John Boisseau Carter was the son of Eliza Boisseau and "Thee" (likely James Theodore or Theoderick) Carter, descendant of Giles Carter, who settled in Henrico County, Virginia, around 1654.
John was born in western Kentucky, probably Christian or Simpson County. His father "Thee" Carter died at a young age. Though his mother Eliza remarried Cary Foster and had several more children, John spent many of his formative years with his uncle Benjamin Waddell Boisseau in Johnson County, Missouri.
The identity of his father remains unknown. DNA profiles of living male descendants show that Thee's ancestor was Giles Carter, who settled in Turkey Island, Henrico County, Virginia in 1645.
(Updated!) DNA profiling has solved the mystery of Eliza's Carter husband. Thanks to many large DNA matches from Eliza's descendants, we know her husband, probably named James Theodorick, was a son of James Carter and Amy Motley of Pittsylvania, VA; Bedford, TN; and Marshall, AL. James Theodorick predeceased his father, also named James, and is not named in his will.
John was the grandson of Sgt. John Boisseau of Simpson County, KY, a Revolutionary War veteran who fought at the Battles of Petersburg and Guilford Courthouse. John's first cousin once removed was William E. Boisseau, who built Tudor Hall in Petersburg, Dinwiddie County, VA. Tudor Hall, constructed in 1812, was the home of Boisseau cousins who supported the Confederate Army, until their home was taken by Union soldiers for a field camp. The house, currently a museum which contains a number of Civil War-era furnishings and descriptions of what happened on the property during the period, is presently owned and operated by Pamplin Historical Park and the National Museum of the Civil War Soldier, near Petersburg, VA.
John was also related to Francis Watkins Carter and his son Fountain Branch, who built the home which is currently open for tours as Carter House Museum in Franklin, TN. One of John's close cousins was Lt. Theodorick ("Tod") Carter, who died in a battle with Union troops on the lawn of the home during the Battle of Franklin, November 30, 1864. In a sad tale of which there are so many of the era, relative fought relative as John had taken up arms for the Union, serving as a Second Lieutenant in the Fifth Provisional Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia.
John first married his cousin Mary Ann Boisseau, also buried at Bethel Church Cemetery in Woodville, KY. His second wife, Margret J. Rudolph, is buried at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery in Bandana.
John's children by Mary Ann were:
• Benjamin Boisseau Carter, 1852 – 1918
• Eliza J Carter, 1854 – 1927
• James Theodore Carter, 1857 – 1939
His sons by Margret were:
• John Williams Carter, 1879 –
• Egbert Boisseau Carter, 1885 – 1974
John was the stepfather of Charles Emmett Winters of Bandana, 1874 – 1944. John and his family also helped raise the children left by John's brother James and his wife Mary Balthrop, who each likely died in their 40s - likely from cholera or yellow fever, both of which were rampant in the area at the time.
John's nephew James T. Carter, named for his brother, also settled in the Paducah area, where he married another Boisseau cousin, Fannie Adcock, and had several children.
(Have any information on John Boisseau Carter? I'm descended from his brother James T. Carter and have been working on this line for several years. If you believe I have any of this in error or have anything to add, please get in touch! - JC Wilson)
John was born in western Kentucky, probably Christian or Simpson County. His father "Thee" Carter died at a young age. Though his mother Eliza remarried Cary Foster and had several more children, John spent many of his formative years with his uncle Benjamin Waddell Boisseau in Johnson County, Missouri.
The identity of his father remains unknown. DNA profiles of living male descendants show that Thee's ancestor was Giles Carter, who settled in Turkey Island, Henrico County, Virginia in 1645.
(Updated!) DNA profiling has solved the mystery of Eliza's Carter husband. Thanks to many large DNA matches from Eliza's descendants, we know her husband, probably named James Theodorick, was a son of James Carter and Amy Motley of Pittsylvania, VA; Bedford, TN; and Marshall, AL. James Theodorick predeceased his father, also named James, and is not named in his will.
John was the grandson of Sgt. John Boisseau of Simpson County, KY, a Revolutionary War veteran who fought at the Battles of Petersburg and Guilford Courthouse. John's first cousin once removed was William E. Boisseau, who built Tudor Hall in Petersburg, Dinwiddie County, VA. Tudor Hall, constructed in 1812, was the home of Boisseau cousins who supported the Confederate Army, until their home was taken by Union soldiers for a field camp. The house, currently a museum which contains a number of Civil War-era furnishings and descriptions of what happened on the property during the period, is presently owned and operated by Pamplin Historical Park and the National Museum of the Civil War Soldier, near Petersburg, VA.
John was also related to Francis Watkins Carter and his son Fountain Branch, who built the home which is currently open for tours as Carter House Museum in Franklin, TN. One of John's close cousins was Lt. Theodorick ("Tod") Carter, who died in a battle with Union troops on the lawn of the home during the Battle of Franklin, November 30, 1864. In a sad tale of which there are so many of the era, relative fought relative as John had taken up arms for the Union, serving as a Second Lieutenant in the Fifth Provisional Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia.
John first married his cousin Mary Ann Boisseau, also buried at Bethel Church Cemetery in Woodville, KY. His second wife, Margret J. Rudolph, is buried at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery in Bandana.
John's children by Mary Ann were:
• Benjamin Boisseau Carter, 1852 – 1918
• Eliza J Carter, 1854 – 1927
• James Theodore Carter, 1857 – 1939
His sons by Margret were:
• John Williams Carter, 1879 –
• Egbert Boisseau Carter, 1885 – 1974
John was the stepfather of Charles Emmett Winters of Bandana, 1874 – 1944. John and his family also helped raise the children left by John's brother James and his wife Mary Balthrop, who each likely died in their 40s - likely from cholera or yellow fever, both of which were rampant in the area at the time.
John's nephew James T. Carter, named for his brother, also settled in the Paducah area, where he married another Boisseau cousin, Fannie Adcock, and had several children.
(Have any information on John Boisseau Carter? I'm descended from his brother James T. Carter and have been working on this line for several years. If you believe I have any of this in error or have anything to add, please get in touch! - JC Wilson)
John Boisseau Carter was the son of Eliza Boisseau and "Thee" (likely James Theodore or Theoderick) Carter, descendant of Giles Carter, who settled in Henrico County, Virginia, around 1654.
John was born in western Kentucky, probably Christian or Simpson County. His father "Thee" Carter died at a young age. Though his mother Eliza remarried Cary Foster and had several more children, John spent many of his formative years with his uncle Benjamin Waddell Boisseau in Johnson County, Missouri.
The identity of his father remains unknown. DNA profiles of living male descendants show that Thee's ancestor was Giles Carter, who settled in Turkey Island, Henrico County, Virginia in 1645.
(Updated!) DNA profiling has solved the mystery of Eliza's Carter husband. Thanks to many large DNA matches from Eliza's descendants, we know her husband, probably named James Theodorick, was a son of James Carter and Amy Motley of Pittsylvania, VA; Bedford, TN; and Marshall, AL. James Theodorick predeceased his father, also named James, and is not named in his will.
John was the grandson of Sgt. John Boisseau of Simpson County, KY, a Revolutionary War veteran who fought at the Battles of Petersburg and Guilford Courthouse. John's first cousin once removed was William E. Boisseau, who built Tudor Hall in Petersburg, Dinwiddie County, VA. Tudor Hall, constructed in 1812, was the home of Boisseau cousins who supported the Confederate Army, until their home was taken by Union soldiers for a field camp. The house, currently a museum which contains a number of Civil War-era furnishings and descriptions of what happened on the property during the period, is presently owned and operated by Pamplin Historical Park and the National Museum of the Civil War Soldier, near Petersburg, VA.
John was also related to Francis Watkins Carter and his son Fountain Branch, who built the home which is currently open for tours as Carter House Museum in Franklin, TN. One of John's close cousins was Lt. Theodorick ("Tod") Carter, who died in a battle with Union troops on the lawn of the home during the Battle of Franklin, November 30, 1864. In a sad tale of which there are so many of the era, relative fought relative as John had taken up arms for the Union, serving as a Second Lieutenant in the Fifth Provisional Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia.
John first married his cousin Mary Ann Boisseau, also buried at Bethel Church Cemetery in Woodville, KY. His second wife, Margret J. Rudolph, is buried at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery in Bandana.
John's children by Mary Ann were:
• Benjamin Boisseau Carter, 1852 – 1918
• Eliza J Carter, 1854 – 1927
• James Theodore Carter, 1857 – 1939
His sons by Margret were:
• John Williams Carter, 1879 –
• Egbert Boisseau Carter, 1885 – 1974
John was the stepfather of Charles Emmett Winters of Bandana, 1874 – 1944. John and his family also helped raise the children left by John's brother James and his wife Mary Balthrop, who each likely died in their 40s - likely from cholera or yellow fever, both of which were rampant in the area at the time.
John's nephew James T. Carter, named for his brother, also settled in the Paducah area, where he married another Boisseau cousin, Fannie Adcock, and had several children.
(Have any information on John Boisseau Carter? I'm descended from his brother James T. Carter and have been working on this line for several years. If you believe I have any of this in error or have anything to add, please get in touch! - JC Wilson)
John was born in western Kentucky, probably Christian or Simpson County. His father "Thee" Carter died at a young age. Though his mother Eliza remarried Cary Foster and had several more children, John spent many of his formative years with his uncle Benjamin Waddell Boisseau in Johnson County, Missouri.
The identity of his father remains unknown. DNA profiles of living male descendants show that Thee's ancestor was Giles Carter, who settled in Turkey Island, Henrico County, Virginia in 1645.
(Updated!) DNA profiling has solved the mystery of Eliza's Carter husband. Thanks to many large DNA matches from Eliza's descendants, we know her husband, probably named James Theodorick, was a son of James Carter and Amy Motley of Pittsylvania, VA; Bedford, TN; and Marshall, AL. James Theodorick predeceased his father, also named James, and is not named in his will.
John was the grandson of Sgt. John Boisseau of Simpson County, KY, a Revolutionary War veteran who fought at the Battles of Petersburg and Guilford Courthouse. John's first cousin once removed was William E. Boisseau, who built Tudor Hall in Petersburg, Dinwiddie County, VA. Tudor Hall, constructed in 1812, was the home of Boisseau cousins who supported the Confederate Army, until their home was taken by Union soldiers for a field camp. The house, currently a museum which contains a number of Civil War-era furnishings and descriptions of what happened on the property during the period, is presently owned and operated by Pamplin Historical Park and the National Museum of the Civil War Soldier, near Petersburg, VA.
John was also related to Francis Watkins Carter and his son Fountain Branch, who built the home which is currently open for tours as Carter House Museum in Franklin, TN. One of John's close cousins was Lt. Theodorick ("Tod") Carter, who died in a battle with Union troops on the lawn of the home during the Battle of Franklin, November 30, 1864. In a sad tale of which there are so many of the era, relative fought relative as John had taken up arms for the Union, serving as a Second Lieutenant in the Fifth Provisional Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia.
John first married his cousin Mary Ann Boisseau, also buried at Bethel Church Cemetery in Woodville, KY. His second wife, Margret J. Rudolph, is buried at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery in Bandana.
John's children by Mary Ann were:
• Benjamin Boisseau Carter, 1852 – 1918
• Eliza J Carter, 1854 – 1927
• James Theodore Carter, 1857 – 1939
His sons by Margret were:
• John Williams Carter, 1879 –
• Egbert Boisseau Carter, 1885 – 1974
John was the stepfather of Charles Emmett Winters of Bandana, 1874 – 1944. John and his family also helped raise the children left by John's brother James and his wife Mary Balthrop, who each likely died in their 40s - likely from cholera or yellow fever, both of which were rampant in the area at the time.
John's nephew James T. Carter, named for his brother, also settled in the Paducah area, where he married another Boisseau cousin, Fannie Adcock, and had several children.
(Have any information on John Boisseau Carter? I'm descended from his brother James T. Carter and have been working on this line for several years. If you believe I have any of this in error or have anything to add, please get in touch! - JC Wilson)
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