Alma Cattles Carter^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}

1871 - 1905  (33 years)

• Name	Alma Cattles Carter
  Born	7 Nov 1871	Franklin, Tennessee
  Gender	Female
  Died	27 Feb 1905	Parry, Tennessee
  Buried	Mount Hope Cemetery, Franklin, Tennessee
  Person ID	I15155	My Reynolds Line | Descendants of Giles Carter of Henrico
  Last Modified	11 Mar 2018

  
  

  Father	Moscow Branch Carter,   b. 5 Dec 1825, Franklin, Williamson Co., Tennessee ,   d. 29 Aug 1913, Franklin, Williamson Co., Tennessee  (Age 87 years)
  Mother	America V. Cattles,   b. 21 Feb 1832, Franklin, Williamson Co., Tennessee ,   d. 25 Jul 1876, Franklin, Williamson Co., Tennessee  (Age 44 years)
  Married	10 Jan 1866	Williamson Co., Tennessee
  Family ID	F5266	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Walter Tillman Parry,   b. 3 Nov 1843, Mason County, Kentucky ,   d. 13 Mar 1927, Franklin, Williamson Co., Tennessee  (Age 83 years)
  Married	16 Dec 1891	Franklin, Tennesse
  Children	1. Walter Tilman Parry, Jr.,   b. 2 May 1897, Spring Hill, Tennessee ,   d. 21 Dec 1975, Santa Barbara, California  (Age 78 years)   2. Mary Orlena Parry,   b. 16 Dec 1894, Williamson County, Tennessee ,   d. 3 Nov 1997, Dowling Park, Florida  (Age 102 years)   3. Lucy Lenore Parry,   b. 7 May 1900, Williamson County, Tennessee ,   d. 20 Oct 1985, California  (Age 85 years)
  Last Modified	11 Mar 2018
  Family ID	F5291	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

  Alma Cattles Parry (nee Carter) almacparry.jpg

  
  

  Documents » Slide Show		Obit. Alma Cattles Parry (nee Carter) oalmacparry.jpg
  		Alma Carter Parry-Death Notice The Tennessean Feb 28, 1905
  		Funeral Card for Alma Cattles (nee Carter) fc15155AlmaCattles(neeCarter).jpg
  		Marriage Certificate-Walter Parry-Alma Carter parry-carter.jpg

  
  

  Headstones

  Headstone Alma Parry (nee Carter) hs15155Alma Parry (nee Carter).jpg

  
  

• Notes

  Alma Carter Parry was born in the Carter House on November 7, 1871, as the first surviving child and only daughter of Col. Moscow Branch Carter and his second wife, America V. Cattles Carter. Alma graduated from Bellwood Seminary/ Kentucky Presbyterian Normal School in Anchorage, Kentucky in 1889. She began teaching piano in the Brentwood area, where she met Mr. Walter Tillman Parry. She married him at the then-First Presbyterian Church at Five Points in Franklin on December 16, 1891, with the wedding supper following at the Carter House. Since the groom was suffering from flu that night, the newlyweds spent their wedding night at the bride's house! Their first child, Mary Orlena Parry, was born on their third wedding anniversary, Dec. 16, 1894. Their first son, Walter Tillman Parry Jr. was born May 2, 1897. Their third child, Lucy Lenore Parry, was born May 7, 1900. All three children were christened at their Spring Hill farm July 6, 1900 by Presbyterian minister Rev. Hardin. Soon after, the family moved to a farm at the corner of Columbia Pike and Henpeck Lane. Alma Parry had a congenital heart defect and she died suddenly at home on February 27, 1905, leaving her three young children motherless. The Parry farm adjoined the farm of Lena Carter Gillespie, Alma's half-sister. Lena Carter Gillespie, who had been a child in the Carter House at the time of the Battle of Franklin, took on a mothering role for her nieces and nephew until her own death in 1930.

  
  

• Sources

  [S32] Find-A-Grave.com, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=125219294. [S150] Photograph, Alma Cattles Parry (nee Carter). [S42] Obituary, Alma Cattles Parry (nee Carter). [S46] Marriage Record/Certificate, https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/1169/VRMUSATN1780_077345-00157?pid=3289404&backurl=https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db%3DTNstatemarriages%26h%3D3289404%26indiv%3Dtry%26o_vc%3DRecord:OtherRecord%26rhSource%3D2376&treeid=&personid=&hintid=&usePUB=true&usePUBJs=true#?imageId=VRMUSATN1780_077345-00157.