Carter F. De Wint
Goodspeed's History of Southeast Missouri
Biographies of Scott County, 1888
Carter F. De Wint
Carter F. De Wint, a druggist of Commerce, Mo., was born in Kansas City, Mo., in 1852, and is the son of Dr. Frederick and Sarah De Wint. Frederick De Wint was a graduate of the St. Louis Medical College. He came to Commerce in 1866, and remained until his death. During the Civil War he served as surgeon in the Federal army. By his first wife, the mother of the subject of this sketch, he ad three children: Carter F., John (who died in 1866), and Sarah A. (widow of Madison Petty), of commerce. The second time, Dr. De Wint married Maggie Arnold, who was born and reared in Cape Girardeau County, Mo. To this union were born two children, Ada and Alma, now residing with Mrs. Petty, and attending school in commerce. Their mother is dead. Carter F. De Wint engaged in business on his own account, in Commerce, in 1881. After the death of his father he continued the business at his father's old stand. In 1877 his marriage with Miss Maggie Billing was celebrated. She was born and reared in Commerce, and is a daughter of D.C. Billing, a ferryman on the Mississippi River. Their union has been blessed by the birth of three children, viz: Harry C., Alta and Grace. Mr. and Mrs. De Wint are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
Submitted by Connie Perkins
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