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Land Records: (Source: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), General Land Office (GLO)

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  • Jonathan Jackson Carr purchased 40 acres 10/30/1834 in Morgan County, Ind

  • James Carr purchased 40 acres in Morgan Co, Ind on 3/30/1837

  • John Carr purchased 40 acres in Morgan Co, Ind 9/10/1838 PDF copy of record

  • William Carr purchased 40 acres on 10/21/1834 and on 10/30/1834 purchased another 40 acres and on 9/16/1835 purchased 80 acres in Morgan Co, Ind .

  • David Woolever purchased 80 acres at $1.25 per acre on Oct 5, 1839 and 80 more acres on July 18, 1846 in Cumberland County, IL (note: the first purchase was before Cumberland County was formed) PDF copy of record

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Military:  Source: Illinois Civil War Muster and Descriptive Rolls Database Illinois State Archives

Paternal

Carr, Donley, Woolever, Rutan, Fitzsimmons

Maternal

Thomas, Tharp, Glenn, Beeson, Gilbert , Massey

  • Woolever, Leonard (son of David and Elizabeth (Sebren) Woolever)10th Illinois Calvary. Wounded during capture of little Rock, Sept 10, 1863. His horse was shot out from under him and his foot was severely damaged. He was discharged Mar 9, 1865.
  • Beeson, Joseph (son of Amasa and Rebecca Beeson) Enlisted as a Private on 22 December 1861, mustered out Company G, 62nd Infantry Regiment Illinois on 06 March 1866 in Little Rock, IL as a Full Corporal.
  • Beeson, Anderson (son of Amasa and Rebecca Beeson) Enlisted JAN 28, 1865 , mustered out JUL 17, 1865 . Comp B, 30 IL Inf.
  • Gilbert, Joseph (father of Sarah Jane Gilbert Tharp) 1SGT     B    123 IL US INF      GREENUP Disch, Jan 16, 1865; disabil.