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Van Wesley Carter 1923–1982 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Apr 15 1923

Birth Location: Sparta, White, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: Aug 07 1982

Death Location: Sparta, White, Tennessee, USA

Father: Marion Carter

Mother: Hattie Medley-Allison

Spouse(s): Helen Hedgecough, Jewel Ellis

Children(s): James Carter, Richard Carter, Stephen Carter

In 1923, Van Wesley Carter entered the world in Sparta, White, Tennessee, USA, born to Marion Tulley Carter And Hattie Mae Medley Allison. Van Wesley Carter married Elizabeth Jones, Helen Ruth Hedgecough, Jewel Ernestine Ellis, and had children including Deborah Marlene Carter, Gary Lynn Carter, James Wesley Carter, Jerry Nelson Carter, Joey Thomas Carter, Johnny Wade Carter, Richard Denning Carter, Roger Dale Carter, Stephen Michael Carter, Wyman Van Carter. Van Wesley Carter passed away in 1982 in Sparta, White, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1923, Van Wesley Carter entered the world in Sparta, White, Tennessee, USA, born to Marion Tulley Carter And Hattie Mae Medley Allison.
  • Van Wesley Carter married Elizabeth Jones, Helen Ruth Hedgecough, Jewel Ernestine Ellis, and had children including Deborah Marlene Carter, Gary Lynn Carter, James Wesley Carter, Jerry Nelson Carter, Joey Thomas Carter, Johnny Wade Carter, Richard Denning Carter, Roger Dale Carter, Stephen Michael Carter, Wyman Van Carter.
  • Van Wesley Carter passed away in 1982 in Sparta, White, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Marion Carter
1889–1972
Birth Location: Sparta, White, Tennessee, USA
MC
Hattie Medley-Allison
1900–1989
Birth Location: Cookeville, Putnam, Tennessee, USA
HM

Spouses(s)

Helen Hedgecough
1932–2016
Birth Location: Cookeville, Putnam, Tennessee, USA
HH
Jewel Ellis
1925–1997
Birth Location: Sparta, White, Tennessee, USA
JE

Children(s)

James Carter
1947–1974
Birth Location: Sparta, White, Tennessee, USA
JC
Richard Carter
1949–2014
Birth Location: Sparta, White, Tennessee, USA
RC
Stephen Carter
1951–2024
Birth Location: Sparta, White, Tennessee, USA
SC

Van Carter's Ancestors

Self
Van Carter
1923–1982
Birth Place: Sparta, White, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Marion Tulley Carter
1889–1972
Sparta, White, Tennessee, USA
Hattie (Mae) Medley-Allison
1900–1989
Cookeville, Putnam, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
John (Wesley Carter) Sr
1868–1943
Rutledge, Grainger, Tennessee, USA
Susan (Missouri Montgomery) Spears
1865–1919
Sparta, White, Tennessee, USA
Byrd (Rhea) Allison
1866–1918
Cookeville, Putnam, Tennessee, USA
Nancy (Rilla) Medley
1877–1956
Cookeville, Putnam, Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Carter
1840–1891
Rebecca Wood
1853–1918
Hiram Spears
1816–1902
Charlotte Massa
1828–1899
William Allison
1835–1905
Martha Maxwell
1845–1870
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henderson Carter
1800–1868
Matilda Trim
1801–1868
Jefferson Spears
1770–1820
Rachel Tackett
1775–1870
Joseph Allison
1812–1873
Eliza Rhea
1817–1866

Van Carter's Descendants

1.
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Van (Wesley) Carter (Apr 15 1923–Aug 07 1982) m. Helen (Ruth) Hedgecough (July 6, 1932–June 11, 2016) m. Jewel (Ernestine) Ellis (1925–February 8, 1997)
  1. 1. James (Wesley) Carter 1947–1974
  2. 2. Richard (Denning) Carter 1949–2014
  3. 3. Stephen (Michael) Carter 1951–2024

Van Carter's Timeline

2 Records

1923
Apr 15 1923
Birth of Van Wesley Carter in Sparta, White, Tennessee, USA
Sparta, White, Tennessee, USA
1982
Aug 07 1982
Age 59
Death of Van Wesley Carter in Warren, Macomb, Michigan, USA
Warren, Macomb, Michigan, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Apr 15 1923
    Event Place: Sparta, White, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Aug 07 1982
    Event Place: Warren, Macomb, Michigan, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Sparta, White, Tennessee, USA
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