John Carothers
(Abt 1794-)
Duffy
(Abt 1799-)
Andrew Carothers
(1824-1904)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Sarah Leah Lightfoot

Andrew Carothers 1 2 3

  • Born: November 1824, Beaver County, PA 1 2 3
  • Marriage (1): Sarah Leah Lightfoot in 1844 in Baden, Beaver, Pennsylvania, United States 1
  • Died: 30 March 1904, Pittsburgh, PA at age 79 3
  • Buried: 2 April 1904, Beaver Cemetery and Mausoleum, Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States 3

bullet   Cause of his death was Pneumonia.

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bullet  Death Notes:


Name: Andrew Carothers
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 30 Mar 1904
Event Place: Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania
Gender: Male
Age: 79
Birth Year (Estimated): 1825
Father's Name: John Carothers
Mother's Name: Carothers

Citing this Record
"Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh City Deaths, 1870-1905," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XZWC-2V8 : 11 March 2018), Andrew Carothers, 30 Mar 1904; citing v 120 p 478, Allegheny County Courthouse, Pittsburgh; FHL microfilm 505,878.
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bullet  Noted events in his life were:

• He appeared on the 1850 US Census in Brighton Township, Beaver, PA on 30 July 1850. 2

1850 US Census
Page 71A, Dwelling 14, Family 14, Roll 750
Brighton Township, Beaver County, Pennsylvania
Andrew Carothers..25..PA..Farmer
(Living with wife, 2 children, and probably a brother.)
.

• He appeared on the 1900 US Census in Pittsburgh, PA on 7 June 1900. 1

1900 US Census
Sheet 12A, District 284, Dwelling 165, Family 237
Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
1801 Sidney Street, Ward 26
Andrew Carothers..Father-in-law..Nov 1824..75..PA..married 52 years

(Living with his wife at the home of their married daughter and her family.)
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• Death Image: Image, on 30 March 1904, in Pittsburgh, PA.

• He was buried on 2 April 1904 in the Beaver Cemetery and Mausoleum in Beaver, PA.

Section T; Lot/Crypt Number 42
No visible marker
Find A Grave Memorial 82201041
. 3


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Andrew married Sarah Leah Lightfoot, daughter of Solomon Lightfoot and Susanna Vink, in 1844 in Baden, Beaver, Pennsylvania, United States.1 (Sarah Leah Lightfoot was born on 15 February 1827 in Pennsylvania, died on 24 May 1906 in Pittsburgh, PA 4 and was buried after 24 May 1906 in Beaver, PA 4.)

bullet  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1850 US Census in Brighton Township, Beaver, PA on 30 July 1850. 2

1850 US Census
Page 71A, Dwelling 14, Family 14, Roll 750
Brighton Township, Beaver County, Pennsylvania
Andrew Carothers..25..PA..Farmer
Sarah Carothers..20..PA
John Carothers..3..PA
Mary J. Carothers..1..PA
Jesse Carothers..23..PA..Farmer
.

• They appeared on the 1860 US Census in Brighton Township, Beaver, PA on 18 July 1860.

1860 US Census
Page 118, Dwelling 824, Family 824, Roll 1071
Brighton Township, Beaver County, Pennsylvania
Andrew Carothers..36..PA..Farmer
Leah Carothers..32..PA
John Carothers..13..PA
Charles A. Carothers..11..PA
Martha A. Carothers..7..PA
Susanna Carothers..6..PA
James A. Carothers..4..PA
Benjamin F. Carothers..2..PA
.

• They appeared on the 1880 US Census in South Beaver Township, Beaver County, PA on 16 June 1880.

1880 US Census
Page 442A, District 208, Dwelling 131, Family 131, Roll 1097
South Beaver Township, Beaver County, Pennsylvania
Andrew Corothers..Self..55..PA..Farmer
Leah Corothers..Wife..52..OH..Keeping House
Frank Corothers..Son..21..PA..Farmer
Sadie Corothers..Daughter..18..PA..At School
Carrie Corothers..Daughter..13..PA
.

• They appeared on the 1900 US Census in Pittsburgh, PA on 7 June 1900. 1

1900 US Census
Sheet 12A, District 284, Dwelling 165, Family 237
Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
1801 Sidney Street, Ward 26
Married 16 years
Benjamin H.. Hall..Head..Apr 1860..40..England..Immigration 1875..Naturalized..Wholesale Confections
Sadie S. Hall..Wife..May 1862..38..PA..2/2
Pearl Hall..Daughter..Dec 1885..14..PA..At School
William Hall..Son..Aug 1888..11..PA..At School
Andrew Carothers..Father-in-law..Nov 1824..75..PA..married 52 years
Leah Carothers..Mother-in-law..Feb 1826..74..PA..married 52 years..11/8
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Sources


1 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, enumeration district (ED) 284, sheet 12A, dwelling 165, family 237, Andrew Carothers and Leah Lightfoot; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 9 Mar 2019); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623.

2 1850 U.S. census, population schedule, Brighton Township, Beaver County, Pennsylvania, p. 71A, dwelling 14, family 14, Andrew Carothers and Leah Lightfoot; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 9 Mar 2019); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M432, roll 750.

3 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ ); accessed 14 February 2019), memorial page for Andrew Carothers (Nov 1824\endash 30 Mar 1904), Find A Grave Memorial no. 82201041, citing Beaver Cemetery and Mausoleum, Beaver, Beaver County, Pennsylvania, USA

4 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ ); accessed 14 February 2019), memorial page for Leah Lightfoot Carothers (15 Feb 1827\endash 24 May 1906), Find A Grave Memorial no. 82201354, citing Beaver Cemetery and Mausoleum, Beaver, Beaver County, Pennsylvania, USA


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