Kenneth Lee Williams (1895 - 1984)

Born 8 Aug 1895 in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Jennie Aletha (Collins) Williams — married 3 Nov 1921 in Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, United States

Died 21 Oct 1984 at age 89 in Ventura, California, United States

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Biography

Kenneth was born in 1895. In the 1900 census Kenneth (age 5) was the son of Urban W Williams in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States.^[1]

Kenneth served in the U.S. military from 8 Aug 1913 to 13 Sep 1932 and again from 5 May 1941 to 20 Jan 1946. He died on 21 October 1984.^[2]

Kenneth (age 26), son of Urban Moss Williams & Bessie Lee Crosby, married Jennie A. Collins (age 27y), (previous husband Wyant; father John Collins; mother Lana Gowdy) in 1921 in Polk, Iowa, United States.^[3]

Kenneth Lee WIlliams, mother's name Crosby, died (age 89) on 21 October 1984 in Ventura, California, United States.^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ 1900 Census: "United States Census, 1900"
   citing Affiliate Publication Number: T623; Line: 2; FHL microfilm: 1240647; Record number: 42894;
   FamilySearch Record: M9RD-KH5 (accessed 22 December 2022)
   FamilySearch Image: S3HY-67BS-9KD Image number 00870
   Kenneth S Williams (5), single son, in household of Urban W Williams (30) in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States. Born in Massachusetts.
2. ↑ Military: "U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010"
   Beneficiary Identification Records Locator Subsystem (BIRLS) Death File. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs; Page number: 1
   Ancestry Record 2441 #4767620 (accessed 28 February 2023)
   Name: Kenneth L Williams; Gender: Male; Birth Date: 8 Aug 1895; Death Date: 21 Oct 1984; Enlistment Date: 8 Aug 1913; Discharge Date: 14 Sep 1932; Enlistment Date 1: 5 May 1941; Discharge Date 1: 20 Jan 1946.
3. ↑ Marriage: "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934"
   citing reference , county courthouses, Iowa; FHL microfilm 1,749,719.
   FamilySearch Record: XJ2D-SX2 (accessed 22 December 2022)
   Kenneth Williams (26) marriage to Jennie A. Collins (27y) in 1921 in Polk, Iowa, United States.
4. ↑ Death: "California Death Index, 1940-1997"
   FamilySearch Record: VG1K-SR5 (accessed 22 December 2022)
   Kenneth Lee Williams death 21 Oct 1984 (born 08 Aug 1895), son of Crosby, in Ventura, California, United States.

• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MVGP-4SH : accessed 22 December 2022), Kenneth L Williams in household of Urban M Williams, San Jose Ward 4, Santa Clara, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 107, sheet 13A, family 249, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 106; FHL microfilm 1,374,119.
• "United States Census, 1920"
  citing Affiliate Publication Number: T625; Affiliate Film Number: 148; Line: 75; FHL microfilm: 1820148; Record number: 21713;
  FamilySearch Record: MH4G-SC8 (accessed 22 December 2022)
  FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9R64-XJX Image number 00457
  Kenneth Williams (24), single son, in household of Urban Williams (49) in San Jose Judicial Township, Santa Clara, California, United States. Born in Massachusetts.
• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K96M-SPR : 6 January 2021), Kenneth L Williams in household of Urban M Williams, San Jose Judicial Township, Santa Clara, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 43-107, sheet 1A, line 5, family 2, 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 339.
• "1950 United States Federal Census"
  United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: San Jose, Santa Clara, California; Roll: 6100; Sheet Number: 2; Enumeration District: 73-112
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 62308 #268303123 (accessed 28 February 2023)
  Kenneth L Williams, divorced head of household in San Jose, Santa Clara, California, USA. Born in Massachusetts.
• "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J11C-YTB : 11 January 2021), Kenneth Williams, Oct 1984; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/3859172/kenneth-lee-williams: accessed 22 December 2022), memorial page for Kenneth Lee Williams (6 Aug 1895–21 Oct 1984), Find a Grave Memorial ID 3859172, citing Riverside National Cemetery, Riverside, Riverside County, California, USA; Maintained by Doug B (contributor 102).