Mary Elizabeth Carter parentage
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Thomas Carter and Rebecca (Jones) Carter
Thomas Carter and Rebecca (Jones) Carter are the leading parent pair: probate names Mary Anderson as daughter; census schedules place Mary E. in their Jackson Co. household…
The question asked: Who were the parents of Mary Elizabeth Carter?
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How this case was worked
24 records read across 12 archives, and 41 claims drawn from them.
The questionWho were the parents of Mary Elizabeth Carter?
- PlannerDecides what to look for next, and what has already been settled.
- ResearcherRuns the searches and reads what comes back, record by record.
- Coverage reviewerChecks whether enough of the record has been searched to conclude.
- Proof reviewerChecks that every conclusion is carried by a record we can cite.
National Archives6 records
- 11850 U.S. Census — Carter household, Jackson Co., MO
- 21860 U.S. Census — Carter household, Jackson Co., MO
- 31870 U.S. Census — Anderson household, Jackson Co., MO
- 41880 U.S. Census — Anderson household, Jackson Co., MO
Archives consulted12/12
- National Archives6
- Jackson County Probate Court3
- Jackson County Recorder3
- Independence Examiner2
- Jackson County Archives2
- Jackson County Historical Society2
- Family papers — sealed scan1
- First Baptist Church, Independence1
- Kansas City Star1
- Kansas State Archives1
- Missouri State Archives1
- Oakwood Cemetery1
Pedigree in this case
3 of 31 positions found across 5 generations. 2 lines stop here.
By generation
- You18421/1
- Parents1815–18182/2
- Grandparents0/4
- Great-grandparents0/8
- 2× great-grandparents0/16
Point at any position to name it and trace its line back to the centre.
- Establishedwith records0
- Concludedproof not complete1
- Where the tree stopsresearch starts here2
- Not yet foundthe position exists28
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