William Edward WilliamsAge: 78 years1880–1958
- Name
- William Edward Williams
- Given names
- William Edward
- Surname
- Williams
 Birth | August 23, 1880 27 17 |
 Birth of a sister | Ada Almelia Williams September 1882 (Age 2 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Mary Bertha “Bertie” Williams July 1885 (Age 4 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Eugene Commodore Williams November 1, 1886 (Age 6 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Annie Laurie “Louise” Williams June 15, 1889 (Age 8 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Evelena “Lena” Williams December 28, 1895 (Age 15 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Ernest Williams November 6, 1896 (Age 16 years) |
 Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 17 years)Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War |
| Birth of a sister | Zephyr Danella Lillie “Zeff” Williams March 3, 1899 (Age 18 years) |
 Census | June 1, 1900 (Age 19 years) |
 Marriage | Mary Lee — View this family July 24, 1901 (Age 20 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Lois Bernice Williams June 30, 1903 (Age 22 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Robert Emmett Williams February 21, 1904 (Age 23 years) |
| Marriage | Cecil Dora Wray — View this family November 19, 1904 (Age 24 years) |
| Death of a wife | Mary Lee about 1904 (Age 23 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Wirta J Williams December 13, 1905 (Age 25 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Edra Williams November 2, 1907 (Age 27 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #4 | Salita Wray Williams October 7, 1909 (Age 29 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Edra Williams February 5, 1910 (Age 29 years) |
| Census | April 2, 1910 (Age 29 years) |
| Birth of a son #5 | William Edward “W E” Williams Jr. December 17, 1911 (Age 31 years) |
| Death of a brother | Eugene Commodore Williams September 25, 1913 (Age 33 years) |
| Birth of a son #6 | Truman Wilson Williams June 12, 1914 (Age 33 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 35 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
 Military | WW1 Draft September 12, 1918 (Age 38 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 36 years)Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I |
| Historical Event | Spanish Influenza Epidemic 1918 (Age 37 years)Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/ |
| Census | January 30, 1920 (Age 39 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | Obie Laverne Echols May 9, 1924 (Age 43 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #2 | Billy Boyd Echols September 5, 1927 (Age 47 years) |
| Death of a grandson | Billy Boyd Echols January 7, 1928 (Age 47 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 49 years)Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression |
| Census | April 4, 1930 (Age 49 years) Address: Clark Township |
| Death of a father | Marcellus Clay Williams January 24, 1931 (Age 50 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #3 | William Ray “Bill” Rogers April 11, 1933 (Age 52 years) |
| Marriage of a child | William Edward “W E” Williams Jr. — Jessie Catherine O'Neal — View this family August 23, 1934 (Age 54 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #4 | Charles Edwin “Corkie” Williams December 11, 1935 (Age 55 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #5 | Jack Wray Wilson May 5, 1937 (Age 56 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #6 | Ginger Echols July 24, 1937 (Age 56 years) |
| Census | April 7, 1940 (Age 59 years) |
| Military | WW2 Draft 1942 (Age 61 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #7 | Phyllis Kay Wilson February 9, 1943 (Age 62 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 61 years)Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II |
| Death of a mother | Mary Evelyn “Eva” Hammond January 15, 1947 (Age 66 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 69 years)Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 65 years)Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War |
 Death | November 16, 1958 (Age 78 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Greenwood Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Marcellus Clay Williams Birth: April 24, 1853 33 26 — Tallahatchie, Mississippi, United States Death: January 24, 1931 — Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, United States |
| mother |
Mary Evelyn “Eva” Hammond Birth: August 10, 1863 33 30 — Alto, Richland, Louisiana, United States Death: January 15, 1947 — Clark, Arkansas, United States |
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Marriage: January 17, 1878 — Rayville, Richland, Louisiana, United States |
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3 years himself |
William Edward Williams Birth: August 23, 1880 27 17 — Richland, Louisiana, United States Death: November 16, 1958 — Magnolia, Columbia, Arkansas, United States |
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2 years younger sister |
Ada Almelia Williams Birth: September 1882 29 19 — Louisiana, United States Death: February 2, 1966 — North Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States |
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3 years younger sister |
Mary Bertha “Bertie” Williams Birth: July 1885 32 21 — Louisiana, United States Death: June 17, 1969 — Union, Arkansas, United States |
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16 months younger brother |
Eugene Commodore Williams Birth: November 1, 1886 33 23 — Louisiana, United States Death: September 25, 1913 — Franklin, Louisiana, United States |
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3 years younger sister |
Annie Laurie “Louise” Williams Birth: June 15, 1889 36 25 — Louisiana, United States Death: March 17, 1977 — Galveston, Galveston, Texas, United States |
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7 years younger sister |
Evelena “Lena” Williams Birth: December 28, 1895 42 32 — Mangrum, Richland, Louisiana, United States Death: April 17, 1967 — Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States |
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10 months younger brother |
Ernest Williams Birth: November 6, 1896 43 33 — Mangham, Richland, Louisiana, United States Death: March 7, 1986 |
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2 years younger sister |
Zephyr Danella Lillie “Zeff” Williams Birth: March 3, 1899 45 35 — Louisiana, United States Death: March 10, 1981 — Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, United States |
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5 years younger brother |
Robert Emmett Williams Birth: February 21, 1904 50 40 — Camden, Ouachita, Arkansas, United States Death: May 28, 1977 — North Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States |
| Family with Mary Lee |
| himself |
William Edward Williams Birth: August 23, 1880 27 17 — Richland, Louisiana, United States Death: November 16, 1958 — Magnolia, Columbia, Arkansas, United States |
| wife |
Mary Lee Birth: about 1883 — Louisiana, United States Death: about 1904 — Arkansas, United States |
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Marriage: July 24, 1901 — Richland, Louisiana, United States |
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23 months daughter |
Lois Bernice Williams Birth: June 30, 1903 22 20 — Camden, Ouachita, Arkansas, United States Death: February 28, 1998 — Texarkana, Miller, Arkansas, United States |
| Family with Cecil Dora Wray |
| himself |
William Edward Williams Birth: August 23, 1880 27 17 — Richland, Louisiana, United States Death: November 16, 1958 — Magnolia, Columbia, Arkansas, United States |
| wife |
Cecil Dora Wray Birth: November 9, 1884 — Camden, Ouachita, Arkansas, United States Death: August 19, 1973 — Magnolia, Columbia, Arkansas, United States |
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Marriage: November 19, 1904 — Union, Arkansas, United States |
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13 months daughter |
Wirta J Williams Birth: December 13, 1905 25 21 — Louisiana, United States Death: 1990 — Camden, Ouachita, Arkansas, United States |
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23 months daughter |
Edra Williams Birth: November 2, 1907 27 22 — Arkansas, United States Death: February 5, 1910 — Camden, Ouachita, Arkansas, United States |
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23 months daughter |
Salita Wray Williams Birth: October 7, 1909 29 24 — Camden, Ouachita, Arkansas, United States Death: August 23, 2001 — Houston, Harris, Texas, United States |
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2 years son |
William Edward “W E” Williams Jr. Birth: December 17, 1911 31 27 — Arkansas, United States Death: November 10, 1994 — Hot Springs, Garland, Arkansas, United States |
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3 years son |
Truman Wilson Williams Birth: June 12, 1914 33 29 — Red Hill, Ouachita, Arkansas, United States Death: December 10, 1987 — Houston, Harris, Texas, United States |
William Edward Williams has 10 first cousins recorded
Father's family (2)
Parents James Leonard Smith + Carrie J Williams
Mother's family (8)
Parents Robert Cornelius Jones + Elizabeth Danalee “Bettie” Hammond
| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - Marcellus Clay Williams - Household
Richland, LA
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - William Edward Williams - Household
Buchanan St Ouachita, AK
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - William Edward Williams - Household
Amity Road in Rosboro Rosboro, Pike, AK
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - William Edward Williams - Household
Clark, Pike, AK
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - William Edward Williams - Household
Waldo, Columbia, Arkansas
I think Mary is Margaret - Truman's wife ? -b |