Individual Details
James Lafayette "Fay" McCarter
(11 Jan 1880 - 12 Sep 1956)
James L. "Fay" McCarter of Blue Springs, Mo., brother of Mrs. C.J. Windisch of Louisburg, died of a heart attack September 12 while visiting friends in Mexico, Missouri. He was 76 years old and was a railroad engineer for 47 years before he retired. Mr. McCarter had lived in Kansas City many years. He was a member of Roanoke Presbyterian Church and Gate City Masonic Lodge. He worked at Louisburg elevator many years ago when it was operated by Matt Reed and had visited in Louisburg at various times throughout the years.
Surviving besides the sister of Louisburg are the wife at home, four other sisters, and three brothers. Funeral services were held Sept. 15 at Freeman Chapel in Kansas City and interment was in the Mount Moriah cemetery.
Events
| Residence | 1880 | Helton, Ashe, North Carolina |  | ||
| Birth | 11 Jan 1880 | Marion, Smyth, Virginia | | ||
| Residence | 1900 | Louisburg, Miami, Kansas | | ||
| Residence | 1910 | Kansas, Jackson, Missouri | | ||
| Marriage | 3 Mar 1910 | Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas - Beulah Marie Bird | |||
| Residence | 1920 | Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri | | ||
| Residence | 1925 | Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas | | ||
| Residence | 1930 | Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas | | ||
| Residence | 1 Apr 1940 | Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas | | ||
| Death | 12 Sep 1956 | Mexico, Audrain, Missouri | | ||
| Burial | 15 Sep 1956 | Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri | |||
| Residence | Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri | | |||
| Occupation | a railroad engineer |
Families
| Spouse | Beulah Marie Bird (1886 - 1962) |
| Father | George Croghan McCarter (1851 - 1916) |
| Mother | Nancy Celia Carter (1863 - 1928) |
| Sibling | Flora Annis "Sis" McCarter (1881 - 1964) |
| Sibling | William Victor McCarter (1882 - 1937) |
| Sibling | Grover P. McCarter (1884 - 1885) |
| Sibling | Joseph Brack "Mac" McCarter (1885 - 1971) |
| Sibling | Elen Jane McCarter (1887 - 1969) |
| Sibling | Clyde Cornet "Peggy" McCarter (1890 - 1977) |
| Sibling | Thursa Belle McCarter (1893 - 1977) |
| Sibling | Charles Lewis McCarter (1895 - 1968) |
| Sibling | Mayme Ruth McCarter (1896 - 1982) |
| Sibling | George Winfield McCarter (1899 - 1900) |
| Sibling | Etta Frances McCarter (1901 - 1901) |
| Sibling | John Waymon "Jack" McCarter (1902 - 1994) |
Endnotes
1. Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1880 United States Federal Census (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010), Year: 1880; Census Place: Helton, Ashe, North Carolina; Roll: 952; Page: 552A; Enumeration District: 018.
2. , Connie McCarter (deceased 2004) (N.p.: n.p., n.d.).
3. Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004), Year: 1900; Census Place: Wea, Miami, Kansas; Page: 17; Enumeration District: 0138.
4. Ancestry.com, U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005), Registration State: Missouri; Registration County: Jackson; Roll: 1683378; Draft Board: 04.
5. Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1880 United States Federal Census (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010), Year: 1880; Census Place: Helton, Ashe, North Carolina; Roll: 952; Page: 552A; Enumeration District: 018.
6. Ancestry.com, 1910 United States Federal Census (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006), Year: 1910; Census Place: Kansas Ward 2, Jackson, Missouri; Roll: T624_785; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0036; FHL microfilm: 1374798.
7. Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002), Year: 1930; Census Place: Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas; Page: 32A; Enumeration District: 0062.
8. Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010), Year: 1920; Census Place: Kansas City Ward 4, Jackson, Missouri; Roll: T625_925; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 58.
9. Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012), Year: 1940; Census Place: Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas; Roll: m-t0627-01270; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 106-109A.
10. Ancestry.com, Kansas State Census Collection, 1855-1925 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009), Kansas State Historical Society; Topeka, Kansas; 1925 Kansas Territory Census; Roll: KS1925_168; Line: 9.
11. Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015).
12. Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004), Year: 1900; Census Place: Wea, Miami, Kansas; Page: 17; Enumeration District: 0138.
13. Ancestry.com, 1910 United States Federal Census (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006), Year: 1910; Census Place: Kansas Ward 2, Jackson, Missouri; Roll: T624_785; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0036; FHL microfilm: 1374798.
14. Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010), Year: 1920; Census Place: Kansas City Ward 4, Jackson, Missouri; Roll: T625_925; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 58.
15. Ancestry.com, Kansas State Census Collection, 1855-1925 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009), Kansas State Historical Society; Topeka, Kansas; 1925 Kansas Territory Census; Roll: KS1925_168; Line: 9.
16. Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002), Year: 1930; Census Place: Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas; Page: 32A; Enumeration District: 0062.
17. Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012), Year: 1940; Census Place: Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas; Roll: m-t0627-01270; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 106-109A.
18. , Obituary (N.p.: n.p., n.d.).
19. Ancestry.com, U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005), Registration State: Missouri; Registration County: Jackson; Roll: 1683378; Draft Board: 04.