Members of the Carter family were "among the earliest settlers of Tennessee" and their descendants became "one of the most illustrious families in the state." [1]
- John Carter of
Watauga Association
[2]
-
Landon C. Carter, Revolutionary War soldier, namesake of
Carter County, Tennessee
[3] while
Elizabethton is named for his wife Elizabeth Maclin
[4]
- U.S. Representative William Blount Carter [5]
- Mary Carter
[6]
- U.S. Representative
Nathaniel Green Taylor
[6]
- Tennessee governor Alf Taylor [6]
- Tennessee governor and U.S. Senator Robert Love Taylor [5]
- U.S. Representative
Nathaniel Green Taylor
[6]
- Alfred Moore Carter
- Union Army officer Samuel Perry Carter
- Rev. William Blount Carter
- Secretary of Arizona Territory James Patton Taylor Carter [1] [5]
-
Landon C. Carter, Revolutionary War soldier, namesake of
Carter County, Tennessee
[3] while
Elizabethton is named for his wife Elizabeth Maclin
[4]
See also
References
- ^ a b "Historic Sword Presented". The Journal and Tribune. 1910-06-04. p. 5. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
- ^ "The Carter Mansion". Carter County Area History. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
- ^ Rust, Randal. "Carter, Landon". Tennessee Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
- ^ "The Mansion". Carter County Area History. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
- ^ a b c "Carter Family". www.anamericanfamilyhistory.com. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
- ^ a b c Moore, John Trotwood; Foster, Austin Powers (1923). Tennessee, the Volunteer State, 1769-1923. S. J. Clarke Publishing Company. p. 570.