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Joseph Motley dna Carter

Joseph Motley dna Carter[1, 2, 3]

Male 1811 - 1888  (77 years)

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  • Name Joseph Motley dna Carter 
    Born 7 Feb 1811  Franklin Co., Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 8 Sep 1888  Marshall Co., Alabama Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Rainey Cemetery Marshall County, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Person ID I547450491  My Reynolds Line | Descendants of Giles Carter of Henrico
    Last Modified 16 Jan 2021 

    DNA Tests  3 people have linked a DNA test to Joseph Motley dna Carter 

    Father James C. dna Carter,   b. 23 Dec 1774, Halifax Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Apr 1845, DeKalb Co., Alabama Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years) 
    Mother Amy /Anne Motley,   b. Abt 1775, Amelia County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Jun 1853, Marshall Co., Alabama Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 78 years) 
    Married 13 Feb 1799  Pittsylvania Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • The Middle initial of several of these children is M.; it has been assumed the M stands for Motley; however, it is likely at least one of these children is named Michaux for their grandmother.
    Family ID F518495074  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Salena Coffey/Coffee,   b. 1820, Thornhill, Grainger Co., Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Mar 1845, Jackson Co., Alabama Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 25 years) 
    Married 30 Nov 1834 
    Children 
     1. Captain Arthur Beard dna Carter,   b. 1837,   d. 20 Jul 1864, Peach Tree Creek, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 27 years)
     2. Frances Elizabeth Carter,   b. 12 Jan 1844, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Oct 1873, Lincoln County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 29 years)
    +3. Virginia Caledonia Carter,   b. 30 Jun 1847, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Mar 1913, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years)
    +4. John Coffee dna Carter,   b. 5 Jul 1849, Marshall County, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Jul 1919, Marshall County, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years)
     5. Martha Ellen Carter,   b. 1850, Marshall County, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Apr 1923, Albertville, Marshall County, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years)
    Last Modified 6 May 2019 
    Family ID F5853  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Mary Jane Doran,   b. 16 Feb 1830, Jackson County, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Aug 1894, Marshall County, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 64 years) 
    Married 22 Jan 1846  Marshall Co., Alabama Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Another child, Arthur Carter (14 Sep 1865-18 Jul 1874) Age 8 also buried at Raney Cemetery
    Notes 
    • Names of these children were listed in the Will of Joseph Motley Carter. the Will is posted. There are 334 pages to this Will of which I posted 7.
    Children 
    +1. Linna Naomi "Linnie" Carter,   b. 7 Apr 1855, Guntersville, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Aug 1931, Bailey, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years)
     2. Julia C. Carter,   b. 1857, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Jun 1946, Guntersville, Marshall County, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years)
     3. Dorcas Lutitia Carter,   b. 31 May 1861, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Dec 1938, Marshall County, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years)
    +4. Asbury Leake Carter,   b. 9 Oct 1867, Marshall County, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Jan 1916, Marshall County, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 48 years)
    +5. Byron McFarland Carter,   b. 8 Jan 1870, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 May 1935, Scotsboro, Jackson County, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years)
    +6. Miller Doran Carter,   b. 19 Sep 1874, Marshall County, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Jan 1961, Scottsboro, Jackson County, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years)
    Last Modified 11 Dec 2019 
    Family ID F518495192  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
    Joseph Motley Carter
    Joseph Motley Carter
    p547450491JosephMotleyCarter.jpg

    Documents

    Probate Records (1)
    familysearch

    Probate (2)

    Probate (3)
    familysearch

    Will of Joseph M. Carter
    (familysearch.org)

    Will (2)
    Chancery John C. Carter
Executor Joseph Motley Carter Will
    Chancery John C. Carter Executor Joseph Motley Carter Will
    Sherryl Carter Cavato Lineage
    Sherryl Carter Cavato Lineage
    IMG_6181.JPG
    Sherryl Carter Cavedo Lineage
    Sherryl Carter Cavedo Lineage
    IMG_6180.JPG
    Martha Ellen Carter-Thomas S. May
Marriage Record
    Martha Ellen Carter-Thomas S. May Marriage Record
    carter-may.jpg
    Joseph M Carter-Death Notice
    Joseph M Carter-Death Notice
    The Guntersville Democrat
    Sep 13, 1888
    Mary Jane Carter-Obit
    Mary Jane Carter-Obit
    The Guntersville Democrat
    Aug 16, 1894

    Headstones
    Joseph M. Carter hs
    Joseph M. Carter hs
    Rainey Cemetery joseph m. carter.jpg
    Headstone Joseph Motley Carter
    Headstone Joseph Motley Carter
    hsI16899JosephMotleyCarter.jpg

    Histories
    Amy Motley Carter-Founded Rainey Cemetery
    Amy Motley Carter-Founded Rainey Cemetery
    The Advertiser Gleam
    May 13, 1953

  • Notes 
    • 3 John Carter b 26 Aug 1737 New Kent Co VA d 18 Jun - 20 Sep 1781 Halifax Co VA
      + Mary d aft 1781

      4 James C. Carter b ca 1770 VA [some say 23 Dec 1774 Halifax Co VA] d 23 Apr 1845 Marshall Co AL
      + Amy Motley b 1778 Amelia Co VA; m 13 Feb 1799 Pittsylvania Co VA d 12 Jun 1853 Marshall Co AL

      5 Joseph Motley Carter b 07 Feb 1811 d 08 Sep 1888
      + Salena Coffee Carter b 1820; m 30 Nov 1834 d 04 Mar 1845 AL
      + Mary Jane Doran Carter b 16 Feb 1830 Stevenson, Jackson Co AL d 07 Aug 1894 Marshall Co AL

      6 John Coffee Carter b 05 Jul 1849 Marshall Co AL d 04 Jul 1919 Marshall Co AL
      + Arabella Lucinda Evans b 1851; m 1869 d 1892
      + Eugenia S. McCorkle 1853; m 1894 d 1953

      7 John McCoy Carter b 13 Aug 1872 Marshall Co AL d 28 Feb 1960 Jackson Co AL
      + Margaret Ann Morgan b 29 May 1875; m 12 May 1897 d 04 Dec 1905
      + Martha J. Hayes b 1882; m ca 1907
    • http://www.worldfamilies.net/surnames/carter/results4 James C. Carter b ca 1770 VA [some say 23 Dec 1774 Halifax Co VA] d 23 Apr 1845 Marshall Co AL
      + Amy Motley b 1778 Amelia Co VA; m 13 Feb 1799 Pittsylvania Co VA d 12 Jun 1853 Marshall Co AL

      5 Joseph Motley Carter b 07 Feb 1811 Shelbyville, Bedford Co TN d 08 Sep 1888 Marshall Co AL
      + Salena Coffee b 1820 TN; m 30 Nov 1834 d 04 Mar 1845 Marshall Co AL
      + Mary Jane Doran b 16 Feb 1830 Doran's Cove, Stevenson, Jackson Co AL; m 22 Jan 1846 d 07 Aug 1894 Hillian's Store, Marshall Co AL

      6 Byron McFarlane Carter b 08 Jan 1870 Marshall Co AL d 01 May 1935 Kirbytown, Marshall Co AL
      + Isabelle Childress b 01 Aug 1869; m 04 Dec 1887 d 09 Feb 1935 Kirbytown, Marshall Co AL

      7 Eugene Miller Carter b 16 Jun 1891 Marshall Co AL d 25 Apr 1976 Rainsville, DeKalb Co AL
      + Mattie Laura Jane Pearl Hodge b 15 Sep 1889 AL d 20 Jun 1957 Sylvania, DeKalb Co AL
    • http://www.reynoldspatova.org/admin_editperson.php?personID=I547450491&tree=reynolds1&cw=1
      3 Theodorick Carter (the 2nd generation of Theodorick Carters) b bet 1687 & 1700 in Henrico Co VA; d 1777 in St. Patrick’s Parish, Prince Edward Co VA
      + Anne Waddill b 1713

      4 Theodorick Carter (the 3rd generation of Theodorick Carters) Prince Edward Co VA; d 1805 in Halifax Co VA
      + Miss Townes
      + Judith Cunningham; mb 16 Apr 1764 Prince Edward Co VA d aft 1805

      5 Charles Carter d aft 1821
      + Lucy Barksdale; m 25 Oct 1786 Charlotte Co VA

      6 Nathaniel Green Carter b Jun 1787 d 06 Feb 1846 Wilson Co TN
      + Kisiah H. Johnson b 02 Apr 1799 d 1855

      7 Dr. William Dudley Carter b 1823 Wilson Co TN d 24 May 1888, Ripley, Tippah Co MS
      + Elizabeth Frances Green (2nd wife) b 21 Oct 1827 St. Clair Co AL d 20 Oct 1857 Ripley, Tippah Co MS

      8 Dr. Nathaniel Green Carter b 31 Dec 1850 Ripley, Tippah Co MS d 24 Mar 1908 Meridian, Lauderdale Co MS
      + Willett Medora Falkner b 17 Jul 1856 Ripley, Tippah Co MS d 01 Jul 1915 Baltimore, Baltimore Co MD

      9 Miriam Natalie Carter b 6 Feb 1879 Ripley, Tippah Co MS d 03 Feb 1952, Tulsa, Tulsa Co OK
      + Pierce Allen Broach b 26 Jul 1875 Meridian, Lauderdale Co MS d 18 Aug 1935 Tulsa, Tulsa Co OK

      10 Vance Carter Broach b 15 Mar 1911 Meridian, Lauderdale Co MS d 03 Aug 1984 Boulder, Boulder Co CO
      + Shirley Gibbons b 22 May 1915 Tulsa, Tulsa Co OK d 22 Mar 1996 Wassenaar, The Netherlands

      11 Vance Carter Broach Jr - Private

  • Sources 
    1. [S54] DAR, http://services.dar.org/members/dar_research/search_descendants/?action=list&MyPrimary_Seqn=744768&MyLineageCount=1.
      James Carter, s/o John Carter and Mary Cunningham, m. Amy Motley 13 Feb 1799
      Joseph Motley Carter m. Mary Jane Doran 1846
      Virginia Caldonia Carter m. John Houston Gamble 1870
      Ordway A. Gamble m. Maude Culbert 1900

    2. [S54] DAR, http://services.dar.org/members/dar_research/search_descendants/?action=list&MyPrimary_Seqn=159392&MyLineageCount=1&Control_Min_Seqn=159392.
      Joseph Motley Carter, s/o James Motley Carter and Any Motley, m. Mary Jane Doran 1846
      Linna Naomi Carter m. Thomas F. Carpenter 1874; Dorcas Ellen Carpenter m. Reynolds G. Bennett 1897

      Virginia, Alabama, & Texas

    3. [S107] Family Histories.
      A History of the Carter Family"
      Compiled and edited by the
      American Genealogical Research Institute
      Washington DC 20001
      Copyright 1972
      Library of Congress Card Catalog #: 75-187586

      Children of James Carter and Anne Motley are Jessee, Martha, Mary, Susan, Judith, John C., Joseph M., Anne, Prudence, James, Jr.

    4. [S32] Find-A-Grave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/62473805.

    5. [S38] Headstone, Joseph Motley Carter.

    6. [S129] Cemetery Records, Rainey Cemetery Census.
      Raney (Rainey) Cemetery, Marshall, Alabama

      http://files.usgwarchives.org/al/marshall/cemetery/raney.txt
      ===========================
      April 2002
      Raney Cemetery, Marshall County, Alabama.
      Directions to Raney Cemetery: From South Saudy take Langston Road South go to Kirbytown Hardware. Turn Right on Haygood Church Road. Go 6/10 mile to stop sign. Turn left at Haygood Church, go 9/10 mile and Raney Cemetery Road is on the left. There will be a green sign with the name on it. Cemetery is 4/10 mile up a gravel road.
      Infant son of Charlie and Melissa ODOM
      Melissa ODOM D/O Isaiah and Emily Virsier Nelson
      (There are five graves beside hers with no markings)
      MATHENY (No other markings)
      (Approximately twenty seven graves no markings)
      In memory of Ezekial L VENABLE was born 1850 died July the 17th 1880
      James CARTER b. cir 1770 d. 4/23/1845. Buried north of River near Preston beside son John M.
      Amy MOTLEY wife of James Carter mother of Joseph M Carter died 6/12/1853

      Annie Lee JOHNSON b. 01/12/1889 d. 03/9/1965
      W M HODGE b.07/01/1854
      Rebecca A HODGE b. 03/29/1848 d. 10/11/1925
      Arville O PATTERSON b. 03/10/1911 d. 10/7/1972
      MAW (no other markings
      Kittie Wells JOHNSON b. 9/12/1892 d. 08/6/1981
      Dorcas Carter JOHNSON b.05/31/1861 d. 12/27/1938
      Infant son of Mr & Mrs Bethel JOHNSON 10/27/1913
      (Raised Rock Grave no markings)
      Our baby Herbert H. CARTER b.03/26/1910 d. 07/27/1910
      Laura L. Dau of J.M. & M.J. CARTER b. 06/8/1863 d. 03/10/1884
      Arthur Little son of J.M. & M.J. CARTER b.09/14/1865 d. 07/18/1874
      Joseph M. CARTER b. 02/7/1811 d. 09/8/1888
      Doran CARTER b. 09/19/1874 d. 01/12/1961
      Mollie McCormick CARTER b.04/25/1877 d. 09/06/1968 married 11/28/1895
      Floyd CARTER (TEC US ARMY WORLD WAR II) b. 06/29/1919 d. 03/27/1997
      Kay E. CARTER b. 09/17/1939
      (2 unmarked)
      Bettie M. CARTER wife of L.C. Sparkman b. 09/15/1896 d. 01/18/1919
      Isabelle CARTER b. 08/1/1869 d. 02/09/1935
      Byron CARTER b. 01/08/1870 d. 05/01/1935
      Emily NELSON b.08/16/1831 d. 08/16/1910
      Elzie NELSON b.08/20/1846 d. 09/20/1910
      Daughter Artemisse NELSON 1860-1914
      Son Matthew NELSON 1865-1919
      Evelyn Carter BLACKBERRY b. 04/07/1916 d. 08/05/1992
      Awyer Phaires BLACKBERRY b.11/16/1904d. 07/04/1988 (MSGT US AIR FORCE US ARMY
      US NAVY US COAST GUARD WORLD WAR II KOREA)
      Joseph Sidney CARTER b. 04/07/1897 d. 02/10/1989
      Ina MAY b. 12/24/1884 d. 07/05/1889
      Frankie MAY b. 06/08/1898 d. 06/16/1900
      Dr. G.B. MAY b.04/12/1828 d. 03/05/1912
      Frank MAY b. 05/09/1860 d. 08/12/1945
      Mary MAY b. 05/03/1861
      Annie Leona GARRISON b. 03/31/1916 d. 09/09/1998
      J.W. Garrison b.03/16/1872 d. 10/02/1954
      Fannie C. MAY wife of J.W. Garrison 1874-1935
      Martha E. MAY 1850-1923
      Thomas S. MAY 1832-1906
      Eugenia S. CARTER b. 07/19/1853 d. 02/05/1953
      J.C. CARTER b.07/05/1849 d. 07/04/1919
      Arabella wife of J.C . CARTER born 1851 died 08/12/1892
      Aura Dau of J.C. & A.L. CARTER b. 02/05/1885 d.03/03/1889
      Daisy Dau of J.C. & A.L. CARTER b.09/12/1883 d.10/05/1884
      Mary Dau of J.C. & A.L. CARTER b.08/11/1880 d.10/12/1881
      1 Unmarked
      Infant of Mr & Mrs Geo Garrison 1930
      Lula Ward BEVILL b.12/07/1902 d. 09/20/1974
      Elmer O. BEVILL b.03/19/1891 d.11/23/1966
      John Gurley GRADEN b.06/19/1887 d.04/01/1916
      Mary Cora GARRISON b.1919
      Joe C. GARRISON 1901-1971
      Son Edgar T. GARRISON b.10/18/1941 d.05/29/1991
      Reba Francis GARRISON b. 01/27/1940 d. 12/02/1995
      Virginia Louise Ward 1935-1937
      Clyde Freeman WARD 1922-2001
      W.H. WARD (CO I 8 CONF CAV C S A)
      Mary R. GRADEN 1864-1915
      Joseph H. GRADEN 1860-1896
      Lizzie J. Wilkey WARD b.12/31/1904
      William Oliver WARD b.02/18/1893 d.01/26/1961
      Joe Infant Son of W.O. & Lizzie WARD 11/11/1925
      Rita D. WARD b.11/22/1933
      Wm. Boyd WARD b.03/18/1927 d.06/17/1993
      Sarah J. Odom WARD 1865-1952
      John Thomas WARD 1861-1942
      Markus Jeff WARD b.12/05/1895 d.01/25/1896 Infant son of J.T. and S.J. WARD
      Aaron Lawrence WARD b. 02/08/1886 d.06/26/1965
      Julia F. WARD b.11/03/1890 d.10/08/1981
      Emma L. MANESS b.05/22/1888 d. 08/20/1982 (tombstone says "Sisters")
      1 Unmarked
      George T. WARD b. 02/18/1893
      Maggie WARD b.02/23/1903 d.08/29/1981
      Nellie Bevill MYERS b.10/04/1923 d.03/16/1984
      Grady Paul MYERS b.10/22/1919 d.10/11/1996
      Cora MAY b.02/07/1874 d.04/25/1940
      Shelby MAY b. 01/03/1873 d.11/09/1923
      George B. MAY b.07/06/1905 d.04/12/1935
      Mattie C. MYERS b.08/29/1899 d.05/02/1996
      William W. MYERS b.06/01/1899 d.12/07/1976
      William Shelby MYERS b.05/16/1924 d.10/11/2001
      LouAnn Barclift MYERS b.05/25/1934
      Fred TERRELL b.10/25/1901
      Ina E. TERRELL b.08/30/1899 d.12/12/1970
      J.P. TERRELL son of Fred & Ina Terrell b.04/03/1927 d.08/23/1927
      James P. THOMAS 1856-1925
      Lida May THOMAS 1869-19
      Junita P. Strickland 1934-1934
      William D. WILKEY b.03/19/1868 d.10/24/1944
      N. Lavada WILKEY b.02/09/1879 d.07/03/1953
      Lelia Ruth Wilkey REESE b.11/09/1922 d.01/09/2000
      Johnnie E. WARD b.05/29/1900 d.03/29/1991
      Thomas L. WILKEY b.03/01/1902 d. 01/07/1974
      Rev. W.Q. HARRISON b.01/19/1919 d.05/27/1957
      Laura E. Ward BEVILL b.06/26/1897 d.07/26/1978
      Claude E. BEVILL b.12/13/1893 d.01/09/1986
      Grover H. BEVILL b.10/05/1921 d.11/22/1992 (PFC US ARMY)
      Inez "Tinkie" BEVILL b.10/21/1925
      John L. BEVILL b.05/30/1920
      Wilford Don WILBORN b.12/20/1948