General Notes

Called "Aunt Cin" and "Lavender " by relatives.

After William's death in 1854, Lucinda, about 1869,  went to Owen County, Indiana with her daughter Caroline and probably son Samuel. 

Dorothy Powers Elliott has a sampler made by Lucinda in 1832.  It is very faded but still readable.  She spelled her last name DEWEES.  It was the only thing that survived a fire, being folded in a bible, she was told.

Proof of the daughters of Samuel Dewees is hard to come by but D. Elliott has a note book entry made by Emmett Shute, son of Cora Virginia Bealmear, granddaughter of Lucinda.  He wrote letters to everyone he could locate trying to get proof.  He made a shortened version of the letters received in his notebook.  Letter follows:

I am the grandson of Samuel DeWeese, I was born Sept 14, 1854 in Licking Co. Ohio.  My father was James L. DeWeese.  My grandfather also has another  girl which you have not named her name was Margaret.  My father had 5 children 4 girls and one boy.  Alonzo had four boys and four girls.  Lucinda had one girl and one boy, she married a man by the name of Carlin.  Margaret married Rob Wheelhouse and last I knew went to California.  Samuel went to Illinois dont know anything about his family.

I dont know what Grandmothers maiden name was.  Grandfather was a Miller by trade run a Mill at Clay Lick Ohio.

My sister, older than I am and has a better memory.  (name and address given)
Mr. Shute notes he wrote the sister.  She knew nothing to add but she did call Lucinda "Aunt Sin".

Jos M. DeWeese 287 Robbins Dr. Newark Ohio    Mar 31, 1932

There was a family bible which Mr. Shute notes the contents of concerning the family of William and Lucinda Dewees Carlin.  D. Elliott has been told that bible was also destroyed in another fire.


Lucinda Carlin, as head of household in 1860 census Hanover Twp, Licking Co. OH  pg 8/217      53/47  

Lucinda Carlin 40 VA (I question this), Samuel S. 19 mo. OH, Caroline 15 OH and Phebe 13 OH.