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Jean Shirley Blakeman, daughter of Haskell Blakeman and Marian Aner Morgan, was born in Tippecanoe City, Miami County, Ohio^G, on 9 June 1922.¹ She died aged 74 on 26 May 1997.¹ She married William Walker Carder.

Charles Benjamin Sodan, son of John H Sodan and Carrie M Sackett, was born in Hallstead, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania^G, on 20 March 1890.¹ He died aged 44 in Great Bend Township, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania^G, on 20 April 1934 and was buried at Rose Hill Cemetery, Hallstead^G, on 22 April 1934.²
     In 1900 Charles was living in Liberty, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania^G, in the household of his mother Carrie and stepfather Lyman Stoddard, and was recorded in the census as Charles B Soden, aged nine and born in New York.³

Leroy Sodan, son of John H Sodan and Carrie M Sackett, was born in Pennsylvania^G in March 1893.¹
     In 1900 Leroy was living in Liberty, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania^G, in the household of his mother Carrie and stepfather Lyman Stoddard, and was recorded in the census as Leroy Soden, aged seven and born in New York.²

Forest Stoddard, son of Lyman Stoddard and Carrie M Sackett, was born in Pennsylvania^G in June 1895.¹
     In 1900 Forest was living in Liberty, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania^G, in the household of his parents Lyman and Carrie, and was recorded in the census as Forest Stoddard, aged four and born in Pennsylvania.²

Chauncey L Stoddard, son of Lyman Stoddard and Carrie M Sackett, was born in Pennsylvania^G in November 1898. He died aged 75 at the Read Memorial Hospital, Binghamton, Broome County, New York State^G, on 25 April 1974 and was buried at Rose Hill Cemetery, Hallstead, Susquehanna County, Rhode Island^G.¹
     In 1900 Chauncey was living in Liberty, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania^G, in the household of his parents Lyman and Carrie, and was recorded in the census as Chancy Stoddard, aged one and born in Pennsylvania.²
     In 1910 he was living at Chester Springs Soldiers Orphan School, West Pikeland, Chester County, Pennsylvania^G, and was recorded as Chancy Stoddard, aged twelve. His brother Ernest was also at the school.³

Charles D Sackett, a dentist, son of Abraham Sackett and Susannah ___, was born in Wrightstown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania^G, on 14 June 1814.¹ He died aged 39 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania^G, on 17 February 1854 and was buried at Penns Park United Methodist Church Cemetery, Penns Park, Bucks County, Pennsylvania^G.^2,3
     In 1850 Charles was living in Wrightstown, Bucks County^G, in the household of his parents Abraham and Susan, and was recorded in the census as Charles Sackett, aged 32 and born in Pennsylvania.⁴

Carrie M Sackett, daughter of Charles E Sackett and Hannah Catherine Osterhout, was born in Pennsylvania^G about 1866. She married first in Pennsylvania^G on 12 March 1886, John H Sodan.¹ John was born in New York State^G on 18 March 1839.^3,4 He died aged 53 in Susquehanna County^G in August 1892 and was buried at Rose Hill Cemetery, Hallstead^G.⁵ She married second at Chenango Forks, Broome County, New York State^G, on 13 December 1892, Lyman Stoddard, son of Herman Stoddard and Mercy Taylor.² Lyman was born in Pennsylvania^G on 24 March 1842.^6,7 He died aged 82 in Liberty, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania^G, on 7 January 1925 and was buried at Rose Hill Cemetery, Hallstead^G.⁸
     In 1880 Carrie was living in Liberty, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania^G, in the household of her mother Hannah and stepfather Eli Mott, and was recorded in the census as Carrie M Sacett [sic], aged 14 and born in Pennsylvania.⁹
     In 1900 she was living in Liberty, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania^G, in the household of her second husband Lyman Stoddard, 58, and was recorded as Carrie M Stoddard, aged 42. Living with them were their sons, Forest, 4, and Chauncey, aged one, and Carrie's sons by her first marriage, Charles Sodan, 9, and Leroy Sodan, aged seven.¹⁰
     Carrie's first husband John Sodan filed for an invalidity pension in March 1879 following his service during the Civil War in the Pennsylvania Infantry. Carrie received a widow's pension from August 1892 following his death. Her second husband Lyman Stoddard was also a Civil War veteran, having served in the 203rd Pennsylvania Infantry. He received an invalidity pension from June 1880, and Carrie became entitled to a widow's pension from February 1925 following his death.^11,12
Contradictory records after 1901
The records for Carrie up to 1901, when her son Ernest was born, are consistent, with minor variations, with a woman born in the mid-1860s. A number of later records are found for a Carrie Stoddard, wife of Lyman Stoddard, but these appear to relate to a much older woman, born in the early 1840s. The discrepancy is unresolved. The later records are stated below.
     In 1910 Carrie was living at Hallstead Road, Liberty^G, in the household of her husband Lyman, 68, and was recorded in the census as Carrie Stoddard, aged 66.¹³
     In 1920 she was living in Liberty^G in the household of her husband Lyman, 77, a retired soldier, and was recorded as Carrie M Stoddard, aged 76.¹⁴
     A Carrie M Stoddard, widow of Lyman Stoddard, died aged 91 in Liberty, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania^G, on 27 March 1935 and was buried at Rose Hill Cemetery, Hallstead^G, on 30 March 1935.^15,16 The gravestone has the inscription "Mother/ Carrie Sodan Stoddard/ 1843 - 1935."
Comments
The informant providing information for Carrie's death certificate was apparently her son Ernest. A precise birth date, 2 July 1843, was recorded. This is inconsistent with the birth date of May 1858 given for Carrie in the 1900 census. This large discrepancy must suggest that the records relate to two different women. However, other details appear to be a match. Lyman and Carrie Stoddard of the 1900 census had children, Forest and Chancy. Ernest, born in 1901, identified his parents on his three marriage records as Lyman and Carrie. A newspaper obituary for Carrie, presumably also informed by Ernest, identifies Carrie as the widow of Lyman and names her children as Pearl, DeForest, Chauncey, and Ernest. A further inconsistency arises between the date of birth recorded on Carrie's death certificate and Ernest's own date of birth. The dates would mean that Carrie was aged 57 at Ernest's birth.

Ernest E Stoddard, son of Lyman Stoddard and Carrie M Sackett, was born in Hallstead, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania^G, on 13 March 1901.^1,2 He died aged 68 in October 1969.³ He married first in Kirkwood, Broome County, New York State^G, on 16 May 1924, Isabella Irene Lindeley, daughter of George Lindeley and Florence Wendall.⁴ Isabella was born in Binghamton, Broome County, New York State^G, about 1903.⁷ They divorced. He married second in Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana^G, on 17 May 1930, Icie Porter, daughter of Harden Porter and Anna Evelin.⁵ Icie was born in Illinois^G on 18 September 1906.⁷ He married third in Indiana^G on 2 September 1936, Ruth F Jones, daughter of Daniel Jones and Phoebe Wise.⁶ Ruth was born on 19 February 1906.⁷
     In 1910 he was living at Chester Springs Soldiers Orphan School, West Pikeland, Chester County, Pennsylvania^G, and was recorded as Ernest Stoddard, aged ten. His brother Chauncey was also at the school.⁸
     In 1920 Ernest was living at Newport, Rhode Island^G, and was recorded in the census as Earnest E Stoddard, a yeoman, US Navy, at the Naval Training Station, aged 18 and born in Hallstead, Pennsylvania.⁹