Josiah Converse Carrico is my 2nd great grandfather on my mother's side and was referred to as Jody or Joda by family and close friends but often signed his name as J.C. Josiah was born on January 29, 1873 in Pottersville, Howell, Missouri to Basil Jordan Carrico and Margret Susan Riley, the second of six children. At the age of 19, Josiah married Celestia Alabama Caldonia Reese (went by the name Donie) on December 18, 1892. Josiah and Donie had seven children,
- Arval Arlando (1893-1971)
- Claud Randall (1896-1973)
- Bessie Myrtle (1898-1986)
- Ida Sylvester (1901-1997)
- Ruth Alice (1905-1993)
- Austin Rochester (1908-1979 - my great grandfather)
- Alberta Mae (1912-2001).
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Additional Information from Donnie Carrico:
ReplyDeleteJust to add some info for J C Carrico ( Josiah C. Carrico).
He lost his leg in a mill accident. His pant leg got caught in mill & before he could get loose, it cut into his leg which had to amputated to his knee.
He was laid up for many months, all the while making wicker chairs to try & help with supporting his family. He sold these chairs for 25 cents. J C was a very well known & good carpenter. He could make just about any thing he set his mind to.
Finally he got restless & tired of being laid up, so he designed & built his own wooden (peg) leg. He then could do his gardening, fishing, hunting, climbed ladders to paint houses, what ever he could do to help with support & raising his family.