| − | Carter was born in Cleburne in Johnson County near [[Fort Worth]], [[Texas]], to Cecil Carter, Sr. (1907-1967), a carpenter, and the former Nettie Carlock (1909-1982).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?rank=1&new=1&MSAV=0&msT=1&gss=angs-g&gsfn=Cecil+Kay&gsln=Carter%2c+Sr.&mswpn__ftp=Cleburne%2c+Johnson%2c+Texas%2c+USA&mswpn=77563&mswpn_PInfo=8-%7c0%7c1652393%7c0%7c2%7c3249%7c46%7c0%7c1546%7c77563%7c0%7c&uidh=upc&pcat=ROOT_CATEGORY&h=62507728&db=1930usfedcen&indiv=1&ml_rpos=1|title=Cecil K. Carter in the United States 1930 Federal Census|publisher=search.ancestry.com|accessdate=January 10, 2015}}</ref> | + | Carter was born in Cleburne in Johnson County near [[Fort Worth]], [[Texas]], to Cecil Carter, Sr. (1907-1967), a carpenter, and the former Nettie Carlock (1909-1982).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?rank=1&new=1&MSAV=0&msT=1&gss=angs-g&gsfn=Cecil+Kay&gsln=Carter%2c+Sr.&mswpn__ftp=Cleburne%2c+Johnson%2c+Texas%2c+USA&mswpn=77563&mswpn_PInfo=8-%7c0%7c1652393%7c0%7c2%7c3249%7c46%7c0%7c1546%7c77563%7c0%7c&uidh=upc&pcat=ROOT_CATEGORY&h=62507728&db=1930usfedcen&indiv=1&ml_rpos=1|title=Cecil K. Carter in the United States 1930 Federal Census|publisher=search.ancestry.com|accessdate=January 10, 2015; under pay wall}}</ref> |
| | The Carters moved from Cleburne to Shreveport, and he attended the since reorganized Fair Park High School and Centenary College of Louisiana. | | The Carters moved from Cleburne to Shreveport, and he attended the since reorganized Fair Park High School and Centenary College of Louisiana. |