Thanks Ginny, I know James Carter who posted this and some of the information posted I provided to him. He was going to get a professional genealogist to try and research John F. Carter. I appreciate your input. Jack in Tucson ----- Original Message ----- From: "Virginia L. (Ginny) Keefer in LasVegas" <ginnykeefer@cox.net> To: <TNLINCOL-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, February 05, 2005 12:33 AM Subject: Re: [LCT] John Carter > James W. Carter posted on Ancestry.com Jan 21, 2005 jwcarter@tea.net > > This is NOT my line and I have not proven any of it. Use as a finding > agent only. Ginny K > > Robert F. [Franklin?] Carter born in England, died in Halifax Co NC, > spouse not known. Children; > 1. John F. [Franklin] Carter born 1786 NC > 2. Thomas James b 1785 NC, > > Thomas James Carter born 1785 NC. > He reportedly was born in NC in 1784. Married and lived in SC for a few > years and then relocated first to AL then to MS. > > John F. [Franklin] Carter born 1786 NC, died 1850 Tippah Co MS. [son of > Robert F. [Franklin?] Carter born in England.*** > John married Catherine ___. Children; > 1. James Shelton b 14 Jan 1837 Lincoln Co TN ** > 2. Jonathan [Jr?] b 1826 , died 1826 LCT, died 1864 in Civil War > 3. Montgomery b 1822 LCT > 4. Henry md L. Wilson. He died in Salisbury, TN > 5. Calvin b 1829 LCT, md Nancy Williams. Calvin served in Civil War.-see > below > 6. William died in Ark > 7. Martha b 1834 LCT > 8. Ann b 1825 LCT > 9. Mary Ann b 1839 LCT > *** > 1840 Lincoln Co TN census > Carters > 21 17 Crofford/Crawford? Carter > 23 29 Eli Carter > 21 17 George Carter > 80 9 John Carter > 25 12 Matthew Carter > ** > > > Calvin Carter b 1829 LCT, > Private, Company C, MS Calvary. Enlisted Aug 1, 1862 by Col. Faulkner near > Orizaba, MS. per Muster Rolls. > The 7th Regmt MS Calvary was organized Aug 1, 1862 as the 1st Regmt, MS > Partisan Rangers and disbanded temporarily Nov 15, 1862, reorganized again > Mar 1, 18--. > Aug 18, 1863 captured near Hernando, MS along with 5 others from his unit > Apr 22, 1863 in the Custody of the Provost Marshall, Memphis TN > Apr 29, 1863 transferred to St Louis then to Alton Military Prison, Alton, > IL. > June 12, 1863. Pvt Calvin Carter released in prisoner exchange at Camp > Lee, near Richmond VA then returned to his unit. > Etc etc > Pvt Calvin Carter was released from Custody in Selma AL at the end of the > war. He walked barefooted, dressed in rags, back to Tippah Co MS. He is > buried alongside his wife Nancy , next to his younger brother, James S. in > New York Cem in Tippah Co MS. > He married Nancy Williams. > > James Shelton Carter *** b 14 Jan 1837 Lincoln Co TN, died 14 June 1903 > Ripley, Tippah Co MS, Buried in New York Cem. there. > James moved from Lincoln Co TN to Corinth , Tishomingo Co MS where his > wife, Mahala Geno , was born. After the Civil War, he moved to Ripley, > Tippah Co MS. He had 14 brothers. His father was Jonathan Carter. > Jonathan's father was Robert S. Carter who came from England and had 11 > brothers.[Note the discreetly in the father's name. This explains why son > Jonathan was a Jr above. You need to check James parent's name to be sure > but I bet he was Jonathan?? It appears to be a typo above and one > generation was skipped leaving out Jonathan above? Ginny] > > James was a private in Company A, 16th MS Regmt of Volunteers. > He enlisted May 26, 1861 by Col. Posey in Corinth, MS per Muster Rolls. > The 16th Regmt was organized in June 1861 of companies which had > previously been in the State Service and were mustered into the > Confederate service for 12 months abt 1862. > > Jan 1862. Regimental Return, James S. Carter, sick in hospital in Corinth > Hospital sine 26 June, 1861. Paid $60.10, however $4.62 withheld due to > clothing overdrawn. Given $55.48 which he signed for. > > Sept 28, 1862, Morning Report, 1st Division, General Hospital, Camp > Winder, Richmond, VA. James S. Carter furloughed 30 days. > > May-Oct 1863, James S. Carter present for duty. > May 3, 1863 Captured at Fredericksburg, VA > May 4, 1863 James S. Carter on roll of Prisoners of War, Office of the > Provost Marshall General of the Potomac > May 13, 1863 Old Capital Prison, Washington, DC, paroled in a prison > exchange along with 89 Confederate prisoners by Capt. Jno E. Mulford, 3rd > Inf. N.Y. V. > Jan-Aug 1864 James S. Carter present for duty > Sept 12, 1864 James S. Carter wounded > Sept 17, 1864. James S. Carter on register of patients, Stuart Hospital, > Richmond VA, disease, Scarlet Fever > Sept 27, 1864 James S. Carter Stuart Hospital furloughed for 30 days > Sept 28, 1864 Stuart Hospital, James S. Carter, receipt for clothing > Sept 28, 1864 James S. Carter, paid $63.13 which he signed for. > > James S. Carter married 1st Mary H. Waleter Kent [ her surname also found > spelled Waters] She married James S. Carter 12 Sept 1861 Tippah Co MS. > Children; > 1. Robert Anderson b 18 Mar 1872 Ripley, Tippah Co MS, d 27 Sept 1949 > Booneville, Wise Co TX, md Martha Caroline Newson 17 Dec 1905 Wise Co TX. > 2. Davis b 1864, d 1920 md Frankie Webb Rowland > 3. James Ed. b 1869=8, d 1954, md Mary Etta [Mollie] Garner b 1870 > 4. Martha Ann b 1870, md Tom Cox > 5. Warren Calvin b 1873, d 1966, md Lillie Garrison > 6. Elijah Morris b 1876, d 1932, md Virginia Fryer 6 Jan 1880 > 7. Ida Jane b 1879, d 1910, md Charlie Williamson > 8. Sarah Liza b 1862, md Tom Hunter > > James S. Carter md 2nd > Savannah Mahala Geno born Tisomngo Co MD, she died 1861 in Tishomingo, > MS.[prob misspelled Co?] > Children; > 1. John F. b 1857, md Mollie McCoy Rowland > 2. William Anderson b 1858 md Virginia Luna > 3. Catherine [Katy] b 1860, md Frank Dunham > > James S. Carter md 3rd > Martha A. [Landers] Cox b 1855, d 14 April,1932 Tippah Co MS. She was a > Black Irish. Married 13 May 1860 Tippah Co MS. Children; > 1. George b 1882 Tippah Co MS, d 1947, md Frances Rowland > 2. Dan b 1886, d 1956, md Willie Mae Womack > 3. Effie b 1887, d 1954, md Wilson Smith > 4. Newton b 1889, md Eula Ham > 5. Albert b 1891, died 6 May, 1931 buried Flatrock Cem. Ripley, MS. md > Nora Maddox. He served in WWI > 6. 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