Children of James Oliver and Sarah Jane Josephine (McMeans) Carter
Allyce Carter 1876-1933
Margaret Carter 8884-1980
Kate Ella Carter 1867-1946
George E. Carter 1882-1970
Oscar Carter 1883-1915
Naomi Josephine Carter 1889-1975
Edgar Harrison Carter 1890-1953
Date & Place:
at Houston Place in Limestone Co.,, Alabama United States
In 1883, in the year that Oscar Carter was born, from August 26th through August 27th, Krakatoa - in Indonesia - erupted. 70% of the island - 163 villages - were destroyed and more than 36,400 people were killed by the eruption and the tsunami resulting from it. It was one of the deadliest volcanic eruptions ever.
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In 1916, the Battle of Verdun was fought from February through December. It was the largest and longest battle of World War I, lasting 303 days. The original estimates were 714,231 casualties - 377,231 French and 337,000 German, an average of 70,000 casualties a month. Current estimates are even larger. The Battle of the Somme was also fought from July through September of the same year. Original estimates were 485,000 British and French casualties and 630,000 German casualties.
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