Thomas J WILLIAMS4,5,1,6,2,3

May 18451,2,3 - 19th Dec 19122

Life History

May 1845	Born in England.1,2,3
3rd Jan 1880	Birth of daughter Beulah Mae WILLIAMS in Meridian, Madison, Mississippi.7,8,6
8th Dec 1880	Married Elizabeth PORTER in Madison County, Mississippi.3,2
Sep 1883	Birth of daughter Mary L WILLIAMS in Mississippi
Mar 1886	Birth of daughter Tomaline WILLIAMS in Mississippi.1
5th Apr 1888	Birth of child Frank Edward WILLIAMS in Mississippi.1,9,2,3
19th Dec 1912	Died in Walters, Cotton, Oklahoma.2 Of cancer of the stomach
after 19th Dec 1912	Buried in Walters Cemetery, Walters, Cotton County, Oklahoma

Notes

Genealogies report that Thomas married Elizabeth Poteet or Porter on Dec 9, 1880. A marriage license of 8 Dec 1880 in Madison County, Mississippi, has the name of the bride as Lizzie V Pritchard. Further, the birth date of Thomas' daughter Beulah Mae is January 1880, 11 months before that marriage. It would appear to me that Elizabeth (Lizzie) V Pritchard and Elizabeth Poteet/Porter are two different persons.

Yet the memorial manager for Elizabeth Poteet reports her gravestone has her death date as 1 Jul 1919. No photo is provided to cnfirm the name. The name Porter may have been supplied by the memorial manager, referencing the obituary. This may be Elizabeth Pritchard.

Mississippi Marriages, 1776-1935
T J Williams
Lizzie V Pritchard
Marriage 8 Dec 1880 Madison County

Some time after 1888, when Frank was born, they moved to Johnson County, Texas. In the 1900 census Thomas was enumerated with his wife reported as Elizabeth.

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

If the 1910 census is correct, it does confirm that both Thomas and LIzzie had been married only once. They had been married for 30 years, thus married about 1880, matching the two reports of marriage: one marriage record of 8 December 1880, and Elizabeth Porter's obituary with the marriage date of 9 December 1880. The three different maiden names, Poteet, Porter and Pritchard, are still a mystery.

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

T J Williams
BIRTH 1835 England
DEATH 19 Dec 1912 Walters, Cotton County, Oklahoma
BURIAL Walters Cemetery Walters, Cotton County, Oklahoma
The cotton County Democrat, Dec 24, 1912 - T. J. Williams died at his home in Walters, Dec 19th of cancer of the stomach. He was 77 yrs and 14 days. He was born in England but came to this country several years ago.
Spouse Elizabeth Porter Williams 1848-1919
Created by Rick Miller 13 Jan 2010
-- Find A Grave Memorial 46629204, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/46629204/T-J-Williams

Sources

1. 1900 Federal Census, Johnson County, Texas
- 13 June, Grandview, District 64, page 12A (scan 290A), Hse/Fam #204
2. Find a Grave Memorial Registry
3. 1910 Federal Census, Comanche County, Oklahoma
- 19 April, Walters, Strauss Township, District 65, page 11B, Hse/Fam #207
4. Obituary of Robert Clarence Brinkley
5. Mississippi Marriages, 1776-1935
6. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2000
7. 1930 Federal Census, Cotton County, Oklahoma
- 25 April, Jackson Township, District 7, page 12A, Hse/Fam #244
8. Ancestry Trees
- Williams/Brinkley/Mason/Vaughn, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/49994/person/-779861868?ssrc=&ftm=1
9. Email Sources