Notes for Melissa Jane Caruthers
Melissa Jane Caruthers, age 17, b. c1832, and Robert F. Fairchilds, age 22, b. c1827, were married on 11 October 1849 in Clark Co, Arkansas.
FHL Film#: 1009944
before 1875 January 22
A. B. Caruthers
vs.
Clark Co, Arkansas
A.B. files claim against the county of Clark amounting to $648 for "keeping insane pauper, Jane Fairchild".
Claim disallowed and rejected.
A.B. granted an appeal.
22 January 1875 - Following claims be paid:
A.B. Caruthers for keeping Jane Fairchild, 1 Aug 1874 - Jan 1875, $175.
[Melissa Jane Fairchild is the daughter of A.B. and Lucinda Caruthers, widow of Robert Fairchild, she is living with Lucinda in 1880 and listed as insane]
1850 - unable to locate
1860 - unable to locate
1870 - unable to locate
1880 Antoine Township, Clark Co, Arkansas 23 June 1880, p520a:
#350/350 Caruthers Lucinda 62 widow farmer Ar Ky Mo
Lucinda E. 16 gdau labor on farm Ar Ar Ar - can read/write [dau of Francis Marion Caruthers and Susan Aaron]
John E. 25 gson Ar Ar Ar - can read/write [son of Francis Marion Caruthers and Susan Aaron]
Fairchild Melissa J. 48 dau widow, insane Ar Tn Mo - can read/write
Some researchers believe Robert and Melissa divorced - probably in the 1850s.
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Rochelle T. White, descends from Melissa Jane.
30 May 1999
'The info on the Bitticks is tied in with the Caruthers/Fairchilds, so I am looking. The first thing I find is the children of Alexander B. and Lucinda (Bittick) Caruthers:
1. Sarah b?.
2. Melissa Jane (my ancestor) b1833.
3. Elizabeth J. b1834.
4. Francis Marion (the 1st son, named after Lucinda's father?) b1836.
5. John Ewing (the 2nd son, named after A.B.'s father, John C) b1841.
6. Rebecca b1844.
7. Elba Jane b1847.
8. Alexander Benjamin (the 3rd son, named after his father) b1850.
9. Polly b1855.
10. Sam b1857.
11. Almira b1859.
All born in Clark Co, AR.
"I found a reference from my great-aunt Othella Pumphrey. She listed Francis as Lucinda's father. I began this search when I was in college in 1980, I did not keep good source records when I started. I probably took what Aunt Othella said as gospel since she had been at it longer than me. But the fact that they seemed to follow the traditional naming pattern led me to believe that Francis was Lucinda's father. We can surmise from what we have that:
a) Samuel and Nancy were Lucinda's parents
OR
b) the Nancy in A.B. and Lucinda's household was an aunt. It is possible that Nancy was Lucinda's aunt and both Lucinda's parents died close together and Nancy took her in, that is, IF Lucinda is the young girl on the 1830 census."
Rochelle T. White, Mesquite TX
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