Biographical Sketch of John L. Carson, Springfield, Greene County, MO


>From "History of Greene County, Missouri," St. Louis: Western
Historical Company, 1883.

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Mr. Carson is the son of Jesse H. and Nancy Carson, and was born in
Williamson county, Tenn., November 4th, 1833.  He came to Springfield,
Missouri, July 29th, 1855 and began work for William McAdams in the
saddlery and harness business.  He worked at his trade some fifteen
months, and then accepted a clerkship in the drug goods store of Shep-
ard & Kimbrough.  After staying with them six months, he worked again
at his trade a short time, and then sold goods for Vinton & Hornbeak
two years.  After the battle of Wilson's Creek, he left Springfield,
but returned and clerked for L. A. D. Crenshaw for a year, and then 
for two years the firm was Crenshaw & Carson.  He then went into the
drug business with Oliver Smith.  In 1865 Smith sold out, and the
style of the firm was J. L. Carson & Co.  Mr. Carson then bought out
the concern and changed the business back to dry goods.  In 1870 he
went to St. Louis, and was a traveling salesman for a year.  He re-
turned to Springfield, and was of the firm of Hornbeak, Carson & Oliver
eight months, and from September, 1871 to February, 1873 was of the 
firm of Doling, Carson & Robberson, of North Springfield.  In February,
1874, he bought out Massey & Onstott, and has continued the dry goods
business ever since.  He also owns the grain elevator on Jefferson and
St. Louis streets, and has been dealing in grain, more or less since
1874.  He was married December 12th, 1864, to Miss Annie E., daughter
of Maj. Joseph Weaver, Sr.  They have three sons and one daughter.  His
father was born in Virginia, and died in Tennessee in 1874.  His mother
was born in North Carolina and died in Tennessee in 1858.  They had a
family of five sons and three daughters, John L. being the third child.

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