Lawrence Lowery Williams (1894 - 1953)

Born 13 May 1894 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Martha Augusta (Becker) Williams — married 5 Mar 1924 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States

Died 17 Dec 1953 at age 59 in O'Hara Township, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States

Biography

Served in the US Army, Sep. 20, 1917 through Mar. 12, 1918, Hq. Co. 7th Inf. He was a son of Elizabeth Lowery & John Williams Jr, a brother of Floyd Williams, and a grandson of James Lowery and Annie McKee Lowery and a great-grandson of John Lowery and Mary Chapman Lowery

At one time, he was a streetcar conductor.

He was married to, and later divorced from, Martha Augusta Williams.

He and Martha had a son, who survived both of his parents. Lawrence also adopted a son of his wife Martha and her first husband, Charles E. Albanesius, who was later named Charles R. Williams (now deceased).

Lawrence died in the VA Hospital in Aspinwall.

Sources

• "Pennsylvania Births and Christenings, 1709-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HFF2-HV3Z : 27 January 2020), Williams, 1894.
• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MGDQ-YQG : accessed 18 January 2022), Lawrence Williams in household of John Williams, Pittsburgh Ward 5, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 337, sheet 22A, family 478, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1300; FHL microfilm 1,375,313.
• "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFBS-YT8 : 3 February 2021), Lawrence L Williams in entry for John Williams, 1920.
• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XCCW-W2D : accessed 18 January 2022), Lawrence L William, Pittsburgh (Districts 1-250), Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 168, sheet 17A, line 37, family 210, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1975; FHL microfilm 2,341,709.
• "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VFQN-RH2 : 10 March 2021), Laurence Williams in entry for Charles Williams and Alice Hazley, 21 Dec 1940; citing Marriage, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States, multiple County Clerks, Pennsylvania.
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/63499452/lawrence-lowery-williams : accessed 18 January 2022), memorial page for Lawrence Lowery Williams (13 May 1894–17 Dec 1953), Find A Grave: Memorial #63499452, citing Minersville Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA ; Maintained by Lincoln Lowery (contributor 47305178) .