Researching Mae Carter
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![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 50270 people with the Carter surname? In that year Carter was ranked number 55 for popularity in the UK. |

The name Mae means "Form of MARY. bitter" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of Mae Carter on Ancestry
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DNA
Sometimes you can run into a brick wall in your tree and you just don't have enough evidence to make that next step back in time. A DNA test can sometimes help to make a link to a particular family name if you find you share common DNA with people who have the same or similar surnames as each other. If you are lucky then you may get a match within a few generations and discover some Carter ancestors. Additionally, the modern DNA test can give you a breakdown of your ethnic mix - you may be surprised at the results!
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Mae Carter and the Carter Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Carter Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources below you will be able to find a birth record and, from that, a birth certificate can be ordered which lists the names of the mother and father, taking you back another generation in your tree. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Carter family tree.
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![]() | Did you know that there are currently 64575 people with the Carter surname in the UK? Carter is now ranked number 63 for popularity in the UK. |
Carter Family History Databases
Another way to build your tree quickly is to use the research other people have already done. This can help to confirm or refute your own deductions - however, be wary of taking this data at face value as other researchers may not have been as meticulous as you. Always try to back up deductions with some definitive sources rather than relying too heavily on others.
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Carter Forums
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![]() | Did you know that there are currently 492196 people with the Carter surname in the USA? Carter is ranked number 35 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Carter Databases
Check out the Ellis Island Database for information on Mae Carter. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Mae Carter
Mae Bertha Carter
Mae Bertha Carter (January 13, 1923 – April 28, 1999) was an activist during the Civil Rights Movement from Drew, Mississippi.
Carter was born on January 13, 1923 in Sunflower County, Mississippi. In 1943 Mae Bertha married Mathew Carter, with whom she had thirteen children. In Sunflower County she enrolled 7 of her 13 children in schools previously reserved for Whites in the fall of 1965. She continued to keep her children in the schools even though a person fired bullets into her house, and even though her landlord evicted her and her family. Carter and Marian Wright Edelman, a lawyer who worked for the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund Inc., sued the Drew School District to challenge the Mississippi "freedom of choice" law. In 1969 the plaintiffs won the suit. In 1969 a court order ended the segregation system in the Drew School District. All seven of her children graduated from the previously all-White Drew High School. Mae Bertha Carter credits a woman named Hattie Leggett with being the person who most influenced her life. She died in her home in Drew on April 28, 1999.
Mrs. Carter is the central figure in Constance Curry's book Silver Rights (1995, Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill).
Source: Mae Bertha Carter, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Carter
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