Ina (Dement) Carter (1903 - 1979)

Born 1903 in Texas, USA

Ancestors

Died 4 Dec 1979 at about age 76 in Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, United States

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Biography

Birth and Childhood Ina and her twin sister Illa were the second and third children of Charley Dement and Mary Annie [Cameron] Dement. They were born on July 15, 1902 in Mount Pleasant, TX.

When Ina and Illa were 3 or 4 years old, the family moved to Jackson County, OK for several years, then spent at least one year in Dodridge, AS.

Marriage to Nick Carter On March 11, 1921 Ina married Nick Carter in Miller, Arkansas. She was 18 years old. ^[1]

Separated from husband? In the 1930 census, Ina and her two young children Clara and Jess are living with her parents in Dickens, TX. She's 27 years old and reported herself as "widowed" on the census.

However, Nick Carter's death certificate shows he died in 1974, his status was "married" at that time, and Ina signed as the informant, so we can assume they reconciled at some point.^[2]

2nd marriage - Ruben Jenkins In the 1940 census, however, Ina is married to Ruben M Jenkins and they live in Fort Worth, TX. Ina and Nick's daughters Clara and Jess Carter are living with Ina and Ruben too. ^[3]

Passing and Burial Ina passed on December 4, 1979 in Forth Worth, TX at the age of 77. She is buried at Laurel Land Memorial Park in Fort Worth, TX alongside Nick Carter. ^{[4] [5]}

Notes

I'm contuing to research Ina's mysterious life. She was my great-grandaunt, and I'd never heard any intriguing stories about her from my grandmother, so the idea of her separating from her husband, claiming to be a widow, and remarrying is suprising. But I've read that this was not uncommon for women especially to say they are widows, in order to avoid the stigma of being divorced or separated.Long-21899

Sources

1. ↑ Ancestry Record 61775 #90557065"Arkansas, Marriage Certificates, 1917-1969" [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2019. Original data: Arkansas Department of Vital Records. Marriage Certificates. Little Rock, AR, USA. Source Citation: Arkansas Department of Vital Records; Little Rock, Arkansas; Marriage Certificates; Year: 1921; Film: #4
2. ↑ (https://www.ancestry.com/sharing/22569844?h=1153c0) Texas, U.S., Death Certificates, 1903-1982 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013. ; Original data:Texas Department of State Health Services. Texas Death Certificates, 1903–1982. Austin, Texas, USA. ; Source Citation: Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA ; Month Range: Jan-Mar
3. ↑ Ancestry Record 2442 #157935731 1940 United States Federal Census [database on-line] Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. ; Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1940. T627, 4,643 rolls. ; Year: 1940; Census Place: Tarrant, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04142; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 220-32
4. ↑ (https://www.ancestry.com/sharing/22570046?h=baad6a) Source Citation: Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA ; Source Information: Texas, U.S., Death Certificates, 1903-1982 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013. ; Original data: Texas Department of State Health Services. Texas Death Certificates, 1903–1982. Austin, Texas, USA.
5. ↑ (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/55715189/ina-carter)

See also:

• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MLQ9-H3L : accessed 24 August 2015), Ina Dement in household of Charlie A Dement, Carmel, Jackson, Oklahoma, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 136, sheet 10A, family 171, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,375,268.

• "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDXT-MM3 : accessed 24 August 2015), Ina Dement in household of Charley Demont, Sulphur, Miller, Arkansas, United States; citing sheet 11B, family 209, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,820,072.

• Ancestry Record 6224 #64319391 Source Information: "1930 United States Federal Census" [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002.:; Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626, 2,667 rolls. ; Year: 1930; Census Place: Precinct 3, Dickens, Texas; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0005; FHL microfilm: 2342057