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John Wesley Carter Sr (1868 - 1943)

John Wesley Carter Sr
Born in Rutledge, Grainger, Tennessee, United Statesmap
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Husband of — married 1888 in Sparta, White, Tennessee, USAmap
Husband of — married 18 Sep 1921 in Sparta, White, Tennessee, USAmap
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Died at age 74 in Sparta, White, Tennessee, United Statesmap
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Biography

John Carter Sr was born in Appalachia, in Tennessee.

John Wesley Carter Sr was born on 11 Mar 1868 in Rutledge, Grainger, Tennessee, United States, son of Pvt William Jackson Carter (1840 - 1891) and Rebecca (Wood) Carter (1853 - 1918).

His siblings were:

  1. Hallie Carter (~1860 - ~1862)
  2. Julia (Carter) Richard (~1866 - )
  3. Syntha Ann Carter (~1867 - )
  4. James Monroe Carter (~1871 - <1930)
  5. Mary Magdalene Carter (1872 - 1956)
  6. Addie Clementine (Carter) Walker (1873 - 1936)
  7. Martha C. Carter (~1876 - )
  8. Marion Frances (Carter) Tollison (1879 - 1965)
  9. Andrew Jackson Carter (1880 - 1966)
  10. Samuel F. Carter (1884 - 1924)
  11. Amanda E. (Carter) Howell (1887 - 1961)
  12. Robert Ferrell Carter (1888 - 1937)

John married Susan Missouri Montgomery-Spears (1865 - 1919) in 1888 in Sparta, White, Tennessee.

Their children were:

  1. Charity Carolyn (Carter) Dobbs (1887 - 1960)
  2. Marion Tulley Carter (1889 - 1972)
  3. Toy Mansfield Carter (1891 - 1938)
  4. John Wesley Carter Jr (1896 - 1978)
  5. Charlotte Rebecca Carter (1900 - 1950)
  6. Harvey Jackson Carter (1902 - 1983)
  7. Samuel Carter (1904 - 1929)
  8. Rindy E. Carter (1907 - 1907).

John married Mary Lou Baker (1896 - 1977) on 18 Sep 1921 in Sparta.[1]

Their children were:

  1. Reba Carter (1922 - 1922)
  2. Thurman Carter (1920s - 2000s)
  3. Ima Dimple (Carter) Elrod (1924 - 2005)
  4. Orby Carter (1926 - 2003)
  5. Millard Ray Carter (1933 - 1935).

In the 1870 census John (age 1) was in Grainger, Tennessee, United States.[2]

In the 1880 census John (age 11), Works On Farm, was the son of Jackson Carter in District 8, Grainger, Tennessee, United States.[3]

In the 1900 census John (age 32) was the married head of household in White, Tennessee, United States.[4]

In the 1920 census Wesly (age 51) was the widowed head of household in Civil District 6, White, Tennessee, United States.[5]

In the 1930 census John (age 39) was the married head of household in District 07, White, Tennessee, United States.[6]

In the 1940 census West (age 72) was the married head of household in Peeled Chestnut, White, Tennessee, United States.[7]

John died on 18 Jan 1943 in Sparta aged 74. He is buried in Carter Cemetery, White County, Tennessee.[8][9]

Census Tables

1870 United States Federal Census: District 8, Grainger, Tennessee
Name Sex Age Occupation Birth Place
Jackson Carter M 37 Farm Laborer Tennessee
Rebecca Carter F 22 Keeping House Tennessee
John W Carter M Tennessee


1880 United States Federal Census: District 8, Putnam, Tennessee, USA
Name Sex Age Status Relation Occupation Birth Place
Jackson Carter M 36 Married Head Works On Farm Tennessee
Rebecca Carter F 28 Married Wife Keeping House Tennessee
Julia Carter F 14 Single Daughter At Home Tennessee
Syntha Carter F 12 Single Daughter At Home Tennessee
John W. Carter M 11 Single Son Works On Farm Tennessee
James M. Carter M 9 Single Son Tennessee
Mary M. Carter F 7 Single Daughter Tennessee
Attie C. Carter F 6 Single Daughter Tennessee
Martha C. Carter F 4 Single Daughter Tennessee
Francis M. Carter 9/12 Son Tennessee


1900 United States Federal Census: Civil District 8, White, Tennessee
Name Sex Age Status Relation Occupation Birth Place
John W Carter M 32 Married Head Sawyer Tennessee, USA
Susan Carter M 35 Married Wife Tennessee, USA
Charity C Carter F 12 Single Daughter Gardener Tennessee, USA
Marion T Carter M 10 Single Son Farmer Tennessee, USA
Loy M Carter M 8 Single Son Tennessee, USA
John W Carter Jr M 5 Single Son Tennessee, USA
Charlotte R Carter F 9/12 Daughter Tennessee, USA


1920 United States Federal Census: Civil District 6, White, Tennessee
Name Sex Age Status Relation Occupation Birth Place
Wesly Carter M 51 Widowed Head Farmer Tennessee
John W Carter M 23 Son Farm Laborer Tennessee
Rebeca Carter F 21 Single Daughter Tennessee
Harvie Carter M 17 Single Son Laborer Tennessee
Samuel Carter M 15 Single Son Tennessee
Senia Carter F 19 Married Daughter-in-law Tennessee


1930 United States Federal Census: District 7, White, Tennessee, USA
Name Sex Age Status Relation Occupation Birth Place
John W Carter M 39 Married Head Farming Tennessee
Mary L Carter F 33 Married Wife Tennessee
Harvie J Carter M 27 Single Son Laborer Tennessee
Ina D Carter F 5 Single Daughter Tennessee
Arbie Carter M 3 Single Son Tennessee
Thurman Carter M 1 Single Son Tennessee
William G Cunningham M 16 Single Stepson (step son) Laborer Tennessee
Dewey Cunningham M 14 Single Stepson (step son) Farming Tennessee


1940 United States Federal Census: White, Tennessee
Name Sex Age Status Relation Occupation Birth Place
West Carter M 72 Married Head Tennessee
Mary Lor Carter F 43 Married Wife Tennessee
Ima Deingle Carter F 15 Single Daughter Tennessee
Orbie Carter M 13 Single Son Tennessee
Thurman Carter M 12 Single Son Tennessee
George Baker M 74 Widowed Father-in-law Tennessee


Sources

  1. ↑ Marriage: "Tennessee, White County Records, 1809-1975"
    citing Marriage, White, Tennessee, United States, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville; FHL microfilm 005765502.
    FamilySearch Record: QPQF-9F5R (accessed 2 November 2022)
    FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-L93Y-3XJN Image number 00046
    Wesley Carter marriage to Mary Lou Baker on 16 Sep 1921 in White, Tennessee, United States.
  2. ↑ 1870 Census: "United States Census, 1870"
    citing Page: 16; Affiliate Publication Number: M593; Line: 6; FHL microfilm: 000553029; Record number: 6783;
    FamilySearch Record: MDDM-6C3 (accessed 2 November 2022)
    FamilySearch Image: S3HY-6XMW-8DL Image number 00183
    John W Carter (1) in Grainger, Tennessee, United States. Born in Tennessee.
  3. ↑ 1880 Census: "United States Census, 1880"
    citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .
    FamilySearch Record: MDWQ-T8W (accessed 2 November 2022)
    FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GYBP-4R7 Image number 00386
    John W Carter (11), single son, Works On Farm, in household of Jackson Carter (36) in District 8, Grainger, Tennessee, United States. Born in Tennessee, United States.
  4. ↑ 1900 Census: "United States Census, 1900"
    citing Affiliate Publication Number: T623; Line: 88; FHL microfilm: 1241604; Record number: 36435;
    FamilySearch Record: MSZK-H9V (accessed 2 November 2022)
    FamilySearch Image: S3HY-6QFW-1L7 Image number 00753
    John W Carter (32), married head of household in White, Tennessee, United States. Born in Tennessee.
  5. ↑ 1920 Census: "United States Census, 1920"
    citing Affiliate Publication Number: T625; Affiliate Film Number: 1770; Line: 31; FHL microfilm: 1821770; Record number: 48010;
    FamilySearch Record: MN55-5MP (accessed 2 November 2022)
    FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GRJG-7VF Image number 00998
    Wesly Carter (51), widowed head of household in Civil District 6, White, Tennessee, United States. Born in Tennessee.
  6. ↑ 1930 Census: "United States Census, 1930"
    citing enumeration district (ED) ED 9, sheet 5A, line 38, family 85, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2285; FHL microfilm 2,342,019.
    FamilySearch Record: SP7R-T8M (accessed 2 November 2022)
    FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GR8C-94PQ Image number 00352
    John W Carter (39), married head of household in District 07, White, Tennessee, United States. Born in Tennessee.
  7. ↑ 1940 Census: "United States Census, 1940"
    citing enumeration district (ED) 93-8, sheet 3B, line 60, family 47, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 3948.
    FamilySearch Record: K4H2-48P (accessed 2 November 2022)
    FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-L9M1-8SBS
    West Carter (72), married head of household in Peeled Chestnut, White, Tennessee, United States. Born in Tennessee.
  8. ↑ Death: "Tennessee Deaths, 1914-1966"
    citing FHL microfilm: 2137331; Record number: 208;
    FamilySearch Record: NS5T-MFD (accessed 2 November 2022)
    FamilySearch Image: S3HT-DT19-NRX Image number 02103
    John Wesley Carter death 18 Jan 1943 (age 74), son of Jack Carter & Rebecca Wood, husband of Mary Lou Baker, in White, Tennessee, United States.
  9. ↑ Burial: "Find A Grave Index"
    citing record ID 5454718, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
    FamilySearch Record: QVVH-74PB (accessed 2 November 2022)
    Find A Grave: Memorial #5454718
    John Wesley Carter burial (died on 18 Jan 1943) in 1943 in White, Tennessee, United States of America.




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