Wilson C. Carter^[1]

1825 - 1865  (40 years)

• Name	Wilson C. Carter
  Birth	1825	Georgia, United States
  Gender	Male
  Census	1850	Dekalb, Georgia, United States   [2]
  Census	16 Aug 1860	Coweta, Georgia, United States   [3]
  Military	1862	Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, United States
  	enlisted, Pvt, Co I, 42 Regt Ga Inf
  	Enlisted, Pvt, Co I, 42 Regt Ga Inf Wilson Carter served as a Private in Co I, 42 Regt, Georgia Infantry,enlisting 4 March 1862. He was taken prisoner sometime prior to 4 July 1863, when he was paroled at Vicksburg, Mississippi. Based on pay records, it appears likely he was captured sometime around 8 Oct 1862. At his parole, he swore an oath not to take up arms against the United States again. Apparently, this was merely a formality because Wilson went back to his unit. He was captured again 23 September 1864 in Atlanta, Georgia. From Atlanta, he was shipped to Camp Douglas in Chicago, Illinois. He is listed on a roll of prisoners who died between 15 March and 31 March 1865. He died 26 March 1865 of rheumatism of the heart and is buried in grave 987, block 3, Chicago City Cemetery.
  _AMTID	162485315242:1030:191555462
  _UID	A749ECD38F724C8D9F23472C7C5890D4F63C
  Burial	1865	Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States   [4]
  	Address: Oak Woods Cemetery
  	grave 987, block 3, Chicago City Cemetery. BURIAL: Oak Woods Cemetery, 1035 E. 67th St., Chicago, IL, Confederate Mound FINDAGRAVE: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=37530898
  Death	20 Mar 1865	Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
  Person ID	I1387	Scott Dickson
  Last Modified	28 Jun 2020

  
  

  Father	Wilson C. Carter
  Family ID	F110	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Laura W. Hudson,   b. 19 Oct 1832, Georgia, United States d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage License	19 Oct 1846	Dekalb, Georgia, United States   [5]
  Marriage	20 Oct 1846	Dekalb, Georgia, United States   [5, 6]
  Children	1. John W. Carter,   b. Sep 1850, Dekalb, Georgia, United States d. Yes, date unknown   2. Sarah Carter,   b. Abt 1855, Georgia, United States d. Yes, date unknown + 3. Othelda Katherine Carter,   b. 17 Aug 1858, Coweta, Georgia, United States d. 2 Jan 1940, Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, United States (Age 81 years)
  Family ID	F1339	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Dec 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1825 - Georgia, United States Marriage License - 19 Oct 1846 - DeKalb, Georgia, United States Marriage - 20 Oct 1846 - DeKalb, Georgia, United States Census - 1850 - DeKalb, Georgia, United States Census - 16 Aug 1860 - Coweta, Georgia, United States Military - enlisted, Pvt, Co I, 42 Regt Ga Inf - 1862 - Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, United States Burial - Address: Oak Woods Cemetery - 1865 - Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States Death - 20 Mar 1865 - Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Some documents mistakenly refer to Wilson Carter as Nelson.

  
  

• Sources

  [S301] Descendants of Wilson C. Carter. [S485] 1850 US Federal Census, Dekalb Co., GA, Casey's District; dwelling 93; Carter, Nelson. [S536] 1860 US Federal Census, Coweta Co., GA, Several Districts; p. 799; Carter, Wilson C. [S641] Find A Grave, 13 December 2014; Wilson C. Carter; Wilson C. Carter; 37530898; Doug the bug. [S1651] Georgia, Dekalb, Marriage records, 1840-1928, 28 June 2020; Marriage Book A-B, p. 197, Wilson Carter to Laura W Hudson. [S362] Dekalb County, Georgia, Marriage Book 1840-1848, p.