Attention: Was older than 65 years (66) when child (Nancy Tilton Carter) was born (August 28, 1878).
(1) He is married to Mary Ann Cox.
They got married on December 4, 1835, he was 23 years old.Source 1
Child(ren):
(2) He is married to Ann Jane Reaves.
They got married on August 8, 1861 at Simpson Creek Community,Horry County,South Carolina, he was 49 years old.
Child(ren):
Notes for Joseph Elmore Carter, Sr.:
Monroe Carter
Born 27,January 1836 (Old Carter Bible), son of Joseph "Elmore" Carter and Cheyanne Mary Ann Cox. Was in Civil War from Columbus County .
Enlisted at Camp Lamb age, 26, March 21, 1862.
Captured at Fox's Gap, Maryland, Sept.14,1862.
Confined at an unspecified Federal prison until paroled and transferred to Aiken's Landing, James River, VA.
where he was received about Sept. 27, 1862 for exchange. Died on or about Oct. 14, 1862, of disease.
Monroe's Dad Elmore Carter (ancestor of Lou Floy) started walking to Virginia to find his lost son.
The above from the research notes of Lou Floy Watts Milligan.
Elmore Carter, is buried in the Carter Cemetery, in Horry County, South Carolina.
In the 1850 Horry County, census Elmore Carter, and his wife Mary Ann Cox, are living next door to Needham Cox, # 882, and Seth S. Hardee, # 883, and 2 doors from 1777, Andrew Hardee. He is listed as a farmer, real estate value $300.00.
In the 1860 Horry County, census of Kingston Parish, Elmore Carter, is listed as head of household # 4, with his wife Mary J., and 2 children, they are living near several Hardee, families and Cox`s.
In the 1870 Horry County, census of Bayboro Township, Elmore Carter, is listed as head of household # 2166, with his wife Anna J., and 5 children, he is listed as a farmer.
In the 1880 Horry County, census of Simpson Creek Township, Elmore Carter, is listed as head of household # 446, with his wife Ann J., and 6 children, he is listed as a farmer. (WSH)
More About Joseph Elmore Carter, Sr.:
1840 Census: 1840, Horrry Co, SC, census (Page # 328)
1850 Census: 1850, Horry Co, SC, census (family # 884)
1860 Census: 1860, Horry Co, SC, census (family # 5)
1870 Census: 1870, Horry Co, SC, (Bayboro, Tws. # 266), Page # 34
1880 Census: 1880, Horry Co, SC, (Simpson Creek) # 446, Dist. # 68
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