Merl Cephus CarterAge: 70 years1911–1982
- Name
- Merl Cephus Carter
- Given names
- Merl Cephus
- Surname
- Carter
Shared note: William James Carter Obituary and Family Listing
Shared note: Gerald L Carter Obituary and Family Listing
 Birth | November 10, 1911 43 39 |
 Cremation of a sister | Odessa Mabelle Carter 1911 |
| Death of a brother | Frederick Anderson Carter September 28, 1914 (Age 2 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | John Jackson Carter December 18, 1914 (Age 3 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | Thomas A M Cranford November 22, 1916 (Age 5 years) |
| Death of a sister | Anna Marie Carter February 23, 1917 (Age 5 years) Source: Indiana Death Index, 1882-1920 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 |
 Census | January 1, 1920 (Age 8 years) |
| Death of a sister | Florence May Carter July 2, 1921 (Age 9 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Sarah Ellizabeth Barnett March 31, 1925 (Age 13 years) |
| Census | April 1930 (Age 18 years) |
 Marriage | Blanch Marie Jones — View this family February 19, 1931 (Age 19 years) Source: Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019 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 of a mother | Minnie May Cranford March 16, 1931 (Age 19 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | Gerald Lee “Jack” Carter July 27, 1931 (Age 19 years) |
| Death of a father | James Ellsworth Carter August 24, 1934 (Age 22 years) |
| Census | April 25, 1940 (Age 28 years) |
| Death of a brother | John Anderson Carter June 9, 1947 (Age 35 years) |
| Death of a sister | Emma Delora Carter April 18, 1949 (Age 37 years) |
| Census | April 18, 1950 (Age 38 years) |
| Death of a brother | William James “Bill” Carter October 6, 1960 (Age 48 years) |
| Death of a brother | Thomas Sylvester “Tommy” Carter March 27, 1964 (Age 52 years) |
| Death of a sister | Nellie Belle Carter April 17, 1976 (Age 64 years) |
| Death of a brother | Fayette Lowell “Jack” Carter August 1979 (Age 67 years) |
| Cremation of a brother | Fayette Lowell “Jack” Carter August 1979 (Age 67 years) |
 Death | April 27, 1982 (Age 70 years) |
 Obituary | Merl C Carter Obituary and Family Listing April 28, 1982 (1 day after death) Shared note: Merl C Carter Obituary and Family Listing |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Union Mills Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
James Ellsworth Carter Birth: June 23, 1868 34 29 — Fulton, Indiana, United States Death: August 24, 1934 — Kewanna, Fulton, Indiana, United States |
| mother |
Minnie May Cranford Birth: June 1872 30 29 — Indiana, United States Death: March 16, 1931 — Kewanna, Fulton, Indiana, United States |
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Marriage: November 19, 1888 — Fulton, Indiana, United States |
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-5 months elder sister |
Nellie Belle Carter Birth: June 21, 1888 19 16 — Fulton, Indiana, United States Death: April 17, 1976 — Rochester, Fulton, Indiana, United States |
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20 months elder sister |
Odessa Mabelle Carter Birth: February 1890 21 17 — Indiana, United States Death: April 1, 1911 — Wayne, Indiana, United States |
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14 months elder sister |
Florence May Carter Birth: April 17, 1891 22 18 — Kewanna, Fulton, Indiana, United States Death: July 2, 1921 — Fulton, Indiana, United States |
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23 months elder brother |
Frederick Anderson Carter Birth: March 11, 1893 24 20 — Cass, Indiana, United States Death: September 28, 1914 — Peru, Miami, Indiana, United States |
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21 months elder sister |
Sarah Blanche Carter Birth: December 15, 1894 26 22 — Indiana, United States Death: March 11, 1895 — Fulton, Indiana, United States |
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1 year elder brother |
John Anderson Carter Birth: December 27, 1895 27 23 — Kewanna, Fulton, Indiana, United States Death: June 9, 1947 — Kewanna, Fulton, Indiana, United States |
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22 months elder sister |
Emma Delora Carter Birth: October 14, 1897 29 25 — Fulton, Indiana, United States Death: April 18, 1949 — Clinton, Cass, Indiana, United States |
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21 months elder sister |
Anna Marie Carter Birth: July 8, 1899 31 27 — Indiana, United States Death: February 23, 1917 — Fulton, Indiana, United States |
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5 years elder brother |
Thomas Sylvester “Tommy” Carter Birth: May 24, 1904 35 31 — Kewanna, Fulton, Indiana, United States Death: March 27, 1964 — Kewanna, Fulton, Indiana, United States |
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3 years elder brother |
William James “Bill” Carter Birth: April 30, 1907 38 34 — Fulton, Indiana, United States Death: October 6, 1960 — Indiana, United States |
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3 years elder brother |
Fayette Lowell “Jack” Carter Birth: April 24, 1910 41 37 — Logansport, Indiana, United States Death: August 1979 — Minidoka, Idaho, United States |
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19 months himself |
Merl Cephus Carter Birth: November 10, 1911 43 39 — Wayne, Fulton, Indiana, United States Death: April 27, 1982 — Hamlet, Starke, Indiana, United States |
| Family with Blanch Marie Jones |
| himself |
Merl Cephus Carter Birth: November 10, 1911 43 39 — Wayne, Fulton, Indiana, United States Death: April 27, 1982 — Hamlet, Starke, Indiana, United States |
| wife |
Blanch Marie Jones Birth: September 17, 1912 26 19 — Wayne, Fulton, Indiana, United States Death: March 20, 1997 — Michigan City, LaPorte, Indiana, United States |
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Marriage: February 19, 1931 — Fulton, Indiana, United States |
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5 months son |
Gerald Lee “Jack” Carter Birth: July 27, 1931 19 18 — Lucerne, Cass, Indiana, United States Death: February 27, 2015 — LaPorte, LaPorte, Indiana, United States |
Merl Cephus Carter has 16 first cousins recorded
Father's family (16)
Parents John F Wilson + Emma Rose Althea Carter
Parents Frederick Fargo Ewell + Mary Ann “Margret” Carter
Parents William A Carter + Amelia Jane Moore
Parents Edward Newton Long + Amanda Isadora “Dora” Carter
Parents Thomas Jefferson Burkett + Amanda Isadora “Dora” Carter
Parents Walter Oliver Lamborn + Elsie G “Essie” Carter
Mother's family (0)
| Marriage | Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019 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 |
| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - James Ellsworth Carter - Household
Wayne, Fulton, Indiana, United States
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - James Ellsworth Carter - Household
Wayne, Fulton, Indiana, United States
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Merl Cephus Carter - Household
Lucerne, Cass, Indiana, United States
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| Census | 1950 United States - Census transcript - Merl Cephus Carter - Household
Union, LaPorte, Indiana, United States
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| Obituary | Merl C Carter Obituary and Family Listing
Merl C. Carter
HAMLET
Merl C. Carter, 70, of Rt. 1, died Tuesday in his home. He was born on Nov. 11, 1911. in Fulton County. On Feb. 19, 1931, in Kewanna, he married Blanche Marie Jones, who survives.
Other survivors include a son, Gerald (Jack) of Union Mills; three grandchildren; and a great-grandchild.
He was retired as a security officer for the Indiana State Prison, Michigan City.
Services were in the Weaver Funeral Home. Rev. David Hogsett, pastor of the Hanna United Methodist Church, officiating.
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| 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.
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| Name | Gerald L Carter Obituary and Family Listing
Gerald L. “Jack” Carter, 83 of Union Mills, passed away Friday, January 27, 2015 in LaPorte.
He was born July 27, 1931 in Lucerne, Indiana to Meryl C. and Blanch (Jones) Carter. On June 1, 1957, he married Judith E. Escher who survives.
Also surviving are his children, Bruce A. Carter of South Bend, Jack J. (Sheri) Carter of Union Mills, Brenda L. (Carter) Harshman of Union Mills, eight grandchildren and 15 great grandchildren.
Gerald was preceded in death by his parents and his daughter-in-law, Soji O’Connor.
He was a Korean War veteran, a member of the Hanna United Methodist Church and the Union Mills American Legion Post #295.
He was a quality control technician for Whirlpool in LaPorte before retiring in 1995.
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| Name | Blanch M Carter (nee Jones) Obituary and Family Listing
Blanch M. Carter
Sept 17, 1912-March 20, 1997
Blanch M. Carter. 84, of County Road 300 W., died Thursday in Countryside Place Nursing Home, LaPorte.
Survivors include a son, Gerald "Jack" of Union Mills; and two brothers, Garl D. -Bud" Jones of Royal Center and W. Wayne Jones of Calvert City, Ky.
Graveside services were held with Newhard Funeral Home handling arrangements.
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| 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/
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