Philander McCarter Household in the
1850 Census of Grayson County, Virginia
The McCarter household consisted of Philander 49, Thurza 41, Levi 14, Martin 12, Catherine 11, Andrew 10, William 8, Emily 6, Hugh 4, James 2, and Sarah 4 months.
Their farm was valued at $3,000. All the children from Levi to Hugh were marked as having attended school that year. Note that Philander gave his birth place as New York.