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Winston Carter 1817–1885 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1817

Birth Location: Halifax County, Virginia, United States of America

Death Date: 1885

Death Location: Pleasant Grove Township, Coles County, Illinois, United States of America

Father: John Sr

Mother: LEANNA Pollard

Spouse(s): Mary McRobert, Perlina Carter

Children(s): William Carter, Jacob Carter, Ellen Drury, Marvin Carter, Martha Paxton, Susan Davis, Mary Gentle, Elza Carter, Sarah Smith, James Carter

Winston Carter was born in 1817 in Halifax County, Virginia, United States of America, the child of John Carter Sr And Leanna Frances Pollard. Winston Carter married Mary Elizabeth Mcrobert, Perlina Carter, and had children including Ellen M Drury, Elza Newton Carter, Jacob Jackson Carter, James Elijah Carter, Martha Melvina Paxton, Marvin Sylvestor Carter, Mary Jane Gentle, Sarah Ann Johnson Smith, Susan Elizabeth Davis, William M Carter. Winston Carter passed away in 1885 in Pleasant Grove Township, Coles County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Winston Carter was born in 1817 in Halifax County, Virginia, United States of America, the child of John Carter Sr And Leanna Frances Pollard.
  • Winston Carter married Mary Elizabeth Mcrobert, Perlina Carter, and had children including Ellen M Drury, Elza Newton Carter, Jacob Jackson Carter, James Elijah Carter, Martha Melvina Paxton, Marvin Sylvestor Carter, Mary Jane Gentle, Sarah Ann Johnson Smith, Susan Elizabeth Davis, William M Carter.
  • Winston Carter passed away in 1885 in Pleasant Grove Township, Coles County, Illinois, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Winston Carter's Ancestors

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Winston Carter
1817–1885
Birth Place: Halifax County, Virginia, United States of America
Parents
John Carter Sr
1783–1845
Halifax, Halifax, Virginia, USA
LEANNA (Frances) Pollard
1795–1863
Virginia,USA
Grandparents
ABSALOM (Pollard) Sr
1760–1835
New Kent, New Kent, Virginia, USA
LEANNA ("Leaner") Banks
1763–1845
Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Winston Carter's Descendants

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Winston Carter (1817–1885) m. Mary (Elizabeth) McRobert (ABT 1778–) m. Perlina Carter (6 September 1837–8 January 1902)
  1. 1. William (M.) Carter 1799–1862 m. Sarah (Ellen) Carter 1861–1939
    1. 1. Alice (Vada) Adkins 1883–1966
    2. 2. Grace Harwood 1887–1914
  2. 2. Jacob (Jackson) Carter 1853–1941
  3. 3. Ellen (M.) Drury 1870–1960
  4. 4. Marvin (Sylvestor) Carter 1877–1971
  5. 5. Martha (Melvina) Paxton 1867–1906
  6. 6. Susan (Elizabeth) Davis 1857–1929
  7. 7. Mary (Jane) Gentle 1850–1926
  8. 8. Elza (Newton) Carter 1846–1916
  9. 9. Sarah (Ann Johnson) Smith 1843–1919
  10. 10. James (Elijah) Carter 1873–1959

Winston Carter's Timeline

2 Records

1817
1817
Birth of Winston Carter in Halifax County, Virginia, United States of America
Halifax County, Virginia, United States of America
1885
1885
Age 68
Death of Winston Carter
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1817
    Event Place: Halifax County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1885
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Pleasant Grove Township, Coles County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave Index

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