Jess Decater Carter b 29 Jan 1880 died 16 Mar 1960.
Parents Wallace Brittian Carter and Sarah E.
Spouse #1 Annie Pearl Pratt married 23 Sep 1900 Yell Co Arkansas. Children: Travis, Otis, Damon Frank, Alva B, Robert William. Spouse #2 Pearl Cox Stafford. Children: Beatrice Jessie, Athel Lee, Tommy Leon. Spouse #3 Cynthia Stone maiden name unknown.

Arkansas Marriages 1851-1900 Ancestry.com
Carter, J D to Pearl Pratt b 1880 of Mosely 23 Sep 1900 Yell Co, Arkansas.

Arkansas, County Marriages Index, 1837-1957 Ancestry.com
Name: Jess Carter
Gender: Male
Residence: Delaplaine, Greene, Arkansas
Spouse's Name: Pearl Ezell
Spouse's Gender: Female
Spouse's Residence: Beech Grove, Franklin, Arkansas
Marriage Date: 4 Feb 1926
Event Type: Marriage Bond
FHL Film Number: 2171095

Arkansas, Marriage Certificates, 1917-1969 Ancestry.com
Name: Mr Jess D. Carter
Race: White
Marriage Age: 73
Record Type: Marriage
Birth Date: abt 1880
Marriage Date: 17 Sep 1953
Marriage Place: Russellville, Pope, Arkansas, USA
Spouse: Mrs Cynthia Stone
Birth Date: 1879
Certificate Number: 197??7

Carter, Jess Decatur
Jess Decatur Carter, age 80, a native of Moseley (Yell County) and a resident of Russellville, died Wednesday morning. Mr. Carter was engaged as a farmer during his active years. He was a son of Babe and Sara Carter and a member of the Free Will Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Cynthia Carter; five sons, Travis of Danville, Robert of Ranger, Damon of Belleville, Ode of Little Rock and Tommy of Tulsa; two daughters, Mrs. Alva Lamberts of New York and Mrs. Athel Dutton of Tulsa; one brother, Cal of Moseley; one sister, Mrs. Maggie Mills of Danville and a number of grand and great grandchildren. (WWW.YellCountyObits.org, YELL COUNTY RECORD, 50 Yrs Ago, Danville, Arkansas; Originally published on Thursday, March 24, 1960)