WILLIAMS ANNEX
Hershel Curtis Williams Pedigree
(Start at generation 1, below.)
WORKING DRAFT
Last Change: 12 May 2020
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Origin of
the surname “Williams:”
Generation
7
6
1. Biographical notes:
Born . Died .
2. Wife: (?)
3. Children:
a. James David Williams: See generation 5,
below.
b. Berry Jones Williams: Born
about 1847 in Georgia.
1870 US Census: Berry
Williams, age 22 (b. GA) and employed as a farm laborer, was heading a
household in District 207 (Davids; Erastus Post Office), Banks County,
Georgia. His real estate was valued at
$300. The household also included his
wife, Margret Williams, age 28 (b. GA); daughter, Martha B. Williams, age 6 (b.
GA); daughter, Mary E. Williams, age 2 (b. GA); son, James H. Williams, age 8
months (b. GA); and Martha Chandler, age 15 (b. GA) and at home.
1880 US Census: Berry J.
Williams, age 33 (b. GA; parents b. GA) and employed as a farmer, was heading a
household in Militia District 255 (Minish), Jackson County, Georgia. The household also included his wife,
Margaret M. Williams, age 36 (b. GA; parents b. GA); daughter, Mary E.
Williams, age 13 (b. GA); son, James H. Williams, age 11 (b. GA) and employed
working on the family farm; daughter, Easter W. Williams, age 8 (b. GA);
daughter, Sarah J. Williams, age 6 (b. GA); daughter, Minerva P. Williams, age
4 (b. GA); and son, Frank J. Williams, age 1 (b. GA).
Berry Williams married Margaret Melissa
Gober (b. 17 May 1841 in Jackson Co., GA, d. there 20 Mar 1891) and had the
following children:
(1. Mary E. Williams: Born
about 1867 in Georgia.
(2. James H. Williams: Born
about 1869 in Georgia.
(3. Easter W. Williams: Born
about 1872 in Georgia.
(4. Sarah J. Williams: Born
about 1874 in Georgia.
(5. Minerva P. Williams: Born
about 1876 in Georgia.
(6. Frank J. Williams: Born
about 1879 in Georgia.
5 James David Williams
(note: referred
to as B. J. Williams on son, Henry's death certificate - information likely
provided by his son, Odell, who reported the death)
1. Biographical notes:
Born 16 April 1845 in Madison County, Georgia. Died 11 June 1912 at Commerce, Jackson
County, Georgia.
1850 US Census: Berry J.
Meadows, age 40 (b. GA) and employed as a farmer, was heading a household
Madison, Madison County, Georgia. The
household also included his wife, Elizabeth W. K. Meadows, age 35 (b. GA);
daughter, Martha P./I. C. Meadows, age 16 (b. GA); daughter, Nancy E. Meadows,
age 14 (b. GA); son, Isaac J. Meadows, age 11 (b. GA); daughter, Mary J.
Meadows, age 7 (b. GA); daughter, Louisa A. Meadows, age 5 (b. GA); son,
(unnamed) Meadows, age 1 (b. GA); James D. Williams, age 5 (b. GA); Berry J. Williams,
age 3 (b. GA); and Judah Williford, age 60 (b. VA), with no occupation
recorded.
1860 US Census: James D.
Williams, age 14 (b. GA), with no occupation recorded, resided in the household
headed by Thomas F.? Hicks, age 33 (b. GA) and employed as in the 7th Militia
District (Erastus Post Office), Banks County, Georgia. The household also included Thomas's wife,
Sarah Hicks, age 37 (b. GA); daughter, Mary A. L. Hicks, age 12 (b. GA); daughter,
Parthenia C. Hicks, age 10 (b. GA); daughter, Henryetta Hicks, age 8 (b. GA);
daughter, Lucy A. F. Hicks, age 4 (b. GA); and daughter, Susan E. Hicks, age 1
(b. GA).
1870 US Census: James D.
Williams, age 25 (b. GA) and employed as a farmer and shoe maker, was heading a
household in Madison County (Danielsville Post Office), Georgia. His real estate was valued at $175, and his
personal property was valued at $250.
The household also included his wife, Rachel Williams, age 24 (b. GA);
son, Olonzo L. Williams, age 1 (b. GA); Amanda Smith, age 11 (b. GA); and Eppy
Edwards, age 14 (b. GA) and employed as a farm laborer.
1880 US Census: No record
found.
1900 US Census: Jas D.
Williams, age 55 (b. Apr 1845 in GA; parents b. GA) and employed as a shoe maker,
was heading a household in Harmony Grove Township, Minish District, Jackson
County, Georgia. The household also
included his wife of 26 years, Rachel Williams, age 55 (b. Dec 1845 in GA;
parents b. GA), who had had 8 children, 6 of whom were still alive; son, Henry Williams, age 21 (b. Oct 1878 in GA; parents b. GA),
married, and employed as a cotton mill weaver, who had been married 5 months;
son, Claud G. Williams, age 19 (b. Mar 1881 in GA) and employed as a farm
laborer; daughter, Leary Batton, age 28 (b. Aug 1871 in GA); grandson, Alonza
D. Batton, age 8 (b. Jul 1891 in GA); granddaughter, Mary E. Batton, age 6 (b.
May 1894 in GA); and "boarder," Emma Williams, age 22
(b. Aug 1878 in GA; parents b. GA), married, and not employed, who had been
married 5 months and had had no children.
1910 US Census: James D.
Williams, age 66 (b. GA; parents b. GA) and employed as a shoemaker in his own
shop, was heading a household on S. Broad Street in the City of Commerce,
Minish Precinct, Jackson County, Georgia.
He had been married once. The
household also included his wife of 45 years, Rachael I. C. Williams, age 65
(b. GA; parents b. GA), who had been married once and had had 8 children, 6 of
whom were still alive. Of interest, the
household headed by his son, Henry E. Williams, age 32, was enumerated directly
before him on the same census page.
2. Wife: Rachael Ida Clementine Hix/Hicks
"Clementine"
Born 19 December 1845 in Madison County, Georgia;
perhaps daughter of Nathaniel (b. 15 Jan 1800 in Madison Co., GA, d. there 27 Oct
1874) and Joanna (Perry) Hix (b. 27 Jan 1807
in Jackson Co., GA, d. 22 Feb 1891 in GA).
Died there 8 February 1928.
Married James D. Williams about 1865.
3. Children: (8 total)
a. Alonzo Longstreet Williams:
Born 23 October 1868. Died 17 February
1932, age 63 years, 3 months, and 24 days, from complications of heart disease,
in Madison County, Georgia; interred Blacks Creek Cemetery. Employed as a farmer at RFD Commerce (Poca
Militia District), Madison County, Georgia.
b. Leary Williams: (female)
Born August 1871 in Georgia. Married (?)
Batton and had the following children:
a. Alonza D. Batton: Born
about 1891 in Georgia.
b. Mary E. Batton: Born about
1894 in Georgia.
c. Henry Eugene
Williams: See generation 4, below.
d. Claud Griffin Williams:
Born 27 March 1881 in Banks/Madison County, Georgia. Died 23 August 1939, age 58 years, 4 months,
and 25 days, at Athens General Hospital, Athens, Clarke
County, Georgia; interred Blacks Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, Madison County,
Georgia. Married (1st) Mary Jane
Phillips (b. 23 Jan 1881 in Franklin Co., GA, d. there 29 Sep 1906), daughter
of Robert Lee and Abigail Louise (Cole) Phillips. Married (2nd) Josephine Wilbanks
(b. 27 Dec 1889, d. 1 Jan 1971), daughter of James E. and Mary (Johnson) Wilbanks, in 1907.
e. Ettie Williams: Born 29
April 1886 in Georgia. Died 6 August
1924, age 38 years, 3 months, and 7 days, from complications of child birth, at
Commerce (Minish Militia District), Jackson County, Georgia. Married W. H. Peeler and resided at Commerce,
Jackson County, Georgia.
4 Henry Eugene Williams
1. Biographical notes:
Born 11 October 1878 in Georgia. Died 20 April 1938, age 59 years, 5 months,
and 21 days, from complications of heart disease, at Commerce (Militia District
255 (Minish), Jackson County, Georgia (death reported by Odell Williams of
Gainesville, GA); interred there in Grey Hill Cemetery on 22 April 1938.
1910 US Census: Henry E.
Williams, age 32 (b. GA; parents b. GA) and employed as a salesman for a
grocery store, was heading a household in the City of Commerce, Minish
Precinct, Jackson County, Georgia. He
had been married once. The household
also included his wife of 10 years, Emma Williams, age 31 (b. GA; parents b.
GA) and employed drawing in a cotton mill, who had been married once and had
had 4 children, all still alive; daughter, Gertrude Williams, age 9 (b. GA);
son, Lonnie Williams, age 8 (b. GA); son, Odel Williams, age 5 (b. GA); son, J.
D. Williams, age 3 (b. GA); and sister-in-law, Ida Wilbanks, age 34 (b. GA),
single, and not employed. Of interest,
the household headed by James D. Williams, age 66, was enumerated directly
after him on the same census page.
1918 WWI Draft Registration:
Henry Eugene Williams, age 39 (b. 11 Oct 1878) and employed as cotton mill
operative for the Harmony Grove Mills, Commerce, Jackson County, Georgia,
resided with his wife, Emma Williams, at Commerce, Georgia.
1920 US Census: Henry E.
Williams, age 42 (b. GA; parents b. GA) and employed as second hand in a cotton
mill, was heading a household at 29 Spring Street in the City of Commerce,
Minish District, Jackson County, Georgia.
The household also included his wife, Emma Williams, age 42 (b. GA;
parents b. GA) and employed drawing in a cotton mill; daughter, Gertrude
Williams, age 19 (b. GA) and employed as a stenographer for a grocery store;
son, Alonzo Williams, age 18 (b. GA) and employed as a salesman for a grocery
store; son, Odell Williams, age 16 (b. GA), single, and not employed; son, J.
D. Williams, age 13 (b. GA); and sister-in-law, Ida Wilbanks, age 43 (b. GA),
single, and not employed.
1930 US Census: Henry E.
Williams, age 51 (b. GA; parents b. GA) and employed as a dresser in a cotton
mill, was heading a household in the City of Commerce, Jackson County,
Georgia. He married 1st at age 21, and
his residence was valued at $1,000. The
household also included his wife, Emma Williams, age 51 (b. GA; parents b. GA)
and employed as a dresser in a cotton mill, who married 1st at age 21; son, J.
D. Williams, age 23 (b. GA), single, and employed as a retail grocer; sister,
Ida Wilbanks, age 54 (b. GA; parents b. GA), single, and not employed; sister,
Nancy Gaddis, age 56 (b. GA; parents b. GA), widowed, and not employed, who
married 1st at age 45; and nephew, Joe Pealer, age 13 (b. GA; parents b.
GA). Of interest, the household headed
by his son, Odell H. Williams, age 25, was enumerated directly before him on
the same census page.
2. Wife: Emma Wilbanks
Born 8 August 1878 in Georgia; daughter of James E. (b. 8 Sep 1849 in Jackson Co., GA, d. there 4 Feb 1931) and Mary (Johnson) Wilbanks (b. 28 Dec 1853 in GA, d. there 1891). Died 18 April 1964; interred with Henry. Married Henry E. Williams
on 24 December 1899 (license issued 23 Dec 1899) in Jackson County, Georgia.
1940 US Census: Emma Williams,
age 61 (b. GA), widowed, and not employed, was heading a household in the City
of Commerce, Militia District 255 (Minish), Jackson
County, Georgia. She had completed 4th
grade, and her residence was valued at $1,800.
The household also included her son, Lonnie Williams, age 37 (b. GA),
single, and employed as a tax collector, who had completed 1 year of high
school; sister, Nancy Geddis, age 66 (b. GA) and widowed,
who had completed 3rd grade; and sister, Ida Wilbanks,
age 64 (b. GA) and single, who had completed 2nd grade. On 1 April 1935 they resided in the same
house. Of interest, the household headed
by Odel Williams, age 35, was enumerated directly
before her on the same census page.
3. Children:
a. Gertrude Williams: Born
about 1901 in Georgia.
b. Alonzo "Lonnie"
Williams: Born about 1902 in Georgia.
c. Hershel O'Dell
Williams: See generation 3, below.
d. J. D. Williams: Born about
1907 in Georgia.
3 Hershel O’Dell Williams (photos)
"Odell"
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1. Biographical notes:
Born 24 August 1904 in Jackson County, Georgia. Died there 27 October 1952, age 48; interred
Grey Hill Cemetery, Commerce, Jackson County, Georgia.
1930 US Census: Odell H.
Williams, age 25 (b. GA; parents b. GA) and employed as a local salesman for a
furniture company, was heading a household in the City of Commerce, Minishs
District, Jackson County, Georgia. He
married 1st at age 23, and his residence was valued at $1,500. The household also included his wife, Martha
Williams, age 25 (b. GA; parents b. GA), who married 1st at age 23; and son,
Lucy Williams, age 1 (b. GA). Of interest,
the household headed by his father, Henry E. Williams, age 51, was enumerated
directly after him on the same census page.
1940 US Census: Odel Williams,
age 35 (b. GA) and employed as a clerk for a retail furniture store, was
heading a household at 28 Spring Street in the City of Commerce, Militia
District 255, Jackson County, Georgia.
He had completed 1 year of high school, and his residence was valued at
$1,500. The household also included his
wife, Martha Williams, age 35 (b. GA) and employed as a spinner in a cotton
mill, who had completed 7th grade; son, Lacy Williams, age 11 (b. GA); son,
Amory Williams, age 9 (b. GA); and Florine Drake, age 24 (b. GA), single, and
employed as a servant, who had completed 4 years of high school. On 1 April 1935 Odel and his family resided
in the same house; Florine resided at Nicholson, Jackson County, Georgia. Of interest,
the household headed by his mother, Emma Williams, age 61, was enumerated
directly after him on the same and following census pages.
2. Wife: Martha Jane Wilson (photos)
3. Children:
a. Lacy Eugene
Williams: See generation 2, below.
b. Wilson Amory Williams "Amory": (photos) Born 20 May 1931 in Georgia. Died 8 December 1991 in Clarke County,
Georgia; interred Grey Hill Cemetery, Commerce, Jackson County, Georgia. Married Ina Jean Phillips (b. 1 Apr 1932, d.
2 Sep 2002; interred with Amory), daughter of Otis W. and Ruth Mae (Watson)
Phillips.
2 Lacy Eugene Williams (photos)
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1.
Biographical notes:
Born 10 January 1929 in Jackson County,
Georgia. Died 16 September 2001, age 72,
from complications of congestive heart failure at Commerce, Jackson County, Georgia; interred Grey Hill Cemetery, Commerce, Jackson
County, Georgia.
2. Wife: Doris Pauline Purcell (photos)
Born 1 May 1930 at Homer, Banks County, Georgia; daughter of Curtis Durell and Ruth Pauline (Powers) Purcell (photos) of Georgia. Died 11
April 2019 at Commerce, Jackson County, Georgia; interred there in Grey Hill
Cemetery.
3. Children:
a.
Hershel Curtis
Williams: See generation 1, below.
b. Henry Willis Williams: (photos) Born 30 July 1952 in Jackson County, Georgia. Died 12 August 2003, age 51, at Athens,
Clarke County, Georgia. Married (?) and
had the following children:
(1. Casey Williams.
(2. Yancy Williams.
c.
Deborah/Debra Kay Williams
"Kay": (photos) Born 1957 / 1962.
Married Donald Sheridan and resided in Georgia. Kay and her husband had children.
1 Hershel Curtis Williams
Born 21
October 1949
at Commerce, Georgia; birth certificate spelling of 1st name:
"Herschel," which, at an early age, he informally changed to
"Hershel" for all subsequent uses.
Died 26 September 2010, age 60, at the Hampton VA Medical Center,
Hampton, Virginia. Married
Elizabeth Anne Drake,
descendant #3.2 of generation 13 of the Descendants of Almond Henry Drake, in 1973 in
Santa Clara County, California.
See Elizabeth's
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