Orland William Carver Sr Obituary and Funeral Notice 1920.05.12 Sioux City Iowa

Description:
News articles regarding the death of Orland William Carver Sr on May 12, 1930 in Sioux City, Nebraska.

Notes:
Names - Austin should be Ashton. Donald should be Donley. Sinnie should be Sina.
Age - Grandpa was 60, not 63
Occupation - No idea how he became an evangelist. Maybe a street preacher?

Obituary Transcription:
Death Claims Evangelist
O.W. Carver Expires in Hospital Here at Age of 63

O.W. Carver, 63 years old, of South Sioux City, Neb., died Monday morning in a Sioux City Hospital following an illness of two months. He had resided in South Sioux City three years, having come there from Norfolk, Neb. Mr. Carver was an evangelist.

Survivors include: Three sons, Robert, Austin, and William Carver, all of Norfolk; a daughter, Mrs. Sinnie Carey of Norfolk; two brothers, Donald and Oliver Carver, both of Royal, Neb, and a brother Barton Carver, of Brunswick, Neb.

Becker's funeral home of South Sioux City will direct services and burial.

Image:

Sioux City Journal, 13 May 1930, Tue, Page 16

Funeral Notice Transcription:
CARVER--Funeral services for O. W. Carver, 63 years old, of South Sioux City, Neb., who died in a Sioux City hospital Monday, will be held at 2 o'clock this afternoon in Becker's funeral home, South Sioux City. Burial will be at Dakota City, Neb.

Image:

Sioux City Journal, 14 May 1930, Wed, Page 9

Read More

Florence Sholes Carey Death Certificate 1921.05.21 Bristow Nebraska

Description:
Florence Sholes Carey Death Certificate

Source:
Nebraska State Department of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics

Transcription:

Place of Death	County: Boyd 8 - Township: Lynch – Registered No 4031
Full Name	Florence Octavia Carey
Sex	Fem
Race	White
Origin	American
Spouse	C. D. Carey
Date of Birth	Dec 31 1890
Age	31 years 4 months 22 days
Occupation of Deceased	Housewife
Birthplace	Nebr
Name of Father	Chas Sholes
Birthplace of Father	Not Known
Maiden Name of Mother	Annis Hubbard
Birthplace of Mother	Vermont
Informant	C. D. Carey 17 W Madison St, Norfolk, Nebr
Filed	6/1/1921 Norfolk, Nebr, Talich/Registrar
Date of Death	5-22-1921
I hereby certify that	I attended deceased from May 17 through May 22, 1921 Last saw her alive on May 21, 1921 Death occurred at 6 am
Cause of Death	Pelvic Peritonitis, duration 8 days
Disease COntracted at	At her home
Did an operation proceed death?	No
Autopsy?	No
What Test Confirmed Diagnosis?	Microscopical
Signed	Ron Place, M. D. 5/23/1921, Bristow, Nebr

Image:

Nebraska State Department of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics Lynch, Boyd, NE Registered No 4031

Read More

Clarence Carey WW1 Draft Registration 1918.09.12 Bristow Nebraska

Description:
WW1 Draft Registration Card

Images:

Page 1 of Clarence Carey's Draft Registration Card,  Registration Location: Boyd County, Nebraska; Roll: 1711448; Draft Board: 0.

Page 2 of Clarence Carey's Draft Registration Card,  Registration Location: Boyd County, Nebraska; Roll: 1711448; Draft Board: 0.

Read More

Florence Sholes and Clarence Carey Marriage Certificate 1906.04.26 O'Neill Nebraska

Description: 
Florence Sholes and Clarence Carey Marriage Certificate

Source:
State of Nebraska

Transcription:
Mr. Clarence D. Carey to Miss Florence Sholes. State of Nebraska, Holt County. License is hereby granted to any person authorized to solemnize marriages according to the laws of said State, to join in marriage Mr. Clarence D. Carey and Miss Florence Sholes.

Name	Clarence D Carey	Florence Sholes
Age	27	16
Color	W	W
Place of Birth	Cedar Falls, Iowa	Venus, Nebr
Father’s Name	William Carey	Charles Sholes
Mother’s Name	Bertha Wolff	Annis Hubbard

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court, at my office in O'Neill in said County, this 26th day of April, 1906. C.J. Malone, judge. Witnesses: Elberta Spindler and Margaret V Hall.

Image:

Read More

Annis Hubbard and Charles Sholes Divorce Record 1896.06.05 Antelope County Nebraska

Description:
Annis Hubbard and Charles Sholes Divorce Record

Source:
Nebraska divorce records
Provided by Sandy Dempsey

Transcription:
In District Court of Antelope County Nebr., Petition

Annis H Sholes, Plaintiff vs. Charles E Sholes, Deft.

The plaintiff complains of the defendant for that on the 9th day of October 1889 in Antelope County, Nebraska, she was married to the defendant, and has since resided herein, and has ever since said marriage conducted herself toward the defendant as a faithful, chaste, and obedient wife.

2nd The defendant, disregarding his duties as a husband, on the 9th day of October 1889 willfully deserted the plaintiff, and for more than five  two years lost past has been willfully absent from her without a reasonable or just cause. (Note: Updated 11/6/24 after consulting with Sandy Dempsey and looking more closely at the handwriting. The word is very likely "two".)

3rd The following children are the issues of said marriage to wit, Florence Octavia Sholes, aged 6 years.

4th The plaintiff further represents that said defendant is a man of vicious and vulgar habits, and is wholly unfit to be entrusted with the care, custody and education of children.

The plaintiff therefore prays that she may be divorced from said defendant and that she may be given the custody of said child and that said defendant be decreed to pay her reasonable alimony, and for such other relief as equity may require.

State of Nebraska, Antelope County:

I, Annis H. Sholes, plaintiff in the above entitled action, do solemnly swear that I believe the facts stated in the foregoing conclusion to be true.

Subscribed in my presence and sworn to before me this 5th day of June, 1896. E O Kilvairnis. Notary Public.

Images:

Read More

Annis Hubbard and Charles Sholes Marriage Record 1889.10.09 Sherman Twp Nebraska

Description:
Annis Loiza Hubbard and Charles E. Sholes Marriage Record

Source:
Marriage Record, Nebraska No 273

Mr. Charles E Sholes to Miss Annice Hubbard
Provided by Sandy Dempsey

Transcription:

I, E. W. Sholes of Antelope County, State of Nebraska, age ___ years, do solemnly swear that I am acquainted with Mr. Charles Sholes and Miss Annice Hubbard who are parties for the marriage of whom a LICENSE is applied for; that said Charles Sholes is of the age of 26 years and upward; of sound contracting mind, and unmarried. That said Annice Hubbard is of the age of 20 years and upward; of sound contracting mind, and unmarried, and may lawfully contract and be joined in married.

I furthermore do solemnly swear that the following schedule containing the names of the aforesaid parties, their age, color, place of birth, residence and parents' names, is correct in every particular, to the best of my knowledge, information, and belief, to-wit:

Name	Charles E Sholes	Annice Hubbard
Age	26	20
Place of Birth	Iowa	Nebr
Residence	Antelope	Antelope
Father’s Name	E. W. Sholes	Edmund Hubbard
Mother’s Name	Sarah A.	Jane C

E W Sholes, Applicant, subscribed and sworn before me Oct 9th, 1889

Certificate of Marriage

To the county judge of Antelope County, Nebraska:

This certifies that on the 9th day of October A. D. 1889 at Sherman Tp in the said county, according to law and by authority, I duly JOINED IN MARRIAGE Mr. Charles E Sholes and Miss Annice L Hubbard and there were present as witnesses Lewis R Riley and Hattie Pundle. Given under my hand the 9th day of Oct A.D 1889. A. B. Nelson

Image:

Keywords: AnnisHubbard CharlesSholes

Read More

Annis and Orland, Venus and Mars

One of my favorite family jokes, which always falls flat, is "Grandpa was from Mars, Grandma was from Venus." My children smile uncertainly. The grandkids look confused.

"Don't you remember the book that was all the craze a few years ago? Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus?"

Blank stares. Finally somebody will say, "Oh. Ha-ha."

Mars and Venus are both ghost towns now. Annis Hubbard's mother Jane took a homestead in Venus in 1886. Orland Carver's family moved to nearby Mars a few years before that, in 1877. Venus is marked on the map below. Mars is just a little bit southeast, in Royal. (If Royal doesn't show up, make the map a little larger by clicking on the "+" sign.)

Grandpa

Orland William Carver Sr. was born in Wisconsin on Nov 20, 1869. We've heard he was born in Janesville, but La Valle, Sauk County, Wisconsin seems more likely based on the family's location in 1870. His parents were Cyrus Hoyt Carver and Mary Jennette Allen.

Grandpa was the youngest of eight children: Seven boys and one girl. My father thought the girl's name might be Nettie; however, an unknown person on Familysearch.org has it listed as Roxy. This girl died at age 11. All of the boys lived to adulthood. They were: Dorr, Orin, Loren, Oliver, Donley, Barton and Orland.

Notes on spelling: Mary's middle name may have been spelled Jeanette, Jenet, Janet, or Jennette. Dorr's name has been spelled Dorr, Dor, and Door and in one record, David. Donley has also been spelled Donaley.

The family moved from Wisconsin to Nebraska with a group of other settlers. Among them was a man named Samuel Haskin, who appears to have been a close family friend. The Haskins and Carvers took homesteads near each other.

As they reached adulthood, some of the Carver boys also took homesteads in the Mars area, Grandpa included. Homesteading in Nebraska was not an easy life for any of these families, and over the years many moved away.

Grandpa and ? and Alta, maybe

My dad's early notes say that Grandpa's first marriage was to Grandma, but later he updated those notes to indicate a previous marriage to an unknown lady, and that they had one daughter named Alta. I haven't found any information about this marriage or child.

Grandpa and Grandma

I haven't seen any confirmed photos of Grandpa. Dad describes him as stocky, white, medium height, brown hair, blue eyes. Good luck getting a sketch artist to draw that for you! But since I don't have a likeness of his face, I'm going to show you the next best thing, a photo of his handwriting.

This is from Florence Sholes' marriage license. I think it says something like, ”I give my consent Miss Florence and Mr Carey to be married. Orland W. Carver.”  Since the sides are cut off and his handwriting is not quite as pretty as Dad's, it is hard to decipher. Below that is Grandma's handwriting.

We don't have any family stories about how Grandpa and Grandma met, but here is my theory. One of the Haskin girls, Mercedes, married Grandma’s brother, Edmund Hubbard. I imagine that at some point Annis came by to visit her brother, and there was Orland, neighbor man, with his keen good looks and stunning penmanship.

Maybe they met at one of those dances the Carvers liked to host. He winked. She blushed. They danced. And then they got married, proving once and for all that poor Grandma's man-picker was in serious need of repair.

I want to say good things about Grandpa, I really do. Here are some things.

• He used to rock the kids to sleep and sing them hymns.
• He fathered children who grew up to be good people.
• My father loved him.
• Without him, I would not exist.

OK. That's all I've got. I'm just not sure what was going on with him, but it seems like life started out well enough but went downhill over the years. Whatever was wrong, Grandpa, I'm sorry for you and wish your life had been better. More than that, I'm sorry for your family.

Read More