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John William Carpenter

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John William Carpenter

Birth
Macomb, McDonough County, Illinois, USA
Death
25 Oct 1932 (aged 71)
Utica, Seward County, Nebraska, USA
Burial
Utica, Seward County, Nebraska, USA Add to Map
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Section B; Row 6
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John was born to William and Calista (Husted) Carpenter. He moved to Utica, Seward County, Nebraska in 1880. He worked as a carpenter and also as a hired man on the Remy and Cross family farms. It was on the Remy farm that he met Emma. The couple were the parents of four children: Chester Ellsworth, Edith Lydia, Arley David, and Emma. They settled on a farm 1 1/2 miles south of the town of Utica. In 1892, after Emma's health started to fail, the family moved to Utica. John bought a furniture and undertaking business and when Emma passed away in 1895, he married Ida Dunalp. John and Ida had three children: Carl, Harold, and Lola.

John was a pioneer in the funeral business. The coffins came with cloth covers, but he would have to pad and line the interiors and put on the handles. When the Nebraska Funeral Director Association was started in 1902, John and his partner, Ray Virgin, began to take care of the dead in the funeral home. A horse-drawn hearse was purchased in 1907. Eventually, John's son, Carl, and other family members took over the funeral home business where it continued to run until 1966.
John was born to William and Calista (Husted) Carpenter. He moved to Utica, Seward County, Nebraska in 1880. He worked as a carpenter and also as a hired man on the Remy and Cross family farms. It was on the Remy farm that he met Emma. The couple were the parents of four children: Chester Ellsworth, Edith Lydia, Arley David, and Emma. They settled on a farm 1 1/2 miles south of the town of Utica. In 1892, after Emma's health started to fail, the family moved to Utica. John bought a furniture and undertaking business and when Emma passed away in 1895, he married Ida Dunalp. John and Ida had three children: Carl, Harold, and Lola.

John was a pioneer in the funeral business. The coffins came with cloth covers, but he would have to pad and line the interiors and put on the handles. When the Nebraska Funeral Director Association was started in 1902, John and his partner, Ray Virgin, began to take care of the dead in the funeral home. A horse-drawn hearse was purchased in 1907. Eventually, John's son, Carl, and other family members took over the funeral home business where it continued to run until 1966.

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