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Gertrude Mae Echols[1]

Female 1904 - 1953  (49 years)


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  • Name Gertrude Mae Echols 
    Born 26 Apr 1904  Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Died 16 Aug 1953  Pittsylvania County, 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 I20561  My Reynolds Line | Descendants of William Walters
    Last Modified 1 Jun 2021 

    DNA Tests  1 person has linked a DNA test to Gertrude Mae Echols 

    Father Pearl/Pearly/Pearlie Edwin Echols,   b. 30 Jan 1870, Pittsylvania Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Jun 1964, Danville, Pittsylvania Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 94 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth Jane Early/Earley,   b. 4 Sep 1874, Pittsylvania Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Oct 1933, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 59 years) 
    Family ID F7913  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 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) 
    Married 30 Nov 1944  Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. Clyde Ray Carter,   b. 18 Oct 1923, Danville, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Jul 2020, Danville, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 96 years)
    Last Modified 17 Aug 2018 
    Family ID F7640  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
    Gertrude May Carter (nee Eckols)
    Gertrude May Carter (nee Eckols)
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    Gertrude Eckols Carter-Obit
    Gertrude Eckols Carter-Obit
    The Danville Bee
    Aug 17, 1953

  • Sources 
    1. [S170] Family Tree DNA, https://www.familytreedna.com/groups/carter/about/results.
      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
      + Mary 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 birth date for P. V. Carter.

    2. [S32] Find-A-Grave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/137403184/gertrude-carter.
      Gertrude Echols Carter
      Birth 26 Apr 1904
      Death 16 Aug 1953 (aged 49)
      Burial
      Highland Burial Park
      Danville, Danville City, Virginia