Cartee, Ross D.

1861 -

• Name	Cartee, Ross D.  [1]
  Birth	8 Nov 1861	Salem, Marion, Oregon, USA
  Gender	Male
  Person ID	I20673	WETZEL-SPRING

  
  

  Father	Cartee, Lafayette,   b. 2 Dec 1823, Syracuse, Onondaga, New York, USA d. 2 Sep 1891, Boise, Ada, Idaho, USA (Age 67 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Bell, Mary S.,   b. Aft 1800   d. 1862 (Age < 60 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	1855	Ceres, McKean, Pennsylvania, USA   [2]
  	Cartee married Mary Bell at Ceres, Pennsylvania, in 1855, and they had four children: Carrie (later Mrs. Fremont Wood), Ella, Ross, and Mary. After his wife's death in 1862 at The Dalles, Cartee came to Idaho. He erected the first sawmill at Rocky Bar in 1863, and attempted to bring in the first quartz mill, but the freight train was reportedly attacked by Indians and the mill was abandoned. He brought his family to Boise in 1866 and began construction of an impressive home on Grove Street. He was appointed Surveyor General in 1866, serving until about 1880. Cartee began his nursery work soon after moving to Boise, building the city's first greenhouse in 1871. For the next twenty years he imported trees, flowers, and shrubs from the Eastern United States and from China, India, and Japan. Bringing tender trees and plants to early Boise was a major and risky undertaking, as they could be shipped by rail only as far as Kelton, Utah, then had to be hauled by freight wagon. Cartee planted most of his twenty-four acres between Grove Street and the river, and grew enough fruit and vegetables to produce 30,000 cans a year in his cannery. His nursery and orchard were important sources of plants and trees for many Boise Valley growers between 1870 and 1890. Lafayette Cartee, who possessed the seemingly contradictory titles of "General" and "father of the nursery business in Idaho," died in Boise on September 2, 1891. Publications--450 N. 4th Street, Boise, ID 83702--208-334-3428 Cartee married Mary Bell at Ceres, Pennsylvania, in 1855, and they had four children: - Carrie (later Mrs. Fremont Wood), - Ella, - Ross, and - Mary. .. Ella Cartee Spouse: CHARLES H. REED Marriage: (25 SEP 1884) 1879 Boise, Ada, Idaho Ross D. Cartee 08 NOV 1861 Salem, Marion, Oregon (Dallas, Polk, Oregon) Married: 22 OCT 1887 Boise, Ada, Idaho (1886 Boise, Ada, Idaho) Leona Hailey Birth: 26 NOV 1861 Boise, Ada, Idaho Father: John Hailey Mother: Louisa M Griffin Children: LaFayette Cartee Birth: 11 SEP 1888 Boise, Ada, Idaho Death: 1907 Mary B. Cartee To Be Continued... Syracuse, NY or Ceres, NY, & they had four children
  Issue, jt	four children: Carrie, Ella, Ross, & Mary
  	Cartee married Mary Bell at Ceres, Pennsylvania, in 1855, and they had four children: Carrie (later Mrs. Fremont Wood), Ella, Ross, and Mary. After his wife's death in 1862 at The Dalles, Cartee came to Idaho. He erected the first sawmill at Rocky Bar in 1863, and attempted to bring in the first quartz mill, but the freight train was reportedly attacked by Indians and the mill was abandoned. He brought his family to Boise in 1866 and began construction of an impressive home on Grove Street. He was appointed Surveyor General in 1866, serving until about 1880. Cartee began his nursery work soon after moving to Boise, building the city's first greenhouse in 1871. For the next twenty years he imported trees, flowers, and shrubs from the Eastern United States and from China, India, and Japan. Bringing tender trees and plants to early Boise was a major and risky undertaking, as they could be shipped by rail only as far as Kelton, Utah, then had to be hauled by freight wagon. Cartee planted most of his twenty-four acres between Grove Street and the river, and grew enough fruit and vegetables to produce 30,000 cans a year in his cannery. His nursery and orchard were important sources of plants and trees for many Boise Valley growers between 1870 and 1890. Lafayette Cartee, who possessed the seemingly contradictory titles of "General" and "father of the nursery business in Idaho," died in Boise on September 2, 1891. Publications--450 N. 4th Street, Boise, ID 83702--208-334-3428 Cartee married Mary Bell at Ceres, Pennsylvania, in 1855, and they had four children: - Carrie (later Mrs. Fremont Wood), - Ella, - Ross, and - Mary. .. Ella Cartee Spouse: CHARLES H. REED Marriage: (25 SEP 1884) 1879 Boise, Ada, Idaho Ross D. Cartee 08 NOV 1861 Salem, Marion, Oregon (Dallas, Polk, Oregon) Married: 22 OCT 1887 Boise, Ada, Idaho (1886 Boise, Ada, Idaho) Leona Hailey Birth: 26 NOV 1861 Boise, Ada, Idaho Father: John Hailey Mother: Louisa M Griffin Children: LaFayette Cartee Birth: 11 SEP 1888 Boise, Ada, Idaho Death: 1907 Mary B. Cartee To Be Continued...
  Family ID	F1931	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Hailey, Leona,   b. 26 Nov 1861, Boise, Ada, Idaho, USA
  Marriage	22 Oct 1887	Boise, Ada, Idaho, USA
  Family ID	F5722	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Birth - 8 Nov 1861 - Salem, Marion, Oregon, USA Marriage - 22 Oct 1887 - Boise, Ada, Idaho, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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  [S112] e-mail: Cinda Wood, (Name: Cinda Wood;), Carrie Cartee (17) facts. Carrie Cartee, (17) facts Carrie Cartee, (18) facts ....... (20) daughter of Lafayette Cartee, Married Fremont Wood on January 1, 1885. Their children included: Fayette, Walter, Emily, Cartee, Frank, Doris, Fremont, and Carolyn. Mrs. Wood died in 1936; Fremont Wood died December 22, 1940, in Boise. Ella Cartee Spouse: CHARLES H. REED Marriage: (25 SEP 1884) 1879 Boise, Ada, Idaho Ross D. Cartee 08 NOV 1861 Salem, Marion, Oregon (Dallas, Polk, Oregon) Married: 22 OCT 1887 Boise, Ada, Idaho (1886 Boise, Ada, Idaho) Leona Hailey Birth: 26 NOV 1861 Boise, Ada, Idaho Father: John Hailey Mother: Louisa M Griffin Children: LaFayette Cartee Birth: 11 SEP 1888 Boise, Ada, Idaho Death: 1907 Mary B. Cartee... to be continued Source Medium: Electronic NAVIGABILITY AND PUBLIC USE: CHARTING A COURSE UP THE SANDY RIVER In this climate, Oregon's Land Board voted in June 2000 to initiate a navigability study of the Sandy - a river that was described by government surveyor Lafayette Cartee in 1854 as "not navigable for any kinds of boats or scarcely for canoes, it being very rapid and having sand bars which are constantly changing their positions."7 Most of the riparian owners have deeds that describe their property to the thread of the river, many paid per-acre prices that included the state-claimed submerged and submersible lands, and most or all have paid property taxes on those lands. Nevertheless, on February 2, 2001, DSL announced its preliminary finding that the Sandy River is navigable from its mouth at the Columbia River all the way to river mile 37.5. In 1855, Lafayette Cartee, a surveyor for the United States Government, meandered both banks of the Sandy River from RM 0.0 to approximately 4.5. Although Cartee describes the Sandy River as "... not navigable for any kind of boats or scarcely for canoes, it being very rapid and having sand bars which are constantly changing their positions ..." he nonetheless believed that part of the waterway he surveyed met the requirements for a navigable stream pursuant to the instructions he was given. IDAHO STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY REFERENCE SERIES LAFAYETTE CARTEE December 2, 1823-September 2, 1891, Number 569 1981 Lafayette Cartee made several diverse, but important, contributions to the physical development and beauty of Boise. As Idaho Territory's first Surveyor General, he surveyed the public lands in Idaho and established the initial point for surveys at a spot near Boise at the intersection of the first parallel and first meridian. His avocation as a nurseryman resulted in the introduction of a wide variety of fruit trees, flowers, and shrubs to the Boise Valley. Cartee was born December 2, 1823, in Syracuse, New York. He attended St. John's College in Cin Carrie Cartee, daughter of Lafayette Cartee, Married Fremont Wood on January 1, 1885. Their children included: Fayette, Walter, Emily, Cartee, Frank, Doris, Fremont, and Carolyn. Mrs. Wood died in 1936; Fremont Wood died December 22, 1940, in Boise. Ella Cartee Spouse: CHARLES H. REED Marriage: (25 SEP 1884) 1879 Boise, Ada, Idaho Ross D. Cartee 08 NOV 1861 Salem, Marion, Oregon (Dallas, Polk, Oregon) Married: 22 OCT 1887 Boise, Ada, Idaho (1886 Boise, Ada, Idaho) Leona Hailey Birth: 26 NOV 1861 Boise, Ada, Idaho Father: John Hailey Mother: Louisa M Griffin Children: LaFayette Cartee Birth: 11 SEP 1888 Boise, Ada, Idaho Death: 1907 Mary B. Cartee... to be continued [S112] e-mail: Cinda Wood, (Name: Cinda Wood;), Cartee married Mary Bell at Ceres, Pennsylvania, in 1855, and. Cartee married Mary Bell at Ceres, Pennsylvania, in 1855, and they had four children: Carrie (later Mrs. Fremont Wood), Ella, Ross, and Mary. After his wife's death in 1862 at The Dalles, Cartee came to Idaho. He erected the first sawmill at Rocky Bar in 1863, and attempted to bring in the first quartz mill, but the freight train was reportedly attacked by Indians and the mill was abandoned. He brought his family to Boise in 1866 and began construction of an impressive home on Grove Street. He was appointed Surveyor General in 1866, serving until about 1880. Cartee began his nursery work soon after moving to Boise, building the city's first greenhouse in 1871. For the next twenty years he imported trees, flowers, and shrubs from the Eastern United States and from China, India, and Japan. Bringing tender trees and plants to early Boise was a major and risky undertaking, as they could be shipped by rail only as far as Kelton, Utah, then had to be hauled by freight wagon. Cartee planted most of his twenty-four acres between Grove Street and the river, and grew enough fruit and vegetables to produce 30,000 cans a year in his cannery. His nursery and orchard were important sources of plants and trees for many Boise Valley growers between 1870 and 1890. Lafayette Cartee, who possessed the seemingly contradictory titles of "General" and "father of the nursery business in Idaho," died in Boise on September 2, 1891. Publications--450 N. 4th Street, Boise, ID 83702--208-334-3428 Cartee married Mary Bell at Ceres, Pennsylvania, in 1855, and they had four children: - Carrie (later Mrs. Fremont Wood), - Ella, - Ross, and - Mary. .. Ella Cartee Spouse: CHARLES H. REED Marriage: (25 SEP 1884) 1879 Boise, Ada, Idaho Ross D. Cartee 08 NOV 1861 Salem, Marion, Oregon (Dallas, Polk, Oregon) Married: 22 OCT 1887 Boise, Ada, Idaho (1886 Boise, Ada, Idaho) Leona Hailey Birth: 26 NOV 1861 Boise, Ada, Idaho Father: John Hailey Mother: Louisa M Griffin Children: LaFayette Cartee Birth: 11 SEP 1888 Boise, Ada, Idaho Death: 1907 Mary B. Cartee To Be Continued... Cartee married Mary Bell at Ceres, Pennsylvania, in 1855, and they had four children: Carrie (later Mrs. Fremont Wood), Ella, Ross, and Mary. After his wife's death in 1862 at The Dalles, Cartee came to Idaho. He erected the first sawmill at Rocky Bar in 1863, and attempted to bring in the first quartz mill, but the freight train was reportedly attacked by Indians and the mill was abandoned. He brought his family to Boise in 1866 and began construction of an impressive home on Grove Street. He was appointed Surveyor General in 1866, serving until about 1880. Cartee began his nursery work soon after moving to Boise, building the city's first greenhouse in 1871. For the next twenty years he imported trees, flowers, and shrubs from the Eastern United States and from China, India, and Japan. Bringing tender trees and plants to early Boise was a major and risky undertaking, as they could be shipped by rail only as far as Kelton, Utah, then had to be hauled by freight wagon. Cartee planted most of his twenty-four acres between Grove Street and the river, and grew enough fruit and vegetables to produce 30,000 cans a year in his cannery. His nursery and orchard were important sources of plants and trees for many Boise Valley growers between 1870 and 1890. Lafayette Cartee, who possessed the seemingly contradictory titles of "General" and "father of the nursery business in Idaho," died in Boise on September 2, 1891. Publications--450 N. 4th Street, Boise, ID 83702--208-334-3428 Cartee married Mary Bell at Ceres, Pennsylvania, in 1855, and they had four children: - Carrie (later Mrs. Fremont Wood), - Ella, - Ross, and - Mary. .. Ella Cartee Spouse: CHARLES H. REED Marriage: (25 SEP 1884) 1879 Boise, Ada, Idaho Ross D. Cartee 08 NOV 1861 Salem, Marion, Oregon (Dallas, Polk, Oregon) Married: 22 OCT 1887 Boise, Ada, Idaho (1886 Boise, Ada, Idaho) Leona Hailey Birth: 26 NOV 1861 Boise, Ada, Idaho Father: John Hailey Mother: Louisa M Griffin Children: LaFayette Cartee Birth: 11 SEP 1888 Boise, Ada, Idaho Death: 1907 Mary B. Cartee To Be Continued...

  
  

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