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OUR CARAWAN ANCESTRY






Generation 1



John CARROWON, SR. died about 1771 in Hyde County, North Carolina.

Children of John CARROWON, SR. are:

1. William CARROWON.

2. John CARROWON, JR.

3. Joseph CARROWON.

4. Patrick CARROWON.

5. Rachel CARROWON.

6. Elizabeth CARROWON, who married ? GIBBS.




Generation 2



William CARROWON. He married Amy.

Children of William CARROWON and his wife Amy are:

1. Dorcas CARROWON, who married Reuben BENSON, SR.

2. Eleanor CARROWON, who married Samuel SWINDELL.

3. Elizabeth CARROWON, who married James BRIDGMAN.

4. Mary CARROWON, who married Avery WILLIAMSON.

5. Sarah CARROWON.

6. Green CARROWON, who was born about 1782.

7. Manan CARROWON, who was born about 1792. Manan CARROWON died about 1852. He married Rebecca MCGOWAN.

8. Fanny CARROWON, who was born about 1796. She married (1) Reuben BENSON, SR. She married (2) William BELL. Finally, she married (3) William Wade SWINDELL.

9. George Washington CARROWON, who was born about 1800. He married (1) Elizabeth CAROW and (2) Mary BELL.




Generation 3



Manan CARROWON was born about 1792, the son of William and Amy CARROWON. He died about 1852. He married Rebecca MCGOWAN, the daughter of James MCGOWAN and his wife Elizabeth HODGES.

Children of Manan CARROWON and his wife Rebecca MCGOWAN are:

1. William Alpheus CARAWAN, born November 22, 1837. He married Eleanor SAWYER. William Alpheus CARAWAN died May 22, 1913.

2. James Green CARAWAN, born June 29, 1840. He married Mary E. CHADWICK on July 29, 1869. James Green CARAWAN died January 27, 1875.




Generation 4



William Alpehus CARAWAN, the son of Manan CARROWON and his wife Rebecca MCGOWAN, was born November 22, 1837. He married Eleanor SAWYER, the daughter of Ephraim SAWYER and his wife Eleanor BRIDGMAN. William Alpheus CARAWAN died May 22, 1913.

Children of William Alpheus CARAWAN and his wife Eleanor SAWYER are:

1. William L. CARAWAN, born January 11, 1857.

2. Joseph M. B. CARAWAN, born January 1, 1860. He died September 25, 1868.

3. Dorcas Rebecca CARAWAN, born May 15, 1862. She married A. W. LEWIS on March 18, 1883. Dorcas R. LEWIS died February 9, 1927.

4. James Tilman "Timmie" CARAWAN, born August 27, 1865. He married Effie Irene HARRIS on November 14, 1914. Timmie CARAWAN died April 27, 1954.

5. Sarah F. CARAWAN, born February 24, 1868. She died November 20, 1868.

6. Drummond CARAWAN, born September 8, 1869.

7. Nancy L. CARAWAN, b. September 8, 1869. She died September 8, 1869.

8. Robert R. CARAWAN, b. March 24, 1872. He died September 24, 1873.

9. Netta Adella CARAWAN, born July 2, 1874. She married Edgar SPAIN.

10. Alvin Rufus CARAWAN, born January 21, 1877. He married (1) Mary Jane SADLER who was born February 3, 1883 and died July 9, 1905 due to childbirth complications. Alvin Rufus CARAWAN married (2) Sophia Elizabeth POTTER. He died April 6, 1968.




Generation 5



Alvin Rufus CARAWAN, the son of William Alpheus CARAWAN and his wife Eleanor SAWYER, was born January 21, 1877. He married (1) Mary Jane SADLER, the daughter of Simon SADLER and his wife, Mary Elizabeth (Betty) IRELAND, on December 26, 1897. He married (2) Sophia Elizabeth POTTER, the daughter of Malachi POTTER and his wife Sophia GIBBS, on December 29, 1907. Alvin Rufus CARAWAN died April 6, 1968.

Children of Alvin Rufus CARAWAN and Mary Jane SADLER are:

1. Effie Rebecca CARAWAN, born September 29, 1898. She married Jessie SADLER. Effie SADLER died February 7, 1947.

2. Naomi Elizabeth CARAWAN, born September 29, 1900. She married Wesley HOPKINS. Naomi HOPKINS died August 28, 1953.

3. Emmett Irvin CARAWAN, born June 8, 1903. He married (1) Katie Dell COX. He married (2) Marie Mooney CAHOON. Emmett CARAWAN died June 1990.

4. Baby CARAWAN, born and died July 9, 1905.

Children of Alvin Rufus CARAWAN and his second wife Sophia Elizabeth POTTER are:

1. Gerald Seth CARAWAN, born October 29, 1908. He died May 6, 1940.

2. Alvin Percival CARAWAN, born April 16, 1910. He died January 13, 2005 in Swan Quarter, Hyde County, North Carolina.

3. Maxwell Mannan CARAWAN, born October 4, 1911 in Lowland, Pamlico County, North Carolina. He married (1) Sarah Teressa BARNETTE, the daughter of J. H. BARNETTE and Elvira BARNETTE, on December 30, 1931 in Swan Quarter, North Carolina. He married (2) Verna Amelia GIBBS, the daughter of Ozrow Bloxman GIBBS and Pecola Mae CARAWAN, on June 21, 1946. Mack CARAWAN died June 25, 1979 in Engelhard, Hyde County, North Carolina.

4. Phoebe Irene CARAWAN.

5. William Alfus CARAWAN, b. July 5, 1915; d. August 19, 1916.

6. Burman Brooks CARAWAN, b. May 28, 1917; d. September 11, 1918.

7. Olive Joyce CARAWAN, b. August 23, 1919; d. July 19, 1920.

8. James Cushin CARAWAN, b. August 8, 1921; d. KIA, 1944 in Brest, France.

9. Flavious Poe CARAWAN.

10. Clara Pearl CARAWAN, b. February 20, 1926; d. September 25, 1926.

11. Ephraim Wilfred CARAWAN, b. February 20, 1926. He married Margaret EVANS. He died July 24, 1999.

12. Rufus Frain CARAWAN, b. June 04, 1927; d. June 28, 1928.

13. John Edward CARAWAN, b. February 20, 1931; d. February 20, 1931.

14. Guyon Potter CARAWAN.