James Carter: JEM Genealogy

Generation: 1

James Carter was born in 1773 in Hertford, Perquimans, North Carolina, USA; died on 19 Jul 1858 in , Schley, Georgia, USA.

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Married: 31 Jan 1798, , Columbia, Georgia, USA
Residence: 1840, St Marys River, Camden, Georgia, USA
Residence: 1850, , Camden, Georgia, USA
Probate: 7 Sep 1858, , Talbot, Georgia, USA

Notes:

James Carter (1773-1858)

James Carter married Eleanor "Nellie" Duckworth in 1798 in Columbia County, Georgia. She was a daughter of Jeremiah and Christianna Ramsey Duckworth of Warren and Columbia Counties. The Carters moved permanently to Warren County c. 1815, where they lived along White's Creek on a 500 acre plantation, approximately four miles NW of Thomson, Georgia. Around 1835 James moved to Talbot County to join his brother Jesse and lived in the SW part of the county near Upatoi Creek. It was here that he owned land at the time of his death in Schley County at the plantation of his son Wiley. James had been a cotton planter and a Baptist.

James and Nellie Carter had 9 children:

Wiley, b. 1798
Epsey (1803-1867)
Littleberry (1807-1847)
Felix M. (d. 1844)
Marina "Rina" (b. 1809, m. 1832)
Keziah (1805-1855)
Martha (m. 1837)
George W. (m. 1837)
James D. (d. 1854)

James married Eleanor Duckworth on 31 Jan 1798 in Richmond, Columbia, Georgia, USA. Eleanor was born in 1778 in Richmond, Wilkes, Georgia, USA; died in 1820 in , Talbot, Georgia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

2. James Wiley Carter was born in 1798 in , Columbia, Georgia, USA; died on 4 Mar 1864 in Ellaville, Schley, Georgia, USA; was buried in Ellaville, Schley, Georgia, USA.
3. George W Carter was born in 1798 in , Columbia, Georgia, USA; died in 1850 in , , Georgia, USA.
4. Eleanor Nellie Carter was born in 1799 in , Warren, Georgia, USA; died in 1850 in Chatfield, Navarro, Texas, USA.
5. Felix M Carter was born on 18 Apr 1801 in , Robeson, North Carolina, USA; died in 1903 in Vernon, Washington, Florida, USA.
6. James Duckworth Carter, Jr was born in 1803 in , Warren, Georgia, USA; died on 1 May 1854 in , Talbot, Georgia, USA.
7. Epsey O Carter was born on 8 Jun 1803 in , Warren, Georgia, USA; died on 22 Oct 1867 in , Houston, Alabama, USA.
8. Keziah Carter was born in 1805 in , Warren, Georgia, USA; died in 1855 in Pleasant Hill, Talbot, Georgia, USA.
9. Littleberry Carter was born in 1807 in , Warren, Georgia, USA; died in 1847 in , , Georgia, USA.
10. Martha Carter was born in 1808 in , Warren, Georgia, USA; died in 1810.
11. Marina "Rina" Carter was born in 1809 in , Warren, Georgia, USA; died after 1860 in , Warren, Georgia, USA.
12. Temperance Carter was born in 1809 in , , Georgia, USA; died in 1852 in , , Georgia, USA.

James married Sarah "Sallie" Roberson on 20 Apr 1840 in , Rockingham, North Carolina, USA. Sarah was born in 1816 in , Rockingham, North Carolina, USA; died in 1900 in Beaver Island, Stokes, North Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

13. James Knox Polk Carter was born in 1846 in , Stokes, North Carolina, USA; died on 27 Feb 1925 in Rocky Springs, Rockingham, North Carolina, USA.

Generation: 2

James Wiley Carter

(1.James¹) was born in 1798 in , Columbia, Georgia, USA; died on 4 Mar 1864 in Ellaville, Schley, Georgia, USA; was buried in Ellaville, Schley, Georgia, USA.

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Residence: 1830, , Warren, Georgia, USA
Residence: 1840, , Warren, Georgia, USA
Residence: 1850, , Warren, Georgia, USA
Residence: 1860, Ellaville, Schley, Georgia, USA
Residence: Abt 1864, , Sumter, Georgia, USA
Probate: 5 Apr 1864, , Sumter, Georgia, USA

Notes:

Birth: 1798
Georgia, USA
Death: 1864
Georgia, USA

Wiley Carter was one of the original settlers of South West Georgia. He was born in Warren County Georgia. He was the son of James Carter Jr and Eleanor Duckworth, and the grandson of James Carter Sr. He moved to Georgia from Bertie County, North Carolina prior to 1787. Wiley married Ann Ansley in 1821 and after her death he married Sarah Ross. He had five sons: Walker, Jesse, Sterling, Calvin, Wiley; and seven daughters, Louise, Ann, Armanda, Caroline, Euphrasia, Julia and Jane.

Ann Ansley was the daughter of Abel and Lydia Morris Ansley, and a granddaughter of Thomas and Rebecca Ansley and Jacob and Mary Ansley Morris. The Ansleys lived in Waren County, Ga. Wiley Carter sold his land in Warren County on Rocky Comfort Creek, near Gibson, in 1851 and moved permanently to his plantation in Schley County in Southeast Georgia, 20 miles north of Plains. The home, known today as the "Battle Place" is located, along with the family cemetery, on the Ellaville-Friendship Road (Georgia Highway 153) at its intersecton with Gerogia Highway 45.

It was here that Wiley Carter, farmer, planter, and Baptist, was buried when he died at the age of 66. His plantation contained 2400 acres in both Schley and Sumter Counties and produced 147 bales of cotton in 1860. Wiley's first wife, Ann, died c. 1848, and he remarried Mrs. Sarah Wilson, widow of Newton County in 1849.

Wiley and Ann had eleven children.
He is a relative of President Jimmy Carter.
Burial: Carter Family Cemetery Ellaville Schley County Georgia, USA
Location: The Carter Family Cemetery is located south of Ellaville, Schley County Georgia on GA Hwy 153 south. It is between Ellaville and Preston, GA.

Family/Spouse: Ann Ansley. Ann was born in 1801 in , Warren, Georgia, USA; died in 1848 in , Warren, Georgia, USA; was buried in Thomson, McDuffie, Georgia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

14. Amanda Carter was born in 1822 in , Warren, Georgia, USA; died in 1893 in , Providence, Georgia, USA.
15. Caroline Carter was born on 13 Sep 1823 in , Warren, Georgia, USA; died on 3 Nov 1854 in , Schley, Georgia, USA.
16. Calvin G Carter was born on 1 Feb 1825 in , Warren, Georgia, USA; died on 23 Feb 1899 in Americus, Sumter, Georgia, USA.
17. Euphrasia A Carter was born in 1829 in , Warren, Georgia, USA; died in 1868 in Americus, Sumter, Georgia, USA.
18. Littleberry Walker Carter was born in 1832 in , Warren, Georgia, USA; died on 28 Nov 1873 in Americus, Sumter, Georgia, USA; was buried in Americus, Sumter, Georgia, USA.
19. Nancy Jane Carter was born on 26 Feb 1834 in , Warren, Georgia, USA; died on 15 Sep 1905 in , Schley, Georgia, USA.
20. Julia A Carter was born about 1836 in , , Georgia, USA.
21. Louisiana Virginia Carter was born in 1838 in , Warren, Georgia, USA; died in 1839 in Camilla, Mitchell, Georgia, USA.
22. Wiley Carter was born on 19 Nov 1841 in , Warren, Georgia, USA; died on 18 Sep 1904 in Richland, Stewart, Georgia, USA.
23. Ann W Carter was born in 1842 in , Warren, Georgia, USA; died in 1844.
24. Jesse Taliaferro Carter was born on 26 Aug 1846 in , Warren, Georgia, USA; died on 17 Mar 1924 in , Sumter, Georgia, USA.

Family/Spouse: Sarah Carter. Sarah was born about 1809 in , , Georgia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

25. Sterling Gardner Carter was born on 16 Nov 1851 in , , Georgia, USA; died on 10 Jul 1922 in , Roberts, Texas, USA.

3. George W Carter (1.James¹) was born in 1798 in , Columbia, Georgia, USA; died in 1850 in , , Georgia, USA.
4. Eleanor Nellie Carter (1.James¹) was born in 1799 in , Warren, Georgia, USA; died in 1850 in Chatfield, Navarro, Texas, USA.
5. Felix M Carter (1.James¹) was born on 18 Apr 1801 in , Robeson, North Carolina, USA; died in 1903 in Vernon, Washington, Florida, USA.
6. James Duckworth Carter, Jr (1.James¹) was born in 1803 in , Warren, Georgia, USA; died on 1 May 1854 in , Talbot, Georgia, USA.
7. Epsey O Carter (1.James¹) was born on 8 Jun 1803 in , Warren, Georgia, USA; died on 22 Oct 1867 in , Houston, Alabama, USA.
8. Keziah Carter (1.James¹) was born in 1805 in , Warren, Georgia, USA; died in 1855 in Pleasant Hill, Talbot, Georgia, USA.
9. Littleberry Carter (1.James¹) was born in 1807 in , Warren, Georgia, USA; died in 1847 in , , Georgia, USA.
10. Martha Carter (1.James¹) was born in 1808 in , Warren, Georgia, USA; died in 1810.
11. Marina "Rina" Carter (1.James¹) was born in 1809 in , Warren, Georgia, USA; died after 1860 in , Warren, Georgia, USA.
12. Temperance Carter (1.James¹) was born in 1809 in , , Georgia, USA; died in 1852 in , , Georgia, USA.
13. James Knox Polk Carter (1.James¹) was born in 1846 in , Stokes, North Carolina, USA; died on 27 Feb 1925 in Rocky Springs, Rockingham, North Carolina, USA.

Generation: 3

14. Amanda Carter (2.James², 1.James¹) was born in 1822 in , Warren, Georgia, USA; died in 1893 in , Providence, Georgia, USA.
15. Caroline Carter (2.James², 1.James¹) was born on 13 Sep 1823 in , Warren, Georgia, USA; died on 3 Nov 1854 in , Schley, Georgia, USA.
16. Calvin G Carter (2.James², 1.James¹) was born on 1 Feb 1825 in , Warren, Georgia, USA; died on 23 Feb 1899 in Americus, Sumter, Georgia, USA.
17. Euphrasia A Carter (2.James², 1.James¹) was born in 1829 in , Warren, Georgia, USA; died in 1868 in Americus, Sumter, Georgia, USA.

18.

Littleberry Walker Carter

(2.James², 1.James¹) was born in 1832 in , Warren, Georgia, USA; died on 28 Nov 1873 in Americus, Sumter, Georgia, USA; was buried in Americus, Sumter, Georgia, USA.

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Residence: 1850, , Warren, Georgia, USA
Residence: 1870, Americus, Sumter, Georgia, USA

Littleberry married Mary Ann Diligent Seals on 5 Jan 1851 in , Warren, Georgia, USA. Mary was born in 1838 in , Sumter, Georgia, USA; died on 28 Nov 1873 in , Warren, Georgia, USA; was buried in Americus, Sumter, Georgia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

26. Jeremiah Calvin Carter was born on 14 Apr 1855 in , Warren, Georgia, USA; died on 7 Jul 1925 in Americus, Sumter, Georgia, USA; was buried in Americus, Sumter, Georgia, USA.
27. Annie Eliza Ray was born on 31 Aug 1856 in Americus, Sumter, Georgia, USA; died on 25 Sep 1891 in Americus, Sumter, Georgia, USA; was buried in Americus, Sumter, Georgia, USA.
28. William Archibald Carter was born on 12 Nov 1858 in , Sumter, Georgia, USA; died on 4 Sep 1903 in , Arlington, Virginia, USA; was buried in Cuthbert, Randolph, Georgia, USA.
29. Nannie Isabell Jenkins was born on 11 Feb 1866; died on 3 Aug 1925; was buried in Griffin, Spalding, Georgia, USA.

19. Nancy Jane Carter (2.James², 1.James¹) was born on 26 Feb 1834 in , Warren, Georgia, USA; died on 15 Sep 1905 in , Schley, Georgia, USA.
20.
Julia A Carter (2.James², 1.James¹) was born about 1836 in , , Georgia, USA.
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Residence: 1850, , Warren, Georgia, USA

21.	Louisiana Virginia Carter (2.James², 1.James¹) was born in 1838 in , Warren, Georgia, USA; died in 1839 in Camilla, Mitchell, Georgia, USA. Other Events and Attributes: Residence: 1850, , Warren, Georgia, USA

22.	Wiley Carter (2.James², 1.James¹) was born on 19 Nov 1841 in , Warren, Georgia, USA; died on 18 Sep 1904 in Richland, Stewart, Georgia, USA. Other Events and Attributes: Residence: 1850, , Warren, Georgia, USA Residence: 1860, Ellaville, Schley, Georgia, USA

23.
Ann W Carter (2.James², 1.James¹) was born in 1842 in , Warren, Georgia, USA; died in 1844.
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Residence: 1850, , Warren, Georgia, USA

24.	Jesse Taliaferro Carter (2.James², 1.James¹) was born on 26 Aug 1846 in , Warren, Georgia, USA; died on 17 Mar 1924 in , Sumter, Georgia, USA. Other Events and Attributes: Residence: 1850, , Warren, Georgia, USA Residence: 1860, Ellaville, Schley, Georgia, USA

25.	Sterling Gardner Carter (2.James², 1.James¹) was born on 16 Nov 1851 in , , Georgia, USA; died on 10 Jul 1922 in , Roberts, Texas, USA. Other Events and Attributes: Residence: 1860, Ellaville, Schley, Georgia, USA

Generation: 4

26.	Jeremiah Calvin Carter (18.Littleberry³, 2.James², 1.James¹) was born on 14 Apr 1855 in , Warren, Georgia, USA; died on 7 Jul 1925 in Americus, Sumter, Georgia, USA; was buried in Americus, Sumter, Georgia, USA. Other Events and Attributes: Residence: 1870, Americus, Sumter, Georgia, USA

27.	Annie Eliza Ray (18.Littleberry³, 2.James², 1.James¹) was born on 31 Aug 1856 in Americus, Sumter, Georgia, USA; died on 25 Sep 1891 in Americus, Sumter, Georgia, USA; was buried in Americus, Sumter, Georgia, USA. Other Events and Attributes: Residence: 1870, Americus, Sumter, Georgia, USA

28.

William Archibald Carter

(18.Littleberry³, 2.James², 1.James¹) was born on 12 Nov 1858 in , Sumter, Georgia, USA; died on 4 Sep 1903 in , Arlington, Virginia, USA; was buried in Cuthbert, Randolph, Georgia, USA.

Other Events and Attributes:

Residence: 1870, Americus, Sumter, Georgia, USA
Residence: 1880, , Sumter, Georgia, USA
Residence: 1900, Arlington, Early, Georgia, USA

Notes:

When 44 years of age, he met an untimely death on September 3, 1903, when he was shot and killed in the street in front of his home in Rowena, as his eldest son William Alton helplessly witnessed the tragedy. He was returned to Cuthbert, Georgia, where his wife and remaining children were residing.

William married Nina Pratt on 8 Sep 1885 in , Abbeville, South Carolina, USA. Nina was born on 5 Dec 1863 in , Abbeville, South Carolina, USA; died on 8 Mar 1939 in , , , USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

30. Ethel Carter was born in 1887 in , , Georgia, USA.
31. Alton Carter was born in 1889 in , , Georgia, USA.
32. Lula Carter was born in May 1891 in , , Georgia, USA.
33. James Earl Carter was born on 12 Sep 1894 in , Calhoun, Georgia, USA; died on 22 Jul 1953 in , Sumter, Georgia, USA.

29.	Nannie Isabell Jenkins (18.Littleberry³, 2.James², 1.James¹) was born on 11 Feb 1866; died on 3 Aug 1925; was buried in Griffin, Spalding, Georgia, USA. Other Events and Attributes: Residence: 1870, Americus, Sumter, Georgia, USA