George C. Carter

Brief Life History of George C.

When George C. Carter was born about 1807, in Rye Cove, Scott, Virginia, United States, his father, John Thomas Carter, was 34 and his mother, Sarah Margaret Frazier, was 32. He married Mary Ruth Roller on 11 February 1829, in Scott, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Virginia, United States in 1870 and Taylor District, Scott, Virginia, United States in 1880. He died on 24 January 1888, in Scott, Virginia, United States, at the age of 82.

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Family Time Line

George C. Carter
1807–1888
Mary Ruth Roller
1810–1855
Marriage: 11 February 1829
Andrew Roller Carter
1830–1887
Rebecca Ann Carter
1832–1910
Charles R Carter
1835–1863
Winfield R Carter
1837–1911
James Carter
1841–
John Paschal Carter
1844–1928
Nancy E. Carter
1845–1890
Eleanor F. Carter
1848–1925

Sources (47)

  • George C Carter, "United States Census, 1870"
  • George C Carter, "Virginia, Library of Virginia State Archive, Births, Marriages, and Deaths 1853-1900"
  • George Carter, "Virginia, Bureau of Vital Statistics, County Marriage Registers, 1853-1935"

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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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