8th Laird of Holmains, 4th Baron John Carruthers
1575 - 1659 (84 years)1. 8th Laird of Holmains, 4th Baron John Carruthers was born in 1575 in Dumfries-shire, Scotland; died on 27 Jun 1659 in Dumfries-shire, Scotland. John married Countess of Ayres Lady Ann Agnes Douglas in 1600 in Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland. Lady was born in 1574 in Dumfries-shire, Scotland; died on 3 May 1615 in Argyll, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. James Carruthers was born in 1608 in Dumfries-shire, Scotland; died in Jan 1657 in Dumfries, Dumfries-shire, Scotland.
Generation: 2
2. James Carruthers (1.John1) was born in 1608 in Dumfries-shire, Scotland; died in Jan 1657 in Dumfries, Dumfries-shire, Scotland. James married Margaret Lockhart in 1632 in Dumfries-shire, Scotland. Margaret (daughter of Sir James Lockhart and Jean Auchinleck) was born in 1612 in Dumfries-shire, Scotland; died in Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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- 3. 9th Laird of Holmains, 5th Baron John Carruthers was born in 1634 in Dumfries-shire, Scotland; died in Sep 1694 in Dumfries-shire, Scotland.
Generation: 3
3. 9th Laird of Holmains, 5th Baron John Carruthers (2.James2, 1.John1) was born in 1634 in Dumfries-shire, Scotland; died in Sep 1694 in Dumfries-shire, Scotland. John married Helen Grierson in Apr 1659 in Dumfries-shire, Scotland. Helen was born in 1638 in Dumfries-shire, Scotland; died in 1687 in Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 4. William Caruthers was born in 1665 in Scotland; died on 20 Jun 1733 in Dumfries-shire, Scotland.
John married Dumfries-shire, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Generation: 4
4. William Caruthers (3.John3, 2.James2, 1.John1) was born in 1665 in Scotland; died on 20 Jun 1733 in Dumfries-shire, Scotland. Notes:
Died:
(Quarrelwood)Family/Spouse: Martha Johnstone. Martha was born in 1672 in Hemingbrough, Yorkshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 5. William Carruthers was born in 1690 in Scotland; died on 10 Nov 1720 in Scotland.
William married Dumfries-shire, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Generation: 5
5. William Carruthers (4.William4, 3.John3, 2.James2, 1.John1) was born in 1690 in Scotland; died on 10 Nov 1720 in Scotland. William married Margaret ChalmersKirkcudbrightshire, Scotland. Margaret was born in 1686 in Scotland; died on 25 Feb 1749 in Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 6. James Carruthers was born in 1695 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland; died in Jan 1748 in Ireland.
Generation: 6
6. James Carruthers (5.William5, 4.William4, 3.John3, 2.James2, 1.John1) was born in 1695 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland; died in Jan 1748 in Ireland. James married Mary Caldwell Morrison on 28 Oct 1714 in St Mungo, Dumfries-shire, Scotland. Mary was born on 11 May 1698 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 7. Jimerson Robert Caruthers was born in 1715 in Letterkenny, Donegal, Ireland; died in 1811 in Sumner County, Tennessee, USA.
Generation: 7
7. Jimerson Robert Caruthers (6.James6, 5.William5, 4.William4, 3.John3, 2.James2, 1.John1) was born in 1715 in Letterkenny, Donegal, Ireland; died in 1811 in Sumner County, Tennessee, USA. Jimerson married Margaret Gillespie in 1762 in Scotland. Margaret was born in 1715 in Letterkenny, Donegal, Ireland; died in 1806 in Sumner County, Tennessee, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 8. Samuel Caruthers was born in 1767 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA; died on 29 Nov 1813 in Trousdale County, Tennessee, USA; was buried in Trousdale County, Tennessee, USA.
Generation: 8
8. Samuel Caruthers (7.Jimerson7, 6.James6, 5.William5, 4.William4, 3.John3, 2.James2, 1.John1) was born in 1767 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA; died on 29 Nov 1813 in Trousdale County, Tennessee, USA; was buried in Trousdale County, Tennessee, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
- DAR/SAR: Sons of the American Revolution: # P-129770
- _ELEC: Represented Sullivan County at the constitutional convention of the State of Franklin in the 1780s
- _MILT: Abt 1776; American Army - Revolutionary War
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Birth:
Rocky River
Buried:
East fork of Goose CreekFamily/Spouse: Elizabeth Jane Looney. Elizabeth was born in 1764 in Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA; died in 1803 in Smith County, Tennessee, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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- 9. Judge Abraham Looney Caruthers was born on 14 Jan 1803 in Lebanon, Wilson, Tennessee, USA; died on 5 May 1862 in Marietta, Cobb, Georgia, USA; was buried in Cedar Grove Cemetery, Lebanon, Wilson, Tennessee, USA.
- 10. Judge Robert Looney Caruthers was born on 31 Jul 1800 in Carthage, Smith, Tennessee, USA; died on 2 Oct 1882 in Lebanon, Wilson, Tennessee, USA; was buried in Cedar Grove Cemetery, Lebanon, Wilson, Tennessee, USA.
Generation: 9
9. Judge Abraham Looney Caruthers (8.Samuel8, 7.Jimerson7, 6.James6, 5.William5, 4.William4, 3.John3, 2.James2, 1.John1) was born on 14 Jan 1803 in Lebanon, Wilson, Tennessee, USA; died on 5 May 1862 in Marietta, Cobb, Georgia, USA; was buried in Cedar Grove Cemetery, Lebanon, Wilson, Tennessee, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
- Occupation: Lawyer
- Education: 1847; Judge Abram Caruthers was the founder of the Cumberland University School of Law and served as its first professor (1847-1863)
- _ELEC: Aug 1861; Represented Wilson County in the Tennessee Seccession Legislature, and reluctantly voted for seccession despite being a Union man in principle
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Buried:
Eliza McCall and Abraham Caruthers, buried togetherAbraham married Eliza McCall Allen in 1828 in Gallatin, Sumner, Tennessee, USA. Eliza (daughter of William Allen and Polly allen) was born on 9 Apr 1810 in Gallatin, Sumner, Tennessee, USA; died on 14 Oct 1859 in Lebanon, Wilson, Tennessee, USA; was buried in Cedar Grove Cemetery, Lebanon, Wilson, Tennessee, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 11. Colonel William Allen Caruthers was born on 6 May 1829 in Lebanon, Wilson, Tennessee, USA; died on 7 Sep 1901; was buried in Cedar Grove Cemetery, Lebanon, Wilson, Tennessee, USA.
10. Judge Robert Looney Caruthers (8.Samuel8, 7.Jimerson7, 6.James6, 5.William5, 4.William4, 3.John3, 2.James2, 1.John1) was born on 31 Jul 1800 in Carthage, Smith, Tennessee, USA; died on 2 Oct 1882 in Lebanon, Wilson, Tennessee, USA; was buried in Cedar Grove Cemetery, Lebanon, Wilson, Tennessee, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
- Occupation: Justice on the Tennessee Supreme Court
- Religion: Elder in the Cumberland Presbyterian Church
- Residence: 1828, Lebanon, Wilson, Tennessee, USA; (The Beeches)
- _MILT: 1834; Brigadier General in the Tennessee militia
- Education: 1842; Established Cumberland University, serving as the first president of its Board of Trustees, and cofounder of Cumberland School of Law
- Census: 1860, Wilson County, Tennessee, USA; Age: 60; Married to Sallie
- _ELEC: Aug 1861; Represented Tennessee in the Provisional Confederate Congress
- Obituary: Oct 1882, Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA; The Tennessean
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Buried:
Sarah Sanders and Robert L Caruthers, buried togetherRobert married Sarah 'Sally' Sanders on 16 Jan 1827 in Wilson County, Tennessee, USA. Sarah (daughter of James 'Jimmy Dry' Sanders and Mary Ann Michie 'Polly' Smith) was born on 11 Mar 1807 in Lebanon, Wilson, Tennessee, USA; died on 20 Oct 1870 in Lebanon, Wilson, Tennessee, USA; was buried in Cedar Grove Cemetery, Lebanon, Wilson, Tennessee, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Generation: 10
11. Colonel William Allen Caruthers (9.Abraham9, 8.Samuel8, 7.Jimerson7, 6.James6, 5.William5, 4.William4, 3.John3, 2.James2, 1.John1) was born on 6 May 1829 in Lebanon, Wilson, Tennessee, USA; died on 7 Sep 1901; was buried in Cedar Grove Cemetery, Lebanon, Wilson, Tennessee, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
- _MILT: 1862, Tennessee, McDonough, Illinois, USA; Confederate Army - War between the States: Company A - 22nd Tennessee Infantry
- Census: 1900, Trousdale County, Tennessee, USA; Marital Status: Widowed; Relation to Head of House: Father of Reid
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Buried:
"Co A 22 Tennessee Infantry CSA"Family/Spouse: Frances Taylor McCall. Frances was born about 1840 in Tennessee, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 12. Willie Caruthers was born about 1876 in Tennessee, USA; died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA.
- 13. John Caruthers was born on 26 Feb 1870 in Hartsville, Trousdale, Tennessee, USA; died on 17 Jan 1952 in Okmulgee County, Oklahoma, USA; was buried in Okmulgee Cemetery, Okmulgee, Okmulgee, Oklahoma, USA.
- 14. Allen Caruthers was born on 22 Feb 1866 in Lebanon, Wilson, Tennessee, USA; died in New York, USA.
- 15. Robert Caruthers was born about 1853.
- 16. Abram Caruthers was born on 7 Nov 1868 in Lebanon, Wilson, Tennessee, USA; died on 27 Dec 1953 in Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA.
- 17. Reid Looney Caruthers was born on 28 Sep 1863 in Lebanon, Wilson, Tennessee, USA; died on 7 Sep 1928 in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA; was buried in Spring Hill Cemetery, Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA.
Generation: 11
12. Willie Caruthers (11.William10, 9.Abraham9, 8.Samuel8, 7.Jimerson7, 6.James6, 5.William5, 4.William4, 3.John3, 2.James2, 1.John1) was born about 1876 in Tennessee, USA; died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA. 13. John Caruthers (11.William10, 9.Abraham9, 8.Samuel8, 7.Jimerson7, 6.James6, 5.William5, 4.William4, 3.John3, 2.James2, 1.John1) was born on 26 Feb 1870 in Hartsville, Trousdale, Tennessee, USA; died on 17 Jan 1952 in Okmulgee County, Oklahoma, USA; was buried in Okmulgee Cemetery, Okmulgee, Okmulgee, Oklahoma, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
- Census: 1900, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Head
- Census: 1950, Okmulgee, Okmulgee, Oklahoma, USA; Age: 79; Relation to Head: Head; Marital Status: Widowed
John married Willis E Hurst in 1899. Willis was born on 25 Dec 1878 in Athens, McMinn, Tennessee, USA; died on 23 Oct 1941 in Okmulgee, Okmulgee, Oklahoma, USA; was buried in Okmulgee Cemetery, Okmulgee, Okmulgee, Oklahoma, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
14. Allen Caruthers (11.William10, 9.Abraham9, 8.Samuel8, 7.Jimerson7, 6.James6, 5.William5, 4.William4, 3.John3, 2.James2, 1.John1) was born on 22 Feb 1866 in Lebanon, Wilson, Tennessee, USA; died in New York, USA. 15. Robert Caruthers (11.William10, 9.Abraham9, 8.Samuel8, 7.Jimerson7, 6.James6, 5.William5, 4.William4, 3.John3, 2.James2, 1.John1) was born about 1853. 16. Abram Caruthers (11.William10, 9.Abraham9, 8.Samuel8, 7.Jimerson7, 6.James6, 5.William5, 4.William4, 3.John3, 2.James2, 1.John1) was born on 7 Nov 1868 in Lebanon, Wilson, Tennessee, USA; died on 27 Dec 1953 in Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
- Census: 1910, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Brother of Reid
- Census: 1930, Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA; Marital Status: Widowed; Relation to Head of House: Brother (-in-law of Nannie)
- Census: 1950, Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA; Relation to Head: Uncle; Marital Status: Widowed
Family/Spouse: Cora Bell Griffin. Cora was born on 30 Apr 1876; died on 2 Feb 1905. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
17. Reid Looney Caruthers (11.William10, 9.Abraham9, 8.Samuel8, 7.Jimerson7, 6.James6, 5.William5, 4.William4, 3.John3, 2.James2, 1.John1) was born on 28 Sep 1863 in Lebanon, Wilson, Tennessee, USA; died on 7 Sep 1928 in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA; was buried in Spring Hill Cemetery, Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
- Census: 1900, Trousdale County, Tennessee, USA; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head
- Census: 1910, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head
- Census: 1920, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA; Marital Status: Married; Relationship: Head
Reid married Nannie M Andrews on 25 Dec 1889 in Hartsville, Trousdale, Tennessee, USA. Nannie was born on 2 Nov 1864 in Tennessee, USA; died on 25 Dec 1955 in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA; was buried in Spring Hill Cemetery, Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 18. Abraham Caruthers was born on 12 Nov 1898 in Trousdale County, Tennessee, USA; died in Mar 1971 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA.
- 19. Jennie Louise Caruthers was born on 9 Feb 1893 in Trousdale County, Tennessee, USA; died in Mar 1980.
- 20. Nancy Reid 'Tenie' Caruthers was born on 19 Sep 1907 in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA; died on 20 Nov 1994; was buried in Mount Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA.
- 21. Fannie McCall Caruthers was born on 12 Mar 1896 in Trousdale County, Tennessee, USA.
- 22. Alfred Donahue Caruthers was born on 4 Apr 1909 in Tennessee, USA; died on 21 Jul 1981 in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA; was buried in Nashville National Cemetery, Madison, Davidson, Tennessee, USA.
Generation: 12
18. Abraham Caruthers (17.Reid11, 11.William10, 9.Abraham9, 8.Samuel8, 7.Jimerson7, 6.James6, 5.William5, 4.William4, 3.John3, 2.James2, 1.John1) was born on 12 Nov 1898 in Trousdale County, Tennessee, USA; died in Mar 1971 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
- Census: 1900, Trousdale County, Tennessee, USA; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son
- Census: 1910, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son
- Military Draft Registration: 1917, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA; Draft Registration - WWI
- _MILT: 3 Oct 1918, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA; Entrainment Camp: S A T C Vanderbilt University
- Census: 1920, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA; Marital Status: Single; Relationship: Son
- Census: 1940, Grosse Pointe, Wayne, Michigan, USA; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head
Family/Spouse: Cynthia L Scudday. Cynthia was born on 21 Sep 1901 in Tennessee, USA; died on 30 Jun 1981 in Pensacola, Escambia, Florida, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 23. Cynthia Scudday Caruthers was born on 4 Dec 1925 in Tennessee, USA; died on 17 Dec 2001.
19. Jennie Louise Caruthers (17.Reid11, 11.William10, 9.Abraham9, 8.Samuel8, 7.Jimerson7, 6.James6, 5.William5, 4.William4, 3.John3, 2.James2, 1.John1) was born on 9 Feb 1893 in Trousdale County, Tennessee, USA; died in Mar 1980. Other Events and Attributes:
- Census: 1900, Trousdale County, Tennessee, USA; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter
- Census: 1910, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter
- Census: 1930, Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife
- Census: 1940, Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Wife of Matt Gilliam
- Census: 1950, Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA; Relation to Head: Wife; Marital Status: Married to Matt Gilliam
Family/Spouse: Matt Neely Gilliam. Matt (son of Francis Furman 'Frank' Gilliam and Alma Amelia Kline) was born on 20 Feb 1892 in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA; died after 1958. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 24. Dorothy Louise Gilliam was born on 14 May 1919 in Tennessee, USA; died on 14 Jul 2007 in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA; was buried in Woodlawn Memorial Park and Mausoleum, Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA.
- 25. Nancy Jane Gilliam was born on 4 Oct 1922 in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA; died on 19 Apr 2002 in Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, USA; was buried in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA.
20. Nancy Reid 'Tenie' Caruthers (17.Reid11, 11.William10, 9.Abraham9, 8.Samuel8, 7.Jimerson7, 6.James6, 5.William5, 4.William4, 3.John3, 2.James2, 1.John1) was born on 19 Sep 1907 in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA; died on 20 Nov 1994; was buried in Mount Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
- Census: 1910, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter
- Census: 1920, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA; Marital Status: Single; Relationship: Daughter
- Census: 1930, Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter
- Census: 1950, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA; Relation to Head: Wife; Marital Status: Married to Douglas McEwen
Nancy married Douglas Houston McEwen in May 1930. Douglas was born on 5 Apr 1904 in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA; died on 29 Aug 1979 in Volusia County, Florida, USA; was buried in Mount Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
21. Fannie McCall Caruthers (17.Reid11, 11.William10, 9.Abraham9, 8.Samuel8, 7.Jimerson7, 6.James6, 5.William5, 4.William4, 3.John3, 2.James2, 1.John1) was born on 12 Mar 1896 in Trousdale County, Tennessee, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
- Census: 1900, Trousdale County, Tennessee, USA; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter
- Census: 1910, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter
22. Alfred Donahue Caruthers (17.Reid11, 11.William10, 9.Abraham9, 8.Samuel8, 7.Jimerson7, 6.James6, 5.William5, 4.William4, 3.John3, 2.James2, 1.John1) was born on 4 Apr 1909 in Tennessee, USA; died on 21 Jul 1981 in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA; was buried in Nashville National Cemetery, Madison, Davidson, Tennessee, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
- Census: 1910, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son
- Census: 1920, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA; Marital Status: Single; Relationship: Son
- Census: 1930, Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son
- _MILT: 19 Aug 1943; US Army - WWII TEC5
- Census: 1950, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA; Relation to Head: Head; Marital Status: Married to Martha
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Section Hh Site 270Alfred married Martha Hurst on 2 Jul 1931 in Okmulgee County, Oklahoma, USA. Martha was born about 1910 in Missouri, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]