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Descendants of W J Carter
Generation No. 1
1. W J CARTER (1) was born April 12, 1841 in North Carolina (2,3), and
died June 10, 1911 in Fayette County, Georgia (4). He married MARY E
(5) 1870 (6). She was born November 1852 in Georgia (6) .
Children of W CARTER and MARY E are:
i. LILLIAN L2 CARTER8, b. 1866, Georgia.
ii. CARAM CARTER9, b. 1871, Georgia.
iii. ORRASH CARTER9, b. 1873, Georgia.
2. iv. VENTURA ELIZABETH CARTER, b. September 1874, Georgia.
v. ADANO CARTER9, b. 1876, Georgia.
vi. INDEAN W A CARTER9, b. 1878, Georgia.
vii. JAMES CARTER10, b. October 1885, Georgia.
viii. BENJAMIN HILL CARTER10, b. March 1889, Georgia.
ix. THOMAS JEFFERSON CARTER10, b. June 1892, Georgia.
Notes for W J CARTER:
1880 Clayton County Georgia census, ed 35, sheet 66, line 8 (6/26/1880)
Carter WJ...white male 39 farmer, born in North Carolina, parents born
NC
Mary E...white female 28, wife, housekeeper, born Georgia, parents born
Georgia
Lillian L...white female 14, daughter, born in Georgia
Caram...white male 9, son, born in Georgia
Orrash...white male 7, son, born in Georgia
Ventura E...white female 6, daughter, born in Georgia
Adana...white female 4, daughter, born in Georgia
Indean WA...white female 2, daughter, born in Georgia
1900 Fayette County Georgia census, ed 46, sheet 2, line 39
Carter, WJ...head, male, Apr 1841, 59, marr 29 yrs, born NC, parents
born NC Mary F...wife, female, Nov 1852, 47, mother of 9 with 9
living, born Ga, parents born Georgia
James...son, Oct 1885, 14, born in Georgia
Benj Hill...son, Mar 1889, 11, born in Georgia
Thos Jeff...son, June 1892, 7, born in Georgia
Brown, PM...boarder, white, male, March 1879, 21, born in Georgia,
parents born in Georgia
Other Carter's listed in the Friendship Methodist church cemetery:
James E..son of CR and SE Carter, 8-1-1903 to 1-14-1904
R Pearl...9-30-1887 to 10-15-1926
Jefferson L...1893-1978 (could this be WJ's son listed on the census as
Thos. Jeff.)
Jennie B...4-21-1894 to 5-20-1938
More About W J CARTER:
Burial: Friendship Methodist Church Cemetery, Fayette County Georgia7
Generation No. 2
2. VENTURA ELIZABETH2 CARTER (W J1)11 was born September 1874 in
Georgia12. She married JOHN H. HENSON (13,14) Abt. January 08, 1894 in
Fayette County, Georgia15. He was born March 1870 in Georgia16.
Children of VENTURA CARTER and JOHN HENSON are:
i. TERESA "REECIE"3 HENSON16, b. November 1895; m. MANCE TURNER.
According to Calvin Henson, Mance and Reecie lived in Fayetteville
Georgia.
ii. OPHELIA HENSON16, b. 1897; m. FLOYD JOHNSON.
iii. JOHN H HENSON, JR16, b. 1900.
iv. WILLIE MAE HENSON17, b. 1901; m. MELVIN SIMPSON.
v. CLEMMIE HENSON17, b. 1905; m. JOHN MITCHELL.
According to Calvin Henson, Clemmie was shot and killed in her
early 20's.
vi. ALJARY "ALGIE" HENSON17, b. 1909.
vii. KERMIT ROOSEVELT HENSON18, b. November 24, 1913, Fulton County,
Georgia; d. January 1985, Riverdale, Clayton County, Georgia; m. ANNIE
MAE JOHNSON; b. August 08, 1914, Georgia; d. February 1990, Riverdale,
Clayton County, Georgia. Lived in East Point Georgia until 1949
viii. LERA HENSON18, b. 1917.
Endnotes
1. 1880 & 1900 Georgia Census, 1880=ed35,sheet66 1900=ed46,sheet2.
2. 1900 Georgia census, ed 46, sheet 2.
3. All Know Cemeteries in Fayette County Georiga a genealogically
oriented survey by Joel Dixon Wells & Donald R Schultz.
4. All Know Cemeteries in Fayette County Georiga a genealogically
oriented survey by Joel Dixon Wells & Donald R Schultz, Friendship
Methodist Church Cemetery.
5. 1880 & 1900 Georgia Census.
6. 1900 Georgia census.
7. All Know Cemeteries in Fayette County Georiga a genealogically
oriented survey by Joel Dixon Wells & Donald R Schultz.
8. 1880 Georgia census, ed 35, sheet 66.
9. 1880 Georgia census.
10. 1900 Georgia census.
11. 1880 Georgia census.
12. 1900 Fayette Co Georgia census.
13. Calvin Henson, grandson of John, son of Kermit.
14. 1900 Fayette Co Georgia census, 1910 Clayton Co Georgia census,
1920 Campbell Co Georgia census.
15. fayette county georgia marriage records 1823-1900, JH Henson -
Ventura Carter, 8 January 1894 (License).
16. 1900 Fayette Co Georgia census.
17. 1910 Clayton County Georgia census.
18. 1920 Campbell County Georgia census.