This is my first post to the list, have been watching, am now buried under
a Huge pile of correspondace from the CARTER mail list.
I am hoping to connect with someone who has knowledge of my
gr gr grandfather he lived in Gibson Co TN. His name is Benjamin Carter, I
estimate he was born abt 1807 in N.C. He married Rebecca Haynes, what
little info I have on her is conflicting. A letter passed down to me by
Benjamins grandson tells me that Rebeccas father was Henry Harrison Harris,
from Hardeman Co Tn and that he died about age 40. The following is a list
of Benjamins and Rebecca's children and some spouses:
William A. b. abt 1827
Selena b. ? supposedly died as a young woman
Paulina b. abt 1830 m. Anderson Fleming
LeRoy Greene b. 1831 m. Sarah Elizabeth Harris
Amanda b. abt 1832 m. Andrew Holland
Elizabeth b abt 1840 m. David C. Blankinship
Elvira b. abt 1843 m. John Gill
James Monroe b. abt ? m. Julia(?) "Ella" Carter
Susan "Puss" b. abt ? m. John Scott
I also seek information about LeRoy Greene Carter, Benjamin's son
who married Sarah Elizabeth Harris in Gibson Co TN on 1 Feb 1863.
They had 2 children that I know of, and probably more that I do not.
They were, Lee Carter, who resided in the Memphis area before his death and
Dora Selena Carter, Dora married John Edward Eudaly, dates unknown
unfortunately. They had 4 children, both parents died in 1900, leaving the
4 children orphaned. Dora Selena died at age 31,she was my gr. grandmother.
She is buried west of Dyersburg, in an old Methodist Ccemetry near the
Forked Deer River. Because my grandmother was orphaned at a young age,
little is known of the family. We would like to try to remedy that now.
Any information gratefully appreciated.
Gena Lally
Mesa AZ