Obituary: Rock County, Wisconsin: Agnes CARSON

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Submitted by Ruth Ann Montgomery, <rmontgomery@cishome.com> May 2005

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Death of Old Resident

Mrs. Agnes Carson, one of the oldest and most highly respected residents of
the county passed peacefully away at her home five miles east of this city
Saturday morning, Sept. 30, 1911. She had been in failing health for the
past few years but had been seriously ill only a few weeks.

Agnes Leighton was born in England, June 22, 1834. When a small child she
removed with her parents to Ireland where she lived until eighteen years of
age. At that time she came with a sister to New York city where she resided
for about four years.

She was married in New York city June 3, 1856 to John Carson and the same
year came west to Wisconsin, locating in the town of Porter where she has
resided, with the exception of one year spent in Evansville. Her husband
died May 5, 1891.

Mrs. Carson was the mother of eight children, all of whom are living except
one son, John, who died when five years of age.

The surviving children, all of whom were present at the funeral are: Mrs.
Jane Drummond, Janesville, Mrs. Elizabeth Roscoe, Chicago, Miss Margaret
Carson, who lives on the old homestead, Mrs. Ella Peach, Edgerton, Jas.
Carson, Madison, Miss Martha Carson, Milwaukee, and Richard Carson of this
city.

She also leaves one brother, Samuel Leighton of Belfast, Ireland, and two
sisters, Mrs. Martha Allen and Miss Kate Leighton of New York City.

Mrs. Carson was for many years a faithful member of the Episcopal church, a
loving mother and kind neighbor. 

The funeral was held from the late home Monday, Oct. 2, and was very
largely attended. The Rev. Clark A. Wilson of Baraboo, a former rector and
close personal friends of the family, officiated.

Mrs. E. Denison and Mrs. Chas. Copeland sweetly sang Nearer My God to Thee
and They Will Be Done.

The floral offerings were many and beautiful.

The pall bearers, all of whom were favorites of Mrs. Carson, were Ben and
Frank Griffith, Gabriel and Vincent Ludden, Chas. Van Wart and Curtis
Pierce. 

The interment was in Ball Tavern cemetery.

October 5, 1911, Evansville Review, p. 4, col. 2, Evansville, Wisconsin