Carter, Elizabeth Osborne Grayson Lewis, 1796?-1885
Variant namesElizabeth Osborne Carter ran Oatlands Plantation during and after the turbulent years of the Civil War. She first married Joseph Lewis (d. 1834), who had served as a Representative in Congress for the Loudoun, Fairfax, and Prince William counties district. After his death, she married George Carter, great-grandson of wealthy Virginia planter Robert "King" Carter and founder of Oatlands. When George Carter, Sr. (1777-1846) passed away, she continued to live on the plantation with her two sons during the 1850s and 1860s.
From the description of Elizabeth Osborne Carter diary, 1860-1872. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 233823586
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| creatorOf | Carter, Elizabeth Osborne Grayson Lewis, 1796?-1885. Elizabeth Osborne Carter diary, 1860-1872. | Thomas Balch Library | |
| creatorOf | Carter family. Papers, 1777-1885. | Virginia Historical Society Library |
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| associatedWith | Carter family. | family |
| associatedWith | Carter family. | family |
| associatedWith | Eliason, Talcott, 1826-1896. | person |
| associatedWith | Grayson family. | family |
| associatedWith | Oatlands (Va.) | corporateBody |
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| Virginia--Loudoun County | |||
| Leesburg (Va.) | |||
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| Upperville (Va.) | |||
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| Ball's Bluff, Battle of, Va., 1861 |
| Fair Oaks, Battle of, Va., 1862 |
| Plantation life |
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