The CARTER surname is one on the largest in the 1870 ARK Census. Many came from Louisiana via Georgia. My CARTER group came from Lisbon, Claiborne Parish into Ouachita c. 1873-4. Some eventually settled (and still remain) in Chidester. Carrie, Mary, Kitty, Issabella, Andersen, James, Nelson, Benton, and Douglass are just a few of the names of the early family members. cBRAGGS