Andrew Russell "Daniel" Carter

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parents: Williamson Carter and Eleanor F Andis

 

Birth:  07 Feb 1872  Scott Co, VA
Death:  16 Apr 1945  Lee Co, VA
Burial:  Maness Cemetery, St Charles, Lee, VA

Marriage #1

Martha Adeline "Addie" Parsons

21 Sep 1889  Lee Co, VA divorced in Harlan Co, KY

Children

Ralph Guss Carter 05 Oct 1890
unknown female Carter

Marriage #2

Sarah Annice Cooper

04 Nov 1897  Lee Co, VA - by William M Cooper (divorced)

Children

William Leslie Carter Apr 1898
Grace Lee "Gracie" Carter 04 Jul 1900
Claude A Carter 10 Jan 1902
Rebecca Marie Carter 06 Dec 1904
Mollie Carter 06 Jul 1906
Edward Clifford Carter 28 Jan 1911
Pearl A "P A" Carter 01 Feb 1911
Shelby Bradley Carter 24 Aug 1916
Maxie Lee Carter 05 Nov 1918
Juanita Carter 07 Dec 1920 
children of Andrew Russell Carter and Sarah Annice (Cooper) Carter

 

Sources
1880 Federal census Rocky Station, Lee, VA - age 11 (view census information)
1900 Federal census Salem, Lee, VA - age 29 (view census information)
1910 Federal census Rocky Station, Lee, VA - age 38 (view census information)
1920 Federal census St Charles, Lee, VA - age 47 (view census information)
1930 Federal census Rocky Station, Lee, VA - age 57 (view census information)
Ancestry.com WWI draft registration cards; newspaper articles
Claiborne Co, TN Courthouse, Tazewell, TN Marriage records (Wanda Turner personally viewed and copied or transcribed)
Find-a-Grave volunteer Ann Russell Tombstone photos - McKinney Cemetery, Rogersville, Hawkins, Tennessee
Find-a-Grave volunteer Joyce Ellsworth Tombstone photos - River Road Cemetery, LaGrange, Lorain, Ohio
Find a Grave volunteer Coy O York Tombstone photos - Lee Memorial Gardens, Woodway, Lee, VA
Find a Grave volunteer "frogsintn" Tombstone photo - McKinney Cemetery, Rogersville, Hawkins, TN
Find a Grave volunteers Amber N and "Linda" Tombstone and cemetery photos - Forest Hills Memorial Gardens, Tipp City, Montgomery, OH
Find a Grave volunteers KEW and J Sullivan Tombstone and cemetery photos - Mooresville Cemetery, Mooresville, Morgan, IN
Find a Grave volunteers Joshua Davis and Jeff Smith Tombstone and cemetery photos - White Lick Cemetery, Mooresville, Morgan, IN
Find-a-Grave volunteers Bertha Butt and Lulabell Tombstone and cemetery photos - Dayton Memorial Park Cemetery, Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio
Family records Photos from the collection of Shirley (Head) Mellons 
Family records Records, documents and photos belonging to Terra McDavid
Family records Photos contributed by Geraldine (McDavid) Jones
Family records Photos contributed by Joyce Jones
Family records Records and photos contributed by Wanda Turner
Family research Research belonging to Valerie Boman and Debra Branigan


Miscellaneous Information

1) Wife (1) of Andrew Russell "Daniel" Carter:  Martha Adeline "Addie" Parsons - born 04 Feb 1871 KY or Dryden, Lee, VA; died 13 Mar 1951 Lee Co, VA; buried Brown-Parsons Cemetery, Dryden, Lee, VA; tombstone photo; daughter of Rev James Stewart Parsons (19 Jun 1840 VA-10 Sep 1904 Lee Co, VA; buried Brown-Parsons Cemetery, Dryden Lee, VA - tombstone photo; photo including James; son of James Simpson Parsons (c. 1808 Lee Co, VA-16 Feb 1895 Lee Co, VA) and Rebecca Stewart (12 Jul 1805 Washington Co,VA-30 May 1890 Lee Co, VA) and Sarah Sally Branson (03 Jun 1843 KY-04 Jan 1929 Lee Co, VA; buried Brown-Parsons Cemetery, Dryden Lee, VA - tombstone photo; photo including Sarah;daughter of Hezekiah Branson (31 Jul 1792 St Mary's Co, MD-15 Nov 1883 Harlan Co, KY) and Elizabeth Ely (c. 1802 Lee Co, VA-1863 Harlan Co., KY); James and Sarah buried Brown-Parsons Cemetery, Dryden Lee, VA; marriage record for Andrew and Addie; Addie married (2) Rev James H Ely on December 23 1896 (05 Sep 1867-27 Aug 1945; buried Brown-Parsons Cemetery, Dryden Lee, VA - tombstone photo; son of George W Ely (c. Dec 1844 Lee Co, VA-28 Jun 1910 Lee Co, VA) and Sarah Ann Garrison (c. 1848 Lee Co, VA-30 Jan 1920 Lee Co, VA); photos of Addie and James.

2) Wife (2) of Andrew Russell Carter: Sarah Annice Cooper - born 03 Sep 1878 Lee Co, VA; died 27 Aug 1957 Lee Co, VA; funeral home records; cause of death: cardiac decomposition; buried Maness Cemetery, St Charles, Lee, VA (see tombstone photo below); photos of Sarah (see below); daughter of Rev William M Cooper* (30 Jul 1853-29 Jul 1926; death certificate; cause of death: mitral regurgitation; buried Cooper Family Cemetery, Stone, Creek, Lee, VA; tombstone photo; photo including William) and Virginia Frances "Jenny" Belcher; William and Mary married 13 Oct 1876 (Bible entry); photo of William and Jenny Cooper. Sarah and Andrew were divorced.

* Note: Reverend William M Cooper was a circuit riding preacher. He founded Admant Baptist Church and Pine Grove Church in the Stone Creek and Ely's Creek areas of Lee County. He was also known as a mountain doctor.  He healed with herbs and poultices photo including William. This is William M Cooper's Bible. If you look carefully you can see the intials W M Cooper. The embossing has completely faded. This bible was given to his son George, who passed it to his daughter, Lillian Cooper Parsons, and to her daughter Charlotte Parsons Parks Cooper. 

3) We have a copy of Andrew's obituary and death record; cause of death: cerebral hemorrhage, hypertension.

Photos and/or signatures

Eleanor (Andis) Maness, Carter and children

Back rowJohn Carter, James Carter, Andrew Russell Carter, Frank Carter
Front row:  Eleanor, Harvey Maness, Charlie Maness and Mary (Carter) Stapleton. 
 Joseph (Joel) Carter is not pictured

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thanks to Wanda Turner for this photo

the Andrew Russell Carter family

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thanks to Terra McDavid for this photo

Andrew Russell Carter's sons
William Leslie, Claude, Eddie Clifford, Pearl and Bradley

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thanks to Wanda Turner for this photo
 

Pearl Carter with his parents
Andrew Russell and Sarah Annice (Cooper) Carter

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Sarah Annice (Cooper) Carter

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thanks to Terra McDavid for this photo


Sarah Annice (Cooper) Carter and
her husband Andrew Carter

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thanks to Terra McDavid for this photo

Leslie Earl Johnston, his grandmother Sarah Annice (Cooper) Carter and his son Earl Duane Johnston

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Vera M Johnston, Sarah Annice (Cooper) Carter and Earl Duane Johnston

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Andrew Russell "Daniel" Carter

Maness Cemetery
Lee Co, Virginia

thanks to Wanda Turner for this photo

Sarah Annice (Cooper) Carter

Maness Cemetery
Lee Co, Virginia

thanks to Wanda Turner for this photo