5. William John "Billy" CARTER was born on 8 Mar 1812 in Sumpter Dist, SC. He died on 9 Oct 1885 in Bluff City, Ouachita Co (now Nevada Co), AR. He was buried in Bluff City, Ouachita Co (now Nevada Co), AR, Bluff City Cem. Moved from Dallas Co, AL to Lauderdale Co, MS between 1837 & 1839. Decater Hawthorne baptized William John and Rebecca into the Mt. Pleasant Church, Dallas Co, AL in 1835. W.J. was ordained a deacon in 1843. They moved to Bluff City, Ouachita Co (now Nevada Co) in the fall by ox wagon between 1850 - 1853. They were accepted into the Pleasant Grove Church of Christ, Baptist in 1860, and served as church clerk in 1860-1870's. Postmaster in 1880's.

He was married to Rebecca MEADOR on 4 Nov 1832 in Dallas Co, AL. Rebecca MEADOR was born on 15 Apr 1814 in Macon, Bibbs Co, GA. She died on 21 Jul 1869 in Bluff City, Ouachita Co (now Nevada Co), AR. She was buried in Bluff City, Ouachita Co (now Nevada Co), AR, Bluff City Cem. William John "Billy" CARTER and Rebecca MEADOR had the following children:

+6 i. Elizabeth Jemima CARTER.
+7 ii. Frances Jane CARTER.
+8 iii. Susanna Rebecca CARTER.
+9 iv. Rev. Benjamin John CARTER.
+10 v. William Ira CARTER.
11 vi. Robert Thomas CARTER was born on 23 Oct 1842 in Lauderdale Co, MS. He died on 24 Sep 1862.
12 vii. Sarah Lucinda CARTER was born on 23 Jun 1844 in Lauderdale Co, MS. She died in Jan 1850 in Clarke Co, MS. Scarletina.
+13 viii. Erasmus Jackson Goodwin CARTER.
+14 ix. Elisha Schroebel CARTER.
+15 x. Martha Anna CARTER.
16 xi. Mary Ann CARTER was born on 17 May 1850 in Lauderdale Co, MS. She died on 18 Sep 1850 in Lauderdale Co, MS.
+17 xii. Margaret Julia CARTER.
+18 xiii. Nancy Matilda CARTER.
+19 xiv. Emily Adeline Haseltine CARTER.