Celia Cartrett in 1900

We've had an interesting look at Luke and Celia Cartrett/Cartrette. But for now, the last of the information we have on them comes from the 1900 U.S. Census.

On June 26th, 1900, Celia was living in the home of her daughter Martha, and son-in-law William Wheeler. Their home, in the Wilmington township (New Hanover County) of North Carolina also included two of her grandchildren.

There is one additional oddity for us in this record. Celia's last name, which has been recorded as Cartrett, Cartrette, and Cotrell in prior census records, is now given as Carteret. So, which is it? Perhaps it has changed over time. Perhaps each spelling was based on what the enumerator heard spoken, and their own interpretation of the name. We may never know.

Celia is now 65, with a listed birth year of 1834. She is widowed, so Luke passed away sometime after June of 1880. Her grandchildren Blanche and Lillie ages eleven and three months, are also in the home.

One final oddity related to this family and the U.S. Census records that we have. Martha J. (Cartrette) Wheeler's birthday is supposedly May 8, 1870. However, on this census record she is given the age 28, and her birthdate is listed as May 1872.

I do not know when Celia passed away, but I have not found any record of her in the 1910 U.S. Census.