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Mary Elizabeth Carithers

Female 1900 - 1992  (91 years)


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  1. 1.  Mary Elizabeth Carithers was born on 30 Oct 1900 in Morning Sun, Louisa County, Iowa (daughter of James Thomas Carithers and Minnie Lauretta Baird); died on 1 Oct 1992 in Belle Plaine, Benton County, Iowa; was buried in Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Blairstown, Benton County, Iowa.

    Notes:

    Second marriage to someone with the surname of Hensleigh.

    Mary E. Hensleigh, 91, died Thursday in the Belle Plaine Care Center of natural causes. Services: 1:30 p.m. Monday, First Presbyterian Church. Burial: Pleasant Hill Cemetery. Friends may call from 2 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Russell-Overton Funeral Home.
    Survivors include two daughters, Jayne Roth of Luzerne and JoAnn Fiester of Blairstown; and a sister, Ellen Armstrong of Morning Sun.
    The Gazette, Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Saturday, 3 October 1992.


    Buried:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/31295336/mary-elizabeth-kern

    Block 286, Lot NE, 1/4

    Mary married Lester Earl Kern on 2 Jun 1925 in Louisa County, Iowa. Lester was born on 14 Oct 1898 in Blairstown, Benton County, Iowa; died on 17 Jun 1954; was buried in Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Blairstown, Benton County, Iowa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. James Frederick Kern was born on 1 Feb 1927 in Blairstown, Benton County, Iowa; died on 24 Apr 1989 in Muskogee, Muskogee County, Oklahoma; was buried in Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Blairstown, Benton County, Iowa.
    2. Mary JoAnn Kern was born on 6 Mar 1934 in Marengo, Iowa County, Iowa; died on 13 Aug 2018 in Blairstown, Benton County, Iowa; was buried in Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Blairstown, Benton County, Iowa.

    Family/Spouse: Elanzo Howard Hensleigh. Elanzo was born on 25 Nov 1890 in Washington Township, Des Moines County, Iowa; died on 24 Nov 1977 in Morning Sun Township, Louisa County, Iowa; was buried in Sharon Cemetery, Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  James Thomas Carithers was born on 4 Oct 1872 in Pennsylvania; died on 15 Dec 1943 in Morning Sun, Louisa County, Iowa; was buried on 17 Dec 1943 in Sharon Cemetery, Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1900, Yellow Springs, Des Moines County, Iowa
    • Census: 1910, Yellow Springs, Des Moines County, Iowa
    • Census: 1920, Morning Sun, Louisa County, Iowa
    • Census: 1925, Morning Sun, Louisa County, Iowa
    • Census: 1940, Morning Sun, Louisa County, Iowa

    Notes:

    J. T Carithers Died Wednesday Morning
    Last Rites at R. P. Church Friday Afternoon.

    James T. Carithers, 72, one of our best known and highly respected citizens of this community, died at his home here early Wednesday morning, December 15 (1943), following a five days illness. As noted in last weeks paper he suffered a stroke early Friday morning last.

    Since 1926 he has been custodian of the high school building, which position he filled capably for seventeen years, always courtesy (sic) and accommodating. He will be missed by teachers and students alike, as well as by the general public who had occasion to be at the school building off and on during the school year in the years gone by.

    The funeral service was held from the Reformed Presbyterian church Friday afternoon at 2:00 o'clock, conducted by his pastor, Reverend H. G. Patterson, assisted by Reverend M. W. Dougherty. The burial was at the Sharon cemetery, the pallbearers being Robert Dickson, John Kilpatrick, Edward Hudson, Curtis Royer, Merritt McElhinney and Zenas McMurtry. The Pierce funeral home was in charge.

    Relatives called here to attend the last rites were Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Kern and family and Mrs. Albert Mecklenburg of Blairstown, Iowa; Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Carithers of Burlington; Lt. and Mrs. Harold Sexton and Joyce Ann of Camp Claiborne, Louisiana; Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Sexton and Clark, Jr., Mrs. Ray Westfall and Mrs. Harry Sexton of Oakville.

    James Thomas Carithers was born October 4, 1871, at Allegheny, Pennsylvania. At the age of nine years he came to Iowa and settled in the Sharon community near Morning Sun. In early life he became affiliated with the Sharon Reformed Presbyterian church, and 1917 transferred his membership to the Morning Sun congregation, of which he was a member at the time of his death.

    On August 14, 1895, he was united in marriage with Minnie L. Baird. To this union were born four children, Mrs. Clark Sexton of Oakville, Mrs. Lester Kern of Blairstown, Mrs. D. T. Armstrong of Morning Sun, and William B. Carithers of Burlington. These [survive him], with nine grandchildren, Lieut. Harold Sexton and Clark Sexton, Jr., Mrs. Marlyn Westfall, Jas., Jayne and J. Ann Kern, Mary Ann and David Ross Armstrong and Thos. Michael Carithers, and two great-grandchildren, Joyce Ann Sexton and Keith Allen Westfall; also three brothers, Reid Carithers of Morning Sun, Wm. McClaren of Pittsfield, Massachusetts, and Robert McClaren of Newton, Iowa.

    Morning Sun News-Herald, 16 Dec 1943


    Buried:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/22938832/james-thomas-carithers

    James married Minnie Lauretta Baird in 1896. Minnie (daughter of James Wallace Baird and Mary Ann Walkinshaw) was born on 24 Aug 1874 in Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa; died on 29 Jun 1950 in Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa; was buried on 1 Jul 1950 in Sharon Cemetery, Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Minnie Lauretta Baird was born on 24 Aug 1874 in Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa (daughter of James Wallace Baird and Mary Ann Walkinshaw); died on 29 Jun 1950 in Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa; was buried on 1 Jul 1950 in Sharon Cemetery, Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa.

    Notes:

    MORNING SUN WOMAN DIES LAST THURSDAY

    Mrs. Minnie Carithers, 74, a life resident of the Morning Sun community died at the Burlington hospital at 11:45 am Thursday where she was taken June 24 following a fall at her home when her left hip was fractured. She was the former Minnie Baird, daughter of James and Mary Ann Walkinshaw Baird and was born on a farm in the Sharon vicinity August 24, 1875, where she grew up. She was married to James Carithers August 14, 1895, who died in 1943.

    She is survived by three daughters: Mrs. Clark Sexton, Oakville; Mrs. Lester Kerns Blairstown; Mrs. D. T. Armstrong, Morning Sun; one son, William, Galesburg, Illinois; ten grandchildren, and seven great-grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Blanche Meyers, Ontario, California, Mrs. J. P. Robertson, Morning Sun; four brothers; Ralph and Oscar Baird, Wapello, Dr. Oliver Baird, Tarkio, Missouri; and M. W. Baird, Morning Sun.

    Two brothers are dead. Funeral services were held Saturday at 2:00 p.m. from the Reformed Presbyterian Church of which she was a member. The Reverend H. C. Patterson officiated and burial was in Elmwood cemetery. [note: this is incorrect, is buried at the Sharon Reformed Presbyterian Church Cemetery beside her husband.]

    The Wapello Republican, 6 Jul 1950


    Buried:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/24278683/minnie-lauretta-carithers

    Children:
    1. Mabelle Margaret Carithers was born on 10 Mar 1897 in Des Moines County, Iowa; died on 7 Mar 1992 in Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa; was buried in Elmwood Cemetery, Morning Sun, Louisa County, Iowa.
    2. 1. Mary Elizabeth Carithers was born on 30 Oct 1900 in Morning Sun, Louisa County, Iowa; died on 1 Oct 1992 in Belle Plaine, Benton County, Iowa; was buried in Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Blairstown, Benton County, Iowa.
    3. Ellen Rose Carithers was born on 1 Mar 1904 in Morning Sun, Louisa County, Iowa; died on 28 Jul 1998; was buried in Elmwood Cemetery, Morning Sun, Louisa County, Iowa.


Generation: 3

  1. 6.  James Wallace BairdJames Wallace Baird was born on 18 Sep 1847 in Morning Sun, Louisa County, Iowa (son of John Baird and Catherine McElhinney); died on 27 Sep 1923 in Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa; was buried on 29 Sep 1923 in Sharon Cemetery, Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1880, Yellow Springs, Des Moines County, Iowa
    • Census: 1900, Yellow Springs, Des Moines County, Iowa
    • Census: 1920, Yellow Springs, Des Moines County, Iowa

    Notes:

    Obituary from Find a Grave and Kim Thompson:

    Prominent Farmer Is Laid to Rest.

    In the death of James Wallace Baird, which occurred September 27th (1923), the community suffers a real loss. He was one who could be depended upon, clear spoken, and ever ready to help those in need. His kindly counsel will be greatly missed.

    He was born September 18, 1847, in Louisa County, Iowa, and died at is home near Mediapolis, Iowa, nine days after his seventy-sixth birthday. On April 7th, 1871, he was united in marriage to Mary Ann Walkenshaw and had lived in the home where he passed away, fifty years.

    To this union nine children were born, all of whom live near Morning Sun, with the exception of Dr. Oliver E. Baird of Blanchard, Iowa. All the children are living with the exception of Otto C. Baird, who passed away in 1910. The remaining children are: Mrs. Minnie L. Carithers, Edmund A., Merrill W., Oliver E., Ralph E., Oscar M., Mrs. Lena May Robertson and Mrs. Blanche U. Thompson.

    Early in life he joined the Sharon Reformed Presbyterian church where, in after years, he served faithfully as deacon, and to the end of his life he was treasurer until failing health made it impossible, Mr. Baird was to be found regularly at the church he loved on the Sabbath day.

    Those who were bending over him in his last moments caught his last words "The Almighty has power."

    Funeral services were conducted at Sharon church and he was buried at Sharon cemetery, Saturday, September 29, 1923.

    Morning Sun News-Herald, 4 Oct 1923


    Buried:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/22318418/james-wallace-baird

    James married Mary Ann Walkinshaw on 7 Apr 1871. Mary (daughter of John Walkinshaw and Margaret Glasgow) was born on 19 Mar 1850 in Londonderry, Guernsey County, Ohio; died on 21 Nov 1948 in Morning Sun, Louisa County, Iowa; was buried on 24 Nov 1948 in Sharon Cemetery, Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 7.  Mary Ann WalkinshawMary Ann Walkinshaw was born on 19 Mar 1850 in Londonderry, Guernsey County, Ohio (daughter of John Walkinshaw and Margaret Glasgow); died on 21 Nov 1948 in Morning Sun, Louisa County, Iowa; was buried on 24 Nov 1948 in Sharon Cemetery, Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1940, Morning Sun, Louisa County, Iowa

    Notes:

    Obituary from Find a Grave and Kim Thompson:
    Mrs. Mary Ann Baird Dies Sunday

    Mrs. Mary Ann Baird, 97, the town's eldest citizen, died at midnight Sunday (November 21, 1948) at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Minnie Carithers. She had been in declining health for several weeks.

    Mary Ann Walkinshaw was the daughter of John and Margaret Glasgow Walkinshaw, and was born March 19, 1851, at Londonderry, Ohio. On April 7, 1871, she was married to James W. Baird, and for many years they lived on a farm in the Sharon community. Baird died in 1928 and in 1927 Mrs. Baird came to Morning Sun to make her home with her daughter.

    In addition to Mrs. Carithers, Mrs. Baird is survived by six other children: Mrs. J. P Robertson and Merrill Baird, Morning Sun; Ralph and Oscar Baird, Wapello; Dr. Oliver Baird, Tarkio, Missouri; and Mrs. L. L. Myers of Ontario, California. Two sons, Otto and Edward Baird, are dead.

    Also surviving are 34 grandchildren, 29 great-grandchildren, and 6 great-great-grandchildren.

    Mrs. Baird was a member of the Sharon Reformed Presbyterian church, at which church services were held Wednesday at 2 p.m. Reverend M. W. Doughterty was in charge, and burial was in Sharon cemetery.

    Morning Sun News-Herald, 25 Nov 1948

    Buried:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/22318456/mary-ann-baird

    Children:
    1. 3. Minnie Lauretta Baird was born on 24 Aug 1874 in Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa; died on 29 Jun 1950 in Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa; was buried on 1 Jul 1950 in Sharon Cemetery, Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa.
    2. Edmond Alfonz Baird was born on 13 Sep 1876 in Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa; died on 29 Nov 1941 in Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa; was buried on 1 Dec 1941 in Sharon Cemetery, Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa.
    3. Lena Mabel Baird was born on 20 Aug 1878 in Des Moines County, Iowa; died on 29 Sep 1952 in Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa; was buried in Sharon Cemetery, Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa.
    4. Merrill Waldo Baird was born on 25 Dec 1880 in Des Moines County, Iowa; died on 24 Sep 1964 in Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa; was buried in Sharon Cemetery, Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa.
    5. Oliver Emmett Baird was born on 8 Dec 1882 in Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa; died on 8 Feb 1964 in Clarinda, Page County, Iowa; was buried in Tarkio Home Cemetery, Tarkio, Atchison County, Missouri.
    6. Otto Clarence Baird was born on 17 Jul 1886 in Des Moines County, Iowa; died on 24 Aug 1910 in Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa; was buried in Sharon Cemetery, Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa.
    7. Ralph Ehrman Baird was born on 4 Jun 1888 in Garland, Des Moines County, Iowa; died on 8 Dec 1963 in Wapello, Louisa County, Iowa; was buried in Sharon Cemetery, Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa.
    8. Oscar Marion Baird was born on 15 Aug 1890 in Des Moines County, Iowa; died on 30 Mar 1960 in Iowa City, Johnson County, Iowa; was buried in Sharon Cemetery, Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa.
    9. Blanche Verona Baird was born on 15 Aug 1890 in Des Moines County, Iowa; died on 25 Feb 1983; was buried in Sharon Cemetery, Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa.


Generation: 4

  1. 12.  John Baird was born on 2 Apr 1813 in Ireland; died on 4 Jul 1881; was buried in Sharon Cemetery, Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1870, Yellow Springs Township, Des Moines County, Iowa

    Notes:

    Name:
    son of Robert Baird and Jane Lindsay

    Buried:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/22938531/john-baird

    John married Catherine McElhinney on 12 Mar 1840 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Catherine (daughter of Robert McElhinney and Nancy Martin) was born on 10 Aug 1822 in Ireland; died on 14 Apr 1900 in Morning Sun, Louisa County, Iowa; was buried in Sharon Cemetery, Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 13.  Catherine McElhinney was born on 10 Aug 1822 in Ireland (daughter of Robert McElhinney and Nancy Martin); died on 14 Apr 1900 in Morning Sun, Louisa County, Iowa; was buried in Sharon Cemetery, Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa.

    Notes:

    Obituary from Find a Grave and Kim Thompson:
    The Morning Sun News-Herald.

    Mrs. Catharine McElhinney-Baird was born near Londonderry, Ireland, August 10th, 1822. She departed this life April 14th, 1900.

    When about 3 years old she came with her parents to the United States, and after residing a series of years In Pennsylvania and New York; emigrated to Iowa, with the rest of the family, where they arrived April 15, 1840.

    She lacked a single day of having lived in [outside?] the state 60 years.

    She was married to John Baird in Philadelphia, March 12, 1840. Mr. Baird's death occurred on July 4th, 1881, so that she lived in widowhood almost 19 years.

    She was in the truest sense of the word a mother. Five sons and six daughters live to mourn her death. One child died in early life.

    Her grandchildren number 29, and her great-grandchildren, 3. She was eminently practical in all her life work. "She managed her affairs with discretion."

    She loved her church devoutly, and understood the principles upon which It stood. She attended church when it cost her much effort, and when she felt unable to go any other place. During her last illness, her mind was unusually clear; her anticipation of the approaching end was with a quiet faith, a comfortable hope, a well grounded assurance. In herself she saw nothing on which to depend. In Jesus Christ she saw all that her soul desired. Her end came painlessly and peacefully, like the light of the morning-star that does not set but melts away into the clearer light of the eternal day. "Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright for the end of that man is peace."

    The funeral was attended by a vast concourse of people and among the mourners were a large number of early settlers. We note year by year how their number is being diminished. The emigrants are again emigrating -- this time to a land where infirmities of age, and sickness, and sorrow, and separation are words unknown.

    May their posterity be as true to the right and as loyal to duty as the fathers and mothers were. "Show thy work unto thy servants, and thy glory unto their children."


    Buried:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/22318395/catherine-baird

    Children:
    1. 6. James Wallace Baird was born on 18 Sep 1847 in Morning Sun, Louisa County, Iowa; died on 27 Sep 1923 in Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa; was buried on 29 Sep 1923 in Sharon Cemetery, Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa.
    2. Margaret Ann Baird was born on 12 Sep 1852 in Morning Sun, Louisa County, Iowa; died on 16 Dec 1933 in Santa Ana, Orange County, California; was buried in Fairhaven Memorial Park, Santa Ana, Orange County, California.

  3. 14.  John Walkinshaw was born on 1 Mar 1810 in County Antrim, Ireland; died on 16 Apr 1883 in Des Moines County, Iowa; was buried in Sharon Cemetery, Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1850, Londonderry, Guernsey County, Ohio
    • Census: 1860, Yellow Springs, Des Moines County, Iowa
    • Census: 1870, Yellow Springs, Des Moines County, Iowa

    Notes:

    Buried:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/19859547/john-henry-walkinshaw

    John married Margaret Glasgow in 1835 in Londonderry, Guernsey County, Ohio. Margaret (daughter of John Glasgow and Mary Arthur) was born on 17 Oct 1810 in Ireland; died on 12 Nov 1860 in Des Moines County, Iowa; was buried in Sharon Cemetery, Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 15.  Margaret Glasgow was born on 17 Oct 1810 in Ireland (daughter of John Glasgow and Mary Arthur); died on 12 Nov 1860 in Des Moines County, Iowa; was buried in Sharon Cemetery, Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa.

    Notes:

    From cemetery records: Margaret Walkinshaw, died 12 Nov 1860, age 50y, 20d. Wife of J. Walkinshaw.

    Buried:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/19859751/margaret-walkinshaw

    Children:
    1. James Walkinshaw was born on 4 Mar 1836 in Ohio; died on 25 Feb 1859; was buried in Sharon Cemetery, Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa.
    2. Jane Glasgow Walkinshaw was born on 29 Mar 1837 in Londonderry, Guernsey County, Ohio; died on 24 Jun 1922 in Santa Ana, Orange County, California; was buried in Fairhaven Memorial Park, Santa Ana, Orange County, California.
    3. Maria Walkinshaw was born on 24 Jul 1839 in Londonderry, Guernsey County, Ohio; died on 11 Dec 1924 in Morning Sun, Louisa County, Iowa; was buried on 13 Dec 1924 in Sharon Cemetery, Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa.
    4. Hugh Wycoff Walkinshaw was born on 8 Jul 1840 in Londonderry, Guernsey County, Ohio; died on 13 Oct 1921 in Harlan Township, Page County, Iowa; was buried on 15 Oct 1921 in Covenanter Cemetery, Clarinda, Page County, Iowa.
    5. John Henry Walkinshaw was born on 9 May 1842 in Ohio; died on 2 Jul 1925 in Blanchard, Page County, Iowa; was buried on 5 Jul 1925 in Blanchard Cemetery, Blanchard, Page County, Iowa.
    6. Mary Ann Walkinshaw was born on 22 Feb 1845 in Guernsey County, Ohio; died in 1851 in Guernsey County, Ohio; was buried in Scotch Covenanter Cemetery, Londonderry, Guernsey County, Ohio.
    7. Margaret Love Walkinshaw was born on 22 Feb 1845 in Ohio; died in 1932; was buried in Fairhaven Memorial Park, Santa Ana, Orange County, California.
    8. Adam Walkinshaw was born on 31 Jan 1847 in Guernsey County, Ohio; died on 29 Nov 1925 in Santa Ana, Orange County, California; was buried in Fairhaven Memorial Park, Santa Ana, Orange County, California.
    9. Lemuel Walkinshaw was born on 15 Jan 1849 in Guernsey County, Ohio; died on 1 Mar 1930 in Stockton, San Joaquin County, California; was buried in Park View Cemetery, Manteca, San Joaquin County, California.
    10. 7. Mary Ann Walkinshaw was born on 19 Mar 1850 in Londonderry, Guernsey County, Ohio; died on 21 Nov 1948 in Morning Sun, Louisa County, Iowa; was buried on 24 Nov 1948 in Sharon Cemetery, Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa.
    11. Arthur Glasgow Walkinshaw was born on 27 May 1854 in Ohio; died on 26 Mar 1929 in Santa Ana, Orange County, California; was buried in Fairhaven Memorial Park, Santa Ana, Orange County, California.


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