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Walter McKinley Carter 1894 – 1978 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 April 1894

Birth Location: New Haven, Allen County, Indiana, United States of America

Death Date: 20 January 1978

Death Location: Pass Christian, Harrison County, Mississippi, United States of America

Father: Edward Carter

Mother: Mary Larimore

Spouse(s): Lois Bond, Opal Detray

Children(s): Bracy Carter

According to available records, Walter McKinley Carter was born in 1894 in New Haven, Allen County, Indiana, United States of America, the child of Edward C Carter and Mary Larimore. Following those early years, Walter McKinley Carter married Lois V Bond and Opal Beatrice Detray, and their family grew to include Bracy J Carter. In the later years of life, Walter McKinley Carter died in 1978 in Pass Christian, Harrison County, Mississippi, United States of America.

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Parents

Edward Carter
1861 –
Birth Location: Ohio, USA
EC
Mary Larimore
1865 –
Birth Location: Indiana, USA
ML

Spouses(s)

Lois Bond
1901 –
Birth Location: Fort Wayne, Indiana
LB
Opal Detray
1903 – 1997
Birth Location: Bryan, Williams County, Ohio, United States of America
OD

Children(s)

Bracy Carter
1934 –
Birth Location: Louisiana
BC

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 13 April 1894
    Event Place: New Haven, Allen County, Indiana, United States of America
    Record Source: Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Publication Date: 23/ Jun/ 1932; Publication Place: Piqua, Ohio, USA; ,0.9195903,0.24421932,0.96182317&xid=3398

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Year: 7 Oct 1922
    Event Place: Allen
    Record Source: Indiana, U.S., Marriage Index, 1800-1941, Allen County; Index to Marriage Record 1824 - 1920 Inolusive Vol, W. P. A. Original Record Located: County Clerk's O

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1900
    Event Place: Smith, Whitley, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Smith, Whitley, Indiana; Page: 8; Enumeration District: 0117; FHL microfilm: 1240414

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1910
    Event Place: Fort Wayne Ward 3, Allen, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Fort Wayne Ward 3, Allen, Indiana; Roll: T624_339; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0040; FHL microfilm: 1374352

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1917-1918
    Event Place: Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Indiana; Registration County: Allen

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: Abt 1932
    Event Place: New Orleans
    Record Source: Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999, Publication Date: 23/ Jun/ 1932; Publication Place: Piqua, Ohio, USA; ,0.9195903,0.24421932,0.96182317&xid=3398

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1935
    Event Place: New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1940
    Event Place: Orleans Parish, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: Before 1951
    Event Place: Louisiana
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1954
    Event Place: New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Fort Wayne, Indiana
    Record Source: Indiana, U.S., Marriages, 1810-2001

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Indianapolis
    Record Source: Indiana, U.S., Marriage Index, 1800-1941, Allen County; Index to Marriage Record 1824 - 1920 Inolusive Vol, W. P. A. Original Record Located: County Clerk's O

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Indianapolis, Indiana
    Record Source: U.S., Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, The National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; World War II Draft Cards (4th Registration) for the State of Louisiana; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 20 January 1978
    Event Place: Pass Christian, Harrison County, Mississippi, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Pass Christian, Harrison County, Mississippi, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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