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Statement of Amberly R. Carter-Mills concerning her parentage, adoption and change of surname
Amberly R. Carter-Mills, Founder, Creator & Descendant Archivist, Hello Ambi, LLC · 2026
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- BT-EVI-00333Testimony
The founder states that her biological father is Tyrone White, that she has met him once, and that she does not claim the relationship. She identifies herself as a member of Michael Carter's family.
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- BT-EVI-00334Testimony
The founder states that her mother, Magnolia "Maggie" Carter, was still legally married to her first husband, David Harris, when the founder was born on 23 May 1985, and that the State of Illinois therefore required his name on the original birth certificate.
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- BT-EVI-00335Testimony
The founder states that Michael Carter married her mother in 1986 and adopted her at the age of one, at which point her surname was changed from Harris to Carter and the birth certificate was amended to name Michael Carter as father.
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- BT-EVI-00336Testimony
The founder's surname sequence is therefore Harris at birth, Carter from the adoption, and Carter-Mills in adult life.
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The founder states that her biological father is Tyrone White, that she has met him once, and that she does not claim the relationship. She identifies herself as a member of Michael Carter's family.
BT-EVI-00333
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The founder states that her mother, Magnolia "Maggie" Carter, was still legally married to her first husband, David Harris, when the founder was born on 23 May 1985, and that the State of Illinois therefore required his name on the original birth certificate.
BT-EVI-00334
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The founder states that Michael Carter married her mother in 1986 and adopted her at the age of one, at which point her surname was changed from Harris to Carter and the birth certificate was amended to name Michael Carter as father.
BT-EVI-00335
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The founder's surname sequence is therefore Harris at birth, Carter from the adoption, and Carter-Mills in adult life.
BT-EVI-00336
Amberly R. Carter-Mills, Founder, Creator & Descendant Archivist, Hello Ambi, LLC; Statement of Amberly R. Carter-Mills concerning her parentage, adoption and change of surname.
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Statement of Amberly R. Carter-Mills concerning her parentage, adoption and change of surname
BT-SRC-00327- Creator
- Amberly R. Carter-Mills, Founder, Creator & Descendant Archivist, Hello Ambi, LLC
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- 2026
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Amberly R. Carter-Mills, Founder, Creator & Descendant Archivist, Hello Ambi, LLC; Statement of Amberly R. Carter-Mills concerning her parentage, adoption and change of surname.
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Carter-Mills, Amberly R. "Statement of Amberly R. Carter-Mills concerning her parentage, adoption and change of surname." BEFORE TILL: The Living Evidence Archive. Version not yet assigned. Object BT-SRC-00327. Accessed 2026-09-24. /source/BT-SRC-00327.
Attribution: Amberly R. Carter-Mills, Founder, Creator & Descendant Archivist.
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