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Lewis Jenkins Carter 1819–1886 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1819

Birth Location: Caldwell County, Kentucky

Death Date: 1886

Death Location: Caldwell County, Kentucky

Father: William Carter

Mother: Elizabeth Jenkins

Spouse(s): Eleanor Davis

Children(s): Julia Carter, George Carter, Mary Carter, Tabitha Carter, Martha Carter, Rachael Carter, Maria Carter, Lewis Carter, William Carter, Cynthia Carter, Eliza Carter, Thomas Carter

In 1819, Lewis Jenkins Carter entered the world in Caldwell County, Kentucky, born to William Turner Carter And Elizabeth Eliza Jenkins. Lewis Jenkins Carter married Eleanor Ellen Davis, and had children including Cynthia Ann Carter, Eliza Jane Carter, George W Carter, Julia Carter, Lewis James Carter, Maria Louisa Carter, Martha Ann Carter, Mary Carter, Rachael Eleanor Carter, Tabitha E Carter, Thomas Wilde Carter, William Turner Carter. Lewis Jenkins Carter passed away in 1886 in Caldwell County, Kentucky.

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Biography

  • In 1819, Lewis Jenkins Carter entered the world in Caldwell County, Kentucky, born to William Turner Carter And Elizabeth Eliza Jenkins.
  • Lewis Jenkins Carter married Eleanor Ellen Davis, and had children including Cynthia Ann Carter, Eliza Jane Carter, George W Carter, Julia Carter, Lewis James Carter, Maria Louisa Carter, Martha Ann Carter, Mary Carter, Rachael Eleanor Carter, Tabitha E Carter, Thomas Wilde Carter, William Turner Carter.
  • Lewis Jenkins Carter passed away in 1886 in Caldwell County, Kentucky.

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Lewis Carter's Ancestors

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Lewis Carter
1819–1886
Birth Place: Caldwell County, Kentucky
Parents
William Turner Carter
1779–1860
Bertie County, North Carolina
Elizabeth ("Eliza") Jenkins
1786–1846
Bertie County, North Carolina
Grandparents
Samuel Carter
1752–1813
North Carolina
Elizabeth (Holley) Keane
1763–
North Carolina
Nathaniel ("Nathan") Jenkins
1752–
Bertie County, North Carolina
Elizabeth Earle
1765–
Bertie County, North Carolina
Great-Grandparents
James Jenkins
1718–
Mary Cherry
1730–
Lawton Earl
1741–
Mary Palmer
1745–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Jenkins
1688–
Solomon Cherry
1714–1735
Mary Eason
1746–
William Earl
1710–
Mary Lawton
1713–
Sylvester Palmer
1706–
Amey Wait
1712–

Lewis Carter's Descendants

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Lewis (Jenkins) Carter (1819–1886) m. Eleanor ("Ellen") Davis (1821–)
  1. 1. Julia Carter 1838–1898
  2. 2. George (W.) Carter 1840–1865
  3. 3. Mary Carter 1841–1876
  4. 4. Tabitha (E.) Carter 1844– m. John (W.) Martin 1840–
    1. 1. E. (L) Martin 1864–
    2. 2. S. (M.) Martin 1866–
  5. 5. Martha (Ann) Carter 1846–1916 m. Winfield (Scott) Lamb 1845–1916
  6. 6. Rachael (Eleanor) Carter 1849–1885
  7. 7. Maria (Louisa) Carter 1851–1918
  8. 8. Lewis (James) Carter 1854–1884
  9. 9. William (Turner) Carter 1846–1940 m. Mary (Jane) Stallins 1847–1924
  10. 10. Cynthia (Ann) Carter 1862–1889 m. John (L.) Hubbard 1857–1944
    1. 1. Edith Hubbard 1875–
  11. 11. Eliza (Jane) Carter 1866–1884
  12. 12. Thomas (Wilde) Carter 1860–1882

Lewis Carter's Timeline

2 Records

1819
1819
Birth of Lewis Jenkins Carter in Caldwell County, Kentucky
Caldwell County, Kentucky
1886
1886
Age 67
Death of Lewis Jenkins Carter in Caldwell County, Kentucky
Caldwell County, Kentucky

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1819
    Event Place: Caldwell County, Kentucky

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1886
    Event Place: Caldwell County, Kentucky

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