Joseph Motley Carter1

#25244, (circa 1810 - 8 September 1888)
Father*James Carter2 (c 1775 - 1845)
Mother*Amy Motley2 (c 1779 - )

Family 1

Salena Coffee b. c 1820, d. 1845
Children 1.Arthur Beard Carter9 (c 1837 - )
 2.Mary Ann Carter+9 (c 1840 - )
 3.Lucy Carter9 (c 1842 - b 1875)
 4.Elizabeth Frances Carter9 (c 1844 - )

Family 2

Mary Jane Doran b. 1830, d. 1894
Children 1.Virginia Caledonia Carter10 (1847 - 1913)
 2.John Coffee Carter10 (c 1849 - )
 3.Martha E Carter+1 (1850 - 1923)
 4.Robert L Carter10 (c 1853 - )
 5.Linnie Neoma Carter10 (1855 - )
 6.Julia C Carter10 (c 1857 - )
 7.Joanna J Carter10 (c 1859 - )
 8.Dorcas Lutitia Carter10 (c 1861 - 1938)
 9.Laura L Carter10 (c 1863 - 1884)
 10.Arthur C Carter10 (c 1865 - 1874)
 11.Asberry L Carter11 (c 1867 - )
 12.Byron McFarland Carter10 (c 1869 - )
 13.Miller Doran Carter10 (c 1875 - )
Birth*circa 1810He was born circa 1810 at TennesseeG.3 
Marriage*30 November 1834He married Salena Coffee on 30 November 1834.4 
Marriage*22 January 1846He married Mary Jane Doran on 22 January 1846.4 
13 February 1850He and Mary Jane Doran appeared on the census of 13 February 1850 at Dist. 23, Marshall Co., AlabamaG.3 
2 July 1860He and Mary Jane Doran appeared on the census of 2 July 1860 at Hillian's Store, Eastern Division, Marshall Co., AlabamaG.5 
21 September 1870He and Mary Jane Doran appeared on the census of 21 September 1870 at Hillian's Store, Subdivision 45, Marshall Co., AlabamaG.6 
3 June 1880He and Mary Jane Doran appeared on the census of 3 June 1880 at Twp. 6 Range 5, Marshall Co., AlabamaG.7 
Death*8 September 1888He died on 8 September 1888 at Marshall Co., AlabamaG.8 
Administration*20 November 1888Administration of the Estate of Joseph Motley Carter on 20 November 1888 at Marshall Co., AlabamaG.8 

Citations

  1. [S2197] Alabama Deaths and Burials, 1881-1952, online FamilySearch.org. Death Rec. of Martha E May, dau. of Joseph Carter and Mary Doran, 1923, q.v.
  2. [S2200] William Giles Harding Carter, Giles Carter of Virginia (Baltimore: The Lord Baltimore Press, 1909), p. 119.
  3. [S20] 1850 U.S. Federal Census. Joseph M (39), b. TN, farmer, real estate value $5000; Mary Jane (20), b. AL.
  4. [S2198] Reynolds PA to VA, online http://reynoldspatova.org. Joseph Motley Carter, b. Shelbyville, Bedford Co. TN, 7 Feb 1811, d. Marshall Co. AL 8 Sep 1888; marr. (1) 30 Nov 1834, Salena Coffee, b. TN 1820, d. Marshall Co AL 4 Mar 1845; marr. (2) 22 Jan 1846, Mary Jane Doran, b. Doran's Cove, Stevenson, Jackson Co. AL, 16 Feb 1830, d. Hillian's Store, Marshall Co. AL, 7 Aug 1894.
  5. [S19] 1860 U.S. Federal Census. Joseph M (49), b. TN, farmer, real estate value $14,700, personal estate $33,590; Mary (29), b. AL.
  6. [S18] 1870 U.S. Federal Census. Joseph M (59), b. TN, farmer, real estate value $10,000, personal estate $1,500; Mary J (40), b. AL, keeping house.
  7. [S17] 1880 U.S. Federal Census. Joseph M (69), b. TN, parents b. VA, farmer; Mary Jane (50), b. and mother b. AL, father b. TN.
  8. [S2199] Marshall County, Alabama estate records, 1836-1900, online FamilySearch.org. Box 2, Folder, img. 219/334 and following. File No. 771, Administration of the Estate of Joseph M Carter, d. intestate on or about 8 Sep 1888. Petition of oldest son John C Carter, 20 Nov 1888. Heirs named: Mary J Carter, wife of Joseph M Carter; sons John C, Robert L (res. Ennis TX), Asbury L, Byron M (age 19), Doran (age 14); daus. Virginia C (wife of John Gamble), Mary A (wife of John Robbins, res. Ennis TX), Martha E (wife of Thomas S May), Linnie N (wife of Thomas A Carpenter, res. Cookville TX), Julia C (wife of John Graden), Johanna J (wife of Andrew Culbert, Darcus Box 2, Folder, img. 219/334 and following. File No. 771, Administration of the Estate of Joseph M Carter, d. intestate on or about 8 Sep 1888. Petition of oldest son John C Carter, 20 Nov 1888. Heirs named: Mary J Carter, wife of Joseph M Carter; sons John C, Robert L (res. Ennis TX), Asbury L, Byron M (age 19), Doran (age 14); daus. Virginia C (wife of John Gamble), Mary A (wife of John Robbins, res. Ennis TX), Martha E (wife of Thomas S May), Linnie N (wife of Thomas A Carpenter, res. Cookville TX), Julia CBox 2, Folder, img. 219/334 and following. File No. 771, Administration of the Estate of Joseph M Carter, d. intestate on or about 8 Sep 1888. Petition of oldest son John C Carter, 20 Nov 1888. Heirs named: Mary J Carter, wife of Joseph M Carter; sons John C, Robert L (res. Ennis TX), Asbury L, Byron M (age 19), Doran (age 14); daus. Virginia C (wife of John Gamble), Mary A (wife of John Robbins, res. Ennis TX), Martha E (wife of Thomas S May), Linnie N (wife of Thomas A Carpenter, res. Cookville TX), Julia C (wife of John Graden), Johanna J (wife of Andrew Culbert, Darcus Box 2, Folder, img. 219/334 and following. File No. 771, Administration of the Estate of Joseph M Carter, d. intestate on or about 8 Sep 1888. Petition of oldest son John C Carter, 20 Nov 1888. Heirs named: Mary J Carter, wife of Joseph M Carter; sons John C, Robert L (res. Ennis TX), Asbury L, Byron M (age 19), Doran (age 14); daus. Virginia C (wife of John Gamble), Mary A (wife of John Robbins, res. Ennis TX), Martha E (wife of Thomas S May),[sic] L (wife of Walter Johnson), and Frances (deceased wife of Lewis E Bledsoe) who left Children Wallace (res. AR), Buddie (age 20, res. Elkton TN), James (age 19, res. Elkton TN) and Fannie (age 17, res. Elkton TN). Administration granted to Samuel Johnson.
  9. [S20] 1850 U.S. Federal Census.
  10. [S18] 1870 U.S. Federal Census.
  11. [S17] 1880 U.S. Federal Census. (poss. adopted, is not named in 1870 census; death record does not name parents).