Thomas Carter

1847 - 1930  (83 years)

• Name	Thomas Carter
  Born	22 Jan 1847	Jackson County, West Virginia, USA   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Died	3 Mar 1930	Jackson County, West Virginia, USA   [2]
  Notes	Age is 4 in 1850, JCDR shows him as 82y 2m 8d Death Record Name: Thomas/Carter Sex: M Death Date: 03 Mar 1930 Death Place: Cottageville, Union, Jackson, West Virginia Age at Death: 82y2m8d Cemetery: Board Birth Date: 12/25/1847 Birth Place: Jackson co Marital Status: W Spouse: S S/Evans Father: Jack/Carter Father's Birth Place: VA Informant: G W Carter, Cottageville
  Person ID	I11688	WVPioneers
  Last Modified	25 Sep 2013

  
  

  Father	John Carter,   b. Abt 1791, Virginia, USA ,   d. 28 Mar 1867, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA  (Age ~ 76 years)
  Mother	Jane Boswell,   b. 1806, Franklin County, Virginia, USA ,   d. 1870  (Age 64 years)
  Married	28 Feb 1826	Mason, Mason County, West Virginia   [3]
  Notes	Marriage Record Date: Feb 29, 1826 by William George Place: Mason, West Virginia, United States John Carter to Jane Boswell 1850 Jackson, VA # 621-628 Carter John 60 M Farmer Va Carter Jane 43 F Va Carter Powhatan 23 M Farmer Va Carter Judianna 2* Va Carter Nancy 20 F Va Carter John 19 M Farmer Va Carter James 15 M Farmer Va Carter Charles 12 M Va Carter Henry 10 M Va Carter Susan 6 F Va Carter Thomas 4 M Va Carter George 8/12 M Va 1860 Jackson, VA # 131-122 John, 62 Jane, 54 Julia Ann, 31 Nancy, 29 John Jr, 27 James, 24 Charles, 22 Nancy, 20 Henry, 18 Geooge W, 10 Thomas, 16 Susan, 14 William 7 1870 Union, Jackson, WV Carter, Jane 61 V Charles 32 VA George 19 VA Susan 24 VA William 17 VA John House: "Pioneers of Jackson Co. . ." Another family of Boswells, connected with the Squires people, came from Rockbridge County, Virginia, to Mason, at an early day. A daughter, Jane, married John Carter, who purchased land and settled about seventy-five years ago. It is related that he used to walk barefoot to the Court House to settle his taxes, so economical did he have to be while saving money to pay for his land. "History of First Settlers of Cow Run" by W.M. King The Carter Family -- I cannot tell anything about the old people, I never knew them. The children: John, James, Charles, George, William, Julia, Susan and Tom. John married Elizabeth Douglass, they had five boys and one girls. James married Annie Mariah Flowers, they had five boys and four girls. Tom married Florence Evans, they had five boys and one girl. Charles died young. George located at Reedy, West Virginia, and spent his life there, a good doctor. Susan married Charles Kay, they had one son. Parents and son all died young. William married Marget Greer, they had one girl. William died. Some time after he died his widow married Charles McCown.
  Family ID	F3715	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sarah Serena Evans,   b. 16 Jun 1853, Harrison County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	2 Dec 1869	Jackson County, West Virginia, USA   [4]
  Notes	Marriage Record Date: License 12/1/1869 Place: Jackson, West Virginia, United States Thomas Carter, 23, Jackson co, Jackson co Sarah S Evans, 16, Harrison Co, Jackson co 1870 Jackson Co WV # 77 Thomas Carter 23 Sarah S 17 1910 Ripley, Jackson, WV - Spencer Pike Carter, Thomas 62 m1- 35y WV WV WV Serrena wife 52 m1- 35y 8-6 children WV WV VW Audis son 20 s WV WV WV Mary da 16 WV WV WV Merrill, Holly gs 7 WV WV WV 1920 Reedy, Roane, WV Carter, Thomas 71 m WV WV WV Sarah S wife 67 m WV WV WV Otis son 28 s WV WV WV Mildred P gd 9 s WV WV WV Gereldine M gd 7 WV WV WV Mary C dau 22 s WV WV WV
  Children	1. Roxy Jane Carter,   b. Sep 1872, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Between 1904 and 1910  (Age ~ 31 years)   2. Charles Edgar Carter,   b. 18 Jul 1873, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 15 Feb 1933, Raleigh County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 59 years)   3. Orville Carter,   b. CA 1885,   d. 6 Dec 1911, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA  (Age ~ 26 years)   4. George W Carter,   b. 16 Oct 1886, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 10 Mar 1932, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 45 years)   5. Otis Mittie Carter,   b. 8 Dec 1888, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 10 Mar 1957, Wood County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 68 years)   6. Mary Catherine Carter,   b. 1894, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 1 Mar 1973, Ohio, USA  (Age 79 years)
  Family ID	F3974	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S1205] Census. [S4] Death Records, Jackson Co, WV. [S16] Marriage Records, Mason Co, WV. [S17] Marriage Records, Jackson Co, WV.