The full biographical sketch as printed, transcribed from the public-domain book. Spelling and wording are the original author’s; a few scanning errors may remain.
H. CARTER, a prominent merchant ^ pL of Jefferson, is located on the east side i^^® of the square. In 1875 he purchased an interest in the store of John D. Hall. Nearly two years later he sold out to Hall and opened a store on the west side of the square. In 1884 he erected his present fine bi-ick building, which is 22x100 feet, two stories in height, with basement. He has met with marked success in his bnsiness. From a small beginning he has built up iiis present lucrative business. Mr. Carter was born in Vermont in 1852, and is a son of Abel Carter, of Jackson Townsiiip, who emigrated with his family to Illinois in 1867, thence to Greene County the following year. Our subject was reared to the occupation of a farmer. In the fall of 1871 he went to Ringwood, near Chicago, where he was engaged in clerking one year. He then went to Clifton, Iroquois County, where he was also engaged in clerkino-. In 1875 he was married to Miss Amelia Ladd, daughter of Wesley Ladd, one of the earliest settlers of Mcllenry County, Illinois. They have one daughter, Marie, born in 1885. Abel Carter, father of our subject, and one of the representative citizens of Jackson Township, resides on section 11, where he established himself in 1869. His farm contains eighty- one acres of choice land, in the valley of the
North Coon River. His land is well drained and easily worked, and is well adapted to all crops as well as for stock-raising. Mr. Carter also owns eighty acres on section 1, Jackson Township, used for pasturing and for the production of hay. He was born in Caledonia County, Vermont, June 9, 1829, son of Philip and Nancy (Swain) Carter, both of whom were born, reared and married in the State of New Hampshire. The mother died of consumption in 1839, at the old homestead, where the children were all reared and where the father lived over fifty years. He died in 1864, aged seventy-three years. Of their eight children, the subject of this sketch was the youngest, and the only one now living. The others were — Ira, Jeremiah S., Philip, Moses, Sally, Louisa and Huldah. Five of the family died of con- sumption. Abel Carter was reared on a farm, and has always followed that avocation. March 23, 1851, he wedded Miss Lucy D. Clemens, daughter of Lewis and Lucy (Wells) Clemens, natives of Vermont. Her father was killed while attempting to board a rail- road train at Burlington, in 1855. He was returning home after two years' absence in California, and was within fifty miles of his home when he met with his untimely fate. His age was sixty-three years. His widow survived him about three years. Mrs. Carter was born in Hyde Park, Vermont, August 21, 1839; has three sisters living near her — Mrs. Pharisina Carter, widow of Jeremiah S. Carter, Mrs. Pauline Dodge, and Chastina E. Way. One brother. Rev. Sylvester Clemens, was a minister of the Methodist church, of Troy Conference, with a charge at Ilagerman's Mills; died March 8, 1887. One brother, Lucius Clemens, lives at Sacramento City, California. Mr. and Mrs. Carter have three children — Edsrar II., Mrs. Ella J. i Wood, and Mrs. Etha A. \ oung, all living j
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Source: Biographical and historical record of Greene and Carroll counties, Iowa. See the original pages at the Internet Archive.
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