Born in Sevier, Tennessee, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Absalom Abraham Abbott Sr
and [mother unknown]
Wife of
James McCarter Jr
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Mother of
Absolum McCarter, Martha Caroline (McCarter) Eledge, Middleton McCarter and William Mitchell McCarter
Died
at about age 60
in Gatlinburg, Sevier, Tennessee, United States
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| Created 23 Aug 2020
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Biography
Edna (Abbott) McCarter was born in Appalachia, in Tennessee.
Edna (Abbott) McCarter was born in Sevier County.
Edna was born in 1815.
She passed away in 1875.
Residences
1840 United States Federal Census[1]
- Name: James M Mccarty [James Mccarty]
- Home in 1840 (City, County, State): Sevier, Tennessee
- Free White Persons - Males - 20 thru 29: 1
- Free White Persons - Females - Under 5: 3
- Free White Persons - Females - 20 thru 29: 1
- Persons Employed in Agriculture: 1
- No. White Persons over 20 Who Cannot Read and Write: 1
- Free White Persons - Under 20: 3
- Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 2
- Total Free White Persons: 5
- Total All Persons - Free White, Free Colored, Slaves: 5
1850 United States Federal Census[2] Name: James McCarter Gender: Male Race: White Age: 37 Birth Year: abt 1813 Birthplace: Tennessee Home in 1850: Eastern Subdivision 12, Sevier, Tennessee, USA Cannot Read, Write: Yes Line Number: 1 Dwelling Number: 676 Family Number: 676 Household Members (Name) Age
- James McCarter 37
- Edvey McCarter 31
- Amanda McCarter 14
- Dialtha McCarter 12
- Sarah McCarter 10
- Isaac McCarter 9
- Aaron McCarter 8
- James McCarter 4
- Martha McCarter 1
1860 United States Federal Census[3] Name: James McCarter Age: 50 Birth Year: abt 1810 Gender: Male Race: White Birth Place: Tennessee Home in 1860: District 4, Sevier, Tennessee Post Office: Harrisburg Dwelling Number: 470 Family Number: 467 Occupation: Famer Personal Estate Value: 100 Cannot Read, Write: Y Household Members (Name) Age
- James McCarter 50
- Edna McCarter 40
- Amanda McCarter 23
- Dialtha McCarter 21
- James McCarter 11
- Caroline McCarter 10
- Mary McCarter 8
- Middleton McCarter 7
- William McCarter 5
- 1870 District 13, Sevier, Tennessee[4]
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/29478561/edna-phoebe-mccarter
- Name: Edna Phoebe McCarter
- Gender: Female
- Birth Date: 1815
- Cemetery: White Oak Flats Cemetery
- Burial or Cremation Place: Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee, United States of America
- Has Bio?: N
- Children:
- Abslum McCarter
- Middleton McCarter
- William Mitchell McCarter
Sources
- ↑ 1840 United States Federal Census Year: 1840; Census Place: Sevier, Tennessee; Roll: 535; Page: 176; Family History Library Film: 0024549
- ↑ 1850 United States Federal Census The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Eastern Subdivision 12, Sevier, Tennessee; Roll: 895; Page: 434b
- ↑ 1860 United States Federal Census The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: District 4, Sevier, Tennessee; Roll: M653_1270; Page: 414; Family History Library Film: 805270
- ↑ Year: 1870; Census Place: District 13, Sevier, Tennessee; Roll: M593_1559; Page: 462A; Family History Library Film: 553058
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Edna by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Edna:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Edna by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Edna:
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~1.56%
~6.25%
Jen (Bowman) Chaudhry 
:
23andMe
+
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch PE7020126 [compare], Ancestry member JenneferBowmanChaudhry
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~1.56%
Rick Abbott :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Evelyn (Goode) Miller :
AncestryDNA
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #404654B
-
~0.78%
Kathy Everett :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member mommakatintn
-
~0.39%
Tonya Everett :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch wp2307966 [compare], Ancestry member BoredTNgal
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~0.39%
Opal (Abbott) White :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #381846
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