25 April 1839 Ross County, Ohio – 28
December 1900 Jackson Township, Tippecanoe County, Indiana Father: Peter
Wheeland Mother: Catherine Ejia ?
Source: New Richmond Record 3 Jan 1901 p 4
The Shawnee Mound community was greatly pained last Friday evening by the
announcement of the death of Mrs. James Carter. She passed away at 4:15 o’clock
at the family residence, one mile west of the Mound. She had lived in that
locality nearly all her life, and there was no woman in Jackson Township who
stood higher in the estimation of the public or who was closer in touch with
the hearts of the people than Mrs. Carter. She had been troubled for years with
an affection (sic) of the throat, but the immediate cause of death was
paralysis. She was stricken on Monday but did not lose consciousness until the
shadow of death had completely enveloped her.
She was deprived of the power of speech at the time she was prostrated
and remained silent from that time on but the members of the family and her
friends realized that she was conscious of their presence and that she
appreciated the love that was manifested in their gentle ministrations to her
wants. Mrs. Carter was a daughter of Peter Wheeland and was born in Ross
County, Ohio on April 25, 1839. She was married there on Jan 6, 1858 to James
Carter and immediately left her Ohio home and accompanied him to the Shawnee
prairie. The husband and five children survive: viz: Mrs. Lulu Nuss of Terre
Haute; Mrs. Lizzie Patton; Mrs. Lettie Foster; Edward and Nelson Carter. The
deceased had been a member of the Baptist Church nearly all her life and was
actively connected with the church at Newtown. Mrs. Carter was a woman who
commanded the admiration and love of all who came in contact with her. She had
the pleasure of presiding over a comfortable home and it was always the place
of brightness and happiness. She had the good fortune of raising a family of children
who were obedient and devoted and who were eer mindful of her instructions and
example. It was one of the happiest families in that locality and it was a
pleasure for the neighbors and friends to enter the home as guests. Mrs. Carter
was not only hospitable but she was kind and charitable. She was the author of
many benevolences and her words and gifts were the agencies through which much
comfort and health were bestowed upon deserving people. Her life in the community was productive of
an influence that was for the best and will be remembered as a woman who
approached the highest ideal of motherhood and who was worthy in every way of
the esteem in which she was held. The funeral was conducted from the residence
on Sunday afternoon at 2 o’clock, Rev. Henson, pastor of the Baptist Church at
Newtown officiating. Interment was made in the Salem cemetery. Lafayette
Morning Journal
Source: Crawfordsville Weekly Journal 4 Jan 1901 p 4
Mrs. James Carter (25 April 1839 – 28 Dec 1900 buried Salem Cemetery, Attica) whom we mentioned last week as having received a severe stroke of paralysis, died on Friday evening and was buried on Sunday aged about 60 years.
Source: Findagrave – no newspaper noted
The death of Mrs. James Carter occurred last evening at 4:15 o’clock at her home near Shawnee Mound and in her death the community loses one of its highly respected women. Nearly all of her life has been spent there and she was beloved by all. A disease of the throat and paralysis caused her death, a shock of the latter coming on last Monday. Mrs. Carter was a daughter of Peter Wheeland and was born in Ross County, Ohio on April 25, 1839. She was married there January 6, 1858 to James Carter and immediately left her Ohio home and accompanied him to the Shawnee prairie. The husband and five children survive: Mrs. Lulu Nuss of Terre Haute; Mrs. Lizzie Patton; Mrs. Lettie Foster; Edward and Nelson Carter. The deceased had been a member of the Baptist Church nearly all her life and was actively connected with the church at Newtown. The funeral will be conducted from the residence on Sunday afternoon at 2 o’clock. Rev. Mr. Henson, pastor of the Baptist Church at Newtown, will officiate and the interment will be made in the Salem Cemetery.
