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1 Raymond CARTER1,2 (1887- ) [1353]. Born 19 Jun 1887, MI.1
From the Clio Messenger dates as listed.
July 20, 1917 - "Mr. and Mrs. Fred Carter, Ray Carter and Miss Elizabeth Yonka, of Detroit, Mr. and Mrs. John Horning, of West Forest, and Mr. and Mrs. Loren Carter and son, of Millington spent Sunday with Mrs. Thomas Carter."
October 4, 1918 - "Thos. Carter has received word that his son, Raymond, who has been stationed at Macon, Ga., for several months, is on his way to France."
January 23, 1919 - "Ray Carter and friend, of Detroit, are visiting the former's brother, Loren Carter and family."
1926-09-02 - "Mr. and Mrs. Ray Carter of Detroit visited his father, Tom Carter and family, Thursday.".
2 Thomas CARTER2,3,4 (1855-1943) [308]. Born Nov 1855, Canada.2,5,6 Marr Francis M. COPE 15 Mar 1893.4 Marr Emma Jane ROSE 12 Apr 1899.4 Died 1943.6 Buried Gunnell Cemetery, Arbella Township, Genesee County, MI.
Thomas Carter also had a son, Freeman L. Carter from a prior relationship with Elizabeth Ayliffe.
From the Clio Messenger, dates as listed.
May 12, 1912 - "Ed Lowell, of Thetford, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. T. Carter."
May 24, 1912 - "J. F. and Thomas Carter, each installed a large safe in their homes this week."
June 21, 1912 - "Mr. and Mrs. T. Carter and daughter Thelma, were Thetford visitors, Sunday."
February 28, 1913 - "Thom. Carter, who has been on the sick list is again able to look after the Mt. Morris business of L. A. Wright & Co."
May 24, 1913 - :J. F. and Thomas Carter, each installed a large safe in their homes this week."
October 16, 1914. "Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Carter, and daughter, Thelma, Mrs. L.A. Wright, daughter, Gladys, son, Harold, and Mrs. James Blight, motored to Flushing last week."
October 30, 1914. "Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Carter, Mr. and Mrs. L. Servis, and Mrs. Edw. Lowell and son motored to Frankenmuth, Sunday afternoon."
November 12, 1915 "Thomas Carter and family, of Clio, spent Sunday at Loren Carter's."
July 7, 1916 - "Tom Carter and family and Miss Gladys Wright spent the Fourth at Buell Lake."
July 28, 1916 - "Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Carter and daughter, Thelma, visited friends in Flint Sunday."
July 28, 1916 - "Ray Carter and Miss Elizabeth Yonker, and Mrs. Ed Lowell and two sons are visiting their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Carter."
September 29, 1916 - "Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Carter and daughter Thelma, Mr. and Mrs. John Ayliffe and daughter Viola, spent Sunday at the farm home of Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Smith, in Thetford."
August 24, 1917 - "Thomas Carter, wife and daughter Thelma, who have been visiting relatives and friends in Royal Oak, Highland Park, Detroit and in Canada for ten days, have returned home."
November 16, 1917- "Mrs. Edd Lowell and children, of Royal Oak are visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Carter."
November 30, 1917 - "Rev. Brown, of Yale, Harry Smith, wife and children, of Millington, Loren Carter, wife and children, of Arbela, James Blight, wife and son, of Montrose, Ed Lowell, wife and children, of Royal Oak, and Ed Roak and sister, Adah, of Flint, were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Carter, Sunday."
November 30, 1917 - "While handling lumber at the May Lumber Yard, Thomas Carter had the misfortune to run a large sliver into his hand. Although painful, no serious results are expected."
June 7, 1918 - "Thos. Carter has received word from his son, Ray, that the latter has arrived in Macon, Georgia. He says it is a city of about 75,000. About five miles from Macon are the camps with 60,000 boys. In that section farmers have their wheat and oats all cut and peaches and cherries are ripe. It is very warm there."
July 26, 1918 - "Thomas Carter and Ed. Lowell spent Sunday at Rushington."
July 26, 1918 - "Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Forsythe and daughter, Eva, Mr. and Mrs. Leo Forsythe and son, of Saginaw, and Mr. and Mrs. Loren Carter, of Millington, were guests at the home of Thos. Carter and wife, Sunday."
August 9, 1918 - "Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Carter and daughter, Thelma, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Loren Carter, of Millington."
October 4, 1918 - "Thos. Carter has received word that his son, Raymond, who has been stationed at Macon, Ga., for several months, is on his way to France."
November 29, 1918 - "Thos. Carter has received word from his son, Ray, that he has arrived safely overseas."
January 16, 1919 - "Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Carter and daughter, Thelma, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. James Blight, of Montrose."
August 28, 1919 - "8-7-1919Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Carter and daughter, Thelma, and Mr. and Mrs. Fream Carter spend Sunday in Millington."
August 28, 1919 - "Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Carter and daughter, Thelma, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Lowell and sons and Miss Florence Hughes took in the homecoming at Millington, Friday."
August 28, 1919 - "Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Carter and daughter, Thelma, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Lowell and sons spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Otto Schuman at Flushing."
September 2, 1920 - "Thos. Carter and daughter Thelma, have returned from a pleasant trip to Beaverton, Gladwin and Mt. Pleasant. They made the trip by auto and visited a week at the pleasant farm home of Mr. and Mrs. John Molter. The latter was formerly Miss Cora Jones, of this place, and is a sister-in-law of Mrs. Carter. The tourists found stone and gravel roads all the way to Beaverton. Corn and beans are very good in that section; also an abundance of apples and plums. They have to prop the trees to keep them from breaking. Beautiful farm houses, churches and school houses, making it a very beautiful place to live in."
October 21, 1920 - "Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Carter and daughter, Thelma, spent Sunday in Millington."
October 28, 1920 - "Tom Carter and family and George Geiger and wife visited in Flushing Sunday."
October 28, 1920 - "Thos. Carter and wife and daughter, Thelma, and George Geiger and wife spent Sunday at Flushing at the home of Mrs. Carter's brother."
December 30, 1920 - "Tom Carter and family, James Blight and family, Lester Wright and wife visited Ed. Lowell and family in Thetford, Monday."
May 19, 1921 - "Thomas Carter and family spent Sunday with friends in Millington."
September 15, 1921 - "Thomas Carter and family visited friends in Flint, Sunday."
September 22, 1921 - "Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Carter and daughter, Thelma, Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Lowell and son, Thomas, motored to Beaverton, Friday, to visit friends. They returned Sunday afternoon."
January 5, 1922 - "Lester Wright and wife of Detroit visited Thos. Carter and wife over Sunday."
January 12, 1922 - "L.A. Wright of Detroit spent New Year's day with Thomas Carter and family."
April 15, 1922 - "Thomas Carter of Clio was a business Caller here [Arbela], Saturday."
July 19, 1923 - "Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Carter and daughter, Thelma, and Fred Carter, wife and son, were guests of friends in Davison, Sunday."
August 9, 1923 - "Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Carter and daughter spent the week visiting friends and relatives in the northern part of the state."
November 1, 1923 - "Thomas Carter is painting his farm house near Millington."
December 6, 1923 - "Thos. Carter and wife and Ed. Lowell and wife attended the funeral of Martin Gainsley, at Flushing, Tuesday."
1924-03-13 - "Tom Carter is scaling logs for John Ayliffe in Arbela."
1924-07-24 - "Fred Carter and wife of Detroit, called on Mr. and Mrs. Tom Carter, Sunday"
1924-07-31 - "Fred Carter and wife and son, Mrs. John Crosby of Detroit, Mr. and Mrs. Otto Schuman and three children of Flushing, Fream Carter and family of Davison, Ed. Lowell and family, all spent Sunday with Tom Carter and family."
1925-03-26 - "Thomas Carter is in Flushing, doing carpentry work."
1925-05-14 - "Thomas Carter met with quite a serious accident Saturday. He was building a barn in Flushing when the scaffold on which he was working gave way, falling to the ground, he going with it. He struck on his right side, which was badly bruised. He received a bad cut on the right side of the head, no bones were broken and he is doing nicely."
1925-06-11 - "Thomas Carter purchased a new Ford Coach from McCrady and Miller the past week."
1925-12-17 - "HOUSE DAMAGED BY FIRE - Monday, sparks from the chimney set fire to the roof of Thomas Carter's house. The fire was discovered by the school children, who notified the fire department. They were soon on the job and the fire extinguished with slight damage."
1926-04-22 - "Mr. and Mrs. Tom Carter were in Millington, Saturday, on business."
1926-04-22 - "Tom Carter sold his farm in Arbela, the past week, to William Dalrymple."
1926-04-29 - "Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Carter spent Monday in Davison with Mr. and Mrs. Fream Carter."
1926-05-06 - "Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Carter attended the funeral of Mrs. Kirk Rose in Burt, Saturday."
1926-10-07 - "Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Wright of Detroit spent the week end with Mr. and Mrs. Tom Carter."
1927-06-16 - "Tom Carter is breaking the ground for a new house on North Mill St."
1927-08-04 - "Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Wright, and son Harold, of Detroit, spent the week-end with Mr. and Mrs. Tom Carter."
1927-08-11 - "Mrs. Thomas Carter attended the funeral of her aunt, Miss Ina Rose in Detroit, Wednesday."
1927-08-11 - "Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Carter attended the funeral of Mrs. Sarah Munday, at Flushing. Burial in Flushing Cemetery."
1929-10-24 - "Mrs. Thomas Carter, who has been sick since last Tuesday, is not much better."
1929-11-14 - "Mrs. Thomas Carter is gaining slowly. Her daughters, Thelma and Eleanor are taking care of her."
1930-01-02 - "Mr. and Mrs. Lowell of Arbela, spent Sunday afternoon with Mr. and Mrs. Tom Carter.".
3 Elizabeth AYLIFFE7 ( - ) [3124]. Born England.7
Researcher notes: We believe Elizabeth's full name may have been 'Mary Elilzabeth'. Documentation shows the following for the Children of Thomas Carter and wife.
Loren born July 27, 1879 to Thomas Carter and Elizabeth Carter
Raymond born June 19, 1887 to Thomas Carter and Mary Carter
Freeman born July 29, 1890 to Thomas Carter and Elizabeth Carter.
| 1 | "1930 MI, Wayne, Detroit census". |
| 2 | "1900 MI, Tuscola, Arbela census". |
| 3 | "Articles in the Clio Messenger, 1912 - 1924". |
| 4 | "Michigan Marriage Records". |
| 5 | "1920 Clio census". |
| 6 | "Tombstone located by David Gustner". |
| 7 | "1930 Genesee County, Davison census". |