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Abram Carrier Abram Carrier
was born in Shenandoah County, Virginia, December 25, 1825, and his long, useful
and honored career is a continuous chronicle of thrift and activity.
His parents, Solomon and Elizabeth (Holvey) Carrier, were both natives of
Virginia and were of that hardy stock from which the pioneers of this continent
sprang. In
1835 this family moved to Ohio, at that time largely a wilderness and it was in
the midst of such wholesome conditions that the subject grew up.
Following the pursuit of farming, the father remained in Ohio until his
death, which occurred on October 9, 1840, at the age of sixty-seven years.
Six years later the mother died at about the same age.
Thirteen children were born to them, Abram, being the seventh son and
today, the sole survivor. Receiving
a common school education in the subscription schools of his day, Mr. Carrier
supplemented this by learning the blacksmith's trade at Hillsboro, Highland
County, Ohio, where he remained about a year after the death of his father.
From there he went to Fayetteville. Brown County, Ohio, starting a shop
of his own. Here, on March 24,
1846, he was united in marriage with Sarah Jane Anderson, daughter of John and
Mary (Lemon) Anderson, both of whom were natives of York County, Pennsylvania.
From Fayetteville, Mr. Carrier moved to Belmont County, Ohio, where he
continued blacksmithing, remaining there a little over ten years.
In April 1857, he started westward and located at Newton, Jasper County,
Iowa, purchasing a farm soon afterwards just south of the town, which place he
still owns. While he has done some blacksmithing since he came here; his
attention has been very largely devoted to agricultural pursuits and stock
raising, and today, having prospered through close application and good
management, he is one of the County's largest land owners, being the possessor
of over six hundred acres of valuable land, well improved and admirably adapted
for high grade farming. Eight
children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Carrier, namely: Mary Ellen, born July
12, 1847, died in infancy; William Alexander, born March 14, 1848, died in 1849;
Emma Elizabeth, born April 5, 1851, married on October 27, 1905, to Isaac
Templin, and they are both now deceased; Amanda, born February 28, 1853, is the
wife of C. K. Bumell, of Newton; Frank, born May 21, 1855, resides at this time
on the home farm; he married Sophia Harbold; Milton A., born August l, 1859,
resides in Newton; he married Fanny Hart and is engaged in the mercantile
business; William, born in .Jasper County, Iowa, September 17, 1864, is a
partner of his father in many of his enterprises
and is one of the well known and prominent young business men of the County. He is the active manager of all his father's landed
interests, comprising nine hundred acres in all.
Besides this he devotes much attention to stock buying, raising, feeding
and shipping. He is also a
well-known breeder of shorthorn cattle and Percheron horses. He has sold many car loads of these fine cattle in various
parts of the Union, in fact, in nearly every state.
On September 26, 1890, he was united in marriage with Dillie Brown,
daughter of Joseph Brown, of Jefferson County, Pennsylvania.
Mr. Brown came to Jasper County, Iowa, in 1887, and died at the home of
Mr. Carrier some years later. Mrs.
Brown is at present making her home with her daughter, Mrs. Carrier. William Carrier is a member of the Shorthorn Breeders Association and the Percheron Society. He is also a member and director of the Jasper County Agricultural Society and vice-president of the Fine Stock Breeders Association of this County. He is also a member of the Newton Business Men's Association, and fraternally belongs to the Delta Lodge No. 53, Knights of Pythias, at Newton. Besides
his farming interests, Mr. Carrier has an ice business, which has attained
extensive proportions, selling about two thousand tons annually. He owns
one-half of the building in which his brother's dry goods store is located, and
he has valuable city property in Everett, Washington.
He has made frequent trips to that state, in fact, has traveled
extensively throughout the West and in British America. His wife is a member of
the Presbyterian Church of Newton and is a niece of Rev. Mr. Brown, who was
pastor of that Church for nine years. Carrie
Anna Carrier, youngest child of Abram Carrier and wife, was born October 2,
1870, married J. H. Moscrip, and is now residing with her parents in Newton. Mr.
Carrier has always been prominently allied with the agricultural and business
activities of Jasper County. For
six years he was president of the Jasper County Agricultural Society.
He is also a breeder of fine livestock, especially shorthorn cattle.
He is a member of the Shorthorn Breeders Association.
Both he and his wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
In politics he is a Democrat, and while he has never aspired to be a
political leader he has always stood ready to support all laudable movements
looking to the betterment of this locality in civic, material and moral matters
and he and his wife have the esteem of a wide circle of friends,—in fact, no
family in the County is more prominent socially and in business circles than the
Carriers. The Past and Present of Jasper County, Gen. James B. Weaver, Editor-In-Chief, 1912 B.F. Bowen Co., Indianapolis, IN, p. 979. |
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