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John Wiley Nash Carthan

Birth: 23 Mar 1902
Winona, Montgomery County, Mississippi, USA
Death: Jan 1969 (aged 66)
Summit, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Burial: Lincoln Cemetery

Blue Island, Cook County, Illinois, USA Show Map GPS-Latitude: 41.6698992, Longitude: -87.699835
Plot: Section c lot 251 west half
Memorial ID: 45270291 View Source

John Wiley was the son of John and Nancy (Gordon) Carthan. Wiley was the first husband of Alma Smith. Known children born to them included Mamie Carthan Till Mobley, mother of Emmett Till.

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Nancy Jane Gordon Carthan

1875–1958

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Alma Smith Spearman

1902–1981

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Mamie Elizabeth Carthan Mobley

1921–2003

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Nancy Jane Gordon Carthan

Alma Smith Spearman

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Emmett Carthan

John Hayes "Kid" Carthan

Mamie Elizabeth Carthan Mobley

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John Wiley Nash Carthan

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Nancy Jane Gordon Carthan

Alma Smith Spearman

Mack Carthan

Emmett Carthan

John Hayes "Kid" Carthan

Mamie Elizabeth Carthan Mobley

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