Jimerson Robert Caruthers
1715 - 1811 (96 years)
1. Jimerson Robert Caruthers 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:
- 2. 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.
- 2. Samuel Caruthers
Generation: 2
2. Samuel Caruthers (1.Jimerson1) 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
Notes:
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]
Children:
- 3. 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.
- 4. 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: 3
3. Judge Abraham Looney Caruthers (2.Samuel2, 1.Jimerson1) 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
Notes:
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:
- 5. 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.
4. Judge Robert Looney Caruthers (2.Samuel2, 1.Jimerson1) 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: 4
5. 
Colonel William Allen Caruthers (3.Abraham3, 2.Samuel2, 1.Jimerson1) 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:
- 6. Willie Caruthers was born about 1876 in Tennessee, USA; died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA.
- 7. 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.
- 8. Allen Caruthers was born on 22 Feb 1866 in Lebanon, Wilson, Tennessee, USA; died in New York, USA.
- 9. Robert Caruthers was born about 1853.
- 10. Abram Caruthers was born on 7 Nov 1868 in Lebanon, Wilson, Tennessee, USA; died on 27 Dec 1953 in Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA.
- 11. 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.