Obituary of Sarah Carter Guiser
Written by Great Granddaughter Patricia Wiff
December 2010
Sarah Carter, daughter of immigrant Scot parents, William and Grace (Currie) Carter was born the 7th of October 1844, on a farm in Lyndon Township, Cataraugus County, New York, the closest town of any size being Franklinville.
She was the fourth child of William and Grace. She had eight siblings, Isabelle, Agnes, Mary, Andrew, William, John, Margaret, and Charles. She undoubtedly went to school as she was able to read and write as an adult.
Exactly where she met Ludwig Guiser (known as Louis or Louie) is unknown. He did drive two teams on the Eric Canal, located quite some distance from her home area. They met and were married 16 October 1862. Louis had purchased land in that area but after seeing what it was like the coming spring (all rocks and poor soil) the couple decided to head west - according to his obituary they started for the Pennsylvania oil fields perhaps near Titusville. They left Cataragus County around 3 July 1863 and remained in Pennsylvania only briefly.
Family legend says they were in the proximity of the Battle of Gettysburg and could hear the cannon - there's no way to prove this.
Exactly how they traveled west is unclear - perhaps by rail to Chicago but from there to now Pierce/St. Croix County, Wisconsin is not clear.
They arrived here in Wisconsin - New Centerville around early October and extremely near the birth of their eldest daughter Mary.
They lived on rented land somewhere west of New Centerville until 1865 when Louis was able to buy the old Joseph Martell land which was approximately 420 acres. In a few years he sold a small acreage to Sarah's sister, Isabelle and her husband James Canning, currently owned by Frank Finke, a great grandson of Sarah's oldest daughter, Mary (Andrew) Rudesill. That land currently belongs to a great grandson of Sarah's daughter, Margaret Guiser Wiff.
Sarah and Louis had 9 children, two of whom died as infants and are buried in the New Centerville cemetery. The children were as follows: Mary - married Andrew Rudesill - 5 children, William married Anna Brekke - 6 children, Carrie married Jay Hawn - 3 children, John never married, Margaret married Charles Wiff - 3 children, Emma married Nels Wiff - 1 son, and twins Edna and unnamed girl.
Sarah lived on the home farm all her life. She kept house for John and Frank. In later years she suffered from diabetes losing her sight.
Her children were at least grade school graduates and several did teach or go on to high school. The sons stayed on the home farm.
Louis had died in 1912 and Sarah passed away 20 February 1920, leaving 18 grandchildren and a good number of other relatives. Her parents preceded her in death, plus 4 siblings that remained in New York state.
She is buried in the New Centerville cemetery by her husband and some of her children and grandchildren.
She was known to be a determined person and hard worker. In the 49 years of her marriage the family raised beef cattle, had a creamery on the farm, and they kept bees in the yard behind the house. They did as far as known live in a a log house until the frame house was built in the 1880's. Sufficient and survival levels were there - pride, hard work and giving was a way of life.
Her family attended the Methodist Church at New Centerville for many years as descendants continue to do.
Written by Great Granddaughter Patricia Wiff
December 2010
Sarah Carter, daughter of immigrant Scot parents, William and Grace (Currie) Carter was born the 7th of October 1844, on a farm in Lyndon Township, Cataraugus County, New York, the closest town of any size being Franklinville.
She was the fourth child of William and Grace. She had eight siblings, Isabelle, Agnes, Mary, Andrew, William, John, Margaret, and Charles. She undoubtedly went to school as she was able to read and write as an adult.
Exactly where she met Ludwig Guiser (known as Louis or Louie) is unknown. He did drive two teams on the Eric Canal, located quite some distance from her home area. They met and were married 16 October 1862. Louis had purchased land in that area but after seeing what it was like the coming spring (all rocks and poor soil) the couple decided to head west - according to his obituary they started for the Pennsylvania oil fields perhaps near Titusville. They left Cataragus County around 3 July 1863 and remained in Pennsylvania only briefly.
Family legend says they were in the proximity of the Battle of Gettysburg and could hear the cannon - there's no way to prove this.
Exactly how they traveled west is unclear - perhaps by rail to Chicago but from there to now Pierce/St. Croix County, Wisconsin is not clear.
They arrived here in Wisconsin - New Centerville around early October and extremely near the birth of their eldest daughter Mary.
They lived on rented land somewhere west of New Centerville until 1865 when Louis was able to buy the old Joseph Martell land which was approximately 420 acres. In a few years he sold a small acreage to Sarah's sister, Isabelle and her husband James Canning, currently owned by Frank Finke, a great grandson of Sarah's oldest daughter, Mary (Andrew) Rudesill. That land currently belongs to a great grandson of Sarah's daughter, Margaret Guiser Wiff.
Sarah and Louis had 9 children, two of whom died as infants and are buried in the New Centerville cemetery. The children were as follows: Mary - married Andrew Rudesill - 5 children, William married Anna Brekke - 6 children, Carrie married Jay Hawn - 3 children, John never married, Margaret married Charles Wiff - 3 children, Emma married Nels Wiff - 1 son, and twins Edna and unnamed girl.
Sarah lived on the home farm all her life. She kept house for John and Frank. In later years she suffered from diabetes losing her sight.
Her children were at least grade school graduates and several did teach or go on to high school. The sons stayed on the home farm.
Louis had died in 1912 and Sarah passed away 20 February 1920, leaving 18 grandchildren and a good number of other relatives. Her parents preceded her in death, plus 4 siblings that remained in New York state.
She is buried in the New Centerville cemetery by her husband and some of her children and grandchildren.
She was known to be a determined person and hard worker. In the 49 years of her marriage the family raised beef cattle, had a creamery on the farm, and they kept bees in the yard behind the house. They did as far as known live in a a log house until the frame house was built in the 1880's. Sufficient and survival levels were there - pride, hard work and giving was a way of life.
Her family attended the Methodist Church at New Centerville for many years as descendants continue to do.
Obituary of Sarah Carter Guiser
Written by Great Granddaughter Patricia Wiff
December 2010
Sarah Carter, daughter of immigrant Scot parents, William and Grace (Currie) Carter was born the 7th of October 1844, on a farm in Lyndon Township, Cataraugus County, New York, the closest town of any size being Franklinville.
She was the fourth child of William and Grace. She had eight siblings, Isabelle, Agnes, Mary, Andrew, William, John, Margaret, and Charles. She undoubtedly went to school as she was able to read and write as an adult.
Exactly where she met Ludwig Guiser (known as Louis or Louie) is unknown. He did drive two teams on the Eric Canal, located quite some distance from her home area. They met and were married 16 October 1862. Louis had purchased land in that area but after seeing what it was like the coming spring (all rocks and poor soil) the couple decided to head west - according to his obituary they started for the Pennsylvania oil fields perhaps near Titusville. They left Cataragus County around 3 July 1863 and remained in Pennsylvania only briefly.
Family legend says they were in the proximity of the Battle of Gettysburg and could hear the cannon - there's no way to prove this.
Exactly how they traveled west is unclear - perhaps by rail to Chicago but from there to now Pierce/St. Croix County, Wisconsin is not clear.
They arrived here in Wisconsin - New Centerville around early October and extremely near the birth of their eldest daughter Mary.
They lived on rented land somewhere west of New Centerville until 1865 when Louis was able to buy the old Joseph Martell land which was approximately 420 acres. In a few years he sold a small acreage to Sarah's sister, Isabelle and her husband James Canning, currently owned by Frank Finke, a great grandson of Sarah's oldest daughter, Mary (Andrew) Rudesill. That land currently belongs to a great grandson of Sarah's daughter, Margaret Guiser Wiff.
Sarah and Louis had 9 children, two of whom died as infants and are buried in the New Centerville cemetery. The children were as follows: Mary - married Andrew Rudesill - 5 children, William married Anna Brekke - 6 children, Carrie married Jay Hawn - 3 children, John never married, Margaret married Charles Wiff - 3 children, Emma married Nels Wiff - 1 son, and twins Edna and unnamed girl.
Sarah lived on the home farm all her life. She kept house for John and Frank. In later years she suffered from diabetes losing her sight.
Her children were at least grade school graduates and several did teach or go on to high school. The sons stayed on the home farm.
Louis had died in 1912 and Sarah passed away 20 February 1920, leaving 18 grandchildren and a good number of other relatives. Her parents preceded her in death, plus 4 siblings that remained in New York state.
She is buried in the New Centerville cemetery by her husband and some of her children and grandchildren.
She was known to be a determined person and hard worker. In the 49 years of her marriage the family raised beef cattle, had a creamery on the farm, and they kept bees in the yard behind the house. They did as far as known live in a a log house until the frame house was built in the 1880's. Sufficient and survival levels were there - pride, hard work and giving was a way of life.
Her family attended the Methodist Church at New Centerville for many years as descendants continue to do.
Written by Great Granddaughter Patricia Wiff
December 2010
Sarah Carter, daughter of immigrant Scot parents, William and Grace (Currie) Carter was born the 7th of October 1844, on a farm in Lyndon Township, Cataraugus County, New York, the closest town of any size being Franklinville.
She was the fourth child of William and Grace. She had eight siblings, Isabelle, Agnes, Mary, Andrew, William, John, Margaret, and Charles. She undoubtedly went to school as she was able to read and write as an adult.
Exactly where she met Ludwig Guiser (known as Louis or Louie) is unknown. He did drive two teams on the Eric Canal, located quite some distance from her home area. They met and were married 16 October 1862. Louis had purchased land in that area but after seeing what it was like the coming spring (all rocks and poor soil) the couple decided to head west - according to his obituary they started for the Pennsylvania oil fields perhaps near Titusville. They left Cataragus County around 3 July 1863 and remained in Pennsylvania only briefly.
Family legend says they were in the proximity of the Battle of Gettysburg and could hear the cannon - there's no way to prove this.
Exactly how they traveled west is unclear - perhaps by rail to Chicago but from there to now Pierce/St. Croix County, Wisconsin is not clear.
They arrived here in Wisconsin - New Centerville around early October and extremely near the birth of their eldest daughter Mary.
They lived on rented land somewhere west of New Centerville until 1865 when Louis was able to buy the old Joseph Martell land which was approximately 420 acres. In a few years he sold a small acreage to Sarah's sister, Isabelle and her husband James Canning, currently owned by Frank Finke, a great grandson of Sarah's oldest daughter, Mary (Andrew) Rudesill. That land currently belongs to a great grandson of Sarah's daughter, Margaret Guiser Wiff.
Sarah and Louis had 9 children, two of whom died as infants and are buried in the New Centerville cemetery. The children were as follows: Mary - married Andrew Rudesill - 5 children, William married Anna Brekke - 6 children, Carrie married Jay Hawn - 3 children, John never married, Margaret married Charles Wiff - 3 children, Emma married Nels Wiff - 1 son, and twins Edna and unnamed girl.
Sarah lived on the home farm all her life. She kept house for John and Frank. In later years she suffered from diabetes losing her sight.
Her children were at least grade school graduates and several did teach or go on to high school. The sons stayed on the home farm.
Louis had died in 1912 and Sarah passed away 20 February 1920, leaving 18 grandchildren and a good number of other relatives. Her parents preceded her in death, plus 4 siblings that remained in New York state.
She is buried in the New Centerville cemetery by her husband and some of her children and grandchildren.
She was known to be a determined person and hard worker. In the 49 years of her marriage the family raised beef cattle, had a creamery on the farm, and they kept bees in the yard behind the house. They did as far as known live in a a log house until the frame house was built in the 1880's. Sufficient and survival levels were there - pride, hard work and giving was a way of life.
Her family attended the Methodist Church at New Centerville for many years as descendants continue to do.
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