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William Daniel Carter

William Daniel Carter[1, 2]

Male 1918 - 2004  (86 years)

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  • Name William Daniel Carter 
    Born 8 Apr 1918  Danville, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 12 Jul 2004  Danville, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Danville Memorial Gardens, 58 W, Danville, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I7167  My Reynolds Line | Descendants of Edward Powell, Descendants of Giles Carter of Henrico
    Last Modified 25 Sep 2021 

    Father Joseph Alpha dna Carter,   b. 7 Dec 1874, Halifax County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Aug 1930, Danville, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 55 years) 
    Mother Madaline 'Mattie' Frances Edwards,   b. 3 May 1876, Lunenburg County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Sep 1967, Danville, Pittsylvania Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 91 years) 
    Married 13 Dec 1898  Petersburg, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Family Search Document:
      Joseph A. Carter, DOB 1874 Halifax Co., VA age: 24 to Madaline Edwards DOB 1876 Halifax Co., VA age 22 DOMarriage 13 Dec 1898 Petersburg, VA Fathers Name G. T.; Mother's name M. S. (Martha Susan Spouse's Father A.L. Spouse's Mother's Name S.F.; Indexing Project (Batch) # M01130-8; System Origin: Virginia-EASy
      GS Film # 2048493
    Family ID F2526  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Rowena 'Rosie' Shaw,   b. 30 Nov 1922, Fieldale, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 May 2009, Danville, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years) 
    Married 30 Mar 1945  Washington, D.C. Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Children 
     1. Cynthia 'Cindy' Carter,   b. 10 Nov 1947, Danville, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Nov 2019, Grosse Point Park, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years)
     2. Living
     3. Living
    Last Modified 1 Dec 2019 
    Family ID F2542  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
    William Daniel 'Bill' Carter
    William Daniel 'Bill' Carter
    Mattie's Girls - Adelaide, Thelma, Frances and baby Boy Bill Carter with Sam Reynolds, husband of Frances; It was Mattie's Birthday - We always had a celebration on May 3.
    Mattie's Girls - Adelaide, Thelma, Frances and baby Boy Bill Carter with Sam Reynolds, husband of Frances; It was Mattie's Birthday - We always had a celebration on May 3.
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    Bill Carter's Birthday Party Before 1995
    Bill Carter's Birthday Party Before 1995
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    William Daniel Carter
    William Daniel Carter
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    Joseph Alpha Carter, Sr. with Children, Frances, Adelaide and Bill-Wife, Mattie on front porch of 672 Jefferson St. Danville, Virginia
    Joseph Alpha Carter, Sr. with Children, Frances, Adelaide and Bill-Wife, Mattie on front porch of 672 Jefferson St. Danville, Virginia
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    William Daniel Carter, 1965
    William Daniel Carter, 1965
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    Bill Carter and Daughter Billie Wyatt (nee Carter)
    Bill Carter and Daughter Billie Wyatt (nee Carter)
    7167-7123 Bill & Billie Carter.jpg

    Documents
    Joseph Alpha Carter Funeral Record
    Joseph Alpha Carter Funeral Record
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    Please Note: The mother for Joseph Alpha Carter listed on this document, is actually his Grandmother, Susan H. Gravitt; Mattie Carter, the widow of Joe never met her husband's biological mother. Joe's Mother, Susie and his step-mother, Sallie Fannie are both, daughters of Susan Gravitt and William Green. Documentation later discovered that George T. Carter was also known as Gravitt; presumably Mattie Carter knew her husband's father as George T. Gravitt.
    US Virginia Census 1930 Danville City; Joseph A. Carter, Mattie F., Joseph A., Frances H., Adelaide R., William D. Carter
    US Virginia Census 1930 Danville City; Joseph A. Carter, Mattie F., Joseph A., Frances H., Adelaide R., William D. Carter
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    William Daniel Carter Letter To Santa Age 5
    William Daniel Carter Letter To Santa Age 5
    7161WilliamDanielCartertTheBeeDec171923.jpg
    Cynthia Carter
    Cynthia Carter
    Birth Announcement
    Funeral Card
William Daniel Carter
    Funeral Card William Daniel Carter
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    Shaw-Carter Engagement
    Shaw-Carter Engagement
    Richmond Times Dispatch
    Feb 23, 1945
    Shaw-Carter Wedding
    Shaw-Carter Wedding
    Richmond Times Dispatch
    Apr 6, 1945

    Headstones
    Danville Memorial Gardens
    Danville Memorial Gardens
    William Daniel Carter

  • Sources 
    1. [S3] Mary Frances Reynolds Eggleston.
      Billie Carter Wyall 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!

    2. [S42] Obituary, https://www.legacy.com/amp/obituaries/legacy/2414315.
      DANVILLE, Va. - William (Bill) Daniel Carter, 86, of 505 Oxford Place, died Monday, July 12, 2004 at his residence. He had been in declining health for the past eight years.

      Born April 8, 1918, in Danville, he was the son of the late Joseph A. Carter and the late Mattie Frances Edwards Carter.

      Mr. Carter had lived all of his life in Danville, where he was a graduate of George Washington High School, Class of 1938. He had retired from the former Pittsylvania Hardware Company, where he had worked in sales and as a buyer with over 30 years of service. After his retirement from Pittsylvania Hardware he worked with Wrenn-Yeatts Funeral Home for over 10 years.

      Mr. Carter was a member of Fairview United Methodist Church, where he had served as Sunday School secretary for 25 years, served as an usher and was a former member of the Fairview United Methodist Church Bowling League. Mr. Carter was a Life member of the Westover Sertoma Club.

      He was married to Rowena Shaw Carter on March 30, 1945.

      In addition to his wife, of the residence, he is survived by three daughters, Cynthia Carter Kirkland of Lynchburg, Susan Shaw Carter of Danville and Billie Carter Wyatt and husband, Jim of Danville; three grandsons, Alex Kirkland and wife, Jennifer of Southfield, Michigan, Trey Yeatts and wife, Amanda of York, Pa. and Danny Yeatts of Danville; one great-grandson, James Thomas Yeatts. He is also survived by several nieces and nephews.

      He was predeceased by three brothers and three sisters.

      The funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, July 14, 2004 at Fairview United Methodist Church with the Rev. Tom Barnard and the Rev. Dr. Tom Evans officiating. Interment will be in Danville Memorial Gardens.

      The family will receive friends 9:30 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. Wednesday at Fairview United Methodist Church and at other times will be at the residence, 505 Oxford Place, Danville.

      The family suggests that in lieu of flowers memorials be made to the Westover Sertoma Club, 1977 Blair Loop Road, Danville, VA 24541 or to the Fairview United Methodist Church Mission Team, 1013 Westover Drive, Danville, VA 24541.

      Wrenn-Yeatts Funeral Home, Westover is in charge of arrangements.

      This obituary was originally published in the Danville Register & Bee (Danville, VA).


    3. [S62] Janis Knox-KnoxColorado.com, http://knoxcolorado.com/names41.html#WARREN.
      I just entered William "Bill" Daniel Carter's obituary and also his wife's. I also found their marriage on genealogybank.com They married at the Mount Vernon Methodist Church in Washington, D.C. She was a Navy Yeoman at the time, on 30 Mar 1945. I'm wondering if he might have been working in D.C.?? and that's how they met as her parents lived in Martinsville at the time.