Charles
R.
Carter
Born about in Scott, Virginia, United States
Ancestors 
Son of George C. Carter
and Mary Ruth (Roller) Carter
Brother of
Andrew Carter, Rebecca Carter, Winfield R. Carter, James P. Carter, John Franklin Carter, Nancy E. Carter, Ellen F. Carter and Henry Trigg Carter [half]
Husband of
Mary Elizabeth (Kidd) Carter
— married
7 Feb 1855 in Scott, Virginia, United States
[children unknown]
Died
at about age 29
in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 30 Mar 2015
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Biography
Charles Carter was born in Appalachia, in Virginia.
Charles R. Carter was born in ~1834 in Scott County, Virginia. His parents were George C. Carter (1807 - 1888) and Mary 'Ruth' (Roller) Carter (1810 - 1855).
His siblings were...
- Andrew R. Carter (1830 - )
- Rebecca A. Carter (1832 - )
- Winfield R. Carter (1837 - 1911)
- James P. Carter (~1842 - )
- John Franklin Carter (1842 - 1921)
- Nancy E. Carter (~1848 - )
- Ellen F. Carter (~1849 - )
- Henry Trigg Carter (1856 - 1945)
Charles' parents and most of his siblings are confirmed by the 1850 United States Federal Census[1] The Census shows that Charles was about 16 years old and was a farmer, working with his father on the family farm located in the Western District of Scott County, Virginia.
Charles married Mary 'Elizabeth' Kidd (1835 - 1857) on 7 Feb 1855 in Scott, County, Virginia, United States.[2]
It is believed that one child belonging to the couple. Rebecca Etna Carter was born Jackson County, Kentucky on 30 May 1857 and passed away on 20 January 1937. She married James Neeley.
Charles enlisted in the Union Army at Camp Dick Robinson, Kentucky, on 22 September 1861. He was enlisted as a Private in the 7th Infantry Regiment, Company D. [3]
Charles passed away from disease while still in the Infantry on 29 July 1863 in Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee. He was laid to rest in the Mississippi River National Cemetery, located in Memphis.[4]
Sources
- ↑ "1850 United States Federal Census", Census Place: Western District, Scott, Virginia; Roll: 975; Page: 400a. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, UT, USA, 2009.
- ↑ "Virginia Marriages", 1785-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XR9F-M5R : 11 February 2018), Charles R Carter and Elizabeth Kidd, 07 Feb 1855; citing Scott, Virginia, reference 337187; FHL microfilm 337,187.
- ↑ U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865, Historical Data Systems, Inc.; Duxbury, MA 02331; American Civil War Research Database. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, UT, USA, 2009.
- ↑ U.S., Civil War Roll of Honor, 1861-1865, Quartermaster General's Office. iRoll of Honor. Names of Soldiers Who Died in Defence of the American Union/i. iVolumes VIII-XXVII./i Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1867. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, UT, USA, 2017.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Charles by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Charles by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
- Gary Carter
:
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 700 markers, haplogroup FTA76106, FTDNA kit #MK70588
- Nan Harvey :
Family Tree DNA mtDNA Test Full Sequence, haplogroup I2d, Ancestry member Nancestors
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~1.56%
~6.25%
Judy Lane :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A394609 [compare], Ancestry member jamc1940
-
~0.78%
~1.56%
Nan Harvey :
23andMe
+
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member Nancestors_or_Nan_Harvey
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T180212 [compare]
-
~0.78%
~6.25%
Bryant McAllister :
23andMe, GEDmatch M351300 [compare]
-
~0.78%
Judy (Wadsworth) Soden :
23andMe
-
~0.78%
Annette Kapple :
AncestryDNA
-
~0.78%
Elizabeth Owens :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member ethomas24350
-
~0.78%
Jill (Jump) Hallenbeck :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch QN9103547 [compare], Ancestry member jjhallenbeck
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch QN9103547 [compare], FTDNA kit #B601898
+
MyHeritage DNA
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~0.78%
Jimmy Tucker :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #42791
-
~0.39%
Brent David :
23andMe, GEDmatch A974618 [compare]
+
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A974618 [compare], Ancestry member tranziq
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch F302672 [compare], FTDNA kit #302672
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MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch A974618 [compare]
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