Katie Elizabeth (Robertson) McWilliams (1901 - 1986)

Born 11 Aug 1901 in Simpson County, Mississippi, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Johnny Leonidas McWilliams — married 17 Jul 1919 in Simpson County, Mississippi, USA

Descendants

Died 7 Aug 1986 at age 84 in Jackson, Hinds, Mississippi, United States

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Katie (Robertson) McWilliams is buried in Sharon Cemetery.

Biography

Katie Elizabeth Robertson was born on Aug 11, 1901 in Simpson County, Mississippi, USA ^[1] as the second child of William Erastus Robertson and Mary Jane Roberts.

She had eight siblings, namely: Infant Son, Annie, Pearlie, Matilda Ann, Jessie Lee, Ethel Vardman, Mary, and A. G.

She died on Sep 06, 1986 in Jackson, Hinds, Mississippi, USA (Hinds General Hospital; Age at Death: 85). ^[1]

When she was 17, she married Johnny Leonidas "Lonnie" McWilliams on Jul 17, 1919 in Simpson County, Mississippi, USA (date on headstone).

Katie McWilliams lived in Beat 1, Simpson, Mississippi, USA in 1910 (Age: 10; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Granddaughter). ^[2]

She lived in Police Jury Ward 3, West Carroll, Louisiana, USA in 1930 (Age: 27; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife). ^[3]

She lived in Simpson County, Mississippi, USA on Apr 01, 1940 (Age: 39; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife). Race: (White) ^[4]

She was buried in Coats, Simpson County, Mississippi, USA (Sharon Cemetery).^[5]

Johnny Leonidas "Lonnie" McWilliams and Katie Elizabeth Robertson had the following children:

1. E. G. McWilliams was born on May 23, 1920 in Simpson County, Mississippi, USA. He died in 1921 (Age at Death: < 2 yrs).
2. L. C. McWilliams was born on May 23, 1920 in Simpson County, Mississippi, USA. ^[6] He died on Sep 03, 1983 in Jackson, Hinds, Mississippi, USA (Hinds General Hospital; Age at Death: 63). ^[7] He married Louise Cooper on Jun 26, 1940 (date on headstone).
3. W. D. McWilliams was born on Oct 15, 1926 in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, USA. ^[8] He died on Sep 06, 1988 in Jackson, Hinds, Mississippi, USA (Hinds General Hospital; Age at Death: 61). ^{[9] [10]}
4. Katie Louise McWilliams was born in 1927. She died in 1927 (died one month after birth).

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Obituary for Katie Elizabeth McWilliams (Aged 87)
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MPDL-WYY : accessed 20 December 2015), Kate Roberts in household of Charley F Roberts, Beat 1, Simpson, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 120, sheet 5B, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,374,771.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XMTF-24N : accessed 15 April 2020), Katie Mcwilliams in household of Lonnie Mcwilliams, Police Jury Ward 3, West Carroll, Louisiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 4, sheet 3B, line 69, family 55, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 825; FHL microfilm 2,340,560.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VB33-ZRK : 5 February 2020), Katie Mcwilliams in household of J L Mcwilliams, Beat 2, Simpson, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 64-11, sheet 12A, line 34, family 190, 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 2064.
5. ↑ Findagrave Katie Elizabeth Robertson McWilliams
6. ↑ Ancestry.com, U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011), Ancestry.com, The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Mississippi, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 195. Record for L C McWilliams. https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=2238&h=269158098&indiv=try. Name: L C McWilliams Gender: Male Race: White Age: 21 Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head) Birth Date: 23 May 1920 Birth Place: Simpson, Mississippi, USA Residence Place: Mendenhall, Simpson, Mississippi, USA Registration Date: 1 Jul 1941 Registration Place: Mendenhall, Simpson, Mississippi, USA Employer: Kiley Welch Weight: 140 Complexion: Ruddy Eye Color: Blue Hair Color: Brown Height: 5 7 Next of Kin: Louise McWilliams
7. ↑ Obituary for L C McWilliams
8. ↑ Ancestry.com, U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011), Ancestry.com, The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Mississippi, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 195. Record for W D McWilliams. https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=2238&h=269158102&indiv=try. Name: W D McWilliams Gender: Male Race: White Age: 18 Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head) Birth Date: 15 Oct 1925 Birth Place: Magee, Mississippi, USA Residence Place: Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, USA Registration Date: 16 Oct 1943 Registration Place: Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, USA Employer: Unemployed Weight: 80 Complexion: Light Eye Color: Blue Hair Color: Black Height: 4 Next of Kin: Lonnie McWilliams
9. ↑ Obituary for W.D. McWilliams (Aged 61) pt 1
10. ↑ Obituary for W.D. McWilliams (Aged 61) pt 2

• Headstone
• "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J5FC-KYD : 20 May 2014), Katie Mcwilliams, Sep 1986; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).