Harrison
Wilson
"Willis"
Williford
Born in Saline, Illinois, United States
Brother of
Elmira (Williford) Hamilton [half], John Leroy Williford [half], Rebecca (Williford) Ferguson [half], Martha Jane (Williford) Huddleston [half], Catherine Emaline (Williford) Gaskins [half], Mary Caroline (Williford) Russell [half], Elizabeth (Ledford) Norman [half], George Wesley Williford [half], John B Ledford [half], Simpson Ledford [half], James Polk Ledford [half] and Solomon H Ledford [half]
Husband of
May Alice (Wilson) Williford
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Charles Ross Williford, William Williford, Eunice Williford and Grace Darling (Williford) Hetherington
Died
at age 83
in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 11 Aug 2014
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Biography
Harrison Wilson Williford was born in 1852 in Saline County, Illinois. He was the son of John B. Williford and his second wife, Lucy Ann (Louisiana) Ledford.
He married May Alice Wilson 24 Nov 1878 in Saline, Illinois.[1][2][3] They were the parents of the following children:
- Charles "Ross" (1880-1961)
- William "Will" (1884-1967)
- Eunice (1886-1973)
- Grace HETHERINGTON (1892-1979)
Census:
- 1860 Saline, IL [4]
- 1870 Saline, IL [5]
- 1880 Harrisburg, Saline, IL [6]
- 1900 Harrisburg, Saline, IL [7]
- 1910 Harrisburg, Saline, IL [8]
- 1920 Harrisburg, Saline, IL [9]
- 1930 Bellefontaine, Logan, OH [10]
Harrison Wilson Williford was widowed by 1930 and died 12 Apr 1936 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois.[11][12] He is buried in Sunset Hill Cemetery in Harrisburg, Saline, Illinois. [13]
Sources
- ↑ "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q28Z-D71H : 22 July 2021), H W Williford and Mame Wilson, 24 Nov 1878; citing Harrisburg, Saline, Illinois, United States, county offices, Illinois; FHL microfilm 965,056.
- ↑ Marriage:
"Illinois, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1851-1900"
Jordan Dodd and Liahona Research, comp.. Illinois, Marriages, 1851-1900. Index compiled from county marriage records on microfilm located at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah by Jordan Dodd of Liahona Research (P.O. Box 740, Orem, Utah 84059). Specific source information is listed with each entry
Ancestry Record 7857 #639930 (accessed 25 March 2023)
Alice May Wilson marriage to H W Williford on 24 Nov 1878. - ↑ "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q28Z-8XN3 : 22 July 2021), H W Williford and Alice May Wilson, 24 Nov 1878; citing Harrisburg, Saline, Illinois, United States, county offices, Illinois; FHL microfilm 965,057.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXH6-ZFV : 18 February 2021), Wilson Williford in entry for Louisa Wiltiford, 1860.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6WZ-1QQ : 28 May 2021), Willson Williford in entry for James P Ledford, 1870.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXKX-QBG : 13 January 2022), Wilson Welleford, Harrisburg, Saline, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district ED 110, sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .
- ↑ "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSHX-NC3 : 9 March 2022), Wilson Williford, 1900.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MKXV-NMP : accessed 25 March 2023), Willson Williford, Harrisburg Ward 3, Saline, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 105, sheet 3A, family 63, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 324; FHL microfilm 1,374,337.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MJH5-2Z9 : 1 February 2021), Harrison W Willeford, 1920.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X449-4VR : accessed 25 March 2023), Harrison W Williford in household of R Ona Yoder, Bellefontaine, Logan, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 9, sheet 2B, line 85, family 69, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1829; FHL microfilm 2,341,563.
- ↑ "Illinois, Cook County Deaths, 1878-1994," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2M6-JX21 : 17 May 2016), Harrison Wilson Williford, 12 Apr 1936; citing Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States, source reference , record number , Cook County Courthouse, Chicago; FHL microfilm .
- ↑ "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NQVP-SQ5 : 27 December 2014), Harrison Wilson Williford, 12 Apr 1936; Public Board of Health, Archives, Springfield; FHL microfilm 1,926,959.
- ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/100031790/harrison-wilson-williford: accessed 25 March 2023), memorial page for Harrison Wilson Williford (13 Aug 1852–12 Apr 1936),Find A Grave: Memorial #100031790, citing Sunset Hill Cemetery, Harrisburg, Saline County, Illinois, USA; Maintained by Mary D. Hetherington Hosna (contributor 47970086).
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Harrison 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 Harrison:
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