52 Ancestors 52 Weeks - Week 40

James C. Carmer

James was born in 1820, in Ohio, to John and Margaret Carmer. I have been unable to find his exact birth date, so far, and the only place of birth is listed as Ohio.

James married Lavina Harris on the 30th of January, 1853, in Bartholomew County, Indiana. They raised their 9 children; Charles Clyde, James, Jr., Clarence Eugene, Lizzie, William S., Alfaretta, Curtis, Samuel and John Carmer, in Bartholomew County.

In 1860, in the census of Azalia, Bartholomew County, Indiana, the family is listed as follows: James, 40, Lavina, 23, Samuel, 5, John, 3, and Alfaretta is 1 years old. James occupation is Cooper.

Private James C. Carmer was a veteran of the Civil War. He enlisted on the 24th of February, 1862, into Company A, Indiana 53rd Infantry Regiment. He mustered out on July 21, 1865 in Gainsville, Kentucky.

In the 1880 census of Elizabethtown, Bartholomew County, Indiana, James and family were living at 17 First Street, Elizabethtown, Indiana. He was 60 years old and Lavinia is 44. The children in the household at the time are William S., 16, Lizzie is 14, Clarence, 9, James C. Jr., 7 and Charles is 5. James is working as a Cooper still.

A cooper was a person who made buckets, barrels and all kinds of containers. They worked with metal and wood.

James died on February 21, 1890, at the age of 70, in Bartholomew County, Indiana. He was buried in the Sandcreek Cemetery, in Azalia, Indiana. The inscription on his stone is: G.A.R. Co. 53rd Ind. Inf.

His Obituary was found in the Republic, Columbus, Indiana. (source below)

Departed.
To the Member of James Moffit Post, No. 223. G.A.R.

Comrades:-One by one, as the years roll on, the members of the Grand Army, fulfilling the demands of nature, drop by the wayside and are known no more among their fellows.

To our organization death comes with a peculiar sadness, for we realize that the chair made vacant can not be filled again, and that the time will come, in the not distant future, when the "assembly" will not be sounded and the roll of the Grand Army will be called in vain.

Comrade James C. Carmer, after a short illness, died at Elizabethtown, Ind., Feb. 21, 1890, in the 70th year of his age. He was one of the charter members of the post. He enlisted in company A, 53d Indiana volunteers, Feb. 1, 1862, and was mustered out of service July 21, 1865, having faithfully served his country 3 years and 5 months and over.

Of late years he was totally disabled from the performance of any manual labor, as the result of disease contracted in the army. Comrade Carmer showed his devotion to his country in the hour of her peril. He deserves to be kindly remembered by those who are living to enjoy the fruits of the victories gained in the great struggle for National unity.

He leaves a wife and five children to mourn the loss of a good husband and kind father. To these afflicted ones the post extends its sympathy and its well wishes.

                                                                                           John B. Anderson,
                                                                                           Alex. W. Dean,
                                                                                           D. A. Thompson, 
                                                                                           Committee.
                                                                                           Elizabethtown, Ind., March 7, 1890.

This is the family of my son-in-law.

Sources:
1860 Census; Azalia, Bartholomew, Indiana; Roll: M653_244; Page: 450; Family History Library Film: 803244; Ancestry.com
National Park Service. U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com.
1880 Census; Elizabethtown, Bartholomew, Indiana; Roll: 266; Page: 215B; Enumeration District: 013; Ancestry.com.
Headstones Provided for Deceased Union Civil War Veterans, ca. 1879-ca. 1903; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M1845, 22 rolls); Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General, Record Group 92; National Archives, Washington, D.C.; Ancestry.com.
Obituary: The Republic, Columbus, Indiana; Saturday, March 8, 1890; Page 4

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Della Mae Long Conclusion

I have a doctor appointment today in the city so I will be brief. I will finish with the obituary for Della Mae Long.

The Republic
Columbus, Indiana
Wednesday, June 17 1987
Page 12

Centerville Church member
Della Carmer
Holton route 1

NORTH VERNON - Della Carmer, 93, of Holton route 1, died at 12:07 p.m. Tuesday at Jennings Community Hospital following an extended illness.

Mrs. Carmer was recognized by the Welcome Wagon in 1966 for having the most descendants in Jennings County. She was a member of Centerville Community Church.

Funeral service will be conducted by the Rev. Larry Tomlin at 1:30 p.m. Thursday at Dove and Sharp Funeral Home, where calling hours will be from 1 to 9 p.m today. Burial will be at Baldwin Cemetery.

Born May 18, 1894, in Jennings County, Mrs. Carmer was the daughter of James and Rebecca Partlow Long. She was preceded in death by her first husband, George Canfield and was the widow of Clyde Carmer who died in December 1935.

Survivors include a daughter, Margaret Banister of Nebraska; eight sons, Harry Canfield of Madison, Albert Canfield of Indianapolis, Clyde Canfield of Tucson, Ariz., Emerson Canfield of Nebraska, Elmer Carmer of North Vernon, William Carmer of Dupont and Arthur and James Carmer, both of Indianapolis; 46 grandchildren, many great-grandchildren and six great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a son, Leo Canfield Sr., a daughter, Thelma Carmer, and two stepsons, Joe and Paul Carmer.



Also:
She is on Find-A-Grave: Memorial ID: 9238882

52 Ancestors, 52 Weeks Week 13

Della Mae Long

I did a blog on Monday about the Carmer/Kermer line of my son-in-law. I think I will continue this instead of use the prompt.

I wrote that I knew very little about Della Mae Long. I did a little research to see what I could find about her in a gemealogical way. She was born in Jennings County, Indiana on May 18, 1894 to James William Long and Rebecca Partlow. This date was found on her death certificate and in the later census. Her first marriage listed her as having been born on May 18, 1892. It made her 16 when she got married. But I believe she was only 14. Her mother gave the information in her first marriage to George Harrison Canfield, and signed for her to marry. George was born in Jennings County on September 1, 1887.  The marriage took place on August 22, 1908 in Jennings County. George was the son of John Albert Newton Canfield and Nancy Sutton.

The first census that Della appears in is the 1900, Jennings County, Indiana. She is with her parents, James and Rebecca Long, her sisters; Ella, age 3 and Mattie, age 3 months. Della is listed as age 6, which would put her birth date at 1894.

In the 1910 census, Bigger Township, Jennings County, Indiana, Della is with George H. Canfield. He is 22 and she 18. He is listed as farm labor. One son, John H. is listed as 9 months.

George Harrison Canfield died on November 30, 1918.

In 1920, in North Vernon, Jennings County, Indiana, Della is 26 (birth 1894), and a widow. In the household is Della, John H., age 10, Albert, age 8, Emerson, age 5, Clyde, age 3, Leo, aged 11 months and Rebecca Long, her mother is 66 and widowed.

On August 25, 1922 Della married Clyde Carmer. He was born on August 21, 1876 in Bartholomew County, Indiana. His parents are James C. Carmer and Lavina Harris.

In 1930, Della and Charles Clyde Carmer are in Jennings County. Clyde is 54 and listed as farm labor. Della is 35. John Canfield, age 20, Emerson Canfield age 16, Leo W.  Canfield is 11, Elmer R. Carmer is 7, Margaret Carmer is 3 and William Carmer is 3 months old. Both John and Emerson are working outside the house.

On December 7, 1935, Charles Clyde Carmer died.

In the 1940 Jennings County, Indiana census, Della Carmer is 45 and widowed. In the household is Elmer R. Carmer, age 18 and employed as labor at a junk yard; Margaret J. Carmer is 13, she is my son-in-laws grandmother. There is also William, age 10, Arthur age 7, James age 4, Albert Canfield, age 28 and listed as divorced. He is employed as farm labor. And Clyde E. Canfield, age 24 and employed as labor at the WPA.

Della Carmer died at age 93, at 12:07 p.m. on June 16, 1987 in the Jennings Community Hospital in North Vernon, Indiana. Her son William was the informant. She was buried in Baldwin Cemetery in Vernon, Indiana.  Her obituary is in The Republic, a Columbus, Indiana newspaper, on June 17, 1987 on page 12.

Other Information:
John Harrison Canfield July 3, 1909 - June 5, 1993
Leo Wesley Canfield January 12, 1919 - July 11, 1974
Elmer Russell Carmer January 1, 1923 - September 14, 1991
Arthur Charles Carmer February 19, 1933 - February 28, 1999
William Franklin Carmer December 29, 1929 - September 17, 1997
Margaret Jeanette (Carmer) Bannister March 15, 1927 - April 2, 1994

Now to enter her information and try to flesh her out later. I still have so much to do on this family.

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Slow Research Week

This week has been slow on family history work. Many other things going on. But my current work is on my son-in-laws family. In particular his Carmer/Kermer line. Starting with Charles Clyde Carmer and Della Mae Long. Charles is the son of James C. Carmer from Ohio and Mary Lavina Harris. Mary was born in Indiana.  I don't know the family of Della Mae Long yet.

I have looked into the Carmers before. Quite a long line in the United States. The were in New York in the 1670. Isaac Kermer married Styntje Keyser about 1695 in Ulster New York. It was called New Amsterdam at the time.

This is going to be a fun family to look into. I love the Dutch. Such good record keepers!

The next 2 weeks is going to be busy. I am hoping I get some research time in. There are a lot of appointments coming up.