John W Carter, Jr

1836 - 1914  (78 years)

• Name	John W Carter
  Suffix	Jr
  Born	15 Sep 1836	Mason, Mason County, West Virginia   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Died	29 Dec 1914  [2, 3]
  Buried	Jackson County, West Virginia, USA
  Person ID	I11685	WVPioneers
  Last Modified	26 May 2016

  
  

  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   [4]
  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	Elizabeth Douglass,   b. 11 Nov 1842, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 18 Apr 1926, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 83 years)
  Married	10 Mar 1870	Jackson County, West Virginia, USA   [5]
  Notes	Marriage Record Date: 3/10/1870 Place: Jackson Co, WV John Carter, 35, Mason Co, Jackson Co, John & Jane Elizabeth Douglass, 17, Jackson Co, Jackson Co, Levi & Sarah 1880 Union, Jackson, WV Carter, John 45 WV -- VA Elizabeth 38 wife WV VA VA Rosetta 7 da WV VA VA John W 5 son WV VA VA Levi 4 son has scarlet fever WV VA VA Okey 1 son WV VA VA 3/14/1879 1900 Union, Jackson, WV Carter, John 9/1833 , 30y WV VA VA Elizabeth wife 11/1842 m 30y 8-5 children WV WV WV Rosetta da 4/1874 s WV WV WV John W son 8/1875 WV WV WV Levi son 5/1877 WV WV WV 1876 Okey V son 3/1879 WV WV WV William B son 7/1888 WV WV WV 4/1/1887 1910 Union, Jackson, WV Carter, John 77 m1-40y WV VA VA Elizabeth wife 67 m1- 40y 8-5 children WV WV WV John son 35 s WV WV WV Rosie da 38 s WV WV WV Levi son 33 s WV WV WV Okey son 30 s WV WV WV Willie son 21 s WV WV WV 1920 Union, Jackson, WV Carter, Elizabeth 77 wd WV WV WV Rosa da 46 WV WV WV John W son 44 WV WV WV Levi son 43 WV WV WV Okey V son 40 WV WV WV William B son 31 WV WV WV
  Children	1. Sarah Ellen Carter,   b. 17 Dec 1871, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Bef 1880  (Age < 8 years)   2. Rosetta Carter,   b. 24 Apr 1873, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 4 Jan 1926, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 52 years)   3. John W Carter,   b. Aug 1875, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Levi Carter,   b. May 1876, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Okey V Carter,   b. 14 Mar 1879, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 1962  (Age 82 years)   6. George W Carter,   b. Jun 1881, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 1899  (Age ~ 17 years)   7. William B Carter,   b. 1 Apr 1887, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F3976	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 15 Sep 1836 - Mason, Mason County, West Virginia  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S1205] Census. [S519] Cemeteries JC Vol 1. [S175] Census, Jackson Co, annotated. [S16] Marriage Records, Mason Co, WV. [S17] Marriage Records, Jackson Co, WV.