Individual Details
John McClure Senter
(25 Oct 1815 - 4 Nov 1881)
Events
| Birth | 25 Oct 1815 | Saint Clair Bottom, Smyth, Virginia |  | ||
| Occupation | 1850 | a farmer with $600 in real estate - Ashe County, North Carolina | | ||
| Residence | Aug 1865 | Ashe County, North Carolina |  | | |
| Occupation | 1880 | a laborer - Piney Creek, Alleghany, North Carolina | | ||
| Death | 4 Nov 1881 | ||||
| Military | during the Civil War | Co. K, 37th NC Infantry - Ashe County, North Carolina | | |
Families
| Spouse | Jane Plummer (1821 - ) |
| Child | Joseph C. Senter (1841 - 1863) |
| Child | William C. Senter (1844 - ) |
| Child | Jesse E. Senter (1846 - ) |
| Child | Rhoda J. Senter (1861 - ) |
| Father | Drury SENTER (1788 - 1853) |
| Mother | Mary Jane McCLURE (1792 - 1853) |
| Sibling | Nathaniel M. Senter (1810 - 1876) |
| Sibling | Rebecca Senter (1812 - 1830) |
| Sibling | Stephen Henry Senter (1814 - 1893) |
| Sibling | Aaron S. Senter (1817 - ) |
| Sibling | William N. Senter (1818 - 1880) |
| Sibling | James Harvey Senter (1820 - 1900) |
| Sibling | Caroline Senter (1824 - 1870) |
| Sibling | Levi Bishop Senter (1827 - 1898) |
| Sibling | Evaline Senter (1828 - 1900) |
| Sibling | Drury Senter (1830 - 1853) |
| Sibling | Calvin Halbert SENTER (1832 - 1911) |
| Sibling | Mary Jane Senter (1834 - 1880) |
Notes
Residence
John was still in Ashe County as late as 1865 when he and his sons were mentioned in the county court orders: Ordered by the court that Geo. Blevins be appointed overseer of the road from the Widow Howell's to the top of Winda Ridge with the following hands, viz, Alfred Barker, Joab Sullen, Leander Hurley, Harvey Hurley, John Senter, William Senter, Jesse Senter, Geo. Pope, Jasper Hurley & Alfred Blevins.Military
John enlisted September 1, 1861 in Co. K, 37th NC Infantry. He was take POW at New Bern, North Carolina on March 14, 1862. He was confined at Fort Columbus, New York harbor until transfered to Aiken's Landing, Virginia on August 5, 1862 in an exchange. He was discharged for disability when exchanged. He later enlisted in the 97th NC Militia. On November 20, 1864 he received a medical examination and was diagnosed as suffering from chronic diarrhea.Endnotes
1. Rodney Dale Senter, Senter Family History (Untitled document in the library of the Ashe County Historical Society, West Jefferson, N.C.) (N.p.: n.p., n.d.).
2. , 1850 U.S. Census [Ashe County, North Carolina] (N.p.: n.p., n.d.).
3. , New River Notes Web Site of Jeffery C. Weaver of Saltville, Virginia. (N.p.: n.p., n.d.).
4. , 1880 U.S. Census [Ashe County, North Carolina] (N.p.: n.p., n.d.).
5. New River Notes Web Site of Jeffery C. Weaver of Saltville, Virginia..