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 1834 - 1911 (77 years)
Generation: 1
| 1. |  Martha Wilmouth Ann Motley was born 31 Mar 1834, Halifax Co., Virginia; died 1 Apr 1911, LaGrange, Fayette Co., Texas; was buried , Old LaGrange City Cemetery LaGrange, Texas. Notes:
Descendants of Philemon Bibb Carter & wfie, Martha Wilmoth
A Motley, Texas
Posted by: Leah Kessel (ID *****6531) Date: September 22,
2009 at 05:49:23
I have a record written by Martha Wilmoth Ann Watkins
Motley Carter on April 22nd, 1908, listing the history of
her ancestors and descendants as far as she knew. It is as
follows:
Her mother was Wilmoth Mastin Williams, born 1801, died
11/1866, daughter of James Mastin Williams and Wilmoth
Walker. They lived in Dinwiddy County Virginia, but their
parents came from England, year unknown.
Wilmoth Mastin Williams first married Thomas David Neal who
died, leaving one son of the same name. Wilmoth then
married William Motley and had seven children with him in
VA (James Mastin Motley, John Williams Motley, William
Daniel Motley, Robert Jorden Motley, George Craghead
Motley, Sarah Elizabeth Washington Motley, Martha Wilmoth
Ann Watkins Motley (herself, born 03/31/1834).
Martha Wilmoth Ann Watkins Motley married Philemon Bibb
Carter on 12/18/1850 and lived in Halifax, VA, having 12
children there: Bettie Wilmoth, Sallie Champ, America
Virginia (Dollie), Mary Louise Franklin, Susannah Bibb,
Samuel Hales & Philemon Bibb Carter. In 1867 they moved to
LaGrange, TX, and had five more children: John Halifax
Carter, Emma Lee Carter (07/22/1867), Willie McKinnon
Carter, Samuel Mason [Mastin] Carter and Charlie Moseley Carter.
Her paternal grandparents were Daniel & Sarah Motley from
Ireland. Sarah's maiden name was Ellington and resided in
Pittsylvania County, VA.
Martha married Philemon Bibb Carter 19 Dec 1850, Pittsylvania County, Virginia. Philemon (son of 'Sam' Robert Samuel 'Tavern Keeper' Carter and Elizabeth Holcomb Neal) was born 3 Jul 1829, Halifax Co., Virginia; died 24 Nov 1886, LaGrange, Fayette Co., Texas; was buried , Old LaGrange City Cemetery LaGrange, Texas . [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 2. Samuel Hales Carter
 was born 7 Jun 1863, Prob. Pitts. Co., VA; died Yes, date unknown.
- 3. Emma Lee Carter was born 28 Oct 1871, LaGrange, Texas; died 1 Jul 1959; was buried , Greenleaf Cemetery Brownwood, Texas .
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Generation: 2
| 3. | Emma Lee Carter (1.Martha1) was born 28 Oct 1871, LaGrange, Texas; died 1 Jul 1959; was buried , Greenleaf Cemetery Brownwood, Texas . Emma married James Withers Remington. James was born 26 Feb 1870, LaGrange, Texas; died 21 Nov 1942, Texas; was buried , Greenleaf Cemetery Brownwood, Texas. [Group Sheet]
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