Our family's historical journey through time.
1. | Lela Rebecca Carter was born on 12 Feb 1873 in Cuero, DeWitt County Texas (daughter of Robert M Carter and Rebecca S. Karnes); died on 3 Aug 1956 in Silver Spring, Montgomery County, Maryland. Other Events:
Notes: Lela was a member of the Woman's Commonwealth, along with her mother and two sisters. She eventually became the organization's leader. She died on the communal farm, having had a stroke several years earlier. Her sister, Susie, also at one time a member, was the informant on Lela's death certificate. |
2. | Robert M Carter was born in 1841 in Tippah County, Mississippi (son of James Carter and Salina Roxanna Dean); died on 21 Aug 1897 in McLennan County, Texas. Other Events:
Notes: 1850: in Tippah County, Miss. with parents. Robert married Rebecca S. Karnes on 24 Oct 1866. Rebecca (daughter of Charles Thomas Karnes and Mary Holmes) was born in 1847 in Kentucky, USA; died on 7 Jun 1924 in Washington DC. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
3. | Rebecca S. Karnes was born in 1847 in Kentucky, USA (daughter of Charles Thomas Karnes and Mary Holmes); died on 7 Jun 1924 in Washington DC. Other Events:
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4. | James Carter was born on 22 Apr 1815 in North Carolina, USA (son of Green Berry Carter and Nancy Ann Crews, son of Green Berry Carter and Unk); died on 15 Jul 1892 in Osage, Coryell County, Texas Osage Cemetery; was buried in 1892 in Osage, Coryell, Texas, United States of America. Other Events:
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James married Salina Roxanna Dean on 27 Apr 1836 in Hardeman, Tennessee. Salina (daughter of Robert P Dean) was born on 1 Jun 1819 in Georgia, United States; died on 10 Mar 1903 in Osage, Coryell County, Texas Osage Cemetery; was buried in 1903 in Osage, Coryell, Texas, United States of America. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
5. | Salina Roxanna Dean was born on 1 Jun 1819 in Georgia, United States (daughter of Robert P Dean); died on 10 Mar 1903 in Osage, Coryell County, Texas Osage Cemetery; was buried in 1903 in Osage, Coryell, Texas, United States of America. Other Events:
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6. | Charles Thomas Karnes was born on 16 Nov 1812 in Bedford County, Virginia; died on 24 Oct 1882 in Oglesby, Coryell County, Texas, United States of America. Notes: Charles Thomas Karnes was born on November 16, 1812, in Georgia, to Moses Karnes (Kerns) and Sarah Craig. He married Mary Holmes on February 17, 1835, in Russell County, Kentucky and lived there about 15 years. This is where five of their children were born. They arrived in Coryell County, Texas, in late 1853 and settled, as original grantee, on 319 acres of land near the present town of Oglesby. Charles married Mary Holmes. Mary was born in 1817; died in 1904. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
7. | Mary Holmes was born in 1817; died in 1904.
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8. | Green Berry Carter was born in 1798 in North Carolina (son of Jesse Martin Carter and Unk, son of Jesse Martin Carter and Lucy Stoker); died in in Mississippi. Other Events:
Green married Nancy Ann Crews on 3 Jan 1839 in Hardeman, County, Tennessee. Nancy was born on 3 Jan 1821 in Virginia; died about 1862 in Tishomingo, Mississippi, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
9. | Nancy Ann Crews was born on 3 Jan 1821 in Virginia; died about 1862 in Tishomingo, Mississippi, United States. Other Events:
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10. | Robert P Dean
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