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William Carter certificate

 Collection — Folder: OBC184
Identifier: OBC184

Scope and Contents

This collection includes a printed certificate from the Sons of the Revolution in Indiana on November 27, 1900 regarding William Carter, a decendant of Stephen Carter.

Dates

  • 1900

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Legal title, copyright, and literary rights reside with Rare Books and Manuscripts, Indiana State Library, Indianapolis, IN. All requests to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted to Rare Books and Manuscripts.

Biographical / Historical

William Carter was born Dec. 31, 1856 in Defiance, Defiance, OH, to William and Elizabeth Ann Daggett Carter (who married in 1839). He had four brothers: William (who died in infancy), Dallas Montgomery, Louis Case, and Elbert Eugene. He also had six sisters; Maria Louise, Emma Elizabeth, Mary, Florence Adell, Arabelle, and Helen. Many of his siblings died in infancy. William married Emma Adeline Houghton on April 30, 1878. They had at least children; Abbie (1879), William (1881) and Elizabeth (1887). He later divorced Emmma and married Henriette Stanford of Indianapolis, IN and they had 3 children: (1904), Ruth (1906), and Charles Daggett Carter (1909). William died Feb. 10, 1936 in Cincinnati, OH and is buried in the Evergreen Cemetery in Southgate, KY.

Sources:

Information found in the collection.

"Carter, William". U.S. Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current. Retrieved 2018/11/26. https://search.ancestrylibrary.com

Extent

.06 Cubic Feet (1 large oversize folder)

Language of Materials

English

Arrangement

This collection is arranged chronologically.

Custodial History

This collection was received by Rare Books and Manuscripts as a donation from Gladys Tratebas on 2018/10.

Accruals

No further additions are expected.

Related Materials

Materials relating to this collection may be found in the following collections in Rare Books and Manuscripts, Indiana State Library, Indianapolis, IN:

S3243: Florence Adell Carter genealogy

Processing Information

Collection processing completed 2018/11/26 by Edythe Huffman. EAD finding aid created 2018/11/26 by Edythe Huffman.
Title
William Carter certificate
Status
Completed
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Rare Books and Manuscripts Repository

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