Husband: Rev. Peter CARTWRIGHT
Birthdate: September 1, 1785
Birthplace: James River, Amherst County, Virginia
Deathdate: September 25, 1872
Place of death: Pleasant Plains, Sangamon County, Illinois
Father: Peter CARTWRIGHT
Mother: Christiaan GARVIN

Marriage date: August 18, 1808
Marriage place: Glascow, Barren County, Kentucky

Wife: Frances GAINES
Birthdate: August 18, 1789
Birthplace: Charlotte County, Virginia
Deathdate: February 7, 1876
Place of death: Pleasant Plains, Sangamon County, Illinois
Father: Robert GAINES
Mother: Elizabeth

CHILDREN

Child No. 1: Eliza CARTWRIGHT
Sex: F
Birthdate: May 11, 1810
Birthplace: Livingston County, Kentucky
Deathdate: October 3, 1887
Place of death: Pleasant Plains, Sangamon County, Illinois
Marriage date: November 13, 1827
Marriage place: St. Louis, Missouri
Spouse's name: Peyton L. HARRISON

Child No. 2: Maria H. CARTWRIGHT
Sex: F
Birthdate: September 20, 1812
Birthplace: Christian County, Kentucky
Deathdate:
Place of death:
Marriage date: July 28, 1833
Marriage place: Sangamon County, Illinois
Spouse's name: Rev. W. D. R. TROTTER

Child No. 3: Cynthia CARTWRIGHT
Sex: F
Birthdate: March 27, 1815
Birthplace: Christian County, Kentucky
Deathdate: October 23, 1824
Place of death: When a tree fell on her at Hamilton County, Illinois
Marriage date:
Marriage place:
Spouse's name:

Child No. 4: Madison CARTWRIGHT
Sex: M
Birthdate: July 4, 1817
Birthplace: Christian County, Kentucky
Deathdate: May 1, 1896
Place of death: Pleasant Plains, Sangamon County, Illinois
Marriage date: December 29, 1835
Marriage place: St. Louis, Missouri
Spouse's name: Nancy Matilda PURVINES

Child No. 5: Wealthy Mary Jane CARTWRIGHT
Sex:
Birthdate: August 9, 1819
Birthplace: Christian County, Kentucky
Deathdate: November 11, 1900
Place of death: Pleasant Plains, Sangamon County, Illinois
Marriage date: March 26, 1850
Marriage place: Pleasant Plains, Sangamon County, Illinois
Spouse's name: Elmer MICKEL

Child No. 6: Valentine Cook CARTWRIGHT
Sex: M
Birthdate: May 19, 1821
Birthplace: Christian County, Kentucky
Deathdate: October 30, 1886
Place of death: Delano, Sedgwick County, Kansas
Marriage date: February 9, 1841
Marriage place: Pleasant Plains, Sangamon County, Illinois
Spouse's name: Cinthelia SCOTT

Child No. 7: Sarah M. CARTWRIGHT
Sex: F
Birthdate: July 2, 1823
Birthplace: Christian County, Kentucky
Deathdate: March 25, 1898
Place of death: Pleasant Plains, Sangamon County, Illinois
Marriage date: September 1, 1841
Marriage place: Sangamon County, Illinois
Spouse's name: Rev. Henry SMITH

Child No. 8: Caroline M. CARTWRIGHT
Sex: F
Birthdate: September 9, 1826
Birthplace: Pleasant Plains, Sangamon County, Illinois
Deathdate: May 22, 1853
Place of death: Pleasant Plains, Sangamon County, Illinois
Marriage date: August 30, 1848
Marriage place: Sangamon County, Illinois
Spouse's name: Rev. Benjamin NEWMAN

Child No. 9: Arminda F. CARTWRIGHT
Sex: F
Birthdate: October 3, 1828
Birthplace: Pleasant Plains, Sangamon County, Illinois
Deathdate:
Place of death:
Marriage date: August 28, 1848
Marriage place:
Spouse's name: Rev. Levi C. PITNER
 
 
Documentation:
* Will, Rev. Peter Cartwright, Sangamon Co., Illinois.
* Autobiography of Rev. Peter Cartwright.
* Will of Wealthy Mary Jane Cartwright Mickel, Sangamon Co., Illinois.
* Obituaries of Rev. Peter Cartwright, Frances (Gaines) Cartwright, Elmer Mickel and Wealthy Mary Jane Mickel.
* Cartwright Township Cemeteries, Volume 1, Ancestor Index, National Society U.S. Daughters of 1812, Page 96.
* 1840-1850-1860 Census Book.
* History of Sangamon County, Illinois.
* Family papers and documents in my possession.