Barton Benjamin Carter (1834 - abt. 1911)

Born 1 Jan 1834 in Centerville, Bibb, Alabama, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Vanduzen (Stevens) Carter — married 25 Sep 1866 in Union county, Arkansas

Descendants

Died about Sep 1911 at about age 77 in Columbia County, Arkansas, United States

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Biography

Barton was born 1 January, 1834 [1]
as recorded in the family bible and in Bibb County Alabama. He was the third child of Samuel and Sabrina (Camp) Carter. He was raised on the family farm near Centreville. In the 1860 federal census he is listed as teaching school. Likely in Centreville. His mother's brother Robert Melton Camp had moved to Homer Louisiana and it seems Barton was living with him at the start of the Civil war in 1861. Barton and his surviving brothers were all in the war Barton enlisted in the Second Louisiana Infantry in that parish (Claiborne) traveling to New Orleans for his training. His brothers enlisted in Centreville , Bibb County Alabama In the 20th and the 44th Alabama infantry. After enlisting Barton traveled by train to the Richmond Virginia Area arriving in time for the 7 day battle. He was in numerous battles: 7days, Winchester, Malvern Hill, Fredericksburg being severely wounded at Malvern Hill where his ancestors were from 200 years earlier. family tradition has it that he was shot and fell in a stump hole full of mud and water and that the mud staunched the bleeding allowing him to survive. Another wound at Winchester took the end off his nose and it was said the tip of a dead mans nose was grafted on by a doctor. I rather doubt the story but it was said his nose had a discoloration at the tip. Barton was captured at the battle of Fredericksburg and so missed the battle of Gettysburg a good thing as his unit took heavy losses there. He was soon exchanged at City Point Virginia. After the war he returned to Louisiana no trains were still working at that time. Family tradition is he walked and crossed the Mississippi river by swimming with a log. His younger brother later joined him in Louisiana where in 1866 Barton married Vandozen Faulkner the widow of Alexander Faulkner and his brother Albert W, Carter married her daughter Mary. So his son in law was also his brother. His wife had inherited her husbands farm and Barton added to it with a land grant. Barton worked as a farmer after the war but it is said he also taught school. He had 3 sons ( Samuel Ross, Sidney Ashton, and Walter Decator. ) and 2 daughters ( Nettie, and Bobbie) His brothers family Allen H. Carter moved to Texas and descendants sent a picture labeled on the back Barton and family in Arkansas. This picture has Barton and Vandozen seated surrounded by 3 girls and a boy [I believe all of her surviving children]. I believe the younger people are Barton's 2 daughters and Mary Faulkner and John Faulkner. Barton's sons Samuel and Sidney would be younger. Barton received a pension for his war service and died in the fall of 1911 probably September according to a relative who attended his funeral when she was a girl. He is buried in the Brown Cemetery in Gordon Louisiana next to his daughter Roberta Beene Carter.

Sources

• " 1850 Census " [2]
  
• " 1860 Census " [3]
  
• " 1870 Census " [4]
  
• " 1880 Census " [5]
  
• " 1880 Census " [6]
  
• " 1900 Census " [7]
  
• " 1910 Census " [8]
  
• " Find-A-Grave " [9]
  
• " La Death rec son " [10]
  
• " Land patent " [11]
  
• " Family Bible Pg1 " [12]
  
• " Family Bible Pg2 " [13]
  
• " Family Bible Pg3 " [14]
  
• " Family Bible Pg4 " [15]
  
• " Confed. Pension " [16]
  
• " Unit hst 2nd La " [17]"Listed as B.B. Carter"
  
• " Letter to dau pg1 "[18]
  
• " Letter to dau pg2 "[19]