CARTER, Rebecca (Perin)

COUNTY NEWS.

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SMITH’S VALLEY.

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Funeral services of Grandma Carter were conducted by Rev. Myers of Stones Crossing. Deceased was 89 years old.

The Franklin Democrat, Friday, August 31, 1900,
Volume XLI Number 9, page 4 column 2

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MEMORIAL.

Rebecca Carter, second child of Joel Penn [sic] and great granddaughter of the renowned William Penn [sic], was born in Trenton, New Jersey, May 8, 1811, and died August 17, 1900, aged 89 years, 3 months and 9 days. Her parents emigrated to Ohio when she was about ten years of age. In the year 1834 she married Valentine Carter with whom she removed to Kentucky and after a short residence there the two removed to a farm in Johnson county, Ind., where they remained until death.

Mrs. Carter was converted when but eleven years of age and joined the Methodist Episcopal church, but in after years Mrs. Carter joined the United Brethren church at Olive Branch where she remained until death. Mrs. Carter was thus a professed christian [sic] for seventy-eight years, and since she was pious in childhood, it might truthfully be said that during the whole of her long life she was a christian [sic]. Grandma Carter, as she was familiarly called in old age, was loved by all who knew her and her noble, sweet spirit and faithful counsel made her useful as well as happy during her declining years. She knew her mission well and endeavored to fill it and did so as her physical health would permit.

She leaves one son, two daughters, twelve grandchildren and thirty-four great grandchildren.

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Link to Rebecca (Perin) Carter’s grave

Notes: Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013, database records that Volintine [sic] C. Carter married Rebecca Perin on 11 Mar 1832 in Hamilton County (citing Hamilton, Ohio, United States, reference v A3 p 197; county courthouses, Ohio; FHL microfilm 344452).

Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899–2011, White River Township, Johnson County, Certificate and Record of Death, Health Officer’s Record Number 56 page 41 records that Rebecca Carter died at about 2 o’clock a. m. on 17 Aug 1900 in White River Township from senility, contributory cause lung and stomach [sic] of six or eight years, aged eighty-nine years, three months and nine days, born in New Jersey. She was female, white, married with no occupation recorded. Her father’s name was J. Perin and her mother’s maiden name R. Perin, both born in New Jersey. Rebecca was buried in Glenn’s Valley [sic] on 18 Aug 1900, Wm. M. Carson, undertaker.

Submitted by Mark McCrady, Cathea Curry and Lois Johnson