Laurinda Ellen (Roach) Williams (1814 - 1888)

Born 30 May 1814 in Princeton, Caldwell, Kentucky, United States

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Died 28 Nov 1888 at age 74 in Crescent, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States

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Laurinda was born in 1814. She passed away in 1888.

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Husband's Obituary: James Cantrell Williams Birth 23 Feb 1814 Trenton, Gibson County, Tennessee, USA Death Feb 1869 (aged 54–55) Crescent, Pottawattamie County, Iowa, USA Burial Crescent Cemetery Crescent, Pottawattamie County, Iowa, USA Memorial ID 115808361 James Cantrell Williams was born on 23 Feb 1814 in Trenton, Gibson, Tennessee, USA

When he was 18, he married Lorinda Ellen Roach, daughter of Stephen Roach and Rebecca Jett, on 26 Sep 1832 in Gibson, Tennessee, USA.

James Cantrell Williams endowed in Nauvoo Temple, Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, USA on 02 Feb 1846. He with his family, moved to Des Moines, Van Buren, Iowa, USA sometime before 1850. Around 1856, he was living with his family in Quincy, Adams, Iowa, USA . He lived in Quincy, Adams, Iowa, until sometime before his death in Crescent, Pottawattamie County, Iowa, USA.

James Cantrell Williams and Lorinda Ellen Roach had the following children:

1. William Wilson Williams was born on 13 Feb 1835 in Trenton, Gibson, Tennessee, USA. He died on 06 Feb 1918 in Decatur, Burt County, Nebraska, USA (Age: 82). He married Annis Gilbreath on 26 Jul 1963 in Denison, Crawford, Iowa, USA. 2. Serena Williams was born on 08 Mar 1837 in Trenton, Gibson, Tennessee, USA. She married Izaac Walter. She died on 15 Jan 1864. 3. Stephen Franklin Williams was born on 17 Jul 1839 in Trenton, Gibson, Tennessee, USA. He died on 14 Mar 1894 in Decatur, Burt, Nebraska, USA. He married Mariah Walter on 07 May 1862 in Quincy, Adams, Iowa, USA. 4. Francis Emily Williams was born in 1842. She died when she was 19. 5. Nancy Williams was born in 1843. 6. Joseph Smith Williams was born on 04 May 1845 in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, USA. He died on 13 Dec 1905 in Preston, Pratt, Kansas, USA. He married Ann Eliza Bradney on 13 Dec 1865. 7. "Polly" Mary Elizabeth Williams was born on 29 Oct 1847 in Van Buren, Jackson, Iowa, USA. She died on 20 Jun 1888 in Decatur, Burt, Nebraska, USA (Age: 40). She married Dennis Wildman Butts on 20 Jun 1865 in Moorhead, Monona, Iowa, USA. She married George W Payton on 27 Jan 1880 in Decatur, Burt, Nebraska, USA. 8. Sarah Emeline Williams was born on 29 Mar 1855 in Adams, Iowa, USA. She died on 24 May 1917 in Sloan, Woodbury, Iowa, USA (Sloan, Woodbury, Iowa, USA). She married Basil Davis Aldredge on 26 Apr 1871 in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, USA. 9. Amanda Ellen (Emmeline) Williams was born on 09 Sep 1859 in Crescent, Pottawattamie, Iowa, USA. She died on 28 Mar 1927 in Dennison, Grayson, Texas, USA. She married John Wesley Patrick on 27 May 1881 in Decatur, Burt, Nebraska, USA. 10. Charles Marion Williams was born on 08 Nov 1863 in Douglas, Adams, Iowa, USA. He died on 26 Jan 1937 in Decatur, Burt, Nebraska, USA. He married Elizabeth Caroline Conduit in 1887.

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Laurinda Ellen Roach Williams 1814–1888 Children

Wilson Williams* 1835–1918

Serena Luertea Williams Walter* 1837–1864

Stephen Franklin Williams* 1839–1894

Joseph Smith Williams* 1845–1905

Mary Elizabeth Williams Butts* 1847–1888

Sarah Emeline Williams Alldredge* 1855–1917

Amanda Ellen Williams Patrick* 1859–1927

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/115808408/laurinda-ellen-williams: accessed 11 October 2023), memorial page for Laurinda Ellen Roach Williams (30 May 1814–28 Nov 1888), Find a Grave Memorial ID 115808408, citing Crescent Cemetery, Crescent, Pottawattamie County, Iowa, USA; Maintained by Betty (contributor 48726660).