Thomas Edward Carter b. 11 Oct 1868 , Callaway, Missouri, USA d. 3 Jun 1944 Fulton, Callaway, Missouri, USA: Albemarle to Callaway, a Herring Family Journey

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Birth 11 Oct 1868 , Callaway, Missouri, USA

Gender Male

Obituary 3 Jun 1944 Fulton, Callaway, Missouri, USA

Fulton Gazette

T.Ed. Carter Dies Saturday In This City
Retired Veteran Grocer Of Fulton Succumbs Shortly Before Noon
Thomas Edward Carter, retired Fulton grocery merchant died Saturday morning at 11:18 o'clock after an illness of several months. He was 75 years old.
Funeral services will be held at 5 o'clock Sunday afternoon at the Wallace Funeral Home with burial in Hillcrest cemetery. Services will be conducted by the Rev. Mark S. Horn.
Mr. Carter was born October 11, 1868 in Fulton, the son of John Robert and Margaret Ann Carter, and spent his entire life time in Fulton and Callaway county. He was engaged in the grocery business for many years until retiring in 1927 when he moved to a farm near New Bloomfield. Last December however, when he became ill, he and Mrs. Carter returned to Fulton to make their home with a daughter, Mrs. F.B. Myers of Court street.
Mr. Carter, while engaged in business here, took an active interest in civic affairs. He was a member of the Fulton Board of Education for 12 years, serving part of the time as president of the board, and for a number of years was a member of the City Council.
He was married September 25, 1894 to Mary Nancy Dorris of Holts Summit, and five children were born to this union.
Besides his wife and daughter Mrs. Myers, he is survived by four other children; Mrs. Albert D. Williams of Charleston, W. Va., Dr. John Ed Carter of Ft. Wayne, Ind., Dorris W. Carter of Philadelphia, Pa., and Lt. Joseph A. Carter of the Army Air Forces, who is stationed in Malden, Mo. Also surviving are two sisters, Miss Dorothy Carter and Mrs. Josephine Carter Herring. Two other sisters, Mrs. Nova Carter Rogers and Mrs. Bess Carter Blackburn, preceeded him in death.

Died 3 Jun 1944 Fulton, Callaway, Missouri, USA

Cause: carcinoma of prostate, uremia

Buried 4 Jun 1944 Hillcrest Cemetery, Fulton, Callaway, Missouri, USA

Person ID I118 Herring Family of Callaway County, Missouri

Last Modified 12 Mar 2011

Father John Robert Carter, b. 5 Nov 1844, , Callaway, Missouri, USA , d. 22 Aug 1910, Saint Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, USA

Mother Margaret Ann Fletcher, b. 4 Dec 1845, , Callaway, Missouri, USA , d. 30 Dec 1939, , Callaway, Missouri, USA

Married 30 Jan 1868 , Callaway, Missouri, USA

Family ID F39 Group Sheet

Family Mamie Nancy Dorris, b. Aug 1870, , , Missouri, USA , d. 1963, , Callaway, Missouri, USA

Married 26 Sep 1894 , Callaway, Missouri, USA

Children

>	1. Maurine M. Carter, b. 4 Sep 1895, Fulton, Callaway, Missouri, USA , d. 26 Jul 1993, Fulton, Callaway, Missouri, USA
	2. Ruth D. Carter, b. Nov 1898, Fulton, Callaway, Missouri, USA , d. Aft 1973
	3. Dr. John Edward Carter, b. Abt 1901, , Callaway, Missouri, USA , d. 1980, Tucson, Pima, Arizona, USA
	4. Dorris W. Carter, b. Abt 1907, , Callaway, Missouri, USA , d. Yes, date unknown
	5. Joseph A. Carter, b. May 1909, Fulton, Callaway, Missouri, USA , d. Yes, date unknown

Last Modified 21 Aug 2005

Family ID F1266 Group Sheet

Photos		Carter Family 1897 John G. Carter, his son John R. Carter, his son T. Edward Carter, his daughter Maurine Carter. 4 generations. John G. Carter was my great great grandfather, John R. Carter was my great grandfather. Picture taken 1897, Fulton, Missouri.
Photos		Carter, Thomas Edward Thomas Edward Carter, 1868 - 1944, and daughter Maurine Carter. S/o John Robert Carter & Margaret Ann Fletcher, h/o Mamie Nancy Dorris. Picture taken 1897 in Fulton, Missouri. He was my granduncle.

Headstones		Thomas Edward Carter & Mamie Dorris Thomas Edward Carter, Oct. 11, 1868 - Jun. 3, 1944. Mamie Dorris Carter, 1870 - 1963. Thomas Edward Carter was a son of John Robert Carter and Margaret Ann Fletcher. He was my granduncle. On Sept. 26, 1894 in Callaway Co., Missouri, he married Mamie Nancy Dorris. She was a daughter of Joseph Dorris and Nancy Hammond.…

Death Certificates		Death Certificate of Carter, Thomas Edward 11 Oct 1868 - 3 Jun 1944. He was my granduncle.

Misc Documents		Carter, John R. home, Fulton, Missouri This was my great grandfather, John R. Carter's family home. My grandmother, Josephine Carter grew up in this house. The house was sold and the land used to build the Fulton High School in 1937. Inscription on back of picture says farm land and creek ran behind the house, east 10th Street, Fulton.

Notes	1900 United States Federal Census about Thomas Carter Name: Thomas Carter Home in 1900: Fulton, Callaway, Missouri Age: 31 Estimated birth year: abt 1869 Birthplace: Missouri Relationship to head-of-house: Head Spouse's name: Mayme N Household Members: Name Age Thomas Carter 31 Mayme N Carter 29 Mabel M Carter 4 Ruth D Carter 1 Source Citation: Year: 1900; Census Place: Fulton, Callaway, Missouri; Roll: T623 844; Page: 17A; Enumeration District: 26. 1910 United States Federal Census about Edward T Carter Name: Edward T Carter Age in 1910: 41 Estimated birth year: abt 1869 Birthplace: Missouri Relation to Head of House: Head Father's Birth Place: Missouri Mother's Birth Place: Missouri Spouse's name: Mamie N Home in 1910: Fulton Ward 2, Callaway, Missouri Marital Status: Married Race: White Gender: Male Household Members: Name Age Edward T Carter 41 Mamie N Carter 39 Minnie M Carter 14 Ruth D Carter 11 Edvard J Carter 8 Davis W Carter 3 Joseph A Carter 11/12 Source Citation: Year: 1910; Census Place: Fulton Ward 2, Callaway, Missouri; Roll: T624_774; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 29; Image: 217. 1920 United States Federal Census about Thomas E Carter Name: Thomas E Carter Home in 1920: Fulton Ward 2, Callaway, Missouri Age: 50 years Estimated birth year: abt 1870 Birthplace: Missouri Relation to Head of House: Head Spouse's name: Mayme Father's Birth Place: Missouri Mother's Birth Place: Missouri Marital Status: Married Race: White Sex: Male Home owned: Own Able to read: Yes Able to Write: Yes Image: 747 Household Members: Name Age Thomas E Carter 50 Mayme Carter 49 Maurine Mckee 24 daughter widow Ruth Carter 21 Edward Carter 18 Dorris Carter 13 Joe Carter 11 Grace Dorris 34 sister-in-law single Source Citation: Year: 1920;Census Place: Fulton Ward 2, Callaway, Missouri; Roll: T625_909; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 33; Image: 747. on 1920 census, they live at 907 Nichols Street. He is a merchant, owning a grocery. They own their house with a mortgage. Living in this household is daughter Ruth, 21 teacher, daughter Maurine McKee, widow, age 24, son Edward, 18, son Dorris, 13, and son Joe, 11. Also living here is Grace Dorris, 34, sister in law. 1930 United States Federal Census about Thomas E Carter Name: Thomas E Carter Home in 1930: Cedar, Callaway, Missouri Age: 61 Estimated birth year: abt 1869 Birthplace: Missouri Relation to Head of House: Head Spouse's name: Mamie N Race: White Household Members: Name Age Thomas E Carter 61 Mamie N Carter 59 Source Citation: Year: 1930; Census Place: Cedar, Callaway, Missouri; Roll: 1180; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 6; Image: 29.0. Edward Carter Miss Mayme N. Downs 26 Sept 1894 G72 Bad transcription of the old record, her last name was Dorris. He died at 603 1/2 Court Street, Fulton, he had been there for 5 days. I don't know if there was a small hospital or sanitarium there or what. His usual address was 900 Court Street, Fulton, Missouri. His birthplace was listed as "west of Fulton". He was a retired grocer at the time of his death. His son, John Ed. Carter of Ft. Wayne, Indiana, gave the information for his death certificate. In going through old newspapers, I have seen numerous ads for his store, T.Ed Carter is the way he advertised himself.

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	Birth - 11 Oct 1868 - , Callaway, Missouri, USA
	Married - 26 Sep 1894 - , Callaway, Missouri, USA
	Obituary - Fulton Gazette - 3 Jun 1944 - Fulton, Callaway, Missouri, USA
	Died - Cause: carcinoma of prostate, uremia - 3 Jun 1944 - Fulton, Callaway, Missouri, USA
	Buried - 4 Jun 1944 - Hillcrest Cemetery, Fulton, Callaway, Missouri, USA

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