William Elmer Carter (abt. 1872 - 1947)

Born about Sep 1872 in Illinois, USA

Ancestors

Husband of Martha Elizabeth (Hoffer) Carter — married about 1904 in Polk County, Nebraska, USA

Died Jun 1947 at about age 74 in Osceola, Polk County, Nebraska, USA

Biography

Elmer W. was born in September 1872 in Illinois. He is the son of William Carter and Eliza Hollister.^[1] Elmer passed away in 1947 in Polk County, Nebraska and is buried in Hoffer Cemetery, Polk County, Nebraska.^[2]

In 1900 Elmer was living with his parents in Polk County, Nebraska next door to Elizabeth Hoffer and her family. They married about 1904 in Polk County, Nebraska. In 1910 the family are living in Hackberry, Polk County, Nebraska. In the household are:^[3]

• Elmer W Carter, Head, M, 37, b 1873 in Illinois
• Martha E Carter, Wife, F, 28, b 1882 in Nebraska
• Ora Carter, Daughter, F, 5, b 1905 in Nebraska
• Addie Carter, Daughter, F, 3, b 1907 in Nebraska

In 1920 the family was still living in Polk County, Nebraska. In the household are:^[4]

• William E Carter, Head, M, 48, b 1872 in Illinois
• Elizabeth Carter, Wife, F, 38, b 1882 in Nebraska
• Ora Carter, Daughter, F, 15, b 1905 in Nebraska
• Addie Carter, Daughter, F, 13, b 1907 in Nebraska
• Fredrich Carter, Son, M, 7, b 1913 in Nebraska
• Wilmer Carter, Son, M, 4, b 1916 in Nebraska
• Gene Carter, Son, M, 2, b 1918 in Nebraska
• Eliza Jane Carter, Mother, F, 77, b 1843 in Ohio

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3BB-47X : accessed 29 April 2016), Elmer W Carter in household of William L Carter, Hackberry Precinct, Polk, Nebraska, United States; citing sheet 2A, family 29, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,240,937.
2. ↑ Find A GraveMemorial# 52992344
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ML41-C9C : accessed 29 April 2016), Elmer W Carter, Hackberry, Polk, Nebraska, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 107, sheet 6A, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,374,866.
4. ↑ Year: 1920; Census Place: Hackberry, Polk, Nebraska; Roll: T625_1000; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 115; Image: 59. Ancestry.com. 1920 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.

• Gedcom from Lorri Carter as given by Eowyn Langholf
• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8YL-B3Q : 14 August 2017), John L Carter in household of William L Carter, Precinct M, Seward, Nebraska, United States; citing enumeration district ED 145, sheet 496D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0756; FHL microfilm 1,254,756.