Woman Dies at age 120
Greensburg, Pa - Mrs. Hattie Carter, a former slave, who claimed she was 120 years old, died late yesterday at the home of her lone surviving son.
Her exact date of birth was not known, but Mrs. Carter said she carried food and ammunition to Confederate soldiers during the seige of Richmond.
Following the Civil war, Mrs. Carter moved to Washington D.C., and later to Freedom, Pa. She lived in Greensburg the past 30 years.
Her husband John of Indiana, Pa. died more than 60 years ago. He was a Civil War veteran and until her death Mrs. Carter received a $51 a month federal pension.
Carter lived with his son, Fred, 83 and his wife in Greensburg the past six years. He is the only one of her 14 children survivinging.
Funeral services will be held tomorrow. Burial will be in St. Clair Cemetery.
The Indiana Gazette
Indiana, Pennsylvania
Tuesday, January 10, 1956 - Page 1
Greensburg, Pa - Mrs. Hattie Carter, a former slave, who claimed she was 120 years old, died late yesterday at the home of her lone surviving son.
Her exact date of birth was not known, but Mrs. Carter said she carried food and ammunition to Confederate soldiers during the seige of Richmond.
Following the Civil war, Mrs. Carter moved to Washington D.C., and later to Freedom, Pa. She lived in Greensburg the past 30 years.
Her husband John of Indiana, Pa. died more than 60 years ago. He was a Civil War veteran and until her death Mrs. Carter received a $51 a month federal pension.
Carter lived with his son, Fred, 83 and his wife in Greensburg the past six years. He is the only one of her 14 children survivinging.
Funeral services will be held tomorrow. Burial will be in St. Clair Cemetery.
The Indiana Gazette
Indiana, Pennsylvania
Tuesday, January 10, 1956 - Page 1
Woman Dies at age 120
Greensburg, Pa - Mrs. Hattie Carter, a former slave, who claimed she was 120 years old, died late yesterday at the home of her lone surviving son.
Her exact date of birth was not known, but Mrs. Carter said she carried food and ammunition to Confederate soldiers during the seige of Richmond.
Following the Civil war, Mrs. Carter moved to Washington D.C., and later to Freedom, Pa. She lived in Greensburg the past 30 years.
Her husband John of Indiana, Pa. died more than 60 years ago. He was a Civil War veteran and until her death Mrs. Carter received a $51 a month federal pension.
Carter lived with his son, Fred, 83 and his wife in Greensburg the past six years. He is the only one of her 14 children survivinging.
Funeral services will be held tomorrow. Burial will be in St. Clair Cemetery.
The Indiana Gazette
Indiana, Pennsylvania
Tuesday, January 10, 1956 - Page 1
Greensburg, Pa - Mrs. Hattie Carter, a former slave, who claimed she was 120 years old, died late yesterday at the home of her lone surviving son.
Her exact date of birth was not known, but Mrs. Carter said she carried food and ammunition to Confederate soldiers during the seige of Richmond.
Following the Civil war, Mrs. Carter moved to Washington D.C., and later to Freedom, Pa. She lived in Greensburg the past 30 years.
Her husband John of Indiana, Pa. died more than 60 years ago. He was a Civil War veteran and until her death Mrs. Carter received a $51 a month federal pension.
Carter lived with his son, Fred, 83 and his wife in Greensburg the past six years. He is the only one of her 14 children survivinging.
Funeral services will be held tomorrow. Burial will be in St. Clair Cemetery.
The Indiana Gazette
Indiana, Pennsylvania
Tuesday, January 10, 1956 - Page 1
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