Samira Prickett was married to Jesse Carter on October 9, 1834, in Hall County, Georgia. (Georgia marriage indexes) Family information lists her parents as Joshiah Isaiah Prickett and Mary Polly Baker. The 1900 Reno, Leavenworth, Kansas census lists her as the mother of ten with five living.
The 1860 Hall County, Georgia census lists Jesse Carter, age 46, born in South Carolina, with Samira, born in Georgia. Their sons and daughters in 1860 were listed as S. C., a daughter age 24; Thomas, 18; Eliza, 14; Nancy, 11; John, 8; Martha, 6; Arminda, 4; Alexander, 4; & Jasper, 1. A son, age 12, listed as "W. Carter," was listed in the 1850 census.
An obituary was published at her death. Samira's sons, William and Thomas J., both served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. William died in 1863 and Samira's husband died in September of 1864, according to family information. ----
OBITUARY:
Mrs. Samira Carter died at the home of her son, T. J. Carter, four miles south of here, Sunday morning about half past nine o'clock, at the advanced age of 86 years. She had been sick for several weeks.
Funeral services were conducted at the house by Rev. O. M. Keve, Monday afternoon at two o'clock, and the interment was in the cemetery at Reno.
Mrs. Carter had lived most of her life in Georgia where she was born October 26, 1818. Her marriage to Jesse Carter took place October 9, 1834, and to this union were born ten children, of whom five survive. Mrs. Carter came here from Georgia twelve years ago and has been living with her son ever since. For seventy years she had been a member of the Methodist Church. She was a quiet, sunny character, held in high regard by all who knew her.
The 1860 Hall County, Georgia census lists Jesse Carter, age 46, born in South Carolina, with Samira, born in Georgia. Their sons and daughters in 1860 were listed as S. C., a daughter age 24; Thomas, 18; Eliza, 14; Nancy, 11; John, 8; Martha, 6; Arminda, 4; Alexander, 4; & Jasper, 1. A son, age 12, listed as "W. Carter," was listed in the 1850 census.
An obituary was published at her death. Samira's sons, William and Thomas J., both served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. William died in 1863 and Samira's husband died in September of 1864, according to family information. ----
OBITUARY:
Mrs. Samira Carter died at the home of her son, T. J. Carter, four miles south of here, Sunday morning about half past nine o'clock, at the advanced age of 86 years. She had been sick for several weeks.
Funeral services were conducted at the house by Rev. O. M. Keve, Monday afternoon at two o'clock, and the interment was in the cemetery at Reno.
Mrs. Carter had lived most of her life in Georgia where she was born October 26, 1818. Her marriage to Jesse Carter took place October 9, 1834, and to this union were born ten children, of whom five survive. Mrs. Carter came here from Georgia twelve years ago and has been living with her son ever since. For seventy years she had been a member of the Methodist Church. She was a quiet, sunny character, held in high regard by all who knew her.
Samira Prickett was married to Jesse Carter on October 9, 1834, in Hall County, Georgia. (Georgia marriage indexes) Family information lists her parents as Joshiah Isaiah Prickett and Mary Polly Baker. The 1900 Reno, Leavenworth, Kansas census lists her as the mother of ten with five living.
The 1860 Hall County, Georgia census lists Jesse Carter, age 46, born in South Carolina, with Samira, born in Georgia. Their sons and daughters in 1860 were listed as S. C., a daughter age 24; Thomas, 18; Eliza, 14; Nancy, 11; John, 8; Martha, 6; Arminda, 4; Alexander, 4; & Jasper, 1. A son, age 12, listed as "W. Carter," was listed in the 1850 census.
An obituary was published at her death. Samira's sons, William and Thomas J., both served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. William died in 1863 and Samira's husband died in September of 1864, according to family information. ----
OBITUARY:
Mrs. Samira Carter died at the home of her son, T. J. Carter, four miles south of here, Sunday morning about half past nine o'clock, at the advanced age of 86 years. She had been sick for several weeks.
Funeral services were conducted at the house by Rev. O. M. Keve, Monday afternoon at two o'clock, and the interment was in the cemetery at Reno.
Mrs. Carter had lived most of her life in Georgia where she was born October 26, 1818. Her marriage to Jesse Carter took place October 9, 1834, and to this union were born ten children, of whom five survive. Mrs. Carter came here from Georgia twelve years ago and has been living with her son ever since. For seventy years she had been a member of the Methodist Church. She was a quiet, sunny character, held in high regard by all who knew her.
The 1860 Hall County, Georgia census lists Jesse Carter, age 46, born in South Carolina, with Samira, born in Georgia. Their sons and daughters in 1860 were listed as S. C., a daughter age 24; Thomas, 18; Eliza, 14; Nancy, 11; John, 8; Martha, 6; Arminda, 4; Alexander, 4; & Jasper, 1. A son, age 12, listed as "W. Carter," was listed in the 1850 census.
An obituary was published at her death. Samira's sons, William and Thomas J., both served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. William died in 1863 and Samira's husband died in September of 1864, according to family information. ----
OBITUARY:
Mrs. Samira Carter died at the home of her son, T. J. Carter, four miles south of here, Sunday morning about half past nine o'clock, at the advanced age of 86 years. She had been sick for several weeks.
Funeral services were conducted at the house by Rev. O. M. Keve, Monday afternoon at two o'clock, and the interment was in the cemetery at Reno.
Mrs. Carter had lived most of her life in Georgia where she was born October 26, 1818. Her marriage to Jesse Carter took place October 9, 1834, and to this union were born ten children, of whom five survive. Mrs. Carter came here from Georgia twelve years ago and has been living with her son ever since. For seventy years she had been a member of the Methodist Church. She was a quiet, sunny character, held in high regard by all who knew her.
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