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Joseph R. 'Joe' Carter

Male 1849 - 1924  (74 years)


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  • Name Joseph R. 'Joe' Carter 
    Born 2 Sep 1849  Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 21 Jan 1924  Jacksonville, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I16313  My Reynolds Line | Descendants of Giles Carter of Henrico, Descendants of Richard 'Gunsmith' Carter, Descendants of William Walters
    Last Modified 26 Jul 2016 

    Father William Presley Carter,   b. 31 Jul 1810, Halifax County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Mar 1895, Whitewright, Grayson Co., Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years) 
    Mother Jane Conway Gass,   b. 10 Nov 1813, Halifax County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Jan 1879, Fanning, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years) 
    Married 8 Apr 1830  Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Children of Jane Conway Gass:
      Andrew Pascal Carter (1833 - 1915)
      George William Carter (1835 - ____)
      Catherine N. Carter Cannon (1837 - ____)
      Margaret ELizabeth Carter Routh (1840 - 1874)
      Samuel Thomas Carter (1842 - 1899)
      Sarah E. Carter (1845 - ____)
      Joseph R. Carter (1849 - 1924)
      James Malone Carter (1855 - 1924)
    Family ID F518494990  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Bettie, Mrs. Joseph R. Carter,   b. Jul 1856, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Children 
     1. George M. Carter,   b. Nov 1875, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 21 Apr 2018 
    Family ID F5737  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
    Joseph R Carter-Obit
    Joseph R Carter-Obit
    The Whitewright Sun
    Jan 24, 1924

    Histories
    Joseph R Carter-Candidate for Public Weigher
    Joseph R Carter-Candidate for Public Weigher
    The Whitewright Sun
    Feb 6, 1914
    Joseph R Carter-Warehouse Chartered
    Joseph R Carter-Warehouse Chartered
    The Whitewright Sun
    Jan 7, 1916
    Joseph R 'Joe' Carter-1900 US Census
    Joseph R "Joe" Carter-1900 US Census
    CarterJosephR 1900USCensus.jpg

  • Sources 
    1. [S32] Find-A-Grave.com, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=130862857.

    2. [S32] Find-A-Grave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/130862857/joseph-r.-carter.
      Joseph R. Carter
      Birth 2 Sep 1849, Jefferson County, Tennessee
      Death 1924 (aged 74?75), Texas
      Burial : Whitewright Cemetery
      Whitewright, Grayson County, Texas
      Joseph R. Carter, the eight child of William Presley Carter and Jane Conway Gass Carter, was born Sept. 2, 1849 near Dandridge, Jefferson County, Tennessee, There were many Carter and Gass relatives in the area. In the 1850 Census, Joseph's family was enumerated in the nearby community of Strawberry Plains in Knox County, Tennessee. He was about ten years old in 1859 when his family joined the western migration to the State of Texas. His family first settled at Bonham in Grayson County and later moved to Sherman in Fannin County. In the early 1880's, he moved to the Canaan community north of town and later moved to Whitewright. "Mr. Carter was known to practically every man in this section. He was a member of the Methodist Church and prominent in lodge circles." In later years, he and his wife moved to Jacksonville to make their home with their daughter." He died in Jacksonville and was returned to Whitewright, Grayson County, Texas Funeral was held in the Methodist Church, buried in Whitewright City Cemetery.