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Confederate Soldier John Alexander dna Carter[1]

Male Abt 1842 - 1887  (~ 45 years)


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  • Name John Alexander dna Carter 
    Title Confederate Soldier 
    Born Abt 1842  Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 1887 
    Person ID I67885  My Reynolds Line | Descendants of Giles Carter of Henrico, Descendants of Richard 'Gunsmith' Carter, Descendants of William Walters
    Last Modified 15 Jun 2017 

    Father Alexander dna Carter,   b. 14 May 1807, Halifax Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Sep 1884, Rockingham Co., North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years) 
    Mother Martha A. Lyon,   b. 10 May 1820, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1895, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years) 
    Married 1840 
    Family ID F518495645  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
    Danville, Virginia Civil War Prisoners Held in Warehouse
    Danville, Virginia Civil War Prisoners Held in Warehouse
    Henry Van Der Weyde, Civil War Artist.jpg

  • Sources 
    1. [S126] United States Archives, http://archive.org/stream/descendantsofcap00mill/descendantsofcap00mill_djvu.txt.
      95. John Alexander Carter, enlisted as a Confederate ca-
      valryman, when but a little past fourteen years of age. He mar-
      ried first in 1867, Nannie Nunally, and (2) in 1880, Sallie Poin-
      dexter. Issue by first marriage :

      104. Mattie Sue Carter, born Feb. 21, 1868, married in 1887
      to James Howerton.

      105. Wm. Austin Carter, born Aug. 20, 1871, married Lula
      C. Hotton, Nov. 25, 1897, and has issue: Edna May, Clarence
      Dandridge, Harold Lee, and Wm. Alvin Carter.

      106. Mary Ellen Carter, born June 6, 1875, married Charles
      Rawlins, Nov. 24, 1895, and has issue: Ernest Linwood, Frank
      Allen, Martha Dandridge, and Mary Sue.

      107. John Dandridge Carter, born Feb. 11, 1880, married
      Sophia Fitzgerald, Dec. 21, 1903, and has issue: Helen Virginia,
      and Nancy Nunally.



      66 GENEALOGY OF THE CARTER FAMILY

      John Alexander Carter had issue by second marriage two
      daughters, Nannie and Sallie, who died young.