Martha Wilmouth Ann Motley^[1]

1834 - 1911  (77 years)

• Name	Martha Wilmouth Ann Motley
  Born	31 Mar 1834	Halifax Co., Virginia
  Gender	Female
  Died	1 Apr 1911	LaGrange, Fayette Co., Texas
  Buried	Old LaGrange City Cemetery LaGrange, Texas   [2]
  Person ID	I67947	My Reynolds Line | Descendants of Giles Carter of Henrico
  Last Modified	29 Mar 2023

  
  

  Father	Capt. William Motley,   b. 18 Jan 1795, Pittsylvania Co., Virginia ,   d. 15 Sep 1879, Pittsylvania County, Virginia  (Age 84 years)
  Mother	Wilmouth Mastin Williams,   b. 21 Feb 1794, Pittsylvania County, Virginia ,   d. 28 Nov 1866, Ringgold, Pittsylvania Co., Virginia  (Age 72 years)
  Family ID	F7802	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Philemon Bibb Carter,   b. 3 Jul 1829, Halifax Co., Virginia ,   d. 24 Nov 1886, LaGrange, Fayette Co., Texas  (Age 57 years)
  Married	19 Dec 1850	Pittsylvania County, Virginia
  Children	1. Samuel Hales Carter,   b. 7 Jun 1863, Prob. Pitts. Co., VA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Emma Lee Carter,   b. 28 Oct 1871, LaGrange, Texas ,   d. 1 Jul 1959  (Age 87 years)
  Last Modified	29 Mar 2023
  Family ID	F22713	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Documents		Philemon Bibb Carter-Death Notice The Galveston Daily News Nov 26, 1886
  		DAR Account of Lineage of James Mastin Williams-Carters Samuel (Tavern Keeper) Carter and Elizabeth H. Neal Lineage darJamesMastinWilliam-Carters.jpg

  
  

  Headstones

  Martha Wilmouth Motley Headstone hs67947MarthaWilmouthMotley.jpg

  
  

• Notes

  Descendants of Philemon Bibb Carter & wfie, Martha Wilmoth A Motley, Texas Posted by: Leah Kessel (ID *****6531) Date: September 22, 2009 at 05:49:23 I have a record written by Martha Wilmoth Ann Watkins Motley Carter on April 22nd, 1908, listing the history of her ancestors and descendants as far as she knew. It is as follows: Her mother was Wilmoth Mastin Williams, born 1801, died 11/1866, daughter of James Mastin Williams and Wilmoth Walker. They lived in Dinwiddy County Virginia, but their parents came from England, year unknown. Wilmoth Mastin Williams first married Thomas David Neal who died, leaving one son of the same name. Wilmoth then married William Motley and had seven children with him in VA (James Mastin Motley, John Williams Motley, William Daniel Motley, Robert Jorden Motley, George Craghead Motley, Sarah Elizabeth Washington Motley, Martha Wilmoth Ann Watkins Motley (herself, born 03/31/1834). Martha Wilmoth Ann Watkins Motley married Philemon Bibb Carter on 12/18/1850 and lived in Halifax, VA, having 12 children there: Bettie Wilmoth, Sallie Champ, America Virginia (Dollie), Mary Louise Franklin, Susannah Bibb, Samuel Hales & Philemon Bibb Carter. In 1867 they moved to LaGrange, TX, and had five more children: John Halifax Carter, Emma Lee Carter (07/22/1867), Willie McKinnon Carter, Samuel Mason [Mastin] Carter and Charlie Moseley Carter. Her paternal grandparents were Daniel & Sarah Motley from Ireland. Sarah's maiden name was Ellington and resided in Pittsylvania County, VA.

  
  

• Sources

  [S38] Headstone. Martha Motley Carter [S32] Find-A-Grave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/106979399/martha-carter. Martha Motley Carter Birth 31 Mar 1834 Death 1 Apr 1911 (aged 77) Burial: Old La Grange City Cemetery La Grange, Fayette County, Texas [S84] Rootsweb, http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=DESC&db=%3A2439139&id=I520504707. 4 Philemon Bibb CARTER b: 7/3/1829 d: 24 Nov 1886 + Martha Wilmouth MOTLEY b: 3/31/834 d: 4/1/1911 5 Elizabeth Wilmoth CARTER b: 11 Sep 1851 + John Walter BLAIZE b: Abt. 1850 5 Sarah Champ CARTER b: 29 Sep 1853 + John J CASEY b: Abt. 1850 + Bowie Strange TUTWILER b: Abt. 1850 5 America Virginia CARTER b: 5 Dec 1855 + William B RIVES b: Abt. 1850 5 Mary Louise Franklyn CARTER b: 6 Apr 1858 + Franklin Earl YOUNG b: Abt. 1855 5 Susannah Bibb CARTER b:9/15/1860 d: 1/6/1863 5 Samuel Hales CARTER b: 7 Jun 1863 5 John Halifax CARTER b: 22 Jul 1867 + Emma SMITH b: Abt. 1870 5 Emma Lee CARTER b: 28 Oct 1871 + James Withers REMINGTON b: Abt. 1870 5 Willie McKinnon CARTER b: 22 Nov 1873 + George WALSHE b: Abt. 1870 [S32] Find-A-Grave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/106979433/philimon-bibb-carter. Philimon Bibb Carter Birth: 3 Jul 1829 Death: 24 Nov 1886 (aged 57) Burial: Old La Grange City Cemetery Spouse Martha Motley Carter, 1834?1911 Children Mary Lueise Carter Young, 1857?1950 La Grange, Fayette County, Texas