Samuel Edwin Carrington was born August 10, 1863 in Callaway Co., Missouri. He was a son of Samuel Carrington and Lydia Ann Bowen and was my great granduncle.
On December 9, 1885, in Callaway Co., Missouri, he married Mary Ellen Miller. She was born Feb. 9, 1855 in Pennsylvania, a daughter of John Miller and Fianna Harter. She worked at a dairy in a stone barn before being married.
From J. Terry's files:
"Samuel left home shortly after the death of his father because his mother was sick and unable to take care of farm. He worked on a farm in Ham's Prairie for a while. Mary's father, John Miller, gave a parcel of his land to Sam and Mary. This land adjoins current county road NN. The house that Sam built there has been torn down.
Samuel is reported to have been a big man who like "ham meat and brown gravy". He is also said to have had a horse that could make the trip from his home to Fulton in 12 to 15 minutes, a distance of 7 miles. Sam farmed most of his life. He and Mary lived on the farm until the last few years of their lives when they lived with their daughter, Lillie May on Jefferson Street in Fulton."
Samuel E. and Mary Miller Carrington had 5 children:
- John Edward Carrington b: Dec. 30, 1887, Callaway Co. Missouri, d: July 3, 1918, Callaway Co. Missouri, buried Unity Baptist Cemetery, Callaway Co., Missouri. John died from menengitis and being struck by lightning.
- Lilly May Carrington b: Aug. 1888, Callaway Co. Missouri, d: 1974, buried Callaway Memorial Gardens, Fulton, Callaway Co., Missouri.
- Married Jan 4, 1911, John Ratckin Miller, son of George Washington Miller and Virginia Lee, b: May 18, 1889, Fulton, Callaway Co., Missouri, d: June 9, 1954, Fulton, Callaway Co., Missouri, buried Callaway Memorial Gardens, Fulton, Callaway Co., Missouri.
- Children:
- Alma Pauline Miller, b: 1911, Callaway Co., Misssouri d: 1994, buried Callaway Memorial Gardens, Fulton, Callaway Co., Missouri. Never married.
- Virgil Miller, b: June 29, 1914, Callaway Co., Misssouri d: Jan. 25, 1984, buried Callaway Memorial Gardens, Fulton, Callaway Co., Missouri.
- Doyle Miller, b: abt. 1917, Callaway Co., Misssouri
- Elmer Miller, b: 1919, Callaway Co., Misssouri d: 1993, buried Callaway Memorial Gardens, Fulton, Callaway Co., Missouri.
- Wilson Miller, b: Sept. 25, 1925, Callaway Co., Misssouri d: Oct. 1, 1951, Inchon Korea, buried Callaway Memorial Gardens, Fulton, Callaway Co., Missouri.
- Two more daughters, twins, possibly living.
- Bertha Maude Carrington, b: Feb 10, 1891, Callaway Co. Missouri, d: Apr 8, 1956, Callaway Co. Missouri, buried United Brethern (Otterbein) Church cemetery, Callaway, Missouri.
- Married May 3, 1911, LeRoy Purvis, son of Ephraim Purvis and Mary Smith, b: Jun. 1, 1880, Multrie, Illinois, d: Jul. 31, 1971, Callaway Co., Missouri, buried United Brethern (Otterbein) Church cemetery, Callaway, Missouri.
- Children:
- Ray C. Purvis, b: Mar. 7, 1912, Callaway Co., Missouri, d: Sep. 4, 1992, Bethany, Harrison Co., Missouri. Twin of Roy.
- Roy E. Purvis, b: Mar. 7, 1912, Callaway Co., Missouri, d: Oct. 15, 2000, St. Joseph, Buchannan Co., Missouri. Twin of Ray.
- Married before 1948, Evelyn Bieser
- Children:
- Donald Lee Purvis, b: Feb. 12, 1948, Fulton, Callaway Co., Missouri, d: Mar. 4, 1948, Callaway Co., Missouri, buried United Brethern (Otterbein) Church cemetery, Callaway, Missouri.
- Harold Dean Purvis, b: Nov. 18, 1924, Callaway Co., Missouri, d: Mar. 5, 2005, Columbia, Boone Co., Missouri, buried United Brethern (Otterbein) Church cemetery, Callaway, Missouri.
- Oscar N. Carrington b: Sept 6, 1893, Callaway Co. Missouri, d: May, 1983, Jefferson City, Cole Co., Missouri.
- Married Etta B. Nichols b: abt 1896, Callaway Co. Missouri
- Jessie J. Carrington b: Nov. 15, 1895, Callaway Co. Missouri, d: Mar. 1, 1992, Fulton, Callaway Co., Missouri, buried United Brethern (Otterbein) Church cemetery, Callaway, Missouri.
- Married Oct 16, 1921, Jerry Neill Menefee b: Oct. 23, 1896, Wichita, Sedgwik Co., Kansas d: Mar. 31, 1955, Fulton, Callaway Co., Missouri, buried United Brethern (Otterbein) Church cemetery, Callaway, Missouri. He was a son of Charles Everett Menefee and Emma Kate Neill. Jessie was a school teacher. Neill's sister (Eva Pearl) married Obie Herring, son of Willis Dabney Herring, grandson of George W. Herring Sr.
- Children:
- Helen Loraine Menefee, b: Apr 15, 1925, Callaway Co., Missouri, d: Apr 7, 1931, Mokane, Callaway Co., Missouri, buried United Brethern (Otterbein) Church cemetery, Callaway, Missouri.
- Gertrude Jeneil Menefee, June 11, 1931, Mokane, Callaway Co., Missouri, d: Jan. 29, 2007, Fulton, Callaway Co., Missouri, buried United Brethern (Otterbein) Church cemetery, Callaway, Missouri.
- Living son Menefee
- 1st Married Iva Pauline Payne, b: Aug. 14, 1923, Steedman, Callaway Co., Missouri, d: Dec. 26, 1959, Fulton, Callaway Co., Missouri, buried Reform cemetery, Reform, Callaway Co., Missouri.
- 2nd married, living.
- Vera F. Menefee, Feb. 18, 1929, Callaway Co., Missouri, d: Sep. 3, 1977, buried United Brethern (Otterbein) Church cemetery, Callaway, Missouri.
- Married, Bartley A. Gingrich, b: Feb. 9, 1933, d: July 25, 1997, buried United Brethern (Otterbein) Church cemetery, Callaway, Missouri.
- children:
- Ronald A. Gingrich, b: Aug. 30, 1954, Callaway Co., Missouri, d: Aug. 31, 1990, buried United Brethern (Otterbein) Church cemetery, Callaway, Missouri.
- Gerald Ray Gingrich, b: June 21, 1957, d: June 21, 1957, Callaway Co., Missouri, buried United Brethern (Otterbein) Church cemetery, Callaway, Missouri.
- at least 2 daughters, living.
- 5 more children, possibly living.
Samuel Edwin Carrington died October 9, 1948 in Fulton, Callaway Co., Missouri. Mary Ellen Miller Carrington died September 7, 1944 in Columbia, Boone Co., Missouri. They are buried in the United Brethern (Otterbein) Church cemetery, Callaway, Missouri.
Fulton Sun Gazette, October 9, 1948
S.E. Carrington Dies Saturday
Funeral Sunday At Evangelical U.B. Church
Samuel Edward Carrington, 85, died early Saturday morning at the home of a daughter, Mrs. John Miller, 1005 Nichols street, after an illness of more than a year.
Funeral services will be held at the Evangelical United Brethern Church sunday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. The Rev. M.W. Smeltzer, pastor, will officiate, assisterd by Dr. Daniel Gage.
Mr. Carrington was born August 10, 1863, in Callaway County and spent his entire life here. On December 9, 1885, he and Miss Mary Ella Miller were married. They had five children, Mrs. Carrington and one son preceded him in death.
Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. Miller, Mrs. J.N. Menefee of Mokane, and one son, Oscar Carrington of Jefferson City, 18 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren.
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