During his 47 years serving as a physician in Albion, Dr. Walter Fletcher Carver delivered thousands of newcomers into this world. Countless others were comforted and cured under his care.
This alone would serve to mark a notable career as a doctor in a small county seat from 1896 to 1943. But Dr. Carver's concern for Albion extended beyond clinic and hospital. During this time he also labored to improve the health and well-being of his adopted hometown through various endeavors.
The Carver line in America was a long and honorable one. Carver's ancestors included a veteran of the War of 1812, a surgeon in George Washington's army, and Fletcher Carver, who served as governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony in the 17th century.
Carver was born in 1866 in Parke County, Indiana and graduated from high school in the southern Illinois Ozark region. In 1892 Carver graduated from Fort Wayne College of Medicine and established a medical practice in LaOtto, specializing in obstetrics. After four years, he moved to Albion in 1896.
At the age of 27, Carver married Marie Warrant of Michigan in 1893. Two years following her death ,he married Noble County native Hazel Reynolds. Neither marriage produced any children. Both wives are buried alongside Carver at Rose Hill Cemetery.
Carver lived in the former Judge Hiram Tousley home located amid a grove of evergreens on what is now the parking lot of Community State Bank on East Main Street in Albion. It also contained his office. It was subsequently moved a couple of blocks east to North Elm Street. It is considered the oldest building in Albion.
Also notable was Carver's 25 years of service as president of the Albion Town Board. It was during this time that he fostered practically every modern improvement in the town. He was attributed with improving street paving in the 1920s, and up-to-date light and water systems.
Carver also served several terms as county coroner, was one of the founders of Albion National Bank, serving as director for 25 years; was one of the organizers of the Albion Chamber of Commerce and on the board of trustees at the Albion Methodist Church for more than 30 years.
He became a 33rd Degree Mason in 1937; at the time of his death at age 77 he was the only such Mason in the county. He was a member of the Mizpah Temple Shrine and the Knights of Pythias.
His hobby was vocal music and his solos were heard at many a public entertainment. For 15 years he was the director of the 40-member Albion Choral Club.
In his obituary in 1943, the local newspaper's editor closed with these words, "Dr. Carver, we of Albion and Noble County salute you, and give thanks to your Maker and our Maker that we have been privileged to know you, to work with you, to grasp you by the hand and call you ‘Friend'."
A truly fitting tribute to a well-deserving public servant.
This alone would serve to mark a notable career as a doctor in a small county seat from 1896 to 1943. But Dr. Carver's concern for Albion extended beyond clinic and hospital. During this time he also labored to improve the health and well-being of his adopted hometown through various endeavors.
The Carver line in America was a long and honorable one. Carver's ancestors included a veteran of the War of 1812, a surgeon in George Washington's army, and Fletcher Carver, who served as governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony in the 17th century.
Carver was born in 1866 in Parke County, Indiana and graduated from high school in the southern Illinois Ozark region. In 1892 Carver graduated from Fort Wayne College of Medicine and established a medical practice in LaOtto, specializing in obstetrics. After four years, he moved to Albion in 1896.
At the age of 27, Carver married Marie Warrant of Michigan in 1893. Two years following her death ,he married Noble County native Hazel Reynolds. Neither marriage produced any children. Both wives are buried alongside Carver at Rose Hill Cemetery.
Carver lived in the former Judge Hiram Tousley home located amid a grove of evergreens on what is now the parking lot of Community State Bank on East Main Street in Albion. It also contained his office. It was subsequently moved a couple of blocks east to North Elm Street. It is considered the oldest building in Albion.
Also notable was Carver's 25 years of service as president of the Albion Town Board. It was during this time that he fostered practically every modern improvement in the town. He was attributed with improving street paving in the 1920s, and up-to-date light and water systems.
Carver also served several terms as county coroner, was one of the founders of Albion National Bank, serving as director for 25 years; was one of the organizers of the Albion Chamber of Commerce and on the board of trustees at the Albion Methodist Church for more than 30 years.
He became a 33rd Degree Mason in 1937; at the time of his death at age 77 he was the only such Mason in the county. He was a member of the Mizpah Temple Shrine and the Knights of Pythias.
His hobby was vocal music and his solos were heard at many a public entertainment. For 15 years he was the director of the 40-member Albion Choral Club.
In his obituary in 1943, the local newspaper's editor closed with these words, "Dr. Carver, we of Albion and Noble County salute you, and give thanks to your Maker and our Maker that we have been privileged to know you, to work with you, to grasp you by the hand and call you ‘Friend'."
A truly fitting tribute to a well-deserving public servant.
During his 47 years serving as a physician in Albion, Dr. Walter Fletcher Carver delivered thousands of newcomers into this world. Countless others were comforted and cured under his care.
This alone would serve to mark a notable career as a doctor in a small county seat from 1896 to 1943. But Dr. Carver's concern for Albion extended beyond clinic and hospital. During this time he also labored to improve the health and well-being of his adopted hometown through various endeavors.
The Carver line in America was a long and honorable one. Carver's ancestors included a veteran of the War of 1812, a surgeon in George Washington's army, and Fletcher Carver, who served as governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony in the 17th century.
Carver was born in 1866 in Parke County, Indiana and graduated from high school in the southern Illinois Ozark region. In 1892 Carver graduated from Fort Wayne College of Medicine and established a medical practice in LaOtto, specializing in obstetrics. After four years, he moved to Albion in 1896.
At the age of 27, Carver married Marie Warrant of Michigan in 1893. Two years following her death ,he married Noble County native Hazel Reynolds. Neither marriage produced any children. Both wives are buried alongside Carver at Rose Hill Cemetery.
Carver lived in the former Judge Hiram Tousley home located amid a grove of evergreens on what is now the parking lot of Community State Bank on East Main Street in Albion. It also contained his office. It was subsequently moved a couple of blocks east to North Elm Street. It is considered the oldest building in Albion.
Also notable was Carver's 25 years of service as president of the Albion Town Board. It was during this time that he fostered practically every modern improvement in the town. He was attributed with improving street paving in the 1920s, and up-to-date light and water systems.
Carver also served several terms as county coroner, was one of the founders of Albion National Bank, serving as director for 25 years; was one of the organizers of the Albion Chamber of Commerce and on the board of trustees at the Albion Methodist Church for more than 30 years.
He became a 33rd Degree Mason in 1937; at the time of his death at age 77 he was the only such Mason in the county. He was a member of the Mizpah Temple Shrine and the Knights of Pythias.
His hobby was vocal music and his solos were heard at many a public entertainment. For 15 years he was the director of the 40-member Albion Choral Club.
In his obituary in 1943, the local newspaper's editor closed with these words, "Dr. Carver, we of Albion and Noble County salute you, and give thanks to your Maker and our Maker that we have been privileged to know you, to work with you, to grasp you by the hand and call you ‘Friend'."
A truly fitting tribute to a well-deserving public servant.
This alone would serve to mark a notable career as a doctor in a small county seat from 1896 to 1943. But Dr. Carver's concern for Albion extended beyond clinic and hospital. During this time he also labored to improve the health and well-being of his adopted hometown through various endeavors.
The Carver line in America was a long and honorable one. Carver's ancestors included a veteran of the War of 1812, a surgeon in George Washington's army, and Fletcher Carver, who served as governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony in the 17th century.
Carver was born in 1866 in Parke County, Indiana and graduated from high school in the southern Illinois Ozark region. In 1892 Carver graduated from Fort Wayne College of Medicine and established a medical practice in LaOtto, specializing in obstetrics. After four years, he moved to Albion in 1896.
At the age of 27, Carver married Marie Warrant of Michigan in 1893. Two years following her death ,he married Noble County native Hazel Reynolds. Neither marriage produced any children. Both wives are buried alongside Carver at Rose Hill Cemetery.
Carver lived in the former Judge Hiram Tousley home located amid a grove of evergreens on what is now the parking lot of Community State Bank on East Main Street in Albion. It also contained his office. It was subsequently moved a couple of blocks east to North Elm Street. It is considered the oldest building in Albion.
Also notable was Carver's 25 years of service as president of the Albion Town Board. It was during this time that he fostered practically every modern improvement in the town. He was attributed with improving street paving in the 1920s, and up-to-date light and water systems.
Carver also served several terms as county coroner, was one of the founders of Albion National Bank, serving as director for 25 years; was one of the organizers of the Albion Chamber of Commerce and on the board of trustees at the Albion Methodist Church for more than 30 years.
He became a 33rd Degree Mason in 1937; at the time of his death at age 77 he was the only such Mason in the county. He was a member of the Mizpah Temple Shrine and the Knights of Pythias.
His hobby was vocal music and his solos were heard at many a public entertainment. For 15 years he was the director of the 40-member Albion Choral Club.
In his obituary in 1943, the local newspaper's editor closed with these words, "Dr. Carver, we of Albion and Noble County salute you, and give thanks to your Maker and our Maker that we have been privileged to know you, to work with you, to grasp you by the hand and call you ‘Friend'."
A truly fitting tribute to a well-deserving public servant.
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