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Harriet Melissa Carter 1870–1957 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Nov 1870

Birth Location: Carthage, Jasper, Missouri, USA

Death Date: 19 Nov 1957

Death Location: Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois, United States of America

Father: Thomas Carter

Mother: Leah Byerly

Spouse(s): Francis SMITH, Francis SMITH

Children(s): Mary Smith

Harriet Melissa Carter was born in 1870 in Carthage, Jasper, Missouri, USA, the child of Thomas Andrew Carter And Leah Ann Lydia Byerly. Harriet Melissa Carter married Francis Frank Marion Smith, and had children including Mary Lydia Smith. Harriet Melissa Carter passed away in 1957 in Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Harriet Melissa Carter was born in 1870 in Carthage, Jasper, Missouri, USA, the child of Thomas Andrew Carter And Leah Ann Lydia Byerly.
  • Harriet Melissa Carter married Francis Frank Marion Smith, and had children including Mary Lydia Smith.
  • Harriet Melissa Carter passed away in 1957 in Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Carter
1842–1924
Birth Location: Indiana
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Leah Byerly
1850–1924
Birth Location: Parke, Indiana, United States
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Spouses(s)

Francis SMITH
1848–1936
Birth Location: Marion, Allen, Ohio, USA
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Francis SMITH
1848–1936
Birth Location: Marion, Allen, Ohio, USA
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Children(s)

Mary Smith
1892–1963
Birth Location: Missouri
MS

Harriet Carter's Ancestors

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Harriet Carter
1870–1957
Birth Place: Carthage, Jasper, Missouri, USA
Parents
Thomas Andrew Carter
1842–1924
Indiana
Leah (Ann Lydia) Byerly
1850–1924
Parke, Indiana, United States
Grandparents
Joseph (Martin) Carter
1821–1845
Indiana, USA
Sarah (Frances Jane) Gillaspie
1823–1895
Fountain County, Indiana, USA
John (Riley) Byerley
1820–1904
Lexington, Rowan, North Carolina, USA
Lydia Brock
1825–1878
Harrison, Harrison, Indiana, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Harriet Carter's Descendants

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Harriet (Melissa) Carter (26 Nov 1870–19 Nov 1957) m. Francis ("Frank" Marion) SMITH (25 JAN 1848–16 NOV 1936) m. Francis ("Frank" Marion) SMITH (25 JAN 1848–16 NOV 1936)
  1. 1. Mary (Lydia) Smith 1892–1963 m. Charles (Clayton) White 1873–1958
    1. 1. Geraldine White 1925–2000 m. Edward Bartholomew 1923–
    2. 2. Clifford (G) White 1912–
    3. 3. Leslie (O) White 1914–
    4. 4. Charles (O) White 1917–
    5. 5. Russell (O) White 1921–
    6. 6. Chester (M) White 1923–
    7. 7. Robert (L) White 1925–

Harriet Carter's Timeline

2 Records

1870
26 Nov 1870
Birth of Harriet Melissa Carter in Carthage, Jasper, Missouri, USA
Carthage, Jasper, Missouri, USA
1957
19 Nov 1957
Age 87
Death of Harriet Melissa Carter in Peoria, Peoria, Illinois, USA
Peoria, Peoria, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Nov 1870
    Event Place: Carthage, Jasper, Missouri, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Nov 1957
    Event Place: Peoria, Peoria, Illinois, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois, United States of America
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