The History of the Yakima Valley, Washington, Comprising Yakima, Kittitas and
Benton Counties, The S.J. Clarke Publishing Co., 1919, Volume II, page 856 

MERLE CARSON.

Merle Carson is engaged in dairying and general farming in Yakima county upon
the place which he purchased in 1917. He has, however, been a resident of this
county since 1900, at which time his father brought the family to the northwest.
He was born in Greene county, Iowa, March 25, 1881, a son of John and Sarah J.
(Wilson) Carson, the former a native of Indiana, while the latter was born in
Illinois. The paternal grandfather was a native of South Carolina but became a
pioneer of Indiana and after assisting in the early development of that state he
removed to Iowa in the early '50s and became associated with events which shaped
its history during the formative period. John Carson became a successful farmer
of Iowa, where he continued to make his home until 1900, when, attracted by the
opportunities of the northwest, he came to Washington and has since lived in
Yakima county. He first purchased one hundred and sixty-six acres of land on the
Ahtanum and thereon built a new barn, also erected a comfortable residence and
as the years passed continued the work of developing and improving his farm,
which he converted into a valuable ranch property. he carried on farming upon
this place to the time of his retirement from active business in 1913, since
which time he has made his home in the city of Yakima.

Merle Carson obtained a public school education in Iowa and afterward continued
his studies in the Woodcock Academy. He was a youth of fifteen years when he
came with his parents to Washington, after which he engaged in ranching with his
father until 1917, when be purchased his present ranch property of fifty-one
acres, which is part of the old homestead. He is now engage in the raising of
grain and hay. He also makes a feature of dairying and keeps high grade cattle
and other stock. The various branches of his business are carefully conducted
and success in substantial measure is his.
On the 22d of May. 1912, Mr. Carson was married to Miss Etta G. Mosier, a native
of Pennsylvania and a daughter of W. ff. and Ella Mosier, of Mosiertown,
Pennsylvania. Mr. and Mrs. Carson have one child, Wesley M., who was born July
21, 1916.

The parents are members of the Congregational church and Mr. Carson gives his
political support to the republican party. He has never aspired to office,
however, but has given undivided attention to his business affairs and has won
a creditable position as an enterprising and successful rancher.

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Submitted to the Washington Bios Project in January 2008 by Jeffrey L. Elmer.
Submitter has no additional information about the subject of this article.