Carter family, origin of Esmar Road, buried in Stockton Rural Cemetery

The grave markers of early Ceres settler Levi Carter and wife Fama Eve Carter share a common granite base in the Stockton Rural Cemetery. Levi Carter was born in 1822 and died in 1898 while his wife lived from 1827 to 1898. They passed within six months of each other. The Carters lived in the stately Carter-Vilas Mansion that fronts the west side of Highway 99 between Ceres and Keyes. They also had a home and farm in Stockton. The tradition of burying the family in Stockton started with the death of young daughter Marcella. - photo by Jeff Benziger

Carter graves — The grave markers of early Ceres settler Levi Carter and wife Fama Eve Carter share a common granite base in the Stockton Rural Cemetery. Levi Carter was born in 1822 and died in 1898 while his wife lived from 1827 to 1898. They passed within six months of each other. The Carters lived in the stately Carter-Vilas Mansion that fronts the west side of Highway 99 between Ceres and Keyes. They also had a home and farm in Stockton. The tradition of burying the family in Stockton started with the death of young daughter Marcella. - photo by Jeff Benziger

Over a hundred years ago it was definitely an unconventional way to come up with a street name. The story of how Esmar Road in Ceres was named is an interesting one in Ceres history.

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