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MEMORIAL ID«tab»13072122
Spouse:
Lavica Ward Carriger
M. August 3, 1811 Carter County, Tennessee, USA
Children:
Henry Washington Carriger (April 16, 1808)
Daniel Stover Carriger (December 10, 1810)
Isaac Lincoln Carriger (October 1, 1812)
John Thomas Allen Carriger (October 13, 1813)
Elizabeth Carriger (April 30, 1814)
Nicholas Carriger (March 30, 1816)
Mary Lincoln Carriger (February 21, 1818)
Kathrine Carriger
Phebe Stover Carriger (November 3, 1822
Sarah Jane Carriger
Solomon Hendrix Carriger (December 13, 1824)
Levisa Carriger
Sarah Jane Carriger (July 19, 1830)
Caleb Cox Carriger (1832)
Birth:
July 28, 1779
Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA
Residence:
1779-1782
(Age approx. 0-3)
Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA
1782 - November 1840
(Age approx. 3-61)
Address:
Stoney Creek
Hunter, Tennessee, 37643
November 1840 - 1841 (?)
(Age approx. 61-62)
Warren County, Missouri, USA
1841 (?) - 27 April 1846
(Age approx. 62-67)
Andrew County, Missouri, USA
Religion:
1779-1782
Lutheran
Brunswick Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, USA
Baptism:
July 1779
Red Zion Church
Religion:
1782 - November 1840
Baptist
Carter County, Tennessee, USA
Occupation:
Politican
Carter County, Tennessee, USA
State of Tennessee
House:
9th Session - Sept 7, 1812 Nashville
10th Session - Date, Place unknown
11th Session - Sept 18, 1815 Nashville
12th Session - Sept 15, 1817 Knoxville
13th Session - Sept 20, 1819 Murfreesboro
14th Session - Sept 17, 1821 Murfreesboro
15th Session - Sept 15, 1823 Murfreesboro
Senate:
22nd Session
General Assemblies:
1811-25, 1831-33, 1837-39
Appointed magistrate for Carter County, Tennessee is 1811.
War of 1812
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The Tennessee militia was divided into 2 divisions. The first division encompassed East Tennessee and was commanded by Master General John Cocke and Brigadier General Nathanial Taylor. The regiment from the 1st Division made up of of men primarly from Carter County, Tennessee was under the command of Colonel Christian Carriger.
In 1834 Carter County, Tennessee was divided into 10 Civil Districts. The five members on the committee that was appointed to divide the Civil Districts were:
-- James Keys
-- Lawson White
-- Jeremiah Campell
-- Taylor McNabb
-- Christian Carriger
Elected by the people in June 1838 as a district common school commissioner for the Ninth District:
-- Christian Carriger
-- Godfrey Nave
-- John T. Bowers
-- Henry C. Nave
-- Daniel Stover
Slavery
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Bequeathed to Christian Carriger Sr, from the Will of Mary Lincoln dated April 17, 1834 - Carter County, Tennessee, the following negroes:
-- Letty and 5 of her children,
-- Christby;
-- Tennessee,
-- Mardelia,
-- Nathaniel,
-- and Letty's youngest child.
Slavery Transaction
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John Cocke (Grainger County, Tennessee) to Christian Carriger, family of there:
-- Dolly, 45;
-- Bleavins, a mullatto, 3;
-- Cynthia, a mulltto, $500.00
Slavery
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In 1840 Christian Carriger owned a total of 8 slaves.
Death:
September 26, 1846
Sierra-Nevada Mountains, Nevada County, California, USA
Died at Donner Pass
Burial:
September 1846
South Fork of Yuba River
Nevada County, California, USA
MEMORIAL ID«tab»13072122
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Christian Carriger, son of Godfrey Kercher, or Carriger, and his wife Margaret Anspauh (Hanchpaugh), was born on July 28, 1779 in Reading, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Christian Carriger was born July 28, 1779, in West Brunswick Township, Becks County, Pennsylvania. He was baptized by Reverend Daniel Schumacher at the New Red Zion Church, Becks County, Pennsylvania. When he was about 3 years old the family moved from Pennsylvania to Tennessee.
He was the youngest of eight children.
He married Lavicy Ward in 1811, and they had thirteen children
He served in the War of 1812 and held the rank of Colonel.
He was a very wealthy man.
Christian Carriger and Lavicy Ward lived the first four years of their marriage in Godfey Kercher's (Carrigher) plantation. He built one of the first brick houses in Carter County. In 1965 the house was in an excellent state of preservation and still occupied as a residence. It was a large, two story home and very modern looking. He was commissioned a lieutenant colonel in the Carter County Militia in 1808. He was in the iron business and was elected several times to the Tennessee House of Representatives and later to the Tennessee Senate. Christian served in the Tennessee House of Representatives in the 9-15 sessions, 1812-1823, and in the Tennessee Senate. He was appointed magistrate for Carter County, Tennessee is 1811. Christian served in the War of 1812 in the Tennessee Milita commanded by Master General John Cocke and Brigadier General Nathaniel Taylor. Christian commanded the First Division. He also owned large tracts of land and had several negro slaves and became a very wealthy man.
In July of 1828, John Cocke, Grainger County, Tennessee, sold Christian Carriger three Negro slaves: Dolly and her two children, Bleavins (a mulatto) 3, and Cynthia (a mulatto) 2.
In July of 1930, Valentine Bowers sold Christian Carriger two Negro slaves: Phil 11, and Tom 7, for approximately $500.00.
Following financial reverses Christian Carriger moved to Andrew County, Missouri. He later fought in the Mexican War. After returning home he and his wife, Lavicy Ward Carriger, and some of his family, headed westward in April of 1846. They joined a wagon train bound for California. With them were five of their children.
Daniel Stover Carriger and his family.
Nicholas Carriger and his family.
Solomon H. Carriger, unmarried
Sarah Jane Carriger, minor child.
Caleb Cox Carriger, aged about 14 years.
Christian Carriger, a man once generous with his Carter County neighbors may have been penniless when he made the attempted journey to California.
They encountered terrible hardships on the journey. Christian Carriger died September 26, 1846, while they were trying to cross the Sierra Nevada Mountains at Donner Pass. He is buried on the mountain near Donner Summit. On that same day Nicholas Carriger's daughter Catherine was born.
The following paragraph taken from the Watauga Spinnerette, February, 1949
Christian Carriger, another son of Godfrey,k Sr., was a prominent man in politics; also he was a very wealthy man. He built one of the first brick houses in the county which is still in an excellent state of preservation and is the home of Robert Campbell. Carriger served in the War of 1812 with the rank of Colonel and was a Representative from Carter County in the Tennessee Legislature at different intervals from 1811 to 1831. He later removed to Missouri and fought in the Mexican War with General Fremont and died on his way to California while crossing the Rocky Mountains. Michael Carriger , a son of Godfrey, Sr ., settled near the Bee Cliff.
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The Mountain Star, August 23, 2010, by Robert Sorrell
The beautiful Carriger Mansion on Blue Springs Road is believed to be the first brick house built in Carter County. It was built in 1815 by Christian Carriger, the son of a Revolutionalry War soldier an d a member of a prominent family in Northeast Tennessee.
Christian's father, Godfrey Carriger, fought during the Revolutionary War and came to the Watauga settlement in 1782 from Brunswick County, PA. The landmark residence which Christian built is now for sale.
The home, with nine total rooms, is a two-story brick home with three bedrooms and three baths. The current owner, John Keith, now lives in North Carolina and has used the home as a vacation wsap house. Keith would trade homes with residents in other areas of the country for vacations.
Keith's real estate agent, Maddie Burord, said the historic home could make a bed and breakfast establishment. Buford stated that Keith has done a lot of work on the home, greatly improving the aesthetics and updating various aspects of the residence.
In addition to the brick residence, the property features a garage and guiest apartment, currently used by the caretaker.
The Carriger family was one of the most industrios in Carter County and the Stoney Creek community. Carriger's Landing, which was featured on a nearby historic landmark sign on highway 91, was located where Stoney Creek empties into the Watauga River. Boats loaded with iron bars, grain an d other staples passed through the trading post.
In addition to the brick Carriger Mansion on Blue Springs Road, Godfrey Carriger built a home near the Siam Bridge. The Carriger-Cowan Home, as it is officially known, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The home, which overlooks the scenic Watauga River, has been modernized in recent years. Godfrey Carriger had several sons, including Nicholas, Michael, Leonard, Godfrey Jr., Henry and John, as well as a daughter, Elizabeth.
Christian was probably Godfrey's most successful child. Christian served in the Tennessee General Assembly from 1811-1825 and from 1831-1833, and in the state senate from 1837-1839. In 1808, he was a lieutenant colonel in the Carter County Militia. Christian Later moved to Missouri and then began a trip to California, but died on the journey in the Rocky Mountains.
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Christian Carriger (b. 28 July 1779). Christian was a Colonel in the War of 1812, where he severd under John Fremont. He built the first brick house in Carter County in the Hunter Community and server two terms in the Tennessee General Assembly. In 1846 he moved to Misouri for a while and then set out for California, but died enroute and was buried in the Rocky Mountains.
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