Landon C. Carter

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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]

1. William Jackson Carter was born in Sep 1849 in Carter County, , , Tennessee.
2. James G. Carter was born about 1852 in Carter County, , , Tennessee.
3. Mary Hester Carter was born about 1855 in Carter County, , , Tennessee.
4. Louisa Emily Emma Carter was born about 1856 in Carter County, , , Tennessee.

Landon married Elizabeth H. Cameron before 1870 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Elizabeth (daughter of Jacob Cameron) was born about 1838 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died about 1875 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Landon married Rebecca J. Garland about 1880 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Rebecca (daughter of James Lewis Garland, Sr. and Susannah Cole) was born on 19 May 1853 in , Giles County, Tennessee, . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Luta Bell Carter was born after 1880 in Carter County, , , Tennessee.