His name is reported as Benjamin Williams in the 1920 census and as Benjamin F in 1930. In 1910 his name was given as Ben F. Benjamin is buried,as many other Williamses are, in the Mt Pleasant Cemetery in Ethel, Arkanas County, Arkansas Benjamin Frankln WIlliams Aug 5, 1903 Apr 16, 1956 Mt Pleasant Cemetery, Ethel, Arkansas County, Arkansas Photo by Orville Boyd Jenkins 13 May 2017
"Bernice" is pronounced BURN-iss. -- Orville Boyd Jenkins Louis and Bernice's marriage license was issued on 19 Sep 1939. The ceremony was conducted 24 Oct 1939. -- Arkansas Marriage Index, 1933-1939 Bernice's son Roger Louis informs us that her middle name was Edward. 1940 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 5 April, St Charles, District 1-23, page 5B, Main St, Hse #96, Own $500 McSwain, Louis Head M W 34 Married Grade 5 b Arkansas Rural Arkansas County in 1935 Barber [b abt 1906] McSwain, Bernice Wife F W 32 Married Grade C2 b Arkansas Rural Arkansas County House work [b abt 1908] Bernice died in Memphis, Tennessee, where she had been living with Louis and Nancy, before being hospitalized due to an injury then moving to a rest home. The Social Security Death Index still showed her residential address as St. Charles, Arkansas. I have not seen Bernice's published obituary. A summary of her obituary in the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette was transcribed on RootsWeb.McSwain Bernice Williams, Obituary Died 8 February 2002, St Charles [Arkansas County, Arkansas]; aged 94 Survived by Son, Roger L McSwain Grandsons, Lance S. McSwain, David McSwain Preceded by Husband, Wirt McSwain Interment 2/10/2002 Mt Pleasant Cemetery, Ethel Published Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, 2/10/2002 -- Obituary Listings, http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ouisersplace/gindex/obitmch.htm Note that this obit reports her death was in St Charles, Arkansas, while her son Roger tells me she died in Memphis, Tennessee. Her longtime residence was St Charles. "I went to get my mother for Christmas 1999. ... She lived with us until sometime in 2001, when she fell, hit her head, and never seemed the same. She was admitted to the hospital and later transferred to a nursing home until her death in February 2002." -- Roger Louis McSwain, email to Orville Boyd Jenkins, November 2007 Social Security Death Index Bernice McSwain Born 23 Nov 1907 Died 8 Feb 2002 Last Residence Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee 38115 SSN 430-66-0380 issued Arkansas (1954) Bernice W McSwain Birth 1907 Death 2002 Spouse Louis W McSwain (1905 - 1975) Married Oct 24, 1939 Burial Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Arkansas County, Arkansas Created by Dale Houghton Jun 05, 2012 -- Find A Grave Memorial #91376887, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=91376887
Bertha's maiden name and married name were both Williams. 1900 Federal Census, Hill County, Texas, 20 June, Justice Precinct 3, District 43, page 25B-26A, Hse #331, Fam #333 Williams, James H Head W M Aug 1858 41 married 11 years MS MS AL Farmer rents Williams, Catherine Wife W F Feb 1860 40 married 11 yrs 9 child/7 living AL AL AL -- page 26A -- Williams, Francis Son W M Aug 1880 19 MS MS AL Farm Laborer Williams, Claud M Son W M July 1890 9 TX MS AL At School Williams, Bertha A Dau W M Aug 1892 7 TX MS AL Williams, Samuel S Son W M Oct 1898 1 TX MS AL Mills, Cinthe E Aunt W M Jul 1825 74 Single AL TN TN In a 1960 affidavit on the birth of her son Bobbie Gene, Bertha's middle name was recorded as Abigul. She spelled it this way herself in her signature on the birth certificate. This is the only document I have found attesting to her middle name other than the initial A in censuses. Social Security and her death record have only Bertha Williams. Texas, Birth Certificates, 1903-1932 (Delayed, based on affidavit of mother) Bobbie Gene Williams Birth 26 Dec 1929 Hillsboro, Hill, Texas Father Charlie Williams, Farmer, born Tennessee Mother Bertha Abigul Williams born Texas Mother Residence Hillsboro, Hill County, Texas [The certificate has Hillsboro in the primary field for residence of mother at thet time of birth; the informant field of teh certificate reports that Bertha reported her address in 1960 as "Malone, Texas, Rt 1"] Issued on affidavit from Bertha A Williams Affidavit sworn 16 November 1960, before Glen Morgan , County Clerk of Hill County, Texas Filed 6 March 1930, Filed State of Texas 6 December 1960 [sic] Certificate file #109010 Bertha reports her that Bobbie was born in Hillsboro, but the Casey Family Interactive Histories reports he was born in Bynum, in Hill County. Bynum is a little outside Hillsboro. He was probably born at home, in Bynum. I suspect their mailing address was a Rural Route off of Hillsboro, so that was why in her 1960 affidavit Bertha reproted her residence as Hillsboro, and his birth as in Hillsboro. "Bobbie was born on December 26, 1929 in Bynum, Texas, and is the son of Charlie Williams and Bertha (Abigail) Williams. ... Bobbie Gene served in the United States Army in Korea during the Korean War. He is currently a captain in the Fort Worth Police Department." -- Casey Family Interactive Histories, http://www.rcasey.net/master/bryferg.htm 1940 Federal Census, Hill County, Texas, 18 April, Justice Precinct 8, District 109-40A, page 9A, Hse #148, Owns $500 Williams, Charlie Head M W 50 Married Grade 7 b Tennessee same house in 1935 Farmer [b abt 1890] Williams, Bertha Wife F W 47 Married Grade 8 b Texas same house in 1935 [b abt 1893] Williams, Marie Dau F W 27 Grade C3 b Texas same house in 1935 Teacher [b abt 1913] Williams, Lois Dau F W 17 Grade H3 b Texas same house in 1935 Teacher [b abt 1923] Williams, Vernon Son M W 14 Grade H1 b Texas same house in 1935 [b abt 1926] Williams, Billie Lee Son M W 12 Grade 6 b Texas same house in 1935 [b abt 1928] Williams, Bobbie Son M W 10 Grade 4 b Texas same house in 1935 [b abt 1930] Williams, Janie Fain Dau F W 8 Grade 2 b Texas same house in 1935 Teacher [b abt 1932] Williams, Bennie Wayne Son M W 8 Grade 2 b Texas same house in 1935 [b abt 1932] Social Security Death Index Bertha Williams Born 26 Aug 1892 Died May 1975 Last Residence Hillsboro, Hill, Texas 76645 SSN 456-17-2424 issued Texas (1973) Texas Death Index, 1903-2000 Bertha Williams Death 3 May 1975 Hill County Gender: Female Bertha Williams Birth Aug. 26, 1892 Death May 3, 1975 Spouse Charlie Williams (1889 - 1980) Burial Ridge Park Cemetery, Hillsboro, Hill County, Texas Created by Catherine (Prophit) Oct 23, 2012 -- Find A Grave Memorial #99493277, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=99493277
In her Social Security records, Beulah's mother is reported as Elizabeth Poteet. Some genealogies have this name, but others have Porter, and an obituary included in a Find a Grave memorial for Elizabeth Porter seems to match the wife of her father Thomas Williams. That memorial reports the marriage date of 9 Dec 1880, while the marriage record itself has 8 Dec 1880. But the marriage date in December 1880, while the 1900 census reported Beulah's birth date to be May 1878. Another problem is that the name on the marriage record is Elizabeth V Pritchard. That could be a previous married name. No image is included with the marriage index record. Beulah's Social Security record further reports her birth date as 3 January 1880. Due to the high instance of errors in the 1900 census generally, we tend to follow other records with definitive birth dates like this. It seems that Thomas had two wives, and the first wife was Beulah's mother. 1900 Federal Census, Johnson County, Texas, 4 June, Justice Precinct 5, District 64, Grandview, page 3B, Hse/Fam #54 Brinkley, R C Head W M May 1876 24 Married 1 year AR TN TN Farmer Rents Brinkley, Bulah Wife W F May 1878 22 Married 1 year MS MS MS Brinkley, Herman Son W M Apr 1900 2mos MS MS MS 1910 Federal Census, Comanche County, Oklahoma, 13 July, Strauss Township, District 62, page 4A, Hse/Fam #179 Brinkley, Robert C Head M W 34 Married 11 years AR TN TN Farmer Rents Brinkley, Beulah Wife F W 28 Married 11 years, 4 children, 3 living MS England MS Brinkley, Annie M Dau F W 6 TX AR MS Brinkley, Bessie Daughter F W 4 OK AR MS Brinkley, Ruth Dau M W 2 OK AR MS The child Herman is not listed in 1910, indicating he died before his 10th birthday. Herman died when he was not quite 2 years old, in Johnson County, Texas. 1920 Federal Census, Cotton County, Oklahoma, 14 January, District 149, page 4A, Hse #72, Fam #73 Brinkley, Beulah M Head Owns F W 38 Widow MS England MS Farm Laborer Brinkley, Annie M Dau F W 16 TX AR MS Farm Laborer Brinkley, Dau F W 14 OK AR MS Farm Laborer Brinkley, Ruth F W 11 OK AR MS Farm Laborer Brinkley, Ione Dau F W 7 OK AR MS Farm Laborer Brinkley, R C Son W 4 OK AR MS Farm Laborer Her ages are inconsistent in censuses. The 1900 census reports her birthday as may 1878. The age of 34 in 1910, would make it about 1876. In 1920 age 38 would make it 1878 again. I found information on Beulah in one family genealogy following the Williams/Brinkley/Mason/Vaughn lineages. This genealogy has much good detail, and have corroborated much other Williams information on other Brinkley individuals with my cousin Marion Mixon, a member of the Brinkley lineage. The Williams genealogy reports Beulah's birth as January 1880! Unfortunately this genealogy gives no source for the information. Based on the validity of so much other family information this genealogy, I am following this for the birth date of Beulah Williams Brinkley. Beulah's husband Robert Clarence died in 1916. They are buried in Walters, Oklahoma, Cemetery as is their son Robert C. The cemetery listing has no dates for any of them. 1930 Federal Census, Cotton County, Oklahoma, 25 April, Jackson Township, District 7, page 12A, Hse/Fam #244 Brinkley, Beuhla [sic] Head F W 48 Widow Married at age 17 MS England MS No Occup Martin, Henry Son-in-law M W 20 Married at age 19 OK TX OK Martin, Ione Dau F W 17 Married at age 16 OK TN MS Brinkley, R C Son M W 15 OK TN MS Obituary of Robert Clarence Brinkley Main book article incorporating the obit: Robert married Beulah Mae Williams, from Mississippi, in Grandview, Texas. Her father was T J Williams from England, mother Elizabeth Poteet. Children: Herman b 1901 [actual 17 Apr 1900] d at age 2 [3 Mar 1902] Annie Mae b 12 oct 1903 Bessie b 20 Oct 1905 Ruth b 15 Mar 1908 Ione b 21 Oct 1912 R C "Bud" b 11 April 1915 -- story in an unidentified book, written by Bessie Brinkley Thomas, Robert's daughter, Provided by Linda Mason Ledford, wife of Ronald "Ron" Ledford, son of Jesse and Ruth Brinkley Ledford, via mail to Marion Mixon. accessed 1 April 2015 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2000 Beulah Williams Brinkley Birth 3 Jan 1880 Meridian, Madison, Mississippi Father Thomas J Williams Mother Elizabeth A Poteet Signature on SSN Card Beulah M Brinkly SSN 443127514 Notes Oct 1939: Name listed as BEULAH WILLIAMS BRINKLEY
"Bobbie was born on December 26, 1929 in Bynum, Texas, and is the son of Charlie Williams and Bertha (Abigail) Williams. ... Bobbie Gene served in the United States Army in Korea during the Korean War. He is currently a captain in the Fort Worth Police Department." -- Casey Family Interactive Histories, http://www.rcasey.net/master/bryferg.htm Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997, www.ancestry.com Bobbie Gene Williams Birth 6 Dec 1929 Hill County Father's name Charlie Williams, Mother's name Bertha Abigul [sic] Texas, Birth Certificates, 1903-1932 (Delayed, based on affidavit of mother) Bobbie Gene Williams Birth 26 Dec 1929 Hillsboro, Hill, Texas Father Charlie Williams, Farmer, born Tennessee Mother Bertha Abigul Williams born Texas Mother Residence Hillsboro, Hill County, Texas [The certificate has Hillsboro in the primary field for residence of mother at thet time of birth; the informant field of teh certificate reports that Bertha reported her address in 1960 as "Malone, Texas, Rt 1"] Issued on affidavit from Bertha A Williams Affidavit sworn 16 November 1960, before Glen Morgan , County Clerk of Hill County, Texas Filed 6 March 1930, Filed State of Texas 6 December 1960 [sic] Certificate file #109010 1940 Federal Census, Hill County, Texas, 18 April, Justice Precinct 8, District 109-40A, page 9A, Hse #148, Owns $500 Williams, Charlie Head M W 50 Married Grade 7 b Tennessee same house in 1935 Farmer [b abt 1890] Williams, Bertha Wife F W 47 Married Grade 8 b Texas same house in 1935 [b abt 1893] Williams, Marie Dau F W 27 Grade C3 b Texas same house in 1935 Teacher [b abt 1913] Williams, Lois Dau F W 17 Grade H3 b Texas same house in 1935 Teacher [b abt 1923] Williams, Vernon Son M W 14 Grade H1 b Texas same house in 1935 [b abt 1926] Williams, Billie Lee Son M W 12 Grade 6 b Texas same house in 1935 [b abt 1928] Williams, Bobbie Son M W 10 Grade 4 b Texas same house in 1935 [b abt 1930] Williams, Janie Fain Dau F W 8 Grade 2 b Texas same house in 1935 Teacher [b abt 1932] Williams, Bennie Wayne Son M W 8 Grade 2 b Texas same house in 1935 [b abt 1932] Texas Marriage Index, 1966-2002 Bobbie G Williams Age 42, Birth Year abt 1930 Spouse Mildred Freeze Spouse Age 41, Spouse Birth Year abt 1931 Marriage 5 May 1972 Harris County, Texas Texas Divorce Index, 1968-2002 Bobbie G Williams Age 45, Birth Year abt 1930 Spouse's Name Mildred L [Williams] Spouse's Age 44, Birth Year abt 1931 Marriage Date 30 Apr 1972 [date of license?] No Children Divorce Date 23 Jun 1975 Smith County "On July 30, 1954, Patricia [Lynne] Ferguson married Bobbie Gene Williams in Fort Worth, Texas." -- Casey Family Interactive Histories, http://www.rcasey.net/master/bryferg.htm Obituary Daily Times Index, 1995-2011 Bobbie Gene Williams Publication Date 14 Oct 2005 Death Date Abt 2005 Tyler, TX Age at Death 76, Birth Date: abt 1929 "Williams, Bobbie Gene; 76; Tyler TX; Tyler M-T; 2005-10-14; pfu" Social Security Death Index Bobbie G. Williams Born 9 Oct 1929 Died 13 Oct 2005 Last Residence Arp, Smith, Texas 75750 SSN issued Texas (Before 1951)
1850 Federal Census, Dallas County, Arkansas, 10 Nov, Smith Township, District Unreadable, p 50, Hse/Fam #687 Gabriel Nix 46 M Farmer born GA Catherine Nix 22 F b GA Susan E 6 b Ala [b abt 1844] Catherine M 4 b AR Gabriel N 2mos b AR Catherine Williams Nix Birth 1827 Death 1901 Wife of Gabriel Nix Parents Bennett Williams (1785 - 1873) Burial Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Manning, Dallas County, Arkansas Created by M. L. James Oct 09, 2008 -- Find A Grave Memorial #30441876, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=30441876
Charlie Williams Birth June 27, 1889 in Somerville, Fayette Co., TN Death June 4, 1980 in Hillsboro, Hill Co., TX Parents William Alonzo Williams 1863 - 1952, Martha Jane Marks 1863 - 1939 Marriage to Bertha Abigail Williams 24 Sep 1911 Abbott, Hill Co., TX -- Sanders, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/15782640/person/311076271?ftm=1 I note that this genealogy says Charlie was born in Somerville, Fayette County, Tennessee. In his draft registration, however, he declares that he was born in Whiteville, Hardeman County, Tennessee. U.S. World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 Charley [sic] Williams Residence RFD 2 Hillsboro, Texas Birth June 27, 1889 in Whiteville (Hardeman County), Tennessee Self-Employed Farmer, 5 miles east of Hillsboro Hs wife and three children Medium Height, Slender Build, Blue Eyes, Light Brown Hair Registered 5 June 1917, Hill County, Texas Signed Charlie Williams 1940 Federal Census, Hill County, Texas, 18 April, Justice Precinct 8, District 109-40A, page 9A, Hse #148, Owns $500 Williams, Charlie Head M W 50 Married Grade 7 b Tennessee same house in 1935 Farmer [b abt 1890] Williams, Bertha Wife F W 47 Married Grade 8 b Texas same house in 1935 [b abt 1893] Williams, Marie Dau F W 27 Grade C3 b Texas same house in 1935 Teacher [b abt 1913] Williams, Lois Dau F W 17 Grade H3 b Texas same house in 1935 Teacher [b abt 1923] Williams, Vernon Son M W 14 Grade H1 b Texas same house in 1935 [b abt 1926] Williams, Billie Lee Son M W 12 Grade 6 b Texas same house in 1935 [b abt 1928] Williams, Bobbie Son M W 10 Grade 4 b Texas same house in 1935 [b abt 1930] Williams, Janie Fain Dau F W 8 Grade 2 b Texas same house in 1935 Teacher [b abt 1932] Williams, Bennie Wayne Son M W 8 Grade 2 b Texas same house in 1935 [b abt 1932] Texas Death Index, 1903-2000 Charlie Williams Death 4 Jun 1980 Hill County Gender: Male Social Security Death Index Charlie Williams Born 27 Jun 1889 Died Jun 1980 Last Residence Waco, Mclennan 76711 Last Benefit Hillsboro, Hill, Texas 76645 SSN 455-62-1662 issued Texas (1956) Charlie Williams Birth Jun. 27, 1889 Death Jun. 4, 1980 Spouse Bertha Williams (1892 - 1975) Burial Ridge Park Cemetery, Hillsboro, Hill County, Texas Created by Catherine (Prophit) Oct 23, 2012 -- Find A Grave Memorial #99492771, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=99492771
Charlotte Yvonne Williams Tower Birth Mar. 16, 1918 Missouri, USA Death Oct. 6, 2010 Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma, USA Daughter of Cedric Hazen Williams, Sr., and Kathleen Kilgore. Married to Marcus Ralph Tower on 17 Aug 1943 in Little Rock, Pulaski Co., AR. Parents Cedric Hazen Williams (1892 - 1951) Spouse Marcus Ralph Tower (1920 - 1997) Burial Rose Hill Memorial Park, Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma, Sec. Abbey Tier 17, Row L Created by Dee Burris Blakley Oct 28, 2011 -- Find A Grave Memorial #79414440, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=79414440
1911 Canada Census, British Columbia, [no date], Vancouver, District 192, Page 9, 344 Robson St, Hse/Fam #64 Williams, Geo M M Head Married b Oct 1875 age 36 Ontario (?) Tribe Irish Canadian Anglican Carpenter Williams, N A F Wife Married b July 1879 age 31 Ontario (?) Tribe Dutch Canadian Anglican Williams, May Dau F Single b May 1903 age 8 British Columbia Irish Canadian Anglican Williams, Dorthey Dau F Single b July 1905 age 3 Alberta Irish Canadian Anglican Williams, Evelyn Dau F Single b Nov 1908 age 3 British Columbia Irish Canadian Anglican Williams, Edna Dau F Single b Nov 1909 age 1 British Columbia Irish Canadian Anglican Putteigh, John Lodger M Single b Jan [unreadable] age 28 place unknown Tribe unknown Canadian Anglican Operator McMinnie, John Lodger M Single b Feb [unreadable] age 31 place unknown Tribe unknown Canadian Anglican [occup unreadable] 1921 Canadian Census, Critish Columbia, 7 June, Vancouver, District 22, Page 13, Apartment #168, Rents $55 Williams, Nina Head F Married 40 b Ontario Father & Mother b Ontario Race Scotch Church of England Saleswoman, Dept Store Williams, Emily M Dau F Single 18 b BC Father & Mother b Ontario Race Welsh Williams, Dorothy T Dau F Single 16 b Alberta Father & Mother b Ontario Race Welsh Williams, Evelyn M Dau F Single 13 b BC Father & Mother b Ontario Race Welsh Williams, Edna K Dau F Single 11 b BC Father & Mother b Ontario Race Welsh Edna's mother is reported as Married but no husband is enumerated in the household. Edna married Earl Thornton Gray in about 1928 or 1929. No marriage record has been found. "Maddux Air Lines - Earl Gray flew Aircraft NC7582 June 1929 accompanied by Edna Gray" -- CynthiaAnn96, Comment on a photo on Gray Family Tree, 27 Aug 2014, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/69539398/person/46307938136/mediax/1?pgnum=1&pg=0&pgpl=pid%7CpgNum&ftm=1 In 1939 Earl and his wife's Edna K Gray are living in Palm Springs, California, where is the manager of a hotel. U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989 Palm Springs, California, City Directory, 1939-40, p 29 Earl T ( Edna K) Gray mgr Royal Palms Hotel & Annex r 226 N Palm Canyon dr Phone 247 1940 Federal Census, Los Angeles County, California, 13 April, Los Angeles, District 60-119, Page 11A, 5981 Franklin Ave, Hse #270, Rents $45, No Farm Williams, Nina A Head F W 59 Widow Grade H4 b Canada Same place in 1935 Saleslady, Dept Store [b abt 1881] Williams, Dorothy G Dau F W 34 Single Grade 8 b Canada Same place in 1935 Hotel Bookkeeper [b abt 1906] Williams, Evelyn M Dau F W 32 Single Grade H2 b Canada Same place in 1935 [b abt 1908] Gray, Edna K Dau F W 25 Divorced Grade H2 b Canada Same place in 1935 [b abt 1915] Gray, Marilyn E Granddau F W 9 Single Grade 3 b Calif Same place in 1935 [b abt 1931] Flanigan, Patricia M Granddau F W 7 Single Grade 3 b Calif Same place in 1935 [b abt 1933] California, Death Index, 1940-1997 Edna Kathleen Gray [Edna Kathleen Williams] Birth 27 Nov 1909 Canada Death 22 Apr 1945 Los Angeles Mother's Maiden Name Graham Father's Surname Williams Edna Kathleen Williams Gray Birth Nov 27, 1909 Death Apr 22, 1945 Burial Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Los Angeles County, California, Whispering Pines Plot, Map 3, Lot 2509, Space 4 Maintained by Tropico Gravers, Originally Created by Chris Mills Feb 22, 2012 -- Find A Grave Memorial #85411952, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=85411952&ref=acom
Arkansas, County Marriages Index, 1837-1957 T E Gregory Age 27, Birth Year abt 1886 Residence Newark, Independence, Arkansas Spouse's Name Edna Williams Spouse's Age 17 Spouse's Residence Newark, Independence, Arkansas Marriage 30 Nov 1913 Independence County Marriage License Date 29 Nov 1913
U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 Samuel Weaver Gender: Male Spouse Name: Elizabeth B Marriage State VA
An Alabama marriage record may be for Elizabeth and her husband Asa Barnett. No ages are given, but the marriage date of January 1827 could fit. Census ages for Elizabeth Barnett vary, but 1860 has her age as 46, making her born about 1813 or 1814. She would be about 14 in January 1827. That could be. Their first child was born in about 1825. That would fit. If this is her marriage record, then her name may be Gracy Elizabeth. Later censuses have her as Elizabeth. Alabama, Select Marriages, 1816-1957 Gracy Urquhart Marriage 31 Jan 1827 Montgomery, Alabama Spouse Asa Barnett In the 1850 census, Elizabeth is reported 17 years older than Asa, but in 1860 her age is 10 years younger. Also Elizabeth's birth place is reported as South Carolina in 1850, but Alabama in 1860, though Asa's state is South Caorlina both times. 1850 Federal Census, Pike County, Alabama, 11 June (?), page (scan 407), Hse/Fam #902 Asa Barnett 41 M Farmer $900 Real Estate b SC Elizabeth Barnett 57 F b SC Colonel W Barnett 15 M b Alabama Frances Barnett 9 F b Alabama Eugenia Barnett 7 F b Alabama Josephine Barnett 4 F b Alabama J McCaleb [or J W Caleb] Wiley 1 M b Alabama The last child is reported as Willy in 1860. 1860 Federal Census, Pike County, Alabama, 16 August, Western Division, PO Brier Hill, page 134, Hse/Fam #905 Asa Barnett 56 M Farmer $3500 Real Estate $8000 Personal born SC [b abt 1804] Elizabeth Barnett 46 F born Alabama [b abt 1814] Colonel W Barnett 25 M Clerk born Alabama [b abt 1835] Eugenia A Barnett 17 F born Alabama [b abt 1843] Josephine Barnett 14 F born Alabama [b abt 1846] Willy Barnett 11 M born Alabama [b abt 1849] Boyd Barnett 9 M born Alabama [b abt 1851] Victoria Barnett 5 F born Alabama [b abt 1855] Infant Barnett 1 F born Alabama [b abt 1859]
Elmer Sherman Williams Birth Oct. 11, 1897 Death Oct. 17, 1974 Married Lucille 12-6-1930 Burial Glover Cemetery, Glover, McCurtain County ,Oklahoma Created by Sandie Manning Lambert Jul 11, 2004 -- Find A Grave Memorial #9084886, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Williams&GSiman=1&GScid=1570120&GRid=9084886&
U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 Everett Dale Williams Birth 9 Jun 1954 Pauls Valley, Oklahoma Death Date Apr 1997 SSN 448566003 Aug 1969 Name listed as EVERETT DALE WILLIAMS; 19 Jul 1996 Name listed as EVERETT D WILLIAMS; 26 Jun 1997 Name listed as E D WILLIAMS
----------------------------------- Everett Lee Williams Private family services for Everett Lee Williams, 79, of Purcell will be held at a later date. Arrangements are under the direction of Wilson-Little Funeral Home in Purcell. Mr. Williams died July 7, 2008 at his home. He was born Oct. 13, 1928 in Ada, the third of four children of Jasper Euing and Lydia Lorene (Crump) Williams. He was reared in Lindsay, where he graduated from Hughes School. On Dec. 31, 1948 he married Patsy Ann Trout. Together they reared four children, Angie, Jo Retta, Everett Dale and Pete. Mr. Williams joined the United States Army in January 1948. He served his country proudly during the Korean War before being honorably discharged in July 1951. He worked for many years as a pumper before retiring as field supervisor for Adobe Resources. He was preceded in death by his parents; one son, Everett Dale Williams; two brothers, J.E. Williams and Lewis Williams and one grandson, Carl Dean “Bubby†Rains. Survivors include his wife of 59 years, Patsy of the home; two daughters, Angie Rains and her husband, Carl, of Gordonville, Texas, and Jo Retta Edwards and her husband, Kenneth, of Elk City; one son, Pete Williams and his wife, Annette, of Purcell; one sister, Vera Adams and her husband, Troy, of Lindsay; 12 grandchildren and many great-grandchildren. -- The Purcell Register, Purcell, Oklahoma, http://www.purcellregister.com/news/obituaries/article_1be11fb8-3f87-533a-a6da-0b65ab4dbaf0.html -----------------------------------
1900 Federal Census, Johnson County, Texas, 13 June, Grandview, District 64, page 12A (scan 290A), Hse/Fam #204 Williams, Thomas J Head W M May 1845 55 Married 20 yrs England England England Farmer Owns Williams, Elizabeth Wife W F Aug 1847 32 Married 20 yrs 4 chidlren/4 living MS MS MS Williams, Mary L Dau W F Sept 1883 16 MS England MS Williams, Tomaline Dau W M Mar 1886 14 MS England MS Williams, Frank Son W M Apr 1888 12 MS England MS Frank was recorded with his parents in the 1910 census in Comanche County, Oklahoma. This census differs from the 1900 census, taken in Texas, and now reports that Frank was born in Texas. I think we can take the 1900 census as correct, since that is closest to both Frank's birth and the move to Texas. But his granddaughter was udner the impression that Frank was born in Grandview, where they were enumerated in the 1900 census. 1910 Federal Census, Comanche County, Oklahoma, 19 April, Walters, Strauss Township, District 65, page 11B, Hse/Fam #207 Williams, Thomas J Head M W 67 Married 30 yrs England England England Naturalized 1862 No Occupation Owns Williams, Lizzie Wife F W 61 Married 30 yrs 4 children/4 living Mississippi Tennessee Alabama Williams, Frank W Son M W 22 Single Texas England Mississippi "I have photos labeled as "To Uncle Frank and Aunt Esther from Bessie." Frank would be the husband of my grandmother, Esther (not the swimmer) WILLIAMS. They lived in San Francisco. She passed away in 1971. I don't know when he passed." -- Barbara Gangnon, email to Orville Boyd Jenkins, 6 November 2017 "Frank Williams (who married my paternal grandmother Esther (nee Gagne) Theriault).was born in Grandview Texas 05 APR 1888." [But see the 1900 census above, in Grandview, reporting all the children born in Mississipi. It appears they moved to Grandview after Frank was born.] -- Barbara Gangnon, email to Orville Boyd Jenkins, 6 November 2017 "Frank & Esther married in roughly '46 and did not have any children." -- Barbara Gangnon, email to Orville Boyd Jenkins, 13 November 2017 Frank Edward Williams Birth unknown Death Jan 18, 1981 Spouse Marie Esther Gagne Williams (1890 - 1971) Ref Cemetery Records Burial Cypress Lawn Memorial Park, Colma, San Mateo County, California, Garden/Section 1, Unit 7, Tier 2 Created by Graves Mar 29, 2012 -- Find A Grave Memorial #87548948, https://old.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=87548948
In1922, George married widow Nancy Belle Jenkins Padgett. Arkansas, County Marriages Index, 1837-1957 George William Age 51 Residence Ethel, Arkansas, Arkansas Spouse's Name Bell Padgett Spouse's Age 35 Spouse's Residence Ethel, Arkansas, Arkansas Marriage License Date 25 Mar 1922 Arkansas County 1930 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 11 April, Prairie Township, District 24, page 3B, Hse #54, Fam #55 Williams, George Head M W 60 Married First married at age 23 MS AL AL [born abt 1870] Williams, Belle Wife F W 42 Married First married at age 16 AR MS MS [born abt 1888] Williams, Lorene Dau F W 5 AR MS AR [born abt 1925] Barker, Mayme Step-Dau F W 21 AR MS AR [born abt 1909] Padget, William Step-son M W 13 AR AR AR [born abt 1917] Mayme Barker is a daughter of Belle, who has been widowed, apparently without any children. 1940 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 15 April, Prairie Township, District 1-24, page 6B, Hse #86, Owns $300 Williams, George Head M W 73 Grade 7 b Miss same house in 1935 Cotton Farmer Williams, Belle Wife F W 53 Grade 8 b Ark same house in 1935 Williams, Lorene Dau F W 15 Single Grade HS-3 b Ark same house in 1935 Arkansas Death Index, 1914-1950 Volume 41, Certificate #8 George Williams Age 77, Estimated Birth Year 1868 Death 3 Mar 1945 Arkansas County Gravestones of Mt Pleasant George Williams Feb 27, 1868 Mar 3, 1945 Mt Pleasant Cemetery, Ethel, Arkansas County, Arkansas Photo by Orville Boyd Jenkins, 28 October 2018 I established a memorial for George on Find a Grave. George Williams Birth 27 Feb 1868 Mississippi Death 3 Mar 1945 (aged 77) Arkansas County, Arkansas, USA Burial Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Arkansas County, Arkansas George moved into the Ethel, Arkansas, area around 1920 or 1921. In 1922, he married a local widow, Belle Jenkins Padgett. They are buried together in Mt Pleasant Cemetery in Ethel. Spouse Nancy Belle Jenkins Williams 1887-1971 Created by Orville Jenkins 17 Apr 2019 -- Find A Grave Memorial 198413105, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/198413105/george-williams
I got Harvey J Williams' name from his grandson Roger Louis McSwain, so on Louis Wirt McSwain and Bernice E Williams. Roger reported that his mother "didn't know much about her father and his family history, since he came to Arkansas from Michigan." By this time (November 2007) Ancestry.com had been putting databases online on a daily basis. It was a good time to go on a family history treasure hunt. The location in Michigan was a useful clue. Some census entries quickly told me a good bit of information about Harvey Williams and his family background. In 1880 he living with his mother in her parents' home in Benona, Oceana County, Michigan. 1880 Federal Census, Oceana County, Michigan (2005), 17 June, Benona, District 209, page 26, Hse #170, Fam #173 Van Tassell. Julian A W M 55 Farmer NY Germany NY Van Tassell. Mary A W F 39 Daughter Keeping House Canada Ireland Ireland Van Tassell. Sarah A W F 13 Daughter At School Mich NY Canada Van Tassell. Jason D W F 7 Son At School Mich NY Canada Van Tassell. Frank O W F 4 Son At School Mich NY Canada Van Tassell. James W F 1 Son At School Mich NY Canada Cumming, Josephine W F 25 Daughter Married [but no husband in the household] At Home Mich NY Canada Williams, Harvey J W M 4 Grandson At Home Mich Wis Mich [b abt 1876] First of all this tells us his mother's maiden name was Van Tassell The birth places of individuals in this family and their parents indicates that the Van Tassell family immigrated in to the US from Germany. It appears they settled in New York, where Julian's father married a woman born in New York. Julian was born in New York. Julian's wife, Harvey's grandmother, was born in Canada. From this we cannot tell exactly where they got married. It is likely they moved to the Midwest and met in Michigan. Mary's Irish parents came to Canada, where Mary was born. At some time they moved on into US territory. I expect they continued moving west as so many did. But since he Julian is a farmer, Julian's family could have lived in upstate New York, near Ontario or Quebec, instead of staying somewhere in the New York City area. From the ages, it looks like Mary was only about 14 when Josephine is born. This is young, but we find this age of marriage and birth fairly common in that era. The birth place of Josephine's mother in Canada matches the birthplace of Mary herself in Canada, so it looks right. An Irish pioneer family, moved to Canada, probably settling in Toronto somewhere for a few years, where Mary was born, then moving a bit further west, and down on Lake Michigan, where they met the Van Tassell family, who had come there from New York. One puzzle is Josephine's last name. She has a different name here from her maiden name or the name of her son. This would make it appears that she has already been widowed and remarried and widowed a second item, by the age of 25. I've seen that in other families moving west. That is the simplest scenario with the few details we have at this stage. The birthplace of Harvey's father is reported here as Wisconsin. This is the same as in the 1930 census. However, in between we have reports of his birth on the Ocean (Pacific, no less) and Michigan. We are missing some years to fill in the story of the move to Arkansas. Perhaps Harvey moved to Arkansas by himself. In January 2008, I found the 1900 census reporting him as a 24-year-old single man boarding in the home of Elizabeth Nicholson Price. He later married a Nicholson girl, Huldah, a daughter of Elizabeth's brother Frank. 1900 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 5 June, District 7, page 11A, Hse #173, Fam #183 Williams, Harvey Boarder W M Apr 1876 24 Single Mich Mich Mich Arkansas, County Marriages Index, 1837-1957 Huldah I Nicholson, Age 25 (b abt 1878), Residence Ethel, Arkansas, Arkansas Harvey J Williams, Age 28 (b abt 1875), Residence Ethel, Arkansas, Arkansas Marriage 12 Aug 1903 Arkansas County Marriage License Date 11 Aug 1903 By the 1910 census, Harvey and Huldah Irene have two children, living in Prairie Township of Arkansas County, Arkansas. 1910 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 26 April, Prairie Township, District 13, page 5B, Hse/Fam #87 Williams, Harvey Head M W 35 Married 6 years Mich Ocean (Pacific) Mich Farmer Williams, Hulda Wife F W 32 Married 6 years AR AL AL Williams, Ben F Son M W 6 AR Mich AR Williams, Bernice Dau F W 2 AR Mich AR Note that here Harvey's father is reported as being born at sea. The 1880 census gave Wisconsin as the place of birth. This makes it appear that Harvey's father was born on immigration trip to the US. But the odd thing is that the enumerator clearly wrote Pacific after the word Ocean. Perhaps he was resident in a British eastern territory (assuming the name Williams to be English or Irish), or they were on the seas, but associated with British western American territories, like Columbia (which later became Washington. Why would a British family, who landed in New York and settled there, be coming across the Pacific Ocean? If they were coming from the Far East, why didn't they disembark on the west coast, somewhere in California? Perhaps Harvey's grandfather was engaged in some Pacific Rim business ventures for British interests. But still why the settlement in New York? Did Harvey inadvertently get the wrong Ocean name, or maybe the enumerator distractedly wrote the wrong ocean name? The name Pacific is added in smaller letters, carrying across to the next field of the census, as though it was an after-thought. The 1920 report changes again, when Harvey's father is reported as born in Michigan. The birthplaces of Huldah's parents is wrong, too, showing them both born in Arkansas, when we know from other censuses and Nicholson family sources that they were both born in Alabama. 1920 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 26 April, Prairie Township, District 13, page 4A, Hse/Fam #62 Williams, Harvey Head M W 45 Mich Mich Mich Rice Farmer Williams, Hulda Wife F W 42 AR AR AR Williams, Benjamin Son M W 16 AR Mich AR Williams, Bernice Dau F W 12 AR Mich AR This census confirms that Ben's full name is Benjamin. Note that Huldah's name is spelled without the H in both these censuses, while family sources spell it Huldah. In the 1930 census it is spelled Huldah. 1930 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 16 April, Prairie Township, District 7, page 5B, Hse #93, Fam #94 Williams, Harvey J Head M W 55 First married at age 28 Mich Wis Mich Farmer, General Farming Williams, Huldah Wife F W 52 First married at age 25 AR AL AL Williams, Benjamin F Son M W 26 Single AR Mich AR Farm Laborer Williams, Bernice E Dau F W 22 Single AR Mich AR Public School Teacher We saw that in 1920, Harvey's occupation was reported as Rice Farmer. Now I note that in 1930, he is again reported as engaged in General Farming. The birthplaces of Huldah's parents is correct again, reporting Alabama for both. This is the first census that has had Bernice's middle initial, E, which her son Roger McSwain tells us stands for Edward. Bernice is teaching in a public school. The school or system is not mentioned, and the information on their residential location does not clarify what settlement they lived near. In 1920, they were in the northern portion of Prairie Township, which includes St Charles town, as far back as the 1870 census. But they are enumerated on names listed as living on Ethel and Point Road. This normally sounds like it is closer to Ethel than St Charles, but I am not certain. Ethel is in the southern half of Prairie Township, The boundary is a little south of St Charles.
U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 Isaac Williams Gender: Male Spouse Name: Rachel Pike Spouse Birth 1746 VA Marriage Year: 1765 Two differeetn birth years aer reported in data compilaitons. Family Data Collection - Individual Records Isaac Williams Spouse: Rachel Pike Parents: William Williams Birth 7 Nov 1742 Gwyned, PA Marriage 24 Jan 1765 Cane Creek, Orange Co, NC Death 1824 Jefferson, Co, TN Family Data Collection - Individual Records Isaac Williams Spouse: Williams Hannah Parents: Margaret William Birth 7 Nov 1742 Philadelphia Co, Gwynedd, PA Marriage Date: 26 Dec 1792 Death Date: 1828
Priscilla Brissell Williams' parents were James Williasm and Priscilla Roberts. Family Data Collection - Individual Records Martha B Williams Spouse: Abraham Horton Parents: James Williams, Priscilla Roberts Birth 1726 Bucks County, PA Marriage 9 Jan 1745 Bucks County, PA Chester Co Death 1808 Tom S Creek, Surry Co, NC James WILLIAMS was born in 1705 in Philadelphia, PA. He married Priscilla ROBERTS about 1725 in Of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Spouse: Priscilla ROBERTS was born about 1707 in Of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. -- Grigg & Fuhriman, http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~griggandfuhriman/griggandf/pafg22.htm#18574 James' Parents: James WILLIAMS was born about 1675 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He died in 1707 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He married Jane or Ann LEWIS in 1699 in Montgomery, Chester, PA. Spouse: Jane or Ann LEWIS was born about 1680 in Of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. -- Grigg & Fuhriman, http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~griggandfuhriman/griggandf/pafg30.htm#18576