty Jean Carroll born Jan 1915 Buffalo, NY; m Russel Boyce in Wisconsin and Katharine Byrne 1948; died ca 1990 Medford, Oregon.  Katharine Rowena Carroll born 19 July 1916 Buffalo, New York married Frank Charles Schneider.

Linda Young

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