Confederate Soldier John Spencer Carter^[1]

1831 - 1901  (69 years)

• Name	John Spencer Carter
  Title	Confederate Soldier
  Born	15 Aug 1831	Halifax Co., Virginia
  Gender	Male
  Died	1 May 1901	Halifax County, Virginia
  Person ID	I67875	My Reynolds Line | Descendants of Richard 'Gunsmith' Carter, Descendants of William Walters
  Last Modified	24 Jun 2022

  
  

  Father	Richard A. dna Carter,   b. Abt 1805, Halifax Co., Virginia ,   d. 11 Jun 1877, Pittsylvania Co., Virginia  (Age ~ 72 years)
  Mother	Mary Elizabeth Shapard/Sheppard,   b. Abt 1813, Halifax Co., Virginia or Caswell, NC ,   d. 28 Oct 1863, Halifax Co., Virginia  (Age ~ 50 years)
  Married	24 Oct 1830	Halifax County, Virginia
  	Richard Carter was married in Halifax on Oct. 14, 1830, to Elizabeth Sheppard, daughter of John T. Sheppard and his wife, Elizabeth Vass. Mrs. Carter died Oct. 28, 1863, and he married secondly Mrs. Martha Richardson, nee Bohannon, widow of Thomas Richardson. She was born about 1832 and died March 11, 1907. Richard Carter purchased the old home place from his father, Spencer Carter, in 1856, but had been living on a part of the farm previously.
  Family ID	F518494825	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sarah Judith Walters,   b. 28 Aug 1828, Halifax County, Virginia ,   d. 20 Mar 1891, Halifax Co., Virginia  (Age 62 years)
  Married	25 Jan 1853
  Children	1. John Samuel Carter,   b. 18 Feb 1855, Pittsylvania Co., Virginia ,   d. 21 Dec 1935, Pittsylvania County, Virginia  (Age 80 years) + 2. Charles Richard Carter,   b. 10 Jul 1861, Halifax County, Virginia ,   d. 4 Jun 1931, Reno, Washoe, Nevada  (Age 69 years)   3. William 'Willie' Henry Carter,   b. 7 Jul 1866, Halifax County, Virginia ,   d. 6 Apr 1941, Los Angeles, California  (Age 74 years)
  Last Modified	27 Jun 2022
  Family ID	F5239	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Documents

  Charles Richard Carter Nevada, U.S., Death Certificates, 1911-1965 for Chas R Carter 1931 dc15049CharlesRichardCarter.png

  
  

• Notes

  DAR Patriot Lookup: http://services.dar.org/members/dar_research/search_descendants/?action=list&MyPrimary_Seqn=1001401&MyLineageCount=1&Control_Min_Seqn=1001401 John Spencer Carter born on 15 Aug 1831 at Halifax Co VA died at Halifax Co VA on 1 - May - 1901 and his ( 1st ) wife Sarah Judith Walters born on 29 - Aug - 1828 at VA died at Halifax Co VA on 20 - Mar - 1891 married on 25 Jan 1853 5. The Said John Spencer Carter was the child of Richard Carter born on c 1808 at VA died at Halifax Co VA on 11 Jun 1877 and his ( 1st ) wife Elizabeth Sheppard born on (c) 1813 at VA died at Halifax Co VA on 28 - Oct - 1863 married on 24 - Oct - 1830 married at Halifax Co VA 6. The Said Richard Carter was the child of Spencer Carter born on - - at _ died at Pittsylvania Co VA on - - 1858 and his ( 1st ) wife Verlinda Lucas born on (c) - - 1781 at Caroline VA died at VA on (p)-1808 married on 18 Dec 1804 married at Halifax Co VA 7. The Said Verlinda Lucas was the child of James Lucas born on - - 1760 at MD died at Halifax Co VA on - - 1820 and his ( 1st ) wife Ruth Holmes Lewis born on - - 1760 at Prince Georges Co MD died at Halifax Co VA on (c) - - 1825 married on 20 - Aug - 1780 This is not a Barford Line: Richard 'Gunsmith' Carter. dna R1b-08

  
  

• Sources

  [S80] Google Books, https://books.google.com/books?id=sj45AAAAMAAJ&pg=PA61&lpg=PA61&dq=Sarah+Judith+Walters+%2B+John+Spencer+Carter+%2B+Lineage&source=bl&ots=VGXKTkxBzb&sig=krLHMH9SbQhWkY2cB1MT8Ve7T4s&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiagZ2R0fvQAhVZImMKHS0EC7QQ6AEIHDAA#v=onepage&q=Sarah%20Judith%20Walters%20%2B%20John%20Spencer%20Carter%20%2B%20Lineage&f=false. Children of John Spencer Carter and Sarah Judith Walters; Sarah Jane Carter, b. 1 Dec 1853 John Samuel Carter, b. 18 Feb 1855 Elizabeth Bates Carter, b. 5 May 1856 Charles Wall Carter b. 10 Jul 1861 William Hnery Carter b. 7 Jul 1866 Robert Wister Carter, b. 10 Jan 1869, d. 24 Jul 1888; unmarried. Researcher for this Lineage thinks it is the family of Thomas Carter of Barford, probably because the name Spencer is so prolific in that line; however, now dna proven to Giles of Henrico.