Ethel was born in 1899 to Jack Harris and Sarah Garrett in Oklahoma. By her second birthday, her father had moved the family to Arkansas, where she spent the rest of her life. Ethel married at age 30, and passed away in 1933 at 33 years old.
OBITUARY
Ethel Mary Harris Carte was born in Sulpher, Oklahoma to Wiley Jackson and Sarah Jane Garrett Harris, she was the third child born. Ethel moved with her family as a small child to the Johnson County, Arkansas Community where she attended a small community school in this area. Ethel married William Lewman Carte on 3 March 1930, in Johnson County, Arkansas. During this union there were no children born. Ethel died at an young age and is buried in the Kendall Cemetery next to her mother and father's grave. Ethel's father in law is also buried at this cemetery. She was surely missed by all those that knew her.
Timeline with Sources
1899 Oct 16 - Birth - Sulpher, Oklahoma
1910 United States Federal Census - Spadra, Johnson, Arkansas [1] Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter - Household members: Wiley J Harris 37; Sarah Harris 34; Lilie J Harris 14; George L Harris 12; Ethel Harris 10; Katie Harris 7; Lillie Harris 5; Lucille Harris 3; Richard Harris 34
1920 United States Federal Census - Spadra, Johnson, Arkansas [2] Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter - Household members: Jack Harris 48; Sarah Harris 44; Ollie Harris 23; Lee Harris 22; Ethel Harris 19; Lily Harris 14; Lucile Harris 12; Robbie Harris 7
1930 Mar 30 - Marriage to William Lewman Carte - Johnson, Arkansas - Arkansas, County Marriages Index, 1837-1957 [3]
1930 United States Federal Census - Clarksville, Johnson, Arkansas [4] Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife - Household members: W L Carte 26; Ethel Carte 29
1933 Jul 29 - Death - Arkansas Death Index, 1914-1950[5]
1933 Jul - Burial - Kendall Cemetery, Hartman, Johnson County, Arkansas - Find A Grave: Memorial #44501036
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Ethel by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line.
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