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Confederate Soldier William Spencer dna Carter[1, 2, 3]

Male 1841 - 1896  (55 years)


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  • Name William Spencer dna Carter 
    • yDNA Kit # 194790 Group R1b - 08
      fgcarter1 AT gmail.com]
    Title Confederate Soldier 
    Born 31 May 1841  Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 14 Jun 1896  Rockingham County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Mount Carmel United Methodist Church Cemetery Reidsville, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I67884  My Reynolds Line | Descendants of Richard 'Gunsmith' Carter, Descendants of William Walters
    Last Modified 9 Jan 2022 

    DNA Tests  1 person has linked a DNA test to Confederate Soldier William Spencer dna Carter 

    Father Alexander dna Carter,   b. 14 May 1807, Halifax Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Sep 1884, Rockingham Co., North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years) 
    Mother Martha A. Lyon,   b. 10 May 1820, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1895, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years) 
    Married 1840 
    Family ID F518495645  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Cornelia Lea 'Neal' Guerrant,   b. 16 Feb 1845, Rockingham County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Mar 1926, Rockingham County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years) 
    Married 5 Sep 1863  Rockingham, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. James Horace dna Carter,   b. 14 Apr 1867, Rockingham County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Apr 1941, Ruffin, Rockingham County, NC Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years)
     2. Augusta Carter,   b. 25 Jan 1880, Rockinham County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Nov 1909, Rockingham County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 29 years)
     3. Lucy Daniel Carter,   b. 9 Oct 1877, Rockingham County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Dec 1908  (Age 31 years)
     4. Annie Vernon Carter,   b. 27 Apr 1869,   d. 7 Aug 1918, Reidsville, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 49 years)
    Last Modified 11 Aug 2018 
    Family ID F518495646  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
    Death Certificate-Augusta Anderson (nee Carter)
    Death Certificate-Augusta Anderson (nee Carter)
    augustacarteranderson1.jpg
    William Spencer Carter-Death Notice
    William Spencer Carter-Death Notice
    Webster's Weekly-Reidsville, NC
    Jun 18, 1896
    Death Certificate-James Horace Carter
    Death Certificate-James Horace Carter
    jameshoracecarter.jpg
    Obituary William Spencer Carter
    Obituary William Spencer Carter
    o67884WilliamSpencerCarter.jpg
    Obituary of William Spencer Carter
    Obituary of William Spencer Carter
    obit67884WmSpencerCarter.jpg
    Cornelia Carter-Obit
    Cornelia Carter-Obit
    Greensboro Daily News
    Mar 14, 1926

  • Sources 
    1. [S32] Find-A-Grave.com, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=+Carter&GSfn=William+&GSmn=Spencer&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSst=29&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=52691313&df=all.
      Birth: May 31, 1841, Pitts., Co., Virginia
      Death: Jun. 14, 1896, Rockingham Co., NC
      Son of Alexander Carter and Martha Lyon Carter.
      Husband of Cornelia Lea 'Neal' Guerrant Carter.
      Parents:
      Martha Lyon Carter (1820 - 1885)
      Spouse:
      Cornelia Lea Guerrant Carter (1845 - 1926)
      Burial:
      Mount Carmel United Methodist Church Cemetery
      Reidsville, Rockingham Co., NC


    2. [S126] United States Archives, https://archive.org/stream/descendantsofcap00byumill/descendantsofcap00byumill_djvu.txt.
      The Carters
      William Spencer Carter, enlisted in Co. A, 38th Va. Regt. under Capt. Jos. Cabell, and was wounded three times, once seriously at Gettysburg. Sept. 16, 1863, he was married to Cornelia Guerrant and had issue :

      97. James Horace Carter, born April 14, 1867, married (1) Sallie Chandler, April 23, 1890, and had issue: Sue Lee, Numa

    3. [S107] Family Histories, http://www.forgottenbooks.com/readbook_text/The_Descendants_of_Capt_Thomas_Carter_of_Barford_Lancaster_County_1400034168/123.
      William Spencer Carter, born May 31, 1841, died June 14, 1896.
      William Spencer Carter, enlisted in Co. A, 38th Va. Regt. under Capt. Jos. Cabell, and was wounded three times, once seriously at Gettysburg. Sept. 16, 1863, he was married to Cornelia Guerrant and had issue :

      97. James Horace Carter, born April 14, 1867, married (1) Sallie Chandler, April 23, 1890, and had issue: Sue Lee, Numa
      98. Annie Vernon Carter, born April 27, 1869, married April 22, 1888, to Avis Stacey and has issue: Eleanor Lyon, Janie Sue, William Carter, Irene, Guerrant, Linda Vernon, and Alvis Louis. 99. Jennie Eleanor Carter, born August 7, 1874, married Ernest L. Wright, Dec. 13, 1893, of Ruffin, N. C, and has issue: Wm. Brown, Sam King, Ernest Linwood, Joe Guerrant, Mary Carter, and Ivey King.

      100. Lucie Daniel Carter, born Oct. 9, 1877, married Edgar Wright, April 6, 1898, and had a daughter, Cornelia Ann.

      101. Augusta Cornelia Carter, born Jan. 25, 1880, married Charles Anderson, April 8, 1903, and has issue: Mary Wylds, Charles Wesley and Geo. Augustus.

      This Book named as source is incorrect; Spencer Carter is dna tested to Giles Carter, not the Barford Lines.

    4. [S46] Marriage Record/Certificate, http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&db=NC-MarriageRecords&h=11655651&tid=&pid=&usePUB=true&rhSource=8909.
      Cornelia L. Guerrant to William Spencer Carter

    5. [S37] Death Certificate, Cornelia L. Carter (nee Guerrant).

    6. [S170] Family Tree DNA, https://www.familytreedna.com/groups/carter/about/results.
      Kit # 194790 Group R1b - 08

      0 Spencer Carter b 13 Mar 1776 VA d 10 Jul 1861 Pittsylvania Co VA
      + Verlinda Virginia Lucas b 1781; m 18 Dec 1804 Halifax Co VA

      1 Alexander Carter b 1819 VA d 1858 NC
      + Martha Ann Lyon b 10 May 1820 Pittsylvania Co VA; m 30 May 1840 Pittsylvania Co VA d 13 Feb 1885 Rockingham Co NC

      2 William Spencer Carter b 31 May 1841 Pittsylvania Co VA d 14 Jun 1896 Rockingham Co NC
      + Cornelia Lea Guerrant b 16 Feb 1845 Ruffin, Rockingham Co NC; m 05 Sep 1863 Rockingham Co NC d 10 Mar 1926 Ruffin, Rockingham Co NC

      3 James Horace Carter b 14 Apr 1867 Oregonville, Rockingham Co NC d 20 Apr 1941 Ruffin, Rockingham Co NC
      + Bessie Borum b 10 Apr 1880 Keysville, VA; m 25 Oct 1905 Rockingham Co d 1967 Ruffin, Rockingham Co NC

      4 Parents of person who tested

      5 Person who tested