General Notes

Family lore says that William loved to race horses and in a race at Fraizeysburg, Ohio he was injured and later died from those injuries.  Story not confirmed as yet.


Sources--Licking Co. Ohio--Newark newspaper 1838 for marriage announcement,
1850 Licking Co. Ohio census, notes of Emmett Shute, relative.


From  HISTORY OF MUSKINGUM CO. OH    pg 517    -------     neighbors in 1818-------------Carlings in Morgan Co., 5 or 6 miles away.     a Thomas Carlin was in Morgan Co. 1824.



Emmett Shute, a cousin, received this letter from John M. carlin RFD 2 Flemington, W VA feb 8, 1932

The Carlins went to Ireland from Rome in the year 54 BC under the command of Julius Ceasar.  Then he invaded Great Britain and settled in the north part of Hibernia, now called Ireland.  The Roman name was Carlinius (singular) or Carlinis (plural) and ws Angelicized, as Carlin

The Carlins are scattered all over the British Isles.

There was a JOHN CARLIN who had seven sons all living around Carrickpergus, County Austrim, Ireland.  Sometime in 1774 five of the seven left because of having taken part in a rebellion against King George III.  Hugh went to Italy, James went to Sweden, Thomas and Daniel came to USA landing at Norfolk VA.  The names of the two remaining in Ireland are not known

Daniel settled in Pennsylvania and I have no further trace of him.

Thomas Carlin settled in Virginia, married Elizabeth Evans in 1775 and had the following children in order:  John Evans, Thomas, Unity, James, Mary, Hugh, Hannah and William

John Evans Carlin's wife died and he married Eliza Halt and had two children:  Emma V, and William H.B.

Thomas Carlin (ExGovr of Ills) married Rebecca Hewitt and had William H (Maj Genl in Mex War), Emily, Aubert, Mary A, Julia, Andrew J, John Clark (Col. USA) and Nathaniel.

I figure you are a descendant of John Evans Carlin

William H.B. was born about 1790 and he could be the father of your William Carlin born 1813.  William Carlin, youngest son of Thomas Carlin married Mary Good.  Their children were Thomas J., William P., Mary Ann, Walther E.

I am a descendant of John Carlin and of the fifth generation.


Another letter received by Emmett Shute from John J. Carlin, Carlins Joyland, Baltimore, MD May 24, 1932

My grandfathers name was John Carlin and from the best information I can get migrated from Ireland to England.  In England he learned to be a woodturner, and when about 30 ears old came to USA, settling in Montgomery County MD.

In some manner my grandfather acquired title to a large tract of land and primarily was a farmer.  Prior to the Civil War he owned a large number of slaves.  Instead of having these slaves perform farm labor he taugt them all to be mechanics, woodturners, carpenters, blacksmiths etc and at one time was very successful in hiring these slaves out to the neighboring farms to do their mechanical jobs.  At the time of the Emancipation Proclamation he had 65 slaves set free.  This, with the other Civil War losses gave him a stunning blos.

One of my cousins was named William Carlin and I am told he was named after his Uncle William who lived in Frederick MD>

I left home when I was quite young and before I returned most of the older members of the family had died, consequently I am not very familiar wit h the family traditions.

Another note from a Rush Carlin of Mt Clare W. VA said Thomas Carlin came to USA in 1774 from Autrim Ireland, located in VA and m. Elizabeth Evans.