Elijah Emery Carter1

b. 20 March 1855, d. 9 April 1912
Birth20 Mar 1855 Elijah Emery Carter was born on 20 Mar 1855 in Denton County, Texas.2 
Name Other  He was known throughout his life as Lige.2 
Marriage20 Mar 1890 He married Sallie Birdell McCamant, daughter of Alexander Smith McCamant and Sallie Larzalere Lucinda Beach Gardner, on 20 Mar 1890.2 
  During the couple's years in Jones County, Texas, Lige worked as the foreman of the T. Diamond herd. The ranch was founded in 1879 and Lige had worked for them from the 1880s.3 
Cens-19006 Jun 1900  By 1900 they had moved onto the South Plains where they were enumerated in Crosby County, Texas. Elija was 45; his occupation was recorded as stock farmer and he owned his farm. "Bird"'s age was recorded as 23. She was noted to be the mother of 4 children, all of whom were living. They were enumerated as Ethel (9), Ruby (8), Inez (5) and Elija (1).4 
Migration  In the late 1890s Sally's brothers Alexander and John left Texas and migrated into the New Mexico Territory, followed by Sally's brother Samuel.  
Cens-191027 Apr 1910  By 1910 Sally and Elijah had also migrated further west. The 1910 census recorded them in Socorro County, New Mexico, where Lige (age 60) worked as a cattle herder. Sallie (38) was noted as the mother of 5 children, with 4 living, indicating another child may have been born after 1900 who did not survive.5 
Death9 Apr 1912 Elijah died on 9 Apr 1912 at Magdalena in Socorro County, New Mexico, at age 57. He was killed by a man named John T. Cox during a street quarrel.6 

Research Comment:

Gladys Dillard, a descendant of Sallie McCamant and Lige Carter, has researched the shooting that resulted in Lige's death. She located several newspaper accounts which are posted on her Ancestry tree ("Benjamin and Fewell Ancestors").

Related Links and Images:

Sallie and Lige with their daughters Ethel, Ruby and Inez

Family

Sallie Birdell McCamant b. bet 1874 - 1877, d. 18 Mar 1957
Children
Last Edited11 Sep 2013

Citations

  1. [S3064] Elija Carter household, 1900 U.S. cens., Crosby Co., Texas, pop. sched., Mt. Blanco Dist. 2, ED 52, sheet 9B, dwelling 113, family 114, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Jan 2013. Household included: Elija Carter, 45, b. Mar 1855, marr 10 yrs, stock farmer, owns farm; Bird, wife, 23, b. Feb. 1847, marr 10yrs, mother of 4 children, all are living; Ethel, dau, 9, b. Dec. 1891; Ruby, dau, 8, b. May 1892 [sic]; Inez, dau, 5, b. Nov. 1894; Elija K., son, 1, b. Jan. 1898; all b. TX.
  2. [S2945] Robert Gardner research, 2881 Pruneridge Ave., Santa Clara, California, 95051, email to: e-mail address.
  3. [S3101] W.J. Bryan, "T-Diamond Ranch Founded in Year 1879", Anson Western Enterprise, (Anson, Texas), 31 Aug 1933, page 8, Newspaper Archive, (http://newspaperarchive.com/: Feb. 2013).
  4. [S3064] Elija Carter household, 1900 U.S. cens., Crosby Co., Texas, pop. sched., Mt. Blanco Dist. 2, ED 52, sheet 9B, dwelling 113, family 114, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Jan 2013. Household included: Elija Carter, 45, b. Mar 1855, marr 10 yrs, stock farmer, owns farm; Bird, wife, 23, b. Feb. 1887 [appears to have been corrected to 1877], marr 10 yrs, mother of 4 children, all are living; Ethel, dau, 9, b. Dec. 1891; Ruby, dau, 8, b. May 1892; Inez, dau, 5, b. Nov. 1894; Elija K., son, 1, b. Jan. 1898; all b. TX.
  5. [S3062] Leigh E. Carter household, 1910 U.S. cens., Quay Co., New Mexico, pop. sched., Salt Lake, ED 258, sheet 6B, dwelling 80, family 89, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Jan 2013. Enumeration includes: Leigh E. Carter, 60, marr #1, marr 20 yrs, b. TX, cattle herder, rents home; Sallie B., wife, 38, marr #1, marr 20 yrs, mother of 5 children, 4 are living; Ethel G., dau, 18; Rubie M., dau, 16; Anais, dau, 14; Leigh T., son, 11; all children b. TX; Maximiano Tafoya, hired man, 21, marr two yrs, b. NM.
  6. [S2594] "Public Member Trees", database, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : Sept. 2013), "Benjamin and Fewell Ancestors" (owner: Gladys Dillard), entry for Elijah "Lige" Emery Carter includes several newspaper articles about his death.
  7. [S2594] "Public Member Trees", database, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : Sept. 2013), "Benjamin and Fewell Ancestors" (owner: Gladys Dillard), entries for Sarah Sally "Bird" Birdell McCamant and Elijah "Lige" Emery Carter. The couple were Mrs. Dillard's great grandparents.