I was unable to find any William indexed in WV fitting your criteria in the counties requested but here are all William Carters in WV in 1870 and all Carter names in the counties you requested: All William Carter names in 1870 WV Census (nothing for W Carter or Lucinda Carter as h/h): CARTER WILLIAM 28 M M WV WV BERKELEY MARTINSBURG 1870 CARTER WILLIAM 28 M B VA WV BERKELEY MARTINSBURG 1870 CARTER WILLIAM 52 M W VA WV KANAWHA ELK TWP 1870 CARTER WILLIAM 51 M W VA WV KANAWHA MALDEN TWP 1870 CARTER WILLIAM 21 M W VA WV LOGAN TRIADELPHIA TWP 1870 CARTER WILLIAM 29 M W WV WV MONROE UNION TWP 1870 CARTER WILLIAM 32 M W WV WV MONROE WOLF CRK TWP 1870 CARTER WILLIAM H 54 M W VA WV HARRISON TENMILE TWP 1870 CARTER WILLIAM H 67 M W VA WV PUTNAM HUTTON TWP 1870 CARTER WILLIAM P 43 M W VA WV JEFFERSON GRANT TWP 1870 By requested WV counties- Carter name; NO Carter surnames for Calhoun, Clay Gilmer or Nicholas Co: CARTER ROBERT 50 M W VA WV LEWIS SHERIDAN TWP 1870 CARTER CHARLES 35 M W VA WV UPSHUR BUCKHANNON 1870 CARTER EDWARD 33 M W VA WV UPSHUR BANKS TWP 1870 CARTER HENRY F 63 M W VA WV UPSHUR MEADE TWP 1870 CARTER JASPER 22 M W VA WV UPSHUR MEADE TWP 1870 CARTER OVERTON 48 M W VA WV UPSHUR BUCKHANNON TWP 1870 CARTER R A 23 M W VA WV WIRT BURNING SPRINGS 1870 CARTER FLOYD 19 M W VA WV WOOD LUBECK TWP 1870 CARTER JANE 30 F B VA WV WOOD 3-WD PARKERSBURG 1870 CARTER JOHN 33 M M VA WV WOOD 1-WD PARKERSBURG 1870 CARTER JOHN 44 M W VA WV WOOD STEELE TWP 1870 CARTER JOHN 30 M W VA WV WOOD 3-WD PARKERSBURG 1870 CARTER JOHN 33 M M VA WV WOOD 2-WD PARKERSBURG 1870 CARTER NANCY 16 F W VA WV WOOD TYGART TWP 1870 Sorry I couldn't be of more help. Katie