Joseph married Elizabeth R. Reneau on 15 Aug 1839 in Jefferson County, Tennessee. Elizabeth (daughter of Hezekiah Reneau and Ruth Brimer) was born on 31 Dec 1819 in Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Sarah Margaret McCarter was born on 16 Aug 1846 in Jefferson County, Tennessee; died on 18 May 1887 in Jefferson County, Tennessee.
2. Ruth McCarter was born in in Jefferson County, Tennessee; died in in Jefferson County, Tennessee.