William Archibald Carter

1858 - 1903  (44 years)  Submit Photo / Document    Has 34 ancestors and 19 descendants in this family tree.

• Name	William Archibald Carter
  Birth	12 Nov 1858	Sumter, Georgia, United States
  Gender	Male
  Death	4 Sep 1903	Arlington, Calhoun, Georgia, United States
  Burial	7 Sep 1903	Rosedale Cemetery, Cuthbert, Randolph, Georgia, United States
  Initiatory (LDS)	4 Mar 2004	MTIMP
  FamilySearch ID	2C19-8HL
  Person ID	I168933	mytree
  Last Modified	25 Feb 2024

  
  

  Father	Littleberry Walker Carter,   b. 1832, Warren, Georgia, United States d. 7 Nov 1873, Sumter, Georgia, United States (Age 41 years)
  Mother	Mary Ann Diligence Seals,   b. 1838, Warren, Georgia, United States d. 11 Nov 1873, Sumter, Georgia, United States (Age 35 years)
  Marriage	5 Jan 1851	Warren, Georgia, United States
  Family ID	F42443	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Nina Pratt,   b. 5 Dec 1863, Due West, Abbeville, South Carolina, United States d. 8 Mar 1939, Plains, Sumter, Georgia, United States (Age 75 years)
  Marriage	8 Sep 1885	Abbeville, South Carolina, United States
  Children	1. Ethel Carter,   b. 5 Feb 1887, Arlington, Calhoun, Georgia, United States d. 9 Jan 1972, Plains, Sumter, Georgia, United States (Age 84 years)   2. William Alton Carter,   b. 17 Aug 1888, Arlington, Calhoun, Georgia, United States d. Jan 1978, Georgia, United States (Age 89 years)   3. Lula Carter,   b. 1 May 1891, Arlington, Calhoun, Georgia, United States d. Jan 1981, Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, United States (Age 89 years) + 4. James Earl Carter,   b. 12 Sep 1894, Arlington, Calhoun, Georgia, United States d. 22 Jul 1953, Plains, Sumter, Georgia, United States (Age 58 years)   5. Daughter Carter,   b. Abt 1896, Arlington, Calhoun, Georgia, United States   6. Daughter Carter,   b. Abt 1898, Arlington, Calhoun, Georgia, United States   7. Daughter Carter,   b. Abt 1900, Arlington, Calhoun, Georgia, United States   8. Jeanette Carter,   b. 4 Jan 1904, Arlington, Calhoun, Georgia, United States d. 15 Aug 1984, Florida, United States (Age 80 years)
  Family ID	F42445	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Nov 2024

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 12 Nov 1858 - Sumter, Georgia, United States Marriage - 8 Sep 1885 - Abbeville, South Carolina, United States Death - 4 Sep 1903 - Arlington, Calhoun, Georgia, United States Burial - 7 Sep 1903 - Rosedale Cemetery, Cuthbert, Randolph, Georgia, United States Initiatory (LDS) - 4 Mar 2004 - MTIMP  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  William Archibald Carter had substantial holdings in Early County, Geo r g i a. He owned sawmills, stores and other real estate. On Septembe r 1 , 1 90 3, he was involved in an altercation with one of his renters i n th e to w n of Rowena, Georgia. Will Talliaferro shot Carter in the hea d whi le His oldest son, William Alton watched helplessly. He succumbed t o hi s wo un d, September 4, 1903 in Arlington, Early County, Georgia Will Talliferro, was charged with manslaughter for killing W A Carte r , h o wever his trial ended in a mistrial. The prosecution elected no t t o re tr y the case.