SAMUEL ANDREW CARTER, a representative farmer of East Finley township, is a native of Washington county, Penn., born in Amwell township, September 17, 1840. His ancestors were of English descent, his grandfather's parents having immigrated to New Jersey, where their son John was born, and lived until his marriage with Rebecca McFarland, when he moved to Amwell township, this county, and here reared a family of eleven children. Jesse Carter was born in 1808 on the farm in Amwell township, Washington county, and passed his early years at home, receiving but sparse educational advantages. He was united in marriage with Susan Hughes, born in 1807, a daughter of James Hughes, of Amwell township, and she bore him the following children: Sarah Ann (deceased wife of Francis Day), James (engaged in the hotel business in Waynesburgh, Greene Co., Penn.), Rebecca (wife of J. W. Swart, living in Amwell township), George (a butcher in Jacktown, Greene Co., Penn.), Maggie (residing at home), Samuel A., John (a successful farmer of Greene county, Penn.), Henry (a farmer in Kansas) and Mary (who died in infancy). Mr. Carter died in 1874, followed in 1876 by his faithful wife. Samuel Andrew Carter received a limited education at the schools of his district. He assisted his father on the farm until August, 1862, when he enlisted in Company K, Sixteenth P. V. C., at Washington, Penn., and took part in the engagements at Gettysburg, Stony Creek Station and many others, returning home at the close of the conflict. On January 31, 1867, he was united in marriage with Julia Parkinson, who was born October 3, 1844, a daughter of John Parkinson, of Morris township, Greene Co., Penn., whose ancestors were natives of New Jersey, and they have had four children, all of whom reside with their parents: Lee Anna, born January 1, 1868; Dean, born November 10, 1870; Maggie, born December 4, 1872, and John Clarence, born March 21, 1880. After his marriage Mr. Carter continued to live some time on his father's farm in Greene county, and then purchased one in Morris township, same county, upon which he lived fourteen years, and in 1883 purchased his present place, the "Old Carroll" farm in East Finley township, this county, situated three miles southeast of East Finley post office, and on the headwaters of Wheeling creek. Politically Mr. Carter has always been a Republican, and in religion he and his wife are members of the Valley Union M. E. Church.

Text taken from page 1357 of: Beers, J. H. and Co., Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893). Transcribed February 1997 by Neil and Marilyn Morton of Oswego, IL as part of the Beers Project. Published February 1997 on the Washington County, PA pages at http://www.chartiers.com/.

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