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Source: Portrait and Biographical Album of Fulton County
Biographical Publishing Co., Chicago, 1890

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The Biography of Oscar M. CARVER 

Page 793, transcribed in full by Karen CRANE Goggin 

[Surnames: CARVER, KENNEDY, MAHANNAH, ROSIN, RUPE, SHRYOCK, WHEELER] 

    
OSCAR M. CARVER. This gentleman is a representative in the third generation of old settlers in Fulton County, and of Southern-born ancestors. His grandfather, Pleasant M. Carver, was born in Albemarle County, Va., January, 1788, and died on his farm in Buckheart Township, this county, November 22, 1876. His wife, formerly Catherine Shryock, died some time before his own decease. They had come hither from Lexington, Ky., in 1833. They had nine children. 
    
The natal day of Allen Carver, the father of our subject was October 29, 1819, and his birthplace Lexington, Madison county, Ky. He grew to maturity in Fulton County, Ill., marrying Elizabeth Mahannah, the ceremony taking place June 7, 1854. Mrs. Carver was born in Buckheart Township, July 5, 1829, her parents having come hither from Pennsylvania, and removed to Fairbury, Livingston County, about 1850. The family of Allen Carver and his wife consisted of the following children, namely: Mary E., Benjamin C., Catherine Eliza, Cornelius Benton, Emma Elizabeth, Oscar M., and Annie Sirrilda. Benjamin C. was born November 7, 1860, and died June 19, 1866; Catherine, born February 20, 1858, married James Rosin of Buckheart Township, November 29, 1879; Cornelius, born November 7, 1859, died February 14, 1866; Emma, born May 20, 1861, married Edwin Wheeler of Canton, in November, 1882; Annie, born November 25, 1868, is living with her uncle, Gideon Carver, in this township. 
    
Oscar Marvin Carver, of whom we write, was born in Buckheart Township, October 19, 1866, and in the fall of 1867 had deeded to him by his father one hundred and sixty acres of land adjoining that on which he now lives. Of the property then deeded to him he had sold ninety-five acres, and recently buying out the other three heirs to the eighty-one acres on which he lives, now possesses a comfortable estate of one hundred and forty-six acres. The improvements upon the home farm were made by the father prior to his death. The son has some graded Norman horses and also raises Short-horn and Durham cattle, together with large droves of Poland-China hogs, which he sells to the home market. 
    
On May 12, 1889, Mr. Carver led to the hymeneal altar Miss May Kennedy, a young lady who has had the advantages of good home training and excellent schooling, and does credit to the privileges which she has enjoyed. She is a daughter of Shannon and Elizabeth (Rupe) Kennedy, of Monterey, Banner Township, this county, at which place her marriage rites were celebrated. The happy union has been blessed by the birth of a son, Kenneth Lloyd, whose natal day was March 2, 1890.