Nancy Ann Crews

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• FSID: KNQK-X2W
• Reference Number: 7266
• Residence: 1850, Tippah county, Tippah, Mississippi
• Residence: 1860, [Blank], Tishomingo, Mississippi, United States

Nancy married Green Berry Carter on 3 Jan 1839 in Hardeman, County, Tennessee. Green (son of Jesse Martin Carter and Unk, son of Jesse Martin Carter and Lucy Stoker) was born in 1798 in North Carolina; died in in Mississippi. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FSID: K89N-QMR
• Reference Number: 4914
• Census: 19 Sep 1850, Tippah County , Mississippi
• Residence: 1860, Precinct No 3, Travis, Texas, United States
• Census: 18 Jul 1860, Cuero, DeWitt County Texas
• Residence: 1870, Texas, United States
• Census: 23 Jun 1870, McLennan County, Texas
• Census: 8 Jun 1880, McLennan County, Texas

Notes:

Birth: Apr. 22, 1815
Death: Jul. 15, 1892

CENSUS RECORDS:
1840, Tippah Co. MS
James Carter, 2 males under age 5, one male 20-30, one female 20-30.

1845 Tippah County, MS, state census
James Carter, 4 males, 2 females, no other names or ages given.

1850, Tippah Co., MS, District 2, page 419B
James Carter, age 33, farmer, b.NC, value of real estate: $200; Salina, 31, b.GA; William, 13, b.TN; Robert, 9, b.MS; Mary, 6, b.MS; Sarah E., 4, b.MS; Emily, 9 months, b.MS [Emily is probably Amanda Roxanna, not Emily].

1860, Travis Co. TX, Prec.3, Webberville, pg.23 (249), 7-18-1860, Fam.#160
CARTER, James, 39, wagoner, b.Alabama, $500 real estate, $1500 personal estate; Salina, 35, wife, TN; R.M., 19, wagoner, MS [Robert M.]; M.C.E., 15, MS ["Mollie" Mary Charlesann Elizabeth]; S.E., 13, MS [Sarah Etter]; Amanda, 11, MS; E.B., 9, TX [Anna Belle, census taker error]; J.B., 6, TX [James Buchanan "Buck"]; M., 1, TX ["Missie" Missalina].

1870, Waco, McLennan County, TX, 6-23-1870, pg. 24B
James Carter 55 SC wagoner, no value given for real estate or personal estate; "Felina" 51 GA [census error, should say Salina]; Amanda 17 TX; Bell 15 TX; James 13 TX; school; Missalina 10 TX; also living in their household: George Garber? Yarber? GA 19 wagoner; William Anderson 37 MS wagoner.

1880 McLennan Co., TX, ED115, p.214
[note: by 1880 they had moved to this location west of Waco, near Coryell line]:
CARTER, James, 65, farmer, b.NC, his father b.VA, his mother b.VA
Salina R.D., 61, wife, keeping house, SC/SC/SC.

1900
James Carter died 1892. Have not found Salina on the 1900 census.

Note: Husband of S. R. Carter.

Burial:
Osage Cemetery
Osage
Coryell County
Texas, USA

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James Carter and Salina Roxanna Dean married 4-27-1836 in Hardeman County, TN. Their first child Wm. Lafayette was born 1837 in Hardeman Co., TN., d.1906. By 1839 James and Salina had gone to Tippah Co., MS where they may have had a son John W. b.1839 d.1850. Also in Tippah Co. they had children Robert M. 1841-?; Mary "Mollie" Charlesann 1844-1911; Sarah Etter 1847-1921; and Emily, b.1849, d.bef.1860. In 1851, the Carters went to Webberville, Travis County, TX where they had the following children: Amanda Roxanna, b.1851-1852, d.1917; Anna Bell 1854-1925; James "Buck" 1856-1930; and Missie Lena 1859-1907. In the late 1860s, James and Salina moved to Waco. All of their grown children also moved to the general Waco area at about that same time. By 1880 James and Salina were living west of Crawford near Tonk Creek.

In 1851 they moved to Webberville, Travis Co. TX, on the Colorado River. at 30°13'51.76"N and 97°30'59.99"W. The 1851 date is supported by Travis County tax records and by a biography of the husband of one of their daughters in an 1892 book. The 1892 source also states that James Carter was a deputy sheriff in Webberville. About 1869 they moved to McLennan County. In 1870 they lived in the town of Waco. By 1880 they had moved southwest of Waco near the Coryell line. The specific community may have been known as Tonk Creek. Their property was just yards southwest of where Tonk Creek crosses High Bridge Road in western McLennan County.

Lat 31' 31'01'.28" N 97' 34' 21.25" W
NOTE: The two graves behind James and Salina's are those of their daughter-in-law Sarah Jane Kirby 1858-1901, wife of their son Buck, and Buck and Sarah's daughter Jessie Verdon 1887-1896. In this view, Sarah is on the left and Jessie on the right.

As noted from Find A Grave
James Carter's early life is as yet unknown. Per the census, he may have been born in North Carolina, South Carolina or Alabama. The 1880 census says he was born in NC and that his parents were born in Virginia. In 1836, Greenberry Carter was the bondsman on James' marriage record in Hardeman County, Tennessee (Note: Greenberry Carter was a son of Jesse Carter of Hardeman Co., Tenn. I do not believe Greenberry was James' father, since G.B. later named another son James. Also, G.B. was too young to have been married when James was born). James married Salina Roxanna Dean April 27, 1836 in Hardeman Co., Tenn. Their first child, William L. Carter, was born there in April 1837. By 1839 they had moved to Tippah County, Mississippi (Greenberry Carter also went to Tippah County). A child John W. Carter may have been born to James and Salina in 1839 in Tippah County. He died in 1850; do not know for certain that he was their child. Their next four children were born in Tippah County: Robert M. 1841, Mary "Mollie" Charlesann Elizabeth 1844, Sarah Etter 1847, and Emily b.1849-50, d.before 1860. In 1851, the Carters moved to Webberville on the Colorado River in Travis County, Texas, where James worked as a wagoner and also served as a deputy sheriff. His next four children were born in Webberville: Amanda Roxanna 1851-52, Anna Bell 1854, James Buchanan "Buck" 1856, and Missie Lena 1859. James' two oldest sons served in the Civil War. About 1869, the Carters (along with all their children) moved to Waco in McLennan County, Texas, where James worked as a wagoner. His daughter Mollie McIlhaney settled in Coryell County. By 1880, James and Salina had moved to a rural area west of Waco, where James farmed on land he owned near Tonk Creek. He passed away on July 15, 1892.
NOTE:
I have never seen an instance where James Carter used a middle initial. He has been confused with a James M. Carter who also lived in Waco.

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]

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• Reference Number: 7267

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• Reference Number: 7318

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• FSID: KHGH-Y67
• Reference Number: 4904
• Census: 19 Sep 1850, Teppah, Mississippi
• Census: 18 Jul 1860, Travis, Texas, USA
• _MILT: 18 Jan 1862, Bastrop, Bastrop County, Texas; Joined Company B, 18th Texas Calvalry, Darnell's Regiment, Confederate Army
• _MILT: 11 Jan 1863, Fort Hindman, Arkansas Post, Arkansas; Captured, Prisoner of Waar
• _MILT: 8 Feb 1863, Camp Douglas, Ill; Prisoner of War
• _MILT: 7 Apr 1863, Camp Douglas, Ill; Prisoner of War
• _MILT: 30 Jun 1863, Wartrace, Tennessee; Company B 18th Regiment Texas Calvary
• _MILT: Aug 1863, Tyners,Station, Tennessee; August to September Teamster
• _MILT: 4 Jan 1865, Citronelle, Alabama; Prisoner of War
• _MILT: 13 Feb 1865, Way Hospital, Meridian. Mississippi; Wounded, admitted to hospital, 13th to 16th of February
• _MILT: 30 May 1865, Mobile, Alabama, USA; Paroled
• Residence: 1870, Texas, United States
• Residence: 1870, Texas, United States
• Census: 30 Jun 1870, Waco, McLennan County , Trxas
• Census: 16 Jun 1880, Hill County Texas
• Residence: 1900, ED 66 Justice Precinct 1 (all east of Brazos River excl. Waco city), McLennan, Texas, United States
• Census: 19 Jun 1900, Waco, McLennan County , Trxas

Notes:

Census 1900
Justice Precinct 1 (all east of Brazos River excl. Waco city), McLennan, Texas

Groom's Name: William L. Carter
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Bride's Name: M. A. Allison
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Marriage Date: 09 Apr 1882
Marriage Place: , Hill, Texas
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M59211-2
System Origin: Texas-VR
Source Film Number: 985181
Reference Number: 2:13GMF4C

Wm. L. Carter and his brother Robert M. Carter were both in the Civil War. They joined up from Bastrop when they lived in Travis County. Wm. L. was a member of a Civil War veterans organization in Hill County. Robert just kind of disappeared shortly before 1880.

Military
W.L. Carter Oath of Amnesty:
Know ye that W.L. Carter of the County of McLennan, and State of Texas has this day, Dec. 11, 1865, before me, taken the Oath of Amnesty, prescribed by Andrew Johnson President of the United States and his name placed on the Register of said county, as a Voter. To which facts, I certify. Robert Crudup, Chief Justice of McLennan County.

Regiment Name:18th Regiment, Texas Cavalry (Darnell's)
Side:Confederate
Company:B
Soldier's Rank In:Corporal
Soldier's Rank Out:Private
Alternate name:
Film Number:M227 roll 6
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Civil War Pension:
Carter, William L. 09235Claimant: Carter, William L.
Pension Number: 09235
County: Hill

W.L. Carter, Whitney, Hill County, Approved 9-22-1902.

Wm. L. Carter, age 64, resides in Hill County, nine years in Hill County, Whitney post office, farmer, physical condition good except suffering from wounds; wound received in my ?; Co. B, 18th Texas, Granbury's brigade 4 years; no real estate, a wagon and two horses worth about 60 dollars; sold no property in last two years; indigent circumstances; unable to labor for living; signed W. L. Carter 10-1-1901, L.C. Hill County Judge of Hill County; witnesses John P. Cox and D. R. Allison, attest he is unable to support himself, sworn 8-18-1902, Hill County.

This is the finest Hardee battle flag (blue field with white ellipse) in existence. In 1863, the troops of Cleburne's Division had resisted instructions to replace their blue Hardee flags with the standard red Confederate battle flag. The division, however, had won such an outstanding reputation as fighters that army commanders allowed them to retain their distinctive flags for the rest of the war -- the only command in the Army of Tennessee so honored.
In November of 1863, the 17th and 18th Texas received its new flannel Hardee flag inscribed with the battle honors of the previous campaigns: "Arkansas Post," "Chickamauga," "Tunnel Hill," and "Ringgold Gap." During the Atlanta Campaign, Granbury's Texas Brigade (including the 17th and 18th Texas) participated in some of the hardest fighting of the war. On July 22, 1864 at the Battle of Atlanta, while fighting in the Confederate front lines, the 17th and 18 Texas became cut-off, and nearly surrounded, forcing the surrender of a large number of its men. After a brief hand-to-hand struggle, the battle flag was taken by General William T. Clark. After the war, veterans of the 17th and 18th Texas made considerable efforts to locate the flag, which in 1914 was returned to Texas by Gen. Clark's widow.

W. L. Carter, injury from gun shot wound and general breakdown, signed by Dr. E. L.
Sessions?; L.C. Hill, County Judge certifies W.L. Carter appeared before him on
11-14-1901.

Affidavit of William Oglesby
: My name is Wm. Oglesby. I reside in Haskell County. In April 1861 I lived with my father in Coryell County. I knew W. L. Carter before the war between the states prior to 1861. I also knew him during the war above mentioned. Yes, he served in the Confederate Army. He served in Arkansas until the 11th of Jan. 1862. Was captured at Arkansas Post on that date and was exchanged April 7, 1862 and served remainder of war in the Tennessee Army in Grandburry's Brigade Cleborns Division excepting what time he was laid up in hospital from wounds received in battle. Signed by Wm. Oglesby.

Affidavit of Wm. Summers
. William M. Summers, age 59, residence Crawford McLennan Co. Texas. In April 1861 I lived in Travis Co. Texas. Yes, I first met and became acquainted with him in the fall of 1860 at Weberville Travis Co. Texas. Last time I saw him about 18 months ago was living near Waco Tex. I have heard that he now lives near Whitney Tex. (State whether or not he served in the Confederate Army:) He did. He and I enlisted at the same time about Jany 1862 in Company B 18th Texas Calvery [sic] in Travis County and were sworn in sometime during that month at Dallas Texas and he and I continued together with that same command until the close of the war --I know of no visable (sic) means of support except from his own labor. W. M.Summers, attested 10-2-1901.

Confederate records during the war say he was 5'7.5" with light complexion, light hair, blue eyes. He, brother Robert and bro-in-law William Summers enlisted at Bastrop and were sent to Dallas, Company B, 18th Texas Cavalry, Darnell's Regiment. He was a member of the Pat Cleburne Camp of Confederate Veterans. CSA Pension File A-09235, Hill County (claimed under his name, not wife). Enlisted 1-18-1862. Was in Dallas 3-15-1862, 2nd Corporal. Captured at Arkansas Post 1-11-1863, paroled Camp Douglas, Illinois 4-1-1863, exchanged at City Point Va. 4-7-1863. On Muster Roll at Tyners Station, Tenn. 8-1863. Absent May-June 1863. Present on Muster Rolls Jul. 1863 to Apr. 1864; job: teamster, rank: private. Admitted to Way Hospital, Meridian, Miss. 2-15-16, 1865, wounded, furloughed. On register of prisoners of war, surrendered Citronelle, Ala., Jan.? 1865, paroled Mobile, Alabama 5-30-1865.

Wm. L. Carter on the census:
1840: with parents in Tippah Co., MS

1850: with parents in Tippah Co., MS

1860: in Webberville, Travis Co., TX, single, boarding with saddler (Miller) near parents. He and brother Robert apparently went to McLennan/Coryell Cos. immediately after Civil War.

1870: in Waco, McLennan Co., TX, page 41B, 52 of 76, age 33 b.MS, listed as saddler fr. MS., married to Mattie 21 TX, no children, Lydia Barnhill (not stated but she was Mattie's sister) 16 living with them (No ED, Pg41B, Ln38). She was 11 years younger than he. 5 doors from sister Sarah Summers (same census page).

1880: Hill Co. (near Whitney?), 30 of 31, TX ED74, Sh30b, 371b, Ln14, Prec.4, June 16.
Wm.L.Carter 43 TN/TN/TN farmer; wife Sarah A. 22 MS/KY/KY; dau. Willie W. 9 b.TX/TN/TX; and Martha Thomas s-i-l 19 single b.MS/KY/KY.

1900 June 19 Waco ED 66 JP1 13B
William L. Carter April 1837 63 m18 MsMsMs job work
Martha A. Apr. 1865 36 m18 yr. 5children/5 living, b.Ar/father b.Illinois/mother b.Tn
Della L. (gives surname Davis) Feb. 1885 15 marital status obscured, TxArMs [sic]
Tressey Aug. 1886 13 at school TxMsAr
Mary E. Mar 1888 12 at school TxMsAr
Frank L. Sept. 1890? 10 at school TxMsAr
James L. Nov. 1892 7 at school TxMsAr

1902-03 Waco Directory: Wm. and Martha lived at No. 3 Hackberry (corner of 1st and Hackberry) in Edgefield, and he worked as laborer, she at Waco Steam Laundry.

1904-05 Waco Directory: lived at southeast corner of Cherry and Brooklyn Ave. in E. Waco. He was farmer, and Martha still at steam laundry.

Died 3-17-1906, 68 years. Per funeral home (Fall & Pucket)records, funeral arranged by Frank Crow for Martha Carter, physician Raywood, J.P., 64,00. 25-6465.

The Waco Tribune 4-6-1906
Pat Cleburne camp of Confederate Veterans: ... In calling the death roll, the
commander standing, as is their custom, the names of Dr. J.C.J. King, J.C. Robertson, W.L. Carter and J.R. Bennett were read, all of whom passed away since the regular meeting of the previous month. ...

Brief obit. appeared in Waco paper. Is he buried in Old East Waco Cem. (Greenwood?? I think he may be buried in the same lot as his daughter Mary Ellen Coates in Waco. No proof, but think there is an unmarked grave there that at one time had a Confederate metal marker (no name) on it. Found Frank Crow on the 1920 Waco census, where it says he was a laundry owner. So he probably owned the laundry where Martha worked.

Per a descendant of Willie Wilkes, a daughter of Willie Wilkes stated that she remembered Wm. L. Carter, although she was only 6 at the time. Said he had red hair and a long red beard, that his neck was crooked from a Civil War wound in the neck, that he sat on the porch cocked back in a chair, that he walked along the RR tracks and was hit by a train at some point.

As noted from Find a Grave
Son of James Carter and Salina Dean Carter
Note: C.S.A. William was a Civil War veteran
Confederate records reveal he, brother Robert and bro-in-law William Summers enlisted at Bastrop and were sent to Dallas, Company B, 18th Texas Cavalry, Darnell's Regiment. A member of the Pat Cleburne Camp of Confederate Veterans. Enlisted 1-18-1862. Captured at Arkansas Post 1-11-1863, paroled Camp Douglas, Illinois 4-1-1863, exchanged at City Point Va. 4-7-1863. Admitted to Way Hospital, Meridian, Miss. 2-15-16, 1865, wounded, furloughed. On register of prisoners of war, surrendered Citronelle, Ala., Jan.? 1865, paroled Mobile, Alabama on 5-30-1865.

Funeral Records: Carter, William L. 68 yrs; by Frank Crow; for Martha Carter; d. Mar. 17, 1906; physician, Raywood, JP; 64,00; 25-6465
McLennan Co. TX - Fall and Puckett Funeral Home Records

Source Citation
Year: 1900; Census Place: Justice Precinct 1, McLennan, Texas; Page: 13; Enumeration District: 0066; FHL microfilm: 1241656
1900 June 19 Waco ED 66 JP1 13B
William L. Carter b April 1837 age 63 m18 yr. MsMsMs job work
Martha A. (Allison) b Apr. 1865 age 36 m18 yr. 5children/5 living, b. Ar/father b.Illinois/mother b. Tn (married in Miss, 1882)
CHILDREN in CENSUS:
Della L. (gives surname Davis) Feb. 1885 15 marital status obscured, Tx Ar Ms [sic]
Tressey b Aug. 1886 13 at school Tx Ms Ar
Mary E. b Mar 1888 12 at school Tx Ms Ar
Frank L. b Sept. 1890? 10 at school Tx Ms Ar
James L. b Nov. 1892 7 at school Tx Ms Ar
Children;
Tressie Carter Tabor 1886-1946
Mary Ellen Carter Coates 1888-1935
Frank Lane Carter 1890-1926
James Lafayett Carter 1893-1943

Note:
According to volunteer transcriptions on findagrave.com, the Waco Day newspaper in 1889 listed 22 Confederate veterans in the cemetery, along with five Union veterans and four War of 1812 soldiers. But many of those markers are long gone.
Using Google search on Greenwood Cemetery, there are many results in the history which revealed many graves unmarked, the cemetery was poorly maintained.

Notes on the 18th Texas Calvary:
EIGHTEENTH TEXAS CAVALRY.The Eighteenth Texas Cavalry, also known as Darnell's Cavalry Regiment, was organized at Dallas, Texas, on March 15, 1862. The regiment initially had ten companies lettered A to K comprising men from the counties of Bastrop, Bell, Dallas, Denton, Ellis, Harris, Henderson, Johnson, Travis, and Williamson. Commanding the regiment was Col. Nicholas H. Darnell with field officers Lt. Col. John T. Coit, Maj. Charles C. Morgan, and Maj. William A. Ryan. The regiment was first assigned to duty in the Indian Territory where it became involved in a dispute with that area's commanding officer Gen. Albert Pike. The dispute stemmed from the regiment moving its camp without notifying General Pike. Soon after, the regiment transferred to Arkansas Post, Arkansas, and General Paul O. Hébert recommended dismounting the regiment in July 1862. The regiment fought in the battle of Arkansas Post that started on January 4, 1863, and was captured by Union forces at the conclusion of fighting on January 11. Company H was assigned to the prison camp in Little Rock at the time of the capture.

Orville A. Oatman of the Eighteenth
Orville A. Oatman of the Eighteenth Cavalry (dismounted). Image available on the Internet and included in accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107.
In April 1863 most of the men serving in the regiment were exchanged and returned to Confederate service. From May 1863 to war's end the Eighteenth Texas Cavalry served in the Army of Tennessee. By July 1863 the Eighteenth Texas Cavalry Regiment was consolidated with the Seventeenth Texas Cavalry Regiment. Additional consolidations throughout the war took place with the Twenty-fourth and Twenty-fifth Texas Cavalry regiments.

Company G, Eighteenth Texas Cavalry Veterans
Company G, Eighteenth Texas Cavalry Veterans. Courtesy of the Portal to Texas History. Image available on the Internet and included in accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107.
The Eighteenth Texas Cavalry took part in more than thirty engagements and battles while serving in the Army of Tennessee. Its most notable battles and campaigns were Chickamauga on September 19-20, 1863; the Chattanooga siege and Chattanooga from September to November 1863; the Atlanta campaign from May to September 1864; Jonesboro from August 31 to September 1, 1864; Franklin on November 30, 1864; Nashville on December 15-16, 1864; the Carolinas campaign from February to April, 1865; and Bentonville on March 19-21, 1865. The Eighteenth Texas Cavalry suffered heavy casualties throughout the war and probably fewer than 125 enlisted men and officers were present at the regiment's surrender on April 26, 1865, at Bennett's House, Durham Station, in North Carolina.

18th Cavalry Regiment was organized at Dallas, Texas, during the spring of 1862 with men from Dallas, Denton, and Belton. The unit was soon dismounted and ordered to Arkansas where in January, 1863, it was captured at Arkansas Post. After being exchanged, it was consolidated with the 17th, 24th, and 25th Texas Cavalry Regiments (dismounted), and placed in Deshler's, J.A. Smith's, and Granbury's Brigade. This command fought with the Army of Tennessee from Chickamauga to Nashville and ended the war in North Carolina. The 18th was organized with about 900 men. The 17th/18th/24th/25th sustained 200 casualties at Chickamauga and totalled 690 men and 520 arms in December, 1863. Very few surrendered on April 26, 1865. The field officers were Colonel Nicholas H. Darnell, Lieutenant Colonel John T. Coit, and Majors Charles C. Morgan and William A. Ryan.

William married Martha A Allison on 9 Apr 1882 in Hill County, Texas. Martha was born in Apr 1865 in Arkansas, USA; died after 1910. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Sarah A Thomas. Sarah was born in 1858 in Mississippi; died before 1882. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

William married Martha C Barnhill about 1869. Martha (daughter of Living) was born in 1849 in Dewitt County, Texas; died in 1873 in Cuero, DeWitt County Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FSID: LZD1-2TP
• Reference Number: 7263
• Residence: 1850, Tippah county, Tippah, Mississippi
• Residence: 1860, Precinct No 3, Travis, Texas, United States

Notes:

1850: in Tippah County, Miss. with parents.
1860: in Travis County, Texas with parents.
1862: enlisted in Confed Army with bro. William at Bastrop1-18-1862 and mustered in in Dallas 3-15-1862. Private, Co. B, 18th Tx Cav., Darnell's Regt. Card Nos. 50325978 and 6098.
1866: married Rebecca S. Karnes10-24-1866, Coryell Co. Book B, Page 65.

1870: per census, in City of Waco (Ed , pg21 (41?), Ln32, hse147, fam.162), June 1870: Robert Carter, 28, MS, saddle tree maker; Rebecca, 23, keeping house, KY; Mary, 2, TX; Next door to Richard Miller, wagonmaker, 36 AL; then next door to Im? Sadler, lawyer, 29, TN.

1876: Waco City Directory, there is an R.M. Carter at 10 N. 6th St. who was a mechanic.

1878-79: Waco City Directory, there is a Robert M. Carter at 10 N. 6th between Austin and Washington, a policeman.

1880: haven't found him on this census. On 1880 census the "married" box is checked for Rebecca but she and her daughters lived with her father, not Robert (Coryell, ED26, Sh31, Ln49, June 1880). Her father was Charles F. Karnes, born Virginia. His wife was Mary A., and there was a son George N., b. Texas and 11 years younger than Rebecca.

1900: haven't found him on this census.
Robert M. Carter "disappears" in the 1870s. Have found no notice of his death. No one claimed his Civil War pension. Rebecca is not living with him on the 1880 census, but it does say she is married, not widowed or divorced. Did he die or did they divorce? His wife and three of their daughters, in about the late 1880s, joined a commune called the Sanctified Sisters in Belton and moved to Wash. D.C. with them. They remained there the rest of their lives.

There is an R.M. Carter who married a Mattie M. Harris 1881 McLennan County. Have found no further information. Do not know who that is.

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Find A Grave
I am uncertain that the Robert Carter** buried at Holy Cross is actually the Robert M. Carter described below. Holy Cross is a Catholic Cemetery; but the Robert M. Carter described below was not Catholic, and his wife Rebecca Karnes was not Catholic. Also, the obituary** for the "Bob Carter" at Holy Cross states that he was eleven years younger than the Robert M. Carter described below. The only way I believe this Robert Carter is the same as Robert M. Carter below is if (1) there is a plausible explanation for why he was placed in a Catholic cemetery and (2) the age given in the obituary is incorrect.
**Obituary in Waco newspaper: "Robert Carter, old resident of city, died Aug. 21, 1897 in East Waco. Burial on 17th." [Based on Fall and Puckett records, date should be 16th not 21st.]
Fall and Puckett Funeral Home Records: "Carter, Bob 45 yrs; by McLennan County; d. of cancer, Aug. 16, 1897; int. at Catholic Cem., Aug. 17; 9.00; 10-2578"
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ROBERT M. CARTER
Robert M. Carter was born in 1841 in Tippah County, Mississippi, the son of James Carter and Salina Roxanna Dean. The Carters moved from Mississippi to Texas in 1851. Robert enlisted with his brother William L. Carter in the Confederate Army at Bastrop, Texas on 1-18-1862. They both served in Co. B, 18th Tx Cav., Darnell's Regiment. He married Rebecca S. Karnes in Coryell County, Texas on 14 Oct 1866. They had at least five children: Mary E., Lota Bell, Lela Rebecca, James Thomas, and Susie Effie. Robert was a wagoner and a saddler, and possibly a mechanic and a policeman in Waco, Texas in the 1870s. He disappears from the records as of 1880, at which time his wife and children appear on the census in the household of her father.


Died:
Holy Cross Cemetery, Waco, McLennan County, Texas

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]

Robert married Mattie M. Harris on 11 Sep 1881 in Travis County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FSID: LZ6S-PZY
• Name: Mollie
• Reference Number: 6859
• Residence: 1850, Tippah county, Tippah, Mississippi
• Residence: 1860, Precinct No 3, Travis, Texas, United States
• Residence: 1880, Precinct 6 and 7, Coryell, Texas, United States
• Residence: 1900, Justice Precinct 7 Coryell city, Coryell, Texas, United States

Mary married William James Gibson McIlhaney on 12 Feb 1867 in Webberville, Travis Co., TX. William was born on 8 May 1839 in Tippah, Mississippi; died on 30 Jul 1904 in Waldo, Coryell, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Notes:

Headstone at Crawford Cemetery: One large upright stone for both Sarah and husband. At top, says Father, Mother and has Masonic and Eastern Star symbols between the words. Below that, left side: W. M. Summers, Aug. 11, 1842, Dec. 30, 1907; right side: S. E. Summers Mar. 7, 1847, Dec. 15, 1921. At bottom, word SUMMERS
When Sarah was born, her family was living near Ripley, Mississippi. In about 1851 they moved to Webberville, Travis County, Texas. In 1867 (Book 2, page 300) Sarah married William Summers, and in 1868 she and William moved from Webberville to Waco. In Waco William operated a saddle shop, and he also operated a grocery store for one year. In 1877 they bought 130 acres five miles west of Crawford in McLennan County. Some years later they sold their farm and moved into the town of Crawford. William was the mayor of Crawford, and he may have owned the bank there, but this has not been verified. They were members of the Methodist Episcopal Church South. On the 1910 census, Sarah had been a widow since 1907, still lived in Crawford. Her children Effie and Joe and a grandson Jack lived with her. Later she may have lived with her daughter Annie in Denton, although a note on the back of a portrait says she lived with dau. Annie at Canton. At the time of her death, Sarah lived with her daughter Effie at 516 Armour Ave., Ft. Worth, Texas. Her granddaughter told me that Sarah Etter was a lovely, sweet woman with pretty dark hair who was talented in needlework and cooking. Sarah Etter told her about her wedding in 1867 in Webberville. It was a cold winter day, and it was sleeting. Sarah was afraid William would not be able to come to his own wedding, but he came riding up on horseback. Sarah's wedding dress was white dotted swiss.
Death Record:
Place of Death: Tarrant Co., Ft. Worth, TX; Fostepco Hts., 516 Armour Ave., residence: 516 Armour; female, white, widow; b.Mar. 7, 1847; age 74y 9m 8d; birthplace: Miss.; father: J. B. Carter, b. Tenn.; mother: Salina Dean, b.Miss.; d.12-15-1921; natural causes; buried Crawford, TX 12-17-1921; informant: Mrs. W. D. Sutton, Denton, TX.
1870, Waco, 68 of 342, 41B, William Summers, saddler, 27, TN, mw, $600 RE, $100; Ada, 22, MS; James 2 TX, 6-30-1870; 5 doors from her brother William Carter.
1880:
1900, McLennan Co., Crawford, ED 91, Precinct 7, 251B, 2 of 9, 6-1-1900: Summers, Wm. M., Aug. 1843, 56, M34, Tn/Tn/Tn, mayor; SARAH E., wife, wf, Mar.1847, 53, m34, 9/7, Ms/Al/Ms; WILLIE B., son, Mar.1874,26, single, Tx/Tn/Ms, hardware clerk; MINNIE, dau., Jul.1876, 23, S, Tx/Tn/Ms; SETH N., son, Apr.1883, 17, S, Tx/Tn/Ms, farm laborer; EFFIE E., dau., Aug.1885, 14, Tx/Tn/Ms; JOS. E. Apr.1888, 12, Tx/Tn/Ms, farm laborer.
1910 Crawford, 4-15-1910, 169B, ED 108, 9 of 50: S.E.Summers, head, 63, widow, 9/7, MS/TN/GA; Effie, dau. 23 single TX/blank/MS; Joe, son 22 single TX/blank/MS; Jack, grandson 5 TX/TX/TX.
1920 Tarrant Co. Precinct 1 (Arlington Heights?), E.D. 83, 22A, Armour Ave., 1-20-1920: James W. Cooper, head, 34 tx/al/tx stillman oil refinery; wife Effie S., 33, tx/mo/ms; Imogene, dau., 7, tx/tx/tx; James W., son, 4-2/12, tx/tx/tx; SARAH E. SUMMERS, m-i-l, 72,wd, ms/ms/ms; Jack Summers, nephew, 15, tx/tx/tx, telegraph office boy; Vivian Cooper, niece, 19, oil refinery shipping clerk; James O. Summers, bro-i-l, 52, wd, tx/mo/ms, barber in shop.
[End Sarah Etter Carter Summers]

Sarah married William Mathias Summers on 1 Jan 1867 in Travis Co., TX.. William was born on 11 Aug 1842; died on 30 Dec 1907. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FSID: LYZV-22T
• Reference Number: 4911
• Residence: 1860, Precinct No 3, Travis, Texas, United States
• Residence: 1870, Texas, United States
• Residence: 1900, Justice Precinct 2, Van Zandt, Texas, United States

Notes:

Her exact birthdate is uncertain and varies from 1849-1852. I believe she is the daughter named Emily on the 1850 census. Amanda’s birthdate differs on every census. Per the 1900 Van Zandt County Census, her birthday was in February. Amanda and Thomas were married by Elder John McClain. Their marriage license was issued in Coryell County, Texas. It was filed 11-23-1877, in Coryell County Vol. D-1, Page 270, where T.E. is incorrectly named Hinton. On the 1880 Census, they lived next door to Amanda's parents in McLennan County, west of Crawford, where Tonk Creek crosses High Bridge Road near the Coryell County line. On December 2, 1891, they purchased three town lots on the east side of the Brazos (near the current IH35). On April 16, 1892 they sold the lots. After their daughter Artie’s marriage in 1896, they moved with their daughter and with Amanda’s sister Anna Belle to Van Zandt County. About 1907, they moved to Dallas because daughter Artie was very ill. About 1910 they moved to Caddo Mills in Hunt County. Daughter Artie died and is buried there. After that they moved to Branch in Collin County, where Amanda died in 1917. She is buried at Wilson Chapel Cemetery in Lowry Crossing, Collin County, Texas. Amanda and husband T.E. Hunter lived with their only child Artie from the time Artie married in 1896.
[End Amanda Roxanna Carter Hunter]

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Find a Grave
Amanda's year of birth is uncertain. Her headstone says 1852. However, she is a different age on every census. It is possible she was born about 1850 in Tippah County, Mississippi. If her birth was after 1851, she was born at Webberville in Travis County, Texas. She was a daughter of James Carter and wife Salina Roxanna Dean. Amanda married Thomas E. Hunter on September 12, 1877 in Coryell County, Texas. T.E. and Amanda had only one child, Artie Bell, born 1878 in McLennan County, Texas. Artie married T.B. Thompson in 1896 in McLennan County, and Amanda and T.E. moved with them to Van Zandt County, Texas about 1898. They lived with their married daughter throughout Artie's marriage and even after Artie's premature death in 1913. About 1907, they moved from Van Zandt County to Dallas, Texas to seek medical attention for Artie. When doctors could do no more for Artie, the family group moved to Caddo Mills in Hunt County, Texas, where Artie died and is buried. After Artie's death, T.B. Thompson and children, along with Amanda and T.E., moved to Collin County, Texas. Amanda never recovered from the loss of her daughter and is said to have died of grief four years later. Her month and day of death are not recorded, but may have been September. Her granddaughter Irma, who was 9 years old at the time, remembered riding to the cemetery in a wagon and said it was a rainy day.

Amanda married Thomas Ephraim Hunter on 12 Sep 1877 in Coryell Co., TX.. Thomas was born on 20 Oct 1854 in Arkansas, USA; died on 18 Apr 1928 in McKinney, Collin County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Name: Buck or Bruce
• Reference Number: 5689

Notes:

Census Records:
1860, Buck lived with parents in Webberville.
1870, lived with parents in city of Waco.
1880, lived with wife and children Jeff and Harvey in Coryell County, near Buck's sister Mollie, and next door to wife's parents; occupation: farmer.
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1900 , San Angelo, Precinct 7, ED170, Pg.3B stamped 336 prev.pg., fam.50), J.B. Carter, Dec.1856, 43, m23y, tx/nc/ms, farmer; Sarah, wife, Apr. 1857, 43, 9/8, tx/nc/nc; Gertie, Oct.1884, 15; Selled, Apr.1893, 7; Minnie, May 1896, 4.
1910, Garza Co. TX, ED105, 4B (or pg.bef.22), Precinct 4, 4-23-1910: James B. Carter, 54, 2nd marriage, m.7yr., TX/NC/TN, railroad laborer, renting home; Martha E., wife, 44, m2, 7yrs., 2/1, Tx/Tx/Tx; Tribble?, Nettie M., stepdau., 18, S, Tx/Tx/Tx.
1917, Buck lived at 709 Orient in San Angelo, occupation: taxidermist. Business address 411 S. or E. Oakes, where sons Jeff and Harvey lived.
1920 census names J. Buck Carter living at 710(?) Jefferson St., Wichita Falls, with wife Martha (age 53), his occupation: laborer for Katy Road House (ed81, sheet1, line 44). Four other families living at same address.
Was told by his descendants that Buck's first wife Sarah worked hard in the farm fields. When she died in 1901, Buck left his children in the care of Sarah's family (the Kirby's). The sons worked at various farms in the area. Sarah's sisters Talona and Lucy may have been involved in rearing Sarah's children, and consequently Sarah's children were closer to the Kirby's than to the Carters.
Buck lost an ear due to cancer. He died while living in the "poor house" in Wichita Falls. He is buried at Lakeview Cemetery, Wichita Falls, TX.
[End James "Buck" Carter]

James married Sarah Jane Kirby on 19 Jul 1876 in Coryell Co., TX. Sarah was born on 10 Apr 1858 in Gatesville, Coryell County, Texas; died on 9 Aug 1901 in Coryell County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• LifeSketch: Find A Grave Memorial# 22247814--Sketch and Photo Daughter of James Carter and Salina Roxanna Dean. Born in Webberville, Travis Co., Texas. About 1869, the James Carter family moved to Waco. Bell married Francis Brook Cary on 12-23-1873 in her parents\' home. Brook and Bell lived in both Bell and McLennan Counties before moving to Van Zandt County in the late 1890s. Bell\'s sister Amanda Hunter also moved to Van Zandt County at that time. Children of Brook and Bell Cary: Pearl, Vada, Everette Franklin, Wade, Bessie, Elmer, Leatha, and Ruby.
• FSID: LZ6S-GP1
• Reference Number: 5688
• Residence: 1880, Precinct 6, Bell, Texas, United States

Notes:

1900 VZ census says her birthday was in October.
1870 McLennan Census: living at home with parents in City of Waco.
1880 Bell County Census: Brook and Bell with Pearl, Vada and Franklin E. Also Brook's
sister Mollie and her husband Abner Vedell and their children Absalom and Elizabeth.
Also Mary Prather, age 45, a widow, but relationship not given (she may be kin to Abner).
Brook's occupation is farmer. Justice Precinct 6, ED6, Pg 44, Stamped Pg 421B, Ln46,
House 378, Family 382.
1900 Van Zandt County Census: Brook with "Sallie A." (incorrect, should b e Anna Bell), children "Wade T.,
Elmer, Letha and Rubia." ED127, 21B, 382/388. Is it possible the mistake of "Sallie"
means that Salina lived with them? It also says birthplace TN; could that be a further
mistake in that direction? The Easley family Leatha married into lives just 6 doors away.
1910: Van Zandt, Canton, ED 108, Pg. 81b, May 1910, Brook Cary, age 5_?, Ark./Ga./Ga.;
Bell, 55, Tx/Nc/Ms, 6/6 (untrue?). They are family 200/200. George Thompson is family
198/198.
1920: Van Zandt ED126, JP2, Phalba, 1-30-1920, 10B-11A (102b?): Frank B. Cary 70
Ar/Ga/Al, farmer; Anna B., 65 Tx/Tx or Tn?/Tn?; Grooms, Lerlene 8 tx/tx/tx; Roberta 7
tx/tx/tx/, both named as granddaughters.
My grandmother called her "Aunt Bell." They were married by Thomas Stanford, M.G., in
the home of James and Salina Carter in Waco. She worked as a seamstress at A. Harris
in downtown Dallas. She had big brown eyes and lots of black hair. She died of a heart attack on son Elmer's front porch. She was about 5'2",
heavy set. It is said she went to Baylor University, but don’t know if that is accurate. She is buried at Old Bethel Cem. near Canton, TX.
[End Anna Belle Carter Cary]

Anna married Francis Brook Cary on 23 Dec 1873 in Waco, McLennan County Texas. Her parents home. Francis (son of Francis M Cary and Elizabeth) was born in 1850 in Arkansas; died in 1925. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FSID: MWBH-93N
• Reference Number: 5690
• Residence: 1860, Precinct No 3, Travis, Texas, United States
• Residence: 1880, Waco, McLennan, Texas, United States

Notes:

I was given her birthdate by her granddaughter. The death date came from Fairmount Cemetery records, San Angelo, Texas.
Fairmount Cemetery, San Angelo, record of Olivers, Lot 20, Blk 32 : Dup Deed #545 -7/30/45
Missie and husband Stephen are buried in Fairmount Cemetery, 1116 West Avenue "N",
San Angelo, Texas. Sons Adolphus and Noble are buried near them.
J.S. Oliver
Mrs. Ethel M. Oliver #215 9-27-67
Inf -N. Oliver 11-1-13
Inf. -D. Oliver 11-1-16
A.D. Oliver Jr. 1/16/25 [faded handwritten word beside name, may be infant, not sure]
J.S. Oliver 1/19/36
Mrs. Edna Bennett #767 12/22/41
Mrs. J.S. Oliver 2-22-07
Dee Oliver #18 1-21-49
Mrs. Noble B. Oliver #153 8-13-51
Noble Oliver #274 12-1-62
1860, Missie lived with parents in Webberville, Texas.
1870, Missie lived with parents in Waco, Texas.
1880, Missie and husband lived west of Waco near her parents and his mother.
1900, Missie, husband and children lived in San Angelo, Texas.
1910, James Oliver, a widower, lived in San Angelo with all children but Edna.
1920, James Oliver lived in Comanche County with son Noble.
[End Missie Carter Oliver]
[End Children of James Carter and Salina Dean]

Missalina married James Stephen Oliver on 12 Feb 1880 in McLennan County Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FSID: LX7V-JSW
• Residence: 1850, Tippah county, Tippah, Mississippi
• Residence: 1860, Precinct No 3, Travis, Texas, United States

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• FSID: MWBH-MY9

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• FSID: MWBH-MTB

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• FSID: L2LB-6Y6

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• FSID: L8J2-NHL
• Reference Number: 927
• Residence: 1900, ED 66 Justice Precinct 1 (all east of Brazos River excl. Waco city), McLennan, Texas, United States
• Residence: 1920, Justice Precinct 1, Limestone, Texas, United States
• Residence: 1930, Waco, McLennan, Texas, United States

Notes:

m. December 13, 1927
East Waco Greenwood Cemetery
C. S. A. on lot but no name
WRIGHT, James Muncy, June 22, 1867 -. March 30, 1909
SUMMERS, Julia Ao, December 13, 1862 - October 30, 1943
SUMMERS, Robert Ao, September 8, 1861 _. October 10, 1903
SUMMERS, Joseph Eo, PFC 2 Inf Texas NG WWI, August 10, 1890 - March 12, 1951
DORSETT, Walter, Infant son of Mr. & Mrs. W. P. DORSETT, March 1, 1915
DORSETT, John Raymond, November 25, 1856 - October 23, 1912
(DoRSETT?) Mrs. J. P., February 14, _. age 64 (metal tag torn off)
DORSETT, Ray, Infant son of Mro & Mrs. J. R. DORSETT, February 11,1901
DORSETT, William P., Texas Pvt lCl III Sn Tn 36 Div., November 1, 1930 -. od
THOMAS, Mary E. DORSETT, March 3, 1888 -. May 23, 1908
BRAZZIL, Baby Sister
BRAZZIL, H. D. Family
BRAZZIL, Mrs. H. D., 1869 - 1941 -. Mother
BRAZZIL, Willie Edna, 1902 _. 1926 _. Mother
ROBIDEAU, Beulah, July 11, 1881 _. May 25, 1934
DAVIS, Dellar L., February 21, 1885 _. January 24, 1961
TABOR, Tressie C., August 7, 1885 _. August 22, 1946
RUSSELL, Leonard R., November 9, 1902 _. August 14, 1949
GILCREASE, Jimmie, son of M. C. &Emma GILCREASE, May 27, 1897 - May 4, 1901
GARDNER, Addison, April 23, 1899 _. January 11, 1906
SAWYERS, R. H., (rest is illegible)
ABBOTT, George W., Infant, September 23, 1923 - only date
ABBOTT, Eo Lee, April 21, 1895 _. July 11, 1969 )
ABBOTT, Willie Wintin, March 15, 1896 - March 29, 1959 ) double marker
m. December 13, 1927
East Waco Greenwood Cemetery
C. S. A. on lot but no name
WRIGHT, James Muncy, June 22, 1867 -. March 30, 1909
SUMMERS, Julia Ao, December 13, 1862 - October 30, 1943
SUMMERS, Robert Ao, September 8, 1861 _. October 10, 1903
SUMMERS, Joseph Eo, PFC 2 Inf Texas NG WWI, August 10, 1890 - March 12, 1951
DORSETT, Walter, Infant son of Mr. & Mrs. W. P. DORSETT, March 1, 1915
DORSETT, John Raymond, November 25, 1856 - October 23, 1912
(DoRSETT?) Mrs. J. P., February 14, _. age 64 (metal tag torn off)
DORSETT, Ray, Infant son of Mro & Mrs. J. R. DORSETT, February 11,1901
DORSETT, William P., Texas Pvt lCl III Sn Tn 36 Div., November 1, 1930 -. od
THOMAS, Mary E. DORSETT, March 3, 1888 -. May 23, 1908
BRAZZIL, Baby Sister
BRAZZIL, H. D. Family
BRAZZIL, Mrs. H. D., 1869 - 1941 -. Mother
BRAZZIL, Willie Edna, 1902 _. 1926 _. Mother
ROBIDEAU, Beulah, July 11, 1881 _. May 25, 1934
DAVIS, Dellar L., February 21, 1885 _. January 24, 1961
TABOR, Tressie C., August 7, 1885 _. August 22, 1946
RUSSELL, Leonard R., November 9, 1902 _. August 14, 1949
GILCREASE, Jimmie, son of M. C. &Emma GILCREASE, May 27, 1897 - May 4, 1901
GARDNER, Addison, April 23, 1899 _. January 11, 1906
SAWYERS, R. H., (rest is illegible)
ABBOTT, George W., Infant, September 23, 1923 - only date
ABBOTT, Eo Lee, April 21, 1895 _. July 11, 1969 )
ABBOTT, Willie Wintin, March 15, 1896 - March 29, 1959 ) double marker
East Waco Greenwood Cemetery
DAVIS, Dellar L., February 21, 1885 _. January 24, 1961

Died:
Greenwood Cemetery, Waco, Texas

Dellar married Aaron Simon Davis on 12 Aug 1897 in Limestone County, Texas. Aaron (son of William Love Davis and Martha Harriet Maltby) was born on 27 Jan 1874 in Cuero, DeWitt County Texas; died on 20 Jan 1938 in Fredericksburg, Gillespie County, Texas; was buried on 21 Jan 1938 in County Cemetery,,McLennan, Texas, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Reference Number: 4906

Notes:

As of the 1907-08 Waco directory, Tressie lived with her brothers at 725 Pecan, E. Waco.
She may have been the sister who married a man who made willow furniture.

Texas Death Record #37825, Tressie Tabor, Died McLennan Co., 8-22-1946, 60y0m16d, Resided 606 Jefferson Ave., Waco, female, white, widowed, b.8-6-1886, TX, Father: Will Carter b.TN, Mother: Martha Allison b.TX, Informant: Paul Smith of 606 Jefferson, Waco, Buried: Greenwood Cem., Aug.24, Connally Funeral Home, Heat stroke? or Heart Stroke?

Tressdy married Alexander Tabor in 1916. Alexander was born in 1884; died in 1935 in Waco, Mclennan, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Unk Smith. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Unk Hewitt. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Reference Number: 4908

Notes:

Mary Ellen grew up near Whitney in Hill County, Tx. Per widow of son Staton, she was very large (300 lbs.) and had several physical ailments, including Bright's disease. Per son A.T., she died of dropsy. Per same widow, all the Carter sons were hard of hearing and were good-looking, nice people. Son A.T. said she died age 39, but handwritten record said she died 1935. Son A.T. said she was about 5 feet tall (another son said 5'2"-5'3") with dark hair (another son said dark brown) and blue eyes (another son said gray or blue eyes). She had small feet and hands and medium fair skin. None of her children with whom I spoke remembers her ever talking about her father, who died before they were born.
She is buried at Greenwood, Old East Waco cemetery. Was told her funeral was heavily attended because she knew everyone in East Waco and was well liked.

Mary married Thomas Cruse Coates on 3 Apr 1904 in McLennan County Texas. Thomas was born in 1881; died in 1940 in Waco, Mclennan, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Unk McIlhaney. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Reference Number: 4909

Notes:

1907-1908, Waco City Directory said he lived with Tressie at 725 Pecan in E. Waco and was a messenger for the MK&T RR.
1910 census, lived with married sister Mary Ellen and worked as yard clerk for railroad.
1913, he was a switchman for the railroad and lived at 417 Sherman in E. Waco.
1916, he was a switchman and lived at 809 S. 9th.
1920 census, lived in Waco at 1618 Ross Street with wife Elsie B., son Karl (Ed 118, sh.4A, Ln.8), worked for railroad.
1924, lived with wife Elsie at 618 Ross and was a switchman. At one time may have lived on Old Dallas Road. Worked for railroad.
Texas Death Record 11283, Frank L. Carter, died at 2525 Homan (Haman?) Ave., Waco, lived there 15 yr., male white married, b.9-14-1890 TX, d.3-7-1926 35y5m23d, acute encephalitis and flu, RR Switchman, Cotton Belt RR, Father Will Carter b.Miss; Mother Martha Allison b.unknown; Informant Mrs. F.L. Carter of Waco, buried Oakwood Cem.

Frank married Elsie between 1910 and 1913. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Reference Number: 4910

Notes:

Name: James Lafayett Carter
Death Date: 28 Nov 1943
Death Place: Bellmead, Mclennan, Texas
Gender: Male
Race: White
Death Age: 50 years
Estimated Birth Date:
Birth Date: 28 Nov 1893
Birthplace: Mclennan Co., Texas
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: Will Carter
Father's Birthplace: Tennessee
Mother's Name: Martha Allison
Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee
Occupation: Switchman Mk &G Railroad
Place of Residence: Bellmead, McLennan, Texas
Cemetery: Greenwood Cem
Burial Place: Waco, Texas
Burial Date: 30 Nov 1943
Additional Relatives: X
Film Number: 2137589
Digital Film Number: 4029611
Image Number: 2595
Reference Number: CN 52018

Switchman on the M K & T Railroad
Parents: Will Carter, born Tennessee and Martha Allison, b Tennessee

He was well-loved by his nephews and was called Uncle Jim.
1907-08 Waco City Directory, lived with sister Tressie and brother Frank at 725 Pecan in E. Waco and worked for Tom Padgitt Company.

1910 Census, lived with married sister Mary Ellen Coates at 525 Hood and worked as wagon driver for Community Poor House?. See notes under Mary Ellen for details.

1916 City Directory, was a boarder at 715 Earle in E. Waco and was a presser.
1926 City Directory, lived with wife Florence at 322 Hood and was a switchman.
Buried Old East Waco (Greenwood) Cem.

Texas Death Record #52018, James Lafayett Carter, lived 50 years at Waco?, male white married, b.11-28-1893, d.11-28-1943, 50y0m0d, switchman MK&T RR, Father Will Carter b.TN, Mother Martha Allison b.TN, Informant Mrs. Florence Carter, Bellmead-Waco RFD#4, buried Greenwood Cem., Waco, Nov. 30.

James married Florence Turner between 1913 and 1914. Florence was born in 1896 in Arkansas; died in 1971 in McLennan County Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Reference Number: 4917

Willie married David Edward Fowler on 3 Oct 1886 in McLennan County Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Reference Number: 8272

Notes:

Mary "Mollie" Charlesann Elizabeth Carter was born in Tippah County, Mississippi. Her parents were James Carter and Salina Roxanna Dean. In 1851, the Carters moved to Webberville on the Colorado River in Travis County, Texas. That is where Mollie married William J.G. McIlhaney on Feb. 12, 1867. They were married by Albert Brown, and their marriage is recorded in Travis County Marriage Book 2, page 408. Soon after their marriage, Mollie and husband moved to Coryell County, Texas, where they spent the rest of their lives. All but three of their ten children grew to adulthood: Lula Belle 1870-1929, John Richardson 1873-1949, Anne Etta 1875-1876, William Arthur 1876-1960, Oliver Lee 1878-1956, Selena Jane 1880-1881, Frank B. 1881-1962, Ida Mae 1884-1886, and Ethel Elizabeth 1887-1960. Mollie and her husband were members of the Coryell Baptist Church, where her husband served as a deacon. He was also a Justice of the Peace. They owned 1,000+ acres in Coryell County and also ran a store in the Waldo community. Mollie's husband died in 1904. In 1910, she was living with her daughter Lula Belle in Taylor County, Texas. During her widowhood, she may also have lived with her sons John R. and Ollie in Wilbarger County, Texas. She passed away on October 23, 1911. There is no death record, and there are differing stories regarding where she died. One says she was visiting her sister Sarah Etter Summers in Crawford, Texas. Another says she was traveling on a train between Tolbert and Gatesville when she died. One granddaughter said that Mollie spoke happily of childhood Christmases spent at Bastrop, Texas (near Webberville) in the 1850s and 1860s. She said Mollie was a quiet woman who loved her children and who was well loved.

Died:
Coryll Baptist Church Cemetery, Oglesby, Texas

Family/Spouse: William James Gibson Mcilhaney. William was born on 5 Aug 1839 in Tippah County, Mississippi; died on 30 Jul 1904 in Coryell County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Reference Number: 8273

Notes:

Lota Bell Carter
BIRTH 1871
Texas, USA
DEATH 8 Jun 1899 (aged 27-28)
District of Columbia, USA
BURIAL
Rock Creek Cemetery
Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA
PLOT Sec. F, Lot 13, Site 2
MEMORIAL ID 117049169 · View Source
MEMORIAL
PHOTOS 0
FLOWERS 0
In about 1880, Lota's mother Rebecca Karnes Carter joined the Women's Commonwealth, a women's commune in Belton, Texas. The commune was also known as the Sanctified Sisters. Rebecca took her three daughters Lela, Lota and Susie with her to the commune. The commune subsequently moved to Washington D.C. Lota died of typhoid, which she apparently contracted before leaving for D.C.

Lota is buried with her mother and two sisters. The graves are stacked two deep. Lota is in the top grave and her mother beneath. Her other two sisters are in Site 6, with Susie in the top grave and Lela beneath. There may be no markers.

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• Reference Number: 8274

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.

Died:
Rock Creek Cemetery

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• Reference Number: 8275

Notes:

Obituary in a Waco newspaper: "James Thomas Carter, age 7 mos., died Apr. 20, 1877, in Waco. Son of R. M. and R. S. Carter. Funeral Apr. 21, Sat." He was the son of Robert M. Carter and Rebecca S. Karnes. He may be buried in Waco without a marker.

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• Reference Number: 8276

Notes:

Washington Post article, March 7, 1907:
GOES INTO THE WORLD
Member Woman's Community [known as Sanctified Sisters] Now Federal Clerk.
Ambitious To Do Something.
Miss Susie Carter Accepts Position with the Agricultural Department, but Retains Membership in the Community Which Stands for Celibacy and Communism -- Never Thinks of Marriage. Miss Susie Carter, a member of the Woman's Commonwealth, a community that makes celibacy and communism its religion, whose founders came to Washington a little more than two years ago from Texas, has been appointed to a position in the Department of Agriculture. This is a new departure, for in all the history of the community no member has broken away and gone so far into the world as to seek an outside occupation. Of course many sew or paint or write and they keep boarders, but for one of the young women to mingle with the world is most unheard of, and a matter which, at the Commonwealth, as their residence, 1437 Ewing street, is called, is not to be discussed. Miss Carter became a member of the community at the age of two, her mother, Mrs. R.S. Carter, joining at that time and taking with her three little daughters, one of whom died a short time ago. The other sister of Miss Carter is still a member. Unlike her companions, Miss Carter gave way to her ambitions to do something for herself, and the education usually given to the young girls of the community not satisfying her, she entered several schools, making a particular study of stenography and typewriting.
Got Clerkship in February.
In this she became expert, successfully passed the civil service examination, and last month was appointed a clerk in the Department of Agriculture in the division of publications. March 1 she was transferred to the forestry division. Miss Carter is a charming young woman, level headed, and perfectly capable of taking care of herself. She rather resents the attitude taken toward her by the public in general, or those she meets in her work. "They look at me as though I were a curiosity," she says. "They point me out and speak of me as being one of the man haters, I don't know why, but everybody seems to know about me. Nobody seems to understand. It is my life and the members of the community are my people, and I love them all." When asked about men and whether she was afraid of them, or if she ever thought of marriage, she said: "Why, no; we don't believe in it, and besides, we never meet men in a social way. We never have anything to do with them except strictly on business."
Community is Wealthy.
The community is a wealthy one. In addition to the house on Irving street, it owns a fine country place in Montgomery County, Md., where the members can go when they feel so inclined. There are now about fifteen or sixteen members, all of whom are women past middle age, with the exception of Miss Carter, her sister and two other young women. Miss Fanny Holtzclaw is president of the organization.
Great notoriety was given the community two years ago by the elopement of one of the young woman members, and for months after the other young women, whose names were made public in connection with the affair were deluged with communications from all over the country, proposing marriage, offering money and homes, and wishing exchange of letters and pictures. All this annoyed the president so much that no newspaper representative is allowed now to cross the threshold of the home."
[Note: Within four years of this article's publication, Susie had left the commune and was giving Valentine dances in her home.]

Washington Post, 6-7-1958:
CARTER, SUSIE E. On Monday, January 6, 1958, at her home, 1841 Columbia rd., nw., SUSIE E. CARTER, aunt of Mrs. Walter E. Binley and Mrs. Josephine Binley Reavis, Miss Carter rests at the Warner E. Pumphrey Funeral Home, 8434 Georgia ave., Silver Spring, Md. (parking facilities). Graveside service on Wednesday, January 8 at 2 p.m. in Rock Creek Cemetery.

Died:
Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, DC

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William married Addie May Davis on 27 Jun 1897 in McLennan County, Texas. Addie (daughter of Joseph Montgomery Davis and Margaret Catherine Lewis) was born on 27 Nov 1881 in Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama; died on 6 Jun 1938 in Temple, Bell County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Family/Spouse: Thomas Baxter Thompson. Thomas (son of Nancy Angeline Hunter) was born on 20 Oct 1854 in Arkansas, USA; died on 18 Apr 1928 in McKinney, Collin, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Frances E Dragoo. Frances was born on 3 Nov 1876 in Bosque County, Texas; died on 26 Apr 1955 in San Angelo, Tom Green County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Died:
Gatesville City Cemetery, Gatesville, Coryell County, Texas

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Died:
Victor Valley Memorial Park, Victorville, San Bernardino County, California

Family/Spouse: Nettie Mae Buttram. Nettie was born on 7 Mar 1893 in Oklahoma, USA; died on 8 May 1963 in California. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Son of James Buchanon "Buck" Carter and Sarah Jane Kerby

The following came from a contributor in an email.
Lawrence Monroe Carter's real name was Selled Ione Carter. Not difficult to see one reason he changed his name. His wife was Lillie Maud Acrey. His father Buck Carter was my ancestor's brother.

Died:
Mount Olivet Cemetery, Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas

Family/Spouse: Lillie Maude Acrea. Lillie was born on 12 Aug 1889 in Texas USA; died on 11 Sep 1968 in Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Thomas was the son of Brook Cary and his wife, Anna Bell Carter.

Thomas married Ollie E. Murphrey on 15 Feb 1893 in Van Zandt County, Texas. They had three children.

Note: I may have the parents wrong. The 1900 Van Zandt County, Texas census lists the parents as Brook Cary (born: July 1849 in Texas); Sallie A. (born: Oct. 1854 in Tennessee) and children: Wade T. (born: June 1882 in Texas), Elmer (born: Sept. 1885 in Texas), Letha (born: March 1891 in Texas) and Rubie (born: Nov. 1892 in Texas).

A couple of the family trees on ancestry.com list his mother's name as Sallie (Anna Belle)Vedell Cary. If anyone knows if I have this son with the correct or incorrect parents, please let me know so I can make the corrections.

Wade married Ollie E Murphrey on 15 Feb 1893. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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