Johnny Carter (abt. 1912 - abt. 1975)

Born about 1912 in Mississippi, United States [uncertain]

Died about 1975 at about age 63 in Mound Bayou, Bolivar, Mississippi, United States [uncertain]

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Biography

Johnny Carter is a part of US Black heritage.

This profile is part of the Mound Bayou, Mississippi One Place Study.

Johnny served in the US Army as a Private 1st class. He enlisted on 2 May 1942. Their service number was 34 277 704.^[1]

In the 1950 census Johnny (age 38), Farm Hand, was married to Mary Carter. He was the married head of household in Mound Bayou, Bolivar, Mississippi, United States.^[2]

Johnny died in 1975 and was buried in Hearon Cemetery, Mound Bayou, Bolivar County, Mississippi, United States with a death date of 1975.^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ Military: "U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1861-1985"
   National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, MO, USA; Applications for Headstones and Markers, 7/1/1970-9/30/1985; NAID: 6016127; Record Group Number: 15; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773-2007
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2375 #4323712 (accessed 17 November 2023)
   Service Branch: US Army; Cemetery Location: Mississippi, USA; Cemetery: Mound Bayou Cemetery; Service Number: 34 277 704; Birth Date: 1912; Discharge Date: 19 Oct 1943; Rank: Private 1st Class; Enlistment Date: 2 May 1942; Name: Johnny Carter; Death Date: 1975.
2. ↑ 1950 Census: "1950 United States Federal Census"
   National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Mound Bayou, Bolivar, Mississippi; Roll: 273; Page: 14; Enumeration District: 6-110
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 62308 #47432851 (accessed 17 November 2023)
   Johnny Carter (38), married, Farm Hand, head of household in Mound Bayou, Bolivar, Mississippi, USA. Born in Mississippi.
3. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #261579076 (accessed 17 November 2023)
   Memorial page for PFC Johnny Carter (1912-1975), citing Hearon Cemetery, Mound Bayou, Bolivar County, Mississippi, USA (plot: Plot A); Maintained by Pocock-248 on WikiTree.com (contributor 48770379).