Goshen Weekly News Times Oct. 3, 1913, pg. 3
CARL CLIFFORD CART DIES.
Carl Clifford Cart, aged 35 years, died at the home of his aunt, Mrs. Wm. Berkey, 907 South Main street, at seven o'clock Wednesday morning of tubercular trouble. Short services will be held at the house at one o'clock Friday, funeral at Whitehead cemetery west of New Paris at 2:30 by Rev. Seaman. Interment Whitehead cemetery.
Following contributed by Linda K #47400410
A Twentieth Century History and Biographical Record of Elkhart County, Indiana
Anthony Deahl
1905
George W Cart
The United States may well feel proud of the veterans of the Civil war whose efforts perpetuated the Union and made possible the history of the greatest republic on the face of the globe. As long as memory remains to the American people will they cherish the record of what occurred upon the battle fields of the south, and the soldier is honored everywhere because of the deeds he performed in order to save his country's honor. Of this class Mr Cart is a representative, being one of the worthy soldiers of Indiana during the Civil war.
He is also one of the pioneer residents of Elkhart county, having taken up his abode here many years ago. He was born February 6, 1838, and is the eighth in order of birth in a family of twelve children, four sons and eight daughters, who were born to Adam and Elizabeth Nickell Cart. The father was a native of Monroe county, West Virginia, his birth having occurred in 1797, two years before the death of George Washington. He was a blacksmith by trade while in his native state, and afterward be turned his attention to agricultural pursuits. Emigrating westward to Indiana he settled in Rush county in 1829 and purchased forty acres of raw timberland. first home was a little log cabin and it was in this pioneer structure that the subject of this review was born. The county was in its primitive condition and the pioneer settlers saw and killed many deer, while at one time a bear was seen in the vicinity of Mr Cart's home. He endured all the hardships and trials incident to pioneer lite and as the years went by he both purchased and sold land but retained possession of the original farm until the time of the Civil war, when he sold that property. While on a visit to his daughter in Elkhart county, he died in New Paris. His political support was given to the Democracy and he never faltered in his allegiance to its principles. He was a man of strong convictions, giving firm allegiance to whatever cause he believed to be right, and both he and his wife were advocates and followers of the teachings of the Presbyterian church. His wife was a native of West Virginia born in 1804 and her death occurred in 1891. In her home she was an affectionate mother and was a true and faithful friend. Mr Cart can also boast of Revolutionary ancestry, his paternal great uncle, George Cart, having been a soldier of the Revolutionary war and he related events when he saw General Washington. Mrs Cart died in Elkhart county, but both she and her husband were laid to rest in Rush county. Five of their children are now living: Elizabeth, the wife of John Q Webb, who is now living retired in Newton, Illinois; George W; Sidney A, the wife of William Berkey, who is living retired in Goshen. Indiana; Joseph, a resident of Wabash county, Indiana, who is married and follows agricultural pursuits there; and Louisa, the wife of Henry Myers of Wabash county, this state.
George W Cart was reared in the county of his nativity, sending his boyhood days under the parental roof and acquiring his education in the common schools. He pursued his studies in one of the old-time log schoolhouses. which was almost 20 by 25 feet in size, and was built of hewed logs. It was heated by a big fire-place and afterward by a stove. A desk was made by placing a board upon some wooden pins driven into the wall and the benches or seats were made of slabs with wooden legs and without backs. The pupils studied Talbert's or Ray's arithmetic and they used an old fashioned goose-quill pen in writing. Mr Cart having made many of these pens. He has witnessed many changes in the educational system of the state and rejoices in what has been accomplished for providing superior school privileges for the young.
He worked upon his father's farm in the days of his boyhood and youth and continued at home until after the outbreak of the Civil war, when at the age of twenty-five years he enlisted in Battery M First Indiana Heavy Artillery. The regiment went to the front, however, as the Twenty-first Indiana Infantry. Mr Cart joined the army in Rush county under Captain Armstrong and Colonel John A Keith, who was afterward succeeded by Colonel Hays. The date of his enlistment was September 17, 1803. and his batten was assigned to the southwest department under General Banks. After leaving Indianapolis he reported for duty at Baton Rouge, Louisiana, but before reaching that place he was under fire at the mouth of the Red river. He was often engaged in scout duty and was sent to garrison duty at Fort Williams at Baton Rouge and afterward was ordered to New Orleans to prepare for the siege of Mobile, Alabama. In April, 1865, the battery went across to the point of the mainland of Alabama, expecting to go on the expedition against Mobile, but the soldiers experienced many hardships and privations in that campaign, and on the 5th of May, 1865, Dick Taylor surrendered When the explosion of the great magazine occurred at Mobile on Thursday, May 25, 1865, Mr Cart was in the city and well remembers the occasion, for it was a scene never to be forgotten. He was in active service during the sieges of Spanish Fort and Fort Blakely and saw many incidents which have left an indelible impression upon his mind. His wife has prepared a history of his army career from incidents of his active service which he related to her, and it presents a faithful
and true picture of war scenes.
He was a brave and loyal soldier, interested in the cause for which he fought to the extent of facing danger and death if need be in an attempt to preserve the Union. He will never forget two of the events which occurred during his army life: the surrender of Lee and the assassination of Lincoln, the latter occurring when he was in the vicinity of Mobile, Alabama. From that place he was sent to Santa Ruse Island. Florida, with the heavy artillery to do duty there until the regulars took charge. Later he returned to Baton Rouge, Louisiana, where he received an honorable discharge January 15, 1866, after which he returned home to don the civilian's garb after an active and arduous service of two and a quarter years. He yet has in his possession his mother's little Bible which she gave to him at the time he entered the army.
Mr Cart returned to his home in Rush county with impaired health, but in 1807 he began farming, following that pursuit for a few years. He then turned his attention to the timber and grain business in Union township, Elkhart county, and has since made his home in this county, being a respected and worthy citizen here for more than a third of a century.
Mr Cart has been married twice. He first wedded Miss Hulda Brothers, and to them was horn a son, Carl Clifford. He was educated in the schools of Goshen, Indiana, and is now a practical farmer residing in New Paris. Mrs Cart was a native of Stark county. Ohio, and died October 29. 1879.
For his second Wife Mr Cart chose Miss Ellen Mathews, to whom he was married October 17. 1883. She was born in Elkhart county, September 11, 1851, a daughter of Edwin and Mary A (Mills) Mathews. There were thirteen children, five sons and eight daughters, in that family, but only seven are now living, while five of this number are residents of Elkhart county. The others are Alfred Mathews, a mechanic and telegraph operator who now resides in Muncie, Indiana; and Belle, the wife of Douglas Lichtenwalter, a machinist. The father was born in Logan county, Ohio, April 30, 1819, and died March 1, 1898. He came to Elkhart county when a lad of fourteen years. His educational privileges were limited and he experienced many of the hardships of pioneer life in his youth. He was descended from Revolutionary ancestry, his grandfather having been one of the soldiers of the American army in the war for independence, while his uncle, Henry, was a soldier in the war of 1812 and participated in the battle of Tippecanoe. At one time Phillip Mathews, grandfather of Mrs Cart, was proprietor of the hotel in Goshen, Indiana. The Mathews family were descended from Welsh ancestry, while the grandmother of Mrs Cart belonged to an old Mohawk Dutch family. The mother of Mrs Cart was born in Kentucky, February 22, 1826, and is of English extraction. Mr Mathews, the father of Mrs Cart, followed farming through much of his life. He gave his political support to the Whig party in early manhood and afterward joined the Republican party. He held membership in the Methodist church, to which his wife also belongs. She is still living and is a well preserved lady. Mrs Cart was reared in the county of her nativity and acquired her education in the public schools. For six terms she was a teacher in the schools of Elkhart county and is a lady of strong mentality and superior culture.
It was in 1883 that Mr and Mrs Cart took up their abode in the pleasant little village of New Paris in a cozy residence on Main street.
He may well be called a self-made man. for he has achieved success in life entirely through his own efforts. He now has a nice town property and eighty acres of fine land in Jackson township. His political allegiance has always been given the Republican party since he cast his first presidential vote for Abraham Lincoln. He has frequently been selected as a delegate to the county conventions. On the 19th of June 1901, he was appointed postmaster of New Paris, and is the present incumbent in the office, Mrs Mary Geddes acting as his deputy. This is a model post office as regards neatness and cleanliness and also the dispatch with which business is carried on. Fraternally Mr Cart affiliates with William McLaughlin Post No 508, GAR at Milford, Indiana, and has always taken great delight in attending the encampments of the members of the order, being frequently seen in attendance at the state and national meetings. He attended at Detroit in 1891, Washington in 1892, Cincinnati in 1898, Washington in 1902, Cleveland in 1901, and also in Chicago, Columbus and Indianapolis. He now has in his possession one of the camp mess implements — a spoon, knife and fork combined — as a relic of the war.
In 1881 Mr Cart, accompanied by his mother, went to visit her old home in West Virginia and while there she pointed out to him a tract of land which was first purchased in 1789 by one of the Pennsylvania pioneers and which remained in the possession of the family for ninety-two years. The Carts come of German lineage, and the name was originally spelled Kart. Mr and Mrs Cart are members of the Methodist Episcopal church at New Paris and he is one of its trustees, while Mrs Cart is recording secretary of the church and has been a member since 1866. She is also treasurer of the Ladies' Aid Society. Mr and Mrs Cart are leading citizens of New Paris, held in high esteem by all who know them, and it is with pleasure that we present their history to our readers.
CARL CLIFFORD CART DIES.
Carl Clifford Cart, aged 35 years, died at the home of his aunt, Mrs. Wm. Berkey, 907 South Main street, at seven o'clock Wednesday morning of tubercular trouble. Short services will be held at the house at one o'clock Friday, funeral at Whitehead cemetery west of New Paris at 2:30 by Rev. Seaman. Interment Whitehead cemetery.
Following contributed by Linda K #47400410
A Twentieth Century History and Biographical Record of Elkhart County, Indiana
Anthony Deahl
1905
George W Cart
The United States may well feel proud of the veterans of the Civil war whose efforts perpetuated the Union and made possible the history of the greatest republic on the face of the globe. As long as memory remains to the American people will they cherish the record of what occurred upon the battle fields of the south, and the soldier is honored everywhere because of the deeds he performed in order to save his country's honor. Of this class Mr Cart is a representative, being one of the worthy soldiers of Indiana during the Civil war.
He is also one of the pioneer residents of Elkhart county, having taken up his abode here many years ago. He was born February 6, 1838, and is the eighth in order of birth in a family of twelve children, four sons and eight daughters, who were born to Adam and Elizabeth Nickell Cart. The father was a native of Monroe county, West Virginia, his birth having occurred in 1797, two years before the death of George Washington. He was a blacksmith by trade while in his native state, and afterward be turned his attention to agricultural pursuits. Emigrating westward to Indiana he settled in Rush county in 1829 and purchased forty acres of raw timberland. first home was a little log cabin and it was in this pioneer structure that the subject of this review was born. The county was in its primitive condition and the pioneer settlers saw and killed many deer, while at one time a bear was seen in the vicinity of Mr Cart's home. He endured all the hardships and trials incident to pioneer lite and as the years went by he both purchased and sold land but retained possession of the original farm until the time of the Civil war, when he sold that property. While on a visit to his daughter in Elkhart county, he died in New Paris. His political support was given to the Democracy and he never faltered in his allegiance to its principles. He was a man of strong convictions, giving firm allegiance to whatever cause he believed to be right, and both he and his wife were advocates and followers of the teachings of the Presbyterian church. His wife was a native of West Virginia born in 1804 and her death occurred in 1891. In her home she was an affectionate mother and was a true and faithful friend. Mr Cart can also boast of Revolutionary ancestry, his paternal great uncle, George Cart, having been a soldier of the Revolutionary war and he related events when he saw General Washington. Mrs Cart died in Elkhart county, but both she and her husband were laid to rest in Rush county. Five of their children are now living: Elizabeth, the wife of John Q Webb, who is now living retired in Newton, Illinois; George W; Sidney A, the wife of William Berkey, who is living retired in Goshen. Indiana; Joseph, a resident of Wabash county, Indiana, who is married and follows agricultural pursuits there; and Louisa, the wife of Henry Myers of Wabash county, this state.
George W Cart was reared in the county of his nativity, sending his boyhood days under the parental roof and acquiring his education in the common schools. He pursued his studies in one of the old-time log schoolhouses. which was almost 20 by 25 feet in size, and was built of hewed logs. It was heated by a big fire-place and afterward by a stove. A desk was made by placing a board upon some wooden pins driven into the wall and the benches or seats were made of slabs with wooden legs and without backs. The pupils studied Talbert's or Ray's arithmetic and they used an old fashioned goose-quill pen in writing. Mr Cart having made many of these pens. He has witnessed many changes in the educational system of the state and rejoices in what has been accomplished for providing superior school privileges for the young.
He worked upon his father's farm in the days of his boyhood and youth and continued at home until after the outbreak of the Civil war, when at the age of twenty-five years he enlisted in Battery M First Indiana Heavy Artillery. The regiment went to the front, however, as the Twenty-first Indiana Infantry. Mr Cart joined the army in Rush county under Captain Armstrong and Colonel John A Keith, who was afterward succeeded by Colonel Hays. The date of his enlistment was September 17, 1803. and his batten was assigned to the southwest department under General Banks. After leaving Indianapolis he reported for duty at Baton Rouge, Louisiana, but before reaching that place he was under fire at the mouth of the Red river. He was often engaged in scout duty and was sent to garrison duty at Fort Williams at Baton Rouge and afterward was ordered to New Orleans to prepare for the siege of Mobile, Alabama. In April, 1865, the battery went across to the point of the mainland of Alabama, expecting to go on the expedition against Mobile, but the soldiers experienced many hardships and privations in that campaign, and on the 5th of May, 1865, Dick Taylor surrendered When the explosion of the great magazine occurred at Mobile on Thursday, May 25, 1865, Mr Cart was in the city and well remembers the occasion, for it was a scene never to be forgotten. He was in active service during the sieges of Spanish Fort and Fort Blakely and saw many incidents which have left an indelible impression upon his mind. His wife has prepared a history of his army career from incidents of his active service which he related to her, and it presents a faithful
and true picture of war scenes.
He was a brave and loyal soldier, interested in the cause for which he fought to the extent of facing danger and death if need be in an attempt to preserve the Union. He will never forget two of the events which occurred during his army life: the surrender of Lee and the assassination of Lincoln, the latter occurring when he was in the vicinity of Mobile, Alabama. From that place he was sent to Santa Ruse Island. Florida, with the heavy artillery to do duty there until the regulars took charge. Later he returned to Baton Rouge, Louisiana, where he received an honorable discharge January 15, 1866, after which he returned home to don the civilian's garb after an active and arduous service of two and a quarter years. He yet has in his possession his mother's little Bible which she gave to him at the time he entered the army.
Mr Cart returned to his home in Rush county with impaired health, but in 1807 he began farming, following that pursuit for a few years. He then turned his attention to the timber and grain business in Union township, Elkhart county, and has since made his home in this county, being a respected and worthy citizen here for more than a third of a century.
Mr Cart has been married twice. He first wedded Miss Hulda Brothers, and to them was horn a son, Carl Clifford. He was educated in the schools of Goshen, Indiana, and is now a practical farmer residing in New Paris. Mrs Cart was a native of Stark county. Ohio, and died October 29. 1879.
For his second Wife Mr Cart chose Miss Ellen Mathews, to whom he was married October 17. 1883. She was born in Elkhart county, September 11, 1851, a daughter of Edwin and Mary A (Mills) Mathews. There were thirteen children, five sons and eight daughters, in that family, but only seven are now living, while five of this number are residents of Elkhart county. The others are Alfred Mathews, a mechanic and telegraph operator who now resides in Muncie, Indiana; and Belle, the wife of Douglas Lichtenwalter, a machinist. The father was born in Logan county, Ohio, April 30, 1819, and died March 1, 1898. He came to Elkhart county when a lad of fourteen years. His educational privileges were limited and he experienced many of the hardships of pioneer life in his youth. He was descended from Revolutionary ancestry, his grandfather having been one of the soldiers of the American army in the war for independence, while his uncle, Henry, was a soldier in the war of 1812 and participated in the battle of Tippecanoe. At one time Phillip Mathews, grandfather of Mrs Cart, was proprietor of the hotel in Goshen, Indiana. The Mathews family were descended from Welsh ancestry, while the grandmother of Mrs Cart belonged to an old Mohawk Dutch family. The mother of Mrs Cart was born in Kentucky, February 22, 1826, and is of English extraction. Mr Mathews, the father of Mrs Cart, followed farming through much of his life. He gave his political support to the Whig party in early manhood and afterward joined the Republican party. He held membership in the Methodist church, to which his wife also belongs. She is still living and is a well preserved lady. Mrs Cart was reared in the county of her nativity and acquired her education in the public schools. For six terms she was a teacher in the schools of Elkhart county and is a lady of strong mentality and superior culture.
It was in 1883 that Mr and Mrs Cart took up their abode in the pleasant little village of New Paris in a cozy residence on Main street.
He may well be called a self-made man. for he has achieved success in life entirely through his own efforts. He now has a nice town property and eighty acres of fine land in Jackson township. His political allegiance has always been given the Republican party since he cast his first presidential vote for Abraham Lincoln. He has frequently been selected as a delegate to the county conventions. On the 19th of June 1901, he was appointed postmaster of New Paris, and is the present incumbent in the office, Mrs Mary Geddes acting as his deputy. This is a model post office as regards neatness and cleanliness and also the dispatch with which business is carried on. Fraternally Mr Cart affiliates with William McLaughlin Post No 508, GAR at Milford, Indiana, and has always taken great delight in attending the encampments of the members of the order, being frequently seen in attendance at the state and national meetings. He attended at Detroit in 1891, Washington in 1892, Cincinnati in 1898, Washington in 1902, Cleveland in 1901, and also in Chicago, Columbus and Indianapolis. He now has in his possession one of the camp mess implements — a spoon, knife and fork combined — as a relic of the war.
In 1881 Mr Cart, accompanied by his mother, went to visit her old home in West Virginia and while there she pointed out to him a tract of land which was first purchased in 1789 by one of the Pennsylvania pioneers and which remained in the possession of the family for ninety-two years. The Carts come of German lineage, and the name was originally spelled Kart. Mr and Mrs Cart are members of the Methodist Episcopal church at New Paris and he is one of its trustees, while Mrs Cart is recording secretary of the church and has been a member since 1866. She is also treasurer of the Ladies' Aid Society. Mr and Mrs Cart are leading citizens of New Paris, held in high esteem by all who know them, and it is with pleasure that we present their history to our readers.
Goshen Weekly News Times Oct. 3, 1913, pg. 3
CARL CLIFFORD CART DIES.
Carl Clifford Cart, aged 35 years, died at the home of his aunt, Mrs. Wm. Berkey, 907 South Main street, at seven o'clock Wednesday morning of tubercular trouble. Short services will be held at the house at one o'clock Friday, funeral at Whitehead cemetery west of New Paris at 2:30 by Rev. Seaman. Interment Whitehead cemetery.
Following contributed by Linda K #47400410
A Twentieth Century History and Biographical Record of Elkhart County, Indiana
Anthony Deahl
1905
George W Cart
The United States may well feel proud of the veterans of the Civil war whose efforts perpetuated the Union and made possible the history of the greatest republic on the face of the globe. As long as memory remains to the American people will they cherish the record of what occurred upon the battle fields of the south, and the soldier is honored everywhere because of the deeds he performed in order to save his country's honor. Of this class Mr Cart is a representative, being one of the worthy soldiers of Indiana during the Civil war.
He is also one of the pioneer residents of Elkhart county, having taken up his abode here many years ago. He was born February 6, 1838, and is the eighth in order of birth in a family of twelve children, four sons and eight daughters, who were born to Adam and Elizabeth Nickell Cart. The father was a native of Monroe county, West Virginia, his birth having occurred in 1797, two years before the death of George Washington. He was a blacksmith by trade while in his native state, and afterward be turned his attention to agricultural pursuits. Emigrating westward to Indiana he settled in Rush county in 1829 and purchased forty acres of raw timberland. first home was a little log cabin and it was in this pioneer structure that the subject of this review was born. The county was in its primitive condition and the pioneer settlers saw and killed many deer, while at one time a bear was seen in the vicinity of Mr Cart's home. He endured all the hardships and trials incident to pioneer lite and as the years went by he both purchased and sold land but retained possession of the original farm until the time of the Civil war, when he sold that property. While on a visit to his daughter in Elkhart county, he died in New Paris. His political support was given to the Democracy and he never faltered in his allegiance to its principles. He was a man of strong convictions, giving firm allegiance to whatever cause he believed to be right, and both he and his wife were advocates and followers of the teachings of the Presbyterian church. His wife was a native of West Virginia born in 1804 and her death occurred in 1891. In her home she was an affectionate mother and was a true and faithful friend. Mr Cart can also boast of Revolutionary ancestry, his paternal great uncle, George Cart, having been a soldier of the Revolutionary war and he related events when he saw General Washington. Mrs Cart died in Elkhart county, but both she and her husband were laid to rest in Rush county. Five of their children are now living: Elizabeth, the wife of John Q Webb, who is now living retired in Newton, Illinois; George W; Sidney A, the wife of William Berkey, who is living retired in Goshen. Indiana; Joseph, a resident of Wabash county, Indiana, who is married and follows agricultural pursuits there; and Louisa, the wife of Henry Myers of Wabash county, this state.
George W Cart was reared in the county of his nativity, sending his boyhood days under the parental roof and acquiring his education in the common schools. He pursued his studies in one of the old-time log schoolhouses. which was almost 20 by 25 feet in size, and was built of hewed logs. It was heated by a big fire-place and afterward by a stove. A desk was made by placing a board upon some wooden pins driven into the wall and the benches or seats were made of slabs with wooden legs and without backs. The pupils studied Talbert's or Ray's arithmetic and they used an old fashioned goose-quill pen in writing. Mr Cart having made many of these pens. He has witnessed many changes in the educational system of the state and rejoices in what has been accomplished for providing superior school privileges for the young.
He worked upon his father's farm in the days of his boyhood and youth and continued at home until after the outbreak of the Civil war, when at the age of twenty-five years he enlisted in Battery M First Indiana Heavy Artillery. The regiment went to the front, however, as the Twenty-first Indiana Infantry. Mr Cart joined the army in Rush county under Captain Armstrong and Colonel John A Keith, who was afterward succeeded by Colonel Hays. The date of his enlistment was September 17, 1803. and his batten was assigned to the southwest department under General Banks. After leaving Indianapolis he reported for duty at Baton Rouge, Louisiana, but before reaching that place he was under fire at the mouth of the Red river. He was often engaged in scout duty and was sent to garrison duty at Fort Williams at Baton Rouge and afterward was ordered to New Orleans to prepare for the siege of Mobile, Alabama. In April, 1865, the battery went across to the point of the mainland of Alabama, expecting to go on the expedition against Mobile, but the soldiers experienced many hardships and privations in that campaign, and on the 5th of May, 1865, Dick Taylor surrendered When the explosion of the great magazine occurred at Mobile on Thursday, May 25, 1865, Mr Cart was in the city and well remembers the occasion, for it was a scene never to be forgotten. He was in active service during the sieges of Spanish Fort and Fort Blakely and saw many incidents which have left an indelible impression upon his mind. His wife has prepared a history of his army career from incidents of his active service which he related to her, and it presents a faithful
and true picture of war scenes.
He was a brave and loyal soldier, interested in the cause for which he fought to the extent of facing danger and death if need be in an attempt to preserve the Union. He will never forget two of the events which occurred during his army life: the surrender of Lee and the assassination of Lincoln, the latter occurring when he was in the vicinity of Mobile, Alabama. From that place he was sent to Santa Ruse Island. Florida, with the heavy artillery to do duty there until the regulars took charge. Later he returned to Baton Rouge, Louisiana, where he received an honorable discharge January 15, 1866, after which he returned home to don the civilian's garb after an active and arduous service of two and a quarter years. He yet has in his possession his mother's little Bible which she gave to him at the time he entered the army.
Mr Cart returned to his home in Rush county with impaired health, but in 1807 he began farming, following that pursuit for a few years. He then turned his attention to the timber and grain business in Union township, Elkhart county, and has since made his home in this county, being a respected and worthy citizen here for more than a third of a century.
Mr Cart has been married twice. He first wedded Miss Hulda Brothers, and to them was horn a son, Carl Clifford. He was educated in the schools of Goshen, Indiana, and is now a practical farmer residing in New Paris. Mrs Cart was a native of Stark county. Ohio, and died October 29. 1879.
For his second Wife Mr Cart chose Miss Ellen Mathews, to whom he was married October 17. 1883. She was born in Elkhart county, September 11, 1851, a daughter of Edwin and Mary A (Mills) Mathews. There were thirteen children, five sons and eight daughters, in that family, but only seven are now living, while five of this number are residents of Elkhart county. The others are Alfred Mathews, a mechanic and telegraph operator who now resides in Muncie, Indiana; and Belle, the wife of Douglas Lichtenwalter, a machinist. The father was born in Logan county, Ohio, April 30, 1819, and died March 1, 1898. He came to Elkhart county when a lad of fourteen years. His educational privileges were limited and he experienced many of the hardships of pioneer life in his youth. He was descended from Revolutionary ancestry, his grandfather having been one of the soldiers of the American army in the war for independence, while his uncle, Henry, was a soldier in the war of 1812 and participated in the battle of Tippecanoe. At one time Phillip Mathews, grandfather of Mrs Cart, was proprietor of the hotel in Goshen, Indiana. The Mathews family were descended from Welsh ancestry, while the grandmother of Mrs Cart belonged to an old Mohawk Dutch family. The mother of Mrs Cart was born in Kentucky, February 22, 1826, and is of English extraction. Mr Mathews, the father of Mrs Cart, followed farming through much of his life. He gave his political support to the Whig party in early manhood and afterward joined the Republican party. He held membership in the Methodist church, to which his wife also belongs. She is still living and is a well preserved lady. Mrs Cart was reared in the county of her nativity and acquired her education in the public schools. For six terms she was a teacher in the schools of Elkhart county and is a lady of strong mentality and superior culture.
It was in 1883 that Mr and Mrs Cart took up their abode in the pleasant little village of New Paris in a cozy residence on Main street.
He may well be called a self-made man. for he has achieved success in life entirely through his own efforts. He now has a nice town property and eighty acres of fine land in Jackson township. His political allegiance has always been given the Republican party since he cast his first presidential vote for Abraham Lincoln. He has frequently been selected as a delegate to the county conventions. On the 19th of June 1901, he was appointed postmaster of New Paris, and is the present incumbent in the office, Mrs Mary Geddes acting as his deputy. This is a model post office as regards neatness and cleanliness and also the dispatch with which business is carried on. Fraternally Mr Cart affiliates with William McLaughlin Post No 508, GAR at Milford, Indiana, and has always taken great delight in attending the encampments of the members of the order, being frequently seen in attendance at the state and national meetings. He attended at Detroit in 1891, Washington in 1892, Cincinnati in 1898, Washington in 1902, Cleveland in 1901, and also in Chicago, Columbus and Indianapolis. He now has in his possession one of the camp mess implements — a spoon, knife and fork combined — as a relic of the war.
In 1881 Mr Cart, accompanied by his mother, went to visit her old home in West Virginia and while there she pointed out to him a tract of land which was first purchased in 1789 by one of the Pennsylvania pioneers and which remained in the possession of the family for ninety-two years. The Carts come of German lineage, and the name was originally spelled Kart. Mr and Mrs Cart are members of the Methodist Episcopal church at New Paris and he is one of its trustees, while Mrs Cart is recording secretary of the church and has been a member since 1866. She is also treasurer of the Ladies' Aid Society. Mr and Mrs Cart are leading citizens of New Paris, held in high esteem by all who know them, and it is with pleasure that we present their history to our readers.
CARL CLIFFORD CART DIES.
Carl Clifford Cart, aged 35 years, died at the home of his aunt, Mrs. Wm. Berkey, 907 South Main street, at seven o'clock Wednesday morning of tubercular trouble. Short services will be held at the house at one o'clock Friday, funeral at Whitehead cemetery west of New Paris at 2:30 by Rev. Seaman. Interment Whitehead cemetery.
Following contributed by Linda K #47400410
A Twentieth Century History and Biographical Record of Elkhart County, Indiana
Anthony Deahl
1905
George W Cart
The United States may well feel proud of the veterans of the Civil war whose efforts perpetuated the Union and made possible the history of the greatest republic on the face of the globe. As long as memory remains to the American people will they cherish the record of what occurred upon the battle fields of the south, and the soldier is honored everywhere because of the deeds he performed in order to save his country's honor. Of this class Mr Cart is a representative, being one of the worthy soldiers of Indiana during the Civil war.
He is also one of the pioneer residents of Elkhart county, having taken up his abode here many years ago. He was born February 6, 1838, and is the eighth in order of birth in a family of twelve children, four sons and eight daughters, who were born to Adam and Elizabeth Nickell Cart. The father was a native of Monroe county, West Virginia, his birth having occurred in 1797, two years before the death of George Washington. He was a blacksmith by trade while in his native state, and afterward be turned his attention to agricultural pursuits. Emigrating westward to Indiana he settled in Rush county in 1829 and purchased forty acres of raw timberland. first home was a little log cabin and it was in this pioneer structure that the subject of this review was born. The county was in its primitive condition and the pioneer settlers saw and killed many deer, while at one time a bear was seen in the vicinity of Mr Cart's home. He endured all the hardships and trials incident to pioneer lite and as the years went by he both purchased and sold land but retained possession of the original farm until the time of the Civil war, when he sold that property. While on a visit to his daughter in Elkhart county, he died in New Paris. His political support was given to the Democracy and he never faltered in his allegiance to its principles. He was a man of strong convictions, giving firm allegiance to whatever cause he believed to be right, and both he and his wife were advocates and followers of the teachings of the Presbyterian church. His wife was a native of West Virginia born in 1804 and her death occurred in 1891. In her home she was an affectionate mother and was a true and faithful friend. Mr Cart can also boast of Revolutionary ancestry, his paternal great uncle, George Cart, having been a soldier of the Revolutionary war and he related events when he saw General Washington. Mrs Cart died in Elkhart county, but both she and her husband were laid to rest in Rush county. Five of their children are now living: Elizabeth, the wife of John Q Webb, who is now living retired in Newton, Illinois; George W; Sidney A, the wife of William Berkey, who is living retired in Goshen. Indiana; Joseph, a resident of Wabash county, Indiana, who is married and follows agricultural pursuits there; and Louisa, the wife of Henry Myers of Wabash county, this state.
George W Cart was reared in the county of his nativity, sending his boyhood days under the parental roof and acquiring his education in the common schools. He pursued his studies in one of the old-time log schoolhouses. which was almost 20 by 25 feet in size, and was built of hewed logs. It was heated by a big fire-place and afterward by a stove. A desk was made by placing a board upon some wooden pins driven into the wall and the benches or seats were made of slabs with wooden legs and without backs. The pupils studied Talbert's or Ray's arithmetic and they used an old fashioned goose-quill pen in writing. Mr Cart having made many of these pens. He has witnessed many changes in the educational system of the state and rejoices in what has been accomplished for providing superior school privileges for the young.
He worked upon his father's farm in the days of his boyhood and youth and continued at home until after the outbreak of the Civil war, when at the age of twenty-five years he enlisted in Battery M First Indiana Heavy Artillery. The regiment went to the front, however, as the Twenty-first Indiana Infantry. Mr Cart joined the army in Rush county under Captain Armstrong and Colonel John A Keith, who was afterward succeeded by Colonel Hays. The date of his enlistment was September 17, 1803. and his batten was assigned to the southwest department under General Banks. After leaving Indianapolis he reported for duty at Baton Rouge, Louisiana, but before reaching that place he was under fire at the mouth of the Red river. He was often engaged in scout duty and was sent to garrison duty at Fort Williams at Baton Rouge and afterward was ordered to New Orleans to prepare for the siege of Mobile, Alabama. In April, 1865, the battery went across to the point of the mainland of Alabama, expecting to go on the expedition against Mobile, but the soldiers experienced many hardships and privations in that campaign, and on the 5th of May, 1865, Dick Taylor surrendered When the explosion of the great magazine occurred at Mobile on Thursday, May 25, 1865, Mr Cart was in the city and well remembers the occasion, for it was a scene never to be forgotten. He was in active service during the sieges of Spanish Fort and Fort Blakely and saw many incidents which have left an indelible impression upon his mind. His wife has prepared a history of his army career from incidents of his active service which he related to her, and it presents a faithful
and true picture of war scenes.
He was a brave and loyal soldier, interested in the cause for which he fought to the extent of facing danger and death if need be in an attempt to preserve the Union. He will never forget two of the events which occurred during his army life: the surrender of Lee and the assassination of Lincoln, the latter occurring when he was in the vicinity of Mobile, Alabama. From that place he was sent to Santa Ruse Island. Florida, with the heavy artillery to do duty there until the regulars took charge. Later he returned to Baton Rouge, Louisiana, where he received an honorable discharge January 15, 1866, after which he returned home to don the civilian's garb after an active and arduous service of two and a quarter years. He yet has in his possession his mother's little Bible which she gave to him at the time he entered the army.
Mr Cart returned to his home in Rush county with impaired health, but in 1807 he began farming, following that pursuit for a few years. He then turned his attention to the timber and grain business in Union township, Elkhart county, and has since made his home in this county, being a respected and worthy citizen here for more than a third of a century.
Mr Cart has been married twice. He first wedded Miss Hulda Brothers, and to them was horn a son, Carl Clifford. He was educated in the schools of Goshen, Indiana, and is now a practical farmer residing in New Paris. Mrs Cart was a native of Stark county. Ohio, and died October 29. 1879.
For his second Wife Mr Cart chose Miss Ellen Mathews, to whom he was married October 17. 1883. She was born in Elkhart county, September 11, 1851, a daughter of Edwin and Mary A (Mills) Mathews. There were thirteen children, five sons and eight daughters, in that family, but only seven are now living, while five of this number are residents of Elkhart county. The others are Alfred Mathews, a mechanic and telegraph operator who now resides in Muncie, Indiana; and Belle, the wife of Douglas Lichtenwalter, a machinist. The father was born in Logan county, Ohio, April 30, 1819, and died March 1, 1898. He came to Elkhart county when a lad of fourteen years. His educational privileges were limited and he experienced many of the hardships of pioneer life in his youth. He was descended from Revolutionary ancestry, his grandfather having been one of the soldiers of the American army in the war for independence, while his uncle, Henry, was a soldier in the war of 1812 and participated in the battle of Tippecanoe. At one time Phillip Mathews, grandfather of Mrs Cart, was proprietor of the hotel in Goshen, Indiana. The Mathews family were descended from Welsh ancestry, while the grandmother of Mrs Cart belonged to an old Mohawk Dutch family. The mother of Mrs Cart was born in Kentucky, February 22, 1826, and is of English extraction. Mr Mathews, the father of Mrs Cart, followed farming through much of his life. He gave his political support to the Whig party in early manhood and afterward joined the Republican party. He held membership in the Methodist church, to which his wife also belongs. She is still living and is a well preserved lady. Mrs Cart was reared in the county of her nativity and acquired her education in the public schools. For six terms she was a teacher in the schools of Elkhart county and is a lady of strong mentality and superior culture.
It was in 1883 that Mr and Mrs Cart took up their abode in the pleasant little village of New Paris in a cozy residence on Main street.
He may well be called a self-made man. for he has achieved success in life entirely through his own efforts. He now has a nice town property and eighty acres of fine land in Jackson township. His political allegiance has always been given the Republican party since he cast his first presidential vote for Abraham Lincoln. He has frequently been selected as a delegate to the county conventions. On the 19th of June 1901, he was appointed postmaster of New Paris, and is the present incumbent in the office, Mrs Mary Geddes acting as his deputy. This is a model post office as regards neatness and cleanliness and also the dispatch with which business is carried on. Fraternally Mr Cart affiliates with William McLaughlin Post No 508, GAR at Milford, Indiana, and has always taken great delight in attending the encampments of the members of the order, being frequently seen in attendance at the state and national meetings. He attended at Detroit in 1891, Washington in 1892, Cincinnati in 1898, Washington in 1902, Cleveland in 1901, and also in Chicago, Columbus and Indianapolis. He now has in his possession one of the camp mess implements — a spoon, knife and fork combined — as a relic of the war.
In 1881 Mr Cart, accompanied by his mother, went to visit her old home in West Virginia and while there she pointed out to him a tract of land which was first purchased in 1789 by one of the Pennsylvania pioneers and which remained in the possession of the family for ninety-two years. The Carts come of German lineage, and the name was originally spelled Kart. Mr and Mrs Cart are members of the Methodist Episcopal church at New Paris and he is one of its trustees, while Mrs Cart is recording secretary of the church and has been a member since 1866. She is also treasurer of the Ladies' Aid Society. Mr and Mrs Cart are leading citizens of New Paris, held in high esteem by all who know them, and it is with pleasure that we present their history to our readers.
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