Willis
S.
"Willie"
Carter
Born in Ware, Georgia, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Jesse Carter
and Elizabeth (Tanner) Carter
Brother of
Samatha Carter, Eliza Carter, John Carter, Julianne M. (Carter) Wheeler and Julia Ann (Carter) Murray
Husband of
Margaret Elmina (Waters) Carter
— married
about 1860 in Georgia, United States
Descendants 
Father of
Julia V. Carter, John W. Carter, Roxie Ann (Carter) Dean, Arminda (Carter) Sweat, Harriet S. (Carter) Wheeler, Anna S. Carter, Jesse Elmore Carter, Millard Fillmore Carter and America (Carter) Jordan
Died
at age 78
in Ware, Georgia, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 13 Jun 2012
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Biography
Willis was born in 1840. He passed away in 1918.
Served with the 50th georgia regiment company-B during the war between the states.
Sources
- Find A Grave: Memorial #38726619
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 07 April 2021), memorial page for Willis S. Carter (9 Jun 1840–18 Aug 1918), Find a Grave Memorial no. 38726619, citing Hephzibah Baptist Church Cemetery, Dixie Union, Ware County, Georgia, USA ; Maintained by Barbara L. Kirkland (contributor 47115559) .
- Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia, Vol. 7, page 447 by Huxford Genealogical Society, Inc.
- Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia, Vol. 8, page 45 by Huxford Genealogical Society, Inc.
- A family bible and what was told to me by me grand parents
- Georgia muster rolls of confederate troops
- First hand knowledge told to me by my great grand father robert carter
Acknowledgments
Allen Minix, firsthand knowledge. Click the Changes tab for the details of edits by Allen and others.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Willis by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Willis:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Willis by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Willis:
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~3.12%
S Krashowetz
:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch FM5923898 [compare], Ancestry member krashowetz
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~1.56%
E. L. Flanders :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member lflanders
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~0.78%
Debra Munn :
23andMe
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A451656 [compare], Ancestry member DebraMunn
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Living DNA
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~0.78%
~3.12%
Latrell (Lee) Martin :
23andMe
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~0.78%
Thias Fiveswood :
23andMe
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~0.78%
Terrel Cribbe :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
C. Dame :
AncestryDNA
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Esmé (Pieterse) van der Westhuizen
Esmé (Pieterse) van der Westhuizen
Carter-17838 and Carter-5541 appear to represent the same person because: Exact dates, same spouse and children
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by Esmé (Pieterse) van der Westhuizen
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