Posted on: Falls County Biographies Board URL: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Tx/FallsBios?read=236 Surname: CARTER, GRAY, WILLIAMS, JOHNSON, RICE, BOYLES, BARTLETT, SHAW, CLARKSON ------------------------- Henry Gray Carter, b October 11, 1836 in Weston, Vermont, d June 2, 1896 in Marlin, Falls County, Texas - a son of Dr. Seneca and Mary (Gray) Carter of Vermont. On July 19, 1864 in Milam County, Texas, Henry Gray Carter married Cleopatra Williams, b September 26, 1839 in Owensburg, Kentucky, d June 1, 1893 in Marlin - a daughter of Robert and Sarah (Sally Johnson) Williams. In 1852, Henry Gray Carter left Vermont for Texas where he landed at Galveston, locating in Milam County in 1854. In 1859 he became a clerk at a San Gabriel store until the beginning of the Civil War. He enlisted in the Confederate States Army, and was mustered in as a Second Lieutenant, Company D. Fourth Regiment of the Texas Cavalry, Greens Brigade. In 1862 he was promoted to Captain, with service in Louisiana and on the New Mexico Border. On April 9, 1864, he was wounded in the Battle of Pleasant Hill, receiving a shot through his left lung that exited under his arm. After three months in a Field Hospital, Captain Carter returned to Milam County, Texas in July 1864again working in the merchandise business. In 1871, Henry and Cleopatra moved to Marlin, where he went into the merchandise business with Bartlett and Bowles. In 1878, he established the Falls County Bank, and was president of the Marlin Lumber Company, which was established in 1884. Henry Gray Carter owned 750 acres of land in Milam County, and a stock ranch in Western Falls County. He was a member of Lodge #152, AF & AM 18th degree of Scottish Rite, and served as High Priest the Cameron and Marlin Chapters. Henry and Cleopatra had eight children: Mary Bowles Carter, b June 8, 1865 at Cameron Milam County, Texas, d February 20, 1959 - married Judge Benjamin Herbert Rice, Sr. Robert Seneca Carter, b November 5, 1866, d Octtober 11, 1893 -married Gussie Boyles. Henry Gray Carter, Jr., b July 23, 1868, d Febuary 27, 1942 - married Mamie Clarkson. Charles D. Carter, b October 28, 1869 in Cameron Milam County, Texas, d September 9, 1870. Sallie H. Carter, b February 2, 1871 in Cameron, d February 8, 1871. Annie Carter, b February 11, 1873 in Marlin Falls County, Texas, d May 1, 1959-married on A 15, 1903 to J. W. Bartlett. George Hardeman Carter, b September 25, 1875 Marlin, d November 13, 1951 - married Olivia Shaw Richard Lee Carter, b June 19, 1877 in Marlin d September 25, 1878 in Marlin. Copyright Permission granted to Theresa Carhart for printing these bio of these Falls County Families to this Web page "Families of Falls County", Compiled and Edited by the Falls County Historical Commission, page 68, column 1 and 2 Member of Falls County Historical Commission This book can still be obtained from the Falls County Historical Commission. Contact Theresa Carhart for details