NEBRASKA STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY MANUSCRIPT FINDING AID
RG2971.AM: John Lind Carson, 1832-1897
Papers: 1858-1889
Brownville, Nemaha County, Neb.: Banker
Size: 0.75 cu.ft.; 2 boxes
BACKGROUND NOTE
Born at Mercersburg, Pennsylvania, on August 30, 1832, John Lind Carson was the son of James and Rosanna (White) Carson. Carson came to Brownville, Nebraska, in 1857 where he engaged in banking. He organized the First National Bank of Brownville and served as president. He also founded and served as president of the Carson National Bank of Auburn and later served as president of the First National Bank of Lincoln. During the Civil War, Carson served as captain in the commissary department. He was stationed at Cairo, Illinois. Carson also briefly served as a regent of the University of Nebraska from 1880-1881. Carson married Mary Ruley in 1863. The couple had four children, James, Mary, John, and Rosanna. John Lind Carson died in Lincoln, Nebraska, on December 30, 1897.
SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE
This collection consists of various items relating to John L. Carson, including account books, 1858-1875; scrapbook, 1862-1874; and autograph books, 1881-1889. See the photo component [RG2971.PH] for related images.
INVENTORY
Box 1Folder/item
- Account book, 1858
- Account book, 1863-1865
- Account book, 1875
- Scrapbook of verse and obituaries, with occasional diary entries, 1862-1874
- Loose ephemera removed from the scrapbook
- Children’s sketch books
Box 2
Folder
- Children’s autograph books
- Children’s autograph books
- Children’s autograph books
- Blueprints of Carson home, Brownville, Nebraska (See oversize)
Subject headings:
Brownville (Neb.)
Nemaha County (Neb.)
United States — History — Civil War, 1861-1865
Carson, John Lind, 1832-1897
Carson, John Lind, 1869-1918
Carson, Rosanna, 1872-1966
Rollins, Mary (Carson), 1866-1937
LW/js 01-09-1965
Updated TMM 06-24-2009; 03-04-2010; 07-02-2026
