Bio: Isaac N. Carter, Sabine Parish & Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana
Source: Biographical & Historical Memories of Northwest Louisiana
Nashville & Chicago, The Southern Printing Company, 1890
Submitted by: Gaytha Carver Thompson



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ISAAC N. CARTER

Isaac N. Carter, farmer and cotton ginner of Ward 3, was born in Natchitoches
Parish, La., in 1856 to Harmon and Martha A. (Ester) Carter, natives of
Mississippi, who came with their parents to Natchitoches Parish, La., some
fifty years ago, where they became acquainted and married.  When the subject
of this sketch was quite small they came to this parish, and settled at
Negreet, where Mr. Carter died, in 1873, and his wife in 1871, members of the
Baptist Church, and the former a farmer by occupation.  He was also a
lieutenant in the confederate Army during the Rebellion, serving throughout
the entire war.  His father was one of the very earliest settlers of
Natchitoches Parish, and there he passed from life.  The maternal grandfather,
William Dawson Estes, was also one of its earliest settlers, and is still
living in this State. 

The subject of this sketch was the fifth child born to his parents, three now
living, and as he was compelled to labor hard at farm work in his youth, he
received but little schooling.  At the age of eighteen years he began the
battle of life for himself, and in 1874 was married to Miss Ann E. daughter of
Luis and Susan Schubrooks, the former of whom was born in Belgium, and died in
Rapides Parish, La.  His wife's birthplace was the State of Alabama, her death
occurring in Sabin Parish.  Mrs. Carter was born here, ad her union with Mr.
Carter has resulted in the birth of five children.

Mr. Carter has resided on his present farm of 295 acres for the past fifteen
years, and everything about his place shows thrift, enterprise and energy.  By
his efforts he has accumulated the property which he now owns, and is
acknowledged to be one of the most progressive agriculturists of his ward, and
has, on his plantation, a good, steam cotton gin and compress mill.