Married John Carrigan in Illinois in 1867. Children: Judge Edmund Burke Carrigan and Nora Carrigan.
#1-Published in the Pilot-Tribune February 10, 1938.
WIDOW OF PIONEER ATTORNEY IS DEAD
MRS. JOHN CARRIGAN, 96, DIES IN MONTANA; BODY IS BEING RETURNED
Mrs. Carrie L. Carrigan, 96, widow of a prominent pioneer attorney here, John Carrigan, died Tuesday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Nora C. Smock at St. Ignatius, Montana. Until about ten years ago, Mrs. Carrigan spent about six months a year in Blair.
The body is to arrive in Omaha after midnight tonight and will be brought to Blair at once. No definite funeral arrangement will be known until tomorrow. The Campbell mortuary will be in charge.
Mrs. Carrigan, as Carrie L. Palmer, sister of the late Dr. W. H. Palmer, was born in Pennsylvania in November, 1841, and was married to John Carrigan in Illinois. They came to Nebraska in 1867 and Mr. Carrigan, who had been admitted to the bar in Illinois, began the practice of law at DeSoto. When Blair was founded the Carrigans moved here, and within a few years Mr. Carrigan was one of the noted lawyers of Nebraska, specializing on criminal cases. He died April 21, 1880.
Mrs. Carrigan is survived by her daughter, Mrs. Smock of St. Ignatius. A son, the late District Judge E. B. Carrigan of Blair, also a well-known Nebraska attorney, died ten years ago.
Other survivors are four grandchildren, including County Judge John A. Carrigan and Mrs. Gifford L. Dixon of Blair and Mrs. H. C. Mortlock of Ralston, formerly of Blair; four great-granddaughters and three great-grandsons.
#2-The Enterprise dated 10 Feb., 1938
Carrigan, Caroline (Palmer), 96
Burial in Blair Cemetery
MRS. CAROLINE CARRIGAN DIES IN MONTANA
EARLY SETTLER HERE. CAME TO DE SOTO IN 1869. LATER TO BLAIR
WAS 96 YEARS OLD
The sad news reached Blair yesterday of the death of one of Blair's early settlers, Mrs. John Carrigan, of St. Ignatius, Montana.
Mrs. Carrigan was born in Stark county, Ohio, in November of 1841. Here she grew to womanhood and met and married John Carrigan. When the county was still in the pioneer age she and her husband in 1869 came to De Soto where for a time they made their home but later moved to Blair where the husband opened a law office and made that his profession until his death.
Two children, the late Judge E.B. Carrigan, of Blair and Mrs. Robert Smock, of St. Ignatius, Montana were reared here and after the marriage of the daughter, she and her daughter and son-in-law, went to St. Ignatius, Montana where the son-in-law operates an irrigated farm and the daughter teaches school.
Mrs. Carrigan was a woman of great energy and ability and while residing here was very active in social and church work and made her presence felt. She was a sister of the late Dr. W.H. Palmer and besides the daughter in Montana leaves two nieces, Mrs. R. J. Murdoch, of Blair and Mrs. George F. Williams, of Crystal City, Mexico, four grandchildren, County Judge John A. Carrigan and Mrs. G.L. Dixon, of Blair; Mrs. Harry Mortlock, of Ralston, Nebraska, and Mrs. Asa Brooks, of St. Ignatius, Montana, besides several great grandchildren.
She was a loyal member of the Baptist church and also of the Eastern Star and the W.R.C. The body will be brought to Blair for interment beside that of her husband.
~~~ Obituary courtesy of the Washington County Genealogical Society. Newspaper clippings on file in the Blair Public Library at Blair, Nebraska.~~~
#1-Published in the Pilot-Tribune February 10, 1938.
WIDOW OF PIONEER ATTORNEY IS DEAD
MRS. JOHN CARRIGAN, 96, DIES IN MONTANA; BODY IS BEING RETURNED
Mrs. Carrie L. Carrigan, 96, widow of a prominent pioneer attorney here, John Carrigan, died Tuesday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Nora C. Smock at St. Ignatius, Montana. Until about ten years ago, Mrs. Carrigan spent about six months a year in Blair.
The body is to arrive in Omaha after midnight tonight and will be brought to Blair at once. No definite funeral arrangement will be known until tomorrow. The Campbell mortuary will be in charge.
Mrs. Carrigan, as Carrie L. Palmer, sister of the late Dr. W. H. Palmer, was born in Pennsylvania in November, 1841, and was married to John Carrigan in Illinois. They came to Nebraska in 1867 and Mr. Carrigan, who had been admitted to the bar in Illinois, began the practice of law at DeSoto. When Blair was founded the Carrigans moved here, and within a few years Mr. Carrigan was one of the noted lawyers of Nebraska, specializing on criminal cases. He died April 21, 1880.
Mrs. Carrigan is survived by her daughter, Mrs. Smock of St. Ignatius. A son, the late District Judge E. B. Carrigan of Blair, also a well-known Nebraska attorney, died ten years ago.
Other survivors are four grandchildren, including County Judge John A. Carrigan and Mrs. Gifford L. Dixon of Blair and Mrs. H. C. Mortlock of Ralston, formerly of Blair; four great-granddaughters and three great-grandsons.
#2-The Enterprise dated 10 Feb., 1938
Carrigan, Caroline (Palmer), 96
Burial in Blair Cemetery
MRS. CAROLINE CARRIGAN DIES IN MONTANA
EARLY SETTLER HERE. CAME TO DE SOTO IN 1869. LATER TO BLAIR
WAS 96 YEARS OLD
The sad news reached Blair yesterday of the death of one of Blair's early settlers, Mrs. John Carrigan, of St. Ignatius, Montana.
Mrs. Carrigan was born in Stark county, Ohio, in November of 1841. Here she grew to womanhood and met and married John Carrigan. When the county was still in the pioneer age she and her husband in 1869 came to De Soto where for a time they made their home but later moved to Blair where the husband opened a law office and made that his profession until his death.
Two children, the late Judge E.B. Carrigan, of Blair and Mrs. Robert Smock, of St. Ignatius, Montana were reared here and after the marriage of the daughter, she and her daughter and son-in-law, went to St. Ignatius, Montana where the son-in-law operates an irrigated farm and the daughter teaches school.
Mrs. Carrigan was a woman of great energy and ability and while residing here was very active in social and church work and made her presence felt. She was a sister of the late Dr. W.H. Palmer and besides the daughter in Montana leaves two nieces, Mrs. R. J. Murdoch, of Blair and Mrs. George F. Williams, of Crystal City, Mexico, four grandchildren, County Judge John A. Carrigan and Mrs. G.L. Dixon, of Blair; Mrs. Harry Mortlock, of Ralston, Nebraska, and Mrs. Asa Brooks, of St. Ignatius, Montana, besides several great grandchildren.
She was a loyal member of the Baptist church and also of the Eastern Star and the W.R.C. The body will be brought to Blair for interment beside that of her husband.
~~~ Obituary courtesy of the Washington County Genealogical Society. Newspaper clippings on file in the Blair Public Library at Blair, Nebraska.~~~
Married John Carrigan in Illinois in 1867. Children: Judge Edmund Burke Carrigan and Nora Carrigan.
#1-Published in the Pilot-Tribune February 10, 1938.
WIDOW OF PIONEER ATTORNEY IS DEAD
MRS. JOHN CARRIGAN, 96, DIES IN MONTANA; BODY IS BEING RETURNED
Mrs. Carrie L. Carrigan, 96, widow of a prominent pioneer attorney here, John Carrigan, died Tuesday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Nora C. Smock at St. Ignatius, Montana. Until about ten years ago, Mrs. Carrigan spent about six months a year in Blair.
The body is to arrive in Omaha after midnight tonight and will be brought to Blair at once. No definite funeral arrangement will be known until tomorrow. The Campbell mortuary will be in charge.
Mrs. Carrigan, as Carrie L. Palmer, sister of the late Dr. W. H. Palmer, was born in Pennsylvania in November, 1841, and was married to John Carrigan in Illinois. They came to Nebraska in 1867 and Mr. Carrigan, who had been admitted to the bar in Illinois, began the practice of law at DeSoto. When Blair was founded the Carrigans moved here, and within a few years Mr. Carrigan was one of the noted lawyers of Nebraska, specializing on criminal cases. He died April 21, 1880.
Mrs. Carrigan is survived by her daughter, Mrs. Smock of St. Ignatius. A son, the late District Judge E. B. Carrigan of Blair, also a well-known Nebraska attorney, died ten years ago.
Other survivors are four grandchildren, including County Judge John A. Carrigan and Mrs. Gifford L. Dixon of Blair and Mrs. H. C. Mortlock of Ralston, formerly of Blair; four great-granddaughters and three great-grandsons.
#2-The Enterprise dated 10 Feb., 1938
Carrigan, Caroline (Palmer), 96
Burial in Blair Cemetery
MRS. CAROLINE CARRIGAN DIES IN MONTANA
EARLY SETTLER HERE. CAME TO DE SOTO IN 1869. LATER TO BLAIR
WAS 96 YEARS OLD
The sad news reached Blair yesterday of the death of one of Blair's early settlers, Mrs. John Carrigan, of St. Ignatius, Montana.
Mrs. Carrigan was born in Stark county, Ohio, in November of 1841. Here she grew to womanhood and met and married John Carrigan. When the county was still in the pioneer age she and her husband in 1869 came to De Soto where for a time they made their home but later moved to Blair where the husband opened a law office and made that his profession until his death.
Two children, the late Judge E.B. Carrigan, of Blair and Mrs. Robert Smock, of St. Ignatius, Montana were reared here and after the marriage of the daughter, she and her daughter and son-in-law, went to St. Ignatius, Montana where the son-in-law operates an irrigated farm and the daughter teaches school.
Mrs. Carrigan was a woman of great energy and ability and while residing here was very active in social and church work and made her presence felt. She was a sister of the late Dr. W.H. Palmer and besides the daughter in Montana leaves two nieces, Mrs. R. J. Murdoch, of Blair and Mrs. George F. Williams, of Crystal City, Mexico, four grandchildren, County Judge John A. Carrigan and Mrs. G.L. Dixon, of Blair; Mrs. Harry Mortlock, of Ralston, Nebraska, and Mrs. Asa Brooks, of St. Ignatius, Montana, besides several great grandchildren.
She was a loyal member of the Baptist church and also of the Eastern Star and the W.R.C. The body will be brought to Blair for interment beside that of her husband.
~~~ Obituary courtesy of the Washington County Genealogical Society. Newspaper clippings on file in the Blair Public Library at Blair, Nebraska.~~~
#1-Published in the Pilot-Tribune February 10, 1938.
WIDOW OF PIONEER ATTORNEY IS DEAD
MRS. JOHN CARRIGAN, 96, DIES IN MONTANA; BODY IS BEING RETURNED
Mrs. Carrie L. Carrigan, 96, widow of a prominent pioneer attorney here, John Carrigan, died Tuesday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Nora C. Smock at St. Ignatius, Montana. Until about ten years ago, Mrs. Carrigan spent about six months a year in Blair.
The body is to arrive in Omaha after midnight tonight and will be brought to Blair at once. No definite funeral arrangement will be known until tomorrow. The Campbell mortuary will be in charge.
Mrs. Carrigan, as Carrie L. Palmer, sister of the late Dr. W. H. Palmer, was born in Pennsylvania in November, 1841, and was married to John Carrigan in Illinois. They came to Nebraska in 1867 and Mr. Carrigan, who had been admitted to the bar in Illinois, began the practice of law at DeSoto. When Blair was founded the Carrigans moved here, and within a few years Mr. Carrigan was one of the noted lawyers of Nebraska, specializing on criminal cases. He died April 21, 1880.
Mrs. Carrigan is survived by her daughter, Mrs. Smock of St. Ignatius. A son, the late District Judge E. B. Carrigan of Blair, also a well-known Nebraska attorney, died ten years ago.
Other survivors are four grandchildren, including County Judge John A. Carrigan and Mrs. Gifford L. Dixon of Blair and Mrs. H. C. Mortlock of Ralston, formerly of Blair; four great-granddaughters and three great-grandsons.
#2-The Enterprise dated 10 Feb., 1938
Carrigan, Caroline (Palmer), 96
Burial in Blair Cemetery
MRS. CAROLINE CARRIGAN DIES IN MONTANA
EARLY SETTLER HERE. CAME TO DE SOTO IN 1869. LATER TO BLAIR
WAS 96 YEARS OLD
The sad news reached Blair yesterday of the death of one of Blair's early settlers, Mrs. John Carrigan, of St. Ignatius, Montana.
Mrs. Carrigan was born in Stark county, Ohio, in November of 1841. Here she grew to womanhood and met and married John Carrigan. When the county was still in the pioneer age she and her husband in 1869 came to De Soto where for a time they made their home but later moved to Blair where the husband opened a law office and made that his profession until his death.
Two children, the late Judge E.B. Carrigan, of Blair and Mrs. Robert Smock, of St. Ignatius, Montana were reared here and after the marriage of the daughter, she and her daughter and son-in-law, went to St. Ignatius, Montana where the son-in-law operates an irrigated farm and the daughter teaches school.
Mrs. Carrigan was a woman of great energy and ability and while residing here was very active in social and church work and made her presence felt. She was a sister of the late Dr. W.H. Palmer and besides the daughter in Montana leaves two nieces, Mrs. R. J. Murdoch, of Blair and Mrs. George F. Williams, of Crystal City, Mexico, four grandchildren, County Judge John A. Carrigan and Mrs. G.L. Dixon, of Blair; Mrs. Harry Mortlock, of Ralston, Nebraska, and Mrs. Asa Brooks, of St. Ignatius, Montana, besides several great grandchildren.
She was a loyal member of the Baptist church and also of the Eastern Star and the W.R.C. The body will be brought to Blair for interment beside that of her husband.
~~~ Obituary courtesy of the Washington County Genealogical Society. Newspaper clippings on file in the Blair Public Library at Blair, Nebraska.~~~
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