Dr George W Carter

1849 - 1911  (62 years)

• Name	George W Carter
  Prefix	Dr
  Born	1849	Jackson County, West Virginia, USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Died	1911  [2]
  Notes	Dr. G. W. CARTER Word was received here this morning of the death in a hospital at Baltimore of Dr. G. W. CARTER of Reedy, Roane County, which occurred at 2 o'clock this morning. Dr. CARTER having been taken there for treatment. The remains will arrive on the noon train from the east and will be taken through to Reedy over the O. R. and will be accompained from here by Mr. and Mrs. Hugh F. SAYRE and J. S. BROWN, the latter being a close personal friend. The funeral services will be held at Letart. Dr. CARTER was one of the most prominent residents of that section of the state, and had been in active practice of his profession for 32 years. He is survived by his wife, who, before marriage, was Miss SAYRE, a sister of Hugh F. SAYRE of this city. He was a staunch member of the M. E. Church, South, a pillar in the church, and one of the most splendid citizens of the county. He had numerous friends there and elsewhere who were grieved to learn of his death. Friday's SENTINEL (Mountaineer, 18 Aug 1911)
  Person ID	I11689	WVPioneers
  Last Modified	12 Jul 2005

  
  

  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 Sayre,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	Y  [2]
  Family ID	F3979	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S1205] Census. [S175] Census, Jackson Co, annotated. [S16] Marriage Records, Mason Co, WV.