Martha "Mattie" Matilda Carter Caperton was the daughter of Seaborn Thomas Carter and Hannah Smith Carter. Her parents farmed in Pike County, Alabama. Both were born in the state, her father, the same year Alabama received statehood (1819). Her paternal grandparents, Matilda Simpson and Hiram Carter, were from Georgia via South Carolina, and earlier grandparents, the Colony of Virginia, via England, Scotland, and Wales.
For historical perspective, most of the early settlers of Pike County came from the Carolinas and were of Scots-Irish origin. Others came from Georgia via the Old Federal Road, built by Gen. Andrew Jackson and his forces. Some of the earliest settlements and towns were Orion, Brundidge, Henderson, China Grove, and Goshen.
1860 CENSUS - Brundidge, Pike County, AL
Seaborn Carter 40
Hannah Carter 36
Wm W Carter 17
Mary J Carter 15
John Carter 14
George Carter 12
Seaborn Carter 10
Barbary Carter 8
Martha Carter 6
Galveston Carter 2
Benjamin Downing 71 - day laborer
Wm Downing 28 - farm laborer
By 1861 the Civil War began. Mattie's father served the Confederacy as a private for the 4th Alabama Infantry Regiment. This regiment was organized at Dalton, Georgia, May 2, 1861, and proceeded at once to Virginia and engaged in numerous battles throughout the war. Of 1422 men on its rolls, about 240 perished in battle, nearly 100 died of disease, and 408 were discharged or transferred.
At some point, between 1860 and 1870, the Carters moved from their home in Brundidge, to China Grove.
1870 CENSUS - China Grove, Pike County, AL
Seborn Carter 51
Hannah Carter 50
John Carter 24
Seborn Carter 17
Margaret Carter 15
Martha Carter 13
Galvesta Carter 11
Sarena Carter 6
November 20, 1874, Seaborn Carter received a land grant for 160 acres in Sebastian County, Arkansas. The document was signed by President Ulysses S. Grant and issued through the Dardanelle land office. The acquisition likely positioned the family for their migration from Alabama to Arkansas. Several Carter sibilings also migrated to the same area of Arkansas.
Seaborn Carter died in 1879 of liver disease (1880 mortality schedule), less than 5 years after receiving his land grant. After the death of her father, Mattie, her mother, and two sisters joined the home of Mattie's older brother, John A. Carter, who was not married at that time.
1880 CENSUS - Center, Sebastian County, AR
John A. Carter 32 - head
Hannah Carter 52 - mother
Barba M. Carter 26 - sister
Martha C. Carter 24 - sister
Sarah M. Carter 15 - sister
During the same census (1880), William Thomas Caperton remained in Alabama where he resided with his older sister, Mary Caperton Aston, and brother-in-law, Charles Aston.
Sometime after 1880, William T. Caperton migrated to Arkansas as marriage records note that Martha "Mattie" and William married in Sebastian County, Arkansas, July 26, 1885. She was 28 years of age. William was 27. It is unknown whether the couple met in Alabama or Arkansas.
From the union of Mattie and William Thomas Caperton, seven children were born: Olive "Ollie," Charles Franklin, Alva "Alvie" Joseph, John Alexander, Thomas, Samuel S., and Andrew Jackson Caperton. William Thomas farmed to support the family while Mattie maintained the home.
1900 Census - Bloomer, Sebastian Co., AR
William Caperton 35
Mattie Caperton 43
Charles Caperton 14
Thomas Caperton 13
John C Caperton 11
Andrew J Caperton 8
Ollie V Caperton 6
Samuel Caperton 3
Alva Caperton 2
1910 CENSUS - Bloomer, Sebastian Co., AR
Will Caperton 52
Mattie Caperton 54
Charlie Caperton 22
Thomas Caperton 21
John Caperton 19
Andrew Caperton 17
Ollie Caperton 16
Samuel Caperton 13
Alva Caperton 11
1920 Census - Nat Osborn, Sebastian Co., AR
Tom W Caperton 60
Mattie Caperton 67
Sam Caperton 22
Mattie and William were also the parents of two infants, Allie and William, who died before their first birthday.
After her husband's death in 1929, Mattie resided in her remaining years in the Greenwood home of her son, Andrew Jackson Caperton, daughter-in-law, Vera, and their children, Mattie's grandchildren. She also resided in the home of her son Charles Caperton for a period of time.
1940 Census - Center, Sebastian Co., AR
Charles Caperton 54
Mattie Caperton 52
Harold Dean Caperton 18
Mattie Caperton 84
Mattie died in 1948, some nineteen years after William. William and Mattie are buried at Oak Valley Cemetery, along with their babies, William and Allie.
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Regarding Hiram Carter, grandfather of Mattie Carter Caperton. From NOTABLE MEN OF ALABAMA, Personal and Genealogical with Portraits, Volume I, edited by the Honorable Joel C. DuBose, published by The Reprint Company from Spartanburg, South Carolina, c. 1976, page 290:
Hiram Carter and his wife came from Milledgeville, Ga. He was a United States soldier in the Creek Indian war of 1836 and distinguished himself there. He saved an Indian baby girl, whose mother had been killed in the battle of Hobdy's Ferry, Pike county, and reared the babe to womanhood. He helped to organize, and has been president of, the Macedonia Sacred Harp Singing convention, chartered by the state in 1870, and consisting of delegates from all parts of the State, who use the "square note" system of singing. This convention meets every Fourth of July at Macedonia church, Bullock county, Ala.
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Regarding Mattie's father, an on online history notes: "Seaborn married Hannah Smith, of Brundidge. He tried to be a Missionary Baptist preacher, but I do not think he ever shone very brilliantly in that role. He moved to Arkansas after the Civil War, and died in that state some years ago."
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For historical perspective, most of the early settlers of Pike County came from the Carolinas and were of Scots-Irish origin. Others came from Georgia via the Old Federal Road, built by Gen. Andrew Jackson and his forces. Some of the earliest settlements and towns were Orion, Brundidge, Henderson, China Grove, and Goshen.
1860 CENSUS - Brundidge, Pike County, AL
Seaborn Carter 40
Hannah Carter 36
Wm W Carter 17
Mary J Carter 15
John Carter 14
George Carter 12
Seaborn Carter 10
Barbary Carter 8
Martha Carter 6
Galveston Carter 2
Benjamin Downing 71 - day laborer
Wm Downing 28 - farm laborer
By 1861 the Civil War began. Mattie's father served the Confederacy as a private for the 4th Alabama Infantry Regiment. This regiment was organized at Dalton, Georgia, May 2, 1861, and proceeded at once to Virginia and engaged in numerous battles throughout the war. Of 1422 men on its rolls, about 240 perished in battle, nearly 100 died of disease, and 408 were discharged or transferred.
At some point, between 1860 and 1870, the Carters moved from their home in Brundidge, to China Grove.
1870 CENSUS - China Grove, Pike County, AL
Seborn Carter 51
Hannah Carter 50
John Carter 24
Seborn Carter 17
Margaret Carter 15
Martha Carter 13
Galvesta Carter 11
Sarena Carter 6
November 20, 1874, Seaborn Carter received a land grant for 160 acres in Sebastian County, Arkansas. The document was signed by President Ulysses S. Grant and issued through the Dardanelle land office. The acquisition likely positioned the family for their migration from Alabama to Arkansas. Several Carter sibilings also migrated to the same area of Arkansas.
Seaborn Carter died in 1879 of liver disease (1880 mortality schedule), less than 5 years after receiving his land grant. After the death of her father, Mattie, her mother, and two sisters joined the home of Mattie's older brother, John A. Carter, who was not married at that time.
1880 CENSUS - Center, Sebastian County, AR
John A. Carter 32 - head
Hannah Carter 52 - mother
Barba M. Carter 26 - sister
Martha C. Carter 24 - sister
Sarah M. Carter 15 - sister
During the same census (1880), William Thomas Caperton remained in Alabama where he resided with his older sister, Mary Caperton Aston, and brother-in-law, Charles Aston.
Sometime after 1880, William T. Caperton migrated to Arkansas as marriage records note that Martha "Mattie" and William married in Sebastian County, Arkansas, July 26, 1885. She was 28 years of age. William was 27. It is unknown whether the couple met in Alabama or Arkansas.
From the union of Mattie and William Thomas Caperton, seven children were born: Olive "Ollie," Charles Franklin, Alva "Alvie" Joseph, John Alexander, Thomas, Samuel S., and Andrew Jackson Caperton. William Thomas farmed to support the family while Mattie maintained the home.
1900 Census - Bloomer, Sebastian Co., AR
William Caperton 35
Mattie Caperton 43
Charles Caperton 14
Thomas Caperton 13
John C Caperton 11
Andrew J Caperton 8
Ollie V Caperton 6
Samuel Caperton 3
Alva Caperton 2
1910 CENSUS - Bloomer, Sebastian Co., AR
Will Caperton 52
Mattie Caperton 54
Charlie Caperton 22
Thomas Caperton 21
John Caperton 19
Andrew Caperton 17
Ollie Caperton 16
Samuel Caperton 13
Alva Caperton 11
1920 Census - Nat Osborn, Sebastian Co., AR
Tom W Caperton 60
Mattie Caperton 67
Sam Caperton 22
Mattie and William were also the parents of two infants, Allie and William, who died before their first birthday.
After her husband's death in 1929, Mattie resided in her remaining years in the Greenwood home of her son, Andrew Jackson Caperton, daughter-in-law, Vera, and their children, Mattie's grandchildren. She also resided in the home of her son Charles Caperton for a period of time.
1940 Census - Center, Sebastian Co., AR
Charles Caperton 54
Mattie Caperton 52
Harold Dean Caperton 18
Mattie Caperton 84
Mattie died in 1948, some nineteen years after William. William and Mattie are buried at Oak Valley Cemetery, along with their babies, William and Allie.
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Regarding Hiram Carter, grandfather of Mattie Carter Caperton. From NOTABLE MEN OF ALABAMA, Personal and Genealogical with Portraits, Volume I, edited by the Honorable Joel C. DuBose, published by The Reprint Company from Spartanburg, South Carolina, c. 1976, page 290:
Hiram Carter and his wife came from Milledgeville, Ga. He was a United States soldier in the Creek Indian war of 1836 and distinguished himself there. He saved an Indian baby girl, whose mother had been killed in the battle of Hobdy's Ferry, Pike county, and reared the babe to womanhood. He helped to organize, and has been president of, the Macedonia Sacred Harp Singing convention, chartered by the state in 1870, and consisting of delegates from all parts of the State, who use the "square note" system of singing. This convention meets every Fourth of July at Macedonia church, Bullock county, Ala.
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Regarding Mattie's father, an on online history notes: "Seaborn married Hannah Smith, of Brundidge. He tried to be a Missionary Baptist preacher, but I do not think he ever shone very brilliantly in that role. He moved to Arkansas after the Civil War, and died in that state some years ago."
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Martha "Mattie" Matilda Carter Caperton was the daughter of Seaborn Thomas Carter and Hannah Smith Carter. Her parents farmed in Pike County, Alabama. Both were born in the state, her father, the same year Alabama received statehood (1819). Her paternal grandparents, Matilda Simpson and Hiram Carter, were from Georgia via South Carolina, and earlier grandparents, the Colony of Virginia, via England, Scotland, and Wales.
For historical perspective, most of the early settlers of Pike County came from the Carolinas and were of Scots-Irish origin. Others came from Georgia via the Old Federal Road, built by Gen. Andrew Jackson and his forces. Some of the earliest settlements and towns were Orion, Brundidge, Henderson, China Grove, and Goshen.
1860 CENSUS - Brundidge, Pike County, AL
Seaborn Carter 40
Hannah Carter 36
Wm W Carter 17
Mary J Carter 15
John Carter 14
George Carter 12
Seaborn Carter 10
Barbary Carter 8
Martha Carter 6
Galveston Carter 2
Benjamin Downing 71 - day laborer
Wm Downing 28 - farm laborer
By 1861 the Civil War began. Mattie's father served the Confederacy as a private for the 4th Alabama Infantry Regiment. This regiment was organized at Dalton, Georgia, May 2, 1861, and proceeded at once to Virginia and engaged in numerous battles throughout the war. Of 1422 men on its rolls, about 240 perished in battle, nearly 100 died of disease, and 408 were discharged or transferred.
At some point, between 1860 and 1870, the Carters moved from their home in Brundidge, to China Grove.
1870 CENSUS - China Grove, Pike County, AL
Seborn Carter 51
Hannah Carter 50
John Carter 24
Seborn Carter 17
Margaret Carter 15
Martha Carter 13
Galvesta Carter 11
Sarena Carter 6
November 20, 1874, Seaborn Carter received a land grant for 160 acres in Sebastian County, Arkansas. The document was signed by President Ulysses S. Grant and issued through the Dardanelle land office. The acquisition likely positioned the family for their migration from Alabama to Arkansas. Several Carter sibilings also migrated to the same area of Arkansas.
Seaborn Carter died in 1879 of liver disease (1880 mortality schedule), less than 5 years after receiving his land grant. After the death of her father, Mattie, her mother, and two sisters joined the home of Mattie's older brother, John A. Carter, who was not married at that time.
1880 CENSUS - Center, Sebastian County, AR
John A. Carter 32 - head
Hannah Carter 52 - mother
Barba M. Carter 26 - sister
Martha C. Carter 24 - sister
Sarah M. Carter 15 - sister
During the same census (1880), William Thomas Caperton remained in Alabama where he resided with his older sister, Mary Caperton Aston, and brother-in-law, Charles Aston.
Sometime after 1880, William T. Caperton migrated to Arkansas as marriage records note that Martha "Mattie" and William married in Sebastian County, Arkansas, July 26, 1885. She was 28 years of age. William was 27. It is unknown whether the couple met in Alabama or Arkansas.
From the union of Mattie and William Thomas Caperton, seven children were born: Olive "Ollie," Charles Franklin, Alva "Alvie" Joseph, John Alexander, Thomas, Samuel S., and Andrew Jackson Caperton. William Thomas farmed to support the family while Mattie maintained the home.
1900 Census - Bloomer, Sebastian Co., AR
William Caperton 35
Mattie Caperton 43
Charles Caperton 14
Thomas Caperton 13
John C Caperton 11
Andrew J Caperton 8
Ollie V Caperton 6
Samuel Caperton 3
Alva Caperton 2
1910 CENSUS - Bloomer, Sebastian Co., AR
Will Caperton 52
Mattie Caperton 54
Charlie Caperton 22
Thomas Caperton 21
John Caperton 19
Andrew Caperton 17
Ollie Caperton 16
Samuel Caperton 13
Alva Caperton 11
1920 Census - Nat Osborn, Sebastian Co., AR
Tom W Caperton 60
Mattie Caperton 67
Sam Caperton 22
Mattie and William were also the parents of two infants, Allie and William, who died before their first birthday.
After her husband's death in 1929, Mattie resided in her remaining years in the Greenwood home of her son, Andrew Jackson Caperton, daughter-in-law, Vera, and their children, Mattie's grandchildren. She also resided in the home of her son Charles Caperton for a period of time.
1940 Census - Center, Sebastian Co., AR
Charles Caperton 54
Mattie Caperton 52
Harold Dean Caperton 18
Mattie Caperton 84
Mattie died in 1948, some nineteen years after William. William and Mattie are buried at Oak Valley Cemetery, along with their babies, William and Allie.
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Regarding Hiram Carter, grandfather of Mattie Carter Caperton. From NOTABLE MEN OF ALABAMA, Personal and Genealogical with Portraits, Volume I, edited by the Honorable Joel C. DuBose, published by The Reprint Company from Spartanburg, South Carolina, c. 1976, page 290:
Hiram Carter and his wife came from Milledgeville, Ga. He was a United States soldier in the Creek Indian war of 1836 and distinguished himself there. He saved an Indian baby girl, whose mother had been killed in the battle of Hobdy's Ferry, Pike county, and reared the babe to womanhood. He helped to organize, and has been president of, the Macedonia Sacred Harp Singing convention, chartered by the state in 1870, and consisting of delegates from all parts of the State, who use the "square note" system of singing. This convention meets every Fourth of July at Macedonia church, Bullock county, Ala.
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Regarding Mattie's father, an on online history notes: "Seaborn married Hannah Smith, of Brundidge. He tried to be a Missionary Baptist preacher, but I do not think he ever shone very brilliantly in that role. He moved to Arkansas after the Civil War, and died in that state some years ago."
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For historical perspective, most of the early settlers of Pike County came from the Carolinas and were of Scots-Irish origin. Others came from Georgia via the Old Federal Road, built by Gen. Andrew Jackson and his forces. Some of the earliest settlements and towns were Orion, Brundidge, Henderson, China Grove, and Goshen.
1860 CENSUS - Brundidge, Pike County, AL
Seaborn Carter 40
Hannah Carter 36
Wm W Carter 17
Mary J Carter 15
John Carter 14
George Carter 12
Seaborn Carter 10
Barbary Carter 8
Martha Carter 6
Galveston Carter 2
Benjamin Downing 71 - day laborer
Wm Downing 28 - farm laborer
By 1861 the Civil War began. Mattie's father served the Confederacy as a private for the 4th Alabama Infantry Regiment. This regiment was organized at Dalton, Georgia, May 2, 1861, and proceeded at once to Virginia and engaged in numerous battles throughout the war. Of 1422 men on its rolls, about 240 perished in battle, nearly 100 died of disease, and 408 were discharged or transferred.
At some point, between 1860 and 1870, the Carters moved from their home in Brundidge, to China Grove.
1870 CENSUS - China Grove, Pike County, AL
Seborn Carter 51
Hannah Carter 50
John Carter 24
Seborn Carter 17
Margaret Carter 15
Martha Carter 13
Galvesta Carter 11
Sarena Carter 6
November 20, 1874, Seaborn Carter received a land grant for 160 acres in Sebastian County, Arkansas. The document was signed by President Ulysses S. Grant and issued through the Dardanelle land office. The acquisition likely positioned the family for their migration from Alabama to Arkansas. Several Carter sibilings also migrated to the same area of Arkansas.
Seaborn Carter died in 1879 of liver disease (1880 mortality schedule), less than 5 years after receiving his land grant. After the death of her father, Mattie, her mother, and two sisters joined the home of Mattie's older brother, John A. Carter, who was not married at that time.
1880 CENSUS - Center, Sebastian County, AR
John A. Carter 32 - head
Hannah Carter 52 - mother
Barba M. Carter 26 - sister
Martha C. Carter 24 - sister
Sarah M. Carter 15 - sister
During the same census (1880), William Thomas Caperton remained in Alabama where he resided with his older sister, Mary Caperton Aston, and brother-in-law, Charles Aston.
Sometime after 1880, William T. Caperton migrated to Arkansas as marriage records note that Martha "Mattie" and William married in Sebastian County, Arkansas, July 26, 1885. She was 28 years of age. William was 27. It is unknown whether the couple met in Alabama or Arkansas.
From the union of Mattie and William Thomas Caperton, seven children were born: Olive "Ollie," Charles Franklin, Alva "Alvie" Joseph, John Alexander, Thomas, Samuel S., and Andrew Jackson Caperton. William Thomas farmed to support the family while Mattie maintained the home.
1900 Census - Bloomer, Sebastian Co., AR
William Caperton 35
Mattie Caperton 43
Charles Caperton 14
Thomas Caperton 13
John C Caperton 11
Andrew J Caperton 8
Ollie V Caperton 6
Samuel Caperton 3
Alva Caperton 2
1910 CENSUS - Bloomer, Sebastian Co., AR
Will Caperton 52
Mattie Caperton 54
Charlie Caperton 22
Thomas Caperton 21
John Caperton 19
Andrew Caperton 17
Ollie Caperton 16
Samuel Caperton 13
Alva Caperton 11
1920 Census - Nat Osborn, Sebastian Co., AR
Tom W Caperton 60
Mattie Caperton 67
Sam Caperton 22
Mattie and William were also the parents of two infants, Allie and William, who died before their first birthday.
After her husband's death in 1929, Mattie resided in her remaining years in the Greenwood home of her son, Andrew Jackson Caperton, daughter-in-law, Vera, and their children, Mattie's grandchildren. She also resided in the home of her son Charles Caperton for a period of time.
1940 Census - Center, Sebastian Co., AR
Charles Caperton 54
Mattie Caperton 52
Harold Dean Caperton 18
Mattie Caperton 84
Mattie died in 1948, some nineteen years after William. William and Mattie are buried at Oak Valley Cemetery, along with their babies, William and Allie.
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Regarding Hiram Carter, grandfather of Mattie Carter Caperton. From NOTABLE MEN OF ALABAMA, Personal and Genealogical with Portraits, Volume I, edited by the Honorable Joel C. DuBose, published by The Reprint Company from Spartanburg, South Carolina, c. 1976, page 290:
Hiram Carter and his wife came from Milledgeville, Ga. He was a United States soldier in the Creek Indian war of 1836 and distinguished himself there. He saved an Indian baby girl, whose mother had been killed in the battle of Hobdy's Ferry, Pike county, and reared the babe to womanhood. He helped to organize, and has been president of, the Macedonia Sacred Harp Singing convention, chartered by the state in 1870, and consisting of delegates from all parts of the State, who use the "square note" system of singing. This convention meets every Fourth of July at Macedonia church, Bullock county, Ala.
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Regarding Mattie's father, an on online history notes: "Seaborn married Hannah Smith, of Brundidge. He tried to be a Missionary Baptist preacher, but I do not think he ever shone very brilliantly in that role. He moved to Arkansas after the Civil War, and died in that state some years ago."
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*Per notes from Vera Caperton, daughter-in-law, Mattie's date of birth was June 27, 1857. Some records note June 3.
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