James Reynolds Williams (1839 - 1929)

Born 21 Aug 1839 in Canon Pyon, Herefordshire, England

Ancestors

Husband of Ann (Watkins) Williams — married about 1867 in Canon Pyon, Herefordshire, England

Descendants

Died 23 Feb 1929 at age 89 in Bethlehem, Northampton County, Pennsylvania

Biography

James Williams was born on 21 August 1839 in Canon Pyon, Herefordshire, England. ^{[1] [2] [3]} He emigrated to the United States in 1878 with his wife and three oldest children aboard the "Denmark" (the other children were born in Pennsylvania). ^[4] They settled in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ^[3] where he worked as a shoemaker. ^[1] After his retirement, he lived with his daughter, Elizabeth Armstrong, in Indiana.

Birth

James Reynolds Williams was born in Canon Pyon, Herefordshire, England to Joseph Williams (1811-1899) and Mary Reynolds (1818-1901) on 21 August 1839. ^[1]

Death

James died 23 February 1929 in Bethlehem, Northampton County, Pennsylvania while visiting his daughter Annie Margaret Siegfried. ^[1] He was buried in Indiana. ^[1]

Marriage

He was married to Ann Watkins around 1865.

Children:

• Joseph Leslie Williams (1868–)
• James E. Williams (1870–)
• Annie Margaret Williams (1873–1972)
• Ida Elizabeth Williams (1880–)
• Christianna B. Williams (1883–)

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4} Pennsylvania (State). Death certificates, 1906–1963. Series 11.90 (1,905 cartons). Records of the Pennsylvania Department of Health, Record Group 11. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. (Ancestry.com. Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1964 [database on-line]. Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.) Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Pennsylvania, USA; Certificate Number Range: 018001-021000, Certificate Number: 20380.
2. ↑ Ancestry.com, 1871 England Census (Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004), Class: RG10; Piece: 2696; Folio: 17; Page: 28; GSU roll: 835343
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1880 United States Federal Census (Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010), Year: 1880; Census Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania;Roll: 1174; Family History Film: 1255174; Page: 394D; EnumerationDistrict: 228; Image: 0109
4. ↑ Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, New York, 1820-1897. Microfilm Publication M237, 675 rolls. NAI: 6256867. Records of the U.S. Customs Service, Record Group 36. National Archives at Washington, D.C. (Ancestry.com. New York, Passenger Lists, 1820-1957 [database on-line]. Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.) Year: 1878; Arrival: New York, New York; Microfilm Serial: M237, 1820-1897; Microfilm Roll: Roll 414; Line: 33; List Number: 778.

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 11 February 2022), memorial page for James R. Williams (1839–1929), Find A Grave: Memorial #40410744, citing South Mound Cemetery, New Castle, Henry County, Indiana, USA ; Maintained by susan clemons (contributor 46940011) .