Reeder Maurice Williams (1897 - 1964)

Born 4 Oct 1897 in Rose Creek, McNairy County, Tennessee, United States

Ancestors

Died 13 Dec 1964 at age 67 in Murfreesboro, Rutherford, Tennessee, United States

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Biography

Private Reeder Williams served in the United States Army in World War I
Service started: 26 Jul 1918
Unit(s): 157th Depot Brigade
Service ended: 5 Aug 1919

Reeder Maurice Williams was born on 4 Oct 1897 in Rose Creek, McNairy County, Tennessee, United States, son of Alexander Campbell Williams (1846 - 1918) and Mary Anne Elizabeth (Cooksey) Williams (1859 - 1926).

His siblings were:

1. Joseph Edward Williams (1879 - 1935)
2. Jahu Alexander Williams (1883 - 1947)
3. Ruby Marie (Williams) Neely (1885 - 1948)
4. Pearl Jessica (Williams) Varnell (1887 - 1985)
5. Elma Zenobia Williams (1890 - 1983)
6. Lula Evelyn Williams (1892 - 1913)
7. Dewey Williams (1899 - 1977)
8. Waldemar Weatherby Williams (1905 - 2003)

Reeder enlisted in the US Army on Jul 26, 1918, in Selmer, Tennessee. He was in the 157th Dep Brig as a Pvt. He serviced overseas from Sep 14, 1918, to Dec 16, 1918, and was considered 100% disabled at discharge on Aug 5, 1919.^[1]

Reeder had shell shock or Post Traumatic Syndrome after the war and lived in the Veteran's home in Rutherford County.^[2] He is buried at Shiloh National Military Park in Hardin County, Tennessee.^[3]

Reeder died on 13 Dec 1964 in Murfreesboro, Rutherford, Tennessee aged 67. He is buried in Shiloh National Cemetery, Shiloh, Tennessee.

Sources

1. ↑ World War Record of Ex- Soldiers of McNairy County, State of Tennessee, 1917-1919, page 67. Tennessee State Library and Archives. Creator: Adjutant General of Tennessee; American Legion. Auxiliary. Tennessee; United States. Council of National Defense; United States. Office of the Provost Marshal General; Smith, Graeme McGregor, 1875-1949. The digital abstract is available at Tennessee State Library and Archives.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K7P6-TD7 : 14 March 2018), Reeder Williams, Ward 7, Augusta, Militia District 119, Richmond, Georgia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 121-64, sheet 1A, line 3, family 1, 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 706.
3. ↑ "Reeder M. Williams Dies in Hospital," The Jackson Sun (Jackson, Tennessee) 14 Dec 1964, p.9, col. 8. Digital images. Newspapers.com, (www.newspapers.com; accessed 24Jun 2019), Historical newspapers. link.

See also:

• "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZ6L-N9S : 13 March 2018), Reeder Maurice Williams, 1917-1918; citing McNairy County, Tennessee, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,877,379.
• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:3C95-ZZM : accessed 24 June 2019), Reeder Williams in household of Charles D Williams, Augusta, Richmond, Georgia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 22, sheet 8B, line 94, family , NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 382; FHL microfilm 2,340,117.
• Ancestry.com. U.S., Lists of Men Ordered to Report to Local Board for Military Duty, 1917–1918, Select States [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.