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Edward Furlsbury Carter was born June 10, 1878 in Santaquin, Utah County, Utah to Edward Meacham and Mary Angela York Carter. He was the oldest of ten children. His family shortened his name and he was called Ed his whole life. He had curly hair that his mother kept in long ringlets until he was old enough to go to school at the age of six. The first day at school some of the boys made fun of his hair. He went home, took the scissors, cut the ringlets off, and burned them up. He continued school through the sixth grade. His teacher made sure her pupils were proficient in the three Rs: "Reading, 'Riting, and 'Rithmatic."
His family was poor. His father, because of a bad heart, couldn't do hard work. But his father, Edward Senior, was a good musician and played at all the local entertainments. He taught his son, Ed to play all the string instruments and the drums; however, Ed became most talented on the violin and banjo. At a very young age Ed played in an orchestra with his father. He also played the drums in the Marshall band. He continued to be a member of the Marshall band until his death. He was an active member of the Sons of the Utah Pioneers.
At a very early age Ed went to work helping to support his family. He herded cows, weeded gardens, cleaned barns, trapped, hunted, and most anything else to earn money. When he was about ten he went into the timbers with his uncle, Bill Carter, to act as water boy for the men who cut timber and hauled it down for ties and cord wood. As he grew older he too cut timber. At age seventeen he had saved enough to buy a team and wagon of his own to haul timber to the mines.
His grandmother, Mary Truewortha York, being a midwife, let him live at her place most of the time as she had more room than his folks did. When Ed was about 23 years old he moved with his parents to Lake View where he met Annie Blake and, after courting her about 18 months, they were married in the Salt Lake Temple May 6, 1903. While at Lake View he worked for Lesley Bunnell as a dairy man and a farmer for thirty dollars a month. He continued to work there for about a year after he was married. He then moved his family to Eureka, Utah where he worked in the mines for three months at $2.50 a day. Then he went to work as a delivery man for the Bullion-Beck store at $75 a month. He worked there until the Depression of 1908.
When he was laid off he moved his family, which then consisted of his wife and two daughters, Beulah and Mary, to Santaquin where his son Elmo was born. Just before Elmo was born the store called him back but he said he couldn't go until the baby was born. When the baby was three days old he went back to Eureka. Then in a month he moved his family back and continued to work in the store as delivery man and clerk until the store went out of business. Then he went to Tintic where he worked for about a year after which he worked in the mines for about two years.
He moved his family to Provo to take care of his mother-in-law, Mary Blake, who had become entirely helpless. He had learned quite a bit from his grandmother about taking care of the sick which helped very much in taking care of his mother-in-law. He was so good to her that she preferred his help to anyone else's.
When he moved to Provo he purchased a farm of 15 acres. He wasn't much of a farmer as he really didn't care for farming so with the help of the Depression he didn't make a success of it. With his team and wagon he hauled gravel to help pave the Provo City streets. He was a very hard-working man. His mother-in-law died in 1920; his father-in-law married again and after a few years his father-inn-law went blind and his father-in-law's second wife had a stroke which affected her mind. After they were helpless he and his wife took them into their home and took care of them until they died--his nursing ability again came in handy.
While at Eureka he was active in the Church. He sang in the choir, he was counselor in the Elders Quorum, a member in the old folk's community, and helped entertain the young folks of the ward. He had always suffered with his stomach and he worked until he passed out on the job and had to be brought home, after which he went to Mercur and got a lease in a mine where he made enough to build him a small home in Provo where he died June 1, 1942.
As told to Edward Blake Carter by Annie B. Carter--
Edward Furlsbury Carter was born June 10, 1878 in Santaquin, Utah County, Utah to Edward Meacham and Mary Angela York Carter. He was the oldest of ten children. His family shortened his name and he was called Ed his whole life. He had curly hair that his mother kept in long ringlets until he was old enough to go to school at the age of six. The first day at school some of the boys made fun of his hair. He went home, took the scissors, cut the ringlets off, and burned them up. He continued school through the sixth grade. His teacher made sure her pupils were proficient in the three Rs: "Reading, 'Riting, and 'Rithmatic."
His family was poor. His father, because of a bad heart, couldn't do hard work. But his father, Edward Senior, was a good musician and played at all the local entertainments. He taught his son, Ed to play all the string instruments and the drums; however, Ed became most talented on the violin and banjo. At a very young age Ed played in an orchestra with his father. He also played the drums in the Marshall band. He continued to be a member of the Marshall band until his death. He was an active member of the Sons of the Utah Pioneers.
At a very early age Ed went to work helping to support his family. He herded cows, weeded gardens, cleaned barns, trapped, hunted, and most anything else to earn money. When he was about ten he went into the timbers with his uncle, Bill Carter, to act as water boy for the men who cut timber and hauled it down for ties and cord wood. As he grew older he too cut timber. At age seventeen he had saved enough to buy a team and wagon of his own to haul timber to the mines.
His grandmother, Mary Truewortha York, being a midwife, let him live at her place most of the time as she had more room than his folks did. When Ed was about 23 years old he moved with his parents to Lake View where he met Annie Blake and, after courting her about 18 months, they were married in the Salt Lake Temple May 6, 1903. While at Lake View he worked for Lesley Bunnell as a dairy man and a farmer for thirty dollars a month. He continued to work there for about a year after he was married. He then moved his family to Eureka, Utah where he worked in the mines for three months at $2.50 a day. Then he went to work as a delivery man for the Bullion-Beck store at $75 a month. He worked there until the Depression of 1908.
When he was laid off he moved his family, which then consisted of his wife and two daughters, Beulah and Mary, to Santaquin where his son Elmo was born. Just before Elmo was born the store called him back but he said he couldn't go until the baby was born. When the baby was three days old he went back to Eureka. Then in a month he moved his family back and continued to work in the store as delivery man and clerk until the store went out of business. Then he went to Tintic where he worked for about a year after which he worked in the mines for about two years.
He moved his family to Provo to take care of his mother-in-law, Mary Blake, who had become entirely helpless. He had learned quite a bit from his grandmother about taking care of the sick which helped very much in taking care of his mother-in-law. He was so good to her that she preferred his help to anyone else's.
When he moved to Provo he purchased a farm of 15 acres. He wasn't much of a farmer as he really didn't care for farming so with the help of the Depression he didn't make a success of it. With his team and wagon he hauled gravel to help pave the Provo City streets. He was a very hard-working man. His mother-in-law died in 1920; his father-in-law married again and after a few years his father-inn-law went blind and his father-in-law's second wife had a stroke which affected her mind. After they were helpless he and his wife took them into their home and took care of them until they died--his nursing ability again came in handy.
While at Eureka he was active in the Church. He sang in the choir, he was counselor in the Elders Quorum, a member in the old folk's community, and helped entertain the young folks of the ward. He had always suffered with his stomach and he worked until he passed out on the job and had to be brought home, after which he went to Mercur and got a lease in a mine where he made enough to build him a small home in Provo where he died June 1, 1942.
As told to Edward Blake Carter by Annie B. Carter--
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Edward Furlsbury Carter was born June 10, 1878 in Santaquin, Utah County, Utah to Edward Meacham and Mary Angela York Carter. He was the oldest of ten children. His family shortened his name and he was called Ed his whole life. He had curly hair that his mother kept in long ringlets until he was old enough to go to school at the age of six. The first day at school some of the boys made fun of his hair. He went home, took the scissors, cut the ringlets off, and burned them up. He continued school through the sixth grade. His teacher made sure her pupils were proficient in the three Rs: "Reading, 'Riting, and 'Rithmatic."
His family was poor. His father, because of a bad heart, couldn't do hard work. But his father, Edward Senior, was a good musician and played at all the local entertainments. He taught his son, Ed to play all the string instruments and the drums; however, Ed became most talented on the violin and banjo. At a very young age Ed played in an orchestra with his father. He also played the drums in the Marshall band. He continued to be a member of the Marshall band until his death. He was an active member of the Sons of the Utah Pioneers.
At a very early age Ed went to work helping to support his family. He herded cows, weeded gardens, cleaned barns, trapped, hunted, and most anything else to earn money. When he was about ten he went into the timbers with his uncle, Bill Carter, to act as water boy for the men who cut timber and hauled it down for ties and cord wood. As he grew older he too cut timber. At age seventeen he had saved enough to buy a team and wagon of his own to haul timber to the mines.
His grandmother, Mary Truewortha York, being a midwife, let him live at her place most of the time as she had more room than his folks did. When Ed was about 23 years old he moved with his parents to Lake View where he met Annie Blake and, after courting her about 18 months, they were married in the Salt Lake Temple May 6, 1903. While at Lake View he worked for Lesley Bunnell as a dairy man and a farmer for thirty dollars a month. He continued to work there for about a year after he was married. He then moved his family to Eureka, Utah where he worked in the mines for three months at $2.50 a day. Then he went to work as a delivery man for the Bullion-Beck store at $75 a month. He worked there until the Depression of 1908.
When he was laid off he moved his family, which then consisted of his wife and two daughters, Beulah and Mary, to Santaquin where his son Elmo was born. Just before Elmo was born the store called him back but he said he couldn't go until the baby was born. When the baby was three days old he went back to Eureka. Then in a month he moved his family back and continued to work in the store as delivery man and clerk until the store went out of business. Then he went to Tintic where he worked for about a year after which he worked in the mines for about two years.
He moved his family to Provo to take care of his mother-in-law, Mary Blake, who had become entirely helpless. He had learned quite a bit from his grandmother about taking care of the sick which helped very much in taking care of his mother-in-law. He was so good to her that she preferred his help to anyone else's.
When he moved to Provo he purchased a farm of 15 acres. He wasn't much of a farmer as he really didn't care for farming so with the help of the Depression he didn't make a success of it. With his team and wagon he hauled gravel to help pave the Provo City streets. He was a very hard-working man. His mother-in-law died in 1920; his father-in-law married again and after a few years his father-inn-law went blind and his father-in-law's second wife had a stroke which affected her mind. After they were helpless he and his wife took them into their home and took care of them until they died--his nursing ability again came in handy.
While at Eureka he was active in the Church. He sang in the choir, he was counselor in the Elders Quorum, a member in the old folk's community, and helped entertain the young folks of the ward. He had always suffered with his stomach and he worked until he passed out on the job and had to be brought home, after which he went to Mercur and got a lease in a mine where he made enough to build him a small home in Provo where he died June 1, 1942.
As told to Edward Blake Carter by Annie B. Carter--
Edward Furlsbury Carter was born June 10, 1878 in Santaquin, Utah County, Utah to Edward Meacham and Mary Angela York Carter. He was the oldest of ten children. His family shortened his name and he was called Ed his whole life. He had curly hair that his mother kept in long ringlets until he was old enough to go to school at the age of six. The first day at school some of the boys made fun of his hair. He went home, took the scissors, cut the ringlets off, and burned them up. He continued school through the sixth grade. His teacher made sure her pupils were proficient in the three Rs: "Reading, 'Riting, and 'Rithmatic."
His family was poor. His father, because of a bad heart, couldn't do hard work. But his father, Edward Senior, was a good musician and played at all the local entertainments. He taught his son, Ed to play all the string instruments and the drums; however, Ed became most talented on the violin and banjo. At a very young age Ed played in an orchestra with his father. He also played the drums in the Marshall band. He continued to be a member of the Marshall band until his death. He was an active member of the Sons of the Utah Pioneers.
At a very early age Ed went to work helping to support his family. He herded cows, weeded gardens, cleaned barns, trapped, hunted, and most anything else to earn money. When he was about ten he went into the timbers with his uncle, Bill Carter, to act as water boy for the men who cut timber and hauled it down for ties and cord wood. As he grew older he too cut timber. At age seventeen he had saved enough to buy a team and wagon of his own to haul timber to the mines.
His grandmother, Mary Truewortha York, being a midwife, let him live at her place most of the time as she had more room than his folks did. When Ed was about 23 years old he moved with his parents to Lake View where he met Annie Blake and, after courting her about 18 months, they were married in the Salt Lake Temple May 6, 1903. While at Lake View he worked for Lesley Bunnell as a dairy man and a farmer for thirty dollars a month. He continued to work there for about a year after he was married. He then moved his family to Eureka, Utah where he worked in the mines for three months at $2.50 a day. Then he went to work as a delivery man for the Bullion-Beck store at $75 a month. He worked there until the Depression of 1908.
When he was laid off he moved his family, which then consisted of his wife and two daughters, Beulah and Mary, to Santaquin where his son Elmo was born. Just before Elmo was born the store called him back but he said he couldn't go until the baby was born. When the baby was three days old he went back to Eureka. Then in a month he moved his family back and continued to work in the store as delivery man and clerk until the store went out of business. Then he went to Tintic where he worked for about a year after which he worked in the mines for about two years.
He moved his family to Provo to take care of his mother-in-law, Mary Blake, who had become entirely helpless. He had learned quite a bit from his grandmother about taking care of the sick which helped very much in taking care of his mother-in-law. He was so good to her that she preferred his help to anyone else's.
When he moved to Provo he purchased a farm of 15 acres. He wasn't much of a farmer as he really didn't care for farming so with the help of the Depression he didn't make a success of it. With his team and wagon he hauled gravel to help pave the Provo City streets. He was a very hard-working man. His mother-in-law died in 1920; his father-in-law married again and after a few years his father-inn-law went blind and his father-in-law's second wife had a stroke which affected her mind. After they were helpless he and his wife took them into their home and took care of them until they died--his nursing ability again came in handy.
While at Eureka he was active in the Church. He sang in the choir, he was counselor in the Elders Quorum, a member in the old folk's community, and helped entertain the young folks of the ward. He had always suffered with his stomach and he worked until he passed out on the job and had to be brought home, after which he went to Mercur and got a lease in a mine where he made enough to build him a small home in Provo where he died June 1, 1942.
As told to Edward Blake Carter by Annie B. Carter--
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Mary Anne Carter
1880–1881
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Austin Aaron Carter
1881–1953
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Sarah Eliza Carter Madsen
1883–1945
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Lavina Irene Carter Croff
1886–1969
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Zella Elizabeth Carter Jarvis
1889–1972
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Adelbert Carlos "Dell" Carter
1891–1964
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Jesse Douglas Carter
1893–1960
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Leslie Floyd Carter
1895–1952
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Clyde Verinus Carter
1897–1969
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