In 1823 he married Mary "Polly" Armistead Atkinson, granddaughter of the Reverend John Atkinson who fought in the American Revolution. They were the parents of twelve children, eight of whom survived to adulthood. Two of their children's graves have not been identified, one being the one for little Samuel Carter who died June 11, 1837, and for Annie Vick Carter McKinney Baltishweiler, b. Nov. 16, 1838 and d. June 2, 1901 in Triune, Tennessee.
The Battle of Franklin was fought around the Carter House on Nov 30, 1864, while family and neighbors sheltered in the basement. Fount Carter's son, Capt. Theodrick "Tod" Carter, CSA, was mortally wounded in the battle and died in his home two days later. Financially ruined by the war and the government's refusal to compensate him for the extensive damages to his property, Fountain Branch sold off much of his land after the war. He died in 1871 in the Carter House home which he built in 1830, and was laid to rest beside his beloved wife, who had died in 1852 and never had to witness the horror of the war in her home.
In 1823 he married Mary "Polly" Armistead Atkinson, granddaughter of the Reverend John Atkinson who fought in the American Revolution. They were the parents of twelve children, eight of whom survived to adulthood. Two of their children's graves have not been identified, one being the one for little Samuel Carter who died June 11, 1837, and for Annie Vick Carter McKinney Baltishweiler, b. Nov. 16, 1838 and d. June 2, 1901 in Triune, Tennessee.
The Battle of Franklin was fought around the Carter House on Nov 30, 1864, while family and neighbors sheltered in the basement. Fount Carter's son, Capt. Theodrick "Tod" Carter, CSA, was mortally wounded in the battle and died in his home two days later. Financially ruined by the war and the government's refusal to compensate him for the extensive damages to his property, Fountain Branch sold off much of his land after the war. He died in 1871 in the Carter House home which he built in 1830, and was laid to rest beside his beloved wife, who had died in 1852 and never had to witness the horror of the war in her home.
Family Members
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Nisan Red Carter
1824–1827
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Lt. Col. Moscow Branch Carter
1825–1913
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Orlando Hortensius Carter
1827–1828
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William Agustus Carter
1829–1830
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James Fountain Carter
1831–1859
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Samuel Atkinson Carter
1833–1837
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Mary Alice Carter McPhail
1835–1869
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Sarah Holcomb Carter Gordon
1837–1868
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Annie Vick Carter McKinney Baltishwiler
1838–1901
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CPT Theodrick "Tod" Carter
1840–1864
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Pvt Francis Watkins "Frank" Carter
1842–1923
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Frances Hodge "Fannie" Carter Gordon
1844–1901
