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James Earl Carter 1847 – 1909 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Apr 1847

Birth Location: Slickford, Wayne, Kentucky, United States

Death Date: 31 Mar 1909

Death Location: Slickford, Wayne, Kentucky, United States

Father: Edmund Carter

Mother: Cyrena Bean

Spouse(s): Anna Bridgeman

Children(s): Charles Carter, Marcus Carter, Matilda Carter, Lillie Carter, Lennie Carter, Sina Carter, Abraham Carter, Ida Carter, John Carter, Foster Carter, Lillie Carter, Albert. Carter, Abe Carter

According to available records, James Earl Carter was born in 1847 in Slickford, Wayne, Kentucky, United States, the child of Edmund B Carter and Cyrena Evaline Cynna Bean. Following those early years, James Earl Carter married Anna Eliza Bridgeman, and their family grew to include Charles A Carter, Marcus A. Carter, Matilda E. Carter, Lillie E Carter, Lennie Etta Carter, Sina Etta Carter, Abraham Lincoln Carter, Ida B Carter, John Harrison Carter, Foster C Carter, Lillie Carter, Albert. Carter and Abe Carter. In the later years of life, James Earl Carter died in 1909 in Slickford, Wayne, Kentucky, United States.

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Parents

Edmund Carter
1824 – 1880
Birth Location: (White) TN
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Cyrena Bean
1822 – 1880
Birth Location: Fentress, Tennessee, United States
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Spouses(s)

Anna Bridgeman
1844 – 1921
Birth Location: Wayne, Kentucky
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Children(s)

Charles Carter
1867 – 1896
Birth Location: Wayne, Kentucky, United States
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Marcus Carter
1870 – 1927
Birth Location: Kentucky
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Matilda Carter
1871 – 1956
Birth Location: Slickford, Wayne County, Kentucky, USA
MC
Lillie Carter
1874 –
Birth Location: Kentucky
LC
Lennie Carter
1874 – 1943
Birth Location: Wayne, Kentucky
LC
Sina Carter
1875 –
Birth Location: Kentucky
SC
Abraham Carter
1876 – 1943
Birth Location: Wayne, Kentucky, United States
AC
Ida Carter
1879 – 1966
Birth Location: Wayne County, Kentucky, United States
IC
John Carter
1882 – 1959
Birth Location: Wayne County, Kentucky, United States
JC
Foster Carter
1884 – 1963
Birth Location: Wayne, Kentucky, United States
FC
Lillie Carter
1887 – 1943
Birth Location: Kentucky
LC
Albert. Carter
1895 – 1959
Birth Location: Wayne, Kentucky, United States
AC
Abe Carter
Birth Location: –
AC

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 10 Apr 1847
    Event Place: Slickford, Wayne, Kentucky, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 31 Mar 1909
    Event Place: Slickford, Wayne, Kentucky, United States

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