Grundy County IL Archives Biographies.....Carter, William Henry 
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Author: History of Grundy County, 1914

Carter, William Henry – If it were not for the capability and energy of the 
agricultural class, the country would go hungry.  It is the farmers who keep 
the world fed, and all honor should be given to the men who are willing to 
work as they have to in order to bring forth crops from the soil.  One of the 
men who is conducting his fine 220-acre farm in Mazon Township, successfully 
and scientifically, is William Henry Carter.  He raises horses and cattle, 
feeding in large lots, and shipping to the nearest market.  He was born on 
this farm February 6, 1863, and received his educational training in the 
district schools of his neighborhood.

On February 5, 1901, Mr. Carter married Luella Menaugh, who was born September 
1, 1869, and died August 22, 1913, and was buried in the Wheeler Cemetery in 
Mazon Township.  Mr. Carter has been very active in politics as a Democrat, 
and was assessor for three years; was on the school board for some years, and 
for eight years represented Mazon Township on the County Board of 
Supervisors.  At present he is President of the Farmers Elevator Company and a 
stockholder of the Mutual Insurance Company of Mazon.  He was one of the first 
supporters of the Grundy County Fair Association, and the success of that 
organization is largely due to him.  His farming has always been carried on 
with sensible regard to expediting the work, and for this purpose he has added 
to his equipment until he now has one of the best in the county.  An advocate 
of modern methods, he has set an example many are glad to follow, and he is 
recognized as an authority upon all matters pertaining to agricultural affairs 
and the proper conduct of farming operations.

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Source:  History of Grundy County, Illinois, Chicago: Munsell Publishing Co. 
Publishers; 1914

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