William Withington Carter

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William Withington Carter b 29 Jan 1849 at Leominster d at Englewood Ill 26 Aug 1906
Obituary:
William Withington Carter died suddenly of heart failure at his residence in Englewood 111 He was born at Leominster Mass Jan 29 1849 and received his education in the public schools of that town until he entered College Soon after graduation he became principal of the Englewood High School and held that position for about fifteen years taking a high rank as an educator In 1881 he was elected president of the Cook County Teachers Association In 1886 he retired from active school work on account of threatened ill health and from that time until his death was engaged in the real estate loan and insurance business For a number of years he was an efficient and capable member of the school board of the district comprising the town of Lake the largest and most populous school district in the State of 11linois The school building erected at the corner of 61st St and Wabash Ave Chicago was named after him and stands as a monument to the services which he rendered to the community in which he lived He was married June 28 1877 to Nellie T Lewis at Englewood who survives him together with their three daughters.

William married Helen Lewis on 28 Jun 1877. Helen (daughter of Henry B. Lewis and Nancy B. Haughton) was born on 4 Feb 1859 in Chicago, Cook Co, Illinois, USA; died on 21 Aug 1936 in Chicago, Cook Co, Illinois, USA; was buried in Chicago, Cook Co, Illinois, USA (Oakwood Cemetery). [Group Sheet]

1. Alice Lewis Carter was born on 22 Jan 1879 in Englewood, Cook Co, Illinois, USA.
2. Lillian Carter was born in Apr 1882 in Chicago, Cook Co, Illinois, USA.
3. Ruth Dorothy Carter was born on 2 Feb 1885 in Chicago, Cook Co, Illinois, USA; died on 8 Apr 1911 in Chicago, Cook Co, Illinois, USA; was buried in Chicago, Cook Co, Illinois, USA (Oakwood Cemetery).

Solon married Lucretia Joslin. [Group Sheet]