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Confederate Soldier Col. Thomas Henry Carter

Confederate Soldier Col. Thomas Henry Carter

Male 1831 - 1908  (76 years)

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  • Name Thomas Henry Carter 
    Title Confederate Soldier 
    Prefix Col. 
    Born 13 Jun 1831  King William Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 2 Jun 1908  King William Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I23257  My Reynolds Line
    Last Modified 18 Jul 2021 

    Father Thomas Nelson Carter,   b. 8 Oct 1800,   d. 5 Apr 1883, Clarke County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years) 
    Mother Juliette Muse Gaines,   b. 14 Nov 1806, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Jun 1834, King William County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 27 years) 
    Family ID F8794  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Susan Elizabeth Roy,   b. Jan 1834, Virginia Colony Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Nov 1902, Charlottesville, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 68 years) 
    Children 
    +1. Juliet Carter,   b. 6 Apr 1860, King William Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Nov 1915, District of Columbia, Washington, D.C. Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 55 years)
     2. Thomas Nelson Carter,   b. 13 Jun 1858, King William, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Aug 1917, Clark County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 59 years)
     3. Spencer Leslie Carter,   b. 10 May 1873, King William County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Jul 1950, Richmond, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years)
     4. Anne Willing Carter,   b. 4 Mar 1863, King William County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Dec 1949, District of Columbia, Washington, D.C. Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years)
    Last Modified 19 Jul 2021 
    Family ID F8741  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
    Col Thomas H Carter
    Col Thomas H Carter
    CarterThomasH TheTimesDispatch Jun3,1908.jpg
    Thomas Henry Carter
    Thomas Henry Carter
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    Documents
    Col Thomas Henry Carter-Obit-1
    Col Thomas Henry Carter-Obit-1
    The Times Dispatch
    Jun 3, 1908
    Col Thomas Henry Carter-Obit-2
    Col Thomas Henry Carter-Obit-2
    The Times Dispatch
    Jun 3, 1908
    Col Thomas Henry Carter-Obit
    Col Thomas Henry Carter-Obit
    Staunton Dispatch News
    Jun 4, 1908
    Susan Roy Carter-Obit
    Susan Roy Carter-Obit
    Richmond Dispatch
    Nov 11, 1902
    Memoir Thomas H. Carter Family
    Memoir Thomas H. Carter Family
    hs23175ThosHCarterFam.jpg

  • Sources 
    1. [S32] Find-A-Grave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8008097/susan-elizabeth-carter.
      Susan Elizabeth Roy Carter
      Birth Jan 1834
      Virginia, USA
      Death 1902 (aged 67?68)
      Charlottesville City, Virginia
      Burial
      Hollywood Cemetery
      Richmond, Richmond City, Virginia

      Col Thomas Henry Carter
      Birth 13 Jun 1831
      King William County, Virginia
      Death 2 Jun 1908 (aged 76)
      King William County, Virginia
      Burial
      Hollywood Cemetery
      Richmond, Richmond City, Virginia

      Children
      William Roy Carter, 1857-1857
      Thomas Nelson Carter, 1858-1917
      Juliet Carter Lee, 1860-1915
      Anne Willing Carter Dulany, 1863-1949
      Spencer Leslie Carter, 1873-1950
      Born at Pampatike, Thomas Henry Carter was the third child of Thomas Nelson Carter and Juliette Gaines Carter. His father was a first cousin to Robert E. Lee. Educated at V.M.I. He recruited the King William Artillery, and became the commander of a division of artillery. He distinguished himself at Seven Pines, Seven Days, Sharpsburg, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg and Petersburg. He was in Richmond when it was evacuated and surrendered with Lee at Appomattox.