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| 10. |  William Daniel Carter was born 8 Apr 1918, Danville, Virginia (son of Joseph Alpha dna Carter and Madaline 'Mattie' Frances Edwards); died 12 Jul 2004, Danville, Virginia; was buried , Danville Memorial Gardens, 58 W, Danville, Virginia. William married Rowena 'Rosie' Shaw 30 Mar 1945, Washington, D.C.. Rowena (daughter of Clyde Smith Shaw and Estelle Lillian Holland) was born 30 Nov 1922, Fieldale, Virginia; died 6 May 2009, Danville, Virginia. [Group Sheet]
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| 11. |  Rowena 'Rosie' Shaw was born 30 Nov 1922, Fieldale, Virginia (daughter of Clyde Smith Shaw and Estelle Lillian Holland); died 6 May 2009, Danville, Virginia. Notes:
Billie Carter Wyatt writes about her Mother and Father: I was reading about mama and daddy's wedding day, how they met and if daddy worked in D.C.? Mama and Daddy met the first time when mama was a student at Averett College and one of mama's professor's had daddy be mama's escort on the May Day Parade. Then several years later they worked together at DuPont in Martinsville and eventually began dating. When the war broke out, mama joined the Navy and when daddy proposed they decided to get married in D.C. because mama was still in basic training and had a 24 hour pass. They were married immediately following another wedding in the church and the other bride told mama she would be glad for her to use her flowers. After their overnight honeymoon, daddy returned to Danville and mama remained in D.C. She would ride a coal train to Danville as often as she could to see her new husband. Then when she became pregnant with her first child, which she lost ultimately, she was honorably discharged from the Navy on July 4th, 1945. Mama was always so proud of that. Daddy was unable to join the service due to hearing loss in his right ear. But he did join what is now the Virginia Defense Force, to assist our servicemen. I am very proud of them both!
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