Richard Cater 1st was born in Devon, England in the early 17th century and immigrated to the New Hampshire region of the New World. His history shows that he was an early settler of Bloody Point along with his daughter, Elizabeth and his son, Richard 2nd. Ephraim Cater (1800-1887) was the son of John Cater III (1775-1863). The Cater-Decatur Family Organization was created by the children of John CATER 3rd. Ephraim Cater was the son of John Cater 3rd (1775-1863), John Cater 2nd (1737-1801), John Cater 1st (1712-1777), Edward Cater (c1675-bef1732) and Richard Cater 2nd. The first official reunion was held on September 26, 1876 and was voted to be a permanent organization by those attending. Today, it is the longest continuing family organization in existence.

John Carter (1768-1852) and his wife, Hannah Knight Libby (1786-1867) left their homes in in Maine and New Hampshire during the mid-1800s and began traveling westward that eventually spread over much of the Southwest. However, their story of migration is rooted in the great migration of the Latter-Day Saints to their final settlement in the Great Salt Lake Valley, Utah Territory. During their travels westward they arrived in Kirtland Ohio, then the headquarters of the LDS Church. Fleeing from intense persecution they were forced to leave for Far West, Missouri. In February 1839, again under persecution, they left for Nauvoo, Illinois and again in February 1846, they had to leave for Kanesville, Iowa where Richard Harrison Carter (1820-1848) answered the call for the Mormon Battalion. The family remained in Kanesville until 1851 having been delayed in departing earlier by helping the Church leaders prepare the emigrant trains for the long journey ahead, finally arriving in Great Salt Lake City, UT Territory on June 20, 1851. In the early 1870s, John “H” Carter traded his property in Provo which consisted of an adobe house, two log houses, a blacksmith shop, a barn, and several cords of wood, for eighty-five acres of land north and west of Provo, later to be known as Carterville. Through hard work and determination his efforts to make Carterville a thriving community were successful. Over the years, Carterville has been incorporated into the city of Orem and no longer exists today. Our website is named after and in honor of his noble efforts.