Ethington Family

Notes

Joseph Jackson , Jr. CARTER

1  _MDCL Eyes - Blue Hair - Black
2  SOUR S02143

Birthdate Conflict -
WWI Draft Registration Card states 1886
Notebook of Winifred Hisle Todd (wife) states 1888

GIVEN NAMES: Also shown as Joe J.

BIRTH: Also shown as Born 1887, , of Anderson, KY.

Lula Myrtle ETHINGTON

Census:  1920 Fox Creek Pike, Cheshire, Anderson County KY 67/69  12 Jan 1920

 Carter, Joe J.          Head   M W 33  Married  KY KY KY Farmer
 Carter, Lulie W.        wife   F W 17  Married  KY KY KY
 Carter, Mary A.         Mother F W 69  Widow    KY KY KY
 Eatherington, Robert J. Cousin M W  7  Single   KY KY KY

Census:  1930 Oregon Pike, Clover Bottom, Woodford County, KY 2 Apr 1930 12/12

 Carter, Joseph,    Head M W 42 KY KY KY first married at age 30 Farmer
 Carter, Lula       Wife F W 27 KY KY KY first married at age 16
 Carter, Virginia   Dau  F W  7 KY KY KY
 Carter, Joseph Jr. Son  M W  4 KY KY KY

GIVEN NAMES: Also shown as Lulie W.

BIRTH: Also shown as Born 1903

Marriage Notes for Joseph Jackson , Jr. Carter and Lula Myrtle ETHINGTON-10080

1  _MEND Divorce

James Woodrow (origanally Joseph) CARTER

Ky Birth Index 1911-1999 on Ancestry.com

Name:  Joe Carter
DOB:  20 May 1920
County:  Woodford
Mother:  Lula Etherington
Volume:  56
Certificate:  27987
Volumn Year:  1920

Since Lula and Joseph Carter were married in 1919, this child would be their first, and was named after his father.  It appears that this child died, and we see a son born 1926 also named Joseph Carter Jr.  Will apply death date of "bef 1926" accordingly.

e-mail from Cheryl He  17 Mar 2009:
I found the Death Certificate for the baby on Ancestry in the Kentucky Death records, 1852-1953.  Here's the info.

Name: Stillborn
Death Date: 20 May 1920
Death Location: Woodford

You can probably access the rest from that. My grandmother said the umbilical cord was wrapped around his neck. She believes there is a headstone for him in Versailles.  Do you have any contacts there that can visit the graves?  I'm concerned, too, because apparently there was some horrible vandalism done in the cemetery in February.  See if you can access this link on Find A Grave…
 There's also several article on the web about it.

Talk to you soon
Cheryl  

Family information provided by Cheryl previous to this discovery showed a son, James Woodrow Carter, born to Joseph and Lula Carter on 20 May 1920.  This conflicted with information found above showing a son "Joseph" Carter born that same day.  Putting this all together, we can assume the following:

 1.  A son was born 20 May to Joseph and Lula Carter.  They named him "Joseph", and a birth certificate was issued under that name.

 2.  This son "Joseph" died the same day, and the death certificate showed only the name "stillborn".  It seems likely that the parents changed the name of this boy from "Joseph" to James Woodrow Carter, thereby reserving the name "Joseph" for use later in carrying on father Joseph Carter's name.

Will show the name of this infant as James Woodrow Carter in this record.