Henry Carter: JEM Genealogy

Generation: 1

Henry Carter was born in 1775 in , Bertie, North Carolina, USA; died in 1875 in Ellijay, Gilmer, Georgia, USA; was buried in 1875 in Mt Zion Baptist Church, Ellijay, Gilmer, Georgia, USA.

Other Events and Attributes:

Residence: 1830, , Montgomery, North Carolina, USA
Residence: 1850, , Gilmer, Georgia, USA
Residence: 1860, , Gilmer, Georgia, USA
Residence: 1870, Ellijay, Gilmer, Georgia, USA

Notes:

Henry Carter, born abt 1775 in NC, married 11/10/1797 to Martha Parham
in Wilkes County NC. Henry died between 1870 and 1880 in Gilmer County GA.
Children:
1) Sarah Carter, born 8/1810 in Haywood County NC. Married Samuel
Jefferson Thompson 5/1828 in Buncombe County NC. Died 11/23/1900 in
Gilmer County GA. Buried at Oak Hill Methodist Cemetery Gilmer County GA. Samuel died 2/14/1860 in Gilmer County buried at Baxter Cemetery.
2) Elizabeth Carter born abt 1812 in North Carolina. Married Nelson
Carter (perhaps a cousin) abt 1830. Nelson was the son of William
Carter and Rebecca Sourjohn. Nelson was born abt 1797. He had a sister
named Morning Carter. Rebecca is said to be Cherokee. Elizabeth Carter disappears from census after 1880. She and Nelson were living in Dawson County GA in 1880 census. Nelson died abt 1887.
3) Martha A (Patsy) Carter born abt 1815 in North Carolina. Married
Caswell Carl Johnston Southerland 7/26/1837 in Haywood County NC. Last census they were found in was 1880 for Cherokee NC.
4) Preshus Mannerva Carter, born abt 1825 in NC. Preshus married Nathaniel Green Felmet on 8/17/1837 in Haywood County, NC. Preshus died between 1860-1867, probably in Gilmer County GA. Interesting note is that after her death, Nathaniel remarried Martha Ann Carter, who was a daughter of Nelson and Elizabeth Carter.
5) George B. Carter, born abt 1830 in North Carolina, probably Buncombe
County. He married Nancy Ellison on 9/9/1852 in Gilmer County, GA. George and family are in the 1860 census for Fannin County GA, then they disappear.

Henry married Martha Parham on 11 Oct 1797 in , Wilkes, North Carolina, USA. Martha was born about 1780 in , , Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]