Dear Brenda, I don't know if there's any connection for you, but I found an Ohio Carter while searching for my grandfather, Bentley Frederick Carter--who I still haven't found. But the one I found was Benjamin F. Carter, b. April 1861 in Ohio and married Hattie B. Turner on Dec. 15, 1883 in Madison Co., OH. According to Michael Thornhill ([email protected]), Benjamin F. was the 13th child of Fenton Mercer Carter and Sarah Margaret Carter. 11th child was Stephen Douglas Carter. I had hoped that Benjamin F. might be my Bentley Frederick, since both are in Atlanta in the late 19teens, but I've pretty much ocnvinced myself that they're two different men. So my search goes on. But if Benjamin F. or Stephen Douglas connect with your Jon or Eldon, you might check the above source. Or--I have Benjamin F.'s children, at least by that wife. Good luck, Katherine Kurtz-MacMillan granddaughter of Bentley Frederick Carter (who must be an alien who dropped onto the planet in November of 1919, in time to marry my grandmother, Alma Irene Mulligan) ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, July 11, 2002 5:31 AM Subject: [CARTER-L] Re: CARTER-D Digest V02 #110 > Hello List Folks, > Before marriage my name was Brenda Jean Carter. My great Grandfather lived > in Ohio and fought in the 14th Infantry. He married Mattie Hand I believe. > His tombstone reads Jon Carter and then the civil war info. Mattie, possibly > short for Martha or something similar, is burried next to him. My Grandfather > Eldon Carter is burried next to them with his wife Mary. They ar burried in a > small cemetery in Indian River Michigan. Our family remains in Michigan. I am > hoping to find someone who can connect to the family when they were in Ohio > or in Detroit MI. We ar now in the area of Saginaw MI. Any ideas? Anything > seem the least bit familiar to any Carters out there? My father is in his > 80's and says there were rumors of possible Indian blood in the family and he > suspects English or French. I do not rule out Irish either. I WANT to know > where we came from and I am lost . Help.Help? > Thanks to anyone with info or ideas. > Brenda > > >