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Amanda Isadora “Dora” CarterAge: 56 years18731930

Name
Amanda Isadora “Dora” Carter
Given names
Amanda Isadora
Surname
Carter
Married name
Amanda Isadora Long
Married name
Amanda Isadora Burkett
Nickname
Dora
Birth January 4, 1873 38 33
Death of a paternal grandmotherCatherine Jackson
March 11, 1876 (Age 3 years)
Birth of a sisterElsie G “Essie” Carter
December 5, 1876 (Age 3 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherJames Anderson Carter
February 9, 1879 (Age 6 years)
Census June 7, 1880 (Age 7 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherThomas William Barnett
October 29, 1882 (Age 9 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherEmily Mary “Polly” Troutman
January 7, 1891 (Age 18 years)
Text:
Name: Mary Barnett Sex: Female Age: 74 yr Race: W Event Type: Death Event Date: 07 Jan 1891 Event Place: Frankfort, Indiana Birth Year (Estimated): 1817 Affiliate Repository Place: City Health Office Frankfort Source Reference: The source of this record is the book CH-5 on page 13 within the series produced by the Indiana Works Progress Administration.
Note: "Wife of Thomas W Barnett, Aged 72y, 11m, 19d""
MarriageEdward Newton LongView this family
March 24, 1891 (Age 18 years)
Text:
Name: Edward E Long Sex: Male Spouse's Name: Amanda I Carter Spouse's Sex: Female Marriage License Date: 24 Mar 1891 Marriage License Place: Fulton, Indiana, United States Event Type: Marriage License Record Number: 447 Page: 70 Number of Images: 1
Death of a sisterMahala Jennie Carter
December 30, 1891 (Age 18 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Sarah Lucille Long
April 9, 1892 (Age 19 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Ernest Nathan Long
February 14, 1894 (Age 21 years)
Census June 1, 1900 (Age 27 years)
Death of a husbandEdward Newton Long
November 26, 1903 (Age 30 years)
MarriageThomas Jefferson BurkettView this family
October 3, 1906 (Age 33 years)
Census April 15, 1910 (Age 37 years)
Birth of a son
#3
John Jefferson Burkette Sr
January 26, 1911 (Age 38 years)
Marriage of a childHerbert Oliver SmithSarah Lucille LongView this family
October 30, 1912 (Age 39 years)
Text:
Name: Herbert O Smith Sex: Male Spouse's Name: Lucile Long Spouse's Sex: Female Spouse's Residence Place: Akron, , Indiana Spouse's Birth Date: 9 April 1892 Spouse's Birthplace: Kewanna, , Indiana Spouse's Race: White Spouse's Father's Name: Edward Newton Long Spouse's Father's Sex: Male Spouse's Mother's Name: Dora Carter Event Type: Marriage License Event Date: 30 October 1912 Event Place: Fulton, Indiana, United States Page Number: 214
Birth of a grandson
#1
Lawrence Herbert Smith
September 5, 1913 (Age 40 years)
Death of a fatherJohn Jackson Carter
December 18, 1914 (Age 41 years)
Birth of a grandson
#2
Bernard H Smith
June 14, 1915 (Age 42 years)
Death of a sisterMary Ann “Margret” Carter
June 19, 1916 (Age 43 years)
Death of a grandsonBernard H Smith
January 17, 1917 (Age 44 years)
Marriage of a childErnest Nathan LongGladys B CornellView this family
July 1, 1919 (Age 46 years)
Text:
Name: Ernest N Long Sex: Male Age: 25 years Birth Year (Estimated): 1894 Father's Name: Edward N Long Mother's Name: Dora Carter Spouse's Name: Gladys B Cornell Spouse's Sex: Female Spouse's Age: 17 years Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1902 Spouse's Father's Name: O F Cornell Spouse's Mother's Name: Hattie Hamilton Event Type: Marriage Event Date: 1 July 1919 Event Place: Chautauqua, Chautauqua, New York, United States Source Details: 209
Census January 1, 1920 (Age 46 years)
Death of a husbandThomas Jefferson Burkett
January 9, 1923 (Age 50 years)
Death of a motherSarah Ellizabeth Barnett
March 31, 1925 (Age 52 years)
Census April 1930 (Age 57 years)
Birth of a grandson
#3
Richard Dean Smith
May 11, 1930 (Age 57 years)
Death 1930 (Age 56 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Grant Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: January 1, 1857Fulton, Indiana, United States
17 months
elder sister
3 years
elder sister
8 months
elder sister
Mahala Jennie Carter
Birth: June 30, 1862 28 23Kewanna, Fulton, Indiana, United States
Death: December 30, 1891Indiana, United States
4 years
elder brother
William A Carter
Birth: April 11, 1866 31 27Fulton, Indiana, United States
Death: August 2, 1945Rochester, Fulton, Indiana, United States
2 years
elder brother
3 years
elder sister
Sarah C Carter
Birth: 1870 35 30Indiana, United States
Death: September 26, 1872Fulton, Indiana, United States
3 years
herself
4 years
younger sister
Elsie G “Essie” Carter
Birth: December 5, 1876 42 37Indiana, United States
Death: April 9, 1962Clearwater, Pinellas, Florida, United States
Family with Edward Newton Long - View this family
husband
Edward Newton Long
Birth: March 22, 1868 23 18Logansport, Cass, Indiana, United States
Death: November 26, 1903El Paso, Texas, United States
herself
Marriage: March 24, 1891Fulton, Indiana, United States
13 months
daughter
Sarah Lucille Long
Birth: April 9, 1892 24 19Kewanna, Fulton, Indiana, United States
Death: March 5, 1974Los Angeles, California, United States
22 months
son
Ernest Nathan Long
Birth: February 14, 1894 25 21Kewanna, Fulton, Indiana, United States
Death: March 13, 1967Saint David, Cochise, Arizona, United States
Family with Thomas Jefferson Burkett - View this family
husband
Thomas Jefferson Burkett
Birth: November 10, 1862 30 30Miami, Indiana, United States
Death: January 9, 1923Fulton, Indiana, United States
herself
Marriage: October 3, 1906Fulton, Indiana, United States
4 years
son

Amanda Isadora “Dora” Carter has 32 first cousins recorded

MarriageIndiana Marriages, 1811-2019
Text:
Name: Edward E Long Sex: Male Spouse's Name: Amanda I Carter Spouse's Sex: Female Marriage License Date: 24 Mar 1891 Marriage License Place: Fulton, Indiana, United States Event Type: Marriage License Record Number: 447 Page: 70 Number of Images: 1
Census1880 United States - Census transcript - John Jackson Carter - Household

ED 44 Wayne, Fulton, Indiana, United States

NameColorSexAgeMonRelationCondMYOccupationUnEmSickBlindDDIdioticInsaneDisabledSchoolReadWriteBPFBPMBP
Carter, JohnWM46headMFarmerINKYOH
Carter, SarahWF41wifeMKeeping HouseINOHKY
Carter, Mary AnnWF19daughterSAt HomeYesIAININ
Carter, MahalaWF17daughterSAt HomeYesINININ
Carter, WilliamWM14sonSWorks on FarmYesINININ
Carter, JamesWM11sonSYesINININ
Carter, AmandaWF7daughterSYesINININ
Carter, EssieWF3daughterSINININ

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Edward Newton Long - Household

Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Long, EdwardheadWMMar186931M9INININCarpenter0YesYesYesR
Long, AmandawifeWFJan187327M922INININYesYesYes
Long, SarahdaughterWFApr18928SINININYesYesYes
Long, ErnestsonWMFeb18946MINININ

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Thomas Jefferson Burkett - Household

Henry, Fulton, Indiana, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Burkett, T JheadMW47M23INININEnglishClerkHardwareWNoYesYesRH
Burkett, DorawifeFW37M2322INININEnglishNoneYesYes
Burkett, SamuelsonMW16SINININEnglishLaborerRRWNoYesYesYes
Long, Sarah Lstep-daughterFW18SINININEnglishHouse WorkWorking OutWNoYesYesNo
Long, Ernest Nstep-sonMW16SINININEnglishErramd BoyBarbershopWNoYesYesYes
Burkett, Lu MimadaughterFW7INININYes

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Thomas Jefferson Burkett - Household

Henry, Fulton, Indiana, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Burkett, Thomas JheadOMMW57MYesYesINININYesSalesmanHardwareW
Burkett, Amanda IwifeFW47MYesYesINININYesNone
Burkett, John JsonMW9SYesYesYesINININNone

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Ernest Nathan Long - Household

Harmony, Chautauqua, New York, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Long, ErnestheadORYesMW36M25NoYesINININFarmerPoultryOYes
Long, GladyswifeFW28M17NoYesNYNYNYNone
Long, DoramotherFW57WdNoYesINININNone

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
Name
Thomas Jefferson Burkett Obituary and Family Listing Published in the Rochester(IN) Sentinel, Wednesday, January 10, 1923 Jeff BURKETT died at 2:30 o'clock Tuesday afternoon at his home in Akron, a victim of cancer of the stomach from which he had suffered for the past eight months. He was a brother of Mrs. W. A. CARTER of this city. Funeral services from the Akron Christian church Friday afternoon at one o'clock. Burial at Macy I.O.O.F. cemetery. SOURCE: Fulton County Indiana Obituaries – 1923 by Jean C. and Wendell C. Tombaugh https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/45696560/thomas-jefferson-burkett