Hello Joe, Thanks for the response. Sorry it's taken me so long to reply. Below is all the info. I have on any CARTER family members in Carroll Co., TN that I can associate with my g-grandfather. I have been trying to find the parents/siblings of my g-grandfather, Rev./Dr. Jesse Lee (Leonidas?) WOOD who was b. 1839 in Duck Hill, Carroll Co. (now Montgomery Co.) MS. He doesn't show up anywhere until age 21 yrs. in the 1860 Census in rural Dyer Co., TN. Nothing is known about how or exactly when Jesse came to TN or about his parents/siblings other than he claimed to have had three brothers (names unknown) that fought for the CSA in the War although Jesse fought in the 7th TN Cavalry Reg., US Army. I have found two WOOD - Carter connections but haven't yet been able to tie them into my WOOD line. I have a William J. CARTER s/o William Kidd CARTER but have no info. on him. Perhaps this could be your William Jasper CARTER? If so, I would really like to get anything you have on Clarissa Jane WOOD and her father, William WOOD & family. I have a lot of info. on the connections between my LED(T)SINGER line and the CARTER family. Let me know if you need it. Thank you for any help you can give me. I look forward to hearing from you. Best regards, Jesse Lee "Jack" WOOD,III Powell OH, (Formerly from TX) [email protected] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- J Carter wrote: Jack Just caught your post on the Carroll Co. forum. I have a Carter- Wood connection in Carroll Co. My gguncle, William Jasper Carter married Clarisa Jane Wood. William descends from Alexander Carter. Clarisa's father was William Wood. Have lot's of info on the Carters but little on the Wood family. I also have a Ledsinger connection, but will have to check my files to see how. Hope we connect Joe Carter --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The following is all the info. I have on CARTER family members in Carroll Co., TN which were associated in some way with my g-grandfather, Rev./Dr. Jesse Lee WOOD. James F. CARTER made deposition in 1892, in an attempt to help my g-grandfather, Jesse Lee WOOD get an increase in his Civil War disability pension, stating that he first knew Jesse when he came to live in his father's home in Carroll Co. at the end of the War in July of 1865. Jesse's 1st wife Mary reportedly died during the War in Dec 1864 or Jan 1865 and she is repotedly buried in Carter's Chapel Cemetery in an unmarked grave. Jesse and Mary had a daughter, Anna, born in 1860. It is a mystery why he went to live with the CARTER family since he was disabled and unable to work as a result of his War injuries. Don't know if there was any relationship or who took care of his daughter while he was away during the War and after Jesse's wife died. On 19 Dec. 1866, J. L. WOOD and J. M. DRUMONDS, both of Carroll Co., TN, purchased 126 acres of land for $500. from Isles COOPER which was located in the 8th Civil District of Carroll Co. near McLemoresville. James F. CARTER and R. B. T. CARTER witnessed the transaction before the county registrar on 1 Apr. 1867. Jesse married Nancy Evelener HALL 15 Dec. 1865 in Carroll Co., TN dau of Perry M. HALL and Margaret LET(D)SINGER. All three are burried in Carter's Chapel near McLemoresville. On 26 Jul 1867, Joseph ANDERSON, R. E. CARTER and W. A. GARDNER were involved in the liquidation of the estate of Perry M. HALL after his death 16 May 1867. Jesse was appointed administrator of the estate by the court. After the War, Jesse was recommended on 3 Oct. 1868 for admission to the ministry (on trial) by the Quarterly Conference of the Huntingdon Circuit, a part of the Tennessee Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church (North). He thus became a missionary minister and was first assigned to Galways Church in what is now called Galloway, Fayette Co., TN. In 1869, Jesse was assigned along with T. C. CARTER to Pond Creek Church (originally in Haywood Co., TN) now in Alamo, Crockett Co., TN.