Carter family of Tennessee

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]
* Alfred Moore Carter
* Union Army officer Samuel Perry Carter
* Rev. William Blount Carter
* Secretary of Arizona Territory James Patton Taylor Carter[1][5]

## See also

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* Landon Carter Haynes

## References

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1. ^ a b "Historic Sword Presented". The Journal and Tribune. 1910-06-04. p. 5. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
2. ^ "The Carter Mansion". Carter County Area History. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
3. ^ Rust, Randal. "Carter, Landon". Tennessee Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
4. ^ "The Mansion". Carter County Area History. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
5. ^ a b c "Carter Family". www.anamericanfamilyhistory.com. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
6. ^ a b c Moore, John Trotwood; Foster, Austin Powers (1923). Tennessee, the Volunteer State, 1769-1923. S. J. Clarke Publishing Company. p. 570.