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Eli Carter 1814–1869 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 JAN 1814

Birth Location: Cane Creek, Chatham, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 3 FEB 1869

Death Location: Westpoint, Tippecanoe, Indiana, USA

Father: Samuel Carter

Mother: Edith Newlin

Spouse(s): Mary Mendenhall

Children(s): Naomi Carter, Edith Carter, Levi Carter, Harlan Carter, Martha Carter, Ruth Carter, James Carter, Jane Carter

The story of Eli Carter began in 1814 in Cane Creek, Chatham, North Carolina, USA. In 1850, Eli Carter resided in Clay City, Hendricks, Indiana, USA. In 1860, Eli Carter resided in Clay City, Hendricks, Indiana, USA. Eli Carter married Mary Mendenhall, and had children including Edith B Carter, Harlan C Carter, James Kersey Carter, Jane Carter, Levi Carter, Martha Carter, Naomi Carter, Ruth Carter. Eli Carter passed away in 1869 in Westpoint, Tippecanoe, Indiana, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Eli Carter began in 1814 in Cane Creek, Chatham, North Carolina, USA.
  • In 1850, Eli Carter resided in Clay City, Hendricks, Indiana, USA.
  • In 1860, Eli Carter resided in Clay City, Hendricks, Indiana, USA.
  • Eli Carter married Mary Mendenhall, and had children including Edith B Carter, Harlan C Carter, James Kersey Carter, Jane Carter, Levi Carter, Martha Carter, Naomi Carter, Ruth Carter.
  • Eli Carter passed away in 1869 in Westpoint, Tippecanoe, Indiana, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Samuel Carter
1772–1844
Birth Location: Alamance, Alamance, North Carolina, USA
SC
Edith Newlin
1785–1840
Birth Location: Rocky River MM, Chatham, North Carolina, USA
EN

Spouses(s)

Mary Mendenhall
1811–1870
Birth Location: Guilford, North Carolina, USA
MM

Children(s)

Naomi Carter
1836–1913
Birth Location: Plainfield, Hendricks, Indiana, USA
NC
Edith Carter
1845–1894
Birth Location: Hendricks, Indiana, USA
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Levi Carter
1843–1894
Birth Location: White Lick, Morgan, Indiana, USA
LC
Harlan Carter
1840–1915
Birth Location: Hendricks, Indiana, USA
HC
Martha Carter
1838–1873
Birth Location: Plainfield, Hendricks, Indiana, USA
MC
Ruth Carter
1849–1851
Birth Location: Indiana, USA
RC
James Carter
1847–1903
Birth Location: Hendricks, Indiana, USA
JC
Jane Carter
1848–
Birth Location: Hendricks, Indiana, USA
JC

Eli Carter's Ancestors

Self
Eli Carter
1814–1869
Birth Place: Cane Creek, Chatham, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Samuel Carter
1772–1844
Alamance, Alamance, North Carolina, USA
Edith Newlin
1785–1840
Rocky River MM, Chatham, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Eli Newlin
1755–1790
Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
Sarah Hadley
1762–1827
Cane Creek, Orange, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
John II
1716–1805
Mary Pyle
1723–1790
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Nicholas Pyle
1697–1790
Sarah Worrello
1700–1760

Eli Carter's Descendants

1.
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Eli Carter (31 JAN 1814–3 FEB 1869) m. Mary Mendenhall (22 MAY 1811–27 SEP 1870)
  1. 1. Naomi Carter 1836–1913 m. Thomas (W) Stubbs 1840–1911
    1. 1. Hannah Stubs 1877–1930
    2. 2. William (Eli) Stubbs 1873–1898
    3. 3. Charles (R) Stubbs 1875–1954
    4. 4. Mary Stubbs 1872–
    5. 5. Edith Boyer 1879–1951
  2. 2. Edith (B) Carter 1845–1894
  3. 3. Levi Carter 1843–1894 m. Lydia (Ann) Morgan 1849–1890
    1. 1. Mary (Matilda) Carter 1870–1915 m. Lervis Gilliland 1871–1966
      1. 1. Elsie (Inez Gilliland) (Karnes) 1899–1987
      2. 2. Elzie (Levi) Gilliland 1894–1960
      3. 3. Kermit (Carter) Gilliland 1909–1975
      4. 4. Lydia (Opal) Gilliland 1902–
      5. 5. Aurella (Oreal) Gilland 1905–1973
      6. 6. Lorenzie (Enos) Gilliland 1896–1897
      7. 7. Neville (Allen) Gilliland 1898–1898
    2. 2. Eunice (Edith) Carter 1876–1894
  4. 4. Harlan (C) Carter 1840–1915 m. Asenath (Hunt) Elliott 1851–1932
    1. 1. Donna (Carter) Johnson 1873–1947
    2. 2. Edwin (Carter) Johnson 1877–1912 m. Bessie (Viola) Tomeraasen 1886–1979
      1. 1. Harlan (Edwin) Johnson 1911–1996
      2. 2. Viola (Besse) Johnson 1909–2013
    3. 3. Mary (Lorena) Carter 1883–1965 m. William (Leander) Blott 1866–1960
    4. 4. Lila (M) Carter 1897–
  5. 5. Martha Carter 1838–1873 m. Allen Newby 1837–1915
    1. 1. Newby 1873–1873
    2. 2. Effie (Winifred) Newby 1888–1939
    3. 3. Myrtle (T.) Newby 1885–1961
    4. 4. Metta (A.) Newby 1878–1945
    5. 5. Ruth (Blanche) Newby 1893–1967
  6. 6. Ruth Carter 1849–1851
  7. 7. James (Kersey) Carter 1847–1903 m. Martha (Ann) Faris 1854–1907
    1. 1. Clinton (Enoch) Carter 1885–1936 m. Clara (Anna) Felt 1890–1972
      1. 1. Margaret (Ann) Carter 1918–1986 m. Edwin (Laverne) Jones 1919–2010
      2. 2. Andrey (P) Carter 1912–
    2. 2. Luther (Vinton) Carter 1879–1929 m. Myra (Lillian) Hadley 1881–1976
      1. 1. Martha (Ann) Carter 1917–2007
      2. 2. John (Luther) Carter 1910–1979 m. Marie (Loretta) Wilson 1911–1979
        1. 1. Diane (Rochelle) Carter 1946–1946
      3. 3. James (Hadley) Carter 1908–1982
  8. 8. Jane Carter 1848–

Eli Carter's Timeline

4 Records

1814
31 JAN 1814
Birth of Eli Carter in Cane Creek, Chatham, North Carolina, USA
Cane Creek, Chatham, North Carolina, USA
1850
1850
Age 36
Eli Carter resided here in Clay City, Hendricks, Indiana, USA
Clay City, Hendricks, Indiana, USA
1860
1860
Age 46
Eli Carter resided here in Clay City, Hendricks, Indiana, USA
Clay City, Hendricks, Indiana, USA
1869
3 FEB 1869
Age 55
Death of Eli Carter in Westpoint, Tippecanoe, Indiana, USA
Westpoint, Tippecanoe, Indiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 JAN 1814
    Event Place: Cane Creek, Chatham, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Shadeland, Tippecanoe, Indiana, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Chatham, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 FEB 1869
    Event Place: Westpoint, Tippecanoe, Indiana, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Clay City, Hendricks, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Clay City, Hendricks, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Plainfield, Hendricks, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees
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