William Ernest Williams (1886 - 1940)

Born 9 Jun 1886 in Prince George County, Virginia, USA [uncertain]

Husband of Mary Martha (Pinckney) Williams — married 21 Jul 1911 in Alexandria County, Virginia, USA

Died 26 Dec 1940 at age 54 in Arlington County, Virginia, USA [uncertain]

Biography

William Ernest Williams was born on Jun 9, 1886.^[1] He was the son of George Francis Williams (1848-1899) and Irene Roberta McKee (1856-1910).^[2]

William worked for the Evening Star in Washington, D. C.^[1]

He was licensed to marry Mary Martha Pinckney on July 21, 1911 in Alexandria County, Virginia.^[3] They had 2 children.^[4][5][1]

William died on December 26, 1940 in Arlington, Virginia and is buried in Congressional Cemetery, Washington, District of Columbia.^[2]

Census Notes

1920 Census: Arlington, Alexandria County, Virginia^[5] Rory Roberts and Molly Williams are not indexed.

Earnest Williams Head M 33 Virginia

May P Williams Wife F 32 South Carolina

Bilie Williams Son M 0 South Carolina

Rory Roberts Lodger M 30 Washington DC

Moloy William Daughter F 4 Washington DC

1930 Census: Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia^[4]

William E Williams Head M 44 Maryland

May P Williams Wife F 43 South Carolina

William E Williams Jr. Son M 17 South Carolina

Molly P Williams Daughter F 14 District Of Columbia

1940 Census: Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia^[6]

William W Williams Head M 53 Maryland

May P Williams Wife F 52 South Carolina

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Mary Pinckney Powell, Back Over Home -- The Heritage of Pinckneys of Pinckney Colony, Bluffton, South Carolina. Columbia, South Carolina: R. L. Bryan Co., 1996, p. 389. Note -- birth place is Prince George County, Maryland , which doesn't seem to exist.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Find a Grave, database and images accessed 06 May 2023, memorial page for William Ernest Williams Sr. (9 Jun 1886–26 Dec 1940), Find A Grave: Memorial #141897713, citing Congressional Cemetery, Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA.
3. ↑ "Virginia, Bureau of Vital Statistics, County Marriage Registers, 1853-1935," database, FamilySearch Virginia Marriage license, Mary Porcher Pinckney in entry for William E. Williams, 21 Jul 1911; citing Marriage Registration, Alexandria, Virginia, United States, Virginia State Library and Archives, Richmond. No image.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} United States Census, 1930, database with images, FamilySearch 1930 Census, Household of William E Williams, Arlington, Arlington, Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 8, sheet 7B, line 57, family 78, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2436; FHL microfilm 2,342,170.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} United States Census, 1920, database with images, FamilySearch 1920 Census, Household of Earnest Williams, Arlington, Alexandria, Virginia, United States; citing ED 10, sheet 19A, line 9, family 202, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1879; FHL microfilm 1,821,879.
6. ↑ United States Census, 1940, database with images, FamilySearch 1940 Census, May P Williams in household of William W Williams, Arlington County, Arlington, Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 7-24, sheet 16A, line 1, family 308, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 4246.

• Powell, Mary Pinckney. Back Over Home -- The Heritage of Pinckneys of Pinckney Colony, Bluffton, South Carolina. Columbia, South Carolina: R. L. Bryan Co., 1996.