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Lester Alvin Carter 1920–1995 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Apr 1920

Birth Location: Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 23 June 1995

Death Location: Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, USA

Father: Marcus Carter

Mother: Grace Johnson

Spouse(s): Flora Bennett, Georgia Ridenour

Children(s): Betty (Lee)

Lester Alvin Carter was born in 1920 in Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, USA, the child of Marcus Mccord Carter And Grace Abigail Johnson. In 1930, Lester Alvin Carter resided in District 13, District 13, Knox, Tennessee, USA. In 1935, Lester Alvin Carter resided in Maloneyville, Ritta, Knox, Tennessee. Lester Alvin Carter married Flora Hazel Bennett, Georgia Ella Ridenour, and had children including Betty Lynn Carter Lee. Lester Alvin Carter passed away in 1995 in Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • Lester Alvin Carter was born in 1920 in Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, USA, the child of Marcus Mccord Carter And Grace Abigail Johnson.
  • In 1930, Lester Alvin Carter resided in District 13, District 13, Knox, Tennessee, USA.
  • In 1935, Lester Alvin Carter resided in Maloneyville, Ritta, Knox, Tennessee.
  • Lester Alvin Carter married Flora Hazel Bennett, Georgia Ella Ridenour, and had children including Betty Lynn Carter Lee.
  • Lester Alvin Carter passed away in 1995 in Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Lester Carter's Ancestors

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Lester Carter
1920–1995
Birth Place: Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Marcus McCord Carter
1880–1964
Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, USA
Grace (Abigail) Johnson
1886–1964
Morristown, Middlesex, New Jersey, United States
Grandparents
Martin (Luther) carter
1854–1931
Knox County, Tennessee, USA
Julia (Evaline) Stair
1856–1939
Knox County, Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Carter
1814–1882
Mary Chandler
1817–1906
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Carter
1773–1816
Jane Gallaher
1781–1850

Lester Carter's Descendants

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Lester (Alvin) Carter (16 Apr 1920–23 June 1995) m. Flora (Hazel) Bennett (26 Apr 1923–06-23-1995) m. Georgia (Ella) Ridenour (09 Jun 1931–18 Jan 2001)
  1. 1. Betty (Lynn Carter) (Lee) 1941–2018

Lester Carter's Timeline

6 Records

1920
16 Apr 1920
Birth of Lester Alvin Carter in Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, USA
Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, USA
1930
1930
Age 10
Lester Alvin Carter resided here in District 13, District 13, Knox, Tennessee, USA
District 13, District 13, Knox, Tennessee, USA
1935
1935
Age 15
Lester Alvin Carter resided here in Maloneyville, Ritta, Knox, Tennessee
Maloneyville, Ritta, Knox, Tennessee
1940
1940
Age 20
Lester Alvin Carter resided here in Civil District 13, Knox, Tennessee, USA
Civil District 13, Knox, Tennessee, USA
1950
1950
Age 30
Lester Alvin Carter resided here in Knox, Tennessee, USA
Knox, Tennessee, USA
1995
23 June 1995
Age 75
Death of Lester Alvin Carter in Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, USA
Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Apr 1920
    Event Place: Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: District 13, District 13, Knox, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Maloneyville, Ritta, Knox, Tennessee
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Civil District 13, Knox, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Knox, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 June 1995
    Event Place: Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, USA

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