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From: MonaNAriz(a)aol.com
To: NEBRRoots-L(a)rootsweb.com
Subject: [NEBRRoots-L] More bios - almost done
Date: Friday, January 29, 1999 6:44 PM
Thought someone on the list might be able to use this.
It is an extraction out of a
book of Biographies about people of
Pottawattamie Co., IA. Mona is extracting those who have
connections to NE. If you are interested, contact Mona and
she will extract the full account for you.
Barb
(P. 692) ISAAC G. CARTER, b. February 1830, son of Alvin Carter and Nancy
(Clark) Carter. To Alvin and Nancy of Muskingum Co, Ohio, were born
Isaac G.;
Henry B.; Washington; William; Hugh; and Mary A. Mr Carter died very
suddenly
at the early age of 30 years from exposure; and his wife died within
two
weeks
from exposure in taking care of the stock on the farm. At age 12,
Isaac
was
then left an orphan, and the little family of six orphan children
were
scattered. Isaac was brought up by William Evans, a wealthy Irishman,
who
treated him kindly. Isaac married Lucinda Dowell, daughter of George
and
Grace (Helms) Dowell, of German descent. Mr Carter learned the
carpenters
trade early in life and followed this profession as a contarctor and
builder.
(He served in the Civil War, a the text from his discharge paper is
included
in the bio.) After the War, he lived on a farm in Iowa for 4 years,
then
went
to Platte County, Nebraska, where he lived until 1872, and went to
Pottawattamie County, Iowa. He is Chaplain of the Anti-Horse Thief
Society at
Hancock, Iowa. Mr & Mrs Carter are the parents of 10 children, 7
living:
Harry A., Charles, George, Henrietta, Eva, Ida, Jennie, Howard, Flora and
Hugh.