Son of William Carter and Ellen Benbow

Married Emma Blake, 16 Jun 1873, St. George, Washington, Utah

Married Lottie Rose Smith, 2 Feb 1882, St. George, Washington, Utah

Children - John Cleveland Carter, Ellen Smith Carter, August B. Carter, Metta Smith Carter, Don Smith Carter, Isabell Smith Carter

Obituary - William John Benbow Carter died in this city of Brights Disease of the kidneys on Monday, March 9, 1908 at 6:30 p.m. Deceased was a son of William Carter (who plowed the first furrow in the Great Salt Lake Valley after the advent of the pioneers in 1847) and was born in Salt Lake City on June 29, 1852.

He was twice married his first wife dying on the 18th day of March 1874. After the death of his first wife Bro. Carter performed a mission in England. Bro. Carter was married again on the 2nd day of February 1882 to Lottie R. Smith who with two sons and three daughters survive him.

His father was called with others to settle St. George in 1861, so that Bro. Carter was one of the original Dixie pioneers being about 9 years of age when he arrived in this place. He went through all the hardships incidental to pioneering and was always faithful.

Bro. Carter was on several expeditions against the Indians during the troublous times of '66-‘67 and was a member of President Daniel H. Wells party when Bishop Lorenzo W. Roundy was drowned in the Colorado river by the ferry boat sinking. On that occasion Bro. Carter (who was a powerful man) saved himself by swimming to one of the buggies which was being carried down the river, upon which floated until it reached the bank.

Bro. Carter was a faithful Latter-day Saint and had been a high counselor and an alternate high counselor for many years.

- U of U Willard Marriot Library, Utah Digital Newspaper collection and Dixie State College from "Washington County News 1908-03-12"