Hi Judy,
Well I looked at your Carrier names listed in here and can only find one
that I have on record for sure.
It's Abner. Myron may be his brother but I haven't had a chance to go back
through my files to make sure the time is right.
The rest must be distant cousins or from another line.
I thought for sure I had a Frona or something similar but couldn't match up
similar names with the right time frame. Hopefully some one else will be
able to connect them.
Neal Carrier
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From: The William C. Jones Family <rotsash(a)apci.net>
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Sent: Monday, January 10, 2000 3:01 PM
Subject: [CARRIER-L] Frona Carrier in Nebraska mid to late 1800s
Hello, I'm new to your list and hope to find parents for Frona
Carrier who
married Dudley B. Davis 1 Feb 1883. I discovered her name in
Dudley's
obituary which I am including as well as a list of possible Carrier families
listed in the index for the 1870 Nebraska Federal Census. Dudley was of
Welsh extraction. Before I order and scour the 1870 census, can anyone on
the list help me place her?
Gratefully,
Judy Church Jones
O'Fallon,IL
1870 Nebraska Census Index :
ABNER CARRIER, Douglas County, page 608, Valley P.O., NE2995379
FRANK F.CARRIER, Douglas County, page 426, Omaha 2nd Ward, NE2995380
FREDERICK CARRIER, Douglas County, page 394, Omaha 1st Ward, NE2995381
LAURA CARRIER, Douglas County, page 609, Elkhorn P. O., NE2995382
MYRON CARRIER, Douglas County, page 609, Elkhorn P. O., NE2995383
RICHARD CARRIER, Douglas County, page 563, Omaha 5th Ward, NE2995384
D.B.'s obituary was found in Florence Jones' effects:
Mr. Dudley B. Davis departed this life at his late residence west of
this city
(Wymore, NE) at 11:30 o'clock on Thursday evening, June 11, 1891
aged 33 years and one month. The funeral was held on Saturday, June 13th at
the M.E. church and was under the auspices of Tyre Lodge, No. 85, A.F.&A.M,
the Rev's, Vance of the M.E. church and Beale of the Presbyterian church of
this city assisting.
He was born in Ebensburg, Cambria county, Pennsylvania May 13,
1858.
At the age of 17 years he left his early home and came to Bloomington,
Illinois, where he lived a short time and then went to Red Oak, IA where he
lived two years. In 1877 he moved into the Republican Valley in this state
and engaged in the lumber business and came to this city near which he has
since resided in 1881. Since his residence in and near this place he had
been extensively engaged in the lumber and stock business and was well known
by a majority of the people in the county. On February 1st, 1883 he was
married to Miss Frona Carrier who survives him and to whom many friends
extend their sympathy. His death seems all the more sad because of the
accident which carried him away so suddenly. While engaged in building
stalls for his stock on Wednesday afternoon prior to his demise, the staging
upon which he was at work suddenly gave way and in falling he struck a snag
that extended from the stump of!
a tree which penetrated his body to a depth of four inches. Medical
aid
was summoned immediately who did all in their power to relieve him, but the
shock was too great for it to withstand and he passed peacefully away to
answer the summons from the Supreme architect. He was an exemplary member of
Tyre Lodge No. 85 A.F.&A.M. of this city and was raised to the sublime
degree of a master mason on August 12th 1882. Besides his devoted wife, he
leaves in his untimely death a widowed mother, two brothers and a sister.
The 1885 Nebraska State Atlas lists for Gage County "D.B. Davis, Manager
of
National Lumber Company. A native of Pennsylvania, he settled in this
county in 1878."