Wednesday, April 05, 2023

On This Day in Family History - April 5

 Ollie Ernest Carter was born 05 April 1915


Ollie was the son of John Martin Carter and Amy Lorene Tamsett Carter


 

Photos: John Martin Carter and Amy Tamsett Carter
John Martin Carter was a brother of my great-great-grandmother Adaline Carter Arnold
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Ollie Carter died on Christmas Day 1934 at age 19

"Ollie was shot and killed at a party on Christmas night at the home of Kenneth Martin. A man by the name of Martin shot him. The reason, because he would not remove his hands from his pockets."
-- from his FindAGrave memorial, written by cousin Glynda Carter Tucker

Photo: Ollie Carter and Norman Smith
(not the man who shot him...)

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