Looking for any information on William Carter b.? d. abt 1837 in
Cleveland, Bradley County, TN, buried Ft. Hill Cemetery. Married Ruth
McFarland June 05, 1825 in Rhea County, TN. Ruth b. ? d. October 15,
1880 in Holden, Johnson County, MO, buried in Holden. They had 4
children:
James Carter b. abt. 1827 d. ? nothing known so far other than he was
supposed to have gone to Bolivar, MO.
Elizabeth Ann Carter b. November 02, 1829 d. October 27, 1915 m. Rufus
Wrinkle (lots of children)
Charles Lee Carter b. March 01, 1832 (became a Dr. in MO)d. July 20,
1908 m. Virginia____
Children:
Charles L. Carter, Jr.
Cora Lee Carter
William Landon Carter b. March 20, 1835 d.October 1925 Holden, Johnson
County, MO m. Addie Belle Kirtley
Children:
Richard L. Carter
Homer E. Carter
William L. Carter
Rolla Carter
James Carter
Walter G. Carter
William Carter was the first sheriff of Bradley County Tennessee taking
office in 1836 and dying possibly in Oct of 1837. He may possibly have
had a brother named Joseph H. Carter.
In 1852, the sons (James, Charles, and William Landon) took their mother
to MO to live. The daughter Elizabeth was already married by that time
and living in Bradley Co., TN. Joseph H. Carter was in Cass County, MO
as an assessor in 1853 when the Carters arrived there according to the
obituary for William Landon Carter. Also according to the obituary,
Joseph was their uncle, so possibly a brother to William Carter.
Would love to have any information on who the father of William Carter
is, his birthplace, etc. Ruth according to the 1850 census gave her
birthplace as NC, her father's as Scotland and her mother's as England.