Married: 03 May 1845 at Bartholomew Co., IN
Said to be the first white child to be born in Haw Creek Township, Bartholomew County, Indiana
Above information not on stone provided by Dan Stevenson
Biography – From the Sandcreek Baptist Association Minute Book, page 488, PDF file Jennings County Public Library.
August 1901
A motion and second was made and carried that Bro. A. Carter's picture and biography occupy the first page in our minutes this year. [The picture is missing]
Rev. Albert Carter was born near the present site of the town of Hartsville, Bartholomew County, Ind., May 7th 1824. That locality was then a dense wilderness, the nearest settlement being seven miles away. Here Bro. Carter grew to manhood and received the very meager educational advantages of that early day. However, he received a good common school education and spent seven years of his early life in teaching during the winter season and laboring on the farm the remainder of the year.
In March 1859, he was converted and united with the Little Sand Creek Baptist Church, and was baptized by Elder Evan Sneed. In May 1859, he was ordained a deacon in that church, the following year was licensed to preach and became their Pastor.
In August 1860, a council was called by the Little Sand Creek Church and Bro. Carter was ordained. From that time the work grew and prospered.
Bro. Carter served one fourth to one half time for the following churches:
All of these are in the Sand Creek Association
Little Sand Creek 35 years
Mt. Pleasant 18 years
Bear Creek 14 years
Dry Fork 8 to 10 years
Liberty 6 to 8 years
Mt. Arie 2 to 3 years
Geneva 4 years
Union 2 years
He also preached for the following churches in Flat Rock Association:
Flat Rock 3 years Sheron 20 years
Besides this, he spent about twenty-five winters in holding protracted meetings in his own and sister churches, and assisting many pastors in holding protracted efforts.
During this long ministry he has baptized about 1000 persons and has been present and assisted in baptizing nearly as many more besides preaching some 800 funerals and marrying 305 couples. Bro. Carter was Moderator of the Association for thirty-five years.
Said to be the first white child to be born in Haw Creek Township, Bartholomew County, Indiana
Above information not on stone provided by Dan Stevenson
Biography – From the Sandcreek Baptist Association Minute Book, page 488, PDF file Jennings County Public Library.
August 1901
A motion and second was made and carried that Bro. A. Carter's picture and biography occupy the first page in our minutes this year. [The picture is missing]
Rev. Albert Carter was born near the present site of the town of Hartsville, Bartholomew County, Ind., May 7th 1824. That locality was then a dense wilderness, the nearest settlement being seven miles away. Here Bro. Carter grew to manhood and received the very meager educational advantages of that early day. However, he received a good common school education and spent seven years of his early life in teaching during the winter season and laboring on the farm the remainder of the year.
In March 1859, he was converted and united with the Little Sand Creek Baptist Church, and was baptized by Elder Evan Sneed. In May 1859, he was ordained a deacon in that church, the following year was licensed to preach and became their Pastor.
In August 1860, a council was called by the Little Sand Creek Church and Bro. Carter was ordained. From that time the work grew and prospered.
Bro. Carter served one fourth to one half time for the following churches:
All of these are in the Sand Creek Association
Little Sand Creek 35 years
Mt. Pleasant 18 years
Bear Creek 14 years
Dry Fork 8 to 10 years
Liberty 6 to 8 years
Mt. Arie 2 to 3 years
Geneva 4 years
Union 2 years
He also preached for the following churches in Flat Rock Association:
Flat Rock 3 years Sheron 20 years
Besides this, he spent about twenty-five winters in holding protracted meetings in his own and sister churches, and assisting many pastors in holding protracted efforts.
During this long ministry he has baptized about 1000 persons and has been present and assisted in baptizing nearly as many more besides preaching some 800 funerals and marrying 305 couples. Bro. Carter was Moderator of the Association for thirty-five years.
Married: 03 May 1845 at Bartholomew Co., IN
Said to be the first white child to be born in Haw Creek Township, Bartholomew County, Indiana
Above information not on stone provided by Dan Stevenson
Biography – From the Sandcreek Baptist Association Minute Book, page 488, PDF file Jennings County Public Library.
August 1901
A motion and second was made and carried that Bro. A. Carter's picture and biography occupy the first page in our minutes this year. [The picture is missing]
Rev. Albert Carter was born near the present site of the town of Hartsville, Bartholomew County, Ind., May 7th 1824. That locality was then a dense wilderness, the nearest settlement being seven miles away. Here Bro. Carter grew to manhood and received the very meager educational advantages of that early day. However, he received a good common school education and spent seven years of his early life in teaching during the winter season and laboring on the farm the remainder of the year.
In March 1859, he was converted and united with the Little Sand Creek Baptist Church, and was baptized by Elder Evan Sneed. In May 1859, he was ordained a deacon in that church, the following year was licensed to preach and became their Pastor.
In August 1860, a council was called by the Little Sand Creek Church and Bro. Carter was ordained. From that time the work grew and prospered.
Bro. Carter served one fourth to one half time for the following churches:
All of these are in the Sand Creek Association
Little Sand Creek 35 years
Mt. Pleasant 18 years
Bear Creek 14 years
Dry Fork 8 to 10 years
Liberty 6 to 8 years
Mt. Arie 2 to 3 years
Geneva 4 years
Union 2 years
He also preached for the following churches in Flat Rock Association:
Flat Rock 3 years Sheron 20 years
Besides this, he spent about twenty-five winters in holding protracted meetings in his own and sister churches, and assisting many pastors in holding protracted efforts.
During this long ministry he has baptized about 1000 persons and has been present and assisted in baptizing nearly as many more besides preaching some 800 funerals and marrying 305 couples. Bro. Carter was Moderator of the Association for thirty-five years.
Said to be the first white child to be born in Haw Creek Township, Bartholomew County, Indiana
Above information not on stone provided by Dan Stevenson
Biography – From the Sandcreek Baptist Association Minute Book, page 488, PDF file Jennings County Public Library.
August 1901
A motion and second was made and carried that Bro. A. Carter's picture and biography occupy the first page in our minutes this year. [The picture is missing]
Rev. Albert Carter was born near the present site of the town of Hartsville, Bartholomew County, Ind., May 7th 1824. That locality was then a dense wilderness, the nearest settlement being seven miles away. Here Bro. Carter grew to manhood and received the very meager educational advantages of that early day. However, he received a good common school education and spent seven years of his early life in teaching during the winter season and laboring on the farm the remainder of the year.
In March 1859, he was converted and united with the Little Sand Creek Baptist Church, and was baptized by Elder Evan Sneed. In May 1859, he was ordained a deacon in that church, the following year was licensed to preach and became their Pastor.
In August 1860, a council was called by the Little Sand Creek Church and Bro. Carter was ordained. From that time the work grew and prospered.
Bro. Carter served one fourth to one half time for the following churches:
All of these are in the Sand Creek Association
Little Sand Creek 35 years
Mt. Pleasant 18 years
Bear Creek 14 years
Dry Fork 8 to 10 years
Liberty 6 to 8 years
Mt. Arie 2 to 3 years
Geneva 4 years
Union 2 years
He also preached for the following churches in Flat Rock Association:
Flat Rock 3 years Sheron 20 years
Besides this, he spent about twenty-five winters in holding protracted meetings in his own and sister churches, and assisting many pastors in holding protracted efforts.
During this long ministry he has baptized about 1000 persons and has been present and assisted in baptizing nearly as many more besides preaching some 800 funerals and marrying 305 couples. Bro. Carter was Moderator of the Association for thirty-five years.
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