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William Green 'W.G.' Carter, Jr.

William Green 'W.G.' Carter, Jr.[1, 2, 3, 4]

Male 1912 - 1965  (53 years)

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  • Name William Green 'W.G.' Carter 
    Suffix Jr. 
    Born 28 Jun 1912  Halifax Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 1 Nov 1965  Durham, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Olive Branch United Methodist Church, hwy. 699 near Turbeville. Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I7280  My Reynolds Line | Descendants of Edward Powell, Descendants of Giles Carter of Henrico
    Last Modified 23 Oct 2023 

    Father William Green Carter, Sr.,   b. 3 Feb 1872, Halifax County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Jul 1955, Halifax Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years) 
    Mother Mary Elizabeth 'Molly' Powell,   b. 11 Oct 1874, Halifax Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Jan 1965, Halifax Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years) 
    Married 14 May 1893  Halifax County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Family ID F2772  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Eldress [Dorothy] Farmer,   b. 4 Oct 1923, Halifax Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Mar 2001, Halifax County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years) 
    Married 4 Mar 1939  Halifax County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Divorced 10 Nov 1962  Halifax County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Mary Elizabeth Carter,   b. 1938, Halifax Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 23 Oct 2023 
    Family ID F22719  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
    Marriage Record for William Green Carter and Eldress Dorothy Farmer
    Marriage Record for William Green Carter and Eldress Dorothy Farmer
    _67965-7280WG Carter HalifaxIndxMarageMale-Carter6.pdf
    Obituary of William Green Carter, Sr.
    Obituary of William Green Carter, Sr.
    WilliamGreenCarterSrObitBeeMay91955.jpg
    Divorce Record between William Green Carter, Jr. and Eldress Dorothy Farmer
    Divorce Record between William Green Carter, Jr. and Eldress Dorothy Farmer
    william green carter, jr (divorce).jpg
    William Green Carter Jr-Obit
    William Green Carter Jr-Obit
    The Danville Bee
    Nov 2, 1965

    Headstones
    Headstone William Green Carter, Jr., s/o William Green Carter, Sr., s/o George Turner Carter and his first Wife, Martha Susan Green
    Headstone William Green Carter, Jr., s/o William Green Carter, Sr., s/o George Turner Carter and his first Wife, Martha Susan Green
    7280 Wm Green Carter Jr..jpg

  • Sources 
    1. [S32] Find-A-Grave.com, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Carter&GSiman=1&GScid=51540&GRid=105862219&.
      William Green Carter, Jr., s/o William G. Carter, Sr.--Grandson of George Turner Carter & Martha Susan Green

    2. [S18] Family Search, LDS.
      Reference ID: v 35A cn 35400 , GS Film number: 1953693
      Name: William Green Carter
      Event Type: Death
      Event Date: 01 Nov 1965
      Event Place: Durham, Durham, North Carolina
      Birth Year: 1912
      Burial Date: 03 Nov 1965
      Burial Place: Halifax Co., Va.
      Cemetery: Olive Branch Meth.Ch.
      Residence Place: South Boston, Halifax, Va.
      Address: 204 Ellyson Ave.
      Gender: Male
      Age: 53
      Marital Status: Divorced
      Race (Original): White
      Occupation: Loom Fixer
      Birth Date: 28 Jun 1912
      Birthplace: Halifax Co., Va.
      Father's Name: William Carter
      Mother's Name: Mary Elizabeth Powell
      Spouse's Name: Eldress Farmer Carter
      Additional Relatives: X
      Reference ID: v 35A cn 35400 , GS Film number: 1953693
      Cite This Record

      "North Carolina Deaths, 1931-1994", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FPMR-WK5 : 29 September 2022), Eldress Farmer Carter in entry for William Green Carter, 1965.

    3. [S66] Linda Hemphill.
      Description: Love your website lots of information that
      helped me. But you have the wrong William Green Carter Jr.
      Listed. It should be William Green Carter Jr. Went by W.G.
      born June 28 1912 in Alton Va. Died Nov. 1 1965. Buried
      Olive Branch Methodist Cemetery. Buried beside his parents
      William Green Carter Sr. And Mary Elizabeth Powell. Married
      to Eldress Dorthey Farmer on March 2, 1938. William and
      Eldress are my grandparents. My mothers parents. Papa
      William died the day after my Birthday when I was 2 years
      old. So I don't remember him just seen pictures. My sister
      and I have recently started working on the Carter side of
      our family.And like I said your website has helped very
      much. Have any questions feel free to ask.

      Linda Hemphill
      lovelylady1063@yahoo.com

    4. [S18] Family Search, LDS, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FPMR-WKL.
      Name William Green Carter
      Name Note Jr.
      Sex Male
      Age 53
      Residence Place South Boston, Halifax, Va.
      Address 204 Ellyson Ave.
      Burial Date 1965
      Burial Place Halifax Co., Va.
      Birth Date 1912
      Birthplace Halifax Co., Va.
      Marital Status Divorced
      Occupation Loom Fixer
      Race White
      Ethnicity American
      Father's Name William Carter
      Father's Sex Male
      Mother's Name Mary Elizabeth Powell
      Mother's Sex Female
      Spouse's Name Eldress Farmer Carter
      Event Type Death
      Event Date 1965
      Event Place Durham, Durham, North Carolina, United States
      Event Place (Original) Durham, Durham, North Carolina
      Event Place Note Duke Hosp.
      Source Details v 35A cn 35400
      Additional Relatives X
      Cemetery Olive Branch Meth.Ch.

    5. [S27] Carter Powell.
      Birth Certificate of Charlie Eddie Carter