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Notes for Nelson Caruthers and Mary Fowler

1870 Mary Fowler (age 13, born in Illinois) lived in Ottawa Ward 4, Franklin County, Kansas, in a household with Hezekiah Fowler (age 42), Catherine Fowler (age 40), Charles Fowler (age 15), and George Fowler (age 6). [1]

1874 Nelson Caruthers, age 20, and Mary J. Fowler, age 17, were married on June 26, in Ottawa Twp, Franklin County, Kansas. [2] [3]

1875 Nelson Carothers (age 21) and Mary Carothers (age 17) lived in Ottawa P.O., Franklin County, Kansas with no children. [4]

1880 Mary Crauthers (age 22, born in Illinois, married), daughter, lived in Ottawa Twp, Franklin County, Kansas, in a household with Hezikiah Fowler (age 52), Catherine Fowler (age 50), Chas. Fowler (age 25), George Fowler (age 16), Nelson Crauthers (age 26), and Katie Crauthers (age 4). Mary Crauthers's father was born in Ohio and her mother was born in Georgia. Nelson's parents were born in Ireland and Tennessee. [5]

1881 Mary (Fowler) Crauthers may have died or divorced at this time. Estella Crothers, born about 1881, living with Hezekiah Fowler [Mary's father] in 1895, was a daughter of Mary. [6]

1881 Nelson Cawthers and Elizabeth Streick were married on September 25, 1881, in Saint Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri. [7]

1881 Mary Fowler (age 23) and Albert Storm (age 27) were married on August 15 in Franklin County, Kansas. (FHL film 001451455). [8]

1895 N. Crauthers (age 41, born in Missouri) lived in the city of Chanute in Kansas with wife Lizzie (age 30, born in Kansas), with 5 children age 12 and under. [9]

1895 H B Fowler (age 67) and Catherine Fowler (age 65, born in Georgia) lived in the 2nd ward of ? City in Ottawa Kansas. Estella Crothers (age 14) lived with them. Estella may have been a niece through daughter Mary. [10]

1900 Nelson Caruthers (born in Missouri in Oct 1853, married for 19 years) lived in Chanute Twp, Neosho County, Kansas, in a household with Elizabeth Caruthers (age 35), Ota A Caruthers (age 17), Anna E Caruthers (age 15), Lester N Caruthers (age 13), Ada M Caruthers (age 12), Elmore L Caruthers (age 10), Bruce R Caruthers (age 4), Paul W Caruthers (age 3), and Mary Streich (age 58). Nelson Caruthers's father was born in Ireland and his mother was born in Tennessee. Nelson Caruthers's occupation was locomotive engineer. [11]

1916 Nelson Caruthers was buried at Mount Moriah Cemetery, Butte, Silver Bow County, Montana. Nelson Caruthers was born in 1853. [12] [13]

1963 Essie Higginbotham, spouse of I J Higginbotham, died on March 10, at age 84, in Jackson County, Missouri. Essie Higginbotham, daughter of Nelson Caruthers and Mary Fowler, was born on August 1, 1878 in Ottawa, Kansas. [14] [15]

1963 Stella Pearl “Essie” Caruthers Higginbotham died on March 10 and was buried at Mount Washington Cemetery, Independence, Jackson County, Missouri. Stella Pearl “Essie” Caruthers Higginbotham was born on August 1, 1878. [16] [17]


Footnotes:

[1] United States Federal Census, 1870, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].

[2] Kansas County Marriages, 1855-1911, [FamilySearch], [FamilySearchRecord].

[3] Kansas, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1811-1911, [AncestryRecord].

[4] Kansas State Census Collection, 1855-1925, 1875, lines 37-38, [AncestryRecord], [AncestryImage].

[5] United States Federal Census, 1880, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].

[6] Kansas State Census Collection, 1855-1925, 1895, lines 29-31, [AncestryRecord], [AncestryImage].

[7] Missouri, Marriage Records, 1805-2002, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].

[8] Kansas, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1811-1911, [AncestryRecord].

[9] Kansas State Census Collection, 1855-1925, 1895, [AncestryRecord], [AncestryImage].

[10] Kansas State Census Collection, 1855-1925, 1895, lines 29-31, [AncestryRecord], [AncestryImage].

[11] United States Federal Census, 1900, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].

[12] Find A Grave Memorial 148564513, [FindAGrave].

[13] Find A Grave Memorial at Ancestry.com, [AncestryRecord].

[14] Missouri, U.S., Death Certificates, 1910-1962, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].

[15] U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, [AncestryRecord].

[16] Find A Grave Memorial 125772699, [FindAGrave].

[17] Find A Grave Memorial at Ancestry.com, [AncestryRecord].