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Henry Fisher Carman

Birth	:	11 Jul 1824 Leeds, Leeds and Grenville United Counties, Ontario, Canada
Death	:	13 Sep 1905 Campbell County, South Dakota, USA
Burial	:	Masontown Cemetery, Masontown, Preston County, USA
Coordinate	:	39.5492220, -79.7985150
Description	:	Also father of Roman, Sarah and Alice. Henry Fisher Carman was born in Leeds, Ontario, Canada, July 11, 1824. He moved with his parents to Rockford, Illinois in 1839, and after a few months of pioneer life, he left home and started a new home in Clayton County, Iowa, near Strawberry Point, which place still bears the name he gave it. Hearing of gold being discovered in California in 1848, he started down the Mississippi River to New Orleans to go by way of Panama. Trouble at Panama prevented his sailing at that point, therefore he joined Captain Thorn’s company and crossed... Read More	Also father of Roman, Sarah and Alice. Henry Fisher Carman was born in Leeds, Ontario, Canada, July 11, 1824. He moved with his parents to Rockford, Illinois in 1839, and after a few months of pioneer life, he left home and started a new home in Clayton County, Iowa, near Strawberry Point, which place still bears the name he gave it. Hearing of gold being discovered in California in 1848, he started down the Mississippi River to New Orleans to go by way of Panama. Trouble at Panama prevented his sailing at that point, therefore he joined Captain Thorn’s company and crossed the so-called “Great American Desert,” where they nearly perished for water, and encountered many dangers, fighting Indians and buffalo which the plains abounded in, in the early days. He resided in California for eight years, going through all the hardships and vicissitudes of a miner’s life. In 1856 he returned to the home of his parents in Rockford, Illinois. In 1858 he married Alice Irene Holcomb and moved to Floyd County, Iowa, where he resided for nearly thirty years. Children born to them were: Roman Henry Carman – October 30, 1858 Sarah Beatrice Carman – October 9, 1860 Marcellus Ellsworth Carman – May 13, 1862, died March 1951 Silas Sigil Carman – November 17, 1864 Alice Bell Carman – February 6, 1866 Nellie May Carman – June 5, 1868, died Sept 12, 1947 Denslay Lincoln Carman – June 5, 1868, died August 24, 1934 Charlie Ross Carman – August 20, 1874, died Feb. 22, 1936 In 1886 he moved his family to Campbell County, South Dakota. Here they lived in a sod house. Mandy hardships were encountered, but Alice was a very enterprising woman. Besides sewing and cooking, she also loved flowers. She also was a poet, as you see from the letter she wrote to Henry, when she must have needed a vacation. In 1900, a new lovely wood house was built. There is a picture of this house and the group that gathered for the dedication, I suppose. My dad Charlie, didn’t tell me too much about his childhood. He did say he had a pet deer. It was so tame it often walked into the house. Once when my grandma Alice had baked some cookies, she left the door open and the deer came walking in and when she arrived, it was enjoying the cookies. Since my mother lived about eight miles from the Carman Ranch, she remembered the children would see the deer while they were walking home from school. The deer would get velvet on its antlers and would try to rub its antlers on the children. This scared them and their parents made my dad put him in a pen. Dad really felt sorry for his pet, so as he went by the pen, he would put an ear of corn in for him to eat. Thus the deer got fat (with no exercise), and soon died. The Post Office was in my grandpa and grandma Skartvedt’s home, named “Tislo.” My dad would go to Tislo for the mail and soon found the pretty young daughter there, Elma, very interesting. Soon he was coming for more than mail. My mom says he used to bring gum for her little brothers and sisters. My Uncle Elmore was about three old and when he saw Charlie come, he would “Dot any Dum?” By the way, they went together seven years before they were married. There were some “Seventh Day Evangelists” who came through there, and my grandma Alice and two of the boys, Marcellus (Uncle Marc) and Silas all became Adventists. My dad says he and his mother read the Bible through many times. Maybe since my mother was a Lutheran, and her dad the pastor, he may have had reservations about another religion. This may have been one of the reasons he did not go to church with us, who mother raised as Lutheran. But when my father was dying, (he had a stroke), I asked him if he loved Jesus as his Saviour, and he said “yes.” We prayed together and my thinks he had a vision of his mother. Another family in the community were the Skinners. They had a store near their ranch, and my mother tells the story of the Indian celebration. They had a big family too, like all the pioneers, and three of the Skinners married three Carmans. Aunt Nellie married George Skinner. Sadie married Frank Skinner, and Silas married Fannie Skinnner. Henry Fisher Carman died at his home in Campbell County, at 12 noon, September 13, 1905, at the age of 81 years, 2 months, and 2 days. He was laid to rest in the Bangor Cemetery beside his two oldest children. My dad, Charlie, continued to live on the homeplace, taking care of his mother. I am told he brought his mother to visit her daughter (Aunt Nellie) in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. According to the article about his sale, he must have intended to stay in that area. They were trying to find relief fro the rheumatism she suffered from. Alice Irene Carman died at Coeur d’Alene, ID on July 10, 1907. She was buried at Bangor, South Dakota beside her husband and children. Submitted by trscarter

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Where is Henry Fisher Carman's memorial?
Henry Fisher Carman's memorial is located at: Masontown Cemetery, Masontown, Preston County, USA.
When did Henry Fisher Carman death?
Henry Fisher Carman death on 13 Sep 1905 in Campbell County, South Dakota, USA
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Latitude: 39.5492220
Longitude: -79.7985150

Family Members:

Parent

Spouse

Alice Irene Holcomb Carman

(1840 - 1907)

Siblings

Alpheus L. Carman

(1832 - 1904)

Children

Densley Lincoln Carman

(1872 - 1934)

Charles Ross Carman

(1874 - 1936)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Masontown Cemetery
Masontown, Preston County, USA
Coordinate: 39.5492220, -79.7985150

2. Morgan Memorial Park
Reedsville, Preston County, USA
Coordinate: 39.5104600, -79.8002200

3. Reedsville Cemetery
Reedsville, Preston County, USA
Coordinate: 39.5104600, -79.8002200

4. Miles Cemetery
Reedsville, Preston County, USA
Coordinate: 39.5079872, -79.7834820

5. Davis Cemetery
Morgantown, Monongalia County, USA
Coordinate: 39.5511170, -79.8551380

6. Pleasant Grove Cemetery
Herring, Preston County, USA
Coordinate: 39.5438309, -79.7385101

7. Zinns Chapel Cemetery
Reedsville, Preston County, USA
Coordinate: 39.5124970, -79.8366170

8. Fairfax Cemetery
Arthurdale, Preston County, USA
Coordinate: 39.4928000, -79.8134700

9. Arthurdale Cemetery
Preston County, USA
Coordinate: 39.4958000, -79.8292007

10. Wesley Chapel Cemetery
Pleasantdale, Preston County, USA
Coordinate: 39.5260600, -79.7239100

11. Zinn Cemetery
Arthurdale, Preston County, USA
Coordinate: 39.4865700, -79.8181400

12. Bethlehem Cemetery
Reedsville, Preston County, USA
Coordinate: 39.4817740, -79.7855120

13. Fortney Cemetery
Preston County, USA
Coordinate: 39.4779930, -79.7898070

14. Jenkins Cemetery
Mount Nebo, Preston County, USA
Coordinate: 39.5925610, -79.7216120

15. Everly Cemetery
Mount Nebo, Preston County, USA
Coordinate: 39.5846641, -79.7148391

16. Dogwood Chapel Cemetery
Morgantown, Monongalia County, USA
Coordinate: 39.5380850, -79.8952100

17. Ida Jane Memorial Park
Monongalia County, USA
Coordinate: 39.5588989, -79.9002991

18. Gordon Cemetery
Preston County, USA
Coordinate: 39.4810600, -79.8509400

19. Nicholson Cemetery
Morgantown, Monongalia County, USA
Coordinate: 39.5787860, -79.8948270

20. Sunset Memorial Gardens
Kingwood, Preston County, USA
Coordinate: 39.4820880, -79.7291230

21. Summers Cemetery
Morgantown, Monongalia County, USA
Coordinate: 39.5807991, -79.9021988

22. Cress Cemetery
Pleasant Valley, Preston County, USA
Coordinate: 39.6032830, -79.7111870

23. Mellon Chapel Cemetery
Dellslow, Monongalia County, USA
Coordinate: 39.6018550, -79.8943550

24. Walls Cemetery
Pisgah, Preston County, USA
Coordinate: 39.6361550, -79.7612190