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Show EARLY PIONEER PASSES AWAY JOHN CARTER PERFORMED A oliE.-T MANY D I TIES IN ILBLK Urii. John Carter, an early pioneer of this city, died at his home this, Friday, Fri-day, morning at 6:30 o'clock. He had been ill for a number of years. Mr. Carter is survived by a widow and ten children. He was the son of John Carter and Ellen Jackson. He was born January 26, 1846, at Preston, Pres-ton, Lancashire, England. He came to Utah November 30, 1856, with his parents in the handcart company led by Edward Martin. He first lived at Pleasant Grove, Utah, and in 1859 made Mount Pleasant his permanent home. He was married to Almeda Janette McArthur March 10, 1868. There were nine children 'born to them. The oldest son, Perry, died last year at Teton, Idaho. The others are Mrs. H. M. Todd of Gridley, Cal., Byron Carter, Mrs. A. C. -Madsen of Mt. Pleasant, Mrs. M. E. McCarty of Hood River, Oregon, Mrs. Fred Stans-fiekl Stans-fiekl of Mt. Pleasant, Authnell Carter of Helper, Utah, Parlen Carter, who is now with the Canadian army in England, and Mrs. N. P. Warren of Hood River, Ore. Mrs. Carter died December 19, 1900, and he was married mar-ried again to Annie Groves November 27, 1901. Two children, May and John, were born to them. Mr. Carter waa an active citizen in public affairs. In civil capacities he served as County Commissioner for two terms, sheriff two terms, constable, ten years; councilman, three terms; mayor, one term; mar-shall, mar-shall, three terms; and Justice of the Peace, two terms. He was a minute man in the Black Hawk Indian In-dian 'war for three years. In the church he was a member of the Sixty-sixth Quorum of Seventies, and served as senior president for sixteen years; was a missionary in Georgia and twice in England; he served as Sunday School superintendent for five year, and a home missionary for twenty year. Funeral services will be held Monday, Mon-day, April 29, at 2 o'clock, at the North Ward chapel. |