The Thomas Carter Sr. family came to what is now Faulkner County from Georgia in the late 1840s. According to various census records, Thomas Carter Sr. was born about 1801 in either Virginia or North Carolina. His wife, Jane C. Irwin, was born about 1803 in North Carolina. Thomas and Jane were married in Carter County, Tennessee, on 26 July 1822. On the back of Thomas and Jane's marriage license the Justice of the Peace that performed the ceremony wrote that it was held "at the hows of Wm Erwins [sic]". It is not known if William Erwin was Jane's father, brother, or some other relative.
Thomas and Jane Carter had six known children: Elizabeth Carter, married Walter M. Arnold; Lavina Carter, married William B. Butler; Dr. Alfred Carter, married Margaret Alta Roden; William M. Carter, married Mary Jane Lackey; George Washington Carter, married first Amanda Caroline Mabry, married second Martha Padgett; and Thomas Carter Jr., supposedly died while serving in the Civil War.
Thomas and Jane Carter brought their family to Conway County, Arkansas, settling in Section 32, Township 6 North, Range 12 West. By 1849, Thomas Carter Sr. had erected a cotton gin and grist mill, using the waters of Palarm Creek as the source of power. The family was not recorded on the 1850 census, probably because they lived near the county line of Pulaski and Conway counties and were missed by the census takers, as were several other families known to be living in the area at that time.
Conway County estate records show that Thomas Carter Sr. died in Jan 1865. His son William Carter was named administrator of his estate in Aug 1865 and listed as his heirs his widow, Jane Carter, daughters Elizabeth Arnold and Lavina Butler, and sons Alfred, William, and George. These records also show the devastating effect the Civil War had on the value of Thomas Carter Sr.'s land and business. The 1860 census showed his real estate valued at $2,700 and his personal estate at $1,300. At the time of his death five years later, his entire estate was valued at $692, with the proceeds of the estate sale amounting to only $338.70.
Jane Irwin Carter continued to live on the land her husband had purchased when they moved to Arkansas. She appears on the 1870 census with her widowed daughter, Lavina Butler. Jane was still living in 1880, at that time with her son, George W. Carter and his family. It is not known exactly when she died but it was after 1880.
Thomas and Jane Carter had six known children: Elizabeth Carter, married Walter M. Arnold; Lavina Carter, married William B. Butler; Dr. Alfred Carter, married Margaret Alta Roden; William M. Carter, married Mary Jane Lackey; George Washington Carter, married first Amanda Caroline Mabry, married second Martha Padgett; and Thomas Carter Jr., supposedly died while serving in the Civil War.
Thomas and Jane Carter brought their family to Conway County, Arkansas, settling in Section 32, Township 6 North, Range 12 West. By 1849, Thomas Carter Sr. had erected a cotton gin and grist mill, using the waters of Palarm Creek as the source of power. The family was not recorded on the 1850 census, probably because they lived near the county line of Pulaski and Conway counties and were missed by the census takers, as were several other families known to be living in the area at that time.
Conway County estate records show that Thomas Carter Sr. died in Jan 1865. His son William Carter was named administrator of his estate in Aug 1865 and listed as his heirs his widow, Jane Carter, daughters Elizabeth Arnold and Lavina Butler, and sons Alfred, William, and George. These records also show the devastating effect the Civil War had on the value of Thomas Carter Sr.'s land and business. The 1860 census showed his real estate valued at $2,700 and his personal estate at $1,300. At the time of his death five years later, his entire estate was valued at $692, with the proceeds of the estate sale amounting to only $338.70.
Jane Irwin Carter continued to live on the land her husband had purchased when they moved to Arkansas. She appears on the 1870 census with her widowed daughter, Lavina Butler. Jane was still living in 1880, at that time with her son, George W. Carter and his family. It is not known exactly when she died but it was after 1880.
The Thomas Carter Sr. family came to what is now Faulkner County from Georgia in the late 1840s. According to various census records, Thomas Carter Sr. was born about 1801 in either Virginia or North Carolina. His wife, Jane C. Irwin, was born about 1803 in North Carolina. Thomas and Jane were married in Carter County, Tennessee, on 26 July 1822. On the back of Thomas and Jane's marriage license the Justice of the Peace that performed the ceremony wrote that it was held "at the hows of Wm Erwins [sic]". It is not known if William Erwin was Jane's father, brother, or some other relative.
Thomas and Jane Carter had six known children: Elizabeth Carter, married Walter M. Arnold; Lavina Carter, married William B. Butler; Dr. Alfred Carter, married Margaret Alta Roden; William M. Carter, married Mary Jane Lackey; George Washington Carter, married first Amanda Caroline Mabry, married second Martha Padgett; and Thomas Carter Jr., supposedly died while serving in the Civil War.
Thomas and Jane Carter brought their family to Conway County, Arkansas, settling in Section 32, Township 6 North, Range 12 West. By 1849, Thomas Carter Sr. had erected a cotton gin and grist mill, using the waters of Palarm Creek as the source of power. The family was not recorded on the 1850 census, probably because they lived near the county line of Pulaski and Conway counties and were missed by the census takers, as were several other families known to be living in the area at that time.
Conway County estate records show that Thomas Carter Sr. died in Jan 1865. His son William Carter was named administrator of his estate in Aug 1865 and listed as his heirs his widow, Jane Carter, daughters Elizabeth Arnold and Lavina Butler, and sons Alfred, William, and George. These records also show the devastating effect the Civil War had on the value of Thomas Carter Sr.'s land and business. The 1860 census showed his real estate valued at $2,700 and his personal estate at $1,300. At the time of his death five years later, his entire estate was valued at $692, with the proceeds of the estate sale amounting to only $338.70.
Jane Irwin Carter continued to live on the land her husband had purchased when they moved to Arkansas. She appears on the 1870 census with her widowed daughter, Lavina Butler. Jane was still living in 1880, at that time with her son, George W. Carter and his family. It is not known exactly when she died but it was after 1880.
Thomas and Jane Carter had six known children: Elizabeth Carter, married Walter M. Arnold; Lavina Carter, married William B. Butler; Dr. Alfred Carter, married Margaret Alta Roden; William M. Carter, married Mary Jane Lackey; George Washington Carter, married first Amanda Caroline Mabry, married second Martha Padgett; and Thomas Carter Jr., supposedly died while serving in the Civil War.
Thomas and Jane Carter brought their family to Conway County, Arkansas, settling in Section 32, Township 6 North, Range 12 West. By 1849, Thomas Carter Sr. had erected a cotton gin and grist mill, using the waters of Palarm Creek as the source of power. The family was not recorded on the 1850 census, probably because they lived near the county line of Pulaski and Conway counties and were missed by the census takers, as were several other families known to be living in the area at that time.
Conway County estate records show that Thomas Carter Sr. died in Jan 1865. His son William Carter was named administrator of his estate in Aug 1865 and listed as his heirs his widow, Jane Carter, daughters Elizabeth Arnold and Lavina Butler, and sons Alfred, William, and George. These records also show the devastating effect the Civil War had on the value of Thomas Carter Sr.'s land and business. The 1860 census showed his real estate valued at $2,700 and his personal estate at $1,300. At the time of his death five years later, his entire estate was valued at $692, with the proceeds of the estate sale amounting to only $338.70.
Jane Irwin Carter continued to live on the land her husband had purchased when they moved to Arkansas. She appears on the 1870 census with her widowed daughter, Lavina Butler. Jane was still living in 1880, at that time with her son, George W. Carter and his family. It is not known exactly when she died but it was after 1880.
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