William Blount CARTER was born where he now resides, in Elizabethton, September 11,1820, the son of Alford M. and Evaline (Perry) CARTER, the former born near Elizabethton in 1785, the son of Gen. Landon CARTER, of Virginia, the son of Col. John CARTER, a pioneer of Tennessee of 1769, and chairman of the Watauga Association, from … Read more
C. N. BROWN, a farmer in the Ninth District, was born February 28, 1887, in Carter County. He received a good common-school education, was reared on a farm, and has since followed farming. He was thrown upon his own resources when of age. He was married in 1882 to Miss Nancy WORLEY, a daughter of … Read more
Capt. James I. H. Boyd, was born near Gap Creek, Carter County, May 29, 1821, the son of John and Mary (Tipton) Boyd, the former born in North Carolina in 1783, the son of William Boyd, a native of North Carolina, and a captain of light horse soldiers in the Revolution. William Boyd married Rebecca … Read more
G. A. ANDERSON, a farmer, was born in Carter County, August 17, 1849, the son of John A. and Elizabeth (Swingle) ANDERSON, the former born in Carter County, December 17, 1823, and is a farmer. Isaac and Elizabeth (McInturll) ANDERSON, the parents, were natives of Tennessee, the former, of Irish origin and the latter of … Read more
J. H. ALEXANDER, M. D., was born in Blount (now Loudon) County, October 16, 1845, the son of Francis and Margaret A. (Vickers) ALEXANDER, the former born near Leesburg, Tenn., in 1809, the son of Francis ALEXANDER, a native of Buncombe County, N.C., and who married Jane O’DAIR, and became a pioneer of Washington County. … Read more
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