Sketch of Cyrus Carter, Warren County, Missouri

>From "A History of the Pioneer Families of Missouri, with numerous
sketches, anecdotes, adventures, etc., relating to Early Days in 
Missouri" by William S. Bryan and Robert Rose, Published by Bryan,
Brand & Co., St. Louis Missouri, 1876.
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Ithiel Carter, a native of Scotland, married an English girl named
Louisa Deming, emigrated to American, and settled at Hartford, Conn-
ecticut.  During the Revolution Mr. Carter enlisted in the American
Army, and fought for the rights of his adopted country.  He had only
two children, Cyrus and Orion.  Cyrus came to St. Charles County, MO.,
in 1822, as a clock peddler, and sold to Benjamin Emmons, Sr., the
first patent clock ever sold west of the Mississippi River, the price
being $40.  Mr. Carter was married first in 1838, to the widow Derang,
whose maiden name was Harriet Moore.  His second wife was the widow of
Samuel W. Williams, whose maiden name was Martha Johnson, daughter of
John Johnson and Mary M. Woodbridge of Chesterfield County, Virginia.

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