CARTER, Nellie (Clark) 1864-1948

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Posted By: Diane M Scott (email)
Date: 1/11/2012 at 15:01:36

Nellie (Clark) Carter – 1864- 1948

Nellie was born on September 1, 1864 at Ripon, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin. Her parents were Lewis Baldwin and Carrie Sarah (Orr) Clark. She was the second of nine children, namely: Edwin Lewis (married Martha Dalrymple), Alice May, George (died young), Infant son, Daisy Belle, Charles Vernoy.

Nellie moved to Iowa with her parents and siblings in 1868. They settled on a farm near Rockford – Ulster Township, Floyd county, Iowa. Her mother passed away in 1881 when Nellie was 19 years old, leaving her father with a large family – the youngest, Jesse George Carter
Ernest, being 16 months old. Nellie assumed the role of mother for the younger children. In 1883, she moved with her father and siblings to a 240 acre farm in Cedar Township, Mitchell County, Iowa. This farm was located 2 miles west of Osage.

Nellie married George Anthony Carter. George and Nellie began their married life together on a rented 80 acre farm on section 29, Cedar Township. This farm was located 2 miles west and 1 mile south of Osage. In 1896, George traded farms with his father-in-law. His father-in-law, sold George's farm and moved into a house in Osage located at 904 Mechanic Street (now owned by Gladys (Carter) Hobkirk – a great granddaughter). George and Nellie sold their farm to their son, Jesse G. Carter, in 1924 and moved into Osage where they bought a house on West Main Street.

George and Nellie were the parents of five children – Ernest Ray (married Ina Jeffries), Jesse George (married Blanche Jeffries-Wallace), Lulu May (died young), Millie Sarah (married Cecil A. Carter), Leslie Baldwin (married Marie Gordon), and Charles Vernoy (married Thelma Price). Their youngest son, Charles Vernoy Carter, was only 9 months older than their first grandchild, Frederick G. Carter, son of their oldest son, Ernest Ray Carter. It is also of note to mention that Ernest Ray Carter was known primarily as Ray Carter and Charles Vernoy Carter was known as Vern Carter.

George passed away at his home on November 19, 1941, at the age of 79 years, from a year long illness. Funeral services were held at Champion Funeral Home in Osage and he was buried at the Osage city cemetery.

Nellie passed away on October 10, 1948 at a hospital in Mason City, Iowa, at the age of 84 years. She had suffered from a hip fracture prior to her death. Funeral services were held at Champion Funeral Home in Osage and she was buried next to her husband in the Osage city cemetery.

George and Nellie were members of the First Baptist church in Osage. They enjoyed visits by their children and grandchildren. Several of their grandchildren stayed in their home while they attended Osage High School.

Credit: Larry Shoger