BIO: Carrithers, Wm. McClure s/o Adam Carrithers - Jefferson Co, Ky Date: Fri, 10 Jul 1998 22:36:22 -0500 From: "Diana Flynn" ************************************************************************ USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. ************************************************************************ "HISTORY OF GREENE AND SULLIVAN COUNTIES, STATE OF INDIANA, FROM THE EARLIEST TIME TO THE PRESENT; TOGETHER WITH INTERESTING BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES, REMINISCENCES, NOTES, ETC." CHICAGO: GOODSPEED BROS. & CO., PUBLISHERS. 1884. SULLIVAN CO., INDIANA CURRY TWP. PAGE 767 WILLIAM MCCLURE CARRITHERS, farmer, P. O. Shelburn, son of Adam and Katy (McClure) Carrithers; he was born near Louisville, Ky., in 1809, and dying in 1876; she was born in Ft. Knox, Ind. Adam came to Sullivan County when nine years old, and in 1829 married as above, and had twelve children, our subject being the second. He was born in Sullivan County, Curry Township, October 5, 1831, where he was reared and educated, and always followed farming. In 1868 he located on his present place, eighty acres, which is highly improved. January 30, 1868, he married Miss Nancy Beck, born near Carlisle, January 8, 1842, daughter of PhilipW. and Rachael (Mahan) Beck, both natives of Kentukcy, who came to Indiana at an early day, settling near Carlisle, but afterward moving to a farm near Sullivan. He is still living. Four children have been born to Mr. Carrithers, three living and one dead--Charlie B., Flora E., Leona and Eddie (deceased). He is a Democrat, an industrious and highly respected man, having attained what he has by his own unaided efforts.