Dorsey CarterAge: 75 years1878–1953
- Name
- Dorsey Carter
- Given names
- Dorsey
- Surname
- Carter
 Birth | August 2, 1878 25 20 |
 Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
 Census | June 3, 1880 (Age 22 months) |
 Birth of a sister | Addie Carter September 10, 1880 (Age 2 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Nannie Carter March 15, 1883 (Age 4 years) |
| Death of a sister | Nannie Carter October 4, 1886 (Age 8 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Margaret Ruth Carter March 22, 1888 (Age 9 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Betsy Carter October 8, 1890 (Age 12 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | Allen Eaton Carter February 1892 (Age 13 years) |
| Birth of a brother | William L “Willie” Carter July 26, 1893 (Age 14 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 19 years)Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Catherine C “Katie” McMillan October 20, 1898 (Age 20 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 37 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 38 years)Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I |
| Historical Event | Spanish Influenza Epidemic 1918 (Age 39 years)Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/ |
| Death of a father | William Malcolm Carter September 27, 1922 (Age 44 years) |
| Death of a brother | Thomas “Tommie” Carter July 22, 1928 (Age 49 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 51 years)Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression |
| Death of a mother | Mary Elizabeth “Mollie” Durham February 13, 1940 (Age 61 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 63 years)Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 71 years)Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 67 years)Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War |
 Death | November 1, 1953 (Age 75 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
William Malcolm Carter Birth: calculated 1853 39 40 — Humphreys, Tennessee, United States Death: September 27, 1922 — Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States |
| mother |
Mary Elizabeth “Mollie” Durham Birth: calculated 1858 — Tennessee, United States Death: February 13, 1940 — Humphreys, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: — |
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| elder brother |
Thomas “Tommie” Carter Birth: April 9, 1876 23 18 — Humphreys, Tennessee, United States Death: July 22, 1928 — Humphreys, Tennessee, United States |
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2 years himself |
Dorsey Carter Birth: August 2, 1878 25 20 — Humphreys, Tennessee, United States Death: November 1, 1953 — Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States |
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2 years younger sister |
Addie Carter Birth: September 10, 1880 27 22 — Humphreys, Tennessee, United States Death: November 27, 1955 — Humphreys, Tennessee, United States |
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3 years younger sister |
Nannie Carter Birth: March 15, 1883 30 25 — Humphreys, Tennessee, United States Death: October 4, 1886 — Humphreys, Tennessee, United States |
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5 years younger sister |
Margaret Ruth Carter Birth: March 22, 1888 35 30 — Humphreys, Tennessee, United States Death: February 17, 1959 — Humphreys, Tennessee, United States |
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3 years younger sister |
Betsy Carter Birth: October 8, 1890 37 32 — Waverly, Humphreys, Tennessee, United States Death: July 12, 1975 — El Centro, Imperial, California, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
William L “Willie” Carter Birth: July 26, 1893 40 35 — Waverly, Humphreys, Tennessee, United States Death: August 15, 1957 — Waverly, Humphreys, Tennessee, United States |
Dorsey Carter has 3 first cousins recorded
Father's family (3)
Parents Hugh Lawrence Carter + Martha Jane Hatton
Mother's family (0)
| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - William Malcolm Carter - Household
Dist. 4 Humphries, Tennessee
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