Ester Vestie King Carter was the daughter of Stephen T. King and his second wife Jennetta Arnold, who lived in Fruit Hill, north Christian County. She had many half brothers and sisters from Stephen's first marriage to Amity Angelene Hammond. The family is closely associated with the Hord and West families of Christian County, and with Dogwood Christian Church on Dogwood-Kelly Road.
Ester's grandfather, Benjamin King, came to Logan County, Kentucky from Prince William County, Virginia, about 1815, along with several of his siblings and his mother. Upon his arrival he met and married Ester's grandmother Nancy Poor, who had come with her family from Goochland, VA. They married in the year 1818, and theirs is the first page of the Marriage Book 1 in Logan County! About 1831, Benjamin and Nancy King relocated to Christian County. Benjamin may have taught at a seminary on what is now E. 9th Street in Hopkinsville. He was elected Justice of the Peace in Christian County in 1838 and was referred to as "Squire King" in his daughter's marriage records.
Nancy's sister Mary (Ester's great aunt) was the paternal grandmother of the famous outlaws Frank and Jesse Woodson James; Ester's great grandfather, Robert Poor, served as a Cornet in Lee's Partisan Legion of the Virginia Continental Troops in the Revolutionary War.
Through both sides of her family Ester was descended from a number of early Virginia families. One such lineage was that of Dr. John Woodson, who with his wife Sarah came to Jamestowne - the first English settlement in North America - in the year 1619. One of Ester's descendants has been accepted by the Jamestowne Society of Richmond, VA, which requires strict documentation of ancestry.
Despite having such exciting family history, Ester is described as having been a very pleasant, giving person. She was the mother of many children whose descendants have become successful in business and public life. Many still live in the Christian County area although some have removed to other states.
Ester married Charles Arthur Carter November 18, 1894 in Christian County. Charles Arthur, himself a descendant of Giles Carter of Turkey Island, Virginia, was a lifelong farmer and stalwart member of the community who took his goods to market in an old-time horse and carriage. The farm he owned is still in the Carter family off route 91 in Hopkinsville.
Children are:
• Ella Carter Cobb 1896 – 1979
• Mary Ermine Carter Woodburn 1900 – 1971
• Edward Jackson Carter 1902 – 1973
• Ethel Albina Carter 1905 – 1921
• Elsie Lorene Carter Higgins 1909 – 1993
• Arthur Earl “Buck” Carter 1912 – 1977
• Charles Clayton Carter 1915 – 1999
Ester's grandfather, Benjamin King, came to Logan County, Kentucky from Prince William County, Virginia, about 1815, along with several of his siblings and his mother. Upon his arrival he met and married Ester's grandmother Nancy Poor, who had come with her family from Goochland, VA. They married in the year 1818, and theirs is the first page of the Marriage Book 1 in Logan County! About 1831, Benjamin and Nancy King relocated to Christian County. Benjamin may have taught at a seminary on what is now E. 9th Street in Hopkinsville. He was elected Justice of the Peace in Christian County in 1838 and was referred to as "Squire King" in his daughter's marriage records.
Nancy's sister Mary (Ester's great aunt) was the paternal grandmother of the famous outlaws Frank and Jesse Woodson James; Ester's great grandfather, Robert Poor, served as a Cornet in Lee's Partisan Legion of the Virginia Continental Troops in the Revolutionary War.
Through both sides of her family Ester was descended from a number of early Virginia families. One such lineage was that of Dr. John Woodson, who with his wife Sarah came to Jamestowne - the first English settlement in North America - in the year 1619. One of Ester's descendants has been accepted by the Jamestowne Society of Richmond, VA, which requires strict documentation of ancestry.
Despite having such exciting family history, Ester is described as having been a very pleasant, giving person. She was the mother of many children whose descendants have become successful in business and public life. Many still live in the Christian County area although some have removed to other states.
Ester married Charles Arthur Carter November 18, 1894 in Christian County. Charles Arthur, himself a descendant of Giles Carter of Turkey Island, Virginia, was a lifelong farmer and stalwart member of the community who took his goods to market in an old-time horse and carriage. The farm he owned is still in the Carter family off route 91 in Hopkinsville.
Children are:
• Ella Carter Cobb 1896 – 1979
• Mary Ermine Carter Woodburn 1900 – 1971
• Edward Jackson Carter 1902 – 1973
• Ethel Albina Carter 1905 – 1921
• Elsie Lorene Carter Higgins 1909 – 1993
• Arthur Earl “Buck” Carter 1912 – 1977
• Charles Clayton Carter 1915 – 1999
Ester Vestie King Carter was the daughter of Stephen T. King and his second wife Jennetta Arnold, who lived in Fruit Hill, north Christian County. She had many half brothers and sisters from Stephen's first marriage to Amity Angelene Hammond. The family is closely associated with the Hord and West families of Christian County, and with Dogwood Christian Church on Dogwood-Kelly Road.
Ester's grandfather, Benjamin King, came to Logan County, Kentucky from Prince William County, Virginia, about 1815, along with several of his siblings and his mother. Upon his arrival he met and married Ester's grandmother Nancy Poor, who had come with her family from Goochland, VA. They married in the year 1818, and theirs is the first page of the Marriage Book 1 in Logan County! About 1831, Benjamin and Nancy King relocated to Christian County. Benjamin may have taught at a seminary on what is now E. 9th Street in Hopkinsville. He was elected Justice of the Peace in Christian County in 1838 and was referred to as "Squire King" in his daughter's marriage records.
Nancy's sister Mary (Ester's great aunt) was the paternal grandmother of the famous outlaws Frank and Jesse Woodson James; Ester's great grandfather, Robert Poor, served as a Cornet in Lee's Partisan Legion of the Virginia Continental Troops in the Revolutionary War.
Through both sides of her family Ester was descended from a number of early Virginia families. One such lineage was that of Dr. John Woodson, who with his wife Sarah came to Jamestowne - the first English settlement in North America - in the year 1619. One of Ester's descendants has been accepted by the Jamestowne Society of Richmond, VA, which requires strict documentation of ancestry.
Despite having such exciting family history, Ester is described as having been a very pleasant, giving person. She was the mother of many children whose descendants have become successful in business and public life. Many still live in the Christian County area although some have removed to other states.
Ester married Charles Arthur Carter November 18, 1894 in Christian County. Charles Arthur, himself a descendant of Giles Carter of Turkey Island, Virginia, was a lifelong farmer and stalwart member of the community who took his goods to market in an old-time horse and carriage. The farm he owned is still in the Carter family off route 91 in Hopkinsville.
Children are:
• Ella Carter Cobb 1896 – 1979
• Mary Ermine Carter Woodburn 1900 – 1971
• Edward Jackson Carter 1902 – 1973
• Ethel Albina Carter 1905 – 1921
• Elsie Lorene Carter Higgins 1909 – 1993
• Arthur Earl “Buck” Carter 1912 – 1977
• Charles Clayton Carter 1915 – 1999
Ester's grandfather, Benjamin King, came to Logan County, Kentucky from Prince William County, Virginia, about 1815, along with several of his siblings and his mother. Upon his arrival he met and married Ester's grandmother Nancy Poor, who had come with her family from Goochland, VA. They married in the year 1818, and theirs is the first page of the Marriage Book 1 in Logan County! About 1831, Benjamin and Nancy King relocated to Christian County. Benjamin may have taught at a seminary on what is now E. 9th Street in Hopkinsville. He was elected Justice of the Peace in Christian County in 1838 and was referred to as "Squire King" in his daughter's marriage records.
Nancy's sister Mary (Ester's great aunt) was the paternal grandmother of the famous outlaws Frank and Jesse Woodson James; Ester's great grandfather, Robert Poor, served as a Cornet in Lee's Partisan Legion of the Virginia Continental Troops in the Revolutionary War.
Through both sides of her family Ester was descended from a number of early Virginia families. One such lineage was that of Dr. John Woodson, who with his wife Sarah came to Jamestowne - the first English settlement in North America - in the year 1619. One of Ester's descendants has been accepted by the Jamestowne Society of Richmond, VA, which requires strict documentation of ancestry.
Despite having such exciting family history, Ester is described as having been a very pleasant, giving person. She was the mother of many children whose descendants have become successful in business and public life. Many still live in the Christian County area although some have removed to other states.
Ester married Charles Arthur Carter November 18, 1894 in Christian County. Charles Arthur, himself a descendant of Giles Carter of Turkey Island, Virginia, was a lifelong farmer and stalwart member of the community who took his goods to market in an old-time horse and carriage. The farm he owned is still in the Carter family off route 91 in Hopkinsville.
Children are:
• Ella Carter Cobb 1896 – 1979
• Mary Ermine Carter Woodburn 1900 – 1971
• Edward Jackson Carter 1902 – 1973
• Ethel Albina Carter 1905 – 1921
• Elsie Lorene Carter Higgins 1909 – 1993
• Arthur Earl “Buck” Carter 1912 – 1977
• Charles Clayton Carter 1915 – 1999
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