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Martha Mary Carter

Martha Mary Carter[1, 2, 3]

Female 1831 - 1912  (80 years)

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  • Name Martha Mary Carter 
    Born 10 Jul 1831  Halifax County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Died 12 Feb 1912  Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Buried Green Hill Cemetery, Danville, Pittsylvania Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I547450784  My Reynolds Line | Descendants of Giles Carter of Henrico, Descendants of William Walters
    Last Modified 17 Aug 2022 

    Father 'Sam' Robert Samuel 'Tavern Keeper' Carter,   b. 21 Nov 1773, Lunenburg, Virginia [Later Halifax] Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Apr 1836, Halifax Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 62 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth H. Neal,   b. Abt 1790, Amellia County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 1831, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 42 years) 
    Married 8 Sep 1812  Halifax County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Elizabeth was first married to Mr. Bibb
    Family ID F5619  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Azariah Graves Walters,   b. 10 Mar 1810, Halifax County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Sep 1899, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years) 
    Married 5 Feb 1856  Pittsylvania Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Last Modified 30 Sep 2019 
    Family ID F7243  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
    Giles 7
    Giles 7
    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
    Identifies two Giles Carters as separate individuals, probably related.
    Azariah Graves Walters Obituary and Photo
    Azariah Graves Walters Obituary and Photo
    Obit-of-Walters.jpg
    Death Certificate
Martha M. Walters (nee Carter)
    Death Certificate Martha M. Walters (nee Carter)
    mmwalters.jpg
    Obit. Times Dispatch 2/14/1918
    Obit. Times Dispatch 2/14/1918
    WaltersMa.jpg

    Headstones
    Martha Walters (nee Carter)
    Martha Walters (nee Carter)
    hs547450784MarthaMaryWalters(neeCarter).jpg

    Histories
    Obit. for Azuriah Graves Walters-mentions 3rd wife Martha Carter
    Obit. for Azuriah Graves Walters-mentions 3rd wife Martha Carter
    Obit of Walters.pdf

  • Sources 
    1. [S107] Family Histories, The Giles Carters.
      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

      Samuel Carter married Susanna Bibb and 2nd Elizabeth Holcomb Bibb; Children are Virginia s. B., John Halifax, Elizabeth Cunningham, America Bedford, Louisiana Franklin, Missouri, Samuel, Philemon B., Mary M.
      NOTE: THIS INFORMATION IS INCORRECT. SAMUEL CARTER, 'TAVERN KEEPER' MARRIED ELIZABETH M. HOLCOMBE, WIDOW OF JOHN H. HOLCOMBE, 2ND. SAMUEL MARRIED 1ST, ELIZABETH H. NEAL, D/O WILLIAM JR. AND MARTHA, HIS WIFE, NEAL. SHE IS THE MOTHER OF ALL OF HIS CHILDREN. EVICENCED BY PRIMARY MARRIAGE RECORDS [NOT INDEXES] AND THE WILL OF BETSY M. CARTER, WHO NAMES HER HOLCOMBE CHILDREN.

    2. [S245] Vital Record (Ancestry), https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=ContentPegFamilyHistories&h=2169305&indiv=try&o_vc=Record:OtherRecord&rhSource=60214.
      A... Walters, in the Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785-1940
      Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785-1940 No Image
      Text-only collection
      Name: A... Walters
      Gender: Male
      Marriage Date: 5 Feb 1856
      Marriage Place: Danville (Independent City), Virginia
      Spouse: Mary M. Carter
      FHL Film Number: 888940
      Reference ID: mr 1
      Look for Record!

    3. [S32] Find-A-Grave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/94944391/martha-walters.
      Martha Carter Walters
      Birth 1830
      Death 1918 (aged 87?88)
      Burial: Green Hill Cemetery
      Danville, Virginia

    4. [S37] Death Certificate, See Docs.
      Martha M Walters, Widow d. 1918