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Octavia Elizabeth "Sissy" Stone Carter (1873–1952) stands in her yard with a grandchild.

Morgan Ham Carter (1869-1933) holds daughter Edna Carter and granddaughter Elnora Hanna. The family's horse and buggy is in the background.

Morgan Ham Carter (1869–1933) and Octavia Elizabeth Stone (1873–1952). This was an oval portrait that hung in the family home.

Morgan Ham Carter (1869–1933) and Octavia Elizabeth Stone (1873–1952).

Lowell Bell Carter (1890-1937). She was the daughter of Morgan Ham Carter (1869–1933) and Octavia Elizabeth Stone (1873–1952). She was married to Thomas James until his death in 1919. She later married Edward Smith.

Lowell Bell Carter (1890-1937). She was the daughter of Morgan Ham Carter (1869–1933) and Octavia Elizabeth Stone (1873–1952).

Three daughters of Morgan Ham and Octavia "Sissy" Carter pose for a photograph. Carter Sisters, L to R: Lowell Bell Carter Smith (1890-1937), Meta Corine Carter Thornley (1899-1962), and Esther Mae Carter Thompson (1912-2001).

Lory James Carter (1897–1949) grew up in Vox, SC and moved to California as a young man. He was the son of Morgan Ham Carter (1869–1933) and Octavia Elizabeth Stone (1873–1952).

Lory James Carter (1897–1949) grew up in Vox, SC and moved to California as a young man. He was the son of Morgan Ham Carter (1869–1933) and Octavia Elizabeth Stone (1873–1952).

Jess and Verline Carter Hanna stand with their daughter Willow V Hanna (center).

Cousins Jessalyn Hoover Welch and Vonnie Hanna Dukes

Esther, Lamuel, Octavia, and Edna Carter gather graveside for Morgan Ham Carter's funeral. Morgan Ham Carter died in 1933 and is buried at Eaddy Ford Cemetery in Vox, SC.

Elnora Hanna (left) sits with parents Jess and Verline Carter Hanna at their home in Vox.

Elise Baxley Carter, widow of Lamuel Carter, poses graveside with Lamuel's mother Octavia "Sissy" Stone Carter.

L to R: widow Elise Baxley Carter, sisters Verline, Edna, and Esther Carter, mother Octavia Stone Carter