Confederate Soldier Francis Watkins Carter^{[1, 2, 3]}

1842 - 1923  (80 years)

• Name	Francis Watkins Carter
  Title	Confederate Soldier
  Born	30 Nov 1842	Williamson County, Tennesse
  Gender	Male
  Died	3 Feb 1923	San Diego, California
  Buried	Mount Hope Cemetery, San Diego, California
  Person ID	I547450553	My Reynolds Line | Descendants of Giles Carter of Henrico
  Last Modified	25 Jun 2019

  
  

  Father	Fountain Branch Carter,   b. 6 Apr 1797, Franklin, Williamson Co., Tennessee ,   d. 22 Aug 1871, Franklin, Williamson Co., Tennessee  (Age 74 years)
  Mother	Mary Armistead 'Polly' Atkinson,   b. 4 Jan 1806, Halifax County, Virginia ,   d. 15 Sep 1852, Williamson Co., Tennessee  (Age 46 years)
  Married	28 Jun 1823	Williamson County, Tennessee   [4]
  Family ID	F518495103	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Francis Watkins Carter Family p547450553FrancisWatkinsCarterFamily.jpg
  		Carter House, Franklin Co., Tennessee Carter_House_Franklin_TN_front.jpg
  		Rear View Carter House, Franklin, TN Carter_House_Franklin_TN_rear.jpg

  
  

  Documents

  Carter House arch_roi14_carter_house_2010.pdf

  
  

  Headstones

  Headstone Francis Watkins Carter hs547450553FrancisWatkinsCarter.jpg

  
  

  Histories

  Carter House Franklin Teneessee Fountain Branch Carter arch_roi14_carter_house_2010.pdf

  
  

• Sources

  [S107] Family Histories, Carters. 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 Francis Watkins Carter served in the 20th Tennessee Infantry, CSA until disabled by wounds received in the Battle of Shiloh, Tennessee [S32] Find-A-Grave.com, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=112303386. Son of Fountain Branch Carter 1797-1871 and Mary Armistead Atkinson Carter 1806-1852, both from Halifax County, Virginia but their families had moved to Franklin, Williamson County, Tennessee where they married on June 28, 1823. Apparently Frank was named for his grandfather Francis Watkins Carter 1772-1811 from Halifax County, Virginia. On April 6, 1861 in Franklin, Tennessee at the age of 18, Frank enlisted in Company D, 1st Tennessee Infantry Regiment. On June 12, 1861, he transferred to Company H, 20th Tennessee Infantry Regiment. During the Civil War the Battle of Franklin (Franklin, Tennessee) was fought around his parents home on November 30, 1864, while the family hid in the basement. Francis' older brother Capt. Theodrick Todd Carter 1840-1864 was wounded in the battle and died a few days later in his own bed. Frank married Mary Katherine "Kate or Miss Mollie" Lockett on February 19, 1874 in Towash, Hill County, Texas. They had several children together: Corrine "Connie" Carter Scranton 1874-1921 Frances V. "Fannie" Carter Charters 1877-1984 Katherine Dixon "Kate" Carter 1879-1947 Thomas Fontaine Carter 1882-1954 Ruth Ophelia Carter Pierce 1887-1952 [S32] Find-A-Grave.com, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=112303386. Pvt Francis Watkins "Frank" Carter Parents: Fountain Branch Carter (1797 - 1871) Mary Armistead Atkinson Carter (1806 - 1852) Spouse: Mary Katherine Lockett Carter (1854 - 1923) Children: Corinne Carter Scranton (1874 - 1921) Frances V. Carter Charters (1877 - 1964) Katherine Dixon Carter Blankenburg (1879 - 1947) Ruth Ophelia Carter Pierce (1887 - 1952) Burial: Mount Hope Cemetery, San Diego, San Diego Co., CA Son of Fountain Branch Carter 1797-1871 and Mary Armistead Atkinson Carter 1806-1852, both from Halifax County,Virginia but their families had moved to Franklin, Williamson County, Tennessee where they married on June 28, 1823. Apparently Frank was named for his grandfather Francis Watkins Carter 1772-1811 from Halifax County, Virginia. On April 6, 1861 in Franklin, Tennessee at the age of 18, Frank enlisted in Company D, 1st Tennessee Infantry Regiment. On June 12, 1861, he transferred to Company H, 20th Tennessee Infantry Regiment. During the Civil War the Battle of Franklin (Franklin, Tennessee) was fought around his parents home on November 30, 1864, while the family hid in the basement. Francis' older brother Capt. Theodrick Todd Carter 1840-1864 was wounded in the battle and died a few days later in his own bed. Frank married Mary Katherine "Kate or Miss Mollie" Lockett on February 19, 1874 in Towash, Hill County, Texas. They had several children together: Corrine "Connie" Carter Scranton 1874-1921 Frances V. "Fannie" Carter Charters 1877-1984 Katherine Dixon "Kate" Carter 1879-1947 Thomas Fontaine Carter 1882-1954 Ruth Ophelia Carter Pierce 1887-1952 [S220] Jean Carter Wilson, http://person.ancestry.com/tree/66047723/person/36150763548/facts.