The Shemwell Family

Minnie May CranfordAge: 58 years18721931

Name
Minnie May Cranford
Given names
Minnie May
Surname
Cranford
Married name
Minnie May Carter
Birth June 1872 30 29
Death of a motherNancy Ann Halstead
March 19, 1874 (Age 21 months)
Census June 1, 1880 (Age 8 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Nellie Belle Carter
June 21, 1888 (Age 16 years)
MarriageJames Ellsworth CarterView this family
November 19, 1888 (Age 16 years)
Text:
Name: James E Carter Sex: Male Spouse's Name: Minnie Crawford Spouse's Sex: Female Marriage License Date: 19 Nov 1888 Marriage License Place: Fulton, Indiana, United States Event Type: Marriage License Page: 93 Number of Images: 1
Birth of a daughter
#2
Odessa Mabelle Carter
February 1890 (Age 17 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Florence May Carter
April 17, 1891 (Age 18 years)
Birth of a son
#4
Frederick Anderson Carter
March 11, 1893 (Age 20 years)
Birth of a daughter
#5
Sarah Blanche Carter
December 15, 1894 (Age 22 years)
Death of a daughterSarah Blanche Carter
March 11, 1895 (Age 22 years)
Birth of a son
#6
John Anderson Carter
December 27, 1895 (Age 23 years)
Birth of a daughter
#7
Emma Delora Carter
October 14, 1897 (Age 25 years)
Birth of a daughter
#8
Anna Marie Carter
July 8, 1899 (Age 27 years)
Census June 1, 1900 (Age 28 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#1
Irene Dora Greer
April 8, 1904 (Age 31 years)
Birth of a son
#9
Thomas Sylvester “Tommy” Carter
May 24, 1904 (Age 31 years)
Marriage of a childLeo W GreerNellie Belle CarterView this family
October 10, 1906 (Age 34 years)
Text:
Name: Leo W Greer Sex: Male Residence Place: Pulaski, Indiana Spouse's Name: Nellie Bell Carter Spouse's Sex: Female Spouse's Residence Place: Fulton, Indiana Officiator's Name: John E Troutman Marriage Place: Rochester, Fulton, Indiana Event Type: Marriage License Event Date: 10 October 1906 Event Place: Fulton, Liberty Township, Fulton, Indiana, United States Event Place (Original): Fulton, Indiana, United States Page Number: 240
Birth of a grandson
#2
Wilbert James Demerly
January 27, 1907 (Age 34 years)
Marriage of a childJohn Lenard Demerly SrFlorence May CarterView this family
February 13, 1907 (Age 34 years)
Text:
Name: John L Demerly Sex: Male Birth Date: 29 August 1888 Birthplace: , Tippecanoe, Indiana Residence Place: , Pulaski, Indiana Race: White Father's Name: Jacob Demerly Father's Sex: Male Mother's Name: Caroline Hebinger Mother's Sex: Female Spouse's Name: Florence May Carter Spouse's Sex: Female Event Type: Marriage License Event Date: 2 July 1907 Event Place: Fulton, Indiana, United States
Birth of a son
#10
William James “Bill” Carter
April 30, 1907 (Age 34 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#3
Hazel Frances Greer
May 19, 1907 (Age 34 years)
Birth of a grandson
#4
Clarence Arthur “Bud” Greer
June 12, 1909 (Age 37 years)
Birth of a grandson
#5
Gerald Anderson Demerly
February 15, 1910 (Age 37 years)
Census April 15, 1910 (Age 37 years)
Birth of a son
#11
Fayette Lowell “Jack” Carter
April 24, 1910 (Age 37 years)
Note: Birth date/location listed in WWII Draft Registration
Death of a daughterOdessa Mabelle Carter
April 1, 1911 (Age 38 years)
Text:
Name: Odessa Mabelle Carter Sex: Female Age: 21 yr Race: W Event Type: Death Event Date: 01 Apr 1911 Event Place: Wayne Township, Indiana Birth Year (Estimated): 1890 Affiliate Repository Place: County Clerk Office, City Health Office Rochester
Birth of a granddaughter
#6
Avanell May Demerly
October 10, 1911 (Age 39 years)
Birth of a son
#12
Merl Cephus Carter
November 10, 1911 (Age 39 years)
Cremation of a daughterOdessa Mabelle Carter
1911 (Age 38 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#7
Minnie Marie Greer
March 3, 1912 (Age 39 years)
Marriage of a childFrederick Anderson CarterLelia Wave GundrumView this family
October 4, 1913 (Age 41 years)
Text:
Name: Fred Carter Sex: Male Birth Date: 11 Mar 1890 Birthplace: , Fulton, Indiana Residence Place: Kewanna, , Indiana Race: White Number of Previous Marriages: once Father's Name: James Carter Father's Sex: Male Mother's Name: Minnie Crawford Mother's Sex: Female Spouse's Name: Lela Gundrum Spouse's Sex: Female Spouse's Residence Place: Van Buren Twp, Pulaski, Indiana Spouse's Birth Date: 02 Apr 1896 Spouse's Birthplace: , Cass, Indiana Spouse's Race: White Spouse's Father's Name: Schuyler Gundrum Spouse's Father's Sex: Male Spouse's Mother's Name: Etta Kahler Officiator's Name: H C Weston Marriage Place: Winamac, Indiana Event Type: Marriage License Event Date: 04 Oct 1913 Event Place: Pulaski, Indiana, United States Page Number: 260 Number of Images: 1
Birth of a granddaughter
#8
Evelyn Ione Carter
August 17, 1914 (Age 42 years)
Death of a sonFrederick Anderson Carter
September 28, 1914 (Age 42 years)
Birth of a grandson
#9
Robert Daryl Greer
November 1, 1914 (Age 42 years)
Birth of a grandson
#10
Joseph “Joe” Greer
1915 (Age 42 years)
Marriage of a childWillis Stevenson Steele SrEmma Delora CarterView this family
June 5, 1915 (Age 43 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#11
Iola Marie “Tootsie” Steele
November 7, 1915 (Age 43 years)
Marriage of a childDelva Lester GoodAnna Marie CarterView this family
February 17, 1916 (Age 43 years)
Text:
Name: Delva L Good Sex: Male Spouse's Name: Anna M Carter Spouse's Sex: Female Officiator's Name: E B Devault Additional Person's Name: Andrew E Babcock Marriage Place: Fulton, Indiana Event Type: Marriage License Event Date: 17 Feb 1916 Event Place: Fulton, Liberty Township, Fulton, Indiana, United States Page Number: 93
Birth of a grandson
#12
Cecil Anderson Good
February 22, 1916 (Age 43 years)
Death of a grandsonJoseph “Joe” Greer
1916 (Age 43 years)
Death of a fatherThomas A M Cranford
November 22, 1916 (Age 44 years)
Death of a daughterAnna Marie Carter
February 23, 1917 (Age 44 years)
Text:
Name: Anna Good Sex: Female Age: 17 yr Race: W Event Type: Death Event Date: 23 Feb 1917 Event Place: Royal Center, Indiana Birth Year (Estimated): 1900 Affiliate Repository Place: County Health Office, Logansport
Birth of a grandson
#13
Willis Stevenson “Bud” Steele Jr
April 15, 1917 (Age 44 years)
Birth of a grandson
#14
John Lenard Demerly Jr
December 20, 1917 (Age 45 years)
Death of a grandsonJohn Lenard Demerly Jr
March 3, 1918 (Age 45 years)
Text:
Name: John Demerly Sex: Male Race: W Event Type: Death Event Date: 03 Mar 1918 Event Place: Logansport, Indiana Affiliate Repository Place: City Health Office, Logansport Source Reference: The source of this record is the book CH-5 on page 27 within the series produced by the Indiana Works Progress Administration.
Death of a grandsonCecil Anderson Good
July 7, 1918 (Age 46 years)
Text:
Name: Cecial A. Good Sex: Male Age: 2 yr Race: W Event Type: Death Event Date: 07 Jul 1918 Event Place: Logansport, Indiana Birth Year (Estimated): 1916 Affiliate Repository Place: County Health Office, Logansport
Birth of a grandson
#15
James Eugene Greer
September 2, 1919 (Age 47 years)
Census January 1, 1920 (Age 47 years)
Birth of a grandson
#16
Richard C Demerly
July 2, 1921 (Age 49 years)
Death of a daughterFlorence May Carter
July 2, 1921 (Age 49 years)
Marriage of a childThomas Sylvester “Tommy” CarterGolda Myrtle “Goldie” BuddView this family
November 3, 1923 (Age 51 years)
Text:
Name: Thomas Carter Sex: Male Birth Date: 24 May 1904 Birthplace: Kewanna, Indiana Residence Place: Kewanna, Indiana Race: White Number of Previous Marriages: 1 Father's Name: James Carter Father's Sex: Male Mother's Name: Minnie Cranford Mother's Sex: Female Spouse's Name: Goldie Budd Spouse's Sex: Female Spouse's Residence Place: Winamac, Indiana Spouse's Birth Date: 19 March 1907 Spouse's Birthplace: Winamac, Indiana Spouse's Race: White Spouse's Previous Marriage Number: 1 Spouse's Father's Name: David Budd Spouse's Father's Sex: Male Spouse's Mother's Name: Rosanna Osborn Certifier's Name: W F Hoover Officiator's Name: Schuyler C Rogers Additional Person's Name: Rosetta Budd Event Type: Marriage Event Date: 3 November 1923 Event Place: Pulaski, Indian Creek Township, Pulaski, Indiana, United States
Birth of a granddaughter
#17
Opal Rosella “Kay” Carter
October 25, 1924 (Age 52 years)
Birth of a grandson
#18
Phillip Dean Greer
January 22, 1926 (Age 53 years)
Marriage of a childWilliam James “Bill” CarterMarguerite Ethel FrazierView this family
November 6, 1926 (Age 54 years)
Text:
Name: William James Carter Sex: Male Birth Date: 30 April 1905 Birthplace: Kewanna, Indiana Residence Place: Kewanna, Indiana Race: White Number of Previous Marriages: 1 Father's Name: James E Carter Father's Sex: Male Mother's Name: Minnie M Crawford Mother's Sex: Female Spouse's Name: Marguerite Ethel Frazier Spouse's Sex: Female Spouse's Residence Place: Star City, Indiana Spouse's Birth Date: 22 May 1908 Spouse's Birthplace: Star City, Indiana Spouse's Race: White Spouse's Previous Marriage Number: 1 Spouse's Father's Name: David L Frazier Spouse's Father's Sex: Male Spouse's Mother's Name: Mary E Comstock Certifier's Name: W F Hoover Officiator's Name: John F Norman Additional Person's Name: W F Hoover Event Type: Marriage Event Date: 6 Nov 1926 Event Place: Pulaski, Indian Creek Township, Pulaski, Indiana, United States
Birth of a granddaughter
#19
Betty Etta Carter
March 17, 1927 (Age 54 years)
Birth of a grandson
#20
Thomas Victor Carter
April 17, 1927 (Age 54 years)
Marriage of a childJohn Anderson CarterEthel Edna DellingerView this family
November 23, 1927 (Age 55 years)
Text:
Name: John A Carter Sex: Male Birth Date: 27 December 1895 Birthplace: Fulton, Indiana Residence Place: Winamac, Indiana Race: White Number of Previous Marriages: 3 Father's Name: James E Carter Father's Sex: Male Mother's Name: Minnie Cranford Mother's Sex: Female Spouse's Name: Ethel E Dellinger Spouse's Sex: Female Spouse's Residence Place: Winamac, Indiana Spouse's Birth Date: 18 October 1904 Spouse's Birthplace: Winamac, Indiana Spouse's Race: White Spouse's Previous Marriage Number: 1
Birth of a granddaughter
#21
Carol Sue Carter
February 17, 1929 (Age 56 years)
Census April 1930 (Age 57 years)
Marriage of a childMerl Cephus CarterBlanch Marie JonesView this family
February 19, 1931 (Age 58 years)
Text:
Name: Merl Cephis Carter Sex: Male Birth Date: 11 Nov 1909 Birthplace: Kewanna, Fulton, Indiana Residence Place: Kewanna, Fulton, Indiana Race: White Number of Previous Marriages: 1st Father's Name: James E Carter Father's Sex: Male Mother's Name: Minnie M Carter Mother's Sex: Female Spouse's Name: Blanch Marie Jones Spouse's Sex: Female Spouse's Residence Place: Kewanna, Fulton, Indiana Spouse's Birth Date: 17 Sep 1912 Spouse's Birthplace: , Fulton, Indiana Spouse's Race: White Spouse's Previous Marriage Number: 1st Spouse's Father's Name: Worley Jones Spouse's Father's Sex: Male Spouse's Mother's Name: Olive Jones Officiator's Name: H F Bulger Marriage Place: Fulton, Indiana Event Type: Marriage License Event Date: 19 Feb 1931 Event Place: Fulton, Indiana, United States Page Number: 73 Number of Images: 1
Death March 16, 1931 (Age 58 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Grass Creek Cemetery
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father
Thomas A M Cranford
Birth: April 14, 1842Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: November 22, 1916Anderson, Madison, Indiana, United States
mother
Nancy Ann Halstead
Birth: October 12, 1842Ohio, United States
Death: March 19, 1874Kewanna, Fulton, Indiana, United States
Marriage: March 7, 1866Liberty, Fulton, Indiana, United States
6 years
herself
Family with James Ellsworth Carter - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: November 19, 1888Fulton, Indiana, United States
-5 months
daughter
20 months
daughter
Odessa Mabelle Carter
Birth: February 1890 21 17Indiana, United States
Death: April 1, 1911Wayne, Indiana, United States
14 months
daughter
23 months
son
Frederick Anderson Carter
Birth: March 11, 1893 24 20Cass, Indiana, United States
Death: September 28, 1914Peru, Miami, Indiana, United States
21 months
daughter
Sarah Blanche Carter
Birth: December 15, 1894 26 22Indiana, United States
Death: March 11, 1895Fulton, Indiana, United States
1 year
son
John Anderson Carter
Birth: December 27, 1895 27 23Kewanna, Fulton, Indiana, United States
Death: June 9, 1947Kewanna, Fulton, Indiana, United States
22 months
daughter
21 months
daughter
Anna Marie Carter
Birth: July 8, 1899 31 27Indiana, United States
Death: February 23, 1917Fulton, Indiana, United States
5 years
son
3 years
son
3 years
son
Fayette Lowell “Jack” Carter
Birth: April 24, 1910 41 37Logansport, Indiana, United States
Death: August 1979Minidoka, Idaho, United States
19 months
son
Merl Cephus Carter
Birth: November 10, 1911 43 39Wayne, Fulton, Indiana, United States
Death: April 27, 1982Hamlet, Starke, Indiana, United States

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MarriageIndiana Marriages, 1811-2019
Text:
Name: James E Carter Sex: Male Spouse's Name: Minnie Crawford Spouse's Sex: Female Marriage License Date: 19 Nov 1888 Marriage License Place: Fulton, Indiana, United States Event Type: Marriage License Page: 93 Number of Images: 1
Census1880 United States - Census transcript - Thomas A M Cranford - Household

Logansport, Cass, Indiana, United States

NameColorSexAgeMonRelationCondMYOccupationUnEmSickBlindDDIdioticInsaneDisabledSchoolReadWriteBPFBPMBP
Cranford, ThomasWM36headMTeamsterTNKYKY
Cranford, SusanWF28WifeMKeeping HouseINOHOH
Cranford, FloraWF12daughter (1st wife)SAt SchoolxINTNOH
Cranford, IdaWF11daughterSAt SchoolxINTNOH
Cranford, MinnieWF8daughterSxINTNOH
Cranford, BeckieWF6daughterSINTNOH
Cranford, LillieWF4daughter (2nd wife)SINTNIN (1st Wife)

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - James Ellsworth Carter - Household

Wayne, Fulton, Indiana, United States

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Carter, James EheadWMJun186831M12INININFarmer0YesYesYesRF
Carter, Minnie MwifeWFJun187227M1287INTNINYesYesYes
Carter, Nellie BdaughterWFJun188812SININAt School6.5YesYesYes
Carter, Odessa MdaughterWFFeb189010SININAt School6.5YesYesYes
Carter, Flora MdaughterWFApr18919SININAt School6.5
Carter, Freddie EsonWMMar18937SININAt School6.5
Carter, John AsonWMDec18954SININ
Carter, Emma DdaughterWFOct 18972SININ
Carter, Anna MdaughterWFJul18990 years and 10 monthsSININ

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - James Ellsworth Carter - Household

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Carter, JamesheadMW40M123INININEnglishFarmerGeneral FarmOAYesYesRF
Carter, MinniewifeFW36M123109INININEnglishNoneYesYes
Carter, Dessie MdaughterFW20SINININEnglishNoneYesYesNo
Carter, Frederick EsonMW17SINININEnglishFarm LaborerHome FarmWYesYesNo
Carter, John AsonMW14SINININEnglishNoneYesYesYes
Carter, Emma DdaughterFW12SINININEnglishNoneYesYesYes
Carter, Anna MdaughterFW10SINININEnglishNoneYesYesYes
Carter, Thomas SsonMW5SINININNone
Carter, William JsonMW3SINININNone

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - James Ellsworth Carter - Household

Wayne, Fulton, Indiana, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Carter, JamesheadRMW50MYesYesINININYesFarmerGeneral Farm
Carter, MinniewifeFW48MYesYesINININYesNone
Carter, Thomas SsonMW16SNoYesYesINININYesFarm LaborerHome Farm
Carter, WilliamsonMW13SYesYesYesINININYesNone
Carter, FayettesonMW9SYesINININNone
Carter, MerlsonMW8SYesINININNone

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - James Ellsworth Carter - Household

Wayne, Fulton, Indiana, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Carter, James CheadRYesMW61M18NoINININYesFarmerGeneral FarmOYes
Carter, Minnie MwifeFW58M15NoINININYesNoneGeneral Farm
Carter, Fayette LsonMW19SNoINININYesLaborerGeneral FarmWYes
Carter, Merl CsonMW18SNoINININYesLaborerGeneral FarmWYes

Name
Odessa Mabelle Carter Obituary and Family Listing COD: Suicide Burial Unknown From brother Frederick's obituary - Tuesday, September 29, 1914 Rochester Sentinel - Rochester, Indiana Despondent because his wife had refused to live with him, Fred CARTER, age 22, a son of James CARTER and a well known young man of Kewanna, committed suicide Monday afternoon by shooting himself through the heart. The act took place at the home of his grandfather, J. J. CARTER, who lives in Kewanna. The young man left the family after the dinner hour and went to his room up stairs. After remaining there for a few minutes, he shot himself with a revolver. He was dead before a physician could be summoned. Fred Carter has been married twice and was the father of one child. His first wife passed away several years ago. His second wife left him during the summer and refused to come back. ---->>> A sister of the deceased committed suicide several years ago by drinking carbolic acid. It is said at the time that the act was caused by a love affair. <<---- The funeral was held Tuesday afternoon at the home of his father near Kewanna. He leaves a father, mother, wife and two sisters. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/215329783/odessa-mabelle-carter
Name
Sarah Blanche Carter Obituary and Family Listing Was 2 months & 26 days old. Died of Whooping Cough. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/52218792/sarah-blanche-carter
Name
Frederick Ellsworth Carter Obituary and Family Listing Tuesday, September 29, 1914 Rochester Sentinel - Rochester, Indiana Despondent because his wife had refused to live with him, Fred CARTER, age 22, a son of James CARTER and a well known young man of Kewanna, committed suicide Monday afternoon by shooting himself through the heart. The act took place at the home of his grandfather, J. J. CARTER, who lives in Kewanna. The young man left the family after the dinner hour and went to his room up stairs. After remaining there for a few minutes, he shot himself with a revolver. He was dead before a physician could be summoned. Fred Carter has been married twice and was the father of one child. His first wife passed away several years ago. His second wife left him during the summer and refused to come back. A sister of the deceased committed suicide several years ago by drinking carbolic acid. It is said at the time that the act was caused by a love affair. The funeral was held Tuesday afternoon at the home of his father near Kewanna. He leaves a father, mother, wife and two sisters. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/215329783/odessa_mabelle_carter
Name
William James Carter Obituary and Family Listing Saturday, October 8, 1960 Services will be held Monday at 1:30 p.m. at the Harrison chapel in Kewanna for William J. CARTER, 53, Indianapolis, Fulton county native, who died Thursday night in General hospital, Indianapolis. Mr. Carter was born April 30, 1907, in Fulton county to James and Minnie CANFORD CARTER. He was married to Marguerite FRAZIER who survives. Also surviving are three brothers, Thomas [CARTER], Kewanna; Fayette [CARTER], Ruford, Idaho, and Merle [CARTER], Laporte; one sister, Mrs. Nellie GREER, R.R. 1, Kewanna. The Rev. Carl YOUNT will officiate at the services and burial will be made at the Grass Creek cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/57423850/william_james_carter
Name
Florence May Demerly (nee Carter) Obituary and Family Listing THE LOGANSPORT MORNING PRESS. TUESDAY, JULY 5, 1921 (Deaths and Funerals) The funeral services for Florence May Demerly, wife of J. L. Demerly,who died Saturday night, will be held at the residence at 614 Fifteenth street, this afternoon at 1 o'cock. Services will be conducted by the Rev. Kendall with Interment in Round Lake cemetery in Fulton county. Survivors are her husband, J. L. Demerly, three children, Willard age 14, Grace, 11 and Annabelle, 9; parents, Mr. and 'Mrs. James Carter, Grass Creek; five brothers, John Carter, Sheerville, Ind., Thomas, William, Fayette and Merle of Grass Creek, and two sisters, Mrs. Emma Steel, South Whitley, and Nellie Geer of Kewanna. https://pharostrib.newspaperarchive.com/logansport-pharos-tribune/1921-07-05/page-2/ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/52218562/florence-may-demerly