About the Carter Family
Our Family Homestead
Roughly seventy years ago, J.J. and Willie Mae Carter built their farmhouse on a tract of rural land seven miles southwest of the nearest town. There, they raised eleven children. That home stood as a focal point for five generations of Carters until late 2022.
Our Family Values
The Carters are a proud family hailing from a quiet, rural corner of Southwest Mississippi. A people of deep faith and hard work, their story began in the fields, on the farms, and inside the church - but it did not end there. Stressing the importance of education, the Carters went on to groom men and women who would eventually go out an
The Carters are a proud family hailing from a quiet, rural corner of Southwest Mississippi. A people of deep faith and hard work, their story began in the fields, on the farms, and inside the church - but it did not end there. Stressing the importance of education, the Carters went on to groom men and women who would eventually go out and change the world in so many arenas. And they bestowed upon their lineage good examples of humility, love, kindness, loyalty, faith, discipline, and leadership.
Our Family Members
Our Family Members
J.J. and Willie Mae [seated, center] went on to have to have eleven children who reached adulthood.
Seated from the left: Mary and Linda
Standing from the right: Pearla; Flozell; Larry; J.J., Jr.; Arthur; Tonnie; Georgette; Ernest; and Jerry.