William Carter,
proprieor of the hotel at Osborne Station, is a native of
Ireland, born Nov. 30, 1832. His parents, Henry Carter
and Margaret, nee Clinch, were likewise natives of the
Emerald Isle, and came to America in 1847, and to Clayton
County in 1852. His father died here Feb. 8, 1879, at the
advanced age of ninety seven years and one month. His
mother died in Comberland, Md., on Jan. 8, 1851. William
Carter emigrated to the United States in 1849, locating
in Cumberland, Md. He followed engineering there nine
years, then worked at masonry on the Union Pacific
Railroad six years, and on the International &
Northwestern Railroad in Texas one year. Since that time
he has conducted a hotel in Osborne. He was married in
1853 to Ellen Hines, who died Sept. 9, 1865, having been
the mother of four children, viz.:Patrick Henry, born
June 29, 1855; M. J., Apr. 20, 1857; Mary Ann, Apr. 9,
1859, and Margaret Ellen, Jan. 9, 1860. Mr. Carter was
married the second time on Sept. 10, 1869, to Bridget
O'Brien, who was born in Ireland, and came to this
country in May, 1854. Her parents were John and Mary
O'Brien, of Irish birth. The family are members of the
Catholic church and in politics he is neutral, voting for
the best man. source: History of Clayton
County, Iowa, 1882, p. 740 |