I am seeking to learn the names of the parents of my Great-grandfather, JAMES BRUCE
CARTER, b. 1858. Place of birth unknown. James married JULIA ANN BOATRIGHT (b. 1858) in
Travis County Texas, November 1877. We have excellent documentation on the descendents of
James & Julia, but have nothing on James' parents.
I have been told by another researcher that he was the grandson of Cyrus Carter &
Martha Yates Carter, through their oldest son, Eli Thomas. Cyrus & Martha lived in
Georgia, Alabama, Arkansas, Mississippi, and Texas. The following is what I have been
told about Cyrus & Martha:
CYRUS HARRISON CARTER was born Abt. 1812 in Georgia, and died Bet. 1875 - 1880. He
married MARTHA YATES April 13, 1835 in Fayette County Georgia, daughter of ELI YATES and
KATHERINE. She died June 04, 1905.
Children of CYRUS CARTER and MARTHA YATES were:
i. ELI THOMAS2 CARTER, b. Bet. 1838 - 1839, Alabama; m. SUSAN. (father of
James Bruce Carter ?) Was Eli married before/after Susan ? To a Native American ?
ii. MATILDA CARTER, b. Bet. 1839 - 1840, Alabama.
iii. JOSEPH M. CARTER, b. Bet. 1841 - 1842, Alabama.
iv. MARY CARTER, b. Bet. 1843 - 1844, Georgia.
v. MARTHA CARTER, b. Bet. 1847 - 1848, Georgia.
vi. REBECCA CARTER, b. Bet. 1849 - 1850, MS.
vii. CORNELIA CYNTHIA PAMELA CARTER, b. Bet. 1852 - 1853, Arkansas.
viii. WILLIE CARTER, b. Abt. 1865, Choctaw Indian Territory (Oklahoma?)
If anyone out there can share any information it will be greatly appreciated,
Leland Carter
Van Zandt County Texas