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William Vass 'Willie' Carter[1]

Male 1872 - 1929  (56 years)


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  • Name William Vass 'Willie' Carter 
    Born 7 Nov 1872  Halifax Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 4 Sep 1929  Pittsylvania Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Highland Burial Park Danville, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I15029  My Reynolds Line | Descendants of Giles Carter of Henrico, Descendants of Richard 'Gunsmith' Carter, Descendants of William Walters
    Last Modified 11 Aug 2018 

    DNA Tests  1 person has linked a DNA test to William Vass 'Willie' Carter 

    Father Philip Vass2 Carter,   b. 15 Oct 1845, Halifax Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Jun 1920, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years) 
    Mother Margaret Woody,   b. Abt 1851, Halifax Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 1910, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 59 years) 
    Married Abt 1871 
    Family ID F5228  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Sarah Lou 'Sallie' Collie,   b. 9 Apr 1870, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Sep 1932, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 62 years) 
    Married 31 Jan 1892  Caswell Co., North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. William Philip Carter,   b. 20 Mar 1898, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Feb 1966, Danville, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years)
    +2. Claude Daniel Carter,   b. 1 Oct 1901, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Oct 1972, Danville, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years)
     3. Edward H Carter,   b. 25 Sep 1905,   d. 28 Dec 1959  (Age 54 years)
     4. Louise Carter,   b. 5 Sep 1910, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Mar 1999  (Age 88 years)
    Last Modified 14 Dec 2015 
    Family ID F5229  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
    William Vass Carter-Funeral Service
    William Vass Carter-Funeral Service
    The Danville Bee
    Sep 7, 1929
    Claude Daniel Carter-Obit
    Claude Daniel Carter-Obit
    The Danville Bee
    Oct 21, 1972
    William Vass Carter-WWI Draft Registration
    William Vass Carter-WWI Draft Registration
    CarterWilliamVassDraft Reg WWI.jpg
    William Phillip Carter-Obit
    William Phillip Carter-Obit
    The Danville Register
    Feb 13, 1966

    Headstones
    William 'Willie' Vass Carter-Headstone
    William 'Willie' Vass Carter-Headstone
    CarterWillieVass.jpg

  • Sources 
    1. [S170] Family Tree DNA, https://www.familytreedna.com/groups/carter/about/results.
      Contact: Paul Carter [pcarter AT email.unc.edu] yDNA Kit # 18747

      0 Spencer Carter b 1776 VA d 10 July 1861 Pittsylvania Co VA
      + Verlinda Lucas b abt 1788 Halifax Co VA; m 18 Dec 1804 Halifax Co VA d Apr 1850 Pittsylvania Co VA

      1 Richard E. Carter b abt 1805 Halifax Co VA d 11 Jun 1877 Halifax Co VA
      + Elizabeth Sheppard b 1813 Halifax Co VA; m 12 Oct 1830 Halifax Co VA d 28 Oct 1863 Halifax Co VA

      2 Phillip Vass Carter b 15 Oct 1845 Halifax Co VA d 12 Jun 1920 Pittsylvania Co VA
      + Margaret Woody b 1851 Virginia; m abt 1871 d bef 1910

      3 William 'Willie' Vass Carter b 07 Nov 1872 VA d 04 Sep 1929 Pittsylvania Co VA
      + Sallie Lou Collie b 09 Apr 1870; m 31 Jan 1892 Caswell Co NC d 30 Sep 1932 Pittsylvania Co VA

      4 Claude Daniel Carter b 01 Oct 1901 VA d 21 Oct 1972 Danville, Pittsylvania Co VA
      + Gertrude Mae Echols b 26 Apr 1904 Pittsylvania Co VA; m 30 Nov 1922 Pittsylvania Co VA d 16 Aug 1953 Danville, Pittsylvania Co VA

      5 Clyde Ray Carter - Private
      + Ruth Eleanor Caldron - Private

      6 Paul Daniel Carter - Private
      Note: *Headstone marker shows 13 Oct 1845 death date for P. V. Carter.

    2. [S32] Find-A-Grave.com, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=carter&GSfn=willie&GSiman=1&GScid=50621&GRid=139155302&.