Sarah Ellen Carter was a daughter of John G. Carter and Matilda Herring. She was my great grandAunt. Sarah went by the name of Ellen most of her life. She was born on Feb. 2, 1851 in Fulton, Callaway Co., Missouri.
In 1870 she married Patrick J. Grogan in Audrain Co., Missouri. Patrick Grogan was born in March of 1846 near St. Catharine, Ontario, Canada. He was a son of unknown Grogan and unknown Corriagn. His parents were born in Ireland. Patrick Grogan was a well known race horse trainer and worked for J.D. Patton, the foremost Missouri turfman of his day, with much success before going into business for himself.
In the late 1870's they moved to Sturgeon, Boone Co., Missouri where at least eight of their children were born. Before that they lived in either Callaway Co., Missouri or Audrain Co., Missouri for the first couple of years of their marriage. In the mid 1890's they moved to St. Louis, Missouri, where they lived the rest of their lives.
Patrick Grogan and Ellen Carter had 11 children:
- William Ricken Grogan, b: Feb. 28, 1872, Mexico, Audrain Co., Missouri, d: Sep. 24, 1872, Mexico, Audrain Co., Missouri, buried Carter Herring Private cemetery, Callaway Co., Missouri.
- Nellie H. Grogan, b: Jan. 1874, Sturgeon, Boone Co., Missouri, d: Feb. 9, 1878, Sturgeon, Boone Co., Missouri, buried Sturgeon cemetery, Boone Co., Missouri.
- John Hudson Grogan, b: Dec. 5, 1873, Sturgeon, Boone Co., Missouri, d: July 3, 1925, buried Calvary cemetery, St. Louis, Missouri. John was a St. Louis city policeman. He died from a gunshot in the heart, while on duty as a police officer.
- Married, Abt. 1908, St. Louis, Missouri, Annie M. unknown, b: 1874, Missouri, d: Aug. 13, 1956, St. Louis, Missouri, buried Calvary cemetery, St. Louis, Missouri.
- Children:
- Bernice Grogan, b: abt. 1910, St. Louis, Missouri.
- Dorothy E. Grogan, b: abt. 1913, St. Louis, Missouri.
- married June 7, 1939, St. Louis, Missouri, Robert Collins, b: Jan. 29, 1912, d: Aug. 19, 1992, St. Ann, St. Louis Co., Missouri.
- Delphine Grogan, b: abt. 1915, St. Louis, Missouri.
- Clementine Grogan, b: abt. 1917, St. Louis, Missouri.
- Mary Sybil Grogan, b: Nov, 1875, Sturgeon, Boone Co., Missouri, d: Jan. 19, 1938, St. Louis, Missouri, buried Calvary Catholic cemetery, St. Louis, Missouri.
- On the 1920 census, Mary Sybil and her sister Stella Grogan were both single and living together in St. Louis.
- William M. Grogan, b: Dec, 1877, Sturgeon, Boone Co., Missouri, d: July 4, 1904, St. Louis, Missouri, buried Hillcrest cemetery, Fulton, Callaway Co., Missouri.
- Married unknown, b: unknown, d: Feb. 1, 1905, St. Louis, Missouri, buried Hillcrest cemetery, Fulton, Callaway Co., Missouri.
- Beulah S. Grogan, b: Oct. 9, 1880, Sturgeon, Boone, Missouri, d: Mar. 21, 1913, St. Louis, Missouri, buried Calvary Catholic cemetery, St. Louis, Missouri.
- Married, Abt. 1905, St. Louis, Missouri, John P. Roach, b: abt. 1876, Illinois, d: Sep. 21, 1943, St. Louis, Missouri, buried Calvary Catholic cemetery, St. Louis, Missouri. John Roach was a St. Louis city policeman. By 1920, he had remarried and was a police sergant.
- Morris Patton Grogan, b: Nov. 27, 1881, Sturgeon, Boone, Missouri, d: Dec. 9, 1915, St. Louis, Missouri, buried in Calvary Catholic cemetery, St. Louis, Missouri. Morris was police officer, St. Louis Park District.
- Married, Abt. 1908, St. Louis, Missouri, Josephine E. Lahie, b: abt. 1889, Missouri, d: Aug. 7, 1975. Josephine later married a Mr. Meyer, she is buried next to Morris in Calvary Catholic cemetery, St. Louis, Missouri.
- Children:
- John P. Grogan, b: May, 1909, St. Louis, Missouri.
- Josephine Grogan, b: abt. 1912, St. Louis, Missouri.
- William Thomas Grogan, b: Apr. 11, 1913, St. Louis, Missouri, d: Sep. 22, 1952, St. Louis, Missouri, buried, Resurrection Catholic cemetery, St. Louis, Missouri. Never married.
- Julia M. Grogan, b: May 19, 1915, St. Louis, Missouri, d: Sep. 19, 1915, St. Louis, Missouri, buried, Calvary Catholic cemetery, St. Louis, Missouri.
- Stella C. Grogan, b: Aug. 2, 1887, Sturgeon, Boone, Missouri, d: May 19, 1970, St. Louis, Missouri, buried Resurrection Catholic cemetary, St. Louis, Missouri.
- On the 1920 census, Stella and her sister Mary Sybil Grogan were both single and living together in St. Louis.
- Alma Carter Grogan, b: July 1889, Sturgeon, Boone, Missouri, d: Jun. 24, 1914, St. Louis, Missouri, buried in Hillcrest cemetery, Fulton, Callaway Co., Missouri.
- Alma was the twin sister of Elma.
- Elma Corrigan Grogan, b: July 1889, Sturgeon, Boone, Missouri, d: Nov. 2, 1905, St. Louis, Missouri buried in Hillcrest Cemetery, Fulton, Missouri.
- Elma was the twin sister of Alma.
- Lucille Manette Grogan, b: Feb. 6, 1897, St. Louis, Missouri, d: Mar. 22, 1918, St. Louis, Missouri, buried Calvary Catholic cemetary, St. Louis, Missouri.
Many of the Grogan family died young, most died of complications of tuberculosis in the early 1900's.
The following information was from the 1900 Missouri census: Grogan Pat, Head, W M, b Mar 1846, 54, married 30 yrs, born Canada (Eng), father born Ireland, mother born Ireland, year of immigration to USA 1862, years in the USA 38, naturalization No, occupation Horse-Trainer, months not employed 0, renting, house not farm
Patrick J. Grogan died Feb. 7, 1908 in St. Louis. His death occurred only 13 days before the death of Ellen's father, John G. Carter. Patrick Grogan is buried in Hillcrest Cemetery, Fulton, Callaway Co., Missouri.
In 1910, John R. Carter, brother of Ellen Carter, came to St. Louis to stay with her while he sought treatment for an illness. He died while at her home in St. Louis.
Sarah Ellen Carter died April 20, 1912 in St. Louis, Missouri. She was buried in Hillcrest cemetery, Fulton Missouri. There is a headstone in Hillcrest Cemetery, Fulton, which only says, The Grogan Family. This is a duplicate of the stone we found for their children who are buried in Calvery cemetery in St. Louis. I believe that daughter Stella Grogan put these headstones in the cemeteries. I remember visiting Stella Grogan several times in St. Louis when I was a child.
Obit - Fulton Weekly Gazette
Friday, February 14, 1908
Famous Turfman Buried Here
Pat Grogan, for many years a figure on American race tracks, who died in St. Louis on Thursday of last week, was buried in the new cemetery in this city Monday afternoon. The burial was from the afternoon train. A short service was conducted at the grave by Rev. Fr. Gilfillen, of Jefferson City. Funeral services were held in St. Louis early Monday morning.
He was born near St. Catharine, Ontario, and ran away from home when he was fifteen years old, going to St. Louis. He spent eight years in that city, and in 1869 came to Fulton. Here he met Miss Sarah Ellen Carter, daughter of John G. Carter, at this city, whom he married the following year. He then moved to Sturgeon, Boone county, where he trained "Jennie Crews", a race mare that became famous at Missouri fairs. In 1882 he went to St. Louis and became trainer for J.D. Patton, the foremost Missouri turfman of his day. He made almost a national reputation while with Patton as the trainer of "Ethel Gray", one of the best mares ever on the American turf. Later he went into the racing business on his own account but was not successful. His later years were spent in St. Louis. He is survived by his wife, two sons and five daughters.
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