Frank Benjamin McCarter: Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest

Generation: 1

1.	Frank Benjamin McCarter was born 25 Jul 1946, Tennessee (son of Ray D. McCarter and Matilda Elizabeth Barnes); died 3 Nov 1983; was buried Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Generation: 2

Ray D. McCarter was born 29 Feb 1916, Tennessee (son of Isaac Benjamin "Bud" McCarter and Lilly Alice Arrington); died 3 Nov 1995, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Other Events:

Census: 1920, Sevier County, Tennessee

Ray — Matilda Elizabeth Barnes. Matilda (daughter of Morris Elijah Barnes and Carrie Lou Bentley) was born 6 Jan 1923, Hot Springs, North Carolina; died 15 Jul 1998; was buried Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Matilda Elizabeth Barnes was born 6 Jan 1923, Hot Springs, North Carolina (daughter of Morris Elijah Barnes and Carrie Lou Bentley); died 15 Jul 1998; was buried Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Other Events:

Census: 1940, District 4, Anderson County, tennessee

Notes:

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Reference:
"The Mountain Press", Margaret Ann (Lyons) McCarter obituary.

Children:

David Ray McCarter was born 3 Oct 1943; died 5 Oct 2015.
1. Frank Benjamin McCarter was born 25 Jul 1946, Tennessee; died 3 Nov 1983; was buried Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Troy Lee McCarter was born 27 May 1951, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 7 Mar 2001, Knox County, Tennessee.
Willadean "Deanie" McCarter
Darlene McCarter
Moleta Ruth McCarter was born 12 Jan 1962.

Generation: 3

Isaac Benjamin "Bud" McCarter was born 22 Aug 1875, Tennessee (son of John McCarter and Sarah Huskey); died 1945; was buried Pleasant View Cemetery, Rhea County, Tennessee.

Other Events:

Draft Registration: 12 Sep 1918, Sevier County, Tennessee

Notes:

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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 92.

Isaac — Lilly Alice Arrington. Lilly (daughter of Franklin Arrington and Mary A. "Polly" Monteith) was born 7 Jan 1874, Tennessee; died 12 Feb 1961, Rhea County, Tennessee; was buried 14 Feb 1961, Pleasant View Cemetery, Rhea County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Lilly Alice Arrington was born 7 Jan 1874, Tennessee (daughter of Franklin Arrington and Mary A. "Polly" Monteith); died 12 Feb 1961, Rhea County, Tennessee; was buried 14 Feb 1961, Pleasant View Cemetery, Rhea County, Tennessee.

Other Events:

Census: 1920, Sevier County, Tennessee

Notes:

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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 92.

Children:

Harley McCarter was born Abt 1904, Tennessee.
Kate D. McCarter was born Abt 1914, Tennessee.
2. Ray D. McCarter was born 29 Feb 1916, Tennessee; died 3 Nov 1995, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Willard Roy McCarter was born 29 Feb 1916, Tennessee; died 22 Sep 1998, Hamilton County, Tennessee.

Morris Elijah Barnes was born 16 Mar 1896, North Carolina (son of Hugh Benjamin "Ben" Barnes and Elizabeth Delilah Gosnell); died 19 Feb 1957; was buried Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Other Events:

Census: 1940, District 4, Anderson County, tennessee

Notes:

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Reference:
"Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 151.

Morris — Carrie Lou Bentley. Carrie (daughter of William Bentley and Betty Reed) was born 10 May 1902, Tennessee; died 24 May 1936, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 27 May 1936, White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Carrie Lou Bentley was born 10 May 1902, Tennessee (daughter of William Bentley and Betty Reed); died 24 May 1936, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 27 May 1936, White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Children:

Hugh Benjamin Barnes was born 22 May 1921, Hot Springs, North Carolina; died 11 Dec 1996; was buried Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
3. Matilda Elizabeth Barnes was born 6 Jan 1923, Hot Springs, North Carolina; died 15 Jul 1998; was buried Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Morris Elijah Barnes was born 2 Jun 1924, North Carolina; died 15 Sep 1978; was buried Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Moleta Pearl Barnes was born Abt 1927, North Carolina; died 2 Apr 1928, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried 4 Apr 1928, Bearden Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.
Mary Lou Barnes was born 11 Aug 1928, Michigan; died Dec 1991.
Irene Isabel Barnes was born 8 Aug 1931, Tennessee; died 25 Jan 2002; was buried Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Robert William "Bud" Barnes was born 15 Jan 1934, Tennessee; died 18 Jan 1936, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 19 Jan 1936, White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
"Jack" Barnes

Generation: 4

John McCarter was born Jun 1852, Tennessee (son of Thomas McCarter and Mary Ownby); died 30 Jan 1935; was buried , Blount County, Tennessee.

Notes:

Buried in Walker's Valley Cemetery.
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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 104.
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 79, 127.
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 80, 92.

John married Sarah Huskey 22 Aug 1875, Sevier County, Tennessee. Sarah (daughter of James Wesley Huskey and Anna Ogle) was born 6 Jan 1855, Tennessee; died 7 Jan 1918; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Sarah Huskey was born 6 Jan 1855, Tennessee (daughter of James Wesley Huskey and Anna Ogle); died 7 Jan 1918; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Notes:

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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 104.
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 79, 127.
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 80, 92.

Children:

4. Isaac Benjamin "Bud" McCarter was born 22 Aug 1875, Tennessee; died 1945; was buried Pleasant View Cemetery, Rhea County, Tennessee.
Alice Roseann "Rosa" McCarter was born 22 May 1878; died 18 May 1946; was buried Valley Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.
John Wesley McCarter was born 9 Jan 1882, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 10 Sep 1910, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
William McCarter was born 1882; died 14 Dec 1948.
Cyrus McCarter was born Feb 1884; died 31 Oct 1949.
Henry Newton McCarter was born 4 Feb 1885, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 25 Oct 1965; was buried Walkers Valley Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.
Martha Mertie McCarter was born 6 Nov 1888, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 16 May 1968; was buried Valley View Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Stephen McCarter was born 1890; died See Notes.
Armintha "Mintia" McCarter was born 7 Apr 1892, Tennessee; died 1 Feb 1977; was buried Valley View Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Margaret Lucretia McCarter was born May 1894; died 20 Apr 1970.
Walter Lee McCarter was born 25 Aug 1896, Tennessee; died 6 Nov 1944; was buried Grassy Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Rhoda A. McCarter was born Sep 1899.

10.	Franklin Arrington Franklin — Mary A. "Polly" Monteith. Mary (daughter of William Monteith and Nancy B. Crawford) was born 22 Aug 1833; died 20 Aug 1904; was buried Lauada Cemetery, Swain County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet]

11.

Mary A. "Polly" Monteith was born 22 Aug 1833 (daughter of William Monteith and Nancy B. Crawford); died 20 Aug 1904; was buried Lauada Cemetery, Swain County, North Carolina.

Children:

5. Lilly Alice Arrington was born 7 Jan 1874, Tennessee; died 12 Feb 1961, Rhea County, Tennessee; was buried 14 Feb 1961, Pleasant View Cemetery, Rhea County, Tennessee.

12.

Hugh Benjamin "Ben" Barnes was born 3 Aug 1873, McDowell County, North Carolina (son of Elijah M. Barnes and Jane M. Turner); died 5 Aug 1925; was buried Revere Cemetery, Revere, Madison County, North Carolina.

Notes:

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Reference:
"Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 151.

Hugh married Elizabeth Delilah Gosnell 1895. Elizabeth (daughter of William Morris Gosnell and Matilda Chandler) was born 4 Jan 1878, North Carolina; died 26 Aug 1965; was buried Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

13.

Elizabeth Delilah Gosnell was born 4 Jan 1878, North Carolina (daughter of William Morris Gosnell and Matilda Chandler); died 26 Aug 1965; was buried Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Notes:

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Reference:
"Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 151.

Children:

6. Morris Elijah Barnes was born 16 Mar 1896, North Carolina; died 19 Feb 1957; was buried Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
John Pritchard Barnes was born 28 Dec 1897, Madison County, North Carolina; died 4 Feb 1980; was buried Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
James Bailey Barnes was born 8 Jan 1900, North Carolina; died 5 Feb 1969; was buried Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Maud Roberta Barnes was born 30 Apr 1904, Marshall, North Carolina; died 11 Oct 1993; was buried Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Spencer Roosevelt Barnes was born 24 Mar 1907, North Carolina; died 23 Aug 1972; was buried Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Pearlie Matilda Barnes died INFANT.
Barnes died INFANT.

14. William Bentley was born Tennessee.
William — Betty Reed. Betty was born Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

15.

Betty Reed was born Tennessee.

Children:

7. Carrie Lou Bentley was born 10 May 1902, Tennessee; died 24 May 1936, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 27 May 1936, White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.