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Sarah Frances Wallingsford, daughter of Elizabeth (née Painter) and James Gilkey Wallingford, was born in 1851 Logan County, Ohio, and as an infant in 1852 moved to Muscatine County, Iowa.
Sarah F. Wallingsford and Wm. N. Henning, a Civil War veteran, were married on 19 September 1865 in Muscatine County. The couple are reported to have had three children:
• Elizabeth Angeline Henning, b. 20 Mar 1868, d. 6 Jul 1926
• Frank Henning, b. about 1871
• Charles Henning, b. about 1874
Sarah Frances and William Nathaniel Henning divorced, and he remarried in 1879. ...
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Sarah Frances Wallingsford, daughter of Elizabeth (née Painter) and James Gilkey Wallingford, was born in 1851 Logan County, Ohio, and as an infant in 1852 moved to Muscatine County, Iowa.
Sarah F. Wallingsford and Wm. N. Henning, a Civil War veteran, were married on 19 September 1865 in Muscatine County. The couple are reported to have had three children:
• Elizabeth Angeline Henning, b. 20 Mar 1868, d. 6 Jul 1926
• Frank Henning, b. about 1871
• Charles Henning, b. about 1874
Sarah Frances and William Nathaniel Henning divorced, and he remarried in 1879. In the 1880 census, William Henning was enumerated in Harlan, Shelby County, Iowa, with younger son Charles, age 6, and new wife, "Etta" (née Sweeney). The two older children were enumerated as "Annie" Henning, age 11, and Frank, age 9, both adopted, living in the household of Daniel and Mary Anna Fowler in Drury Township, Rock Island County, Illinois. (Rock Island County is across the Mississippi River from Muscatine County.) Sarah is not found in the 1880 U.S. Census, nor in the 1885 Iowa state census.
Sarah F. Wallingford and Jason Henry Cordle were married on 26 May 1886 in Guthrie County, Iowa, and soon divorced. (Sarah's widowed mother remarried in 1883 in Guthrie County, and was enumerated there in 1885.) The 1900 U.S. Census shows that Jason H. Cordle and wife Meranda had been married for 11 years.
Sarah—as Sarah "Whitmash"—and Adelbert Carter were married on 12 June 1888 in Atlantic, Cass County, Iowa. The bride, reportedly age 31, born in Ohio, was the daughter of James Wallingsford and ----- Painter. The groom reportedly 32, was a laborer, born in Minnesota, the son of Selden Carter and ----- Logan.) This was claimed to be the bride's "second" marriage; the groom's first. Both resided in Atlantic. (The surname Whitmash may have been adopted to obscure Sarah's 1886 marriage.) The couple were enumerated in June 1900 in Atlantic. Sarah died before late 1901. Her husband and her widowed sister Mary Elizabeth were married on 21 November 1901.
Burial
There is no record of Sarah Carter's burial, and no obituary or death notice has been found. It is likely that she was buried Oak Ridge Cemetery, West Liberty, Muscatine County. Many of her relations are buried there, including her parents, her husband, and sister Mary Elizabeth.
Notes
Full name and date of birth in a 4 May 1851 letter from James G. and Elizabeth Wallingsford in Huntsville (Logan Co., Ohio) to (Elizabeth's brother) J. W. Painter in Keosauqua, Van Buren Co., Iowa.
Members of the Wallingsford family often dropped the "s" in their name after the 1860s.
1860 U.S. Census, Pike Twp., Muscatine Co., Iowa; dwellings 415 and 419, families 400 and 403, lines 9-15 and 29-30, p. 62 (written), 29 Jun 1860. (P.O.: Muscatine)
9. J. G. Wallingsford, 34, farmer ($1,200; $700), Ohio.
10. Elizabeth -----, "23," Ohio.
11. William F. -----, 11, Ohio.
12. Sarah -----, 9, Ohio.
13. James A. -----, 5, Iowa.
14. Mary E. -----, 3, Iowa.
15. Ann E. J. -----, 1, Iowa.
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29. James Wallingsford, 76, farmer ($800; $600), Ky.
30. Rebecca -----, 69, Ky.
• The elder Wallingsfords were Sarah's grandparents.
"Iowa Marriages, 1809-1992," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XJTL-238 : 10 February 2018), Wm. N. Henning and Sarah F. Wallingsford, 19 Sep 1865; citing Muscatine, Iowa, reference 2:3JHP5K1; FHL microfilm 1,853,754.
1870 U.S. Census: not found. The Sarah Wallingsford, age 20, enumerated in Pike Twp., Muscatine Co., Iowa, was a first cousin, daughter of Elizabeth (née Bickham) and Clark Wallingsford. See: Find a Grave Memorial 238481480.
Susie Martin-Rott, Muscatine County, Iowa Civil War Soldiers [database on-line], confirms that William Nathan Henning m1 Sarah Wallingford in Muscatine; m2 Henrietta Sweeney.
1880 U.S. Census: not found.
1885 Iowa state census: not found. (Jason H. Cordle, with three daughters, enumerated in Guthrie Center, Guthrie Co.)
"Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KLWR-X8W : accessed 06 Feb 2014), Jason H. Cordle and Sarah F. Wallingford, 1886. The bride, age 36, was the daughter of Elizabeth Painter and James G. Wallingford; the groom, age 39, was the son of Elizabeth Hutchens and Thomas Cordle.
"Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XJ8N-T4T : 10 February 2018), Adelbert Carter and Sarah Wallingsford Whitemash, 12 Jun 1888, Atlantic, Cass, Iowa, United States; citing reference 112-548, county courthouses, Iowa; FHL microfilm 1,035,239.
Enumerated twice in 1895—
1895 Iowa state census, Atlantic, Cass Co.; dwelling 86, family 86, lines 18-19, p. 15 (printed), p. 13 (written), 1 Jan 1895.
18. Albert B. Carter, 45, Minn., laborer, Meth.
19. Sarah -----, 44, Ohio, keeping house, Meth.
1895 Iowa state census, Atlantic, Cass Co.; dwelling 119, family 119, lines 30-31, p. 19 (printed), p. 17 (written), 1 Jan 1895.
30. Carter, Bert, 45, Wisconsin, laborer, Methodist.
31. ----- Sarah, 44, Ohio, keeping house, Methodist.
1900 U.S. Census, E.D. 34, Ward 2, Atlantic, Atlantic Twp., Cass Co., Iowa; dwelling 394, family 399, lines 62-63, p. 18B, 9 Jun 1900.
62. Carter, Elbert, head, Aug 1849, 50, married 10 years; self and parents born in Wisconsin; labor, day.
63. ----- Sarah F., wife, Apr 1851, 49, married 10 years, no children; self and father born in Ohio, mother in Penn.
"(3) Sarah Frances, b: 1851, m:____Carter, d: 1902 IA;" (Account of James and Elizabeth Wallingford's 15 children from: "[WALLINGFORD] Letter of Mrs. Ethel Jones, June 16, 1941," posted to rootsweb.com mailing list 25 Apr 2000. [Retrieved 9 Jul 2021 from: https://mlarchives.rootsweb.com/listindexes/emails?listname=&thread=32718274])
Reviewed 3 April 2022.
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Bert Carter, an Iowa laborer, was born in 1849 in Minnesota, reportedly near Pipestone, Pipestone County. His obituary also claims that he: "came with his parents to Iowa when a youth, settling first near Atlantic," in Cass County, Iowa. His two marriage records indicate that his father was Sheldon Carter, and his mother either ----- Logan or Sarah Whitcome. (These two persons are not found in censuses, nor is there matching marriage license.) The earliest records of Bert Carter are his enumerations in 1880 in Atlantic, and in 1885 in nearby Benton Township, Cass County.
"Adelbert" Carter and Sarah Whitmash (née Sarah Frances Wallingsford) were married on 12 June 1888 in Atlantic, where both then resided. He claimed to be age 32, born in Minnesota; his first marriage. She claimed to be age 31, born in Ohio; her second marriage. (She was then 37 and twice-divorced.) The couple were enumerated together in 1895 and 1900 in Atlantic. Sarah died before late 1901.
Bert Carter and Mary E. Wallingford Dickett were married on 21 November 1901 in West Liberty, Muscatine County, Iowa, where the bride resided. The former Mary Elizabeth Wallingsford was the widow of Peter Dickett—and younger sister of the former Sarah Frances Wallingsford. The couple afterwards resided in or near West Liberty. Mary died in 1924.
Bert Carter in 1930 was living with his stepson John W. Dickett, and working as a railroad flag man. Bert Carter passed away in 1938.
Notes
1880 U.S. Census, E.D. 32, Atlantic, Cass Co., Iowa; dwelling 203, family 202, lines 43-50, p. 486 (printed), p. 21 (written), 19 Jun 1880.
43. Taylor, C. H., 33 [head], liveryman, Indiana.
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48. Carter, Burt, 24, boarder, single, laborer; born in Mich., parents in Ohio.
1885 Iowa state census, Benton Twp., Cass Co.; dwelling 48, family 48, lines 9-16, p. 229 (printed), 1 Jan 1885.
9. John Millhollin, 31, farmer, Ohio.
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14. Albert Carter, 28, single, laborer, Minn., (both parents U.S. natives).
"Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XJ8N-T4T : 10 February 2018), Adelbert Carter and Sarah Wallingsford Whitemash, 12 Jun 1888, Atlantic, Cass, Iowa, United States; citing reference 112-548, county courthouses, Iowa; FHL microfilm 1,035,239.
Enumerated twice in 1895—
1895 Iowa state census, Atlantic, Cass Co.; dwelling 86, family 86, lines 18-19, p. 15 (printed), p. 13 (written), 1 Jan 1895.
18. Albert B. Carter, 45, Minn., laborer, Meth.
19. Sarah -----, 44, Ohio, keeping house, Meth.
1895 Iowa state census, Atlantic, Cass Co.; dwelling 119, family 119, lines 30-31, p. 19 (printed), p. 17 (written), 1 Jan 1895.
30. Carter, Bert, 45, Wisconsin, laborer, Methodist.
31. ----- Sarah, 44, Ohio, keeping house, Methodist.
1900 U.S. Census, E.D. 34, Ward 2, Atlantic, Atlantic Co., Cass Co., Iowa; dwelling 394, family 399, lines 62-63, p. 18B, 9 Jun 1900.
62. Carter, Elbert, head, Aug 1849, 50, married 10 years; self and parents born in Wisconsin; labor day.
63. ----- Sarah F., wife, Apr 1851, 49, married 10 years, no children; self and father born in Ohio, mother in Penn.
"Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XJZT-TDZ : 25 September 2017), Bert Carter and Mary E. Wallingford Dickett, 21 Nov 1901, West Liberty, Muscatine, Iowa, United States; citing reference 1003492 pg 181, county courthouses, Iowa; FHL microfilm 1,003,492.
Thursday [21 Nov 1901] evening at the home of the bride's mother, Mrs. Wallingsford, on Elm street, took place the marriage of Bert Carter and Mrs. Mary E. Dicket. Rev. G. W. Burch performed the ceremony in the presence of only the immediate friends." ("From West Liberty: Another Marriage is Recorded at That Place," The Muscatine Journal, Muscatine, Iowa, 26 Nov 1901, no page number.)
1905 Iowa state census, West Liberty, Wapsinonoc Twp., Muscatine Co.; card no. 776.
Bert Carter, age 54, married, day laborer; born in Minn., father in Wis., mother in Ill. Not a veteran. Iowa resident for 40 years [since 1865].
1910 U.S. Census, E.D. 118, Wapsinonoc Twp., Muscatine Co., Iowa; dwelling 31, family 31, lines 70-72, p. 2B (written), 19 Apr 1910.
70. Carter, Bert, head, 60, second marriage; born in Minnesota, parents in U.S.; common labor, custom work.
71. ----- Mary, wife, 53, second marriage; born in Iowa, parents in Ohio.
72. ----- John W., son, 34, first marriage; born in Iowa, father in Minnesota, mother in Iowa; carpenter, custom work.
• John W. Dickett—not Carter—was Mary's son with her first husband, Peter Dickett.
1915 Iowa state census, West Liberty, Wapsinonoc Twp., Muscatine Co.; card no. 298.
Burt Carter, age 65, married, laborer (earned $300 in 1914); born in Minnesota, father in Ohio, mother in Pennsylvania. Completed 3 years of common school. Iowa resident for 57 years [since 1858].
1920 U.S. Census, E.D. 131, West Liberty, Wapsinonoc Twp., Muscatine Co., Iowa; dwelling 175, family 175, lines 2-4, p. 270 (printed), p. 8A (written), 22 Jan 1920.
2. Carter, Mary, head, 63; born in Iowa, parents in Iowa; no occupation.
3. ----- Burt, husband, 70; born in Illinois, father in Ohio, mother in Virginia; section man on rail road.
4. Dicket, John, son, 44, divorced, Iowa.
1930 U.S. Census, E.D. 70-26, Wapsinonoc Twp., Muscatine Co., Iowa; dwelling 67, family 67, lines 97-98, p. 3B (written), 7-9 Apr 1930
97. Carter, Bert, head, 62, widowed, Minnesota; flagman, Rock Island R. R.
98. Dickett, J. M. stepson, 50 divorced, Iowa; painter, contractor.
"Death Summons Bert Carter, 85, of West Liberty," The Muscatine Journal, Muscatine, Iowa, 19 Jan 1938, p. 11.
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