| Name |
Martha Custis "Markie" Williams |
| Birth |
28 Mar 1827 |
Georgetown, , , District of Columbia  |
| Gender |
Female |
| Death |
31 Oct 1899 |
Georgetown, , , District of Columbia |
| Burial |
2 Nov 1899 |
Oak Hill Cemetery, , Georgetown, District of Columbia |
| Notes |
- The Tudor Place Manuscript Collection of approximately 300 linear feet consists of the personal papers of the Custis-Peter family from the mid-18th century to 1984.
MS-6. Martha Custis Williams Carter (1827-1899) Papers -- 2.5 linear feetThis collection holds correspondence, subject files, scrapbook material, and diaries. The diaries of 1852 and 1853 include observations of a young American woman travelling in England and France; a brief diary of 1862 mentions war-torn Washington; and a diary of 1878 describes her first year of marriage. A large portion of this grouping relates to Carter's brother Colonel Laurence Abert Williams' reinstatement in the U.S. Army; another portion includes information on her brother Captain William Orton Williams of the Confederate States of America. Martha Custis Williams Carter was the eldest daughter of Captain William G. and America Williams and the wife of Rear Admiral Samuel Powhatan Carter; she was a granddaughter of Thomas and Martha Peter.
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| Person ID |
I27982 |
DeLoach Ancestry |
| Last Modified |
13 Oct 2011 |
1827 - 1899 (72 years)