Mahala Jennie CarterAge: 29 years1862–1891
- Name
- Mahala Jennie Carter
- Given names
- Mahala Jennie
- Surname
- Carter
- Married name
- Mahala Jennie Calvin
Shared note: John Jackson Carter Obituary and Family Listing
 Birth | June 30, 1862 28 23 |
 Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War |
 Birth of a brother | William A Carter April 11, 1866 (Age 3 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 4 years)Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic 1867 (Age 4 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Birth of a brother | James Ellsworth Carter June 23, 1868 (Age 5 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 6 years)Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad |
| Birth of a sister | Sarah C Carter 1870 (Age 7 years) |
 Census | August 18, 1870 (Age 8 years) |
| Death of a sister | Sarah C Carter September 26, 1872 (Age 10 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Amanda Isadora “Dora” Carter January 4, 1873 (Age 10 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Catherine Jackson March 11, 1876 (Age 13 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Elsie G “Essie” Carter December 5, 1876 (Age 14 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 15 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | James Anderson Carter February 9, 1879 (Age 16 years) |
| Census | June 7, 1880 (Age 17 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | Thomas William Barnett October 29, 1882 (Age 20 years) |
 Marriage | John W Calvin — View this family January 7, 1885 (Age 22 years) |
| Death of a husband | John W Calvin September 17, 1886 (Age 24 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Emily Mary “Polly” Troutman January 7, 1891 (Age 28 years) Note: "Wife of Thomas W Barnett, Aged 72y, 11m, 19d"" |
 Death | December 30, 1891 (Age 29 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Kewanna Citizens IOOF Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
John Jackson Carter Birth: April 20, 1834 25 24 — Union Township, Fulton, Indiana, United States Death: December 18, 1914 — Kewanna, Union Township, Fulton, Indiana, United States |
| mother |
Sarah Ellizabeth Barnett Birth: March 2, 1839 21 21 — Fulton, Indiana, United States Death: March 31, 1925 — Union, Fulton, Indiana, United States |
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Marriage: January 1, 1857 — Fulton, Indiana, United States |
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17 months elder sister |
Emma Rose Althea Carter Birth: June 1, 1858 24 19 — Iowa, United States Death: November 28, 1938 — St. Joseph, Indiana, United States |
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3 years elder sister |
Mary Ann “Margret” Carter Birth: November 1, 1861 27 22 — Iowa, United States Death: June 19, 1916 — Colorado, United States |
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8 months herself |
Mahala Jennie Carter Birth: June 30, 1862 28 23 — Kewanna, Fulton, Indiana, United States Death: December 30, 1891 — Indiana, United States |
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4 years younger brother |
William A Carter Birth: April 11, 1866 31 27 — Fulton, Indiana, United States Death: August 2, 1945 — Rochester, Fulton, Indiana, United States |
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2 years younger brother |
James Ellsworth Carter Birth: June 23, 1868 34 29 — Fulton, Indiana, United States Death: August 24, 1934 — Kewanna, Fulton, Indiana, United States |
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3 years younger sister |
Sarah C Carter Birth: 1870 35 30 — Indiana, United States Death: September 26, 1872 — Fulton, Indiana, United States |
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3 years younger sister |
Amanda Isadora “Dora” Carter Birth: January 4, 1873 38 33 — Kewanna, Fulton, Indiana, United States Death: 1930 — New York, United States |
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4 years younger sister |
Elsie G “Essie” Carter Birth: December 5, 1876 42 37 — Indiana, United States Death: April 9, 1962 — Clearwater, Pinellas, Florida, United States |
| Family with John W Calvin |
| husband |
John W Calvin Birth: April 3, 1858 — Royal Center, Cass, Indiana, United States Death: September 17, 1886 — Indiana, United States |
| herself |
Mahala Jennie Carter Birth: June 30, 1862 28 23 — Kewanna, Fulton, Indiana, United States Death: December 30, 1891 — Indiana, United States |
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Marriage: January 7, 1885 — Fulton, Indiana, United States |
Mahala Jennie Carter has 32 first cousins recorded
Father's family (0)
Mother's family (32)
Parents John Anderson Barnett + Sarah Ann Gordon
Parents John Anderson Barnett + Nancy Ann Harvey
Parents Michael Isaac Barnett + Mary Jane Burdge
Parents William Thomas Barnett + Mary Ellen Cox
Parents Dr Albert Henry Coble + Emily Isadora “Emma” Barnett
| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - John Jackson Carter - Household
Wayne, Fulton, Indiana, United States
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| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - John Jackson Carter - Household
ED 44 Wayne, Fulton, Indiana, United States
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| Name | John Jackson Carter Obituary and Family Listing
John J. Carter, son of James and Catherine Carter, was born in Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, on April 30th, 1834. When a small boy he moved with his parents to the pld Carter homestead (now part of the Thomas Neff farm, northeast of Kewanna). On the 1st day, of January, 1857, he was united in marriage to Sarah E. Barnett, of this union eight children were born viz.; Ern. Emmma R. Wilson residing east of Kewanna, Indiana, Mary E. Bowsher, of Monte Vista, Colorado, Mahala J. Calvin deceased, William A. Carter of Denver, Indiana, James E. Carter residing on the old homestead in Wayne Tp., Indiana, Sarah C. Carter deceased, Amanda I. Burket of Akron, Indiana, Essie G. Lamborn of Hammond, Indiana.
When the war clouds arose in the south, threatening the Union of the ha state, deceased enlisted in Co. E. 87th of Regt. Ind. Vol. Inft, was elected Sergeant of his Company. He was mustered out in June, 1865 and returned to his wife and three children, where he lived an upright life. Held civil office by the choice of his neighbors.
He never joined any church but was a firm believer in One Supreme, Omnipotent, Omniscient, Divine Being. He was of a jovial disposition, opposed to litigation, never sued any one in his life time; was true to his friends and charitable to his enemies.
He has been a great sufferer for more than 'a year a complication of diseases which culminated in death on Friday about 7:30 p. m., aged 80 years, 7 months and 28 days. "Behold, the silver-cord having been loosed, the golden bowl broken, our Comrade's body returns to Earth, the spirit to God who gave it."
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/52219609/john-j-carter |