The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1890-05-23
Obituary.

Mrs. Polly CrOul Carlisle, mother of Mrs
| K. G. Mead, of this city, died at her home
| in Detroit, Monday, at the age of 81 years
and months. The Detroit Free Press pub
lished the following obituary, which we re-
print i'm full:
In the death yesterday of Polly Croul Carlisle
| Detroit and perhaps Michigan, has lost one who
was undoubtedly one of the oldest inhabitants
Polly Carlisle was born in Montgomery county
NJ Y, September II, 1899. Her father, John
Union Seminary, Schenectady, N. Y, and was
| the only son of Frederick Croul Cor KrulD O
native of Prussia, who came to America in 1732
and OF Eve Young or Yonghe, who came with
| her brother, Col Yonghe from Holland in 174s.
Polly Carlisle, being born at such an early
date In our country history, and being woman
observer was familiar with the leading events
In the first hundred years Of national life; and
Often in her old age did she interest her friends
with her graphic recitals Of the early days She
well remembered the triumphant visit of Lafay.
cite to this country, after we were on the high
way to prosperity as nation, and used to relate
hero on one occasion, did her the especial honor
to tr0t her on his knee. She, too had been
kissed by the immortal Washington.
The average reader will gain an added inter.
est in Polly Carlisle when Il is recalled that at
the time of her birth Washington had not yet
begun his second term as President. The
United States at the time consisted of but O
narrow strip lying along the Atlantic Ocean.
comprised in the thirteen states. All that vast
territory west of the Mississippi, south of the
state line Of Oregon belonged to the French and
was popularity known as Louisiana indeed, even
the French did not know the vastness of the
claim, else they never would have sold the prop
held possession of that vast strip of territory
bounded on the south by the st. Lawrence the
great lakes and the Ohio river; and while, under
the Jay treaty they had pledged themselves to
abandonment of the Indian outposts on the
Maumee, they had failed to comply with the
midst of great wilderness, while over its bas
toned redoubts fioated the cross of st. George.
The Allegheny Mountains still presented an In
superaoie barrier 70 the toe OF western immi.
there was not railroad or postoffice to say
nothing Of telegraphs or telephones Indeed,
that great public work, for the day, the Cumber.
land road from Washington to the west, was
still undreamed OF. Slavery existed from north
to south, and only the good old Maher society
institution. At the time of the birth of Polly
Carlisle, Washington, Gallatin, Jefferson, Madf-
son and Alexander Hamilton were famous party
leaders while Andrew Jackson, John C. Cal.
hoon, John @; Adams and Henry Clay were still
young and unknown.
January 8, 1911, DR.. Carlisle married Polly
of the father of jerome Croul. The grandfather
of Mrs. Polly (CrouD Carlisle was the godson
OF Frederick the Great his father being an ON.
daughter of an attache OF the English embassy
at the court of Berlin. DR.. Lewis Carlisle died
January %, 1853, leaving his wife Polly and
seven children living, viz: Mrs. Catharine
Thayer, Mrs. Elizabeth Mead. VIM. L. and Fred
Carlisle, of Detroit, Lewis of Newark, N. j.,
Mrs. Hannah Plumstead and Mrs. Antonette
Gibson, all born in the order named.
The story OF Polly Carlisle's ancestry in their
own country Is an eventful one Her grand
father, who was born In l7iS, received all the
advantages which his age and the
schools of Prussia afforded up to the age of ID,
when he met with an accident which made him
q cripple. He was then sent to his mothers
on the sea coast for treatmept, and
while with others playing on the shore, he with
several Of his companions was kidnapped by the
crew OF an English emigrant vessel, brought to
the port of New York and sold for f20 for his
passage. It was the practice in those days for
settlers to conspire with ship owners tobring on
their return voyage, young men and girls for |
reward, which was denominated |
passage money" Frederick Croul (KrulD |
being physically unable to perform severe man.
ual labor he was apprenticed to tailor for six !
school until he had accumulated money enough |
to buy farm, when he left New York and pur. |
chased large tract of land on the Mohawk |
River, near Amsterdam. After improving the
same he in 175S, married Eve Young Tor Yonghe) |
She was a sister of Col. Youngs (spelled origin
ally Yonghe) and came with him and two broth. |
ers and q sister from Holland in 174S Col Abra-
ham Youngs commanded company during the !
French and Indian wars and was q personal
friend OF Sir VIM. johnson.
Frederick and Eva Croul CKrulD had but one |
son, John, who was born June H. 1862 They
gave him all the advantages of n classical edu
cation graduating from Union College Tor semi
nary them, Schenectady. In 1889 he married
Mary Coss, daughter OF Col. Coss.