Mostly Angels in the Sky

Irena Currier¹

Family

TMG ID:17441, (18 Nov 1807 - 14 Feb 1864)

Father*

John Currier¹ B: 11 Jun 1786, D: Oct 1841

Mother*

Sarah Silver¹ B: 10 Jun 1785, D: c 1841

Vital Statistics

Born: Irena Currier was born on Wednesday, 18 Nov 1807, at Hanover, Grafton County, New Hampshire^G. Birth details: Nauvoo Temple No. 711 Book B Page 55.¹
Died on Sunday, 14 Feb 1864 at Provo, Utah County, Utah^G, at age 56 years, 2 months and 27 days.¹
Interred after 14 Feb 1864 at Provo Memorial Park Cemetery, Provo, Utah County, Utah^G.¹

Obituary & Other Vital Info

Irena Currier was the daughter of: John Currier and Sarah Silver.¹

Alias(es)

Name-Married: circa 1827, her married name became Mrs. Mecham (née Currier).

Union(s)

Event	Details/Notes
Marriage	circa 1827, Irena and Edward Mecham, son of: Joshua Mecham and Permelia Chapman, were married at Pennsylvania^G.¹

Event

Details/Notes

Marriage

circa 1827, Irena and Edward Mecham, son of: Joshua Mecham and Permelia Chapman, were married at Pennsylvania^G.¹

Children of: Irena Currier and Edward Mecham

Roxena Mecham+¹ B: 2 Dec 1830, D: 15 Sep 1919
Sally Ann Mecham+¹ B: 22 Dec 1842, D: 15 Nov 1910

Citations

[S174] RootsWeb.com, online e-mail address, James Christopherson (unknown location), updated as of 8 Nov 2000.

Reference

21KH-QQ

Last Edited

1 Feb 2013

Sally Ann Mecham¹

Family

TMG ID:17442, (22 Dec 1842 - 15 Nov 1910)

Relationships:

6th cousin 3 times removed of Elsie Dora Lewis
6th cousin 6 times removed of Descendant Wagner

Father*

Edward Mecham¹ B: 22 Feb 1802, D: 31 Jul 1895

Mother*

Irena Currier¹ B: 18 Nov 1807, D: 14 Feb 1864

Vital Statistics

Born: Sally Ann Mecham was born on Thursday, 22 Dec 1842, at Nashville, Lee County, Iowa^G.¹
Died on Tuesday, 15 Nov 1910 at Benjamin, Utah County, Utah^G, at age 67 years, 10 months and 24 days.¹
Interred after 15 Nov 1910 at Spanish Fork, Utah County, Utah^G.¹

Obituary & Other Vital Info

Sally Ann Mecham was the daughter of: Edward Mecham and Irena Currier.¹

Alias(es)

Name-Variation: She was also known as Sarah A.²
Name-Married: on Tuesday, 2 Dec 1856, her married name became Mrs. Carter (née Mecham).

Union(s)

Event	Details/Notes
Marriage	Tuesday, 2 Dec 1856, Sally, age 13 years, 11 months and 10 days, and William Furlsbury Carter, age 45 years, 7 months and 1 day, son of: John Carter and Hannah Knight Libby, were married at Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah^G.¹

Event

Details/Notes

Marriage

Tuesday, 2 Dec 1856, Sally, age 13 years, 11 months and 10 days, and William Furlsbury Carter, age 45 years, 7 months and 1 day, son of: John Carter and Hannah Knight Libby, were married at Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah^G.¹

Children of: Sally Ann Mecham and William Furlsbury Carter

Mary Ann Arvilla Carter+³ B: 21 Feb 1859, D: 27 Nov 1953
John Edward Carter³ B: 19 Dec 1861, D: 12 Mar 1930
William Frances Carter+³ B: 29 Jan 1865, D: 30 May 1935
Irena Sylvia Carter³ B: 28 Dec 1867, D: 26 Feb 1868
Sophie Irena Carter³ B: 28 Dec 1867, D: 26 Feb 1868
Lewis M. Carter³ B: 31 Jan 1869, D: 29 Sep 1908
Anna Emily Carter³ B: 12 Nov 1872, D: 6 Jun 1873
Verenus Carter³ B: 27 Jun 1874, D: 2 Apr 1955
Maylan Ferrilsburg Carter+³ B: 10 May 1878, D: 5 Jul 1952
Sally Matilda Carter+³ B: 1 Aug 1882, D: 15 Jul 1963

Census Records

Census	Date/Location/Comment	Others Same Household
Census-1880	1880, Spanish Fork, Utah County, Utah^G	William Furlsbury Carter, John Edward Carter, William Frances Carter, Lewis M. Carter, Verenus Carter and Maylan Ferrilsburg Carter²

Census

Date/Location/Comment

Others Same Household

Census-1880

1880, Spanish Fork, Utah County, Utah^G

William Furlsbury Carter, John Edward Carter, William Frances Carter, Lewis M. Carter, Verenus Carter and Maylan Ferrilsburg Carter²

Citations

[S174] RootsWeb.com, online e-mail address, James Christopherson (unknown location), updated as of 8 Nov 2000.
[S98] 1 Jun 1880, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y9djv69w Tenth Census of the United States, 1880, Page 202B, film number 1255338, Utah 1880 Federal Population Census.
[S373] RootsWeb.com, online http://tinyurl.com/j2rs2kr, Glen Carter (e-mail address), updated as of 25 Aug 2001.

Reference

18V8-W1

Last Edited

1 Feb 2013

William Furlsbury Carter¹

Family

TMG ID:17443, (1 May 1811 - 11 Oct 1888)

Father*

John Carter¹ B: 17 May 1782, D: 13 Aug 1852

Mother*

Hannah Knight Libby¹ B: 9 Oct 1786, D: 17 Nov 1867

Vital Statistics

Born: William Furlsbury Carter was born on Wednesday, 1 May 1811, at Newry, Oxford County, Maine^G.¹
Died on Thursday, 11 Oct 1888 at Santaquin, Utah County, Utah^G, at age 77 years, 5 months and 10 days.¹

Obituary & Other Vital Info

William Furlsbury Carter was the son of: John Carter and Hannah Knight Libby.¹
Tuesday, 3 Mar 1846, William was christened at Winter Quarters, Camp Twp., Douglas County, Nebraska^G.²

Alias(es)

Name-Variation: He was also known as Sr. on Friday, 23 Apr 1858¹

Union(s)

Event	Details/Notes
Marriage	Monday, 17 Nov 1834, William, age 23 years, 6 months and 16 days, and Sarah York, age 22 years, 2 months and 23 days, daughter of: Peter York and Abiah Russell, were married at Bethel, Oxford County, Maine^G.¹
Marriage	Friday, 13 Mar 1846, William, age 34 years, 10 months and 12 days, and Roxena Mecham, age 15 years, 3 months and 11 days, daughter of: Edward Mecham and Irena Currier, were married at Winter Quarters, Camp Twp., Douglas County, Nebraska^G.¹
Marriage	Sunday, 31 Jan 1847, William, age 35 years, 8 months and 30 days, and Hannah Cordelia Mecham, age 17 years, daughter of: Joseph Mecham and Hannah L. Tyler, were married at Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa^G.²
Marriage	Wednesday, 10 Sep 1856, William, age 45 years, 4 months and 9 days, and Mary Elizabeth Howard, age 29 years, 1 month and 5 days, daughter of: Robert Howard and Letitia Freeman, were married at Worcester, County Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom^G.²
Marriage	Tuesday, 2 Dec 1856, William, age 45 years, 7 months and 1 day, and Sally Ann Mecham, age 13 years, 11 months and 10 days, daughter of: Edward Mecham and Irena Currier, were married at Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah^G.¹

Event

Details/Notes

Marriage

Monday, 17 Nov 1834, William, age 23 years, 6 months and 16 days, and Sarah York, age 22 years, 2 months and 23 days, daughter of: Peter York and Abiah Russell, were married at Bethel, Oxford County, Maine^G.¹

Marriage

Friday, 13 Mar 1846, William, age 34 years, 10 months and 12 days, and Roxena Mecham, age 15 years, 3 months and 11 days, daughter of: Edward Mecham and Irena Currier, were married at Winter Quarters, Camp Twp., Douglas County, Nebraska^G.¹

Marriage

Sunday, 31 Jan 1847, William, age 35 years, 8 months and 30 days, and Hannah Cordelia Mecham, age 17 years, daughter of: Joseph Mecham and Hannah L. Tyler, were married at Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa^G.²

Marriage

Wednesday, 10 Sep 1856, William, age 45 years, 4 months and 9 days, and Mary Elizabeth Howard, age 29 years, 1 month and 5 days, daughter of: Robert Howard and Letitia Freeman, were married at Worcester, County Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom^G.²

Marriage

Tuesday, 2 Dec 1856, William, age 45 years, 7 months and 1 day, and Sally Ann Mecham, age 13 years, 11 months and 10 days, daughter of: Edward Mecham and Irena Currier, were married at Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah^G.¹

Children of: William Furlsbury Carter and Sarah York

Peter York Carter+¹ B: 5 Jul 1832, D: 10 Jan 1902
Abiah Russell Carter¹ B: 22 Aug 1834, D: 25 Oct 1876
Lyman Wilman Carter¹ B: 6 Dec 1836, D: 16 Feb 1873
William Furlsbury Carter¹ B: 9 Sep 1838, D: 4 Apr 1841
Hannah Libby Carter+¹ B: 25 Mar 1841, D: 2 Apr 1930
Martha York Carter¹ B: 16 Jun 1843, D: 25 Dec 1878
Sarah Melissa Carter¹ B: 13 Apr 1846, D: 15 Apr 1872
William Aaron Carter+¹ B: 22 Dec 1848, D: 9 Feb 1928
Edwin Lavan Carter+¹ B: 5 Aug 1851, D: 18 Feb 1918
Charlotta York Carter+¹ B: 2 Jan 1856, D: 24 Jan 1943

Children of: William Furlsbury Carter and Roxena Mecham

Irene Carter+¹ B: 13 Jul 1849, D: 18 Feb 1929
Pernilia Elvira Carter+¹ B: 6 Sep 1851, D: 20 Dec 1886
Edward Meacham Carter+¹ B: 5 Jul 1853, D: 17 May 1929
Arletta Carter+¹ B: 26 Sep 1855, D: 11 Jun 1932
William Furlsbury Carter Jr.+¹ B: 23 Apr 1858, D: 13 Dec 1918
Marybah Roxena Carter+¹ B: 11 Apr 1860, D: 1 Aug 1918
Sally Ann Carter¹ B: 7 Sep 1862, D: 25 Mar 1943
Junietta Carter¹ B: 10 Jan 1865, D: 1 Oct 1937
Amasa Lyman Carter¹ B: 8 Oct 1868, D: 22 Feb 1946
Anelia G. Carter+¹ B: 19 Jan 1871, D: 5 Oct 1944

Children of: William Furlsbury Carter and Mary Elizabeth Howard

Robert Howard Carter+² B: 10 Sep 1855, D: 24 Jan 1941
Isaac Morley Carter² B: 21 Jan 1858, D: 15 Nov 1936
Mary Elizabeth Carter² B: 9 Nov 1859, D: 26 Nov 1860
Charles Edwin Carter+² B: 26 Nov 1861, D: 23 May 1936
Letitia Freeman Carter² B: 8 Jan 1864, D: 9 Dec 1918
Simeon Carter+² B: 20 Apr 1866, D: 19 Aug 1943
Rosena Marian Carter² B: 10 Jun 1870, D: 9 Jul 1897

Children of: William Furlsbury Carter and Sally Ann Mecham

Mary Ann Arvilla Carter+² B: 21 Feb 1859, D: 27 Nov 1953
John Edward Carter² B: 19 Dec 1861, D: 12 Mar 1930
William Frances Carter+² B: 29 Jan 1865, D: 30 May 1935
Irena Sylvia Carter² B: 28 Dec 1867, D: 26 Feb 1868
Sophie Irena Carter² B: 28 Dec 1867, D: 26 Feb 1868
Lewis M. Carter² B: 31 Jan 1869, D: 29 Sep 1908
Anna Emily Carter² B: 12 Nov 1872, D: 6 Jun 1873
Verenus Carter² B: 27 Jun 1874, D: 2 Apr 1955
Maylan Ferrilsburg Carter+² B: 10 May 1878, D: 5 Jul 1952
Sally Matilda Carter+² B: 1 Aug 1882, D: 15 Jul 1963

Census Records

Census	Date/Location/Comment	Others Same Household
Census-1850	1 Jun 1850, Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory^G	Sarah York, Roxena Mecham, Peter York Carter, Abiah Russell Carter, Randall Lee Goodell and Martha York Carter³
Census-1880	1880, Spanish Fork, Utah County, Utah^G	Sally Ann Mecham, John Edward Carter, William Frances Carter, Lewis M. Carter, Verenus Carter and Maylan Ferrilsburg Carter⁴

Census

Date/Location/Comment

Others Same Household

Census-1850

1 Jun 1850, Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory^G

Sarah York, Roxena Mecham, Peter York Carter, Abiah Russell Carter, Randall Lee Goodell and Martha York Carter³

Census-1880

1880, Spanish Fork, Utah County, Utah^G

Sally Ann Mecham, John Edward Carter, William Frances Carter, Lewis M. Carter, Verenus Carter and Maylan Ferrilsburg Carter⁴

Occupation(s)

Date	Location	Occupation/Industry
		blacksmith¹
circa Jun 1850	Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory^G	blacksmith³

Date

Location

Occupation/Industry

blacksmith¹

circa Jun 1850

Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory^G

blacksmith³

Citations

[S174] RootsWeb.com, online e-mail address, James Christopherson (unknown location), updated as of 8 Nov 2000.
[S373] RootsWeb.com, online http://tinyurl.com/j2rs2kr, Glen Carter (e-mail address), updated as of 25 Aug 2001.
[S80] 1 Jun 1850, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y9393x5q, 1850 Federal US Census. Seventh Census of the United States, 1850.
[S98] 1 Jun 1880, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y9djv69w Tenth Census of the United States, 1880, Page 202B, film number 1255338, Utah 1880 Federal Population Census.

Reference

18V8-Q5

Last Edited

17 Jul 2019

John Carter¹

Family

TMG ID:17444, (17 May 1782 - 13 Aug 1852)

Vital Statistics

Born: John Carter was born on Friday, 17 May 1782, at Scarborough, Cumberland County, Maine^G.²
Died on Friday, 13 Aug 1852 at Hancock, Hancock County, Illinois^G, at age 70 years, 2 months and 27 days.¹

Obituary & Other Vital Info

Born: John Carter was born on Monday, 19 May 1783, at Scarborough, Cumberland County, Maine^G.¹

Union(s)

Event	Details/Notes
Marriage	Saturday, 2 Mar 1805, John, age 22 years, 9 months and 13 days, and Hannah Knight Libby, age 18 years, 4 months and 21 days, daughter of: Zebulon Libby and Lydia Andrews, were married at Scarborough, Cumberland County, Maine^G.¹

Event

Details/Notes

Marriage

Saturday, 2 Mar 1805, John, age 22 years, 9 months and 13 days, and Hannah Knight Libby, age 18 years, 4 months and 21 days, daughter of: Zebulon Libby and Lydia Andrews, were married at Scarborough, Cumberland County, Maine^G.¹

Children of: John Carter and Hannah Knight Libby

William Furlsbury Carter+¹ B: 1 May 1811, D: 11 Oct 1888
Eliza Ann Carter² B: 28 Sep 1818

Citations

[S174] RootsWeb.com, online e-mail address, James Christopherson (unknown location), updated as of 8 Nov 2000.
[S725] Arthur C. Coleman, compiler, Carter Pioneers of Provo, Utah (Provo, UT: J. Grant Stevenson, 1966). Hereinafter cited as Carter Pioneers.

Reference

1KRQ-QD

Last Edited

1 Feb 2013

Hannah Knight Libby¹

Family

TMG ID:17445, (9 Oct 1786 - 17 Nov 1867)

Father*

Zebulon Libby² B: c 1757

Mother*

Lydia Andrews²

Vital Statistics

Born: Hannah Knight Libby was born on Monday, 9 Oct 1786, at Scarborough, Cumberland County, Maine^G.¹
Died on Sunday, 17 Nov 1867 at Provo, Utah County, Utah^G, at age 81 years, 1 month and 8 days.¹

Obituary & Other Vital Info

Hannah Knight Libby was the daughter of: Zebulon Libby and Lydia Andrews.²

Alias(es)

Name-Married: on Saturday, 2 Mar 1805, her married name became Mrs. Carter (née Libby).

Union(s)

Event	Details/Notes
Marriage	Saturday, 2 Mar 1805, Hannah, age 18 years, 4 months and 21 days, and John Carter, age 22 years, 9 months and 13 days were married at Scarborough, Cumberland County, Maine^G.¹

Event

Details/Notes

Marriage

Saturday, 2 Mar 1805, Hannah, age 18 years, 4 months and 21 days, and John Carter, age 22 years, 9 months and 13 days were married at Scarborough, Cumberland County, Maine^G.¹

Children of: Hannah Knight Libby and John Carter

William Furlsbury Carter+¹ B: 1 May 1811, D: 11 Oct 1888
Eliza Ann Carter² B: 28 Sep 1818

Citations

[S174] RootsWeb.com, online e-mail address, James Christopherson (unknown location), updated as of 8 Nov 2000.
[S725] Arthur C. Coleman, compiler, Carter Pioneers of Provo, Utah (Provo, UT: J. Grant Stevenson, 1966). Hereinafter cited as Carter Pioneers.

Reference

1KRQ-KJ

Last Edited

1 Feb 2013

Sarah York¹

Family

TMG ID:17446, (25 Aug 1812 - 8 Sep 1888)

Father*

Peter York² B: 29 Aug 1779, D: 7 Dec 1862

Mother*

Abiah Russell² B: 16 Aug 1781, D: 15 Jul 1830

Vital Statistics

Born: Sarah York was born on Tuesday, 25 Aug 1812, at Bethel, Oxford County, Maine^G. Birth details: Both parents born in Maine.^1,3
Died on Saturday, 8 Sep 1888 at Glenbar, Graham County, Arizona^G, at age 76 years and 14 days.¹

Obituary & Other Vital Info

Sarah York was the daughter of: Peter York and Abiah Russell.²

Alias(es)

Name-Married: on Monday, 17 Nov 1834, her married name became Mrs. Carter (née York).

Union(s)

Event	Details/Notes
Marriage	Monday, 17 Nov 1834, Sarah, age 22 years, 2 months and 23 days, and William Furlsbury Carter, age 23 years, 6 months and 16 days, son of: John Carter and Hannah Knight Libby, were married at Bethel, Oxford County, Maine^G.¹

Event

Details/Notes

Marriage

Monday, 17 Nov 1834, Sarah, age 22 years, 2 months and 23 days, and William Furlsbury Carter, age 23 years, 6 months and 16 days, son of: John Carter and Hannah Knight Libby, were married at Bethel, Oxford County, Maine^G.¹

Children of: Sarah York and William Furlsbury Carter

Peter York Carter+¹ B: 5 Jul 1832, D: 10 Jan 1902
Abiah Russell Carter¹ B: 22 Aug 1834, D: 25 Oct 1876
Lyman Wilman Carter¹ B: 6 Dec 1836, D: 16 Feb 1873
William Furlsbury Carter¹ B: 9 Sep 1838, D: 4 Apr 1841
Hannah Libby Carter+¹ B: 25 Mar 1841, D: 2 Apr 1930
Martha York Carter¹ B: 16 Jun 1843, D: 25 Dec 1878
Sarah Melissa Carter¹ B: 13 Apr 1846, D: 15 Apr 1872
William Aaron Carter+¹ B: 22 Dec 1848, D: 9 Feb 1928
Edwin Lavan Carter+¹ B: 5 Aug 1851, D: 18 Feb 1918
Charlotta York Carter+¹ B: 2 Jan 1856, D: 24 Jan 1943

Census Records

Census	Date/Location/Comment	Others Same Household
Census-1850	1 Jun 1850, Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory^G	William Furlsbury Carter, Roxena Mecham, Peter York Carter, Abiah Russell Carter, Randall Lee Goodell and Martha York Carter⁴
Census-1880	1880, Santaquin, Utah County, Utah^G	Edwin Lavan Carter, Betty Larson, Sarah Ellen Carter, Martha Melissa Carter, Amanda Celestine Carter and Emma Abiah Carter³

Census

Date/Location/Comment

Others Same Household

Census-1850

1 Jun 1850, Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory^G

William Furlsbury Carter, Roxena Mecham, Peter York Carter, Abiah Russell Carter, Randall Lee Goodell and Martha York Carter⁴

Census-1880

1880, Santaquin, Utah County, Utah^G

Edwin Lavan Carter, Betty Larson, Sarah Ellen Carter, Martha Melissa Carter, Amanda Celestine Carter and Emma Abiah Carter³

Citations

[S174] RootsWeb.com, online e-mail address, James Christopherson (unknown location), updated as of 8 Nov 2000.
[S373] RootsWeb.com, online http://tinyurl.com/j2rs2kr, Glen Carter (e-mail address), updated as of 25 Aug 2001.
[S98] 1 Jun 1880, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y9djv69w Tenth Census of the United States, 1880, Page 234A, film number 1255338, Utah 1880 Federal Population Census.
[S80] 1 Jun 1850, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y9393x5q, 1850 Federal US Census. Seventh Census of the United States, 1850.

Reference

18V8-RB

Last Edited

1 Feb 2013

Peter York Carter¹

Family

TMG ID:17447, (5 Jul 1832 - 10 Jan 1902)

Father*

William Furlsbury Carter¹ B: 1 May 1811, D: 11 Oct 1888

Mother*

Sarah York¹ B: 25 Aug 1812, D: 8 Sep 1888

Vital Statistics

Born: Peter York Carter was born on Thursday, 5 Jul 1832, at Newry, Oxford County, Maine^G.¹
Died on Friday, 10 Jan 1902 at age 69 years, 6 months and 5 days.¹

Obituary & Other Vital Info

Peter York Carter was the son of: William Furlsbury Carter and Sarah York.¹

Union(s)

Event	Details/Notes
Marriage	Sunday, 23 Jan 1870, Peter, age 37 years, 6 months and 18 days, and Arminta Dicus were married at Sonoma, Sonoma County, California^G.¹

Event

Details/Notes

Marriage

Sunday, 23 Jan 1870, Peter, age 37 years, 6 months and 18 days, and Arminta Dicus were married at Sonoma, Sonoma County, California^G.¹

Children of: Peter York Carter and Arminta Dicus

P. William D. Carter³ B: c 1872
J.L.M. Carter³ B: c 1873
Sarah P. Carter³ B: c 1876
N.E.W. Carter³ B: c 1878

Census Records

Census	Date/Location/Comment	Others Same Household
Census-1850	1 Jun 1850, Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory^G	William Furlsbury Carter, Sarah York, Roxena Mecham, Abiah Russell Carter, Randall Lee Goodell and Martha York Carter²
Census-1880	1880, Camp Grant, Humboldt County, California^G	Arminta Dicus, P. William D. Carter, J.L.M. Carter, Sarah P. Carter and N.E.W. Carter³

Census

Date/Location/Comment

Others Same Household

Census-1850

1 Jun 1850, Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory^G

William Furlsbury Carter, Sarah York, Roxena Mecham, Abiah Russell Carter, Randall Lee Goodell and Martha York Carter²

Census-1880

1880, Camp Grant, Humboldt County, California^G

Arminta Dicus, P. William D. Carter, J.L.M. Carter, Sarah P. Carter and N.E.W. Carter³

Occupation(s)

Date	Location	Occupation/Industry
circa 1880	Camp Grant, Humboldt County, California^G	blacksmith³

Date

Location

Occupation/Industry

circa 1880

Camp Grant, Humboldt County, California^G

blacksmith³

Citations

[S174] RootsWeb.com, online e-mail address, James Christopherson (unknown location), updated as of 8 Nov 2000.
[S80] 1 Jun 1850, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y9393x5q, 1850 Federal US Census. Seventh Census of the United States, 1850.
[S98] 1 Jun 1880, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y9djv69w Tenth Census of the United States, 1880, Page 471D, film number 1254066, California 1880 Federal Population Census.

Last Edited

1 Feb 2013

Arminta Dicus¹

Family

TMG ID:17448, (c 1854 - )

Vital Statistics

Born: Arminta Dicus was born circa 1854, at Iowa^G.²

Alias(es)

Name-Variation: She was also known as Aramita²
Name-Married: on Sunday, 23 Jan 1870, her married name became Mrs. Carter (née Dicus).

Union(s)

Event	Details/Notes
Marriage	Sunday, 23 Jan 1870, Arminta and Peter York Carter, age 37 years, 6 months and 18 days, son of: William Furlsbury Carter and Sarah York, were married at Sonoma, Sonoma County, California^G.¹

Event

Details/Notes

Marriage

Sunday, 23 Jan 1870, Arminta and Peter York Carter, age 37 years, 6 months and 18 days, son of: William Furlsbury Carter and Sarah York, were married at Sonoma, Sonoma County, California^G.¹

Children of: Arminta Dicus and Peter York Carter

P. William D. Carter² B: c 1872
J.L.M. Carter² B: c 1873
Sarah P. Carter² B: c 1876
N.E.W. Carter² B: c 1878

Census Records

Census	Date/Location/Comment	Others Same Household
Census-1880	1880, Camp Grant, Humboldt County, California^G	Peter York Carter, P. William D. Carter, J.L.M. Carter, Sarah P. Carter and N.E.W. Carter²

Census

Date/Location/Comment

Others Same Household

Census-1880

1880, Camp Grant, Humboldt County, California^G

Peter York Carter, P. William D. Carter, J.L.M. Carter, Sarah P. Carter and N.E.W. Carter²

Citations

[S174] RootsWeb.com, online e-mail address, James Christopherson (unknown location), updated as of 8 Nov 2000.
[S98] 1 Jun 1880, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y9djv69w Tenth Census of the United States, 1880, Page 471D, film number 1254066, California 1880 Federal Population Census.

Last Edited

1 Feb 2013

Abiah Russell Carter¹

Family

TMG ID:17449, (22 Aug 1834 - 25 Oct 1876)

Father*

William Furlsbury Carter¹ B: 1 May 1811, D: 11 Oct 1888

Mother*

Sarah York¹ B: 25 Aug 1812, D: 8 Sep 1888

Vital Statistics

Born: Abiah Russell Carter was born on Friday, 22 Aug 1834, at Bethel, Oxford County, Maine^G.¹
Died on Wednesday, 25 Oct 1876 at age 42 years, 2 months and 3 days.¹

Obituary & Other Vital Info

Abiah Russell Carter was the daughter of: William Furlsbury Carter and Sarah York.¹

Alias(es)

Name-Married: on Sunday, 16 Nov 1851, her married name became Mrs. Robbins (née Carter).

Union(s)

Event	Details/Notes
Marriage	Sunday, 16 Nov 1851, Abiah, age 17 years, 2 months and 25 days, and Isaac Rogers Robbins were married at Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah^G.¹

Event

Details/Notes

Marriage

Sunday, 16 Nov 1851, Abiah, age 17 years, 2 months and 25 days, and Isaac Rogers Robbins were married at Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah^G.¹

Census Records

Census	Date/Location/Comment	Others Same Household
Census-1850	1 Jun 1850, Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory^G	William Furlsbury Carter, Sarah York, Roxena Mecham, Peter York Carter, Randall Lee Goodell and Martha York Carter²

Census

Date/Location/Comment

Others Same Household

Census-1850

1 Jun 1850, Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory^G

William Furlsbury Carter, Sarah York, Roxena Mecham, Peter York Carter, Randall Lee Goodell and Martha York Carter²

Citations

[S174] RootsWeb.com, online e-mail address, James Christopherson (unknown location), updated as of 8 Nov 2000.
[S80] 1 Jun 1850, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y9393x5q, 1850 Federal US Census. Seventh Census of the United States, 1850.

Last Edited

1 Feb 2013

Isaac Rogers Robbins¹

TMG ID:17450

Union(s)

Event	Details/Notes
Marriage	Sunday, 16 Nov 1851, Isaac and Abiah Russell Carter, age 17 years, 2 months and 25 days, daughter of: William Furlsbury Carter and Sarah York, were married at Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah^G.¹

Event

Details/Notes

Marriage

Sunday, 16 Nov 1851, Isaac and Abiah Russell Carter, age 17 years, 2 months and 25 days, daughter of: William Furlsbury Carter and Sarah York, were married at Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah^G.¹

Citations

[S174] RootsWeb.com, online e-mail address, James Christopherson (unknown location), updated as of 8 Nov 2000.

Last Edited

1 Feb 2013

Lyman Wilman Carter^1,2

Family

TMG ID:17451, (6 Dec 1836 - 16 Feb 1873)

Father*

William Furlsbury Carter¹ B: 1 May 1811, D: 11 Oct 1888

Mother*

Sarah York¹ B: 25 Aug 1812, D: 8 Sep 1888

Vital Statistics

Born: Lyman Wilman Carter was born on Tuesday, 6 Dec 1836, at Newry, Oxford County, Maine^G.¹
Died on Sunday, 16 Feb 1873 at Mona, Juab County, Utah^G, at age 36 years, 2 months and 10 days.¹
Interred on Tuesday, 18 Feb 1873 at Mona, Juab County, Utah^G.¹

Obituary & Other Vital Info

Lyman Wilman Carter was the son of: William Furlsbury Carter and Sarah York.¹

Union(s)

Event	Details/Notes
Marriage	Sunday, 29 Aug 1858, Lyman, age 21 years, 8 months and 23 days, and Emma Smith Haws were married at Provo, Utah County, Utah^G.¹

Event

Details/Notes

Marriage

Sunday, 29 Aug 1858, Lyman, age 21 years, 8 months and 23 days, and Emma Smith Haws were married at Provo, Utah County, Utah^G.¹

Citations

[S174] RootsWeb.com, online e-mail address, James Christopherson (unknown location), updated as of 8 Nov 2000.
[S373] RootsWeb.com, online http://tinyurl.com/j2rs2kr, Glen Carter (e-mail address), updated as of 25 Aug 2001.

Reference

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Emma Smith Haws¹

TMG ID:17452

Alias(es)

Name-Married: on Sunday, 29 Aug 1858, her married name became Mrs. Carter (née Haws).

Union(s)

Event	Details/Notes
Marriage	Sunday, 29 Aug 1858, Emma and Lyman Wilman Carter, age 21 years, 8 months and 23 days, son of: William Furlsbury Carter and Sarah York, were married at Provo, Utah County, Utah^G.¹

Event

Details/Notes

Marriage

Sunday, 29 Aug 1858, Emma and Lyman Wilman Carter, age 21 years, 8 months and 23 days, son of: William Furlsbury Carter and Sarah York, were married at Provo, Utah County, Utah^G.¹

Citations

[S174] RootsWeb.com, online e-mail address, James Christopherson (unknown location), updated as of 8 Nov 2000.

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William Furlsbury Carter¹

Family

TMG ID:17453, (9 Sep 1838 - 4 Apr 1841)

Father*

William Furlsbury Carter¹ B: 1 May 1811, D: 11 Oct 1888

Mother*

Sarah York¹ B: 25 Aug 1812, D: 8 Sep 1888

Vital Statistics

Born: William Furlsbury Carter was born on Sunday, 9 Sep 1838, at Far West, Caldwell County, Missouri^G.¹
Died on Sunday, 4 Apr 1841 at age 2 years, 6 months and 26 days.¹

Obituary & Other Vital Info

William Furlsbury Carter was the son of: William Furlsbury Carter and Sarah York.¹

Citations

[S174] RootsWeb.com, online e-mail address, James Christopherson (unknown location), updated as of 8 Nov 2000.

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Hannah Libby Carter¹

Family

TMG ID:17454, (25 Mar 1841 - 2 Apr 1930)

Father*

William Furlsbury Carter¹ B: 1 May 1811, D: 11 Oct 1888

Mother*

Sarah York¹ B: 25 Aug 1812, D: 8 Sep 1888

Vital Statistics

Born: Hannah Libby Carter was born on Thursday, 25 Mar 1841, at Morleysville, Hancock County, Illinois^G.¹
Died on Wednesday, 2 Apr 1930 at age 89 years and 8 days.¹

Obituary & Other Vital Info

Hannah Libby Carter was the daughter of: William Furlsbury Carter and Sarah York.¹

Alias(es)

Name-Married: on Saturday, 24 Mar 1855, her married name became Mrs. Robbins (née Carter).

Union(s)

Event	Details/Notes
Marriage	Saturday, 24 Mar 1855, Hannah, age 13 years, 11 months and 27 days, and Isaac Robert Robbins were married at Provo, Utah County, Utah^G.¹

Event

Details/Notes

Marriage

Saturday, 24 Mar 1855, Hannah, age 13 years, 11 months and 27 days, and Isaac Robert Robbins were married at Provo, Utah County, Utah^G.¹

Child of: Hannah Libby Carter and Isaac Robert Robbins

Aaron Robbins² B: c 1860

Census Records

Census	Date/Location/Comment	Others Same Household
Census-1880	1880, Provo, Utah County, Utah^G	Isaac Robert Robbins²

Census

Date/Location/Comment

Others Same Household

Census-1880

1880, Provo, Utah County, Utah^G

Isaac Robert Robbins²

Citations

[S174] RootsWeb.com, online e-mail address, James Christopherson (unknown location), updated as of 8 Nov 2000.
[S98] 1 Jun 1880, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y9djv69w Tenth Census of the United States, 1880, Page 136D, film number 1255338, Utah 1880 Federal Population Census.

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Isaac Robert Robbins¹

Family

TMG ID:17455, (c 1806 - )

Vital Statistics

Born: Isaac Robert Robbins was born circa 1806, at New Jersey^G.²

Union(s)

Event	Details/Notes
Marriage	Saturday, 24 Mar 1855, Isaac and Hannah Libby Carter, age 13 years, 11 months and 27 days, daughter of: William Furlsbury Carter and Sarah York, were married at Provo, Utah County, Utah^G.¹

Event

Details/Notes

Marriage

Saturday, 24 Mar 1855, Isaac and Hannah Libby Carter, age 13 years, 11 months and 27 days, daughter of: William Furlsbury Carter and Sarah York, were married at Provo, Utah County, Utah^G.¹

Child of: Isaac Robert Robbins and Hannah Libby Carter

Aaron Robbins² B: c 1860

Census Records

Census	Date/Location/Comment	Others Same Household
Census-1880	1880, Provo, Utah County, Utah^G	Hannah Libby Carter²

Census

Date/Location/Comment

Others Same Household

Census-1880

1880, Provo, Utah County, Utah^G

Hannah Libby Carter²

Citations

[S174] RootsWeb.com, online e-mail address, James Christopherson (unknown location), updated as of 8 Nov 2000.
[S98] 1 Jun 1880, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y9djv69w Tenth Census of the United States, 1880, Page 136D, film number 1255338, Utah 1880 Federal Population Census.

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Martha York Carter¹

Family

TMG ID:17456, (16 Jun 1843 - 25 Dec 1878)

Father*

William Furlsbury Carter¹ B: 1 May 1811, D: 11 Oct 1888

Mother*

Sarah York¹ B: 25 Aug 1812, D: 8 Sep 1888

Vital Statistics

Born: Martha York Carter was born on Friday, 16 Jun 1843, at Morleysville, Hancock County, Illinois^G.¹
Died on Wednesday, 25 Dec 1878 at age 35 years, 6 months and 9 days.¹

Obituary & Other Vital Info

Martha York Carter was the daughter of: William Furlsbury Carter and Sarah York.¹
Born: Martha York Carter was born circa 1846, at Michigian^G.²

Alias(es)

Name-Married: on Monday, 28 Dec 1857, her married name became Mrs. Swazey (née Carter).

Union(s)

Event

Details/Notes

Marriage

Monday, 28 Dec 1857, Martha, age 14 years, 6 months and 12 days, and Rodney Degrass Swazey were married at Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah^G.¹

Census Records

Census

Date/Location/Comment

Others Same Household

Census-1850

1 Jun 1850, Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory^G

William Furlsbury Carter, Sarah York, Roxena Mecham, Peter York Carter, Abiah Russell Carter and Randall Lee Goodell²

Citations

[S174] RootsWeb.com, online e-mail address, James Christopherson (unknown location), updated as of 8 Nov 2000.
[S80] 1 Jun 1850, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y9393x5q, 1850 Federal US Census. Seventh Census of the United States, 1850.

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Rodney Degrass Swazey¹

TMG ID:17457

Union(s)

Event

Details/Notes

Marriage

Monday, 28 Dec 1857, Rodney and Martha York Carter, age 14 years, 6 months and 12 days, daughter of: William Furlsbury Carter and Sarah York, were married at Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah^G.¹

Citations

[S174] RootsWeb.com, online e-mail address, James Christopherson (unknown location), updated as of 8 Nov 2000.

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Sarah Melissa Carter¹

Family

TMG ID:17458, (13 Apr 1846 - 15 Apr 1872)

Father*

William Furlsbury Carter¹ B: 1 May 1811, D: 11 Oct 1888

Mother*

Sarah York¹ B: 25 Aug 1812, D: 8 Sep 1888

Vital Statistics

Born: Sarah Melissa Carter was born on Monday, 13 Apr 1846, at Nauvoo, Hancock County, Illinois^G.¹
Died on Monday, 15 Apr 1872 at age 26 years and 2 days.¹

Obituary & Other Vital Info

Sarah Melissa Carter was the daughter of: William Furlsbury Carter and Sarah York.¹

Alias(es)

Name-Married: on Saturday, 29 Jul 1865, her married name became Mrs. Topham (née Carter).

Union(s)

Event

Details/Notes

Marriage

Saturday, 29 Jul 1865, Sarah, age 19 years, 3 months and 16 days, and Thomas Thursdon Topham were married at Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah^G.¹

Citations

[S174] RootsWeb.com, online e-mail address, James Christopherson (unknown location), updated as of 8 Nov 2000.

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Thomas Thursdon Topham¹

TMG ID:17459

Union(s)

Event

Details/Notes

Marriage

Saturday, 29 Jul 1865, Thomas and Sarah Melissa Carter, age 19 years, 3 months and 16 days, daughter of: William Furlsbury Carter and Sarah York, were married at Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah^G.¹

Citations

[S174] RootsWeb.com, online e-mail address, James Christopherson (unknown location), updated as of 8 Nov 2000.

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William Aaron Carter¹

Family

TMG ID:17460, (22 Dec 1848 - 9 Feb 1928)

Father*

William Furlsbury Carter¹ B: 1 May 1811, D: 11 Oct 1888

Mother*

Sarah York¹ B: 25 Aug 1812, D: 8 Sep 1888

Vital Statistics

Born: William Aaron Carter was born on Friday, 22 Dec 1848, at Kanesville, Pottawattamie County, Iowa^G.¹
Died on Thursday, 9 Feb 1928 at Glenbar, Graham County, Arizona^G, at age 79 years, 1 month and 18 days.¹
Interred on Saturday, 11 Feb 1928 at Glenbar, Graham County, Arizona^G.¹

Obituary & Other Vital Info

William Aaron Carter was the son of: William Furlsbury Carter and Sarah York.¹

Union(s)

Event

Details/Notes

Marriage

Friday, 24 Dec 1869, William, age 21 years and 2 days, and Mariah Louisa Boyle were married at Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah^G.¹

Marriage

circa 1872, William and Mary A. Carson, daughter of: Harriet Carson, were married.²

Children of: William Aaron Carter and Mary A. Carson

Emery W. Carter² B: c 1873
Clara T. Carter² B: c 1877

Census Records

Census

Date/Location/Comment

Others Same Household

Census-1880

1880, Liberty, Jefferson County, Iowa^G

Mary A. Carson, Emery W. Carter, Clara T. Carter, Harriet Carson, Lincoln Carson and Alice O. Carson²

Citations

[S174] RootsWeb.com, online e-mail address, James Christopherson (unknown location), updated as of 8 Nov 2000.
[S98] 1 Jun 1880, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y9djv69w Tenth Census of the United States, 1880, Page 445D, film number 1254347, Iowa 1880 Federal Population Census.

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A difference of opinion is what makes horse racing and missionaries.
— Will Rogers
A fool and his money are soon elected.
— Will Rogers
A holding company is a thing where you hand an accomplice the goods while the policeman searches you.
— Will Rogers
A man only learns in two ways, one by reading, and the other by association with smarter people.
— Will Rogers
A remark generally hurts in proportion to its truth.
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About all I can say for the United States Senate is that it opens with a prayer and closes with an investigation.
— Will Rogers
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Alexander Hamilton started the U.S. Treasury with nothing, and that was the closest our country has ever been to being even.
— Will Rogers
All I know is just what I read in the papers, and that's an alibi for my ignorance.
— Will Rogers
America is a nation that conceives many odd inventions for getting somewhere but it can think of nothing to do once it gets there.
— Will Rogers
America is becoming so educated that ignorance will be a novelty. I will belong to the select few.
— Will Rogers
An economist's guess is liable to be as good as anybody else's.
— Will Rogers
An ignorant person is one who doesn't know what you have just found out.
— Will Rogers
An onion can make people cry but there's never been a vegetable that can make people laugh.
— Will Rogers
Ancient Rome declined because it had a Senate, now what's going to happen to us with both a House and a Senate?
— Will Rogers
Anything important is never left to the vote of the people. We only get to vote on some man; we never get to vote on what he is to do.
— Will Rogers
Be thankful we're not getting all the government we're paying for.
— Will Rogers
Being a hero is about the shortest-lived profession on earth.
— Will Rogers
Buy land. They ain't making any more of the stuff.
— Will Rogers
Chaotic action is preferable to orderly inaction.
— Will Rogers
Communism to me is one-third practice and two-thirds explanation.
— Will Rogers
Democrats never agree on anything, that's why they're Democrats. If they agreed with each other, they would be Republicans.
— Will Rogers
Diplomacy is the art of saying 'Nice doggie' until you can find a rock.
— Will Rogers
Diplomats are just as essential to starting a war as soldiers are for finishing it... You take diplomacy out of war, and the thing would fall flat in a week.
— Will Rogers
Do the best you can, and don't take life too serious.
— Will Rogers
Don't gamble; take all your savings and buy some good stock and hold it till it goes up, then sell it. If it don't go up, don't buy it.
— Will Rogers
Don't let yesterday use up too much of today.
— Will Rogers
Even if you're on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there.
— Will Rogers
Even though you are on the right track - you will get run over if you just sit there.
— Will Rogers
Everybody is ignorant, only on different subjects.
— Will Rogers
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— Will Rogers
Everything is funny, as long as it's happening to somebody else.
— Will Rogers
Get someone else to blow your horn and the sound will carry twice as far.
— Will Rogers
Good judgment comes from experience, and a lot of that comes from bad judgment.
— Will Rogers
Half our life is spent trying to find something to do with the time we have rushed through life trying to save.
— Will Rogers
I am not a member of any organized political party. I am a Democrat.
— Will Rogers
I belong to no organized party. I am a Democrat.
— Will Rogers
I bet after seeing us, George Washington would sue us for calling him 'father.'
— Will Rogers
I don't make jokes. I just watch the government and report the facts.
— Will Rogers
I guess there is nothing that will get your mind off everything like golf. I have never been depressed enough to take up the game, but they say you get so sore at yourself you forget to hate your enemies.
— Will Rogers
I have a scheme for stopping war. It's this - no nation is allowed to enter a war till they have paid for the last one.
— Will Rogers
I never expected to see the day when girls would get sunburned in the places they now do.
— Will Rogers
I read about eight newspapers in a day. When I'm in a town with only one newspaper, I read it eight times.
— Will Rogers
If advertisers spent the same amount of money on improving their products as they do on advertising then they wouldn't have to advertise them.
— Will Rogers
If I studied all my life, I couldn't think up half the number of funny things passed in one session of congress.
— Will Rogers
If Stupidity got us into this mess, then why can't it get us out?
— Will Rogers
If the other fellow sells cheaper than you, it is called dumping. 'Course, if you sell cheaper than him, that's mass production.
— Will Rogers
If you can build a business up big enough, it's respectable.
— Will Rogers
If you ever injected truth into politics you have no politics.
— Will Rogers
If you make any money, the government shoves you in the creek once a year with it in your pockets, and all that don't get wet you can keep.
— Will Rogers
If you want to be successful, it's just this simple. Know what you are doing. Love what you are doing. And believe in what you are doing.
— Will Rogers
I'm not a real movie star. I've still got the same wife I started out with twenty-eight years ago.
— Will Rogers
In Hollywood the woods are full of people that learned to write but evidently can't read. If they could read their stuff, they'd stop writing.
— Will Rogers
In Hollywood you can see things at night that are fast enough to be in the Olympics in the day time.
— Will Rogers
Instead of giving money to found colleges to promote learning, why don't they pass a constitutional amendment prohibiting anybody from learning anything? If it works as good as the Prohibition one did, why, in five years we would have the smartest race of people on earth.
— Will Rogers
It isn't what we don't know that gives us trouble, it's what we know that ain't so.
— Will Rogers
It's a good thing we don't get all the government we pay for.
— Will Rogers
It's easy being a humorist when you've got the whole government working for you.
— Will Rogers
It's not what you pay a man, but what he costs you that counts.
— Will Rogers
Last year we said, 'Things can't go on like this', and they didn't, they got worse.
— Will Rogers
Let advertisers spend the same amount of money improving their product that they do on advertising and they wouldn't have to advertise it.
— Will Rogers
Lettin' the cat outta the bag is a whole lot easier 'n puttin' it back in.
— Will Rogers
Liberty doesn't work as well in practice as it does in speeches.
— Will Rogers
Live in such a way that you would not be ashamed to sell your parrot to the town gossip.
— Will Rogers
Make crime pay. Become a lawyer.
— Will Rogers
Money and women are the most sought after and the least known about of any two things we have.
— Will Rogers
Never let yesterday use up too much of today.
— Will Rogers
Now if there is one thing that we do worse than any other nation, it is try and manage somebody else's affairs.
— Will Rogers
Ohio claims they are due a president as they haven't had one since Taft. Look at the United States, they have not had one since Lincoln.
— Will Rogers
On account of being a democracy and run by the people, we are the only nation in the world that has to keep a government four years, no matter what it does.
— Will Rogers
One Ad is worth more to a paper than forty Editorials.
— Will Rogers
One-third of the people in the United States promote, while the other two-thirds provide.
— Will Rogers
Our constitution protects aliens, drunks and U.S. Senators.
— Will Rogers
People are getting smarter nowadays; they are letting lawyers, instead of their conscience, be their guide.
— Will Rogers
People who fly into a rage always make a bad landing.
— Will Rogers
People's minds are changed through observation and not through argument.
— Will Rogers
Politics has become so expensive that it takes a lot of money even to be defeated.
— Will Rogers
Politics is applesauce.
— Will Rogers
Prohibition is better than no liquor at all.
— Will Rogers
So let's be honest with ourselves and not take ourselves too serious, and never condemn the other fellow for doing what we are doing every day, only in a different way.
— Will Rogers
So live that you wouldn't be ashamed to sell the family parrot to the town gossip.
— Will Rogers
Take the diplomacy out of war and the thing would fall flat in a week.
— Will Rogers
The 1928 Republican Convention opened with a prayer. If the Lord can see His way clear to bless the Republican Party the way it's been carrying on, then the rest of us ought to get it without even asking.
— Will Rogers
The best way out of a difficulty is through it.
— Will Rogers
The difference between a Republican and a Democrat is the Democrat is a cannibal they have to live off each other, while the Republicans, why, they live off the Democrats.
— Will Rogers
The farmer has to be an optimist or he wouldn't still be a farmer.
— Will Rogers
The fellow that can only see a week ahead is always the popular fellow, for he is looking with the crowd. But the one that can see years ahead, he has a telescope but he can't make anybody believe that he has it.
— Will Rogers
The income tax has made liars out of more Americans than golf.
— Will Rogers
The man with the best job in the country is the vice-president. All he has to do is get up every morning and say, 'How is the president?'
— Will Rogers
The more that learn to read the less learn how to make a living. That's one thing about a little education. It spoils you for actual work. The more you know the more you think somebody owes you a living.
— Will Rogers
The more you observe politics, the more you've got to admit that each party is worse than the other.
— Will Rogers
The movies are the only business where you can go out front and applaud yourself.
— Will Rogers
The only difference between death and taxes is that death doesn't get worse every time Congress meets.
— Will Rogers
The only time people dislike gossip is when you gossip about them.
— Will Rogers
The only way you can beat the lawyers is to die with nothing.
— Will Rogers
The schools ain't what they used to be and never was.
— Will Rogers
The time to save is now. When a dog gets a bone, he doesn't go out and make a down payment on a bigger bone. He buries the one he's got.
— Will Rogers
The United States never lost a war or won a conference.
— Will Rogers
The worst thing that happens to you may be the best thing for you if you don't let it get the best of you.
— Will Rogers
There are three kinds of men. The one that learns by reading. The few who learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence for themselves.
— Will Rogers
There is no more independence in politics than there is in jail.
— Will Rogers
There is nothing so stupid as the educated man if you get him off the thing he was educated in.
— Will Rogers
There ought to be one day - just one - when there is open season on senators.
— Will Rogers
There's no trick to being a humorist when you have the whole government working for you.
— Will Rogers
There's only one thing that can kill the movies, and that's education.
— Will Rogers
Things ain't what they used to be and never were.
— Will Rogers
Things in our country run in spite of government, not by aid of it.
— Will Rogers
This country has come to feel the same when Congress is in session as when the baby gets hold of a hammer.
— Will Rogers
This thing of being a hero, about the main thing to it is to know when to die.
— Will Rogers
We are all here for a spell, get all the good laughs you can.
— Will Rogers
We can't all be heroes, because somebody has to sit on the curb and applaud when they go by.
— Will Rogers
We don't seem to be able to check crime, so why not legalize it and then tax it out of business?
— Will Rogers
We will never have true civilization until we have learned to recognize the rights of others.
— Will Rogers
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— Will Rogers
When ignorance gets started it knows no bounds.
— Will Rogers
When should a college athlete turn pro? Not until he has earned all he can in college as an amateur.
— Will Rogers
When the Oakies left Oklahoma and moved to California, it raised the I.Q. of both states.
— Will Rogers
When you put down the good things you ought to have done, and leave out the bad ones you did do well, that's Memoirs.
— Will Rogers
Why don't they pass a constitutional amendment prohibiting anybody from learning anything? If it works as well as prohibition did, in five years Americans would be the smartest race of people on Earth.
— Will Rogers
Worrying is like paying on a debt that may never come due.
— Will Rogers
You can't say civilization don't advance... in every war they kill you in a new way.
— Will Rogers
You've got to go out on a limb sometimes because that's where the fruit is.
— Will Rogers
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— Sam Harris
No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
A woman is like a tea bag; you never know how strong it is until it's in hot water.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Do one thing every day that scares you.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Do what you feel in your heart to be right – for you’ll be criticized anyway.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
A woman is like a tea bag; you never know how strong it is until it's in hot water.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Do one thing every day that scares you.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Do what you feel in your heart to be right – for you’ll be criticized anyway.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
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— Eleanor Roosevelt
You wouldn't worry so much about what others think of you if you realized how seldom they do.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
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— Eleanor Roosevelt
Many people will walk in and out of your life, but only true friends will leave footprints in your heart.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
We are afraid to care too much, for fear that the other person does not care at all.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Learn from the mistakes of others. You can’t live long enough to make them all yourself.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
The purpose of life is to live it, to taste experience to the utmost, to reach out eagerly and without fear for newer and richer experience.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
No matter how plain a woman may be, if truth and honesty are written across her face, she will be beautiful.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
You can often change your circumstances by changing your attitude.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
If someone betrays you once, it’s their fault; if they betray you twice, it’s your fault.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Beautiful young people are accidents of nature, but beautiful old people are works of art.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
The reason that fiction is more interesting than any other form of literature, to those who really like to study people, is that in fiction the author can really tell the truth without humiliating himself.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Life was meant to be lived, and curiosity must be kept alive. One must never, for whatever reason, turn his back on life.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
To handle yourself, use your head; to handle others, use your heart.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Great minds discuss ideas. Average minds discuss events. Small minds discuss people.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
It is not fair to ask of others what you are not willing to do yourself.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Life is what you make it. Always has been, always will be.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
With the new day comes new strength and new thoughts.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Do not stop thinking of life as an adventure. You have no security unless you can live bravely, excitingly, imaginatively; unless you can choose a challenge instead of competence.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
What could we accomplish if we knew we could not fail?
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Once I had a rose named after me and I was very flattered. But I was not pleased to read the description in the catalogue: No good in a bed, but fine up against a wall.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
A mature person is one who does not think only in absolutes, who is able to be objective even when deeply stirred emotionally, who has learned that there is both good and bad in all people and in all things, and who walks humbly and deals charitably with the circumstances of life, knowing that in this world no one is all knowing and therefore all of us need both love and charity.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
You have to accept whatever comes, and the only important thing is that you meet it with the best you have to give.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
In the long run, we shape our lives, and we shape ourselves. The process never ends until we die. And the choices we make are ultimately our own responsibility.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Never allow a person to tell you 'no' who doesn't have the power to say 'yes.'
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Happiness is not a goal...it's a by-product of a life well lived.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Friendship with oneself is all important, because without it one cannot be friends with anyone else in the world.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Never mistake knowledge for wisdom. One helps you make a living; the other helps you make a life.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
No one won the last war, and no one will win the next war.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
One thing life has taught me: if you are interested, you never have to look for new interests. They come to you. When you are genuinely interested in one thing, it will always lead to something else.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Work is always an antidote to depression.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
I think, at a child's birth, if a mother could ask a fairy godmother to endow it with the most useful gift, that gift would be curiosity.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Confidence comes not from always being right but from not fearing to be wrong.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
I think that somehow, we learn who we really are and then live with that decision.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
When will our consciences grow so tender that we will act to prevent human misery rather than avenge it?
— Eleanor Roosevelt
I believe that anyone can conquer fear by doing the things he fears to do …
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Remember always that you have not only the right to be an individual; you have an obligation to be one. You cannot make any useful contribution in life unless you do this.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
People grow through experience if they meet life honestly and courageously. This is how character is built.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
It's your life-but only if you make it so.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
It isn't enough to talk about peace. One must believe in it. And it isn't enough to believe in it. One must work at it.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
A stumbling block to the pessimist is a stepping-stone to the optimist.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
When you cease to make a contribution, you begin to die.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Every time you meet a situation you think at the time it is an impossibility and you go through the tortures of the damned, once you have met it and lived through it, you find that forever after you are freer than you were before.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
One's philosophy is not best expressed in words; it is expressed in the choices one makes. In the long run, we shape our lives, and we shape ourselves. The process never ends until we die. And the choices we make are ultimately our own responsibility.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Courage is exhilarating.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
The only advantage of not being too good a housekeeper is that your guests are so pleased to feel how very much better they are.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Freedom makes a huge requirement of every human being. With freedom comes responsibility. For the person who is unwilling to grow up, the person who does not want to carry his own weight, this is a frightening prospect.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
There is not human being from whom we cannot learn something if we are interested enough to dig deep.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
The Marines I have seen around the world have the cleanest bodies, the filthiest minds, the highest morale, and the lowest morals of any group of animals I have ever seen. Thank God for the United States Marine Corps!
— Eleanor Roosevelt
As for accomplishments, I just did what I had to do as things came along.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Lest I keep my complacent way I must remember somewhere out there a person died for me today. As long as there must be war, I ask and I must answer was I worth dying for?
— Eleanor Roosevelt
The giving of love is an education in itself.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Since you get more joy out of giving joy to others, you should put a good deal of thought into the happiness that you are able to give.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
We do not have to become heroes overnight. Just a step at a time, meeting each thing that comes up, seeing it as not as dreadful as it appears, discovering that we have the strength to stare it down.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
All of life is a constant education.
— Eleanor Roosevelt

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