Resolved*****Looking for "Hamp" Carter

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Im looking for Lena's father listed as "Hamp" Carter in the family Bible. Absolutely no other information available.

 

Daughter Lena - WikiTree ID  Carter-15254

Answer 1

Summer, can you add city, county and state to the profiles for the birth and death events please? People can help you look up information but they need to know this information. Also the more exact the date i.e. day and moth and year, the better. Thanks!

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Yes, I'm in the process of all that.  I'm going as fast as I can!!  But, I have absolutely NO information on this man except his name. No date of birth, no record of residence, nothing.  I think his name was a nickname but of course I can't be sure. I do know Lena and Joseph (the husband) lived in Nashville, TN.  But where she came from, I do not know.

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Could this be her:

 

U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

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Name	Lena Mae Stover
SSN	410386880
Gender	Female
Race	White
Birth Date	3 Aug 1883
Birth Place	Celina Clay, Tennessee
Father Name	Hamp Carter
Mother Name	Emma Edwards
Type of Claim	Original SSN.
Notes	Jun 1944: Name listed as LENA MAE STOVER

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http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=144830010&ref=acom

 

Created by: Misty Dawn Record added: Apr 10, 2015 Find A Grave Memorial# 144830010

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Yes, that is her.  But her father is the problem.  I guess I should have linked the question to his profile.  Sorry, I'm still relatively new at all this.

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Joseph Blunt Stover

 

Birth:	May 5, 1871 Tennessee, USA
Death:	Jan. 8, 1934 Nashville Davidson County Tennessee, USA
s/o Alfred K Stover and Lucy Ann Meadows h/o Lena Mae Carter TN Death Cert shows that he was buried here on Jan 10, 1934    Family links:   Parents:   Alfred K Stover (1835 - 1918)   Lucy Ann Meadows Stover (1850 - 1918)    Spouse:   Lena Mae Carter Stover (1883 - 1957)*    Children:   Elizabeth Hester Stover Hudson (1913 - 1989)*    Siblings:   Joseph Blunt Stover (1871 - 1934)   Robert Barney Stover (1874 - 1920)*   Allie Stover Hutton (1879 - 1939)*   Annie Tennessee Stover (1886 - 1910)*   *Calculated relationship
Burial: Spring Hill Cemetery Nashville Davidson County Tennessee, USA
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Created by: Cindy Womble Billman Record added: Jun 17, 2012 Find A Grave Memorial# 92100427 http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=92100427

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Yes, I've actually contributed to that today.  Their daughter Elizabeth was my great grandmother!  :)

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U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

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Name	Lena Mae Stover
SSN	410386880
Gender	Female
Race	White
Birth Date	3 Aug 1883
Birth Place	Celina Clay, Tennessee
Father Name	Hamp Carter
Mother Name	Emma Edwards
Type of Claim	Original SSN.
Notes	Jun 1944: Name listed as LENA MAE STOVER

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I'm trying to piece this together. Does this look right?

It looks like her mother was Nancy Emma Edwards 1854–1930 (Birth 3 JUL 1854 North Carolina - 26 OCT 1930 Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA) daughter of John B EDWARDS 1819 and Mary Emma COPE (c 1830 Kentucky, USA - 1865 Knox, Kentucky). And she was buried in Spring Hill Cemetery in Nashville. It says her husband was a farmer and died about 1900 - 1910 in Celina, Clay, Tennessee. Celina is a tiny town – it should not be hard to find his burial there and / or a mortuary notice. I see one tree lists his name as Andrew Carter.

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She has a sister Laura Jane (Carter) Hicks, correct? If you look at her death record it also says the their father's name was Andrew Carter.

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Yes!! Thank you. I'm not sure why exactly I haven't done that

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There are death records for a few other Carters from this tiny town of Celina for example Elisha with father Hiram and I saw another one with a father of Hiram. I wonder if Hiram was Andrew's dad or uncle?

 

Elisha Carter

Male

Mar 1844

15 Jan 1916

Celina, Clay, Tennessee

Hiram Carter

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No telling!!!

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Clay county death records are open on Ancestry.com. It would take some time but I bet if you searched them from 1900 - 1920 and looked for Andrew Carter you would have a good chance of finding him. Otherwise you can try to order a death certificate and ask for a search - I think they charge $10 per year to search for you.

Sorry I couldn't be of more help. Good luck with your search!