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Lafayette Jack “LJ” Carter 1914–1985 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Dec 1914

Birth Location: Hunt, Texas, USA

Death Date: 13 Feb 1985

Death Location: Quinlan, Hunt County, Texas, United States of America

Father: William Carter

Mother: Stella Smith

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

Lafayette Jack “LJ” Carter was born in 1914 in Hunt, Texas, USA, the child of William Will Barney Carter And Stella Smith. In 1920, Lafayette Jack “LJ” Carter resided in Justice Precinct 7, Hunt, Texas, USA. In 1930, Lafayette Jack “LJ” Carter resided in Precinct 7, Precinct 7, Hunt, Texas, USA. Lafayette Jack “LJ” Carter passed away in 1985 in Quinlan, Hunt County, Texas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Lafayette Jack “LJ” Carter was born in 1914 in Hunt, Texas, USA, the child of William Will Barney Carter And Stella Smith.
  • In 1920, Lafayette Jack “LJ” Carter resided in Justice Precinct 7, Hunt, Texas, USA.
  • In 1930, Lafayette Jack “LJ” Carter resided in Precinct 7, Precinct 7, Hunt, Texas, USA.
  • Lafayette Jack “LJ” Carter passed away in 1985 in Quinlan, Hunt County, Texas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Carter
1886–1949
Birth Location: Gainesville, Cooke, Texas, USA
WC
Stella Smith
1893–1965
Birth Location: Texas
SS

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Lafayette Carter's Ancestors

Self
Lafayette Carter
1914–1985
Birth Place: Hunt, Texas, USA
Parents
William "Will" Barney Carter
1886–1949
Gainesville, Cooke, Texas, USA
Stella Smith
1893–1965
Texas
Grandparents
Lafayette Carter
1845–1920
Missiouri
Catherine (“Kate”) Kelly
1858–1912
Waynesville, Pulaski, Missouri, United States
David (Jackson "Jack") Smith
1863–1898
Montague County, Texas, United States of America
Amanda (Elizabeth) Allison
1861–1939
Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
William Carter
1818–1880
Rachel Corlen
1819–
Bernard Kelley
1822–1875
Katherine Denehey
1835–1907
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Carter
1760–1843
Julie Scott
1782–1872
John Kelley
1800–

Lafayette Carter's Timeline

7 Records

1914
19 Dec 1914
Birth of Lafayette Jack “LJ” Carter in Hunt, Texas, USA
Hunt, Texas, USA
1920
1920
Age 6
Lafayette Jack “LJ” Carter resided here in Justice Precinct 7, Hunt, Texas, USA
Justice Precinct 7, Hunt, Texas, USA
1930
1930
Age 16
Lafayette Jack “LJ” Carter resided here in Precinct 7, Precinct 7, Hunt, Texas, USA
Precinct 7, Precinct 7, Hunt, Texas, USA
1935
1935
Age 21
Lafayette Jack “LJ” Carter resided here in Hunt, Texas
Hunt, Texas
1940
1940
Age 26
Lafayette Jack “LJ” Carter resided here in Precinct, Hunt, Texas, USA
Precinct, Hunt, Texas, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 37
Lafayette Jack “LJ” Carter resided here in Texas
Texas
1985
13 Feb 1985
Age 71
Death of Lafayette Jack “LJ” Carter in Quinlan, Hunt, Texas, USA
Quinlan, Hunt, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Dec 1914
    Event Place: Hunt, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Justice Precinct 7, Hunt, Texas; Roll: T625_1820; Page: 19B; Enumeration District: 145

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Justice Precinct 7, Hunt, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Justice Precinct 7, Hunt, Texas; Roll: T625_1820; Page: 19B; Enumeration District: 145

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Precinct 7, Precinct 7, Hunt, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Precinct 7, Hunt, Texas; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 0036; FHL microfilm: 2342094

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Hunt, Texas
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Hunt, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04072; Page: 15B; Enumeration District: 116-37

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Precinct, Hunt, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Hunt, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04072; Page: 15B; Enumeration District: 116-37

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Texas
    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 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Quinlan, Hunt, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Texas, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 246

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Feb 1985
    Event Place: Quinlan, Hunt, Texas, USA

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Quinlan, Hunt County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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