Samuel Dewey "Sam" CARTER

  General Notes:

The Greenbrier Independent, Vol. 53, No. 21, 8 November 1918

From Dawson

After having some very hard rains and paying their taxes the farmers of this section are now enjoying some fine fall weather.

The flu has almost died out in this section. Most of its victims are now able to be out and going.

So far the only fatal case of the flu in this vicinity was Mr. Sam Carter, who died at the home of his mother-in-law, Mrs. Ida Walkup. Mr. Carter is of the little Sewell community. He died after a lingering illness of some two weeks. He was about 20 years old and had not been married a year. Mrs. Carter is now at the home of her mother.

  Noted events in his life were:

• Occupation: Sawmilling (L.E. Mankins, Farmdale, Greenbrier Co., WV), Between 1917 and 1918. ¹³⁰

• Residence: Kipling, Greenbrier Co., WV, Between 1917 and 1918. ¹³⁰

Sam married Delta Sarah WALKUP, daughter of Marshall Washington WALKUP and Ida Jane McCLUNG, on 27 Dec 1917 in Greenbrier Co., WV ²⁴⁵.^,252 (Delta Sarah WALKUP was born on 31 Aug 1897 in Narrows, Giles Co., VA,²⁴⁵ died on 2 Sep 1992 in Rainelle, Greenbrier Co., WV ²⁸ and was buried on 5 Sep 1992 in Wallace Memorial Cemetery, Clintonville, Greenbrier Co., WV.)