GLENN S. CARTER

Glenn S. Carter, son of Frank and Mary Jane (Ludwig) Carter was born in Providence Twp., Lucas Co. September 29, 1903. Frank Carter, son of Duncan G. and Melinda (Houts) Carter was born near Lansing, Mich. Mary Jane Carter, daughter of Franklin and Emma Rathburn Mead Ludwig wasborn near Casey, Iowa. Her grandparents were Isaac and Christina (Ness) Ludwig, early pioneers of Providence Twp. having come from near York, Pa.

Franklin and Emma Ludwig moved back to Providence Township with their four children in 1879. When Frank Carter and Mary Jane Ludwig were married, they lived on Manore Road, northwest of Grand Rapids, Ohio. Their children were: Nettie May Gunter; Bertha Maude Bortel Seifert; Floyd F.; Minnie Alice Frost; Glenn S.; Ruby P. Hoyt; Hazel M. Hines; and Ray L. Two children died in infancy.

In 1920 Franklin and Mary Carter with Glenn, Ruby, Hazel and Ray moved to a good size farm in Wood County. All the other children were married. Glenn helped his father farm, also raising hogs and sheep until July 1, 1925.

July 1, 1925, Glenn began to work for the newly organized Ohio Poultry Producers Cooperative Association of Wauseon; M. L. Howell was the manager. Glenn drove his own Ford truck picking up eggs and poultry, three times a week at stations in Williams, Fulton, Defiance, and Henry Counties and at Grand Rapids, Ohio.

Glenn met Grace M. Bell, daughter of Albert and Margaret Adams Bell at a Halloween party in 1920 given by the Damascus M.E. Ladies Aid for the families of the church. After the Carter family became acquainted with the people of the Damascus M.E. Church, they attended services there, and Glenn became a member of the church. The Bell family were members of the Damascus M.E. Church. As young people, Glenn and Grace taught Sunday school classes and were members of the choir, Grace being the pianist.

Grace was a graduate of McClure High School and attended the American College of Music in Toledo. She taught piano lessons and was an advisor of 4-H Clubs.

Glenn S. Carter and Grace M. Bell were married September 12, 1925, and lived in Wauseon until March 1927. Glenn returned to farming and they moved to the W. E. Renneckar farm in Harrison Township. They attended the Sharon M.E. Church and in 1928 Glenn was Sunday school superintendent and Grace was the pianist.

Three children were born: Margaret Anne, July 10, 1928; Rosemary Grace, September 24, 1932; and Robert Glenn, April 29,1935.

[Photo, p. 134] The Glenn S. Carter Family — November, 1966. Front from left: Edward C. Gerken, Rosemary Carter Dirr holding Dianne Grace Dirr, Mary Anne Gerken, Grace M. Carter, Glenn S. Carter, Brenda Sue Carter, Robert G. Carter, Teresa Anne Carter, Cathy Jo Carter; second' row: David N. Gerken and Leanne M. Austermiller; rear: Russell M. Dirr, Mary Beth Austermiller, Susan Lynn Austermiller, Margaret Anne Carter Austermiller, Grace Carol Austermiller, Michael L. Austermiller, Lois LaVonne Carter.

In August, 1938, Glenn purchased 80 acres adjoining the Renneckar farm in Section 15 on what was called Fifteen Road, now named road P 3. This farm was known as the George Wheeler farm and had belonged to George Wheeler's father. Repairs to the buildings were made before moving to the 80 acre farm in February, 1939. More inprovements were made to the house in 1948 and 1950. More land was purchased in Section 14 a few years later.

For many years Glenn had truck crops as well as grain crops. Strawberries were grown for most of these years and people came from many miles to pick their own or buy strawberries already picked. Other crops grown were cabbage, melons, sweet corn, potatoes, pickles, and tomatoes. He stopped growing strawberries when he had staked tomatoes. He stopped growing cabbage and started growing popcorn and later contracted popcorn.

In late 1934 when the Sharon Church secured the services of a minister, Glenn and Grace transferred their membership from the Damascus M.C. Church to the Sharon Church. Glenn served as supt. of the Sunday school several times; one year he was supt., Rosemary was the secretary, and Grace the pianist. Glenn was a church trustee several times, at the time the church burned in 1954 and rebuilt in 1955 and when the new parsonage was built. He had also been a District Steward, and was a teacher in the Sunday school for a number of years. He also was president of the Epworth Sunday School Class for several years. Glenn was the chairman of the Administrative Board of the church when the church was built after the fire, and several times after that.

Glenn was also active in community affairs as vice-president of the Henry County T.B. and Health Association and then president for ten years, and after that an Executive Committee member until the Northwestern Ohio Association was formed. He and Grace became members of Harrison Grange #151 in 1931. He had served several terms as master of Harrison and Pomona Grange and held other offices and was serving as treasurer of Harrison at the time of his death January 3, 1971. Grace has held several offices in the Grange and at the present time is the lecturer. Grace is a member of the Ohio State Grange and the National Grange and Glenn was a member. Glenn became an agent for Grange Mutual Casualty Company in 1941 and later sold insurance for Ohio State Grange Mutual and other companies. Glenn sold and adjusted insurance claims for approximately 30 years from 1941 until he sold the insurance business in 1968. Grace was also a licensed agent, and helped a great deal with the insurance business. Grace has been a member of the Harrison Township Women's Club since the spring of 1928 and has held offices in this club, and is a member of the Extension Alumni Council. Grace is at present the President of the United Methodist Women of Sharon United Methodist church. She was the lay member of the Sharon Circuit to the annual West Ohio Conference of the United Methodist Church held at Lakeside. She is treasurer of Church Women United of Henry County. She is also a member of the Harrison Garden Club and has held the office of president, treasurer and secretary of this club. Grace was honored recently by the Sharon Church for her service as church organist for forty years. She has also served the community on many drives for the Red Cross, Cancer and Heart Association.

The Carter children were also active in the Sharon Church. The girls taught Sunday school classes. Rosemary was counselor of the Methodist Youth Fellowship and a member of the church choir, and a member of the official board. Robert was Sunday school superintendent and his wife, LaVonne, church treasurer.

The children are graduates of Napoleon High School and of Bowling Green State University. Margaret Anne sang with the Treble Cleff for two years and Rosemary sang with the Treble Cleff and A Cappella Choir and traveled on concert tours with both of these groups while in college. She was an officer of Kappa Phi and an officer of United Christian Fellowship, and also a member of Association of Children's Education (ACE). Rosemary taught second grade in Napoleon for five years and still does substitute teaching.

Margaret Anne married Leo F. Austermiller, son of Albert V. and Minnie (Hoffman) Austermiller on April 25, 1948. They are the parents of five children: Grace Carol, Mary Beth, Susan Lynn, Michael Leo, and Leanne Minnie. Margaret Anne and Leo separated in 1963.

Grace Carol married Gregory A. Peterson in August, 1970, and both are graduates of Bowling Green State University. They live in Lorain, 0. They have a daughter Catherine Anne born April 16, 1975.
Mary Beth had a General Motors Scholarship for Miami University where she graduated with honors. She married James C. Owens June 16, 1974 and now lives in Cincinnati, Ohio. She had worked on Mrs. Nixon's correspondence staff in the White House for two and one-half years and also for Mrs. Ford until they moved to Cincinnati in November, 1974. She is now working at the University of Cincinnati.

Susan Lynn received an Alumni Scholarship to Wittenberg University. She spent one year in the home of Congressman and Mrs. Clarence J. Brown and attended some classes at George Washington University, in Washington, D.C., and a quarter at the University of Maryland, and is a 1975 graduate of Wittenberg University. Susan and James C. Bresee of Silver Spring, Md., an administrator in government work, were married August 2, 1974, and live in Silver Spring, Md.

Michael L. Austermiller has completed two years at Toledo University, where he is studying engineering, also working for United Parcel Service. When he was a small boy, he had a paper route for the North West-Signal and when in high school, worked at the Napoleon Hardware.

Leanne M. graduated from Napoleon High School, June 1, 1975, and has an Alumni Scholarship for Wittenberg University (also a commendation from the National Merit Scholarship and Faculty). She works at the Anthony Wayne Supper Club.

Margaret A. Austermiller has completed her fourteenth year of teaching in the McClure Schools. She completed her B.S. in Education, attending summer school and some night classes. She received a scholarship for Vocational Guidance from the Soils Conservation and was a Jennings Scholar at Bowling Green State University.

Robert G. Carter had completed three years of business administration when he married Lois LaVonne Short, daughter of Laurel A. and Marjorie (Beck) Short. He and LaVonne graduated from Napoleon in the same class and were married September 1, 1965, just after she graduated from nurse's training at St. Vincent's Hospital in Toledo. Robert began working in the office at Campbell Soup at Napoleon, and after receiving her R.N. LaVonne worked at the Napoleon Hospital. After a few years Robert decided heneeded his degree in business administration. He attended classes in the morning and worked in his office at Campbell's in the afternoons eight hours for three semesters. After receiving his degree, he was promoted to Cashier at the Napoleon plant. In May, 1966, he was transferred to the Swanson Frozen Food Plant at Sumpter, S. Car. The family moved to Sumpter in June, 1966. In December, 1968, Robert was transferred to the General Offices of Campbell Soup Co. in Camden, N.J. and they moved to Cherry Hill, N.J. In August, 1970, Robert was named Comptroller of the new Champion Valley Foods, Inc. at Bloomsburg, Pa. They moved to Bloomsburg in the later part of August, 1970.

The children of Robert and LaVonne Carter are: Cathy Jo, Teresa Anne, Brenda Sue, and Robyn Renee. Cathy Jo graduated from the Columbia Central High School June 1, 1975. She was awarded a $6000 scholarship from Campbell Soup Company, one of the two scholarships given to children of salaried employees; also she was named the D.A.R. good citizen of her school. Cathy Jo will attend Mansfield State College, Mansfield, Pa. majoring in home economics. LaVonne is not working as an R.N. now as she is busy with the care of her family and two year old Robyn.

Glenn Carter was always willing to give help where needed. A comment the pastor made in his funeral sermon was "Glenn was a minister's minister."

Submitted by Mrs. Glenn S. Carter

Corrections to Glenn S. Carter History, Volume 3, Page 60

Births that have occurred since publishing the first volume of history include:

Christine Angela Peterson, daughter of Gregory A. and Grave Carol Austermiller Peterson, of Lorain, Ohio, was born on October 5, 1977.

James Michael Bresee, son of James C. and Susan Lynn Austermiller Bresee, of Silver Spring, Maryland, was born on December 27, 1975.

Benjamin Carter Bresee, son of James C. and Susan Lynn Austermiller Bresee of Silver Spring, Maryland, was born on October 6, 1977.

A correction of material included in the Carter history in Volume I should be the date of marriage of Robert G. Carter and Lois LaVonne Short. The date is given on page 135 and should read September 1, 1956, not the year 1965 as given in the first account.