1. JOHN WILLIAMS, SR.
was born
about. 1615? in England and died abt August 1692 in VA, Isle of Wright
Co. He married (1) ANNE MOORE, daughter of WILLIAM MOORE and SARAH
MOORE.
She was born about 1645 in VA, Isle of Wright Co. He married (2) ANNE
WHITLEY. She was born after 1647 in VA, Isle of Wright Co.
John
Williams, Sr. came from England
arriving in Isle of Wright, VA in 1638. He was a planter and the owner
of large amounts of land in Virginia. On Sept. 29, 1645 he
received
a land grant of 250 acres and on August 30, 1647 he received
another
land grant of 150 acres. Both land grants were in Warwick
Co., VA.
and were for the transportation of passengers to America. On
Sept.
9, 1681 he bought 400 acres of land in Isle of Wright Co., VA and later
purchased more land in the same county.
He also owned land in neighboring Surry
Co., VA. John and his wife resided in Isle of Wright until he
died in 1692.
On March 9, 1691, John Williams' will was recorded August 9, 1692.
Anne married
secondly Aronld Shumacke ca1694. With her husband's
permission Anne Williams Shumake made
a deed of gift to her children by John Williams I on May 21, 1692.
Child of JOHN
WILLIAMS and ANNE MOORE:
- Mary
Sophia WILLIAMS b. 25 June
1669, MA, Essex Co., Salem.
Children of
JOHN WILLIAMS and ANNE WHITLEY:
- Bridgett
Williams b. about. 1670,
VA, Isle of Wright Co;. d. before 1691
- Elizabeth
Williams b. about.
1672, VA, Isle of Wright Co.; married THOMAS WRIGHT
- JOHN
WILLIAMS, JR., b. about.
1674, VA, Isle of Wright Co.; d. about October 1757, NC, Bertie Co.
- William
WILLIAMS b. about 1678, VA,
Isle of Wright Co.; d. about. 1708, NC, Chowan Co.
- Jonathan
WILLIAMS b. 24 January
1678/79, Wales, Carnavan, Slagallon
- Thomas
WILLIAMS b. about 1680, Virginia;
d. after 19 March 1761
- Jane
WILLIAMS b. about 1684,
VA. Isle of Wright Co.
- Nicholas
WILLIAMS b. about 1687, VA.
Isle of Wright Co.; d. 18 August 1749
- Richard
WILLIAMS b. about 1690,
VA, Isle of Wright Co.; m. SARAH? WILLIAMS
- Eliza
WILLIAMS b. about 1691
2.
JOHN WILLIAMS, JR. was born
about 1674 in VA, Isle of Wright Co., and died about October 1757 in
NC,
Bertie Co. He married (1) MARGARET ANN JONES 1695 in VA, Isle
of Wright
Co. She was born 1673 in Virginia. He married (2)
MARY POPE
1697 in Virginia. She was born 1680.
Children
of JOHN WILLIAMS and MARY
POPE are:
- Mary
WILLIAMS d. NC, Bertie Co.
- John WILLIAMS b. 1698, NC, Bertie Co.;
d. 26 January 1720/21
- Sarah WILLIAMS b. 1699, VA, Isle of
Wright Co.; d. 1770, NC, Bertie Co.
- Anne WILLIAMS b. 1700, VA, Isle
of Wright Co. d. 1770, NC, Bertie Co.
- ISAAC
WILLIAMS, b. 1702, NC,
Bertie Co.; d. 1772, NC, Bertie Co.
- Arthur
WILLIAMS b. 1704, NC,
Bertie Co.; d. 1770, NC, Bertie Co.
- James WILLIAMS b. 1705, NC, Bertie
Co.; d. after 31 August 1736, NC, Bertie Co.
- Theophilus WILLIAMS b. 1706,
NC, Bertie Co.. d. 1776, NC, Bertie Co.
- Female WILLIAMS b. 1728, VA,
Isle of Wright Co.; d. 1799, NC, Bertie Co.
- RICHARD
POPE,
1748,Virginia;
b. Abt. 1728, VA, Isle
of Wright Co.; d. 1790, NC, Bertie Co.
3.
ISAAC WILLIAMS was born 1702
in NC, Johnston Co. He married MARTHA WILLIAMS. She died 1760
in
NC, Johnston Co.
Isaac
resided in the Mecklenburg and
Lunenburg County areas of VA. Then apparently went from Roanoke, VA. In
1750 to Lenoir Co., NC.
Martha WILLIAMS' will was probated Aug
30, 1760. In her will she left to her son, Nathan WILLIAMS, money and a
slave named Venus. To her son, Joel WILLIAMS, she left money and a slave
named Farrow. To her son, Isaac WILLIAMS, she left slaves Jane, Rachel,
Felix and Joshua and her remaining estate.
Children
of Isaac WILLIAMS and MARTHA WILLIAMS are:
- JOEL
WILLIAMS, b. abt 1736 Virginia;
d. 30 December 1760, NC, Johnston Co..
- Isaac WILLIAMS d. bef. 25 August 1768,
NC, Johnston Co.; m. SUSAN LEE.
- Nathan WILLIAMS b. abt. 1735, Virginia
Isacc
Williams' will was probated Aug 25, 1768. He left to his
brother, Nathan
WILLIAMS, all of his land, horses,
livestock and slaves Amoret, Amey,
Primons, Adam,
Jonas and Peter.
To Feriah (Ferrabee), Isaac, Samuel
and
Joel WILLIAMS, children of his
deceased brother, Joel WILLIAMS, he
left the
remaining slaves, to be divided
equally.
4.
JOEL WILLIAMS b. about 1736
in Virginia, and died 30 December 1760 in NC, Johnston Co.
He married
JANE SMITH, daughter of
Samuel Smith and Edith Whitfield She was born 1742.
Joel
is considered the founder of the
Cape Fear Branch of the WILLIAMS family. He was a pioneer settler,
moving
to Lenoir Co., NC in 1750. He later moved to Johnston Co., NC where he
remained
until his death. On February 23, 1754 he purchased 270 acres
of land on
both sides of Middle Creek in Johnston Co.
Joel
drowned in Cape Fear River
Dec 30, 1760. In his will he left his wife the land and the plantation
where he was living at the time of his death, also the household goods,
livestock and two slaves named Buck and Sal. After leaving
items
to children Ferabee, Isaac, Samuel, the rest of the estate was to be
divided
equally between his wife and the minor children when they married or
became
of age. Executors of the estate were his wife, Jane
Smith WILLIAMS,
and her father Colonel Samuel SMITH.
Children
of JOEL WILLIAMS and JANE SMITH:
- Ferabee
WILLIAMS, m. John MCALISTER.
- Notes
for FERABEE WILLIAMS:
- Ferabee
Williams McAlester was deaf.
In her father's will she received two slaves named Clo and Dick.
- Samuel
WILLIAMS.
- Joel
WILLIAMS.
- ISAAC
WILLIAMS, b. about 1756,
NC, Johnston Co.; d. 1815, NC. Cumberland Co.
- Nathan
WILLIAMS was born abt. 1735
in Virginia; married SARAH AVERITT
Notes
for NATHAN WILLIAMS:
Nathan WILLIAMS served as a colonel
in the North Carolina line during the Revolutionary War. He is
considered
the founder of the Sampson Co., NC branch of the WILLIAMS
family.
5.
ISAAC WILLIAMS was born abt.
1756 in NC, Johnston Co., and died 1815 in NC, Cumberland Co.
He
married RACHEL SMITH 27 May 1780, daughter of ALEXANDER SMITH and
ELIZABETH
WHITFIELD. She was born 2 September 1763 in NC, Cumberland
Co., and
died abt. 1824 in NC, Harnet Co. They were married 27 May
1780.
Isaac WILLIAMS received two slaves named
Tom and Charles, land on Middle Creek, a gun and another 100 acres of
land
from his father's will. He moved to Cumberland Co., NC in
January
1774 and bought land between the Little Rivers. His home was
built
near what is now Linden, Harnett Co., NC. Isaac WILLIAMS was a Presbyterian.
In 1790 Isaac WILLIAMS lived in Fayette District of
Cumberland Co. In 1810
this area was called Captain WILLIAMS' District #8. He owned 66 slaves.
In June 1804, he put a notice in the Raleigh Register
newspaper for bids
to build a school on his property.
Children
of Isaac WILLIAMS and Rachel SMITH:
- Theophilus
(OFFA) Hunter WILLIAMS
- Jane WILLIAMS m. UNK DRAWHORN
- Samuel WILLIAMS m. JANE LANE
- James WILLIAMS
- Eliza WILLIAMS m. UNK BONNER.
- Elizabeth WILLIAMS b. 1781, NC,
Johnston Co.; d. 1785, NC, Johnston Co.
- Joel WILLIAMS b. 24 August 1783,
NC, Johnston Co.; m. MARGARET MCALISTER
- Isaac WILLIAMS b. 13 March 1787,
NC, Johnston Co.
- John
C. WILLIAMS b. 1789, NC,
Johnston Co.; d. 1873
6.
ALEXANDER WILLIAMS was
born 31 January 1789 in NC, Cumberland Co., and died 17 May 1871 in AR,
Clark Co. Arkadelphia. He married (1) CHARITY SMITH 16
September
1806 in NC, Cumberland Co., daughter of DAVID SMITH and CHARITY
WHITFIELD.
She was born 8 January 1788 in NC, Johnston Co., and died 10 October
1843
in NC, Cumberland Co. and is buried in Sardis Cemetery, Cumberland Co.
NC. He married (2) JEMIMA HAYWOOD WHITFIELD 24
February 1851 in NC, Cumberland Co. She was born 20 November
1796
and died 15 July 1870. Jemima Haywood Whitfield Middleton
was a cousin to her husband Alexander WILLIAMS and his deceased wife, Charity
Smith. Her grandparents were Constantine WHITFIELD and Barbara WILLIAMS.
They married 24 February 1851 in Cumberland Co. NC. She died of asthma
and was buried in Rose Hill Cemetery in Arkadelphia,
AR. Jemima was first married to a Robert
MIDDLETON.
Alexander
and his wife Charity Smith WILLIAMS were Presbyterian but became Baptist
in 1828. Their son, Rev.
David, baptized them.
They
attended Friendship Baptist Church
in Cumberland Co. NC where Alexander was a deacon. Alexander and his
wife,
Charity, were cousins. In 1820 Alexander lived in District #4 of
Cumberland
Co., NC and owned 25 slaves. In 1840 he moved to a plantation and owned
28 slaves.
Alexander
had a school built on his
plantation and hired a teacher. In 1850 Alexander was still living in
Cumberland
Co., a widower. His daughter Charity S. WILLIAMS was living with him. Others
living on his plantation were Nathan Buchannan, the overseer, and
Dennis
Summerlin, Tom Cooper. Alexander's son. Isaac S. WILLIAMS lived next to
him. Alexander WILLIAMS' real estate was valued at $15,000 in
1850, in
NC.
He moved to
Gurdon, Arkansas in 1851
and bought his son's plantation for $840.00.
Alexander WILLIAMS is buried in
Rose Hill Cemetery in Arkadelphia, AR, Clark Co. His date of birth and
death on tombstone.
His
grandson-in-law, Henry W. McMillan,
was executor of his estate.
Arkadelphia,
Arkansas/Courthouse/Probate
Records/pg. 430 Probate Court, April. Term April 16 A. D. 1872
Estate of
ALEXANDER WILLIAMS.
It appears to
the Court that the last
will and testament of Alexander WILLIAMS, deceased, has been in due form
of law, exhibited, and proven before the Clerk of this Court in
vacation,
on the day of 1872, and admitted to record. And it appears
that said
testator has nominated and appointed Henry W. McMillan as his
executor.
Comes said McMillan, asking for letters of testamentary under said
will.
And the court doth so appoint him, and orders that he gives bond in the
sum of five thousand dollars, with good and sufficient
security.
Comes said McMillan and files his said bond, with D.S. WILLIAMS, Sr.,
A.S. WILLIAMS and J.S. WILLIAMS as securities, which bond is
approved,
and the said executor takes the required oath, and letters are issued
accordingly.
(Henry W. McMillan was an attorney in Arkadelphia and was married to
Alexander WILLIAMS' granddaughter, Fannie, daughter of
D.S. WILLIAMS, Sr.)
In
1870 Alexander WILLIAMS made a will
that was proved July 6 1871; the printed abstract says, "Coffin
materials
charged Oct 25, 1870. Exec: Henry W. McMILLAN took out Letters April 16
1872. Heirs: Charity E.S. JONES; widow, Jemima H. WILLIAMS; David S. WILLIAMS;
Alexander S. WILLIAMS; Isaac S. WILLIAMS; and Rachel S. WEST. Witnesses:
J. McNeill, J. M. Dolby, D. S. Williams, Jr. (Alex Williams had come
from
North Carolina after Aug. 1861.) Securities of H.W. McMillan: D.S.
Williams,
Sr., A.S. Williams, removed from state by 1872.
{D.S.
Williams was a minister.}
He died in
D.S. Williams' home and was buried
in Rose Hill cemetery.
Child
of ALEXANDER WILLIAMS and JEMIMA WHITFIELD:
Children of ALEXANDER WILLIAMS and CHARITY SMITH:
- David
Smith WILLIAMS Sr., b: 28
May 1807, NC, Cumberland Co.; d. 22 September 1896
- Alexander
S. WILLIAMS, b. 10
October 1810, NC.; d. 11 May 1875, AR, Clark Co. Married Mary Margaret Barksdale, b.
April 15, 1835
- Isaac
S. WILLIAMS, b. 22 September
1817, NC, Cumberland Co.; d. 19 June 1883, NC, Harnett Co.
- Rachel
S. WILLIAMS, b: 1819, NC, Cumberland
Co. m. (1) ARCHIBALD MCDIARMID; m. (2) JOHN WHITFIELD WEST. Their child was Martha WEST.
- CHARITY
E.S. WILLIAMS, b. 7
December 1820; d. 26 August 1872; m. COUNCIL KIMBRAL JONES, 15 July
1863,
AR, Clark Co., Okolona; b. 6 March 1813, TN, Shelby Co., Giles; d. 13
May
1884
Aunt
Rose, a slave who was Charity
Smith WILLIAMS' maid was born in 1763 and lived to
be 116 years old. She
told of Count La Fayette's visit to the Smith plantation.
Smith's
home was the first brick home
in Harnett Co. and stood on the road from Erwin Bridge to Byrds
Mill.
{Jan Smith Woods,
Sherman, TX}
David Smith Williams married
Elizabeth Swan TOOLE, b.
1809 NC;d. June 3 1850 in Cumberland, NC
Married Lucy
Hawkins, b. 1831 NC; d.
May 21, 1870 Caddo AR; d/o Hon. P. Hawkins of Lordsburg
NC
Alexander
S. Williams
Alexander S. WILLIAMS was born
Oct
28 1810 in Cumberland, North Carolina and died May 11 1875 in Clark,
Arkansas. He was buried in Bethlehem Cemetery, Beech Creek Twp, Clark,
Arkansas. He married Mary Margaret BARKSDALE April 15, 1835 in
Cumberland
NC, the d/o Biddy BARGE and Sherrod BARKSDALE. She was born abt. 1814
in NC and died 1854 in Clark, Arkansas. She is buried
under the Union Pacific Rail Road Track; she was buried on the farm
before
the track was built. Later he married Marilda Malinda YOUNG Nov 13,
1855 in Clark,
Arkansas. She was born abt. 1839 in Tennessee. She died in
childbirth with
Alexander Zollor WILLIAMS March 18, 1862 at the age
of 23 years. I can't find
her grave? This was in the middle of the Civil War. {She may be in the
corner of a Corn patch?} He married Leonora Permelia HORNE
Sept 2, 1862 in
Clark, Arkansas. She was born Jan 26, 1838 and died Nov 15, 1912 in
Clark,
Arkansas. She was buried in Bethlehem Cemetery, Beech Creek Twp, Clark,
Arkansas.
In the Clark County, Arkansas
history,
p 778, there is a short biographical article entitled "Williams
Family",
which states "Alexander S. Williams and his wife, Mary Margaret
Barksdale
Williams, along with their four small children and thirty-five slaves,
migrated from North Carolina to Clark County, AR, ca. 1846/48. Settling
in the area of the present-day Gurdon Golf Club, he built a plantation;
then before 1859, he built another plantation in the Antoine area."
Book
cost $45.00 + $2.00 shipping.
Quachita Baptist University, Arkadelphia, AR.
He
sold the first plantation to his
father Alexander in 1859, 320 Acres for $800.00
Arkansas
Deeds book G, page 146, dated Sept.
24, 1849 lists: Alexander S. Williams bought 320 Acres for
$640.00 which is now the Gurdon Country Club.
Children of Alexander S.
WILLIAMS
Jr and Mary Margaret BARKSDALE:
- Frances
E. WILLIAMS was born 1839 in
Cumberland, North Carolina.
- Sherrod
Barksdale WILLIAMS was born
March 20, 1840 in Cumberland, NC and died Dec 13, 1916 in Arkansas.
He married Ophelia Jane HORNE.
- Alexander
J. WILLIAMS was born 1843
in Cumberland, NC.; d. 1864 Jenkuns Ferry
- Archibald
McDiarmid WILLIAMS was born
Dec 11, 1845 in Cumberland, NC and died Aug
6, 1904 in Clark, Arkansas.
- John
Rogers WILLIAMS was born Feb 26,
1849 in Clark, Arkansas, and died
July 15,
1906 in Clark, Arkansas.
- Henry
E. WILLIAMS was born 1850 in Clark,
Arkansas and died bet. 1893-1900.
- David
S.B. WILLIAMS was born July 22,
1852 in Clark, Arkansas and died July 29, 1899 in Liberty Hill, Bowie,
Texas. He married Eliza C LOID.
Children of Alexander S WILLIAMS and
Marilda Milanda YOUNG:
- Charity
E.S. WILLIAMS was born abt.
1856.
- Jemima
WILLIAMS was born Aug 16, 1858.
She went to Oklahoma?
- Rachel
A. WILLIAMS was born abt. 1860;
d. 1875 at the age of 14 years old.
- Alexander
Z. WILLIAMS was born
March 18, 1862 in Clark, Arkansas.
Children of Alexander S WILLIAMS and
Lenora Permelia HORNE:
- Absolom
M WILLIAMS
- Elijah
W.H. WILLIAMS b. April 4, 1865
and died Dec 20, 1895 in Clark, Arkansas
- Leonora
Permelia WILLIAMS
- Margaret
Mary WILLIAMS
- Florence
WILLIAMS
- Perry
H. WILLIAMS born Feb 10, 1873
and died May 11, 1875 in Clark, Arkansas.
Alexander
S. WILLIAMS had 17 children and 3 wives in his
65-years of life.
1850
Clark Co. AR. Census (p225 #493
in Missouri Twp) shows:
Alexander
S. WILLIAMS 40 NC; Mary
Margaret 37 NC; Frances E. (female) 12 NC; Sherrod
B. 8 NC; Alexander 6 NC; Archibald M. 4 NC; John R. 3 AR
1855
Clark Co. AR. Marriage records
show A. S. WILLIAMS, age 44, to Marilda Malinda
Young, age 16, on Nov 13,
1855 by George Wells. (Bk C, pg.368)
1860
Clark Co. AR Census (p 65 house
#88 in Okolona PO) lists:
Alexander S.
Williams 50 NC; Marilda
20 TN; Sherrod B. 20 NC; Alexander 17 NC;
Archibald 15
NC; John R. 12 AR; Henry
10 Ark; David 6 Ark;
Charity E. 4
Ark; Jemima 2 Ark;
Rachael A. 4 mo. (b. in July) Ark
So the last
three children would be
Marilda Malinda's
{Then she died
in childbirth with {10}
Alexander Z. Williams March 18, 1862}
1862
Clark Co. AR. marriage records
list A.S. Williams to Lenora Horne
Sept 2,
1862 (Bk D, pg 268)
1870 Clark Co.
AR Census (p 190 house
#48 of Antoine Twp) shows:
A.S. Williams
59 NC; Lenora Permelia
Horn 32 SC; David 16 Ark; Charity E. 13 Ark; Jemima H. (female) 12 Ark;
Rachel 10 Ark; Alexander Z. 8 Ark; Elijah W.H. 5 Ark; Lenora P. 3
Ark; Margaret 1 Ark
So the
children after Alexander Z.
would be Lenora's.
1875 Clark Co.
AR printed abstract
of probate records states:
Alexander S.
Williams died interstate
May 12, 1875. Admin. mot stated.
Heirs: widow, L.P. Williams, Jemima Williams;
Rachel A. Williams; {8} Alexander Z. Williams; Elijah W.H. Williams;
Margaret
M.P. Williams;Florence Williams
*Frances
E WILLIAMS was born 1839 in
Cumberland, NC. She married Dr. John M. McMURTREY abt. 1853, the
son
of Alexander Campbell McMURTREY and Nancy LAWLEY. He was born 1825 in
Shelby, Alabama and died 21 June 1862 in Arkansas. He was buried in
Mead/McMurtrey
cemetery in Rison, Arkansas. She married ? ? after 1862.
Children
of Frances E. WILLIAMS and
John M. McMURTREY:
- Jasper
Newton McMURTREY, born 3
Nov 1859 in Gurdon, Clark, Arkansas, died 17 Aug 1943 in Kingsland,
Cleveland, Arkansas.
- John
Alexander McMURTREY, born 13
Oct 1854 in Arkansas and died 8 May 1911 in Cleveland, Arkansas.
- Laura
E. McMURTREY was born 1858.
- Florence
McMURTREY was born 1862.
Child of
Frances E. WILLIAMS and ? ?:
- Frances
? . She married F.A. ELLIS.
*Archibald
McDiarmid WILLIAMS, known as "Archie Mack," was born 7
December 1845. On 30 December
1863 when he had just turned eighteen, Archie joined the Confederate
Army.
In 1869 he married Sarah Elizabeth BOX, whose family migrated to
Arkansas
in 1856. Archie was known to love fast horses, and he took every
opportunity
to race them. Even with his family in the wagon, he would
challenge others
to race.
Archie and
Sarah lived near Okolona,
where he farmed and in the off seasons worked in the lumber camps.
Archie
and Sarah raised a large family of ten children.
After Sarah
Elizabeth died 13 August
1889 and was buried in Ross Cemetery near Okolona, Archie married
second,
Nancy Docie PRUITT, a widow, with whom he had three children.
Archie Mack
died 6 August 1904 and
was buried beside his first wife in Ross Cemetery.
Many descendants of
this family married and raised families in Clark County.
Archie Mack
had a wild hair like my
older brothers.
Children
of Archibald McDiarmid WILLIAMS
and Sarah Elizabeth BOX
Lewis
WILLIAMS, Temperance WILLIAMS,
Archie WILLIAMS, Mary Margaret WILLIAMS, Celon H. WILLIAMS, Rachel E.
WILLIAMS,
Willis WILLIAMS, Mattie WILLIAMS, Crochie WILLIAMS, Isaac B WILLIAMS b.
Jan 21, 1872 in Clark, AR; d. March 24, 1898 Clark, AR.
Children of
Archibald McDiarmid WILLIAMS
and Nancy Docie PRUITT:
Ida WILLIAMS,
Elva WILLIAMS, Josey
WILLIAMS, Henry E. WILLIAMS (born 1850 in Clark, Arkansas and died
1893).
Henry
E. Williams married Sabra Jane BOX. She was
born Sept 27, 1853 in Clark, Arkansas and died Dec 5, 1904 in, Clark,
Arkansas.
She was buried in South Fork Church, South Fork, Clark, Arkansas.
Children
of Henry E WILLIAMS and Sabra
Jane BOX
- A
B WILLIAMS, born 1875
-
Lenora
WILLIAMS, born Nov 9, 1877 in Clark, Arkansas; died Feb 28,
1955
- C
C WILLIAMS, born 1879
- Cora
WILLIAMS, born Sept 9, 1883 in Clark,
Arkansas; d. Sept 7, 1903 in Clark, Arkansas
- Elyett
WILLIAMS, b.
April 20, 1886 in Clark, Ark; d. Oct 21, 1962 in Clark,
Arkansas.
He married EULA unknown.
- Estelle
WILLIAMS b. March 6, 1889 in Clark,
AR. d. April 29 1904 in Clark, AR
- Paul
WILLIAMS was born Sept 1893 in
Clark, Arkansas
After
the Civil War everything was lost that
Alexander S. WILLIAMS had worked so hard for.
Arkadelphia,
Arkansas/Courthouse/Probate
Records/Pg 107 Clark Circuit Court, in Probate, October, Term, 1875,
Oct
19, 1875.
Estate of
ALEXANDER S. WILLIAMS
Petition
to vest.
Comes Lenora
P. Williams wife and widow
of Alexander S. Williams, deceased, and presents and files her
petition,
representing that she is the wife and widow of A.S. Williams and who
died
on or about the 12th day of May 1875 in the county aforesaid, leaving
the
following named children minors to wit, Jeminma Williams, Rachel A.
Williams,
Alexander Z. Williams, Elijah W.H. Williams, Margaret M.P. Williams and
Florence Williams that she has caused said property to be appraised
both
personal and real as per appraise bill here referred to and made part
of
this petition which is less than three hundred dollars and praying the
court to deem and vest all of said property in her. Said petitions also
files the appraisement of said estate made in due form of law by D.C.
Cooper, A.L. Leach and M.B. Dozier showing the whole of the property
of said estate amounts to the sum of $ 298.00 And the court
being
sufficiently advised, it is considered and ordered by the court that
the
whole estate of said deceased be and is hereby vested absolutely in
Lenora
P. Williams the widow of said deceased. (Furnished by Zenell Manning)
ALEXANDER ZOLLOR WILLIAMS
b.
March
18, 1862 in Clark Co. AR
d. Sept 5, 1930 in Grayson Co., TX.
b.
Mt. Zion Cemetery, Grayson Co., TX
Alexander Z. WILLIAMS came to Whitesboro, est.
1900 to 1905
|
|
Alexander Z. Williams & Tempy
NEAL
b. abt 1866; d. 1893 in Clark,
AR.
Married Dec 11, 1884 in Clark Co, AR.
|
Alexander Z. Williams
& Ara Josephine Maude TURNER/HILL
b. Oct 24, 1875; d. Oct 30, 1965 Whitesboro, Grayson Co., TX
Married
2: Maude June 25, 1905 in Grayson
Co., TX |
Children of Alexander Z Williams
&
Tempy {Neal} Williams:
Nodia L
Williams, b. 1885 Gurdon, Arkansas; married ? Smart
{Children from
1920 & 1930 Census records}
Ester, b.1905; Roden, b.1908; Donald, b.
1909; Tommie, b. 1911; Hatie, b.
1912; Clevis, b. 1915; Eula, b.
1916; Vivian, b. 1919; Gracie M Williams, b. July
6, 1887;
d. May 1978, Bixby OK; married Albert Baker; Lewis, married
Opal; R.A. Williams, b. March 30,
1890 Gurdon,
AR; d. Jan 5, 1975, Wellington, TX; Ellen Williams, b. May 25, 1892,
Gurdon,
Arkansas; d.1975 TX; Walter W. Foster, b. 1884; d. Grayson
Co., TX; married July 13, 1908 @ 16 years old
Walter W.,
Ezra, Ellen Fisher
Children of Walter & S. Ellen
Williams Foster {1920 and 1930 Census}
Ezra,
b. 1910 Grayson Co., TX; Jewell, b. 1914 Grayson Co., TX; Louise, b. 1917 Grayson Co.,
TX; Ralph, b.
1919 Grayson Co., TX; Harve, b. 1921 Grayson
Co.,TX;
Christine, b. 1923 Grayson Co., TX; Wayne, b. 1925 Grayson Co.,
TX
R.A. Williams, b. March 30,
1890, Gurdon, Clark Co., Arkansas; d. Jan 5, 1975 Wellington, Texas;
married Oct 19, 1912 Coweta, Wagoner Co., Oklahoma. Bertha B. Roller,
b. Sept 10, 1893 in Indian Nation {Sallisaw, Oklahoma}; d. Jan
28,
1973, Wellington, Texas
Mom Dad and Lorene in 1914 in
Wagoner, Oklahoma (maybe
Coweta)
Mom, age 20; Dad, age 24
WILLIAMS, infant, stillborn Feb 17,
1913 {S-20, R-3 lot, Mangum, OK}
Lorene E Williams, b. July 31, 1914, Wagoner,
Oklahoma; d. Feb 17, 1992, Wellington, TX
Arthur L.
Belew, b. Nov 28, 1910; d. Oct
19, 1969
Evelyn, b. July 15, 1932; d. March 20, 2001
Leroy; Donnie;
Betty; Jerry; Janice; Patty
Lenora
O Williams, b. Dec. 20, 1915, Grayson,
Co. TX; d. March 9, 1967, Alvin, TX married Garland Elbert Alvin; married
Zack Clark (b. May 26, 1915; d. Nov 27 1990)
Calvin, James
Luther
W.T.
Williams, b.Feb 5, 1918, Grayson
Co., TX; d. July 19, 1996, Abilene, TX;
Bertha Murray,
b. Jan 12, 1917; married
April 19, 1938, Hollis, OK {Farrell Kent}
Wendell T.
Williams, married
Barbara Ann King
Tanya Gaye
Williams, married Robert
Dale Terry
Wesley Todd
Terry, Kyle Matthew Terry
Luke Aaron
Terry
Kimberly Ann Williams married Dewey Lee Bennett, divorced
Tabitha Leigh
Bennett married Leonard
Ray Haas
Jammie D'Ann
Haas (his daughter)
Cindy Brook
Williams married Stephen
Edward Kristek
Carter Thomas
Kristek, Brooklyn Avery
Kristek
Cecile
L. {Susie} Williams, married 1) Bobby
T. Edwards; 2) Howard G. Culp
Bryan C
Edwards married Barbara
Gwinn
Jason R
Edwards married Janet Schwab
Kelsie Ann
Edwards, Kristina Rae Edwards
Austin
Z. Williams, b. Sept. 1, 1920,
Vernon, TX; d. Aug 18, 1980, Borger, TX; Etta Bell Loving, b. July
22, 1924; d. 1971; married 1939, Wellington, TX
Austena Jo
Williams, Etta Elaine
Williams
Juanita Scott,
b. April 23, 1923, Gatesville,
TX; d. April 28, 1972; married 1946?
Sharon
Williams, Karen Williams
Judy
Williams, b.
Feb 19, 1949, Memphis, TX; died Sept 15, 1965,
Borger, TX
Twins,
stillborn
{No record}
I think this
is Lorene, W.T.
Austin, Lenora & James. May be Vernon or Loco, Texas.
Mom was always happy
with a lap full of kids. She had three more to go
- Mary, Jr. &Shirley.
James
Monroe Williams wed Hazel Morene
Watson
Linda Marie
Williams
Robert A.
Gregory
Paul Chadwick
Gregory
John Paul
Gregory
Michael
Anthony Gregory
Robert
Christopher Gregory
James Michael
Williams wed Tena
Daniels
Michael Monroe
Williams
Josha Michael
Williams
Jake Eugene
Williams
Dessa Jean
Williams
Kenneth Mike
Thompson
Toby Ryan
Thompson
Ricky Waymon
Williams
Faith Marie
Landry
Mattie Katelyn
William
Mary
L. Williams married
Roy K. Snyder.
Cheryl L.
Snyder
Diane Snyder
Donna Snyder
R. A. Williams Jr.
R.A.Williams
Jr., b. Nov 4, 1928, Childress, Co., TX; Katherine Ann
{McSpadden} Williams, b.July 20, 1930, Malden, MO; married Feb
15, 1948, Wellington, TX
{11} Tana Sue
Williams, wed 1) Gearry Smith;
2) William N. Easter; 3) Clifton P. Everett
William
N. Easter III, b. July 2, 1982
(Changed his name to
Billy Powell
Everett), b. Dec 20, 1975;
d. May 5 2001
Linda Lanay
Bunch
Son, Dakota
Cole Everett
{11}
Walter W. Williams married Karen S. Ledford
{12}
Kari Lee Williams married Taylor Schaffer
Macie Schaffer
Kenzie Schaffer
Caylie Schaffer
{12} Lori A.
Williams
{13} Ashton B.
Williams
Lori married
Brett McGraw
Brooklyn Allie
McGraw
{11}
Robert A. Williams married Nita G. Trolinger
{12} Randy A. Williams
Kimberly M.
Alderman
{13}
Raquel Alexis Williams
Raquel
Alexis Williams is the
youngest Williams to be added to the Williams Family Tree. It
is 383 years
after the birth of John in 1615 & is 13 generations
down the line.
If you look
back there are not many
Williams boys to support our Tree for future generations.
{12} Randy A.
Williams married
Joana Lea Strong
Children
of Joana: Christine Lean Strong
&Ashley Nicole Redmond
Shirley
M. Williams
Leslie Ray
Wooldridge, b. March 30, 1926,
Wellington, TX; d. 1991, Gainesville, Cooke Co., TX; married June 12, 1949,
Wellington, TX
Son: Leslie
Kent Wooldridge
Marilyn
Rebecca Lewis married: Marilyn
Rebecca Lewis
Amy Virginia
Wooldridge
Joanne Rena
Wooldridge
Nancy Joan
Wooldridge married Jack LeRoy Fisher
As
far back as I can see, the Williams
clan has always been a very loving Christian family.
May the Good
Lord let it continue.