William Daniel Carter

William married Rowena Shaw about 1945 in Danville, Virginia U.S.A.. Rowena (daughter of Clyde Smith Shaw and Estelle Holland) was born in in Fieldale, Virginia U.S.A.; died in 2010 in Danville, Pittsylvania, Virginia U.S.A.. [Group Sheet]

1. Cynthia Carter was born in Nov 1947 in Danville, Pittsylvania, Virginia U.S.A..
2. Living
3. Living

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Joseph Alpha Carter, Sr. was a salesman and then a manager of Cobb & Crew, Co. Inc. He lived with his family at 672 Jefferson Avenue Danville, Va. from about 1918-1919 until his death in 1930, after which his family there resided until 1965-1966 when his widow, Mattie Edwards was incapacitated.

Danville Virginia City directories 1917-1930.

Joseph Alpha Carter's eldest daughter, Thelma delivered her first child, September 2, 1930, a month after he died. The 10 lb little girl died at birth. Thelma, a gifted seamstress had her dressed in a christening dress she had made; held her daughter and said, "daddy wanted to see you".

Reported to Mary Frances Reynolds Eggleston by her mother, Frances Hughes Carter, sister of Thelma Carter. Photo of head stone taken by Mary Frances Reynolds Eggleston.

Buried:


Photograph of head stone taken by Mary Frances Reynolds Eggleston, his grandaughter. Death record from Townes Funeral Home who conducted the funeral. Record states Mother, Susie Gravitt; Father, George T. Carter, both of Halifax County, VA

Joseph married Madaline "Mattie" Frances Edwards on 13 Dec 1898 in Milton, North Carolina U.S.A.. Madaline (daughter of Addison Lafayette Edwards and Sarah Frances "Sally" Powell) was born on 03 May 1876; died on 10 Sep 1967 in Danville, Pittsylvania, Virginia U.S.A.; was buried in Green Hill Cemetery-Danville, Virginia. [Group Sheet]

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Died:

Mattie was my grandmother. She died after a series of small stokes following a broken hip surgery rendered her comatose for some months. She was 92 years old when she died.

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Married by Rev. Dedman

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I have recently been given tin-type photographs of George T. and his first wife Martha Sue Green. I would be glad to share them with other family members who can share photographs with me. Please contact me at mfeggleston@gmail.com. May 2013

1860 VA Census Halifax Mt Carmel District shows William Carter 53, HH/Fam 778/759 Elizabeth, 48 (From North Carolina) Martha 17, Mary 16, Edward 12, George 10.
1870 VA Census Halifax Mt. Carmel District shows William Carter 62, HH/FAM 167/168 Betsy 58, Richard 67 (William's Brother) Edward 21, Harriett 16, George T. 20;
1880 Census Halifax Mt. Carmel District shows William 72, Elizabeth 66, next door to George 25, (He is 30) Martha 25, Wm. 7, Joe 5, James 4, Martha 2 George 10/12 (July)
The 1910 VA Census shows George T. Carter and Sally Fannie Green have been married 25 years have 7 children, 6 of which are living. George and Sally Fannie live beside two of their sons and their families.

1870 VA CENSUS HH/FAM 167/168 shows William Carter 62, Betsy 58, Edward and Harriett George 20. This Richard age 67 appears to be the brother of William; however they are related (not known at this time 2011) Richard Carter age 59 shown in HH/FAM 359 is another Richard Carter who is distinguished by the middle initial "H.".

Obit found: His name is George Turner Carter. He is named per the tradition of the time. George for his father, William George 'Buck' Carter and Turner for his mother's maiden name, Elizabeth Patience 'Betsy' Turner.

Obit found: His name is George Turner Carter. He is named per the tradition of the time. George for his father, William George 'Buck' Carter and Turner for his mother's maiden name, Elizabeth Patience 'Betsy' Turner.

Died:
He is alive in 1930 Census age 79; 1930 is the year his son J.A. Carter died in Danville, Va.

George married Martha Sue Green on 4 Jan 1872 in Mt. Carmel District, Halifax, Virginia U.S.A.. Martha (daughter of James A. P. Green and Martha Gravitt) was born in c 1855 in Halifax County, Virginia U.S.A.; died before 1885 in Halifax County, Virginia U.S.A.. [Group Sheet]

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I have recently been given tin-type photographs of George T. and his first wife Martha Sue Green. I would be glad to share them with other family members who can share photographs with me. Please contact me at mfeggleston@gmail.com. May 2013

George T. Carter had two wives. Susie Gravitt is found on the death certificate as the mother of Joseph Alpha Carter, Sr.. Both George and Susie are listed as having been from Halifax County, Virginia. Later investigation shows the marriage record as Martha S. Green.

His second wife, Sallie Fanny Green is likely the sister of his first wife. In 1924 she inherits money from her uncle, John King Gravitt and the 4 children of Geo. T. Carter and Sue Green are listed as heirs in this will, as well. By 1930 George T. Carter is listed as widower on the census.

Sue Green (Carter) is mentioned in the will of John King Gravitt and listed as deceased. Her children with George T. Carter are listed as heirs.

Lisa Marable lisa.lisa046@gmail.com

I am glad to hear from you. As mentioned before I am the daughter of William Lee Carter born 1944. I have one brother Darryl William Carter born 1970 (I was born in 1965) My grandparents were Gilbert Thomas Carter
(1905-1998) and Edna Booker Hall Carter. All of us was born in Halifax County VA. Gilbert T was born in Mt Carmel Va near Turbeville Va. My Papa Gilbert was the son of William Green Sr. and Mary E Powell Carter (1874-1965) Wiiliam Green Carter Sr and wife are buried at Olive Branch
United Methodist Church in Mt Carmel. George T Carter (father of William G. Sr). and Sallie F.are also buried there. Have you been there? I am trying
to get more info. on their life --I know they were farmers and I believe William G Sr. owned a store for awhile. I will see what I have for Susie but I Have spent more time on Sallie F and her line. Was Susie's name Martha Green? If so she may have been Sallie F's sister. I know she had a
sister named Martha. If so you are going to be excited with your find I know I was living in Halifax Co. I have to look at my info and email you back with Sallie F's father and mother then maybe you can search a line. William Leigh Green (1832 and Susan H Gravitt (1832-1860) and they did have a daughter named Martha.

Name:
Susie Green marries George T. Carter about 1872; they have 4 children and he marries Sally Fanny Green around 1885.


Died:
In 1886 George is married to Sally Fannie Green.

Martha Sue Green married George T. Carter in 1872. She is the daughter of Martha Gravitt and James Green. Martha Gravitt is the sister of John King Gravitt and William James Gravitt who married the Woody sisters. Sue is mentioned in the Will of John King Gravitt.

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Married:
Susie Gravitt is listed as mother on the death certificate for her son Joseph Alpha Carter, Sr. Susie is later found to be Susie Green (on her marriage license to George T. Carter) Her mother is Susan Gravitt (William Green father).

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Addison Lafayette Edwards, it appears is the second husband of Sarah Frances Powell. 1850 Census record shows his brother William T. Edwards in the household of his wife, Sarah Frances and her grandmother, Polly Carter Powell. My mother relayed to me before her death that her grandfather was Addison Lafayette Edwards, born according to his headstone, in 1845. I recently found a marriage record for Sarah Frances and William T. Edwards, who is the brother of Addison. His wife, Sarah Frances Powell, d/o William Jefferson Powell and Elizabeth Allen Carter was probably married to both brothers; Addison being at least 5 years younger than his wife. Addison and Sarah were married until his death in 1892. My grandmother, Mattie Frances Edwards, was the 5th child of Sarah, born in 1876. -Mary Frances Eggleston

A. L. Edwards is Addison Lafayette Edwards found on the 1860 VA Halifax Co., CENSUS in his father's family HH/FAM 773/775 shows James 60, Elvira B. 32, H.S. 19, C.B. 16, A.L. 20, Arabella 12 and ? B. Edwards 10.

HH/FAM 771/752 shows James 28, family He is s/o James, brother of Addison married to Elizabeth 25, with children ? 6, Doll 5, Patrick 3 and Ellen l.

HH/FAM 858/841 John Edwards 58 (Brother of James Ann E. 42, Josephine 19, Emma 18, Richa(rd) 17, Mo A. 15, C.S. 12.

Brothers Addison L. and Christopher B. married sisters, Sarah Frances and Mary G. Powell

Birth: Oct. 27, 1845
Death: Oct. 22, 1892

Pvt., Co. K, 14th Virginia Infantry, C.S.A.

Addison L. Edwards was born on October 27, 1845. He enlisted, date unknown, as Pvt., Co. K, 14th Virginia Infantry. Addison was captured at Gettysburg on July 3, 1863 and held as a prisoner of war at Fort McHenry, Ft. Delaware, and Point Lookout, Maryland. He was apparently exchanged as he rejoined his company until December 7, 1863. Addison was captured again at Five Forks on April 1, 1865. He was held as a prisoner of war at City Point (Hopewell, Virginia) until transferred to Point Lookout, Maryland where he took the Oath of Allegiance and was released on June 11, 1865.

Inscription:
[headstone]
Addison L. Edwards
Born
Oct. 27, 1845
Died
Oct. 22, 1892
[Confederate Stone]
Addison L. Edwards
Co. K
14 Va. Inf.
C. S. A.
Oct. 27, 1845
Oct. 22, 1892

Burial:
Crewe Cemetery
Crewe
Nottoway County
Virginia, USA

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Created by: Thomas Daniels
Record added: Mar 06, 2009
Find A Grave Memorial# 34506741

Addison married Sarah Frances "Sally" Powell before 1860 in Prob. Caswell Co., North Carolina. Sarah (daughter of William Jefferson Powell, Sr. and Elizabeth Allen Carter) was born on 19 Mar 1840 in Crew, VA; died in 1912 in Crew, Halifax, Virginia U.S.A.; was buried in Crew Church Cemetery. [Group Sheet]

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Brothers Addison L. and Christopher B. Edwards married sisters, Sarah Frances and Mary G. Powell
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Birth: Oct. 27, 1845
Death: Oct. 22, 1892

Pvt., Co. K, 14th Virginia Infantry, C.S.A.

Addison L. Edwards was born on October 27, 1845. He enlisted, date unknown, as Pvt., Co. K, 14th Virginia Infantry. Addison was captured at Gettysburg on July 3, 1863 and held as a prisoner of war at Fort McHenry, Ft. Delaware, and Point Lookout, Maryland. He was apparently exchanged as he rejoined his company until December 7, 1863. Addison was captured again at Five Forks on April 1, 1865. He was held as a priosner of war at City Point (Hopewell, Virginia) until transferred to Point Lookout, Maryland where he took the Oath of Allegiance and was released on June 11, 1865.

Inscription:
[headstone]
Addison L. Edwards
Born
Oct. 27, 1845
Died
Oct. 22, 1892
[Confederate Stone]
Addison L. Edwards
Co. K
14 Va. Inf.
C. S. A.
Oct. 27, 1845
Oct. 22, 1892

Burial:
Crewe Cemetery
Crewe
Nottoway County
Virginia, USA

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Created by: Thomas Daniels
Record added: Mar 06, 2009
Find A Grave Memorial# 34506741

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1860 VA Census Halifax Mt Carmel District shows William Carter 53, HH/Fam 778/759 Elizabeth, 48 (From North Carolina) Martha 17, Mary 16, Edward 12, George T. 10.
1870 VA Census Halifax Mt. Carmel District shows William Carter 62, HH/FAM 167/168 Betsy 58, Richard 67 (William's Brother) Edward 21, Harriett 16, George T. 20;
1880 VA Census Halifax Mt. Carmel District Series T9, Roll 1369, Page 262 HH 30/33 shows William and Betsy age 72, and 66 living with a servant, Wm. Mosely age 11, and next door to Son George T. who is married to Martha (Sue Green) with children Wm., Joseph, James, Martha and baby George.







William George 'Buck' Carter m. Elizabeth Patience 'Betsy' Turner; children are Nancy Eveline 1833, Mary E. (Probably Ellen) 1836, Caroline Graves Carter 1838, Martha Booker Carter 1843, Edward Willis Carter 1848, Nannie M. 1856(?) George T. 1850. Eveline Carter m. Phillip McSherry c 1853; Child of Eveline Carter and Phillip McSherry is Aniva Thomas McSherry who married James Morgan Wells.

William married Elizabeth Patience Turner on 30 Nov 1829 in Halifax County, Virginia U.S.A.. Elizabeth (daughter of William Turner and Nancy LeGrand) was born in c 1805. [Group Sheet]

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https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X5YT-X45
f/o Betsy Turner is William

Birth:
Probably born in Halifax County, Virginia.

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James Green married Martha Gravitt

James married Martha Gravitt. Martha (daughter of John Archer Gravett and Sarah L. "Sallie" Blackwell) was born in c 1835. [Group Sheet]

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Birth:
possibly born in Halifax County, Virginia or in Caswell County, North Carolina.

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Four Edwards Brothers reside in Halifax County in 1860; they are:
JOHN 58, HH/FAM 858/841, Ann E. 42, Josephine 19, Emma 18, Richa(rd) Edward 17, Mo A. 15, C.S. 12.

WILLIAM Edwards HH/FAM 766/743 with Catherine Miller 60, & Sarah C. Edwards 28

JAMES 60, HH/FAM 773/775 with children Elvira 32, Arabella 12, A.L.20, C.B. 16, H.S. 19;

JOSEPH C. EDWARDS 54 HH/FAM 756/737, MARTHA 39, Wm. T. 20, Anderson 18, George W. 17, Joseph 17, (Twins), Martha J. 12, Charles 10, Richard and Matthew 8 (Twins), Sarah E. and Susan M. 8 (Twins) Joseph and Martha had 3 sets of twins.

James Edwards is shown on the listing of purchasers in the Estate of Mastin Powell 24 Nov 1846; it is likely that James Edwards is associated with Mastin Powell's family. (i.e. Perhaps married to one of Mastin's siblings.)

James Edwards acted as appraiser in the matters of the estate of Mastin Powell

Probate records, Estate of Mastin Powell:
Library of Virginia, Halifax County, Virginia, Will Book #22 pages 157-158,
November Court 1848
Inventory and appraisement of the estate of Matson Powell
Dated 14 December 1848; inventory by George P. Richardson, James Edwards, Edward Moore

Two of James Edwards' sons, Addison Lafayette, and Christopher B., married the grandchildren of Mastin, i.e. William Jefferson's children, Sarah Frances Powell and Mary G. Powell.

James married Elvira Boley in c 1828. Elvira was born in c 1800 in Halifax County, Virginia U.S.A.; died before 1860. [Group Sheet]

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Powell/Powell Deed, 1853 - Halifax Co. VA
Deed, William J. Powell Jr. to William J. Powell Sr.
Library of Virginia, Halifax County Virginia Deeds, Book 56, page 61, 28
November 1853
William J. Powell
Witness:
Carter Powell
A. L. (?) Ball
Greensby Carter
Submitted by Steve Carson

Early ancestors of Louise Powell Butler
My great-great-great-grandparents on my gg grandfathers' side were Mastin Powell and Mary called "Polly" Carter. He was a settler, tavern keeper, owener of a race track and slaves. They resided about 8 miles below Milton, NC on Powell Creek, Halifax Co., VA now Turberville. They had nine children:
> Carter, 5/6/1800-10/26/1857, married Sarah Bates Moore,
1/31/1804-10/21/1877, 6/22/1822; Elizabeth married Gerald Powell, her uncle, 12/24/1816;
Biggers married Gillie Lipscomb, 6/16/1829;
John Bibb married Nancy Carter;
Nancy T. married Richard Carter;
Mary Ann married Green Carter;
William Jefferson married Elizabeth Allen Carter;
Susan married Jackson "Jack" her nephew;
Harriett I. married, 1st Joseph Yarbrough and, 2nd, Henry Laws. Most of their children settled in and around
Caswell County, NC and Danville, VA Source: Information from Uncle Walter B. Powell, Great Aunt Fleetwood Powell, Stanfield Family Bible, paper written by Charlie Stanfield
to Uncle Walter B. Powell and wills.
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William married Elizabeth Allen Carter about 1838. Elizabeth was born on 16 Jul 1807 in Virginia; died on 30 Sep 1883. [Group Sheet]

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Two William Jefferson Powell's in Halifax Co. The first, a coach maker, married Elizabeth Morgan and migrated to Tennessee. The second, a tavern keeper, race track owner, married Elizabeth Allen Carter.