Alexander Cunningham 'A.C.' Carter^[1]

1807 - 1884  (77 years)

• Name	Alexander Cunningham 'A.C.' Carter
  Born	14 Mar 1807	Williamson, Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Died	8 Sep 1884	Nashville, Tennessee
  Buried	Mount Olivet Cemetery Nashville, Tennessee   [2]
  Person ID	I13993	My Reynolds Line | Descendants of Giles Carter of Henrico
  Last Modified	5 Dec 2018

  
  

  Father	Major Robert W. of Halifax 'Bobby' Carter, Esquire,   b. 22 Dec 1770, Halifax Co., Virginia Colony ,   d. 9 Sep 1839, William Co., Tennessee  (Age 68 years)
  Mother	Unity [VA] Cook,   b. Abt 1771, Halifax Co., Virginia ,   d. 8 Sep 1809, Franklin Co., Williamson, Tennessee  (Age ~ 38 years)
  Married	26 Oct 1792	Halifax County, Virginia (MB1/25)
  	License Date: Wedding Nov 1 Son, Henry Cook Carter b. 1795 in Halifax Co., Virginia, son of Unity Cook and Robert Carter, never married and had no issue.
  Family ID	F4375	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mildred A. 'Milly" Staggs,   b. 6 Dec 1812, Sumner Co., Tennessee ,   d. 17 Jan 1891, Nashville, Davidson Co., Tennessee  (Age 78 years)
  Married	6 Nov 1838	Davidson, Tennessee
  	Children: Medora Carter Stephens (1839 - 1865) Robert A Carter (1846 - 1875) John Jordan Carter (1848 - 1898) Ellen Cook Carter Milam (1854 - 1938) Henry Felix Carter (1857 - 1895)
  Children	+ 1. Medora Carter,   b. 18 Aug 1839, Franklin, Tennessee ,   d. 1 Feb 1865, Nashville, Tennessee  (Age 25 years)   2. Robert Alexander Carter,   b. 8 May 1846,   d. 19 Jul 1875  (Age 29 years)   3. John Jordan Carter,   b. 6 Dec 1848,   d. 23 Nov 1898, San Francisco, California  (Age 49 years)   4. Ellen Cook Carter,   b. 6 Mar 1854, Nashville, Tennessee ,   d. 5 Jan 1938, Brentwood, Tennessee  (Age 83 years)   5. Henry Felix Carter,   b. 7 May 1857, Tennessee ,   d. 23 Jan 1895, Davidson Co., Tennessee  (Age 37 years)
  Last Modified	5 Dec 2018
  Family ID	F518495196	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Documents » Slide Show		Giles 6 A History of the Carter Family" Compiled and edited by the American Genealogical Research Institute Washington DC 20001 Copyright 1972 Library of Congress Card Catalog #: 75-187586 Identifies two Giles Carters as separate individuals, probably related.
  		Estate Settlement for John Cook Estate Settlement for John Cook.pdf
  		Alexander Cunningham Carter-Death Notice The Tennessean Sep 9, 1884
  		Alexander C Carter-Obit The Tennessean Sep 9, 1884
  		Mildred Staggs Carter-Obit The Tennessean Jan 18, 1891
  		Vaulx Carter-A.C. Carter Qualified as Guardian Nashville Union and American Feb 14, 1875

  
  

• Notes

  ALEXANDER CUNNINGHAM CARTER was born March 14, 1807 and died September 8, 1884. He married MILDRED STAGGS

  
  

• Sources

  [S107] Family Histories. A History of the Carter Family" Compiled and edited by the American Genealogical Research Institute Washington DC 20001 Copyright 1972 Library of Congress Card Catalog #: 75-187586 Alexander Cunningham Carter married Mildred Staggs; Children: Medora Ann b. 18 Aug 1839 d. 1 Feb 1865 married Dr. Joseph L. Stephens in 1863, Ellen Cook b 2 Aug 1841 died 24 Dec 1843, Robert Alexander b. 8 may 1846, d 19 Jul 1875 married to Alice Macey in 1867, John Jordan b. 6 Dec 1848 d. 23 Nov 1898 He was in San Francisco and had returned to the Baldwin Hotel after seeing his two nephews off for Manilla with the 1st Tennessee Volunteers [in the Spanish American War]. The hotel took fire, he made his escape, but returned to assist some ladies, whe he too was overcome by smoke and was burned." Ellen Cook b 6 Mar 1854, married Robert Andrew Milam in 1875 [S32] Find-A-Grave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/132543009/alexander-c-carter. [S48] Ancestry Link, http://person.ancestry.com/tree/80587788/person/46427931921/facts. Source Documentation for this family; 1850 Federal Census; 1870 Federal Census; 1880 Federal Census; Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002; Tennessee City Death Records 1872-1923; Tennessee, Deaths and Burials Index 1874-1955.