Calvin Cary (abt. 1778 - 1851)

Born about 1778 in Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Holman) Carey — married about 1803 in Pennsylvania, United States

Descendants

Died 14 Sep 1851 at about age 73 in Adams Township, Champaign, Ohio, United States

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Biography

Calvin was born about 1778. He married Mary Holman about 1802/1803, likely in Pennsylvania, and they had at least 8 children. At some point between 1810 and 1820, the family relocated from Pennsylvania to Champaign County, Ohio, where Calvin was responsible for "laying out" the village he called "Trenton" in the early 1830s. [NB: The town was renamed "Careysville" when they applied to the federal government to establish a post office there and were told that there was already a "Trenton, Ohio," so the name was changed to Careysville, both to honor the original founder and to obtain a post office.)^[1]

Calvin passed away in 1851 and is buried at Rosedale Cemetery in Champaign County, Ohio.^[2] His will, signed in Champaign County on 13 June 1849 and presented for probate there on 27 Feb 1852, mentioned by name his wife, Mary Carey and son Isaac Carey (both named as Executors). Others mentioned by name were daughter Rebecca ($200), daughter Phoebe (Carey) Wilson ($5), daughter Maria (Carey) Greer ($5), daughter Elizabeth (Carey) Julian ($15), grandson Luther Reed (son of Rhonda, dec'd; $5), and heirs of deceased son Luther (already received their inheritance).^[3]

Additional Sources: Champaign County, Ohio, Census: 1820, 1830, 1840, 1850

Sources

1. ↑ "The History of Champaign County, Ohio" (W H Beers & Co, 1881) Careysville p 469
2. ↑ "Calvin Casey (1778-1851)": Find A Grave: Memorial #42228751 (Grave marker picture; Family links}
3. ↑ "Ohio Probate Records (1789-1996)": Champaign County, Vol B, p 56 FamilySearch (Image)

• "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q21W-Z8JT : 17 December 2019), Calvin Cary and Mary Cary, 04 Mar 1802; citing Marriage, Ross, Butler, Ohio, United States, Franklin County Genealogical & H...

• "United States Census, 1820," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHL3-H3J : accessed 27 August 2020), Calvin Cary Sr, Johnson, Champaign, Ohio, United States; citing p. 518, NARA microfilm publication M33, (Washington D.C.: Nat...

• Additional Source: Cary Family History, by Joiner, Darrell and Sallyann

Acknowledgments

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