| i. | ANDREW J.5 CARTER, b. May 23, 1871, Bryant, Fulton County, Illinois; d. April 21, 1948, Lincoln Memorial Park, Aurora, Kane County, Illinois; m. HESTER HANNAH RILEY, February 07, 1892, Fulton County, Illinois. |
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Notes for ANDREW J. CARTER: THE AURORA DAILY BEACON-NEWS Aurora, Illinois, Wednesday, April 21, 1948 PASSES AWAY IN HOME FROM HEART ATTACK Mayor Andrew J. Carter is dead. The 76-year-old chief executive of Aurora, who had held this office since 1941, passed away at his home, 74 2. Fourth St., at 3:30 o'clock this morning following a heart attack. Mayor Carter had been troubled for two weeks or more with pains in his arms andhad for a number of years recongnized the fact that his heart was weak. Last Monday, not feeling well, he left his city hall office at noon, atho he was able to preside at the regular weekly council meeting Monday night. Yesterday again he left at noon, being taken to his home by City Engineer Gustave H. deuchler. Last night he accepted an invitation to address a meeting of the Oswego Linois club and was griven to that Kendall County community by Clay Cutter, who was in charge of the program. Speech Is Halted Midway in his speech he was forced to stop talking, complaining of a pain in his arm. He was advised to sit down until the attack had passed and was a short time later, driven by Cutter back to Aurora. Cutter later informed friends that he and Mayor Carter had sat talking in his automobile in fromt of the Carter residence for about 15 minutes. He stated that the mayor, altho apparently recovered from the seizure, had walked unsteadily as he left the car to go inot the housewhere he arrived about 9:30 o'clock. His condition did not appear serious until about 11 o'clock. A physician was summined by Mrs. Carter and administered a hypodermic injection. The physician remained for about an hour and Mrs. Carter continued to sit at her husband's bedside to care for him. It was about 3:30 o'clock that he rolled over in his sleep into such a position that Mrs. Carter, becoming alarmed, once more called the doctor and alos summoned mr. and Mrs C. Earl Bronw, friends of long stand who reside upstairs. The doctor returned immediately and pronounced Mayor Carter dead. ANDREW J. CARTER Mayor Andrew J. Carter, Aurora's grand old man to who people of the town have been wont to reger affectionately as "Andy" is dead at 76 after illniess of a few hours. Tho he had little warning he was of good conscience and unafraid. His faithful wife, Hester, wwas at his side. Thus passed from Aurora a mayor who gave it for seven years a "Golden Rule" administration-one in which the executive did by the community and its people as he would be done by. No mayor ever had more friends. He liked people. His rule was clean and frugal and honest. With his loved old corn-cob pipe and his enjoyment of good company and his unpretentiousness, he might well have been model for the "Old Timer" painting, held in such high regard and which excites so many nostalgic thoughts. Because his fellows thought of him as personfying in actions and looks the "honest man: they gave Mayor Carter, when he ran for re-election in 1945, the biggest majority ever received by a candidate for office. He rejoiced in the confidence expressed in him, just as he rejoiced in the good story and in the good bargain won and in people who rejoice in good come to others. He could say No emphatically if he thought the bounds of good taste were to be infringed upon or more money was to be spent than could be afforded. he got much for the city at little expense: a convenient dumping ground from the Burlington reailroad for $1 a year; a spanking new automobile truck and $525 for two 12 year old junks, and below price purchases for city deparments made in consultation with council committee chairmen. The result of his saving was a reduction in the city's debt in seven years he served of something over $300,000.00. This at a time of rising costs and no increase in the corporate tax, a handicap that has made many cities go broke in recent years. With demands that people are prone to make and natural desires for improvements like a public swimming pool and more parks and golf courses and such building as a public auditorium, the call for city aid is bound to be more than its income will provide even if its tax rate should increase with the times which it has not. "Andy" Carter knew this when he heard from people and scanned the moneys coming in. He gave them much of what they asked by saving in every possible place. But he could not give all. "I shall welcome advise, but I shall be mayor." Following his election to his first term and prior to his inauguatal on April 7, 1941, mayor Carter set and unhard-of precedent by calling a conference of the members of the city council and other elected officialsto seek their advice in regard to who would be the best persons to fill various offices for which he would be called upon to make appointments. He stressed at that time that he had refused to ameke promises of joby during his campaign and that fitness for the post rather than any demands of patronage must be the deciding factor in each case. During the seven years that he served as Mayor, Mr. Carter firmly refused to countenance gambling or vice in any sort in this community and he insisted on strict adherence to the laws and ordinances regulating the sale of liquor. ..... Married at Canton Mr. Carter, who was married at Canton at the age of 21, is survived by his widow, Hester; two sons, Leonard A. of Delavan, Wis., who is now confined to St. Charles hospital here, and Donald F., of LaGrange; one daughter, Mrs. Elizabeth Jacobs of Mendota, Ill.; two grandchildren; two brothers, W.H> Carter and Frank Carter, both of Pontiac, Ill, and a sister, Mrs. Gertrude Anderson of Peoria, Illinois. ...... Born at Canton Mr. Carter was born at Bryant, Ill., May 23, 1871. After being educated in the publice shool at Breeds Station, Ill., he stated working for the Toledo, Peoria and Western railroad, which runs from Keokuk, lowa, to Effner, Ind., at the age of 19, 1891. With this railroad he started as a section hand and worked his way up to section foreman and finally telegraph operator. He was first employed by the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy railroad Sept 21, 1898 as operator and ticket agaent at Conton. He filled this job until 1905. He was elected chief of police of Canton in 1900 and served in that capacity until 1903. In 1904 he was made agent at Barstow, being transferred from his agent operator job at Canton. He served at Barstow until 1907 when he took the same type of job at Bushnell, where he served until 1909, He was then appointed trainmaster in succession at Lyons, Ill., LaCrosse, Wis., and finally in Aurora in 1913. During this time he was passenger and station inspector for Burlingoton lines west of Missouri. ...... Retired in 1933 He was promoted to assistant superintendent of the Aurora-La-Crosse division fo the Burlington in 1913 and served in that capacity for 20 years, until Jan 1, 1933 when he was retired after railroading for 42 years, 35 of which were spent with the Burlington. |
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| ii. | FANNIE E. CARTER, b. February 1872, Fulton County, Illinois; d. May 03, 1941, Banner Township, Fulton County, Illinois; m. (1) WILLIAM W. WILLIAMS, January 30, 1887, Fulton County, Illinois; m. (2) ROBERT H. WILLIAMS, April 07, 1903, Fulton County, Illinois. | ||
| iii. | ALEXANDER CARTER, b. 1875. | ||
| iv. | WILLIAM H. CARTER, b. December 1877, Illinois; m. SYLVIA. |
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Notes for WILLIAM H. CARTER: W. H. Cartee, of Wyoming, Ill., arrived here on a visit to his aunt, Mrs. Geo. Burris. He also visited his uncle, W. H. Ruark, of Portsmouth and J. L. and W. H. Burris at Hintington, W. Va. |
| v. | JAMES THOMAS CARTER, b. March 07, 1880, Smithfield, Illinois; d. September 18, 1935, Pekin, Illinois; m. ADDIE MAE ENGLE, June 20, 1908, Breeds, Illinois. | ||
| vi. | FRANK H. CARTER, b. November 1882, Fulton County, Il; m. NINA E. PALMER, May 05, 1906, Fulton County, Il. | ||
| vii. | GERTRUDE G. CARTER, b. July 07, 1885, Fulton County, Illinois; d. January 1973, Peoria, Illinois; m. JACK ANDERSON. |
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