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Dr. Fenton Marion (Mercer) Carter 1812–1887 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Jul 1812

Birth Location: Loudoun, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 27 Sep 1887

Death Location: Rosedale, Madison, Ohio, USA

Father: Thomas Carter

Mother: Sarah Pyott

Spouse(s): Sarah Harper

Children(s): Hiram Carter, Sarah Carter, Armstead Carter, Mordecai Carter, James Carter, Joseph Carter, Alexander Carter, Thomas Carter, Fenton Carter, Stephen Carter, Benjamin Carter, Mary Carter, Alzira Carter

The story of Dr. Fenton Marion (Mercer) Carter began in 1812 in Loudoun, Virginia, USA. Dr. Fenton Marion (Mercer) Carter married Sarah Margaret Harper, and had children including Alexander Belding Carter, Alzira Adelia Carter, Armstead Maywood Carter, Benjamin Franklin Carter, Fenton Mercer Carter, Hiram Wellington Carter, James Pyott Carter, Joseph Calhoun Carter, Mary Elizabeth Carter, Mordecai Harper Carter, Sarah Margaret Maggie Carter, Stephen Arnold Carter, Thomas Benton Carter. Dr. Fenton Marion (Mercer) Carter passed away in 1887 in Rosedale, Madison, Ohio, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Dr. Fenton Marion (Mercer) Carter began in 1812 in Loudoun, Virginia, USA.
  • Dr. Fenton Marion (Mercer) Carter married Sarah Margaret Harper, and had children including Alexander Belding Carter, Alzira Adelia Carter, Armstead Maywood Carter, Benjamin Franklin Carter, Fenton Mercer Carter, Hiram Wellington Carter, James Pyott Carter, Joseph Calhoun Carter, Mary Elizabeth Carter, Mordecai Harper Carter, Sarah Margaret Maggie Carter, Stephen Arnold Carter, Thomas Benton Carter.
  • Dr. Fenton Marion (Mercer) Carter passed away in 1887 in Rosedale, Madison, Ohio, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Carter
1785–1857
Birth Location: Sterling, Loudoun, Virginia, United States
TC
Sarah Pyott
1788–1874
Birth Location: Loudoun, Virginia, USA
SP

Spouses(s)

Sarah Harper
1820–1887
Birth Location: Cadiz, Harrison, Ohio
SH

Children(s)

Hiram Carter
1846–1923
Birth Location: Boston, Belmont, Ohio
HC
Sarah Carter
1852–1911
Birth Location: Belmont, Belmont, Ohio, United States
SC
Armstead Carter
1853–1933
Birth Location: Morgan, Ohio
AC
Mordecai Carter
1840–1863
Birth Location: Belmont, Belmont, Ohio, United States
MC
James Carter
1842–1903
Birth Location: Malaga, Monroe, Ohio, United States
JC
Joseph Carter
1844–1854
Birth Location: Ohio, USA
JC
Alexander Carter
1850–1860
Birth Location: Malaga, Monroe, Ohio, United States
AC
Thomas Carter
1838–1840
Birth Location: –
TC
Fenton Carter
1855–1860
Birth Location: Ohio
FC
Stephen Carter
1856–1927
Birth Location: Belmont, Belmont, Ohio, United States
SC
Benjamin Carter
1861–1912
Birth Location: Magnetic Springs, Union, Ohio
BC
Mary Carter
1848–1894
Birth Location: Belmont, Ohio
MC
Alzira Carter
1859–1921
Birth Location: Belmont, Ohio, United States
AC

Dr. Carter's Ancestors

Self
Dr. Carter
1812–1887
Birth Place: Loudoun, Virginia, USA
Parents
Thomas A Carter
1785–1857
Sterling, Loudoun, Virginia, United States
Sarah (Mary) Pyott
1788–1874
Loudoun, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Richard (William) Carter
1760–1806
Boxley, Kent, England
Catherine Caty
1760–1828
Berkley, Loudoun, Virginia
Great-Grandparents
Standford Carter
1733–1798
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard CARTER
1688–1775
Mary STANDFORD
1693–1733

Dr. Carter's Descendants

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Dr. (Fenton Marion (Mercer)) Carter (12 Jul 1812–27 Sep 1887) m. Sarah (Margaret) Harper (20 Mar 1820–9 Apr 1887)
  1. 1. Hiram (Wellington) Carter 1846–1923
  2. 2. Sarah (Margaret (Maggie)) Carter 1852–1911
  3. 3. Armstead (Maywood) Carter 1853–1933
  4. 4. Mordecai (Harper) Carter 1840–1863
  5. 5. James (Pyott) Carter 1842–1903
  6. 6. Joseph (Calhoun) Carter 1844–1854
  7. 7. Alexander (Belding) Carter 1850–1860
  8. 8. Thomas (Benton) Carter 1838–1840
  9. 9. Fenton (Mercer) Carter 1855–1860
  10. 10. Stephen (Arnold) Carter 1856–1927 m. Mary (Alice "Molly") Faulkner 1859–1948
    1. 1. Walter (Bayless) Carter 1881–1957
    2. 2. Mary (Frances) Carter 1892–1968 m. Benjamin (Harrison) Darrow 1889–1950
      1. 1. Richard (William) Darrow 1915–1976
      2. 2. Betty (Jane) Darrow 1917–1963
      3. 3. Robert (Carter) Darrow 1919–1983
      4. 4. Dorothy (Francis) Darrow 1921–1921
      5. 5. Mary (Helen) Darrow 1922–2004 m. Harold (Bruffey) Thornhill 1918–2016
  11. 11. Benjamin (Franklin) Carter 1861–1912
  12. 12. Mary (Elizabeth) Carter 1848–1894
  13. 13. Alzira (Adelia) Carter 1859–1921

Dr. Carter's Timeline

2 Records

1812
12 Jul 1812
Birth of Dr. Fenton Marion (Mercer) Carter in Loudoun, Virginia, USA
Loudoun, Virginia, USA
1887
27 Sep 1887
Age 75
Death of Dr. Fenton Marion (Mercer) Carter in Rosedale, Madison, Ohio, USA
Rosedale, Madison, Ohio, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Jul 1812
    Event Place: Loudoun, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Sep 1887
    Event Place: Rosedale, Madison, Ohio, USA
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