Mirabeau Lamar Carter

1848 - Yes, date unknown

• Name	Mirabeau Lamar Carter  [1, 2]
  Birth	Apr 1848	Georgia   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	Yes, date unknown
  Notes	From: "Franklin Ingram" Subject: [CARTER-L] Mirabeau B. Lamar Carter (GA & TX) & Jesse L. Carter (GA) (1848-1929) from Kindred Carter (c.1750) Date: Sun, 26 Oct 2003 12:16:49 -0500 Hoping to share information on the ancestors and descendants of Mirabeau B. Lamar Carter and his brother, Jesse L. Carter. They were both born in GA (1848-1852) to James D. Carter and his wife, Mary E. Harris. The parents died about 1854 in Talbot County Georgia. The two Carter boys were raised by their maternal grandfather, Gray Harris, and/or their maternal aunt, Julia Amanda Harris who married Thomas Jefferson Ritch. Mirabeau B. went to Texas. His brother, Jesse L., stayed in GA or maybe moved to FL. Both had sons, so perhaps some other Carter researcher has more information and an interest in sharing information on this line of Carters. DNA evidence is welcomed. :-) The following is what I have pieced together: First Generation: Kindred CARTER married Ruth (--?--). He was born about 1749/50. He died about 1800 Columbia County Georgia. Second Generation: James CARTER was born about 1773 in North Carolina. He married Eleanor "Ellen" DUCKWORTH, daughter of Jeremiah DUCKWORTH and Christiana RAMSEY, before 1798, maybe in Warren County Georgia. Third Generation: James D. CARTER married Mary E. HARRIS, daughter of Gray HARRIS and Nancy FULLER, on 8 Jun 1847 in Stewart County Georgia. He died about 1854 in Talbot County Georgia. Mary E. Harris, his wife, also died about the same time. Fourth Generation: Mirabeau B. Lamar CARTER was born on 8 Apr 1848 in Georgia and died in Shelby County Texas at the age of 79. (Note that his namesake was a famous Texan, but Mirabeau was definitely born in Georgia.) He married Malinda Francis ?Fannie? Harris (kinship, if any, to his mother's Harris line is unknown). He appeared in the 14 Aug 1860 Muscogee County Georgia Census, age 12, living in the household of his maternal grandfather, Gray Harris. He appeared on the 1880 Sabine County Texas Census (p. 247B) as M. B. Carter, farmer, age 30, born in Georgia. His father and mother were both born in Georgia. Also enumerated was his wife, Fannie Carter, age 26, keeping house, and born in Mississippi. Both her father and mother were born in Alabama. They had son, James I. (or J.) Carter, aged 3 and born in Texas, enumerated in their 1880 household. Mirabeau B. Carter died on 8 Jan 1928 in Shelby County Texas, at age 79. He was buried about 10 Jan 1928 in Center Cemetery, Shelby County Texas. (Note: In the 1880 Sabine Co Texas Census, the household of Alfred P. Harris was enumerated next door to M. B. Carter. Kinship is unknown, but it is probable that he was the brother of ?Fannie? Harris Carter. He was: Alfred P. Harris, farmer, 23, MS (f. AL, m. AL); Sarah J. Harris, keeps house, wife, 25, Georgia, (f. Georgia, m. Georgia); Lula B. Harris, dau, 3, Texas; Minnie L. Harris, dau, 2, Texas; Ella M. Harris, dau, 1 Texas; Nora Harris, dau, 3 mos, Texas.) Jesse L. CARTER was born about 1852 in Georgia. He appeared on the 14 Aug 1860 Muscogee County Georgia Census, age 8, in the household of his maternal grandfather, Gray Harris. He appeared on the 30 Jun 1870 Muscogee County Georgia Census, age 17, in the household of his maternal Aunt and her husband, Thomas & Julia Amanda Harris Ritch. He appeared on the 1880 Muscogee County Georgia Census (p. 612C), as J. L. Carter, age 27, and born in Georgia; also enumerated was Susan Carter, age 25, and born in Georgia. Susan is presumed to be the mother of his two sons, but her relationship is listed as ?Other.? Both her father and mother were born in Georgia. There were two sons: Jim, 3, and Clarence, 1. Sources: (I have more sources and more detail but these are the primary sources used for this narrative) (1) Descendant of Mirabeau B. Lamar Carter, Hemphill, Texas. Bertie Carter Pratt. Personal Communication with Kenneth H. Thomas, Jr., 23 Sep 1974. (2) Sara Robertson Dixon. History of Stewart County Georgia, Volume II. A. H. Clark, Waycross, Georgia. (3) Federal Census. (Research): Census Listings: 1900 Census Texas, Sabine, JP 5 Enumerated 16 Jun 1900 SD 8 ED 72 Sheet 17A 230-231 Carter, Mirabeau Head W M Apr 1848 52 M 24 Ga Ga Ga Farmer Carter, Francis M Wf W F Jun 1853 46 M 24 7/7 Miss Ala Ala Carter, Susan L Dtr W F Apr 1883 17 S Tx Ga Ms Carter, Emma O Dtr W F May 1886 14 S Tx Ga Ms Carter, Leon H Son W M Aug 1889 10 S Tx Ga Ms Carter, Mary F Dtr W F Dec 1892 7 S Tx Ga Ms Carter, Jessie N Son W M July 1895 4 S Tx Ga Ms Flourney, Squire Servant B M Mar 1881 19 S Tx Tx Tx Farm Laborer
  Person ID	I7065	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Family	Melinda Francis "Fannie" Harris,   b. Jun 1853, Mississippi d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	Abt 1876  [1]
  Children	1. George Burton Carter,   b. 6 Aug 1880, Sabine County, Texas d. 12 Sep 1944, Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas (Age 64 years)   2. John Borders Carter,   b. 6 Aug 1880, Sabine County, Texas d. 10 Dec 1932, Shelbyville, Shelby County, Texas (Age 52 years)   3. Susan Leona Carter,   b. Apr 1883, Texas d. 2 Jan 1971, Cuero, DeWitt County, Texas (Age 87 years)   4. Emma Ophelia Carter,   b. 20 May 1886, Texas d. 30 Jan 1968, Palestine, Anderson County, Texas (Age 81 years)   5. Harrison Leon Carter,   b. 8 Aug 1889, Texas d. 19 Jun 1967, Nacogdoches, Nacogdoches County, Texas (Age 77 years)   6. Mary F. Carter,   b. Dec 1892, Texas d. Yes, date unknown   7. Jessie N. Carter,   b. Jul 1895, Texas d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F3456	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Dec 2006

  
  

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  [S461] White & Toole, "Sabine County Historical Sketches and Genealogical Records" c. 1972. [S384] 1900 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004, (Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 1854 rolls. This database is an index to individuals enumerated in the 1900 United States Federal Census, the Twelfth Census of the United States. Census takers recorded many details including each person's name, address, relationship to the head of household, color or race, sex, month and year of birth, age at last birthday, marital status, number of years married, the total number of children born of the mother, the number of those children living, birthplace, birthplace of father and mother, if the individual was foreign born, the year of immigration and the number of years in the United States, the citizenship status of foreign-born individuals over age twenty-one, occupation, and more. Additionally, the names of those listed on the population schedule are linked to actual images of the 1900 Federal Census.), Texas, Sabine, JP 5 Enumerated 16 Jun 1900 SD 8 ED 72 Sheet 17A 230-231 (Reliability: 3).