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Confederate Soldier James William Carter[1, 2, 3, 4]

Male 1834 - 1865  (31 years)


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  • Name James William Carter 
    Title Confederate Soldier 
    Born 1834  Patrick County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 24 May 1865  Prisoner of War died in Ft. Delaware, New Castle County, Delaware Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Finns Point National Park, Pennsville, Salem County, New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I17773  My Reynolds Line | Thomas Carter of Goochland
    Last Modified 18 Jan 2022 

    Father Elijah Carter,   b. Abt 1784, Henry County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Jun 1867, Henry Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 83 years) 
    Mother Amelia Ann Sprouse,   b. 1801, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1865, Patrick Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 64 years) 
    Married 29 Oct 1818  Patrick County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • Children of Amelia Ann Sprouse are said to be Hannah Catherine, Emily, Nancy, George Robert, James William, Phillip Jackson, Harriett, Jefferson T., William G. Sally M. and Elijah S. Carter.
    Family ID F5738  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Lucinda Webb,   b. 1832, Patrick County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 15 Dec 1858  Henry County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Statement in Widow's Pension states Lucinda never remarried
    Children 
     1. John S. Carter,   b. Abt 1860, Patrick County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown, Ridgeway, Henry Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified 3 Mar 2017 
    Family ID F6397  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
    Civil War Widow's Pension
    Civil War Widow's Pension
    carterlucindaw.jpg

  • Sources 
    1. [S190] Randolph Malone.
      4th Generation of Elijah Carter Line [Stephen of Pittsylvania]
      George Robert Carter m. Sarah Jane Carter, his cousin, d/o Samuel Carter and Nancy Daniel; 8 Children: Thomas, George Philip, Jennie, Julie, America Elizabeth 'Bett' or 'Bettie'. Nancy, John E., Daniel 'Dan'. He was in the Civil War.
      James William Carter, b. 1833 in Patrick Co., VA m. Lucinda Webb, 15 Dec 1858 [no death date] Lucinda Webb, d/o Silvester Webb and Peachee, b. 1832 in Patrick Co., VA
      Philip Jackson Carter, b. 1839 Patrick Co., VA, m. Lucinda Bondurant on 18 Jun 1860 [bond shows Philip J. 21, and Lucinda 22, both single and reside in Henry County. He was a wagoner.

    2. [S32] Find-A-Grave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=2536076&ref=acom.

    3. [S197] Widow's Pension.

    4. [S67728] Cindy Hubbard Headen.
      this memoir.
      "After much study and consideration, the Daughter of the American Revolution accepted Mrs. Ruth Carter Burke (Elijah Carter line) as a member in 1979 on Abraham Carter's service to our country in the Revolutionary War."
      Bassett Historical Center, Bassett, Virginia