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Oscar Lee Carter 1889–1964 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 JAN 1889

Birth Location: Burkesville Cumberland Kentucky

Death Date: 14 APR 1964

Death Location: Frogue, Cumberland County, Kentucky, United States of America

Father: Samuel Carter

Mother: Scinthia Pruitt

Spouse(s): Minnie Wray

Children(s): Homer Sr., Oscar Jr, Roy Carter, John Carter, Hester Smithson, Nelda Cash

The story of Oscar Lee Carter began in 1889 in Burkesville Cumberland Kentucky. Oscar Lee Carter married Minnie Bell Wray, and had children including Hester Wray Smithson, Homer Allen Carter Sr, John Sam Carter, Nelda Virginia Cash, Oscar Lee Carter Jr, Roy H Carter. Oscar Lee Carter passed away in 1964 in Frogue, Cumberland County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Oscar Lee Carter began in 1889 in Burkesville Cumberland Kentucky.
  • Oscar Lee Carter married Minnie Bell Wray, and had children including Hester Wray Smithson, Homer Allen Carter Sr, John Sam Carter, Nelda Virginia Cash, Oscar Lee Carter Jr, Roy H Carter.
  • Oscar Lee Carter passed away in 1964 in Frogue, Cumberland County, Kentucky, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Oscar Carter's Ancestors

Self
Oscar Carter
1889–1964
Birth Place: Burkesville Cumberland Kentucky
Parents
Samuel Bell Carter
1856–1928
Clinton, Kentucky, USA
Scinthia (Margaret) Pruitt
1857–1940
Rowena, Russell, Kentucky, United States
Grandparents
John (Nathan) Carter
1815–1880
Mount Gilead, Loudoun, Virginia, USA
Rebecca Carter
1822–1879
Pike County, Kentucky
Abraham (Absolom C) Pruitt
1816–1880
Kentucky
Nancy (Johnson Miller) Pruitt
1813–1905
Allen, Kentucky, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Carter
1783–1841
Leanna Pollard
1794–1863
Daniel Vanover
1799–1870
Nancy Collins
1797–1875
(Pvt.) War)
1787–1860
Lurania Scott
1794–1860
Capt. MSS7-742
1776–1850
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Carter
1743–1796
Susannah Bigger
1756–1786
Absalom Sr
1760–1835
Leanna Banks
1763–1845
Abigail Mattox
1766–1850
Cornelius "5th"
1760–1833
Nellie Massey
1773–1860
SOLOMON SR.
1742–1852
Mary Prewitt
1750–1840

Oscar Carter's Descendants

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Oscar (Lee) Carter (10 JAN 1889–14 APR 1964) m. Minnie (Bell) Wray (3 APR 1898–13 SEP 1941)
  1. 1. Homer (Allen Carter) Sr. 1939–2015
  2. 2. Oscar (Lee Carter) Jr 1931–2011
  3. 3. Roy (H) Carter 1925–2010
  4. 4. John (Sam) Carter 1916–1988
  5. 5. Hester (Wray) Smithson 1927–2007
  6. 6. Nelda (Virginia) Cash 1933–2014

Oscar Carter's Timeline

2 Records

1889
10 JAN 1889
Birth of Oscar Lee Carter in Burkesville Cumberland Kentucky
Burkesville Cumberland Kentucky
1964
14 APR 1964
Age 75
Death of Oscar Lee Carter in Clinton, Kentucky
Clinton, Kentucky

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 JAN 1889
    Event Place: Burkesville Cumberland Kentucky
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 APR 1964
    Event Place: Clinton, Kentucky
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Frogue, Cumberland County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index

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