In the 1850's, Lamson Ward came to Ollie, Iowa and bought land from the government. On May 10, 1855, Isaac V. Carter bought 160 acres of this land and there the Carter Family settled. Isaac V. Carter met Elizabeth Baker on a wagon train. They were married and decided to homestead in Ollie. The land is northwest of Ollie. They built a log cabin and a schoolhouse. The school was used for church on Sundays. Elizabeth's family had holdings in the general area where the Rose Hill Church was later built.

ISAAC VINSON CARTER DESCENDANTS

.. 1) ISAAC VINSON CARTER 03/04/1812 N.C. - 05/09/1879 IOWA

.... +ELIZABETH BAKER May 1802 VA. - 1879 IA.

..... 2) CATHERINE CARTER 10/06/1827 - 03/16/1913 IA.

........ +JACOB KEASLING 03/03/1820 - 09/17/1904 IA.

..... 2) ALFRED WASHINGTON CARTER 03/31/1831 IN. - 03/24/1907 OK.

........ +LYDIA ANN DOTY 1832 IN.; m.11/04/1855 in Polk Co.; divorced 1865; d. 01/22/1902 Keokuk Co.; age 71yr 6mo 10da.

....... *2nd. wife of ALFRED W. CARTER m. 02/06/1866 Keokuk Co.

......... +HANNAH CAROLINE BELVEAL MORRIS 12/16/1838 IN. - 07/09/1901 OK.

.. 2) MATHIAS MOORE CARTER 12/26/1830 in IN. - 12/30/1932 Keokuk Co.

..... +MATILDA JANE ASHCRAFT 05/04/1830 - 03/27/1859 Keokuk Co.

.... *2nd wife of [2)MATHIAS MOORE CARTER

...... +NANCY JANE THOMAS 07/26/1849 - 04/05/1924 Keokuk Co.

..... 2) WILLIAM W. CARTER 05/25/1834 in IN.-12/14/1914 IA.

........ +NANCY E.JACOBS 01/19/1846 KY. - 03/23/1913 IA.

..... 2) REBECCA CARTER 12/26/1835 - died "The year of the falling stars"
            According to the Seventh Day Adventist, "the year of the falling stars" was 1844; they believed the world would end within one generation after the "year."

..... 2) MARIAH CARTER 06/06/1837 IN. - 05/20/1925 IA.

........ +JOHN H.INGLE 10/11/1835 - 01/22/1920 IA.

..... 2) CHARITY CARTER 01/10/1833 IN. - 1849

..... 2) JOSEPH CARTER 04/06/1841 IN. - 06/30/1935 IA.

........ +ISAPHENE GARDNER 08/06/1860 - 03/10/1931 IA.

..... 2) SARAH CARTER 03/26/1845 IN. - 08/05/1875

........ +JOHN LEWIS FARMER 01/15/1844 - 07/08/1918 IA.

..... 2) ISAAC JEFFERSON CARTER 07/25/1846 IN. - 09/25/1914

....... +LUCINDA MARTIN born ? - 09/05/1881

...... *2nd. wife of [2)ISAAC JEFFERSON CARTER

........ +MATILDA PAXTON 01/21/1858 - 03/25/1930