Amos Carter

Notes:

In December, 2001, Bobby Carter posted, on the Carter Family Genealogy Forum at Genforum, that Amos was " Killed in action, Ft Donelson, Tn, 15 Feb 1862, Co D, 14th MS Inf Regt."

http://genforum.genealogy.com/carter/messages/11601.html

Notes:

In December, 2001, Bobby Carter posted, on the Carter Family Genealogy Forum at Genforum:

"My, and others, research shows (not totally proven) that Allen Alexander was one of about five children born to Jacob Carter (born about 1799, South Carolina, died abt 1844 Lauderdale Co, MS), and Sarah (LNU).

Allen Alexander Carter was probably born in Barnwell District, South Carolina, about 1810, and migrated with the family to MS about 1812/1813. Apparently this Carter line did not settle in Georgia.

Allen Alexander Carter was an early settler in Clarke Co, MS, and was enumerated in the 1840, 1850, and 1860 census in Clarke Co, MS.

Allen's mother was enumerated in his household in the 1850 census, but must have died before 1860 as she was not enumerated in his household then.

Allen's older brother Patrick died about 1859 and one of Patrick's sons (I think it was Jacob) was enumerated in Allen's household in 1860.

Allen Alexander Carter married Sarah McLemore. Allen Alexander Carter (probably displaced by the Civil War), wife, and some of the younger children migrated to Texas by about 1866. The last I have been able to locate on Allen Alexander Carter (listed as 80) and Sarah is that they were enumerated in the 1880 census in Lampasas Co, TX."

Bobby also provided a list of their children, along with the estimated years of birth of each.

http://genforum.genealogy.com/carter/messages/11601.html

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Census Information

1850 Census
Mississippi, Clarke County, Beat No. 4
Enumerated 13 Aug 1850
112-112
Allen Carter 40 M Farmer 1000 Miss
Sarah Carter 30 F Miss
William Carter 15 M Farmer
Ellen Carter 13 F Miss
Amos Carter 11 M Miss
Jacob Carter 9 M Miss
Melvina Carter 7 F Miss
Sarah Carter 5 F Miss
Carinda Carter 1 F Miss
Sarah Carter 64 F SC

1860 Census
Mississippi, Clarke County, P.O. Energy
Page 138
926-926
A. A. Carter 50 M Farmer 1300 4780 SC
Sarah Carter 43 F Miss
Amos Carter 22 M Miss
Jacob Carter 19 M Miss
Meldvea Carter 17 F Miss
Sarah Carter 16 F Miss
Casinada Carter 13 F Miss
H. B. Carter 11 M Miss
L. G. Carter 9 M Miss
Leonedus Carter 5 M Miss
Louisa Carter 1 F Miss
Ira J Carter 19 M Merchant $---- $1000 Miss
G M Mott 19 M Student of Medicine Miss

1870 Census
Texas, Freestone County, P.O. Garfield
Enumerated 13 Aug 1870
Page 23 Stamped 46
167-167
Carter, Allen A 60 M W Farmer $--- $100 Ala
Carter, Sarah 60 F W Ala
Carter, Lebanon 14 Miss
Carter, Lee 11 Miss
Carter, Lou Ellen 9 Miss
Johnson, Johnes 9 Miss

1880 Census
Texas, Lampasas County, JP 1
Page 29 SD 5 ED 85 Stamped 303A
Enumerated 16 and 16 Jun 1880
248-258
Carter, Allen A W M 70 Farmer SC SC SC
Carter, Sally W F 63 Wf Keeping House Miss SC SC
Carter, Leonidas W M 23 Son Working on Farm Miss SC Miss
Carter, Lula O. S. W F 19 Dtr At Home Miss SC Miss

Allen married Sarah "Sally" McLemore before 1835. Sarah (daughter of Amos McLemore, Jr. and Elizabeth Johnston) was born about 1820 in Mississippi; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Married:
A tree for this family group can be found here:


http://www.carter-cousins.org/kits/21320.htm

They were said to be the parents of William Carter b. 8 Oct 1835, Ellen Carter b. 1837, Amos Carter b. 1839, killed in service of Co. D, 14 Mississippi Infantry Regiment, C.S.A., Jacob Junis Carter Sr. b. 25 jan 1841, Melvina Mildred Carter b. 1843, Sarah Carter b. 1845, Casinda Carter b. 1849, Hansford Barnwell Carter Sr. b. 25 Jun 1851, Lebbus Griffin Carter b. 13 Jan 1856, Leonidas Carter b. 1857, and Louisa Lula Carter b. 1859.

Some of these children moved to Texas, Jacob dying in Brown County and Hansford in Abilene, Taylor County, and Lebbus in Freestone County.

Bobby Carter went out to the Nabors Cemetery in Mills County, Texas on February 11, 2000 and wrote the following;

"I don't recommend anyone going out there to look for folks not listed on your list as they won't find them. The only other option would be a week clean up detail for a few people, but I doubt any new readable stones would surface then. I didn't find my folks, nor did I "ever feel like I was in their presence. The search goes on."

Bobby is looking for Great Great Grandparents Allen Alexander Carter (1810-188+) and Sarah McLemore Carter (1819-188+) Allen Alexander (70) and Sarah (62) McLemore Carter were on the 1880 Lampasas census, but have not been found in any Lampasas cemetery.

Notes:

According to the Probate Record for the Estate opf Thomas A. FONTAINE, State of Mississippi, Clarke County, on June 1, 1846, it was "Ordred by the Court that Amos McLemore, William Covington and John Atkinson be appointed appraisers of all and singular the goods, chattels and personal estate of Thomas A. Fontaine, dec'd."

Source:
http://www.msgw.org/clarke/probate2.html


Larry Kingsley & Merritt Mullen show his date of death as 12 Sep 1872 in Clarke County, Mississippi, and his burial in the McLemore Cemetery, Quitman, Clarke County, Mississippi.

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Census Information:

1830 Census
Mississippi, Covington
2-0-0-0-0-1
2-2-1-0-1-0

Amos McLemore

Two Males under Five
One Male between 30 and 40
Two females under five
Two females between five and ten
One female between ten and fifteen
One female between twenty and thirty

1840 Census
Mississippi, Clarke County, Stamped 125

Amos McLemore
0-0-1-2-0-0-1
1-3-1-3-0-1-0

One male 10-15
Two Males 15-20
One male 40-50
One female under 5
Three Females 5-10
One Female 10-15
Three Females 15-20
One Female 30-40


1850 Census
Mississippi, Clarke County, Beat 2
Enumerated 24 Aug 1850 by John M. White
Stamped 168
(bottom of page)
279-281
Amos McLemore 54 M Farmer $200 SC
(top of next page)
279-281
Elizabeth McLemore 47 F SC
John McLemore 19 M Farmer Miss
Katherine McLemore 18 F Miss
Nancy McLemore 12 F Miss
George McLemore 8 M Miss
Martha McLemore 6 F Miss

1860 Census
Mississippi, Clarke County, P.O. Quitman
Enumerated 17 July 1860
Page 111
746-746
Amos McLemore 63 M Farmer $2,000 $14,023 SC
Elizabeth McLemore 62 F SC
George McLemore 18 M Miss
Martha McLemore 16 F Miss

Amos married Elizabeth Johnston about 1820. Elizabeth was born on 15 Feb 1802 in South Carolina; died on 31 Jul 1881 in Clarke County, Mississippi; was buried in McLemore Cemetery, Middleton, Clarke County, Mississippi. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Some researchers show her as the daughter of Caleb Hill and Mary Flynt, and the sister of Nancy Perry Hill, who married Amos's brother, Richard McLemore. Others show her as Elizabeth Hill Johnson or Johnston, with their marriage taking place in Giles County, Tennessee. The Rev. William McLemore shows that according to correspondence and DAR records submitted to him by Joyce Sentell of Mobile, Alabama in 1996, her maiden name was Johnson. In May, 2008, Rev. Bill emailed that "An e-mail from a Ron Henson, 12 Feb 1998 says her surname was Johnston. She was born 15 Feb 1802 and died 31 July 1881. Their children were Albert Gallatin 1825, Richard, Caleb, John b. 1831, Catherine b. 1832, Nancy b. 1838, Elvira and Bettie. Harry McLemore of Jackson, MS, wrote me, "Amos lived in Clarke Co., in 1850. He later moved to Lauderdale Co. near Meridian and one time he lived in Copiah County."

Notes:

Married:
They are also shown by some researchers to be the parents of Sara McLemore, born 1819 and married a CARTER and Mary McLemore, born 1822 Lawrence County, Mississippi. This would fit with the 1830 census, which shows that the family had five girls under the age of 15 at that time.

Notes:

James L. McLemore, the author, and Mark Freeman both show that Amos was a son of Moses McLemore and grandson of Wright McLemore. However, another researcher, Jim White, does not think Amos descended from the Wright McLemore family. In January, 2009, he posted to Mark Freeman's McLemore online tree:

"Check the 1820 Giles County Tennessee Census and explain who Burwell and John McLemore are on that census..... Someone missed a necessary fact somewhere...Amos and his family did not descend of any Wright McLemore."

Some researchers also show them as the parents of Lavina, Matthew and Louisa.

Larry Kingsley is one such researcher. He shows that Lavina married John J. JOHNSTON, and that they had a large family.





(Research):
Census Information:

1790 Census
South Carolina, Cheraws District, St. Thomas

Amos McLemore 1-2-1

One Free White Male of 16 and Upwards: Amos
Two Free White Males under 16: Moses, Unknown Son
One Free White Female: Equilla

Amos married Equilla ??? between 1785 and 1787. Equilla was born between 1760 and 1762 in North Carolina; died after 1860 in Mississippi; was buried in McLemore Cemetery, Meridian, Lauderdale County, Mississippi. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Mark Freeman's notes for Equilla Byler http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~markfreeman/mclemore.html

Her surname, often repeated, is not certain. May be Aquilla Bierly.

She is also called Aquilla Byler, or Equilla Tiner (1850 census, listed as 90 years old; 1860 census, 98 years). She likely married 2nd Mr. Tiner.

Abraham & Jacob, were neighbors of the McLemores in Bedford & Giles Co. TN. When Amos McLemore bought land in Giles Co. in 1812, Abraham Byler, Jr. was one of the chain bearers for the survey. When Amos sold land there in 1816, Jacob Byler was a witness to the sale.

Byler is often described as a Swiss name, descendants of the Beiler family that immigrated from Bern, Switzerland to Pennsylvania. One family was that of Jacob Franklin Byler, born about 1765 in Pennsylvania - went with his parents to (now Rowan Co.) North Carolina where he later married Bathsheba Oxford, daughter of Samuel Oxford and Bathsheba Barrett.

Samuel Oxford's wife Bathsheba Barrett was the daughter of Jonathan Barrett (Perrot) and Jar Fly Jarman, said to have been a full blood Catawba Indian.

Some of the descendants of this family went through Tennessee. There is not a known link to this Equilla Byler. A lot of info is available on the Byler family.

When Amos McLemore bought land in Giles Co. in 1812, Abraham Byler, Jr. was one of the chain bearers for the survey. When Amos sold land there in 1816, Jacob Byler was a witness to the sale. It is possible that the surname for Equilla / Aquilla was taken from this, and not a marriage record.

A two page document entitled "McLemore History" by Rueben McLemore, Jr." states that when Richard McLemore "came to Lauderdale county he brought with him an old relation, a Mrs. Tiner. When she died he buried her behind the church he had built. One after another his family was added to the same plot until, after some time, the McLemore Cemetery was instituted and given to the usage of the public." The McLemore Cemetery is listed in the National Register of Historic Places, and is located at the corner of Sixth Street and Tenth Avenue. Others buried there include victims of the 1871 riot and the 1878 yellow fever epidemic.