Clay County AlArchives Court.....Carter, Seaborn J.  1898
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Source: Estate Record
Written: 1898
Recorded: 1898

Blount County Alabama Probate 1898. 
Seaborn J. Carter 
Hiers: 
Georgiann Carter Clay County, AL. 
Menta Ingram, 
Mollie Baker, 
John Carter, 
Adolphus Carter, 
Charley Carter, 
Gus Love, 
Tex Duke,
Fannie Duke,
Mel Baker, 
Emma Warren, 
and Lula Gilley 
All over age 26 years. 

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Seaborn J. Carter died March 20, 1898.

Blount County News-Dispatch: 
We lost a democrat voter, S.J. Carter, who died last Sunday night he found dead 
Monday morning. He was alone in a room to himself. He was very old about 80 
years of age and had heart trouble. 

Letter from Georgia Ann Carter to her Aunt Josephine Carter widow of Nolen 
Carter of Marshall County Alabama:

Dear Aunt Josephine, 
I will write you to let you no we are all well. I hope that 
these few lines will find you all well. Aunt Josie I got the letter you wrote to 
Sam Ingram the other day. I saw a letter from Mr. Gilley a week ago that stated 
father's death, but not how he died. Aunt I want you to write me and tell me all 
you no about his death. If the County has not got no ministrdar some of you can 
peain to the judge of the probate and he will attend to that. Dear Aunt I will 
close hope to here from you soon. 
May 1, 1898, Abner P.O. Clay County ALA.





Additional Comments:
Note: Wife Amanda Curtis-Carter is not mentioned in the estate record. 

Note: Amanda Carter was living in Clay County at the time of Seaborn Carter's 
death.

Clay County Marriage Records:

James WARREN to Emma CARTER on June 4, 1888, by H. C. Knight, at the bride’s 
house. Bond: James Warren, W. G. Knight and H. C. Knight. This is to certify 
that I am respectly sadisfied (sic) for you as Probate Judge of Clay to issue 
marriage license for my daughter, Emer Carter, June the 3, 1888. Signed: Mandy 
Carter. Witness: H. C. Knight and W. G. Knight. 

L. J. DUKE to Fanney CARTER on August 22, 1889 by H. C. Knight at the bride’s 
mothers house. Bond: L. Y. Duke and W. C. McDonald 

James W. DUKE to R. T. CARTER on March 13, 1890 by W. H. Preston, MG, at Mrs. 
Carter’s house. Bond: James W. Duke and J. D. Knight. To Mr. H. M. Evans: Please 
grant marriage license to my son, J. N. Duke as I am sdisfied (sic). Signed: J. 
N. Duke March the 8, 1890. To Mr. H. M. Evans, Judge of Probate, Clay Co. As my 
daughter, R. T. Carter is of age, I am sadisfield (sic) for her to get marriage 
license. March 9 1890, Signed: Manda Carter.

There have been so many family stories about Seaborn & Amanda Carter that have 
been proven untrue. 


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