William Henry Harrison Carter

William Henry Harrison Carter

Male 1815 - 1906  (90 years)

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  • Name William Henry Harrison Carter 
    Born 12 Nov 1815  Clermont County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 11 Oct 1906  Erlanger, Grant County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Carter Family Cemetery, Dry Ridge, Grant County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I841  Treespot
    Last Modified 21 Jan 2020 

    Father Charles Carter, Jr.,   b. 1789, Pendleton County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1863, Edgar Township, Edgar County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years) 
    Mother Sarah "Sallie" Riley,   b. 25 Dec 1795, Surry County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Feb 1879, Grant County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years) 
    Married 26 May 1811  Clermont County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F563  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Emeline Skirvin,   b. 11 Apr 1817, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Sep 1864, Grant County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 47 years) 
    Married 28 Mar 1838  Grant County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Carter Family
    Carter Family
    William Henry Harrison Carter's Children
    Children 
     1. Martha Jane Carter,   b. Abt 1839, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 1925, California Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 86 years)
     2. Thomas E. Carter,   b. 13 Apr 1841, Grant County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 May 1925, Grant County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years)
     3. William Parker Carter,   b. 27 Nov 1841, Grant County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Jan 1895, Saline County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 53 years)
     4. Charles Carter,   b. Abt 1844, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1864  (Age ~ 20 years)
     5. Arabella Carter,   b. 12 Aug 1845, Grant County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 May 1919, Monticello, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years)
     6. Sarah "Sally" Carter,   b. Abt 1847, Grant County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1925, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 78 years)
     7. Angeline Isabel "Annie" Carter,   b. 7 Dec 1848, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Nov 1931, Williamstown, Grant County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years)
     8. Elizabeth J. Carter,   b. 28 Aug 1850, Grant County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Sep 1850, Grant County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
     9. Harrison R. Carter,   b. 29 Aug 1851, Grant County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Sep 1864, Grant County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 13 years)
     10. Absolem Carter,   b. 16 Apr 1854, Conrad County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Dec 1916, Williamstown, Grant County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 62 years)
     11. Ninnion Carter,   b. 9 Mar 1856, Grant County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1937, Grant Count, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years)
     12. Benjiman Marion Carter,   b. 7 Jan 1858, Grant County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1925, Hannibal, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years)
    Last Modified 14 Sep 2019 
    Family ID F592  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Elizabeth "Lizzie" Harrison,   b. 18 May 1845, Williamstown, Grant County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 1900, Grant County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 54 years) 
    Married 10 Jan 1878  Grant County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. John Henry Harrison Carter,   b. 9 Apr 1880, Grant County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Dec 1953, Kenton, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years)
     2. Laura Carter,   b. Jan 1882, Grant County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Apr 1882, Grant County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 0 years)
     3. Mary Ellen "Ella" Carter,   b. 7 Jun 1883, Dry Ridge, Grant County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Jun 1959, Covington, Kenton County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years)
     4. Charles William Carter,   b. 21 May 1885, Grant County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 22 Feb 2019 
    Family ID F663  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 12 Nov 1815 - Clermont County, Ohio Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 28 Mar 1838 - Grant County, Kentucky Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 10 Jan 1878 - Grant County, Kentucky Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    William Henry Harrison Carter and his second wife, Elizabeth Harrison Carter
    William Henry Harrison Carter and his second wife, Elizabeth Harrison Carter
    married 10 Jan 1878 in Grant County, Kentucky
    William was 62 years old
    Elizabeth was 32 years old
    They had 4 children, 3 lived to adulthood
    William Harrison Carter
    William Harrison Carter
    William Henry Harrison Carter's Family in late 1890s
    Carter Family
    William Henry Harrison Carter's Children
    Carter Family
    Carter Family
    William Henry Harrison Carter's Children

    Documents
    Letter from Martha Carter Ross to Clermont/Edgar County Genealogical Society
    Letter from Martha Carter Ross to Clermont/Edgar County Genealogical Society
    Dated 1988 regarding Genealogy research on Carters in Illinois

    Headstones
    Tombstone - W.H.H. Carter (William Henry Harrison Carter), husband of Emeline and Elizabeth, Father of T.E., Elizabeth J., Laura
    Tombstone - W.H.H. Carter (William Henry Harrison Carter), husband of Emeline and Elizabeth, Father of T.E., Elizabeth J., Laura
    b. 1814
    d. 1905
    Age 90

    Carter Family Cemetery
    Dry Ridge, Grant County, Kentucky

    Archives
    1820 Census Record Ohio, Clermont County, Washington Township
    1820 Census Record Ohio, Clermont County, Washington Township
    Head of Household - Charles Carter Jr.
    3 males under 10: Garret Riley (age 8), George Washington (age 6), William Henry Harrison (age 4) Carter (John Carter b. 1818 d. 1819)
    1 male 26-45: Charles Carter Jr. (husband)
    1 female under 10: Laurena b. 11 Apr 1820
    1 female 16-26: Sarah "Sally" Carter (wife)
    1830 Census Record Kentucky, Pendleton County
    1830 Census Record Kentucky, Pendleton County
    Head of Household - Charles Carter
    2 Free White Persons 20-49 (should be Charles and wife, Sarah "Sally" Carter)
    1 male 40-49 (Charles)
    1 female 30-39 (Sally)

    7 Free White Persons under 20 (their children)
    2 males 15-19 (Garret age 18, George age 17)
    1 male 10-14 (William Henry Harrison, age 14)
    2 males 5-9 (Ninnion age 7, Charles age 5)
    1 female 5-9 (Laurena, age 9)
    1 female under 5 (Frances, age 3)
    1838 Marriage Record Kentucky, Grant County
    1838 Marriage Record Kentucky, Grant County
    Permission given by Bride's Father Absalom Skirvin on 26 March 1838
    Groom: William Harrison Carter
    Bride: Emaline Skirvin

    Source: Kentucky County Marriage Records 1783-1965 Grant County, 1832-1861 page 484
    1838 Marriage Record Kentucky, Grant County
    1838 Marriage Record Kentucky, Grant County
    28 March 1838
    Groom - William H. Carter
    Bride - Emaline Skirvin

    Source: Kentucky Marriages 1820-50 on familysearch.org
    1838 Marriage Record Kentucky, Grant County
    1838 Marriage Record Kentucky, Grant County
    Marriage Recorded 28 March 1838
    Groom: William Henry Harrison Carter
    Bride: Emeline Skirvin, permission given by her father Absolem Skirvin

    Source: Kentucky County Marriage Records 1783-1965 Grant County 1820-1865 page 4
    1838 Marriage Record Kentucky, Grant County
    1838 Marriage Record Kentucky, Grant County
    Marriage license signed 27 March 1838 by Bride's brother Joel Skirvin
    Groom: William Henry Harrison Carter
    Bride: Emeline Skirvin

    Source: Kentucky County Marriage Records 1783-1965 Grant County 1820-1865 page 478
    1840 Census Record Kentucky, Grant County
    1840 Census Record Kentucky, Grant County
    Head of Household - Wm H. Carter
    1 male under 5 (inferred) Thomas
    1 male 20-29 William Henry Harrison Carter
    1 female under 5 (inferred) Martha
    1 female 20-29 Emaline (wife)
    1850 Census Record Kentucky, Grant County
    1850 Census Record Kentucky, Grant County
    Head of Household - William H Carter, 33 years, Farmer, Real Estate Value 1,000, born in Ohio
    Wife - Evaline, 32 years, born in Kentucky
    Children:
    Martha J - 11 years, born in Kentucky
    Thomas E - 10 years, born in Kentucky
    William P - 8 years, born in Kentucky
    Charles - 6 years, born in Kentucky
    Arbell - 4 years, born in Kentucky
    Sarah - 3 years, born in Kentucky
    Angeline - 1 year, born in Kentucky
    1856 March 9 Birth Record Kentucky, Grant County
    1856 March 9 Birth Record Kentucky, Grant County
    Boy child born at the home of WH Carter and mother's maiden name Emeline Skirvin. I believe this is Ninnion Carter.
    Found on ancestry.com through
    "Kentucky, Birth Records, 1847-1911 for Emeline Skirvin"
    1860 Census Record Kentucky, Grant County, Dry Ridge
    1860 Census Record Kentucky, Grant County, Dry Ridge
    Head of Household - Absolem Skirvin, age 80, male, farmer, born in Virginia
    Daughter - Sophia, age 45, female, born in Kentucky
    Grandson - Zachariah Skirvin, age 12, male, born in Kentucky
    Son - Daniel Skirvin, age 40, male, farmer, born in Kentucky
    Granddaughter - Sarah Skirvin, age 9, female, born in Kentucky
    Grandson - James Skirvin, age 5, male, born in Kentucky


    Head of Household - William H Carter, 44 years, Farmer, Value of Real Estate 2250, Value of Personal Estate 1000, born in Ohio
    Wife - Emeline, 43 years, born in Kentucky
    Children:
    Martha J - 21 years, born in Kentucky
    Thomas E - 20 years, born in Kentucky
    William P - 17 years, born in Kentucky
    Charles - 16 years, born in Kentucky
    Arbelle - 14 years, born in Kentucky
    Sarah - 13 years, born in Kentucky
    Angeline - 11 years, born in Kentucky
    Harrison A - 8 years, born in Kentucky
    Absolem - 6 years, born in Kentucky
    Ninnian - 4 years, born in Kentucky
    Benjamin M - 2 years, born in Kentucky
    1870 Census Record Kentucky, Grant County, Dry Ridge
    1870 Census Record Kentucky, Grant County, Dry Ridge
    Head of Household - William H Carter, 54 years, Farmer, born in Ohio
    Children:
    Sarah - 23 years, keeping house, born in Kentucky
    Angeline - 21 years, at home, born in Kentucky
    Absolem - 16 years, Farm labor, born in Kentucky
    Ninian - 14 years, at home, born in Kentucky
    Benjamin - 12 years, Farm labor, born in Kentucky
    Sarah - 74 years, No Occupation, born in Kentucky (William Henry Harrison's mother?)
    1880 Census Record Kentucky, Grant County
    1880 Census Record Kentucky, Grant County
    Head of Household - Alexander Skirvin, white, male, age 37, farmer, born in Kentucky, both parents born in Kentucky
    Wife - Willie J., white, female, age 25, keeps house, born in Kentucky, both parents born in Kentucky
    Farmhand - James Stowers, white, male, age 23, farm laborer

    Head of Household - Amedee Blanchet, white, male, age 25, farmer, born in Kentucky, father born in France, mother born in France
    Wife - Lizzie Blanchet, white, female, age 21, keeps house, born in Kentucky, father born in Kentucky, mother born in Kentucky
    Daughter - Alice Blanchet, white, female, age 1 month, born in Kentucky, father born in Kentucky, mother born in Kentucky

    Head of Household - George W. Osburn, white, male, age 54, farmer, born in Kentucky, both parents born in Virginia
    Wife - Armilda Osburn, white, female, age 49, keeps house, born in Kentucky, both parents born in Kentucky
    Daughter - Bella Osburn, white, female, age 23, single, at home, born in Kentucky, both parents born in Kentucky
    Bound - Fielding Hambrick, white, male, age 12, single, works on farm
    Hand - William H. Carter, white, male, age 33, married, farm laborer, born in Kentucky, both parents born in Kentucky

    Head of Household - Parker Thompson, white, male, age 72, farmer, born in Kentucky, both parents born in Kentucky
    Wife - Arminta Thompson, white, female, age 72, keeps house, born in Kentucky, both parents born in Kentucky
    Bound - Samuel Hambrick, white, male, age 10

    Wife - Sallie Carter (is she married to William H. Carter above?), white, female, age 31, keeps home, born in Kentucky, both parents born in Kentucky
    Son - Russel Carter, white, male, age 6, born in Kentucky
    Daughter - Mattie Carter, white, female, age 4, born in Kentucky
    Son - Barney Carter, white, male, age 2, born in Kentucky
    Son - Obediah Carter, white, male, age 10 months, born in Kentucky

    Head of Household - William H.H. Carter, white, male, age 64, farmer, born in Ohio, father born in Virginia, mother born in Maryland
    Wife - Elizabeth S. Carter, age 34, white, female, keeping house
    Son - John Carter, 2 months, white, male
    Hand - George Grayson, age 15, white, male, farm laborer
    1900 Census Record Kentucky, Grant County
    1900 Census Record Kentucky, Grant County
    Head of Household - Ninian Carter, white, male, born March 1855, age 45, married 20 years, born in Kentucky, both parents born in Kentucky
    Wife - Marcella, white, female, born June 1858, age 41, married 20 years, had 3 children, 2 living, born in Kentucky, both parents born in Kentucky
    Daughter - Kattie B. Carter, white, female, born Oct 1883, age 16, single, born in Kentucky, both parents born in Kentucky
    Son - Henry Carter, white, male, born July 1886, age 13, single, born in Kentucky, both parents born in Kentucky
    Mother - Mary (Marcella's mother), white, female, born Oct 1828, age 71, widow, had 6 children, 6 living, born in Kentucky, both parents born in Kentucky

    Head of Household - William H. Carter, white, male, born Nov 1815, age 84, widow, born in Ohio, both parents born in Kentucky, farmer
    Son - John Carter, white, male, born Sept 1880, age 20, single, born in Kentucky
    Daughter - Ella, white, female, born June 1883, age 16, single, born in Kentucky
    Son - Charles, white, male, born in May 1885, age 15, single, born in Kentucky


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