Martha Caroline Van Dorn

Carrie Van Dorn was described by Emily Miller as a “girlish-looking little woman …modest and shy, slight and graceful…” She was the daughter of Col. James D. Godbold and his wife Olivia. Her name appears often as “Carey” or “Cary.” Earl and Carrie Van Dorn had two children, born at Mount Vernon, AL, where Carrie lived with her parents: (1) Olivia, 1 Apr 1852 – 4 Feb 1878, m. Frank Aubrey Lumsden 8 Oct 1868, 4 children; and (2) Earl, Jr., 27 Jul 1854 – 3 Apr 1884, never married. Carrie died 19 Jan 1876.

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