Son of Revolutionary War veteran Robert Carothers, Sr (1750-1837) and Margaret Scott (1753-1826).
Brother of Margaret "Peggy" Carothers Garner; Martha (died as a child in North Carolina); Mary McKay; William; James C., whose family lived near Robert's; Andrew (d. 1873) and Jane Carothers Hodge, of Williamson County, Tennessee.
Six months after his father gave him 125 acres in Williamson County with which to start his adult life, Robert Carothers married Elcy Blair on 6 Jan 1816, in Maury County, Tennessee. They were parents of at least five identified children and likely of an infant buried at the foot of Robert's and Elcy's graves.
After the death of his first wife, Robert Carothers married widow Martha S. (Anthony) Whitsitt, 27 Feb 1843, in Williamson County, Tennessee.
Brother of Margaret "Peggy" Carothers Garner; Martha (died as a child in North Carolina); Mary McKay; William; James C., whose family lived near Robert's; Andrew (d. 1873) and Jane Carothers Hodge, of Williamson County, Tennessee.
Six months after his father gave him 125 acres in Williamson County with which to start his adult life, Robert Carothers married Elcy Blair on 6 Jan 1816, in Maury County, Tennessee. They were parents of at least five identified children and likely of an infant buried at the foot of Robert's and Elcy's graves.
After the death of his first wife, Robert Carothers married widow Martha S. (Anthony) Whitsitt, 27 Feb 1843, in Williamson County, Tennessee.
Son of Revolutionary War veteran Robert Carothers, Sr (1750-1837) and Margaret Scott (1753-1826).
Brother of Margaret "Peggy" Carothers Garner; Martha (died as a child in North Carolina); Mary McKay; William; James C., whose family lived near Robert's; Andrew (d. 1873) and Jane Carothers Hodge, of Williamson County, Tennessee.
Six months after his father gave him 125 acres in Williamson County with which to start his adult life, Robert Carothers married Elcy Blair on 6 Jan 1816, in Maury County, Tennessee. They were parents of at least five identified children and likely of an infant buried at the foot of Robert's and Elcy's graves.
After the death of his first wife, Robert Carothers married widow Martha S. (Anthony) Whitsitt, 27 Feb 1843, in Williamson County, Tennessee.
Brother of Margaret "Peggy" Carothers Garner; Martha (died as a child in North Carolina); Mary McKay; William; James C., whose family lived near Robert's; Andrew (d. 1873) and Jane Carothers Hodge, of Williamson County, Tennessee.
Six months after his father gave him 125 acres in Williamson County with which to start his adult life, Robert Carothers married Elcy Blair on 6 Jan 1816, in Maury County, Tennessee. They were parents of at least five identified children and likely of an infant buried at the foot of Robert's and Elcy's graves.
After the death of his first wife, Robert Carothers married widow Martha S. (Anthony) Whitsitt, 27 Feb 1843, in Williamson County, Tennessee.
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Robert Carothers/ Born Dec. 20,/ 1795./ Died July 17,/ 1873
