Kentucky: A History of the State, Battle, Perrin, & Kniffin, 6th ed., 1887,
Oldham Co.

JOSEPH W. CARTER was born in Oldham County, Ky., July 21, 1846, a son of
Stephen O. Carter, also a native of Oldham County, and Susan H. (Maddox)
Carter, of Shelby County.  The former was a Royal Arch Mason, and died
in 1862; the latter was a member of the Missionary Baptist Church, and
died in November, 1861.  Of their three sons and one daughter, our subject
is the second child.  He lived with his father on his farm, and attended a
country school until his father's death.  He then made his home with his
brother-in-law, J. W. Beall, for three years.  In 1866 he entered Funk
Seminary, LaGrange, where he remained ten months.  He then taught school
for some time in Chestnut Grove Precinct, Shelby County.  He is now engaged
in farming, having 300 acres of land in Brownsboro Precinct, Oldham
County.  He married, May 13, 1869, Miss Fannie Ingram, of Oldham County,
daughter of William and Rebecca L. (Hitt) Ingram.  To them have been born
four sons and one daughter, James S., Roy, William S., Susie May and
Ingram B.

Carter Maddox beall Ingram Hitt
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Shelby-KY

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