Raleigh K Carter

Brief Life History of Raleigh K

When Raleigh K Carter was born on 15 September 1850, in Henry, Virginia, United States, his father, Thomas Jefferson Carter, was 29 and his mother, Ann Lewis, was 20. He married Saphronia Elizabeth Bell in 1901. He lived in Horse Pasture, Henry, Virginia, United States for about 10 years. He died on 12 October 1918, in Winston-Salem, Forsyth, North Carolina, United States, at the age of 68.

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Raleigh K Carter
1850–1918
Saphronia Elizabeth Bell
1861–1939
Marriage: 1901

Sources (7)

  • Riley C Carter in household of Thomas J Carter, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Raleigh K. Carter, "North Carolina Deaths, 1906-1930"
  • Riley Carter in entry for Fronie Carter, "North Carolina Deaths, 1931-1994"

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World Events (8)

1853 · First State Fair

The first state fair in North Carolina was held in Raleigh and was put on by the North Carolina State Agricultural Society in 1853. The fair has been continuous except for during the American Civil War and Reconstruction and WWII.

1861 · The Battle of Manassas

The Battle of Manassas is also referred to as the First Battle of Bull Run. 35,000 Union troops were headed towards Washington D.C. after 20,000 Confederate forces. The McDowell's Union troops fought with General Beauregard's Confederate troops along a little river called Bull Run. 

1868 · Impeach the President!

Caused by many crimes and breaking the Tenure of Office Act, Many Senators and House Representatives became angry with President Johnson and began discussions of his Impeachment. After a special session of Congress, the Articles of Impeachment were approved by the House and then the Senate. Making Andrew Johnson the first President to be Impeached.

Name Meaning

English: occupational name for a transporter of goods, from Middle English carter(e) ‘carter’ (Anglo-Norman French car(e)tier, Old French charetier, medieval Latin carettarius, carettator). The Old French word coalesced with the earlier Middle English word cart(e) ‘cart’, which is from either Old Norse kartr or Old English cræt, both of which, like the Late Latin word, were probably derived from Celtic. This surname is also very common among African Americans.

Irish: shortened form of McCarter .

Americanized form of German Karter ‘carder’.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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