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Lorenzo "Ran" Dowell Carter 1859–1909 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 May 1859

Birth Location: Big Blaine, Lawrence County, Kentucky

Death Date: 15 August 1909

Death Location: Evergreen, Lawrence County, Kentucky

Father: James Carter

Mother: Elizabeth Thompson

Spouse(s): PAULINA FRASHER

Children(s): Melvin Carter

The story of Lorenzo "Ran" Dowell Carter began in 1859 in Big Blaine, Lawrence County, Kentucky. Lorenzo "Ran" Dowell Carter married Paulina Frasher, and had children including Melvin Shirley Carter. Lorenzo "Ran" Dowell Carter passed away in 1909 in Evergreen, Lawrence County, Kentucky.

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Biography

  • The story of Lorenzo "Ran" Dowell Carter began in 1859 in Big Blaine, Lawrence County, Kentucky.
  • Lorenzo "Ran" Dowell Carter married Paulina Frasher, and had children including Melvin Shirley Carter.
  • Lorenzo "Ran" Dowell Carter passed away in 1909 in Evergreen, Lawrence County, Kentucky.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Lorenzo Carter's Ancestors

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Lorenzo Carter
1859–1909
Birth Place: Big Blaine, Lawrence County, Kentucky
Parents
James Harvey Carter
1832–1906
Irad, Lawrence, Kentucky, USA
Elizabeth (M) Thompson
1838–1894
Adams, Lawrence, Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
Johnson (H) Thompson
1807–1896
Floyd, Kentucky, USA
Martha Packwood
1804–1874
Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Johnson Sr
1775–1852
Katherine Kazee
1775–1860
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lorenzo Carter's Descendants

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Lorenzo ("Ran" Dowell) Carter (2 May 1859–15 August 1909) m. PAULINA FRASHER (07 MAR 1860–1888)
  1. 1. Melvin (Shirley) Carter 1883–1957 m. Cora (Lee) Davis 1880–1918
    1. 1. Lorenzie (Dowell "L.D. or Ren") Carter 1906–1961

Lorenzo Carter's Timeline

2 Records

1859
2 May 1859
Birth of Lorenzo "Ran" Dowell Carter in Big Blaine, Lawrence County, Kentucky
Big Blaine, Lawrence County, Kentucky
1909
15 August 1909
Age 50
Death of Lorenzo "Ran" Dowell Carter in Evergreen, Lawrence County, Kentucky
Evergreen, Lawrence County, Kentucky

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 May 1859
    Event Place: Big Blaine, Lawrence County, Kentucky

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 August 1909
    Event Place: Evergreen, Lawrence County, Kentucky

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