Sarah Elizabeth (Dougherty) Carter (1898 - 1979)

Born 21 Jul 1898 in Johnson, Scott, Virginia, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Alvin Pleasant Delaney Carter — married 18 Jun 1915 (to 15 Oct 1936) in Scott, Virginia, United States

Died 8 Jan 1979 at age 80 in Lockford, San Joaquin, California, United States

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Biography

Sarah (Dougherty) Carter is Notable.

Sarah was an American country music musician, singer, and songwriter. She was a member of the Carter Family with her first husband A.P. Carter and first cousin Maybelle (Addington) Carter.

The Carter Family were inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1970.^[1] In 1993, the US Postal Service issued a stamp in their honor.^[2]

Sarah Elizabeth Dougherty was born on Jul 21, 1898 in Johnson, Scott County, Virginia, United States, daughter of William Sevier Dougherty (1860–1939) and Nancy Elizabeth Kilgore (1868–1901).^[3][4]

In 1900, Sarah E (1) was in the household of her parents and four older siblings and was living in Lipps District, Wise County, Virginia ^[5]

Sarah (16) married Alvin Pleasant Delaney Carter (23) (born in Maces Springs, Scott) on Jun 18, 1915 in Scott. Their children were:

• Gladys Carter (~1919–1994)
• Evelyn Janette Carter (1923–2006)
• Joe Dougherty Carter (1927–2005)

Sarah was granted a divorce from A. P. on Oct 15, 1936 in Scott County, Virginia.^[6]

Her second husband was Coy Washington Bayes and they were married in Feb of 1939.^[7]

Sarah died on Jan 8, 1979 in Lockford, San Joaquin, California, United States, aged 80. She was buried in Mount Vernon Methodist Church Cemetery, Hiltons, Scott County, Virginia.^{[8] [9] [10]}

Research Notes

Profiles to create include at least 5 siblings, 4 were living as of the 1900 census.

Sources

1. ↑ The Carter Family, Country Music Hall of Fame
2. ↑ Women on Stamps: Part 4 Sara Dougherty Carter and Maybelle Carter, Smithsonian National Postal Museum.
3. ↑ "Virginia, Birth Certificates, 1912-1913," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVY2-7X4Q : 1 March 2021), Sarah Elizabeth Dougherty, 21 Jul 1898; from Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : n.d.); citing , Wise, Virginia, United States, certificate 3962, Library of Virginia, Richmond.
4. ↑ Birth: "Virginia, U.S., Birth Records, 1912-2015, Delayed Birth Records, 1721-1920"
   Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia, Births, 1864-2015; Certificate Number: 1898003962
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 9277 #8097924 (accessed 12 March 2024)
   Sarah Elizabeth Dougherty born on 21 Jul 1898, daughter of William Severe Dougherty & Nannie Elizabeth Kilgore, in Wise, Virginia, USA.
5. ↑ 1900 Census: "United States Census, 1900"
   citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T623; Line: 67; Digital film/folder number: 004117938_001_M9NG-Z9W; FHL microfilm: 1241732; Image number: 159; Sheet number: 7; Sheet letter: B; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N00762-0
   FamilySearch Record: MMJX-DQH (accessed 12 March 2024)
   FamilySearch Image: S3HY-6WM3-PVN
   Sarah E Dougherty (1), single daughter, in household of Severe Dougherty (39) in Lipps District, Wise, Virginia, United States. Born in Virginia.
6. ↑ Divorce: "Virginia, Divorce Records, 1918-1988"
   citing , Scott, Virginia, United States, certificate #36-002775, Virginia Department of Health, Richmond
   FamilySearch Record: QVB2-CWPS (accessed 12 March 2024)
   FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-C9BF-77Z9-H Image number 00286
   Sarah E Carter divorce on 15 Oct 1936 in Scott, Virginia, United States.
7. ↑ Coy W. Bayes: "Newspapers.com"
   Bristol Herald Courier (Bristol, Tennessee) Sun, Dec 22, 1985, page 2
   Newspapers Clip: 143244378 (accessed 12 March 2024)
8. ↑ "California Death Index, 1940-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VP61-BJ2 : 26 November 2014), Sara Elizabeth Bayes, 08 Jan 1979; Department of Public Health Services, Sacramento.
9. ↑ California Death Index, 1940-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VPC3-LC5 : 26 November 2014), Sara Elizabeth Carter, 08 Jan 1979; Department of Public Health Services, Sacramento.
10. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/10980/sara-carter: accessed), memorial page for Sara Dougherty Carter (21 Jul 1898–8 Jan 1979), Find a Grave Memorial ID 10980, citing Mount Vernon Methodist Church Cemetery, Hiltons, Scott County, Virginia, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.

See also:

• See Sara Carter article on Wikipedia

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Jeff Carter and Kitty Smith for contributions to this profile.