Frances Carswell (1868–) • FamilySearch

Frances Carswell

1868–
Morganton, Burke, North Carolina, United States

The Life of Frances

When Frances Carswell was born in 1868, in Morganton, Burke, North Carolina, United States, her father, Elisha Carswell, was 26 and her mother, Sarah Sally Denton, was 23. She lived in Linville, Burke, North Carolina, United States in 1870 and Upper Fork Township, Burke, North Carolina, United States in 1880.

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Parents and Siblings

Obie Franklin

1865–

Frances Carswell

1868–

Spouse and Children

Obie Franklin

Male1865–Male

Frances Carswell

Female1868–Female

Parents and Siblings

Elisha Carswell

Male1842–1900Male

Sarah Sally Denton

Female1845–1902Female

siblings

(7)

John William Carswell

Male1867–1937Male

Frances Carswell

Female1868–Female

Joseph Anderson Carswell

Male1870–1945Male

Eliza Carswell

Male1874–Male

Delia Carswell

Female1875–Female

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World Events (8)

1868 · Impeach the President!

Age 0

Caused by many crimes and breaking the Tenure of Office Act, Many Senators and House Representatives became angry with President Johnson and began discussions of his Impeachment. After a special session of Congress, the Articles of Impeachment were approved by the House and then the Senate. Making Andrew Johnson the first President to be Impeached.

1877 · Last Troops Leave

Age 9

In 1877, the last of the troops that were occupying North Carolina left.

1900 · Gold for Cash!

Age 32

This Act set a price at which gold could be traded for paper money.

Name Meaning

Carswell

Frances

English and Scottish: habitational name from Carswell in south Oxfordshire (formerly Berkshire) or from any of the places mentioned at Creswell , all named with Old English cærse ‘(water)cress’ + well(a) ‘spring’, ‘stream’.

Possible Related Names

Creswell

Sources (2)

Frances Casswell in household of Elisha Casswell, "United States Census, 1870"
Francis Carswell in household of Elisha Carswell, "United States Census, 1880"

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