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Lucy Parks Carter[1, 2]

Female 1850 - 1918  (68 years)


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  • Name Lucy Parks Carter 
    Born 1850  Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Died 14 Feb 1918  Phoenix. Arizona Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Greenwood Memorial Lawn Cemetery, Phoenix, Arizona Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I21350  My Reynolds Line
    Last Modified 6 Jan 2025 

    Father Stokeley Carter,   b. 23 Apr 1815, Pittsylvania Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Sep 1873, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 58 years) 
    Mother Frances Elisha Keen,   b. 25 Apr 1820, Pittsylvania Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Jul 1864, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 44 years) 
    Married 18 Sep 1839  Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • per Sons of the American Revolution Application
    Family ID F7984  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Robert Lindsay McILwaine,   b. 9 Apr 1842, Londonderry, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Apr 1872, Augusta, Richmond Co., Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 30 years) 
    Married 21 Mar 1870  Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. John Stokeley McILwaine,   b. 14 Feb 1871, Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Oct 1937, Phoenix, Maricopa County, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years)
    Last Modified 6 Jan 2025 
    Family ID F9374  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Thomas Henry Nelson,   b. Est 1850, Republic of Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Jun 1877, Sligo, Republic of Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 27 years) 
    Married 11 Aug 1875  County Donegal. Republic of Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. James Elmore Nelson,   b. 24 Jul 1876, Sligo, Republic of Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Mar 1947, Phoenix, Arizona Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years)
    Last Modified 4 Jan 2025 
    Family ID F9375  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
    Obit. Arizona Republic February 16, 1918
    Obit. Arizona Republic February 16, 1918
    NelsonLucy.jpg
    Obit. Arizona Republic February 15, 1918
    Obit. Arizona Republic February 15, 1918
    NelsonLu.jpg
    Robert L McILwaine-Death Notice
    Robert L McILwaine-Death Notice
    The Daily Phoenix
    Apr 12, 1872
    Lucy Carter Nelson-Obit
    Lucy Carter Nelson-Obit
    Danville Register and Bee
    Feb 16, 1918
    Thomas H Nelson-Death Notice
    Thomas H Nelson-Death Notice
    Belfast News Letter
    Jun 15, 1877

  • Sources 
    1. [S32] Find-A-Grave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/93863993.
      Lucy Parks Carter Nelson
      Birth: 1850, Pittsylvania County, Virginia
      Death: 14 Feb 1918 (aged 67?68)
      Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona
      Burial: Greenwood Memory Lawn Cemetery
      Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona

      Parents
      Stokeley Carter, 1815?1873
      Frances Elisha Keen Carter, 1820?1864

      Spouse
      Robert Lindsay McIlwaine, 1842?1872 (m. 1870)

      Siblings
      Charles Keen Carter, 1840?1876
      Nannie Hutchings Carter Blair, 1842?1910
      Pvt John Thomas Carter, 1843?1920
      Mary Frances Carter Fulton, 1855?1934
      Stokeley Carter, 1858 ? unknown
      Rufus Carter, 1860?1932

      Children
      John Stokeley McIlwaine, 1871?1937



    2. [S160] Correspondence.
      Comments (Lucy Parks Carter b. 1850 Pittsylvania County, Virginia d. 14 Feb 1918 Phoenix. Arizona)
      Niall Power niallpower57@gmail.com via p3plmcpnl484769.prod.phx3.secureserver.net Comments: (Lucy Parks Carter b. 1850 Pittsylvania County, Virginia d. 14 Feb 1918 Phoenix. Arizona): Some marriage info for Lucy. She married Thomas Henry Nelson on August 11th 1875 in Co Donegal. Republic of Ireland. She was a widow at this marriage, having previously been married in the USA to Robert Lindsay Mcllwaine.

      Thomas and Lucy had one child James Alexander Nelson born in Sligo. Republic of Ireland in July 1876. Her Husband Thomas passed in Sligo on 12th June 1877.
      Niall Power
      niallpower57@gmail.com
      The daughter of Stokley and Francis (Keen) Carter, Lucy Nelson was named after her paternal great-grandmother, Lucy Parks Hutchings

    3. [S32] Find-A-Grave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/150113626/robert_lindsay_mcilwaine.
      Robert Lindsay McIlwaine
      Birth: 9 Apr 1842, Londonderry, Co., Londonderry, Northern Ireland
      Death: 10 Apr 1872 (aged 30)
      Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia
      Burial
      Magnolia Cemetery
      Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia