James Carter

1815 - 1892  (77 years)

• Name	James Carter  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16]
  Born	22 Apr 1815	North Carolina, USA   [1, 4, 5, 6, 13, 14, 15, 16]
  Gender	Male
  Census	19 Sep 1850	Tippah County , Mississippi   [17]
  Residence	1860	Precinct No 3, Travis, Texas, United States   [1, 13, 14, 15]
  Census	18 Jul 1860	Cuero, DeWitt County Texas   [18]
  Residence	1870	Texas, United States   [1, 13, 14, 15]
  Census	23 Jun 1870	McLennan County, Texas   [19]
  Census	8 Jun 1880	McLennan County, Texas   [20]
  FSID	K89N-QMR
  Reference Number	4914
  Buried	1892	Osage, Coryell, Texas, United States of America   [1, 4, 13, 14, 15]
  Died	15 Jul 1892	Osage, Coryell County, Texas Osage Cemetery   [1, 4, 13, 14, 15, 21]
  Person ID	I4914	Brownlow
  Last Modified	21 Aug 2023

  
  

  Father	Green Berry Carter,   b. 1798, North Carolina ,   d. Mississippi
  Mother	Nancy Ann Crews,   b. 3 Jan 1821, Virginia ,   d. Abt 1862, Tishomingo, Mississippi, United States  (Age 40 years)
  Married	3 Jan 1839	Hardeman, County, Tennessee   [22]
  Family ID	F1907	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Father	Green Berry Carter,   b. 1798, North Carolina ,   d. Mississippi
  Mother	Unk
  Relationship	Stepchild
  Family ID	F1908	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Salina Roxanna Dean,   b. 1 Jun 1819, Georgia, United States ,   d. 10 Mar 1903, Osage, Coryell County, Texas Osage Cemetery  (Age 83 years)
  Married	27 Apr 1836	Hardeman, Tennessee   [1, 13, 14, 15, 23, 24]
  Children	1. William Lafayette Carter,   b. Apr 1837, Hardeman County, Tennessee ,   d. 17 Mar 1905, Waco, McLennan Co., Texas  (Age 67 years)   2. Robert M Carter,   b. 1841, Tippah County, Mississippi ,   d. 21 Aug 1897, McLennan County, Texas  (Age 56 years)  [natural]   3. Mary Charlesann Elizabeth Carter,   b. 9 Sep 1844, Tippah County, Mississippi ,   d. 23 Oct 1911, Waldo, Coryell, Texas  (Age 67 years)  [natural]   4. Sarah Etter Carter,   b. 7 Mar 1847, Mississippi ,   d. 15 Dec 1921, Ft Worth Texas  (Age 74 years)  [natural]   5. Amanda Roxanna Carter,   b. Feb 1852, Webberville, Travis County, Texas ,   d. Sep 1917, Collin County, Texas  (Age 65 years)  [natural]   6. James Buchanan Carter,   b. 21 Jul 1853, Webberville, Travis County, Texas ,   d. 6 Mar 1906, Commance County, Texas  (Age 52 years)  [natural]   7. Anna Bell Carter,   b. Oct 1854, Webberville, Travis County, Texas ,   d. 1925, Van Zandt County, Texas  (Age 70 years)   8. Missalina Lena Carter,   b. 16 Oct 1859, Webberville, Travis County, Texas ,   d. 21 Feb 1907, San Angelo, Texas  (Age 47 years)  [natural]   9. Emily Carter,   b. Dec 1849, Tippah, Mississippi, United States ,   d. Abt 1852, Texas, United States  (Age 2 years)  [natural]   10. O. C. Carter,   b. 1863, <,, Tx> ,   d. Yes, date unknown  [natural]   11. Harve Carter,   b. 1861, <,, Tx> ,   d. Yes, date unknown  [natural]   12. John W. Carter,   b. 1839, Tippah, Mississippi, United States ,   d. Yes, date unknown  [natural]
  Last Modified	16 Mar 2022
  Family ID	F1897	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Documents

  James L Carter 1836 Marriage License

  
  

  Headstones		James L Carter headstone
  		James Carter James Carter's headstone

  
  

• 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 Edit Virtual Cemetery info [?] Maintained by: SMH Originally Created by: MB Record added: Jan 03, 2004 Find A Grave Memorial# 8236438 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.

  
  

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