Carter family of Tennessee
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Members of the Carter family were "among the earliest settlers of Tennessee" and their descendants became "one of the most illustrious families in the state."[1]
- John Carter of Watauga Association[2]
- Landon C. Carter, Revolutionary War soldier, namesake of Carter County, Tennessee[3] while Elizabethton is named for his wife Elizabeth Maclin[4]
- U.S. Representative William Blount Carter[5]
- Mary Carter[6]
- U.S. Representative Nathaniel Green Taylor[6]
- Tennessee governor Alf Taylor[6]
- Tennessee governor and U.S. Senator Robert Love Taylor[5]
- U.S. Representative Nathaniel Green Taylor[6]
- Alfred Moore Carter
- Union Army officer Samuel Perry Carter
- Rev. William Blount Carter
- Secretary of Arizona Territory James Patton Taylor Carter[1][5]
- Landon C. Carter, Revolutionary War soldier, namesake of Carter County, Tennessee[3] while Elizabethton is named for his wife Elizabeth Maclin[4]
See also
References
- ^ a b "Historic Sword Presented". The Journal and Tribune. 1910-06-04. p. 5. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
- ^ "The Carter Mansion". Carter County Area History. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
- ^ Rust, Randal. "Carter, Landon". Tennessee Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
- ^ "The Mansion". Carter County Area History. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
- ^ a b c "Carter Family". www.anamericanfamilyhistory.com. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
- ^ a b c Moore, John Trotwood; Foster, Austin Powers (1923). Tennessee, the Volunteer State, 1769-1923. S. J. Clarke Publishing Company. p. 570.