McCarter Obituaries - Grayson Co., VA *********************************************************************** USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. *********************************************************************** Contributed by Kate McCarter ************************************************** MARTIN VAN BUREN McCARTER 1837-1893 Birth: 9 DEC 1837 in Elk Creek, Grayson, Virginia Death: 9 JUL 1893 in Frederick County, Virginia Burial: Cornett Cemetery, Elk Creek, Virginia Martin Van Buren McCarter, son of Philander and Theresa McCarter, was born Dec. 9, 1837, and departed this life July 9, 1893, age, 55 years, 7 months. He was married to Amanda V. Cornett, daughter of Francis and Catherine Cornett, Dec. 27, 1864. To them were given twelve children, eight of whom have preceded their father to the spirit land, and four still survive to mourn their loss. Bro. McCarter was a good neighbor and a good citizen. He will not only be missed by his family, but by the whole community in which he lived. He always provided well for his family. In the year 1861 he started out from home as a volunteer, in company F., in the defense of his country; and it is said by his fellow soldiers that he fought with distinction until he received a severe wound at Chancellorsville on the 3rd of May 1863. At this time he returned home as he was unable to serve longer as a soldier. At the close of the war he entered upon the duties of business life and by good management and the favor of Providence he succeeded in accumalating [sic] a reasonable portion of this world's goods. He always would give freely for the support of the church The greatest grief to the sorrowing is that he did not express more fully his readiness to die. He professed religion at old Lebanon church when he was a boy but was not received into the church until a few years ago. At times he was indifferent toward this profession but he retained, till death, many traits which characterize a Christian's life. When he came down to the Jordan he said but little about death, but when asked by his companion, "if it is the Lord's will to take you away do you feel that you can meet your Saviour (sic) in peace?" he answered: "Yes, I believe I can." His humbleness during his brief illness and his submissiveness to the Lord's will and the smile of satisfaction and peace that rested on his clay cold face all were proof that he is peacefully resting in the home of the good. While his relatives and friends are mourning their loss, we have a great hope that Bro. McCarter is with that part of the family that has crossed the Jordan and are resting under the shade of the trees. May God bless and save that part of the family that is left behind. ANDREW COLE McCARTER 1840-1911 Birth: 2 JAN 1840 in Elk Creek,Grayson, Virginia Death: 25 JAN 1911 in Washington County, Virginia Burial: Lebanon Church Cemetery, Chilhowie, Virginia Andrew Cole McCarter, son of Philander and Theresa (Thurza) McCarter, was born January 2, 1840; died January 25, 1911; age 71 years 23 days. He was born at Elk Creek, Grayson County, Virginia, which was his home until after the war. He fought in the war as only brave men fight, having offered his services while he was yet too young to serve his country in such a capacity. But when the time came that his beloved state called forth her stalwart young sons, he was quick to hear and heed her call. After the war his father moved to Helton, N.C. There at the Helton church he professed faith in Christ and was baptized by Rev. James Weaver. On January 25, 1872, he was married to Huldah J. Weiss, daughter of Austin and Synthia Weiss. To this union were born five children, all of which survive to mourn their loss -- J.E. McCarter and Mrs. Minnie Widener, of Cole, Virginia, Mrs. Nolar Dinkins, of Chilhowie, Virginia, Charles McCarter of Salem, Oregon and Emmett McCarter of Springville, California. His wife and two children, Charles and Minnie, were around his bed when he passed into the great beyond. In 1877, he moved to Washington County, Virginia, where by good management and the favor of a kind Providence, he succeeded in accumulating a reasonable portion of this world's goods. He aided in building a good church and school near his home, and in both he felt a very deep interest. He was a faithful steward in his church for many years, and even during the last years of his life, a member of his Sunday School class, having taught a class until a year or two before his death. His great love for children, his ever readiness to hear their stories and share their every joy and sorrow kept his heart young, even after hoary hairs had claimed him for their own. During his last illness he said, "If it be the Lord's will to take me away, all is well." Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord. May the great Comforter be near his Worthy Companion to the sunset of life, and to his sorrowing children who keenly feel their loss as only those can who have had the blessing of one of the earth's greatest gifts. The funeral services were conducted by his pastor, G.A. Maiden, and his body was laid to rest in the family cemetery at his home church, Lebanon, near Cole, Virginia.