Jonathan
Greenlee
"Lee"
Williams
Born in Old Fort, McDowell County, North Carolina
Ancestors 
Brother of
Pinkney Columbus Williams, David Washington Williams, Donald Burgin Williams, Catherine (Williams) Dover and Minnie Cleo (Williams) Martin
Husband of
[private wife (1910s - 2000s)]
Descendants 
Father of
[private daughter (1930s - unknown)]
Died
at age 65
in Union City, Hudson County, New Jersey
Profile last modified
| Created 20 May 2016
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Biography
Raised in a farm in western N.C. - probably Marion; possibly Hickory. His mother's family was from rural Chattanooga, TN.
Grandpa was known as Lee (from his middle name, Greenlee) and was known as the kindest and sweetest, most gentle man by all who knew him. His brother Pink was the same. Lee graduated from Marion High School, Class of 1926, in Marion, N.C. He then graduated from North Carolina State College with a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering.
He and Edna were married at St. Matthew's Lutheran Church in Union City, N.J. He raised his family (wife Edna and one child (a daughter, Carole) in Weehawken, NJ excepting a one year stint in Atlanta, GA which was remembered by his daughter as traumatic and a low point in her life despite occurring at her young age of apx 4-6 years, owing to differences in regional accents. Grandpa died of prostate cancer after suffering for one year or less and his death was the most heartbreaking event of my life well until middle age.
From the 1926 "Highlander" high school yearbook from Marion, NC and posted on MyGenealogy: JONATHAN GREENLEE WILLIAMS: Laugh and the world laughs with you. Greenlees always ready to laugh, no matter how serious the occasion. One might think him dignified by only seeing him in the classroom, but that is just the face he wears while obtaining knowledge. Heres wishing him the greatest success. Pershing Literary Society, 24, 25 ; Astronomical Club, 25.== Sources ==
- MyHeritage.com
- personal remembrance
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Jonathan by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Jonathan:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Jonathan by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Jonathan:
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~0.78%
Ronald Burgin
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23andMe, GEDmatch A837436 [compare], yourDNAportal RONNec56b20
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A837436 [compare], yourDNAportal RONec56b20a, Ancestry member ronaldburgin34
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~0.78%
B W Lawson :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member BL
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