Living

Landon married Anna Mae Kuhn on 22 Dec 1907 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Anna was born on 8 Aug 1888 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 16 May 1976 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Happy Valley Memorial Park, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

John married Louisa Emily Emma Carter on 7 Mar 1878 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Louisa (daughter of Landon C. Carter and Deborah Ellis) was born about 1856 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

David married Mary Ann Smith about 1852 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Mary (daughter of William Smith and Catherine Mottern) was born on 28 Feb 1829 in , Giles County, Tennessee, ; died on 28 Aug 1906 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Ellis Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Landon Carter was a very staunch supporter of the Union cause, and was one of the most active in Carter County. He took part in the famous bridge burnings, which severely limited the Confederates ability to transport supplies through the eastern Tennessee area. He was the Captain of the Turkeytown Company, and was a marked man by the local Confederate forces. He eluded capture, escaping to Federal lines where he enlisted in the Union Army. He served in Company B, 4th Tennessee Infantry, during 1862-1864, and later was a Captain in Comapny H, 13th Tennessee Cavalry. Following the war, he returned to Carter County where he served as Constable, 8th Civil District.

Landon married Deborah Ellis on 1 Feb 1846 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Deborah (daughter of Reverend Radford Ellis and Louisa Peters Lowery) was born about 1829 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died after 1860 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]