General was born Feb 7, 1848 Lenoir City, Roane County (now Loudon County), Tennessee.
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He was the son of John P. Carter Sr. and Nancy Agnes Simms.
He married Nancy Elizabeth Watts Oct 28, 1864 in Roane Co, Tennessee.
He passed away May 30, 1921 in Panola Co, Mississippi.
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"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCDB-XQ3 : 12 April 2016), Gerhard Carter in household of John Carter, Roane county, part of, Roane, Tennessee, United States; citing family 754, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
John Carter M 56 Tennessee
Nancy Carter F 33 Tennessee
John Carter M 27 Tennessee
Richard Carter M 23 Virginia
James Carter M 19 Tennessee
Jane Carter F 18 Tennessee
Ruth E Carter F 16 Tennessee
Samuel C Carter M 11 Tennessee
Marquis L Carter M 8 Tennessee
Polly Carter F 4 Tennessee
Gerhard Carter M 2 Tennessee
Carter M 0 Tennessee
"United States Census, 1850,"
Gerhard Carter
Roane county, part of, Roane, Tennessee, United States
"United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDZB-BK4 : 12 April 2016), G T Carter in household of N A Carter, Tennessee, United States; citing p. 28, family 185, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 553,054.
N A Carter F 30 Tennessee
Francis M Carter M 20 Tennessee
S Z Carter M 12 Tennessee
J P Prisewood M 30 Tennessee
Sarah M Prisewood F 16 Tennessee
T L Prisewood F 0 Tennessee
Manda Mare F 15 Tennessee
G T Carter M 22 Tennessee
Betsy Carter F 23 Tennessee
Robert Carter M 5 Tennessee
M D F Carter F 2 Tennessee
S T Carter M 1 Tennessee
"United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNPV-TLM : accessed 19 November 2017), General Carter in household of John H Carter, Memphis Ward 25, Shelby, Tennessee, United States; citing ED 203, sheet 14B, line 84, family 320, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1765; FHL microfilm 1,821,765.
John H Carter Head M 41 Mississippi
Hattie Carter Wife F 22 Mississippi
Dorothy Carter Daughter F 1 Mississippi
Kenneth Carter Son M 0 Mississippi
General Carter Father M 73 Tennessee
Sam T Carter Brother M 50 Tennessee
United States Census, 1920
General Carter
Memphis Ward 25, Shelby, Tennessee, United States
Gender Male, Age 73
Marital Status Widowed
Race White
Relationship to Head of Household Father
Birth Year (Estimated) 1847
Birthplace Tennessee
Father's Birthplace Pennsylvania
Mother's Birthplace Tennessee
"Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVVK-NL43 : 13 December 2015), General Trousdale Carter, 1921; Burial, Como, Panola, Mississippi, United States of America, Friendship Cemetery; citing record ID 18380528, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
Find A Grave Index
General Trousdale Carter
Burial: 1921, Como, Panola, Mississippi, United States of America
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