Grandpa Cecil Earl Fenn Carter
was born around 1900-1905 and there is no birth certificate at that time in Alabama. His parents were Anna Stone and William Frank Fenn ( born in Tuskegee) of Macon County, removed to Bullock County, Alabama, former Creek Territory. His mother divorced his father and remarried a Carter, giving Cecil that surname. Cecil told his children that his great grandfather was an indian chief but this author has not found any documentation to either his parents or adopted father. However, Cecil, claiming to be Cherokee indian, had thick black hair and black piercing eyes, and a very dark complection.
His military records from Fort Bliss describe him as tall with a dark ruddy complexion.
His death certificate verified his parentage and that his brother Emmett Fenn signed for it. .
Cecil married Alice McClain of Ramer and had three very dark beautiful children during his short life. Alice died giving birth to the third, as she was having seizures, and Cecil died four years later. Both are buried at Memorial Cemetery in Montgomery, near their three children. *
His children lived with the parents of Alice and attended school in Montgomery, Alabama.
Only a few pictures exist of the Fenn children and Cecil was a tall handsome man. His siblings stood about 6'6" and also had pretty dark features. Cecil's mother had an Uncle Charles Stone who named his own sons Tecumseh and Osceola.
Here are some of my favorite websites:
Lineage (http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~kc90853/cecil.txt)
his family on 1900 census http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~kc90853/FENN/1900WmAndAnnaFennCensus.gif
his brother William Franklin Fenn Jr http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~kc90853/CoosadaBaptistCemeterySurveyLandDonatedByFenn.txt
Memorial Cemetery.
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~kc90853/MemorialCemeterySurvey.txt
Death Certificate of Cecil's father William reveals his parents as Emeline and John Fenn http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~kc90853/FENN/DeathCertificateOfWilliamFranklinFennBorn1855 and tehy are found on the Alabama 1870 census http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~kc90853/FENN/EmelineAndJohnFennOn1870CensusWithSonWilliam showing sons William, Madisen, Thomas and daughter Ida is not indicated on this page. JOHN was the son of Elijah who was the son of Travis and a Mary with no last name. http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~kc90853/FENN/FennElijahAndMarthaRichFann Elijah was in the 1820 census of Georgia and drew at the Cherokee Land Lottery. The mother of Martha Rich Fenn was born in Indian Territory, Georgia. Not much is known about Emeline http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~kc90853/FENN/MotherOfWilliam-EmelineHarrellBorn1830WedJohnFennSonOfElijahAndMartha.htm but John was found on the 1830 census with his family http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~kc90853/FENN/EmilyHarrellFennHadIdaFenn.htm
Travis also had a wealthy son named Matthew http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~kc90853/FENN/FennPlantationEmployedIndians.jpg
Emeline's son William Frank Fenn was born about 1855 and he was buried by his brother Madison http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~kc90853/FENN/WilliamFranklinFennHeadstoneAtGreenwood
Frank Jr was buried on his own farm by brother Robert in Elmore County at Coosada which some now call Airport Road http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~kc90853/FENN/FennTombstoneFrankJrBorn1896 and he was a tall handsome man who married Neva Mae Walraven and he worked many years for the railroad hauling prisoners of war http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~kc90853/FENN/FrankFennJrBorn1896 http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~kc90853/FENN/FennRobertBrotherOfFrankJrAndCecilAndEmmett
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~kc90853/FENN/FennVirginiaDaughterOfFrankJr
Brother Emmett also worked for the railroad and was so big that he did his shopping at a special store in New York where he fell dead and was brought back to Montgomery Alabama for burial beside his father William http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~kc90853/FENN/emmettfenn.jpg , http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~kc90853/FENN/fenngrave.jpg
Sister Carrie/ Carolyn Fenn left Alabama about 1930 married and resided in Oklahoma Indian Territory to a Choctaw man, Ben Johnson. Photo of Carrie with big Emmett, Robert, Frank http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~kc90853/FENN/FennSiblings.jpg
Brother Arthur Lee Fenn died young.
Photo of Cecil http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~kc90853/FENN/grandpacecilearlcarter.jpg and one of his wife http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~kc90853/FENN/AliceMcClainWifeOfCecilEarlFennCarter1925
Cecil's death certificate reveals his parents and his wife Alice but Cecil called her Ellie http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~kc90853/FENN/DeathCertificateOfCecilEarlFennCarterBorn1900 and his grave still has no headstone that was ordered twice from the VA http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~kc90853/FENN/FennCecilsGraveWithoutStone-VAsentStoneAndLostAtTheOffice
Cecil's children look very much like the photo of brother Frank Fenn http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~kc90853/FENN/1941WmLCarter-Billy-brotherOfAnneAndCecil http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~kc90853/FENN/FennGrandchildAnnieCarter http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~kc90853/FENN/1941CecilEarlCarterJr-sonOfAliceAndCecilFennCarter - http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~kc90853/FENN/WmLawrenceCarter-Billy-SonOfAliceAndCecilsr.bmp - http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~kc90853/FENN/1934cecilEarlFennCarterwithjrandannielee - http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~kc90853/FENN/AnniesBrotherCecilCarter.jpg but Cecil himself in this photo also resembles his brother very much http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~kc90853/FENN/cecilcarterseniorOnLeftWithRifleAtFortBliss1925 and his military discharge papers indicate a dark ruddy complexion http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~kc90853/FENN/FennCecilEarlCartersMilitaryDischarge.jpg and then his obituary indicates a possible relative as pall bearer, Walter Stone http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~kc90853/FENN/FennCecilsObituary
Brother Frank Fenn Jr received a picture of a baseball player, a cousin, who played one season 1923 with the St Louis Cardinals, from his mother Anna in Macon Georgia and it was William Arthur Stone, according to his children, the house caught fire and all was lost but I have found William's headstone in Florida http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~kc90853/FENN/AnnaStoneFENNsNephewWmAStonegrave.jpg
Cecil Carter Jr had one daughter and Billy had no children http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~kc90853/FENN/FennGrandchildVictoriaCarter
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~kc90853/FENN/FennStoneNotes.htm
http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/l/o/r/Kathy-Lorena-AL/>/a>http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~kc90853/GrandmaMaryAnnWintersHendricktoGrannyAnnaStone.htm>/a>http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~kc90853/FENN/MadisonBrotherOfWilliam.htm
