Beaverton Historical Society Gladwin County Obituary/Death Notice
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William J. Carter
CARTER --- At the Gladwin Exchange, May 29, 1886,
William J. Carter, aged 56 years. Buried Tuesday
afternoon; funeral services next Sunday morning at 11
a.m., at the court-house. Rev. A. Robinson
officiating.
Mr. Carter was born in the state of New York. At
the tender age of three years he was left an orphan.
Relatives who resided in Canada then took charge of
him, and there he spent his childhood and youth. He
removed from Canada to this state, and about seven
years ago came to this county. Since January last he
has been very feeble, and although given the best of
care, he continued to decline, and for the past two
weeks has been very close to death's door. The final
crisis was reached last Sunday evening, when his
spirit winged its way from this world into the great
future of eternity. He leaves a wife and daughter,
residents of Sanilac county, and a son, who lives in
Shiawassee county.
By trade he was a carpenter and joiner. A large
share of his time was spent in hunting and trapping,
and many a night he spent under the spreading branches
of the forests giants by the side of his camp fire,
with nothing but the rustling of leaves to disturb the
deep silence of nature. He was a member of two secret
societies, the Orangemen and Odd-fellows.
In 1864, when the great fratricidal strife was at
its height, he shouldered his musket and marched
southward to help maintain the honor of our union. He
was promoted from a private to a corporal, but at the
end of three months he received an honorable
discharge, and returned from the field of battle with
injuries which finally caused his death, and added one
more name to the long list of martyrs who gave their
lives to keep the finger of disgrace from off their
county's flag. His grandfather fought for liberty in
the revolutionary war, and his father was a soldier in
the Mexican war.
Underneath his rough exterior there beat a heart as
true as steel, and those who knew the friendship of
"Uncle Billy" will tenderly cherish memory.
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Personal Information
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Death Date
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Burial/Final Location
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Service
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5/29/1886
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Ridge Cem. Gladwin Co.
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Co K 10th MI Inf
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Publication Information
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Pub. Date
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Publication
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Pub. Page
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6/4/1886
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Gladwin County Record, Gladwin, MI
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P:5 C:6
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Transcription Information
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Date
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Transcribed by
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Source Media
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January 2005
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Tom Ladner
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Microfilm
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