Carson, Caroline, 1820-1892
Variant namesCaroline Petigru Carson, daughter of James Louis Petigru (1789-1863), a South Carolina attorney, writer, and politician, was an artist and poet. She married William Augustus Carson (1800-1856), a South Carolina rice plantation owner, in 1841. She died in Rome, Italy, where she had moved during the Civil War.
From the description of A walk in the pine forest : poem, 1848. (The South Carolina Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 32144344
Charleston, South Carolina artist and poet. The daughter of South Carolina politician and Unionist James Louis Petigru (1789-1863), she married Dean Hall Plantation (S.C.) owner William Augustus Carson (1800-1856) in 1841. Her children were William A. Carson (1842-1904) and James Petigru Carson (b. 1845). During the Civil War Caroline P. Carson became ill and was allowed to travel North and reside in New York City for a period. She later emigrated to Italy, and died in Rome on August 15, 1892.
From the description of Caroline Petigru Carson papers, 1853-1892. (The South Carolina Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 35953508
Actress.
From the description of Autograph letter signed : [n.p., London?, n.d.], to an unidentified recipient, [n.d.]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270564149
South Carolina artist and poet. She was the daughter of James Louis Petigru (1789-1863).
From the description of Poem, ca. 1840. (The South Carolina Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 36866164
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associatedWith | Ball, Caroline Augusta Rutledge, b. 1825. | person |
associatedWith | Carson, James Petigru, b. 1845. | person |
associatedWith | Carson, William A., 1842-1904. | person |
associatedWith | Childs, Margaretta Pringle, 1912-2000. | person |
associatedWith | Dukes, Joseph A. | person |
associatedWith | Hurlburt, William Henry. | person |
associatedWith | Logan, Louise Gibert Lesesne, b. 1877. | person |
associatedWith | Mary Flagler Cary Music Collection (Pierpont Morgan Library) | corporateBody |
associatedWith | Miles, William Porcher, 1822-1899. | person |
associatedWith | Petigru family. | family |
associatedWith | Petigru, James Louis, 1789-1863. | person |
correspondedWith | Sumner, Charles, 1811-1874 | person |
associatedWith | Vanderhorst family. | family |
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Birth 1820
Death 1892
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