George Carter Collection
Scope and Contents
The largest item in the collection is a typescript of "Some biographical sketches of the Life of George Carter of Clinton County, Ohio, Written by Himself, and an Account of Some Travels in the Work of the Gospel Ministry by George Carter." Also included are genealogical compilations on the Carter family of Orange County, North Carolina; the Coggeshall family of Wayne and Grant counties, Indiana; and the Stauffer family of Pennsylvania, OHio, and Indiana.
Dates
- 1670-1922
- Other: Majority of material found in 1804-1922
- Other: Date acquired: 00/00/2012
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions
Biographical or Historical Information
George Carter (1782-1869) was a native of Orange County, North Carolina, and married Miriam Wilson in 1804. They moved to Clinton County, Ohio, in 1811. George Carter was a recorded minister among Orthodox Friends and served as clerk of Indiana Yearly Meeting in 1822. Earl L. Carter, son of Joseph and Delia (Coggeshall) Carter, was a great-great-grandson of George Carter.
Note written by Thomas Hamm
Extent
1 Folders
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Genealogical and historical materials relating to the ancestry of Earl L. Carter (born 1887) and his wife Hazelle M. Stauffer (1896-1922) of Indianapolis, Indiana.
Arrangement Note
By subject.
Source of Acquisition
Sara Edgerton, Indianapolis, Indiana
Method of Acquisition
donation
- Title
- Archon Finding Aid Title
- Date
- 10/24/2013
- Description rules
- Rules for Archival Description
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- eng
Repository Details
Part of the Friends Collection and Earlham College Archives Repository