f a m i l y Children with: HILA ANN TUPPER Siblings: William Carris Lewis Carris James Carris Dewitt Carris George Carris Susan Carris Jane Carris Charles Carris Children: RUFUS TUPPER CARRIS Maria Carris Angeline Carris Edward Carris Victor Webster Carris William Henry Carris Seth D Carris Emmor Carris Orlando Carris JOHN SMITH CARRIS Born: 6 Feb 1804, New York Married 26 Oct 1826 to HILA ANN TUPPER Died: 2 Mar 1877 Reference: Geneology of John Smith Carris Family, Published 1954, Washington, Iowa From "Geneology of John Smith Carris Family", Published 1954, Washington, Iowa: John...was raised by his grandparents, Lewis Kerris and wife, from early childhood, remaining with them until about 18 years, at which time he decided to seek his fortune "Out West". At the time "Out West" was Western New York where there was great excitement about the construction of the Erie Canal. He worked on this project for about two years as a day laborer, thence returning to his home in Eastern New York. Click here to read about the John Smith Carris family's migration west to Iowa. Click here to read, The Tupper Family, written by Hazel (Campbell) Gerbich in 1956.

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