Sonoma County CA Obituary Project Obituaries.....Carlton, Austen June 1 1905
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Judy Pulliam judyal1@comcast.net June 25, 2004, 11:03 pm

I assume it was the Press Democrat, Santa Rosa
AUSTEN CARLTON PASSES AWAY
Austen Carlton passed away at the home of Mr. and Mrs. WI Newcomb on Thursday 
night, June 1, 1905, after a long illness.  The funeral services will be held at 
the Newcomb home at Pleasant Hill today, (Saturday) at 1 p.m. The services will 
be conducted by Rev Peter Colvin of Santa Rosa.  The Internment will be in Green 
Valley cemetery.
Austen Carlton was born in Wilkes Co. North Carolina, Sept 1, 1816, and was 88 
years and 9 months of age at the time of his death. At the age of 10 years he 
moved  with his parents to Tennessee; went to Texas in 1839; returned to 
Tennessee where he was married to Miss Sarah Lowery, who survives him and who is 
 83 years old.
He then went to Cape Gerdiean Co., Missouri, where he remained 5 yrs.; returning 
to Texas where he resided for 3 yrs.; then went to Arkansas, where he spent o1 
winter; coming to California in 1856, coming the Carson route via the Big Trees; 
settling in Green Valley in 1857, where he purchased a ranch adjoining Isaiah 
Thomas, where he resided for 20 years. Then went to Santa Rosa for a number of 
years, or up to 3 years ago, since which time he and his wife have lived at the 
Newcomb home.  To Mr. and Mrs. Carlton 10 children were born, 5 of whom are 
still living; 2 sons and 3 daughters.  The surviving children are: John and 
Calvin Carlton of Santa Rosa; Mrs. Mary Stump of San Francisco; Mrs. Annie Young 
of Santa Rosa; Mrs. Coon of Bliss, Idaho; 
Mr. and Mrs. Carlton traveled life's rugged journey together for 64 years, and 
the faithful wife, though herself 83 years of age, administered to the wants of 
her husband until the last.  They were among Sonoma Co.'s best and highest 
esteemed people. One of them has fell like a ripe stalk of corn, the other is 
left lonely in sadness and mourning, in which she is shared by a large circle of 
sympathizing friends.


Additional Comments:
I have the original obit but it doesnt have a date on it.

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