Descendants of
Joseph Cartwright and Mary Frances
Updated 24 Aug 1998
FIRST GENERATION
Born: 5 Mar 1773
Father: Jacob CARTWRIGHT*
Mother: Mary (?) or Lydia Bostick
*Link not definite, but high probability. Will recorded in New Castle County for Jacob, farmer, dated 25 Oct 1789, listed sons, Joseph, Stephen & Jacob. Exe. wife, Mary & Abraham Cartwrite. This Jacob is likely to have been Joseph's father. Jacob had a brother, Abraham, who was co-executor of his estate. Jacob and Abraham's father was Isaac Cartwrite (b. 1725, d. 24 Aug 1789).
Note: Joseph reported to have been a 1st cousin to the Reverend Peter Cartwright; however, this link has not yet been established.
Father: Unknown
Mother: Unknown
Note: Remarried twice: Van Dyke, Thompson. Two children by Van Dyke. No further information available.
Children:
- Lydia Cartwright
- Stephen Cartwright
- William Francis Cartwright b. 2 Dec 1804 d. 21 Jul 1858 died at age: 53
SECOND GENERATION
Father: Joseph Cartwright
Mother: Mary Frances
Stephen Cartwright settled in Riley Township, Putnam County, Ohio in 1836. (Note: His daughter, Ethie, maintained that they moved from Muskingum County to Putnam County by ox wagon in 1834). Dates from his family Bible were transcribed by his great-grandson, James Bliss Cartwright, into an unpublished document in September, 1949 entitled "To the Descendants of James Fleming Cartwright and Clarissa Cordelia Cartwright."
Father: William Thrapp
Mother: Frances Baker
Children:
- William Wesley Cartwright b. 5 Jun 1826
- Sarah Frances Cartwright b. 6 Nov 1829
- Joseph Marcus Cartwright b. 6 Mar 1832
- James Fleming Cartwright
- Samuel Thrapp Cartwright b. 21 Dec 1835 d. 23 Jun 1861, died at age: 25
- Amanda Ann Cartwright b. 3 Apr 1838
- John Milton Cartwright b. 10 Feb 1840
- Mary Ellen Cartwright b. 16 Apr 1841
- Elizabeth S. Cartwright b. 7 Aug 1843 d. 7 Apr 1844
- Leroy Sylvester Cartwright b. 16 Nov 1846
- Eliza Jane Cartwright b. 18 Mar 1847 d. 26 Oct 1860
THIRD GENERATION
Husband: James Fleming Cartwright
Father: Stephen Cartwright
Mother: Mahala Thrapp
Wife: Clarissa Cordelia Bachellor
Father: Ebenezer Bachellor (born in Milton, Vermont and moved with his family to Ohio).
Mother: Sabra Hill (Sabra's mother was Elizabeth Owen. The Owen name has been passed down through several generations of Cartwrights. This Owen family descends from John Owen of Massachusetts and includes among his descendants, John Brown, the leader of the failed insurrection at Harper's Ferry, VA in 1859).
Children:
- Ethie Ellen Cartwright b. 3 Feb 1863 d. 5 Feb 1936 died at age: 73
- Owen Thrapp Cartwright
- William Wesley Cartwright b. 29 May 1867 d. 27 May 1938 died at age: 70
- Frank Vitruvius Cartwright b. 29 Mar 1869 d. 29 Oct 1937 died at age: 68
- John Otis Cartwright b. 24 Mar 1872 d. 31 Aug 1944 died at age: 72
- Orton James Cartwright b. 14 Mar 1874 d. 29 Sep 1955 died at age: 81
- Gladys Cordelia Cartwright b. 11 Jul 1876 d. 23 Dec 1953 died at age: 77
- Bliss Batchellor Cartwright b. 12 Oct 1878 d. 8 Aug 1966 died at age: 87
James met his future wife, Clarissa, in 1856 when he was 23 years old and she was only 13, a student at the school where he taught in Blanchard Township, Putnam County, Ohio. When he left to attend Oberlin College in Gilboa, they maintained a steady correspondence. Oberlin College was the first in the United States to admit women and was one of several that admitted Negroes. During James attendance at Oberlin, Clarissa was offered a teaching position in Vaugn's District, receiving $8.00 per month with board. The first few years after their marriage in 1862 were very hard for both of them.
James received his draft notice on 2 Oct 1862 from C. H. Rice notifying him to "report to Kalida, on Wednesday, the 8th at 10 o'clock AM." Camp Mansfield, Richland County was "the place of general rendezvous." He was advised to "fetch a blanket if (you) have one." He received an honorable discharge by reason of the Surgeon's certificate of disability, approved by Levi Ackley, Captain and C. F. Shuman, Col. Commanding on 22 Oct 1862. After his discharge, he bought a farm north of Gilboa, Ohio.
In May, 1864, James enlisted in the Ohio National Guard. Almost immediately thereafter the National Guard was mustered into the regular Army for One Hundred Days service. His understanding was that he was "to remain in the State to put down mobs insurrections and invasions." He along with a number of others "could not see it so to force men to take the oath to go into the regular service." After his unit was consolidated with the "150 Reg of the city," those who refused to take the oath were marched back to camp. Five men deserted that night.
James, Hiram Woodruff, and John & Dan Oren remained in camp. That morning they were marched to the "armery" where they remained all day with "no breakfast no dinner not much supper." They were then placed in the "gard house" @ Camp Cleveland, where their fate remained in the hands of the Adjutant General of Ohio. Within a matter of weeks, James was stationed at the largest Union POW Camp in Point Lookout, Maryland, where he remained for the Summer of 1864.
This camp was established after the Battle of Gettysburg. It was only five feet above sea level and surrounded by water on three sides. Before the war, it was a fashionable resort hotel and summer bathing place. A military hospital and supply depot for The Army of the Potomac were erected there in 1862. In August, 1863, Hammond Hospital became the care center for wounded/sick Confederate prisoners as well as for Union men. During its two year span of operation, over 50,000 prisoners passed through her gates. Over 8,000 prisoners are reported to have lost their lives in this camp.
James' letters to Clarissa indicate that prisoners were not the only casualties of the unsanitary conditions at the camp. Guards also suffered from chronic bouts of diarrhea and dysentery, which was the primary cause of death for them as well. James may have contracted either diptheria or rheumatic fever while at the camp. He reports having had a spell of Neuralgia that the "doctor said affected (my) liver and kidneys as well." The impact of these illnesses on his health continued until his death at age 59 years.
FOURTH GENERATION
Husband: Owen Thrapp Cartwright, died at age: 50
Father: James Fleming Cartwright
Mother: Clarissa Cordelia Bachellor
Wife: Carrie Mosher, died at age: 76
Father: Theodore Mosher
Mother: Ella Riley
Children:
- Mark Treece Cartwright
- Noel Thomas Cartwright b. 24 Sep 1890 d. 5 Oct 1952 died at age: 62
Obituary taken from a letter to Mark Treece Cartwright from his brother, Noel Thomas Cartwright (undated):
"Mrs. Ella Riley Thomas was born in Edenburg, Scotland July 14, 1848. Her parents brought her to this country when she was but an infant. While but a young child her parents were both taken from her by death. The loving Father in His infinite wisdom provided her with tender, loyal foster parents, Hodge and Mary B. McCutchin.
On July 3rd, 1866 Ella Riley McCutchin was married to Dr. Theodore Mosher. From this union came the only surviving child who is now Mrs. Carrie Mosher Adams of Cleveland, Ohio. Dr. Mosher served his country faithfully thru the Cival War. He was tragically removed from his young wife and child by death, caused by a lightning stroke in 1872.
On October `18, 1880, Mrs. Mosher was married to the Rev. I. N. Thomas, who had been for some time her pastor. A little son was given to them in 1882. This child, Charlie Thomas, was great joy to them for two years when he was taken from them by the Great Reaper. While this loss was a great sorrow to them, the memory of this child of their love has been a pleasure and comfort to them all their days.
In her early youth, Mrs. Thomas thoroughly taught the Bible, also the doctrines of the Presbyterian Church by her Scotch-Irish parents. As a child she united with this church. For many years and until her passing she was a member of the Market Street Presbyterian Church of this city.
Her body has always been frail so her outstanding characteristics were Spiritual and mental. Spiritually she was a strong believer in God's providential loving care of his creatures and was able to speak words of comfort and wisdom to her friends in their need. Mentally she superior to most - her mind worked with great keenness and accuracy - her intuitions were very sure. To the last she kept up her interest in the big movement of the world and also in the trivial incidents of friends lives.
She is survived by her husband, the Rev. I.N. Thomas, her daughter, Mrs. Carrie Mosher Adams, five grand children and three great grand children."
FIFTH GENERATION
Husband: Mark Treece Cartwright, died at age: 78
Father: Owen Thrapp Cartwright
Mother: Carrie Mosher
Wife: Ivah May Webb Malone, died at age: 94
Father: Frank Webb
Mother: Eva Nunn
Children:
- James Owen Cartwright b. 2 Aug 1916 Age: 81
- Martha May Cartwright b. 3 Jul 1918 d. 2 Jun 1967 died at age: 48
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