Uriah Nicholas "Nick" Carriger, August 14, 1855 in Overton, Rusk County - April 23, 1930 in Wink, buried at Coleman, was the eldest or the seven children of Ido Carriger and Mourning Riddle who died in 1871.  Shortly thereafter, Ido moved the family to Hunt County where Nick married (1) Margaret Elizabeth "Lizzy" Lisenbee, April 14, 1869 - January 12, 1891, buried in Rock Creek Cemetery near Glen Rose, on December 16, 1885.  Two daughters, Maud and Mae.  Nick married (2) Mary Elizabeth "Lizzy" Tillerson, born August 14, August 27, 1891 in Glen Rose, the daughter of William Tillerson and Judith Rebecca Pettit.

     In December 1904, they loaded their belongings, family and dog, "Nig" in a covered wagon and set out for Coleman, settling in the Hardin community.  They arrived on Christmas Day, and moved in the old ranch house of J. W. Cox.  The people of the community were very friendly and they sponsored a large welcoming party with a dance and fiddle playing contest. Nick and Lizzy had six children that moved to Coleman County with them, Inez, Ernest, Ido, Dewey, Neda and Nora, and they had two boys born after they moved here, William Estel and Sam Alvie.  The children all grew up and attended school a round Hardin and Gouldbusk.  They raised cotton and maize and all the children helped in the fields.  Nick retired in 1929.  The family was grown, some of them married, and had begun to scatter.  The boys were working in the oil fields in Jal, New Mexico.  Their daughter, Neda's husband, Sam Holt, went to Gouldbusk and moved Nick and Lizzy to Jal.  Nick died April 23, 1930, in Wink, buried at Coleman.

     The depression was at its worst, the boys lost their jobs and they moved again, looking for work; Lizzy moved around, living with different ones of the family.  While living at Moran, she suffered a massive heart attack and died April 9, 1940, buried beside Nick in Coleman.

     Children of Uriah Nicholas Carriger and Margaret Elizabeth Lisenbee:

     (1) Maud, October 28, 1886 in Greenville - January 21, 1957 in Alice, married Henry C. Manson, 1891-1962, November 19, 1905, in Glen Rose.  Three children: Lester, William Henry and Charles.

     (2) Mae, August 18, 1890 in Glen Rose-June 13, 1980 in Glen Rose, married Oscar W. Bruce, December 4, 1882 - December 25, 1949, on April 14, 1904 in Granbury.  Ten children: Clara Mae, Homer, Twins -A. D. and W. C., William Henry, Willis Clarence, Arthur O'Dell, Alma Jewell, Sterling and Bobbie Jean.

     Children of Uriah Nicholas Carriger and Mary Elizabeth Tillerson:

     (1) Inez, November 8, 1892 in Glen Rose - December 16, 1932 in Coleman, married Halbert A. Minor, June 28, 1892 in Temple-February 11, 1946 in Coleman, on April 6, 1924 in Coleman (see Rae- Minor);

     (2) Ernest, October 1, 1894 in Glen Rose - December 12, 1934 in Chicago, buried in Coleman.  He never married;

     (3) Ido, May 26, 1896 in Glen Rose - May 20, 1960 there.  Ido never married;

     (4) Dewey, April 22, 1899 in Glen Rose - October 7, 1966 in Brownfield, married Mrs. Mary (Kirkland) Drake, August 2, 1889 in Georgetown - November 9, 1970 in Brownfield, on January 20, 1920 in Coleman.  Two sons: Guy and Bryce;

     (5) Neda, June 24, 1901 in Glen Rose, still living, married Samuel Jefferson Holt, April 18, 1884 in Hugo - - November 30, 1964 in Pyote, on March 3, 1924 in Coleman.  Five children: Bonnie Dee, Wilbert Douglas, Mary Lucille and twins, Robert B. and Charles C.;

     (6) Nora, October 25, 1903 in Glen Rose, still living, married Wallace Jack Wester, December 26, 1884 in Guntown, Mississippi-March 9, 1969 in Coleman (see James A. Wester).

     (7) William Estel, November 11, 1905 in Eastland - February 16, 1964 in Pyote, never married.

     (8) Sam Alvie, July 31, 1908 in Gouldbusk, was killed in a boiler explosion in Venezuela July 23, 1954, buried at Brownfield.  Sam married twice: first, Mrs. Annie Mae Herring, August 1, 1937, and second, Pearl Ruth Cox, about 1953.  No children born to either union.