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 1863 - 1948

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• Birth	10 Aug 1863	, Callaway, Missouri, USA
  Gender	Male
  Obituary	9 Oct 1948	Fulton, Callaway, Missouri, USA
  	Sun Gazette
  	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.
  Died	9 Oct 1948	Fulton, Callaway, Missouri, USA
  	Cause: Chronic nephritis, old age, inflamation of gall bladder
  Buried	10 Oct 1948	Otterbein United Brethren Methodist Cemetery, , Callaway, Missouri, USA
  Person ID	I3205	Herring Family of Callaway County, Missouri
  Last Modified	12 Jun 2010
  Father	Samuel Carrington,   b. Abt 1819, , Montgomery, Kentucky, USA ,   d. 13 Jul 1879, , Callaway, Missouri, USA
  Mother	Lydia Ann Bowen,   b. 1819, , , Kentucky, USA ,   d. 22 Sep 1898, , Callaway, Missouri, USA
  Married	14 May 1840	, Callaway, Missouri, USA
  Family ID	F112	Group Sheet
  Family	Mary Ellen Miller,   b. 9 Feb 1855, , , Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 7 Sep 1944, , Boone, Missouri, USA
  Married	9 Dec 1885	Fulton, Callaway, Missouri, USA
  	Marriage license dated December 9, 1885 issued in Fulton, Missouri, issued by Geo. W. Penn, clerk, states that Samuel E. Carrington is over 21 and Mary Ellen Miller is over 18. Marriage record states that R. Fisher?, minister of the Gospel, did in Fulton on December 9, 1885, perform the marriage. Documents filed Dec. 11, 1885.
  Children	1. John Edward Carrington,   b. 30 Dec 1886, , Callaway, Missouri, USA ,   d. 3 Jul 1918, , Callaway, Missouri, USA > 2. Lilly May Carrington,   b. Aug 1888, , Callaway, Missouri, USA ,   d. 1974 > 3. Bertha Maude Carrington,   b. 10 Feb 1891, , Callaway, Missouri, USA ,   d. 8 Apr 1956, Fulton Twp, , Callaway, Missouri, USA   4. Oscar N. Carrington,   b. 6 Sep 1893, , Callaway, Missouri, USA ,   d. May 1983, Jefferson City, Cole, Missouri, USA > 5. Jessie Jewell Carrington,   b. 15 Nov 1895, , Callaway, Missouri, USA ,   d. 1 Mar 1992, Fulton, Callaway, Missouri, USA
  Last Modified	12 Apr 2009
  Family ID	F1276	Group Sheet

• Headstones		Samuel E. Carrington & Mary E. Miller Samuel E. Carrington, Aug. 10, 1863 - Oct. 9, 1948. Mary E. Carrington, his wife, Feb. 9, 1855 - Sep. 7, 1944. Samuel Edwin Carrington was a son of Samuel Carrington and Lydia Ann Bowen, a grandson of Randolph Carrington and Katharine McGary, and, Andrew H. Bowen and Anne Summers. He was my great granduncle. On Dec. 9, 1885 in Fulton, Callaway…
  Marriages		Marriage, Carrington - Miller 1885 Marriage license of Samuel E. Carrington and Mary Ellen Miller Record of marriage, Samuel E. Carrington of Fulton county of Callaway state of Missouri who is over the age of twenty-one years and Mary Ellen Miller of Fulton in the county of Callaway state of Missouri who is over the age of eighteen years. This is to certify that the undersigned a…
  Death Certificates		Death certificate of Carrington, Samuel Edwin 10 Aug 1863 - 9 Oct 1948. He was my great granduncle.

• Notes

  In 1880, he is living at home with his widowed mother. 1900 United States Federal Census about Sam Carrington Name: Sam Carrington Home in 1900: Caldwell, Callaway, Missouri Age: 36 Estimated birth year: abt 1864 Birthplace: Missouri Relationship to head-of-house: Head Spouse's name: Ellene Race: White Occupation: Farmer Household Members: Name Age Sam Carrington 36 Ellene Carrington 45 Edward Carrington 13 Mary Carrington 11 Bertha Carrington 9 Oscar Carrington 6 Jessie Carrington 4 Source Citation: Year: 1900; Census Place: Caldwell, Callaway, Missouri; Roll: T623 844; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 19. Children born, 5, children living 5. married 15 years 1910 United States Federal Census about S E Carrington Name: S E Carrington Age in 1910: 46 Estimated birth year: abt 1864 Birthplace: Missouri Relation to Head of House: Head Father's Birth Place: Virginia Mother's Birth Place: Kentucky Spouse's name: Mary E Home in 1910: Caldwell, Callaway, Missouri Marital Status: Married Race: White Gender: Male Household Members: Name Age S E Carrington 46 Mary E Carrington 53 May Carrington 21 Bertha Carrington 19 Oscar Carrington 16 Jessie Carrington 13 Source Citation: Year: 1910; Census Place: Caldwell, Callaway, Missouri; Roll: T624_774; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 22; Image: 77. In the 1920 Census, the family is still in Caldwell Twp, Callaway County, MO, in ED 25, page 1B. Oscar and Jessie are still in the home. 1920 United States Federal Census about Samuel E Carrington Name: Samuel E Carrington Home in 1920: Caldwell, Callaway, Missouri Age: 56 years Estimated birth year: abt 1864 Birthplace: Missouri Relation to Head of House: Head Spouse's name: Mary E Father's Birth Place: Kentucky Mother's Birth Place: Kentucky Marital Status: Married Race: White Sex: Male Home owned: Own Able to read: Yes Able to Write: Yes Image: 577 Household Members: Name Age Samuel E Carrington 56 Mary E Carrington 44 Oscar V Carrington 26 Jessie J Carrington 24 Source Citation: Year: 1920;Census Place: Caldwell, Callaway, Missouri; Roll: T625_909; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 25; Image: 577. occupation in 1920, farmer Samuel and Mary are still in the same area in 1930 He lived at 1005 Nichols Street, Fulton, at the time of his death. He died at home. He was a retired farmer. His son, Oscar Carrington, of Jefferson City, Missouri, gave the information for his death certificate. Oscar did not know the names of his father's parents. 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."

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  Event Birth - 10 Aug 1863 - , Callaway, Missouri, USA Married - 9 Dec 1885 - Fulton, Callaway, Missouri, USA Obituary - Sun Gazette - 9 Oct 1948 - Fulton, Callaway, Missouri, USA Died - Cause: Chronic nephritis, old age, inflamation of gall bladder - 9 Oct 1948 - Fulton, Callaway, Missouri, USA Buried - 10 Oct 1948 - Otterbein United Brethren Methodist Cemetery, , Callaway, Missouri, USA  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth