Person:John Carter (170)

Name	John R Carter
Gender	Male
Birth^[1]^[2]	31 Jul 1870	Auburn, Shawnee, Kansas, United States
Marriage	May 1896	to Mary G Strawn
Education^[2]	From Sep 1898 to 1905	Oakland School
Other^[2]	Nov 1904	Shawnee, Kansas, United StatesElected superintendent of public instruction
Residence^[2]	1905	Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, United States317 Winfield Ave
Education^[2]		Ottawa, Franklin, Kansas, United StatesOttawa University
Education^[2]		State Normal
Death^[1]	14 Feb 1962	Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, United States
Burial^[1]		Simerwell Cemetery, Williamsport (township), Shawnee, Kansas, United States

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 John R Carter, in Find A Grave.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 ^2.4 ^2.5 John R Carter biography, in Berrett, Howard D. Who's Who in Topeka. (Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, United States: Adams Brothers, 1905)
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Carter, John R.--Born near Auburn, Kan., July 31, 1870; son of J.S. and Elizabeth (Simerwell) C.; mother was, according to Wilder's Annals of Kansas, probably the first white girl born in Kansas; her father, Rev. Robert Simerwell, and his wife, came to the Shawnee Mission, Oct., 1833, as missionaries to the Pottawatomies. Mr. C. was educated, Ottawa Univ., 3 years, and State Normal, 1 year; principal Oakland School, Sept., 1898-1905; elected supt. of public instruction, Shawnee Co., Nov., 1904; married Mary G. Strawn, Topeka, May, 1896. Res.: 317 Winfield Ave.