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Eliza Jane <I>Potter</I> Carter

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Eliza Jane Potter Carter

Birth
Death
11 Feb 1943 (aged 91)
Burial
Bismarck, Vermilion County, Illinois, USA Add to Map
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WOMAN DEAD AT BISMARCK
Bismarck-(cns) - THE oldest resident of the community and daughter of pioneer settlers of Blount Township, Mrs. Jane Carter, 91, died Thursday evening at her home in Bismarck, where she had been bedfast 11 weeks with a broken hip. She was born Dec. 20, 1851, the daughter of William and Hester Potter, in Blount Township. On Jan. 26 she was married to N. R. Carter, and was the mother of nine children, five of whom preceded her in death. Her husband died in 1903. Mrs Carter resided in a farm home north of Bismarck for 62 years before moving into town. Surviving children are Will H. Carter of Winnpeg, Canada, Mrs. Harvey Young of Rossville, Mrs Sherman Wilson of Danville and Mrs. Clarence Wilson of with whom she made her home in Bismarck. Also surviving are a nephew, George Potter of Danville, 25 grandchildren and 24 great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at the home of Mrs. Wilson in Bismarck with the Rev. Mr. Gent officiating. Burial will be in Rose Cemetery, Lanham of Henning in charge
WOMAN DEAD AT BISMARCK
Bismarck-(cns) - THE oldest resident of the community and daughter of pioneer settlers of Blount Township, Mrs. Jane Carter, 91, died Thursday evening at her home in Bismarck, where she had been bedfast 11 weeks with a broken hip. She was born Dec. 20, 1851, the daughter of William and Hester Potter, in Blount Township. On Jan. 26 she was married to N. R. Carter, and was the mother of nine children, five of whom preceded her in death. Her husband died in 1903. Mrs Carter resided in a farm home north of Bismarck for 62 years before moving into town. Surviving children are Will H. Carter of Winnpeg, Canada, Mrs. Harvey Young of Rossville, Mrs Sherman Wilson of Danville and Mrs. Clarence Wilson of with whom she made her home in Bismarck. Also surviving are a nephew, George Potter of Danville, 25 grandchildren and 24 great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at the home of Mrs. Wilson in Bismarck with the Rev. Mr. Gent officiating. Burial will be in Rose Cemetery, Lanham of Henning in charge


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