Lewis Carter (1816 - 1888)

Born 2 Jan 1816 in Montgomery, North Carolina, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Nancy (Pearce) Carter — married 5 Oct 1840 in Gates, North Carolina, United States

Husband of Caroline (Russell) Carter — married 1862 in North Carolina, United States

Husband of Rachel Serena Moose — married 1882 in North Carolina, United States

Descendants

Died 10 May 1888 at age 72 in Stanly County, North Carolina

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Biography

Lewis Carter was born January 2, 1816, in Montgomery County, North Carolina, a son of Henry Carter and Mary Frances Stoker. Lewis Carter was married three times. On October 5, 1840, in Gates, North Carolina, Lewis married Nancy Pearce. ^[1] Children of Lewis and and Nancy include:

• Josiah Linden Carter, born April 13, 1844, in North Carolina, died December 7, in Kaufman County, Texas, married Leair A. Yost, in 1889. ^[2]

• Ridley Ann Carter, born December 15, 1850, died March 27, 1933, in Terrell, Kaufman County, Texas, married Levi Harrison Mason. ^[3]

In 1862, Lewis married Mrs. Caroline (Russell) Austin, born June 27, 1833, in Montgomery County, North Carolina, a daughter of Jarrott Russell and Frances Solomon, and widow of Samuel S. Austin Children of Carolina and Lewis include:

• Reverend Washington Lee Carter 1868-1938 married Martha Julia Sides ^[4]

• Mary Ann Dovie (Carter) Morris 1870-1943, married Joseph Henry Morris, in 1889 ^[5]

• Richard Travis Carter 1874-1943, married Louise Anderson Blalock ^[6]

Caroline (Russell) Carter died February 11, 1882, at the age of 48 years, in Stanly County, North Carolina and is buried in the Thompson Family Cemetery, in New London. ^[7] After her death, Lewis Carter married Rachel Serena Moose, born June 24, 1841, a daughter of Matthias Moose and Elizabeth Lyerly. Lewis Carter died May 10, 1888, in Stanly County, North Carolina and is buried in the Thompson Family Cemetery, in New London. ^[8]

Researchers Notes

Henry Carter was born 1782, in North Carolina, a son of Samuel Carter who is honored for his Patriotic Service by the Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution as DAR Ancestor # A020062. Applications for membership in the Society of the DAR have been made by the descendants of Henry Carter and his wife, Mary Stoker. ^[9] Descendants of Lewis Carter are eligible for membership in the Sons and Daughters of the American Revolution.

Sources

1. ↑ "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP9T-ZTQ8 : 10 March 2021), Lewis Carter and Nancy Pearce, 5 Oct 1840; citing Gates, North Carolina, United States, p. , North Carolina State Archives Division of Archives and History; FHL microfilm
2. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #10938393 Josiah Linden Carter
3. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #52119665 Ridley Ann Carter Mason
4. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #62256082 Rev Washington Lee Carter
5. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #98642314 Mary Ann Dovie Carter Morris
6. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #62256081 Richard Travis Carter
7. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #98557320 Caroline Russell Carter
8. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/98557575/lewis-carter
9. ↑ https://services.dar.org/public/dar_research/search_adb/?action=full&p_id=A020062

Acknowledgments

• Profile Carter-2432 was created through the import of HAYER.GED on May 29, 2011 by Larry Hayer.