William R. Carothers was an appraiser of the estate for
JOHN ELDER in Wood County, Ohio
Index to 1858 Maps of Wood County, OH:
Liberty Township - T4NR10E Sec18
Obituary:
CarothersObit1896.htm

In BEERS HISTORY AND BIOS of WOOD COUNTY OHIO
http://www.heritagepursuit.com/Wood/WoodBio717.htm
Page 738:
LEWIS C. . CAROTHERS, a well-known and highly esteemed hotel-keeper,
of Rudolph, was born in Portage township, Wood county,
May 23, 1844, and is the son of Francis and Elizabeth (Garthwaite) Carothers.
Francis Carothers was born in Pennsylvania, and was there married, October 17, 1815,
to Miss Margaret Fitzsimmons, who was born  February 20, 1788.
She died in November, 1839, and was buried in Sargent cemetery.
His second wife (the mother of our subject) was the  widow of Pascal Besanson.
She and Mr. Carothers were married August 5, 1841, in Wood county.
Mr. Carothers died five years later in Portage township, and was buried in Sargent cemetery.
Mrs. Carothers died in 1881, and was buried in Portage township. She always
lived on  the home farm, in Portage township; in religious faith she was a Presbyterian.

Westmoreland County PA CARUTHERS/CAROTHERS:
 in JOHN ELDER WILL of 1800 in Westmoreland CO:  wife Mary Caruthers  Mary's WILL
John1800Will.htm
Witnesses:John Nesbitt, Robert McConaughy and David Elder
John's wife: Mary Caruthers
Children:
Thomas
Isabella m. Alexander Thompson
Joseph ("of age" in 1800  no birth date found, abt 1779?)
James
Elizabeth m. Alexander McCutchen
Robert
***
After 1800, Armstrong Township was in Armstrong County
John's parents: Thomas Elder (brother of Rev. John)  m. Mary Patterson
                        his father, Robert b 1679, Scotland

1810, 1820 William Carothers, Cumberland Co. Census

Link to Wood Co OH Posted on WorldConnect by Char Wilson:
http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=charwil&id=I68405

 Armstrong CAROTHERS
Birth: 20 Aug 1799 in Cumberland County,Pennsylvania
 Death: 1874 in Tontogany, Wood, Ohio
Note: JV Thompson Journals Vol. 17, p.107,
         338 et seq.; vol. 21, p. 546-7
Father: Armstrong CAROTHERS b: Abt 1760-1765 in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania
 Mother: Elizabeth MCQUEEN b: 29 Jun 1763 in Cumberland County,Pennsylvania
Marriage 1 Elizabeth NEWPORT
Married: in Warren, Ohio  (Trumbull Co)

1810 Census, Fairfield Township, Westmoreland
http://www.pa-roots.com/~westmoreland/townships/fairfield/fairfield1810.html
CARUTHERS, Thomas ----1 ----1
***
1820 William Carothers, Derry Twp. p 138
1830    "         Salem Twp. p.247
1840    "         Sewickley Twp., p 348

Sewickley Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Sewickley Township
Westmoreland County Pennsylvania
http://www.pa-roots.com/~westmoreland/townships/sewickley/oldswickley.html
James Carothers-Died Feb 3, 1844-aged 64 years
Elizabeth-Wife of-James Carothers-Died-Feb 11, 1861-In the 73 year-of her age

"Note: This is a very old cemetery located by the Sewickley Presbyterian Church
located about 1 mile off of Rt 136 by the Old
Mills Covered Bridge. There are quite a few of Revolutionary Veterans buried there."

1850 Sewickley Township Census
http://www.pa-roots.com/~westmoreland/townships/sewickley/1850census.html
                                                               date of birth
98 CAROTHERS James P. 24 Farmer  1826
     CAROTHERS Mary  24                     1826
     CAROTHERS  William F.  1mo.        1849
     CAROTHERS  Geo. NEFF  18 Farmer 1832
     CAROTHERS  Salathiel NEFF 27  Farmer 1823
176 CAROTHERS William  32 Farmer         1818
       CAROTHERS  Caroline  27                   1823
       CAROTHERS  Robert  2                        1848

Westmoreland County PA history, chapter 42 online:
  "The first schoolhouse in West Newton was built before the beginning
of the last century, and most likely as early as 1795....
In 1809 a schoolhouse was built on the farm of John Caruthers..."
http://www.pa-roots.com/~westmoreland/historyproject/vol1/chap42.html

Chapter 44:
"Sewickley township was erected in 1835...
Among the early settlers.... Caruthers"

Caruthers, William F Index Page 30

From Ancestry.com:
The National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution
Volume 59 page 269
Mrs. Catherine Carothers Durham.
DAR ID Number: 58786
Born in Nelson County, Ky.
Wife of T. T. Durham.
Descendant of James Carothers.
Daughter of William Burke Carothers and Sue Yager, his wife.
Granddaughter of James Carothers and Rebecca G. Massie, his wife.
Gr-granddaughter of Samuel Carothers and Ann Simmerman, his wife.
Gr-gr-granddaughter of James Carothers and Nancy Neely, his 1st wife.
James Carothers (1738-1826) served as a private in the 2nd battalion of Cumberland
County, Pennsylvania militia, 1781. He was born in Scotland; died in Huntington County, Pa.