BIOGRAPHIES: William E. CARTER, Chetek, Barron County, WI

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William E. Carter, Wisconsin pioneer and veteran of the Civil War, was born
in Oneida County, New York, Feb. 16, 1832, probably of French descent, it
being supposed that the original form of the name was Cartier. He was
reared in New York State, and married Fedora E. Blatchford, who was born in
Lubeck, Maine, Jan. 23, 1839, of English-Canadian descent. They came west
to Wisconsin in the early days and located in Dane County, Oct. 5, 1857,
living for a number of years at Madison, Black Earth and Mazomanie. He was
a man of versatile abilities, and worked as a farmer, carpenter, mechanic
and surveyor. In the last named capacity he helped lay out and grade some
of the early streets in Madison, and some of the pioneer roads of Dane
County. At the outbreak of the Civil War he enlisted as a mechanic, was
attached to an infantry regiment, and helped build boats at Cairo, Ill.,
until discharged on account of physical disability. In 1868 he came to
Prairie du Sac, Sauk County. He came to Barron County in 1875 and settled
on the northwest quarter of Section 9, Dallas Township, later purchasing a
quarter of a section adjoining. The county was then but little settled, the
lumber industry was still flourishing, there were no highways except the
tote roads, and life was filled with hard ships and privations. But they
persevered, and in time developed an excellent farm, well equipped with
buildings, and amply furnished with tools, implements and machinery. In
1892 they sold the farm and moved to Chetek, where they purchased a small
farm not far away, and conducted the place from their city home until his
death, Aug. 1, 1906, after which Mrs. Carter moved to Everett, Wash., where
she lived with her son, William E., until her death in 1913. Mr. and Mrs.
Carter were the parents of seven children. William E., Jr., was born Aug.
21, 1860, and is now at Port Blakely, Wash. Alva A. was born Feb. 13, 1863,
and now lives at Eureka, Mont. Franklin H. was born Aug. 13, 1865, and
lives at Everett, Wash. Byron was born March 6, 1868, and is a business man
at Chetek, Wis. Wesley M. was born March 5, 1871, and is now at Seattle,
Wash. Hattie M. was born Nov. 16, 1875, and is the wife of H. C. Holton, of
Everett, Wash. Ina May was born April 5, 1881, and is the wife of J. M.
Salter, of Port Blakely, Wash.

--Taken from: History of Barron Co., Wisconsin, H. C. Cooper, Jr. & Co.,
1922, pg. 945.