Lineage
of
John Abraham Carder Family
Carder,Rinker,Keener & Wiseman
Carder Family Records
Contributors:
Alwyn Ardith Carder, Redkey, Indiana
Mary D. Atkinson, Cairo, W. Virginia
Nancy Sputtier, Ritchie Co., W. Virginia
Gene Larosa, Bridgeport, W. Virginia
Robert W. Carder, Madison, Connecticut
Cecil E. Tharp*, Eaton, Indiana
Publications:
W. Ashley Carder, Columbia, S. Carolina , "Carder, An American Family" pub.
1993, Columbia, S. Carolina
Charles Brinkman paper collection A&M 1086 Vol. #36
APNDX - Va. -1 John Carder ref. records of Culpeper, Co., Va.
Biographical Memoirs, Jay Co., Indiana, pub. B. F. Bowen Co. 1901, page #737
Obituaries; "Times Journal" pub. Redkey, Indiana, "Muncie Star" pub. Muncie,
Indiana.
John Carder (1767-1850)
John Carder was born about 1767 in Culpeper Co., Virginia and died in 1850 at the age of 83 years in Taylor Co., now West Virginia. His parents were probably John and Frances Carder of Culpeper Co., Va., although that has not been proven. He is probably the same John Carder who in 1783 was set up as an apprentice millwright with another John Carder. (for more information of the Culpeper County Carders of the 1700s. See the chapter on the early Carders of Culpeper Co., MS by W. A. Carder)
John Carder was in the Revolutionary War at the age of 16 years. (Charles Brinkman's "History of Taylor County, Va." However no War record has been found that states he served in the war. {*no D.A.R. nor S.A.R. application applied for or approved that is known} John Carder married Mary (Day ?). (A. A. Carder).
In the year 1801 John Carder purchased 100 acres in Hampshire Co., Va. from George Carder (relationship if any not known). John is not known to have lived on this land, however, because he was still in Culpeper Co, when he sold this same tract of 100 acres in 1807. His first purchase of land in Harrison Co., now Taylor Co.,W. Virginia, was in 1802. This 700 acre tract of land lay north of Pruntytown (then Williamsport) and northwest* of Grafton
According to Emeline Breakiron and Anna Carder Reed (1870-1958), "John Carder traded with the Indians, bought furs from them and sold the furs down river." (*Tygart Valley River to the Monongahela River and then to Pittsburgh on the Forks of the Ohio River) "The money from such sales was used to purchase more land. The Indians respected John Carder and never molested him. On one occasion, two Indian fur traders came up Lost Run from Tygart River into Carder Run, and old John invited then up unto the hill and had breakfast with them." The 1810 census of Harrison County list John Carder in the "45 and over" bracket, indicating a slightly earlier birth date than that shown by the 1850 census record. The 1850 Census of Taylor County shows John Carder, age 83, living in the household of his eldest son, Isaac Carder. (* the latter age is probably the correct age. The earlier censuses were very often wrongly checked in these age columns) John Carder is buried in Lost Run on the old Carder homeplace.
Family of John Carder
and Mary (Day ?)
1. Isaac Carder b. Dec. 18, 1790 d. Dec. 09, 1865
Married: Mar. 08, 1814, Harrison Co., Va.
Tabitha Bennett b. Nov. 06, 1793, d. Mar. 05, 1860
2. Joseph Carder married Rebecca Wiseman
b. ca 1791 Jul. 18, 1817 b. ca 1796
d. ca 1871 Harrison Co., Va. d. aft. 1850
2rd. after 1850 Mary "Polly" Rogers
b. Sep. 20, 1815
d. Feb. 15, 1910
3. Thomas Carder Jan. 14, 1813 Jemima Riley
b. 1793 Harrison Co., Va. b. ca 1786
d. bef. 1850
4. Mahalia Carder 1814 Robert Johnston
b. (?) Harrison Co., Va.
5.Lucinda Carder May 26, 1820 John Cross
b. (?) Harrison Co., Va.
6. Ealon Carder Feb. 13, 1824 George Wiseman
b. ca 1803 Harrison Co., Va. b. 1803
d. Mar. 07, 1882 d. Nov. 18, 1877
7. William Carder
John Carder
1767-1850
Carder Family Tradition
and
Comments by Cecil E. Tharp
John Carder, a native of Virginia, is our earliest known Carder ancestor. His birth place and date of birth is not documented by early family records. We learn that his birth place was Virginia from the 1850 Census of Taylor Co., Virginia and that John was 83 years of age when the census was taken. His death is recorded in the Charles Brinkman paper collection (A&M 1086 Vol. # 36 "Men Who Fought in the Fight for Liberty"): "John Carder is buried at the Carder Cemetery at the age of 83 years." From this we conclude he was born in 1767 and died about 1850-1 before his next birthday. Further it is evident that John was a boy at the time of the Revolution and would have been but 16 years of age at the conclusion of that War. This is highly possible as hundreds of boys and very young men were involved in that fight for Liberty as stated by Brinkman. The National Archives has not been forth coming in supporting Brinkman's statements regarding our John Carder.
The Carder Cemetery was said to lay a few rods behind and west of the old homestead near the peak of a great hill (mountain). On November 12, 1961 Feller Larosa found the cemetery in total disorder with several stones missing. It is thought that Mr. Larosa removed John's stone, perhaps he could not read the dates as he reported none.
I was there in 1969, what I found was an abandoned homesite consisting of a small hewn log cabin made of larger logs than one usually associates with such cabins. It was decaying into the ground and near it a rectangular two story frame house with a covered front porch facing south down the mountain. The house perhaps was beyond repair. The log stucture may have been the first home at this site for John Carder and his family, perhaps built soon after his purchase of the land in 1802. The two story frame would have been built many years later, yet before 1850. The site is located on the southern slope near the summit of a mountain about three and one half miles northwest of the present day city of Grafton, W. Virginia.
The wagon road that once ran up the mountain on the southern approach no longer would suggest that it once led to a farmstead. In 1969 it was reduced to a cow path about a half a mile in lenght up the steep incline ending in a tangle of weeds and branbles. Having been warned of Copperhead snakes I pressed through the maze of growth until the dwelling came in sight. Looking back to where I had just passed, evidence suggested that other farm buildings had once stood where the cow path ended. Over all it appeared several acres had been cleared just below the mountain top and here had been the John Carder home for nearly half a century and the home of his son (Isaac and family) for several years long before and during the Civil War.
Now 1995, we have to believe John Carder had a dream at the age of 33 or so that he would own in his life time a large and prosperous plantation. This was a common dream of pioneer settlers at the time when lands to the west of the old colonial settlemrnts were opened up for settlement by the new government of the United States. It was only a dream. Those taking up land in the mountains east of the old colonies was a loosing struggle with nature. In the beginning John Carder hunted, trapped, and traded with Indians for more furs. He is said to have bought more and more land with money from these activities, perhaps owning as much as 4000 acres. Years later each of his children was given a large tract of land when they became adults and married.
The family turned to farming as the principle source of income with the old image of plantation in mind. He became the owner of slaves and cleared land for cultivation. A few acres around the homesite is the only land not subject to extensive erosion. In this century, at the base of his mountain a small valley produces hay and grazing for a few cows that also graze on the wooded mountain slopes. Carder Run (a mountain stream) lays in a narrow cut providing only small sites which could be cultivated. I have veiwed such mountain homes and my own conclusion is that such farming is extremly difficult and may be discribed as patch farming, being the very best one can state. Grazing live stock is a more likely means of utilizing or justifing the ownership of a large land holdings in these mountainous regions. The dreams of wealth faded for most as the soil wore out and washed away.
I do not conclude that John Carder ever considered himself a failure. I imagine him on a clear day viewing the vast panorama from his mountain top, he could see the homes and lands of his sons and daughters, land he had owned and now belonged to his children. William lived north down on Carder Run, Ealon was southeast down near where Carder Run entered Lost Run. Looking east across Carder Run and the Tygart Valley River to the summit of a ridge above the town of Fetterman lived his son, Joseph, with a large family. His rewards for his long and full life were every where visible.
So little is known of John's wife Mary. They had seven children that have been identified. Perhaps she died when the children were young. It is told that a special negro mammy cared for them and may have nursed the youngest child. Life on the mountain surely was one of isolation and hardship for the mother.
Several years ago I wrote in an album which contain photographs taken at the time of my visit to the Carder homes in 1969. "the log structure lay east of the frame house", "there was an orchard, berry bushes, strawberry vines etc. Water was taken from a spring", "most of his land was deeded to his children yet it is said he gave some to slaves he freed while he still lived."
Children of John and Mary Carder:
1. Isaac Carder:
Born in Culpeper County, Virginia, about 1790, moved with his parents to a remote mountain range in the northwest corner of the Old Domain, present day Taylor County, W. Virginia. The new homesite chosen in 1802 was near the summit of a mountain northwest of the present city of Gafton, W. Virginia. Here Isaac lived the remained of his life, dying at the age of 75 years of age, having live to see the birth of the state of West Virginia and the end of the war between the states. His last years of life had felt the torched anxiety of war, fearing for Carders in the Northern Army as well as those conscripted into the southern cause. His death occurred on November 27, 1865 and he was buried near his home in the Carder Burial Ground. (His first wife is not identified but it is said they had 11 children. He second married on March 8, 1840 Tabitha Bennett by whom one child was born.) Conflicting reports have his first marriage on March 8, 1814 to Tabitha Bennett (b.1793-d.1860) additional investigation is needed. In the1850 census Isaac Carder's family is listed (farmer), born Va. age 60 yrs., Tabitha age 57 yrs. and children in the home are Emily age 24 yrs., Isaac age 19 yrs., Martha age 16 yrs., and Susan age 15 yrs. listed elsewhere but possibly other sons are Joseph age 29 yrs. and Oliver age 30 yrs.. It is probable Isaac had but one wife "Tabitha Bennett" married 1814, and at least five children by her not identified. (?)
2. Joseph Carder:
Born in Virginia about the year 1791. At about the age of 9 years he came with his parents to the mountain top northwest of present day Grafton, Taylor County, West Virgina where he grew to man hood. The nearest settlement at the time was south about two and one quarter miles at Williamsport, later called Pruntytown. Grafton about three and one half miles to the southeast was establish much later and became a major railroad center. Today joining Grafton down stream is the town of Fetterman, both laying in a curve of the river on the north and east bank of the Tygart Valley River, further north above town Joseph Carder settled on the top of a ridge about one quarter mile beyond the town limits. The rise to his home is very steep. At Joseph's homesite in 1969 the home still remained, but it was unoccupied and in poor condition but it appeared possible to be made a livable residence again. Vines had grown on a portion of the house and weeds were plentiful but many signs remained that a farmstead once thrived here. The living area of this home was small, especially for Joseph's large family. It would further appear there was not much land that could be farmed as we would think of farming in Indiana. Again there may have been grazing for live stock. Joseph died in 1871. He married Rebecca Wiseman , daughter of Thomas and Elizabeth Anderson Wiseman, on February 18, 1817 in Harrison Co., Virginia. (Marriage Book # 2. page # 58). Her father was of Welsh ancestry. George Wiseman, a brother to Rebecca, lived about one quarter of a mile east of Carder Run on what today is a rural road in the direction of Fetterman. There is a cemetery on the property which I did not find in 1969. On this same route to Fetterman are old Keener lands, and the George Keener home, (George married Ealon Carder) all being west of Fetterman and the Tygart Valley River. An old Cemetery (Keener Cemetery) in poor condition has many many graves of Keeners laying west of the river and Fetterman on very high ground. (John Anderson Carder also became connected with the Keeners in his marriage to Mary Jane Rinker and the move to Indiana in 1858-9). Rebecca Wiseman Carder died in 1861. Although a Joseph Carder Family cemetery is reported, graves have not been found.
Quots from the 1969 photo album: " It is said, Joseph Carder had a few slaves, and he like his father, gave them land to live on when they were freed. When the Civil War started he had but two slaves." "Joseph Carder Cemetery northwest of his home some little distances (not found)." Joseph had sons that were conscripted by the south and one son that came to Indiana and enlisted in the Union Army (Lt. Joseph Plumer Carder)", "One old negro mammy that had helped raise the Carder children had a cabin of her own which had a front porch. It is said she rocked by the hour worrying about the boys in the war." She too nursed some of Carder babies." "There is a spring at the southeast corner of the house from which they carried their water." "the rooms in the home are small, there are two fireplaces." "an old orchard and berry bushes are west of the house" The pictures show a house surrounded by natures advance.
3. Thomas Carder, 4. Mahalia Carder, 5. Lucinda Carder, 6. Ealon Carder, married George Keener. 7. William Carder,
so little details of these children of John and Mary Carder that little can be reported. William did live north of his father on the north slope of the mountain. near a rural road running east and west. This slope continues on to the river laying less than one half mile north.
Wiseman Record
notes of Alwyn Ardith Carder:
Coming from Pennsylvania shortly after the Revolution , one Thomas Wiseman settled near Pruntytown, a place in Harrison Co., Virginia, now Taylor Co., W. Virginia not far from Grafton. His parents lived about 22 miles from Philadelphia, Pa. and are said to have been Quakers and of Welsh descent or from Wales.
Thomas Wiseman, of Lost Run, married Elizabeth Anderson, a native of Ireland. They were the parent of the following children: John, Hannah, Thomas, Sarah, Rebecca, Benjamin, Jonathan, Isaac, Samuel, Lemuel, and Joseph (twins), and George. All are said to have moved to Marion Co., Missouri except the last three. Lemuel went to Wisconsin and Joseph and George remained in W. Virginia.
Rebecca Wiseman was born ca 1796 and died in 1861. She married Joseph Carder February 18, 1817 (see Joseph Carder family sheet).
Thomas Wiseman was born February 16, 1793 and married Nancy Cross January 6, 1817. They had two known children: Henson and Harrison. Thomas Wiseman died September 1849. (Wiseman Genealogy and Bio. p. 121)
George Wiseman was born 1803 in Harrison county, Virginia (Taylor Co., W. Va.) and died November 18, 1877 same county. He married Ealon Carder daughter of John and Mary Carder and sister of Joseph Carder of Lost Run. Ealon was born 1803 and died March 7, 1882 of cancer. George and Ealon are buried at the Wiseman Cemetery, which is located at Falls Hills Road, Lost Run, near Pruntytown, West Virginia. (md. 1824). George and Ealon are the parents of the following children:
Marshall, (1831-1920), md. Martha Mason
James Calvin (1833-1921) md. Julia Ann Cooper
George (1835- --) md. -- Lambert
Matilda (1837 --- ) md. John Wesley Mauler
Eli (1839-1913) md. Elizabeth Cooper
Isaac (1842-1922) md. Catherine Johnston
Richard (1844- ) md. Virginia Johnston
Hannah (1845-7-1926) md. James Johnston
Ellen (1846-- )
Louisa ( ) md. Joseph Powell, 2rd. Nimshy Nuzum
Mary (1850-1912) md. Thomas (Perry) Hume
Frank
Benjamin
Henry
John (1826-1851)
cet
John Anderson Carder
son of
Joseph and Rebecca Wiseman Carder
Biographical Memoirs
Jay Co., Indiana
pgs. 737,738,739.
published 1901 by
B. F. Bowen Company
John Anderson Carder, of Richland Township, Jay County, Indiana was born near Grafton in Taylor County, West Virginia, November 19, 1833. His birth night was a memorable one from the fact that every star in the heavens seemed to leave their place and join in the grand meteoric display which filled the skies with a beautiful, grand and awe-inspiring panorama which has not been equaled since. Joseph and Becky (Wiseman) Carder, his parents, were born in the same vicinity and there grew up, married, reared their family and passed to their reward, the father at the age of 80, and the mother when 65 years of age. The boyhood of our subject was passed on his father's farm where he remained until his marriage, December 18, 1858, to Miss Mary Jane Rinker. She was also a native of near Grafton, and was eighteen years of age at the time of her union with our subject. The fall following their union, in 1859, the young couple, in company with her parents, started for Jay County, Indiana, where the parents, Alfred and Hannah (Keener) Rinker, had relatives living. The journey consumed sixteen days and was slow and tedious, as was all travel during those days. Mr. Rinker began farming in the new country and continued there until his death, at the age of sixty two years. His wife survived him and still lives in the old home, which is situated near the brick school house in south Redkey.
About one year after reaching this county Mr. Carder located on a tract of eighty acres which still forms part of his homestead. When he purchased the property there had been some attempt at improvement, about ten acres of ground having been partially cleared and a log cabin erected in the clearing. This continued to be the family home until about fourteen years ago, when the present residence was built, a commodious ten-room structure with thirteen inch walls and cross walls put up with a view to durability and warmth. The brick for the building was burned on the farm and none but the best material was used in its construction. Mr. Carder practiced economy and diligence and added to his original purchase from time to time until he had accumulated three hundred and seventy acres of land, all but one hundred and sixty of which he has given to his children as they started homes of their own. He partially improved the other farms, but the home place he has all well tiled, supplied with running water, and every way made it a desirable place in which to end his days. It is beautifully situated and surrounded by wide stretches of fertile farm lands, giving one a feeling of security and plenty. Mr. Carder does general farming and feeds a great deal of live stock on his place, keeping only high grade stock of all kinds; however, hogs are his main dependence and he raises from fifty to one hundred every year. He has not always been fortunate in his hog raising as he has lost as high as ninety six head in one year but this has in no wise discouraged him in the business and he still continues to lead the county in fine hogs.
The marriage of Mr. Carder and Mrs. Carder has been blessed with a large family of children who have grown to maturity and are a credit, not only to their parents, but to the neighborhood in which they have chosen to reside. They are as follows: Margaret Rebecca, wife of James Scott, who lives on the old homestead (Rinker). Hannah Estella, wife of Henry Current. Cornelious Plumer, who resides near the pump station. John Abraham, a farmer in this vicinity. Phoebe Josenia, wife of James Ritter, who lives on an adjoining farm. Jesse Oliver, who is a minister of the Methodist Episcopal church. He was educated at Marion, and then attended Upland University, was ordained to the ministry and given a church in Missouri for the first year and one-half, when he was sent to Beret, this state, and was returned to Missouri to take charge of a circuit there near where he first was. He is a young man of ability whose eloquence and oratory hold the attention of the largest audience and whose application to his chosen work will place him among the most influential and foremost men in the Methodist ministry. He is only in his twenty-eighth year and gives promise of a useful and brilliant future. He is married. Fremont Palmer resides at home and his father's able assistant in overseeing the farm. Ethel is the wife of George Grady and lives two miles north of Redkey. Jasper Forest is a student still at home, Penacie, Ellis and Joseph Alfred died in childhood. There are nine grandchildren, and as Mrs. Carder is the only child of Mrs. Rinker these are the only great-grand-children of Mrs. Rinker. Mr. Carder is a Democrat, has served as delegate to conventions, and has taken an active part in campaign work but has never been an aspirant for public office. He was made a Mason during the war in the old Half Way Lodge, when it was held in the school house, and has always continued his connection with that body, being one of the few remaining members who still survive. Mr. Carder is a genial, jovial gentleman whose open handed hospitality is enjoyed by a host of friends and whose recollections of the hunt (which he still delights to engage in) and the many incidents of pioneer life are described by him in a manner at once graphic and entertaining. His long life in Jay county has been one above reproach and he well merits the high esteem inwhich he is universally held.
Time Journal, Redkey, Indiana
Obituary
of
John Anderson Carder
John Anderson Carder, son of Joseph and Rebecca Carder, was born at Taylor county, West Virginia, November 19, 1833, departed this life at his home in Jay county, Indiana, May 27, 1908; age 74 years, 6 months and 8 days.
He leaves behind a sorrowing wife, eight children, many relatives, neighbors and friends, who will remember him as their best friend.
He was united in Holy matrimony, to Mary J. Rinker, on December 18, 1858, at Fetterman, West Virginia; to this union were born eleven children: Margaret Rebecca, Pernessia Ellis, Estella Elandor, Joseph Alfred, Cornelius Plumer, Phoebe Josina, John Abraham, Jesse Oliver, Fremont Parmer, Ethel May and Jasper Forest, three of whom, Pernesia Ellis, Estella Elandor and Joseph Alfred preceded him to that better land.
On the 21st day of August, 1859, with his wife, brother Carder left the land of his birth, Fetterman, West Virginia, and started for Indiana, arriving in Richland Township, Jay county, Indiana on the 6th day of September, 1859, locating near the farm where he lived at the time of his death.
At the time of his arrival here, this part of Indiana was almost a wilderness, but few homes had been started, and land was heavily timbered, the roads were Indian trails, and the fields were swamps, but with the brave heart of the sturdy pioneer, he engaged in his chosen occupation of farming and entered upon his work of building a home for himself and family, this he did well, and in his home he was a kind and effectionate husband, and an indulgent father, always looking after the welfare of those, who to him, were nearest and dearest.
Brother Carder was made a Master Mason in Half Way Lodge, No 298, Free and Accepted Masons, now located in Redkey, Indiana, on the 7th day of April, 1865, and continued his membership in this lodge until his death.
As a Mason, Brother Carder was always true to its teachings. He had faith and believed in God; he practiced the Golden Rule, he acted the square and practiced every commendable virtue.
In the Lodge he was always at his place of duty, and no member was held in higher esteem than he.
As a citizen, Brother Carder was a man in the fullest sense. He was moral and upright before God, progressive, charitable and a willing helper to those in need, honest in his dealings, kind and accommodating neighbor and a true friend.
John Anderson Carder is buried south of Redkey, Jay Co., Indiana in Hill Crest Cemetery.
Times Journal, Redkey, Inidana
Obituary
of
Mary Jane Rinker Carder
Mary Jane Rinker Carder was born in Taylor county, West Virginia, the 22nd day of October, 1841, she departed this life July 31, 1908, at her home in Jay county, Indiana, at the old homestead, being at death 66 years, 9 months and 9 days. She was the daughter of Alfred and Hannah Rinker. She was united in marriage to John Anderson Carder December 18, 1858, at Fetterman, West Virginia. To this union was born eleven children, who are Margaret Rebecca, Pernessia Ellis, Estella Eleanor, Joseph Alfred, Cornelious Plumer, Phoebe Josina, John Abraham, Jesse Oliver, Fremont Parmer, Ethel May and Jasper Forest. All live near Redkey except Rev. Jesse Oliver who is a pastor in the M. E. Church at Osborn, Missouri.
Mary and John left Fetterman West Virginia August 21 1859, arriving in Richland township, Jay county, Indiana on the 6th day of September, 1859 a journey of 16 days. They settled near the home where they both died, it being just two months to the day, from his burial to her death.
Mary Jane was interned at Hill Crest Cemetery near Redkey, Indiana August 2, 1908, a Sunday afternoon at 2:00 P. M. conducted by J. H. Hill pastor of U. B. church.
She shared the hardships of pioneer life with her husband, about them and on every hand was labor, in the then uncultivated, and undeveloped country round about them, it was then thicket and forest all about.
Obituary
of
Hannah Keener Rinker
Daughter of George and Margaret Keener, was born in Taylor county, West Virginia, November 16, 1816. She was one of eleven brothers and sisters.
She was married to Alfred A. Rinker in 1839 and came to Indiana in 1859 and lived on the same farm in Richland township until the removal to Redkey in November of 1904.
The union was blessed with one child Mary Jane Rinker (Carder).
Alfred and Hannah Rinker both joined the M. E. Church soon after their marriage in Taylor county, West Virginia. Later they united with the church in Richland Township, Indiana.
Hannah Rinker lost her husband September 30, 1877. She lived with her grand-daughter, Maggie (Margaret Rebecca Carder Scott), who married in 1878 James Scott. Twenty six years they lived together on the old farm, when the change was made to the town residence where she died. During the change she was visiting with her grandson, Cornelius P. Carder, where she suffered a fall which broke her arm and injured her internally, so that in her great advanced age, recovery was impossible. She lingered until Friday night December 23, 1904. She was 88 years, 1 month and 7 days old.
Funeral services were held December 25, 1904 by Rev. Sherman Powell, with interment in Hill Crest Cemetery south of Redkey, Indiana.
John Abraham Carder
Family Bible Records
Those that supplied & wrote in Bible:
Chester Lee Carder 1930s
Rosemary Carder Tharp 1960-80 & Cecil Edwin Tharp 1960-84
Family Register;
Parents names:
John A. Carder born September 8, 1868
Minerva A. Carder born October 18, 1872
Married:
October 19, 1890 at Redkey, Indiana by Squire Pyles.
Witness:
Mr. John A. Carder Sr. & Mrs. John A. Carder Sr.
Childrens Names:
1. John Parmer Carder born February 13, 1892
2. Pernacy Mae Carder born February 12, 1894
3. Maggie Ree Carder born June 19, 1896
4. Rosemary Carder born November 25, 1899
5. Chester Lee Carder born July 3, 1904
6. Delver Fremont Carder born February 5, 1907
7. Dail (Dale) Carder born March 20, 1916
Marriages:
John Parmer Carder to Nettie B. Burtner April 14,1917 Redkey, Ind.
Mae Carder to Elmer F. Shaffer May 31, 1916, Jay Co.,Ind.
to Jake Ford July 19, 1927
Rosemary Carder to Clarence L. Tharp Sept. 29, 1917, Adams Co., Pa.
Chester Lee Carder to Edna G. Hinton September 9, 1922
Delver F. Carder to Isabelle Welling August 24, 1930
Dale Carder to Wilma Louis (Lewis) October 31, 1937,
Maggie Carder to John Lambert May 19, 1919
Deaths:
Elmer Shaffer August 20, 1926
John A. Carder October 28, 1937
May Shaffer Ford June 15, 1950
John Lambert 1944
Minerva A. Carder January 15, 1963
Maggie Lambert February 15, 1965
Dale Carder December 4, 1967
John P. Carder (October 16,) 1969
Nettie Carder (September 8,) 1969
Chester L. Carder January 21, 1978
Rosemary Tharp July 16, 1984
Clarence L. Tharp March 27, 1974
Wilma Carder October 16, 1990
Edna Carder Merchant Novembe 30, 1983
Muncie Star, Muncie, Indiana
Obituary
of
John Abraham Carder
John Abraham Carder, son of John Anderson and Mary J. Carder, was born in Jay county, Indiana, September 8, 1868. He departed this life at his home in Eaton, Indiana, October 28, 1937, aged 69 years.
He leaves a sorrowing wife and seven children, many friends who will remember him as a kind hearted, honest friend. Asking little for himself, he devoted his whole life to the interest of his wife and family. He lived simply and died simply, departing this life fully confident that he would be favorably received by what ever power would guide his eternal existence.
On October 19, 1890 he was united in holy matrimony with Minerva Meranda at Redkey, Indiana. To this union was born seven children: John Parmer, Pernacy Mae Ford, Maggie Ree Lambert, Rosemary Tharp, Chester Lee, Delver Fremont and Dale. All these children have grown to manhood and womanhood and established homes under the kindly concern of a loving father. Twelve grandchildren will remember him as a kindly grandfather.
His brothers and sisters, Cornelius, Fremont, Jasper, Oliver, Mrs. Phoebe Ritter and Mrs. Ethel Dalryruple, survive him.
As a husband and father he always placed the interests of his wife and children before his own. He was a home loving man, constantly setting an example of plain honest living. He always counciled the good life for his children.
As a citizen he was constantly on the side of social reform. In business matters he was ever mindful of the best interest of his associates. He lived his religion. His wife and children feel that their husband and father was indeed a Godlike man.
Muncie Star, Muncie, Indiana
Obituary
of
Minerva Alice Carder
Mrs. Minerva Alice Carder, 90, a resident of Marion for the past 12 years, died at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday (January 15, 1963) at a Gaston nursing home. She became ill three months ago after suffering a fractured hip in a fall.
Born in Missouri, Mrs. Carder resided in Eaton before coming to Marion. She was a member of the First Christian Church in Eaton.
Survivors include four sons, John P., Marion, Chester, Richmond, Delver, Indianapolis, and Dale, Eaton. two daughters, Mrs. Maggie Lambert, Marion, and Mrs. Rosemary Tharp, Eaton; 13 grandchildren, and 24 great- grandchildren.
The body was taken to Pittman Funeral Home, Eaton, where funeral services will be held a 2 p.m. Saturday with the Rev. Lamport, pastor of the First Christian Church in Eaton, officiating. Burial will be in the Hill Crest Cemetery, Redkey. Friends may call at the funeral home after 6 p.m. today.
Muncie Star, Muncie, Indiana
Obituary
of
Dale Carder
Dale Carder, 51, Eaton, died Monday (December 4, 1967) at his home following a five-month illness.
He was born in Jay County (March 20, 1916) but had lived in the Eaton community for the past 35 years. He was a machinist at Warner Gear, a member of the Eaton Lodge 606 F&AM, a member of the Fort Wayne Scottish Rite and past president of the Delaware County Conservation Club. He served as a deputy game warden and was member of Local 287, UAW.
Survivors are his wife, Wilma; two daughters, Mrs. Marthadail Hardwick, R.R. 1, Muncie and Roberta Higdon, Marion; a sister, Mrs. Clarence L. Tharp, Eaton; three brothers, Chester, Richmond, Delver, Indianapolis, and Parmer, Marion; and two grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday in the Pittman Funeral Home at Eaton with Rev. Lewis Thomas of Marion officiating. Memorial Masonic rites will be at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Burial will be in the Garden of Memory. Friends may call at the funeral home after 6 p.m. Tuesday, all day Wednesday and prior to services Thursday.
Muncie Star, Muncie, Indiana
Obituary
of
Wilma E. Carder
Marion, Ind. - Wilma E. Carder, 70, (b. March 13, 1920) 1525 Timberview Drive, died Tuesday (October 16, 1990) in Marion General Hospital.
Mrs. Carder was an Eaton native who had lived in Marion for 8 years.
She was employed in 1970-79 at Ball State University's Pittenger Student Center, where she was a food service supervisor.
She was a member of the Eaton United Methodist Church, Eaton, and was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star 522, Eaton.
Survivors include two daughters, Roberta (Mrs. Chuck) Higdon, Marion, and . Marthadail (Mrs. Richard) Hardwick, LaGrange; two brothers, Robert Z. Lewis, Eaton, and James L. Lewis, Matthews, and three grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday in Needham-Storey Funeral Service, North Chapel, with Rev. Joe Colaw presiding. Burial will be in the Garden of Memory, north of Muncie.
Calling will be 3-9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Memorials may be sent to the American Diabetes Foundation.
Muncie Star, Muncie, Indiana
Obituary
of
Maggie Ree Carder Lambert
Mrs. Maggie R. Lambert, 68, 2002 W. 10th St., Marion, died Monday (February 15, 1965) at a Marion nursing home where she had been a patient the past five weeks. She had been in ill health since October and in critical condition the past two months.
Mrs. Lambert was born in Jay County, Indiana and was a member of the First Christian Church and Mississinewa Lodge 96, Order of the Eastern Star.
She was the widow of John Lambert, who died in 1944. They resided in Fairmount for 10 years and she moved to Marion in 1945 following the death of her husband.
She is survived by one son, John Donald Lambert, Fort Myers, Fla.; four brothers, Chester Carder, Richmond, Dale, Eaton, Delver, Indianaoplis, and John, Marion; one sister, Mrs. Rosemary Tharp, Eaton, and one grandchild.
The body was taken to 814 S. Adams St., where the Rev. Lavon Fisher, pastor of the Christian Church, will conduct services at 10 a.m. Thursday. Eastern Star memorial services will be conducted there at 8 p.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in Hill Crest Cemetery, Redkey, Indiana.
Friend may call at the funeral home after 7:30 p.m. today.
Muncie Star, Muncie, Indiana
Obituary
of
Chester Lee Carder
Chester L. Carder, 73, a resident of Bradner Village Nursing Home in Marion, died (January 21, 1978) there Saturday after a long illness. A Jay County native, Mr. Carder was a member of the First Christian Church in Eaton.
Survivors include a sister, Mrs. Rosemary Tharp, Eaton, and a brother Delver Carder, Crawfordsville.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday in Pitman-Richman Funeral Home with Rev. Robert Harris officiating. Burial will be in Hill Crest Cemetery, Redkey. Friends may call at the funeral home 2-5 p.m. Sunday or prior to services Monday.
Muncie Star, Muncie, Indiana
Obituary
of
John Parmer Carder
Marion - John Parmer Carder, 77, of 603 S. Main St., Fairmount, a former resident of Marion, died late Thursday (October 16, 1969) at Marion General Hospital. Mr. Carder had been in failing health for the past two years.
Mr. Carder was a native of Redkey and had resided in the Marion area for the past 40 years. He was a retired Raleigh Products dealer. He attended the Swayzee St. United Methodist Church in Marion.
Surviving are two sons, Charles Everett Carder, Fairmount, and Otto Leroy Carder, Ellettsville; two brothers, Chester L. Carder, Richmond, and Delver Carder, Indianapolis; a sister, Mrs. Rosemary Tharp, Eaton; six grandchildren, and one great-grandchild.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Needham and Son Funeral Home with Rev. Howard Pearson, officiating, Burial will be in Grant Memorial Park Cemetery.
Friend may call at the funeral home after 4 p.m. Friday.
Muncie Star, Muncie, Indiana
Obituary
of
Nettie Belle Burtner Carder
Fairmount - Funeral sevices for Mr. Nettie B. Carder, 77, Fairmount, will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Needham & Son Funeral Home, Marion, with Rev. Howard Pearson officiating. Burial wil be in Grant Memorial Park Cemetery. Callers will be received at the funeral home.
Mrs. Carder died Wednesday (September 8, 1969) at a nursing home after a long illness. She was a former instructor for Singer Sewing Machine Co.
Surviving are her husband John P. Carder; two sons Charles E., Fairmount, and Otto L., Ellettsville; six grandchildren, one great-grandchild and a sister Mr. Anna Stiegerwalt, of Muncie.
Obituary
of
Pernacy Mae Carder Shaffer, Ford
Mrs. Mae Ford, 56, a resident of Farmland died Thursday morning (June 15, 1950) after a short illness at the Randolph County Hospital.
Miss Mae Carder was married to Elmer Shaffer May 31, 1916 and was widowed August 20, 1926. The widow married Jacob L. Ford July 19, 1927. Mr. and Mrs. Ford have been residing at Farmland for about 20 years.
Surviving are her husband Jacob L. Ford; and two daughters, Thana Alice Shaffer Addington, (Mrs. Charles Addington) of Marshfield, Wisconsin and Wilma Jean Ford, at home. Her mother, Minerva A. Carder, Redkey, two sisters Mrs. Maggie R. Lambert , Marion, and Mrs. Rosemary Tharp, Eaton; four brothers, John P. Carder, Marion, Chester L. Carder, Richmond, Delver. F. Carder, Indianapolis, and Dale Carder, Eaton.
Funeral service will be conducted in the Farmland Friends Church at 2 p.m. Saturday afternoon, in charge of the service are Rev. George Addington assisted by the Rev. John Randolph. Burial was in Hopewell cemetery.
The Muncie Star, Muncie, Indiana
Tuesday, July 2, 1985
Obituary
of
Delver Fremont Carder
BEGAN CAREER IN JAY COUNTY
Indianapolis - Delver F. Carder,78, a teacher and school administrator more than 40 years, died in a nursing home Saturday. (June 29, 1985)
Mr. Carder, a native of Redkey, began his teaching career in a one-room school in Jay County in the 1920s.He then taught 4 years at Franklin.
After graduating from Ball State Teachers College (now Ball State University) in 1933, he joined the Washington Township (Marion County) school system and became principal of Crooked Creek Elementary School.
He received a Masters Degree from Butler University in 1936 and did post- graduate work at Indiana, Purdue and Ball State Universities.
He served as principal of Fall Creek and Spring Mill elementary schools before retiring in 1972. Faculty and parents of Spring Mill dedicated a portion of their library to honor his service there.
He was a former president of the Indiana Elementary School Principals Association and member of Ball State's Half Century Club and Phi Kappa Psi Society. he was also a member of Prentice Presbyterian Church, the Masonic Lodge at Crawfordsville, Scottish Rite in Indianapolis, Montgomery County Council on Aging, Bryan Cox American Legion Post and Crawfordsville Lions Club.
Mr. Carder was a World War II veteran of the Navy and was recognized by both the American Red Cross and Boy Scouts of America for his years of involvement as a volunteer.
Survivors include two daughters, Delva Ann Cooksey, Terra Haute, and Veleta Sue Meggenhofen, Indianapolis, and four grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. today in Prentice Presbyterian Church. Flanner & Bruchanan Broad Ripple Mortuary is in charge of the services. Burial will be in Washington Park East.
Contributions may be sent to Alzheimers Disease, 360 N. Michigan, Suite 601, Chicago, Ill. 60611 or Parkinson's Disease Association, 116 John, Suite 417, New York, N.Y. 10038.
Indianapolis Star, Indianapolis, In.
March 3, 1985
Obituary
of
Isabelle Welling Carder
FORMER TOWNSHIP, IPS TEACHER
Isabelle W. Carder, Indianapolis, a teacher for 45 years, died Saturday (6;30 a.m. March 2, 1985) in a local nursing home, Services will be at 2:30 p.m. Monday in Prentice Presbyterian Church, where calling hours will be one hour prior to services and from 2 p.m. to 9 p.m. today in Flanner & Bruchanan Broad Ripple Mortuary. A native of Hancock County, she lived in Indianapolis for 42 years.
She had been teacher for 45 years in Washington Township schools and in Indianapolis Public Schools. She retired in 1969 after 13 years at School 71.
Mrs. Carder was a graduate of Ball State Teachers College (Ball State University) and member of its Half Century Club. She attended Madame Blaker's Preparatory School.
She was a member of Prentice Presbyterian Church and Crawfordsville Chapter, Order of the Eastern Star, Retired Teacher Association, League of Women Voters, Association of Active University Women and Alpha Delta Kappa honorary society.
Survivors: husband Delver F. Carder, two daughters, Delva Ann Cooksey and Veleta Sue Meggenhofen.
(death notice ) Carder: Isabelle W. Carder, wife of Delver F. Carder, mother of Mrs. Robert Cooksey and Mrs. Charles Meggenhofen, sister of Mrs. Martha Eastes and grandmother of four. etc.
The Muncie Star, Muncie, Indiana
July 17, 1984
Obituary
of
Rosemary Carder Tharp
Eaton - Rosemary C. Tharp, 84, 224 Russell St., died Monday (July 16, 1984) in Marion General Hospital at Marion.
She was born in Jay County and moved to Eaton in 1927. She was the widow of Clarence Leroy Tharp, who died in 1974.
She worked from 1942 to 1962 for Warner Gear Division in Muncie, where she was a member of the Warner Gear Sympathy Club. She also belonged to the First Christian Church in Eaton, Eastern Star Chapter 522 and the Eaton chapter of American War Mothers.
Survivors include two sons, Francis R. Tharp and Cecil E. (Bus) Tharp, both of Eaton; two daughters, Celia E. Castelo, St. Petersburg, Fla., and Thelma Linsmeyer, Columbia City; a brother, Delver F. Carder, Indianapolis; 11 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday in Pitman-Richman Funeral Home with Rev. Lavon Fisher and Rev. Lloyd Kincaid officiating. Burial will be in Garden of Memory, north of Muncie. Calling hours at the funeral home will be 2-5 and 7-9 p.m. Thursday and before services Friday.
Memorials may be made to the American Heart Association.
The Muncie Star, Muncie Indiana
March 28, 1974
Obituary
of
Clarence Leroy Tharp
World War I Veteran Dies:
Eaton - Clarence "Roy" Tharp, 79, Eaton, died Wednesday (March 27, 1974) at Country Manor Nursing Home, Dunkirk, after a six year illness.
He was employed at Warner Gear for 24 years, retiring in 1959. A veteran of World War I, he was a member of the American Legion post at Eaton. He was also a member of First Christian Church, the Warner Gear Sympathy club and Eaton Lodge 606 F&AM.
Survivors include his wife, Rosemary; two daughters; Mrs. Celia Castelo, Pasadena, Tex., and Mrs. Thelma Linsmeyer, Columbia City, two sons, Cecil and Francis, both of Eaton; two brothers, Guy, Farmland, and Roe, Monroe; seven sisters, Mrs. Milton Warner, Muncie, Mrs. Alta Thrash, Ridgeville, Mrs. Rodger Hayworth and Mrs. John Wallace, Portland, Mrs. Raymond Purdue and Mrs. Orville Smith, Indianapolis, and Mrs. L. E. Renbarger, St. Petersburg, Fla.; and 11 grandchildren.
Funeral services well be held at 10 a.m. Friday in Pitman-Richman Funeral Home in Eaton with Rev. John Vickery officiating. Burial will be in the Garden of Memory.
Callers will be received from 2-5 and 7-9 p.m. Thursday. Memorial may be sent to the Cancer Society.
Bloomington Herold-Times
December 11, 1993
Obituary
of
Mary M. Carder
Ellettsville - Mary M. Carder, 71, of Ellettsville, died Thursday at Bloomington Hospital.
Born October 9, 1922, in Marion, Indiana, she was the daughter of James L. and Rachel (Smith) Dobson, She was a homemaker and a former employee of Root's Department Store in Terra Haute. She was a member of the Ellettsville Christian Church.
Survivors include her husband, Otto "Nick" Carder, one son Thomas A. Carder of Granbury, Texas; one daughter, Sherron Story, of Lenna, Oklahoma; one sister, Anna Cramer of Northtonawanda, New York; six grandchildren and four great-grand children.
She was preceded in death by seven brothers and sisters.
Services will be 2 p.m. Sunday at the Ellettsville Christian Church with the Rev. Scottie Richmond officiating. Burial will be at Valhalla Memory Gardens.
Friend may call 4-8 p.m. today at Chandler Funeral Home in Ellettsville.
note: 2/19/1996 seven Great-grandchildren and one on the way.
The Muncie Evening Press
Thursday, April 4, 1996
OBITUARY
OF
MARTHADAIL HARDWICK
July 31, 1941-April 03, 1996
Marthadail Carder Hardwick, 55, died Wednesday in Ball Memorial Hospital.
Ms Hardwick was born in Hartford City, and resided in Eaton for 50 years before moving to Muncie in January. She retired from Miller's Merry Manor, Lagrange, and had worked at Miller's Merry Manor, Hartford City, as a nurse's aide. She was a member of the Eaton United Methodist Church and Jobs Daughters.
Survivors include a daughter and son-in-law, Lori A. and Danny J. Burton, Muncie; a sister and brother-in-law, Roberta and Charles Higdon; a nephew, Mark Higdon, and a great-nephew, Zachary Higdon.
Her parents, Dale and Wilma E. Carder, are deceased.
Services will be at 1p.m. Saturday in Garden View Funeral Home, north of Muncie, Burial will be in Gardens of Memory, next to the Funeral home.
Memorials may be made to the American Diabetes Association, 2801 S. Sycamore Ave, Muncie, 47302, or the American Heart Association, 1901 W. Royale Drive, Muncie, 47304.
Muncie Star December 06, 1975 page 6, and Muncie Press page 14
Second Husband of May Carder Shaffer Ford:
OBITUARY
OF
JACOB L. FORD
Jacob L. Ford, 87
Farmland Native
Farmland, In. - Jacob L. Ford, 87, R. R. 4, Winchester, died about noon Friday in the Randolph County Hospital. A native and long time resident of Farmland, He was retired from Muncie Gear in Muncie and was a member of Hopewell Methodist - Church north of Farmland.
Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Eugene (Wilma) Salee, R. R. 4, Winchester, and three grandchildren, Melvin, Marvin and Kathy Salee, all at home.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday in the Thornburg Funeral Home, with Rev. David Phillips officiating. Burial will follow in Hopewell Cemetery north of Farmland. Friend may call at the funeral home 3-5 and 7-9p.m. Sunday and prior to services Monday.
Muncie Star, Sunday October 9, 1949.
daughter of Chester Lee Carder and Edna Hinton Carder:
BOBITUARY
OF
MARY JANE CARDER
Last Rites Tomorrow
for Miss Mary Carder
Funeral services for Miss Mary Jane Carder, 22, of Albany, who died Friday at the New Castle Epileptic Village, will be conducted at 1:30 o'clock tomorrow afternoon at the Rust funeral home in Albany by the Rev. H. K. Clevenger, Friends may call at the funeral home after 2 o'clock this afternoon.
Surviving are the mother, Mrs. Edna Merchant, a brother, Jack and the grandmother Mrs. Rosa Hinton, all of Albany.
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