William Monroe Williams (1875 - 1951)

Born 15 Sep 1875 in Paducha, McCracken County, Kentucky, USA

Son of William Thomas Williams and Adeline (Poat) Williams

Husband of Carless Jane (Tidwell) Williams — married 9 Jan 1907 in Alamo, Tennessee

Descendants

Died 13 Oct 1951 at age 76 in Dunklin County Memorial Hospital, Missouri, USA

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Biography

William Monroe Williams, son of William Thomas & Adeline (Poat) Williams, was born in Paducah, Kentucky September 15, 1875.^[1]

William married first Euria Vaugn on May 18, 1898 in Pulaski County, Illinois^[2]. William & Euria had a daughter Ruth Evangeline "Eva" Williams, born about 1889. When Eva was about 16 months old, Euria died in childbirth along with the twin boys she was carrying. Little Eva died three days later.

William married second Bertie Martin, daughter of John & Anne (Harvell) Martin on January 25, 1904. On May 11, 1905 Fonzy Ward Williams was born^[3][4]. Bertie died about a year later of typhoid fever, and Fonzy drowned around the age of 12.

For his third wife, William married Carless Jane Tidwell January 9, 1907 in Bells (Crockett County, Tennessee). Together William & Carless had 12 children:

1. Jewel Floyd Williams (1908-1918)
2. Richard Boyd Williams (1910-1986)
3. Robert Lloyd Williams (born 1912)
4. Ossie Doyle Williams (1914-1915)
5. Ruby Marine Williams (1916-2008)
6. William Earl Williams (1918-2007)
7. Margaret Laverne Williams (born 1921)
8. Evelyn Louise Williams (1923-2008)
9. Alvie Monroe Williams (1926-2003)
10. Harry Alfred Williams (1929-1995)
11. Flora Catherine Williams (born 1931)
12. Emory Carroll Williams (born 1933)

At the time of his death, William was living at 1516 Ward Ave in Caruthersville, Missouri.^[1] He was buried in Maple Cemetery in Caruthersville.

Census Records

1910 US Census Dyer County, Tennessee^[5]

• William M. Williams, head, age 32, born in Kentucky; 3rd marriage last married at 33
• Carlise, wife, age 17, born in Arkansas; first marriage age 17; 1/1 child living
• Floyd, son, age 2, born in Tennessee

1920 US Census Braggadocio, Pemiscot County, Missouri^[6]

• William Williams, head, age 44, born in Kentucky; father born in Tennessee, mother born in Germany
• Carlis J. Williams, wife, age 27, born in Arkansas; born parents born in Tennessee
• Boyd R. Williams, son, age 9, born in Tennessee
• Robert L. Williams, son age 8, born in Missouri
• Ruby M. Williams, daughter, age 3, born in Missouri
• William E. Williams, son, age 1, born in Missouri
• Kathryn T. Tidwell, mother in law, age 55, born in Tennessee^[7]
• Raymond E. Tidwell, nephew, age 9, born in Missouri^[8]
• Floyd J. Stallings, age 24, born in Missouri
• Julia E. Stallings , age 20, born in Missouri
• Larma B. Stallings, age 3 0/12, born in Missouri
• Lillian P. Stallings, age 11/12, born in Missouri

1930 US Census Braggadocio, Pemiscot County, Missouri^[9]

Included with the Williams family are two 1 year old boys, Jack and Harry. Harry is Harry Alfred, born March 2, 1929. I don't know who "Jack" is, although there is a history of twins in the family. Does anyone know who this second boy is? AP

• W M Williams, head, age 54, born in Kentucky; father born in Kentucky, mother born in Germany
• Carlis, wife, age 38, born in Arkansas
• Jack, son, age 1, born in Missouri
• Rubie, daughter, age 14, born in Missouri
• William [Earl], son, age 12, born in Missouri
• Margaret, age 9, born in Missouri
• Eveline, age 7, born in Missouri
• Alvie Williams, son, age 4, born in Missouri
• Harie A., son, age 1, born in Missouri

1940 US Census Braggadocio, Pemiscot County, Missouri^[10]

• William Williams, head, age 64, born in Illinois
• Carles, wife, age 48, born in Tennessee
• William, son, age 23, born in Missouri
• Evelyn, daughter, age 16, born in Missouri^[11]
• Alva, son, age 14, born in Missouri
• Harry, son, age 11, born in Missouri
• Catherine, daughter, age 8, born in Missouri
• Emory, son, age 6, born in Missouri

Sources

^[1] Death Certificate of William Monroe Williams, September 15, 1875, File No. 33107, Division of Health of Missouri (Dunklin Co.)

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Death Certificate, Wm. Monroe Williams
2. ↑ Note: License was issued May 17, marriage took place on the 18th. "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK92-VNS5 : 19 February 2021), William Williams and Euria Vaughn, 17 May 1898; citing Pulalski, Illinois, United States, county offices, Illinois; FHL microfilm 960,486.
3. ↑ "Illinois Births and Christenings, 1824-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:H9RG-DXT2 : 13 February 2020), Townsey Ward Williams, 1905.
4. ↑ "Illinois Births and Christenings, 1824-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:H9RG-DF3Z : 13 February 2020), Bertie Martin Williams in entry for Townsey Ward Williams, 1905.
5. ↑ Dyer County, Tennessee, population schedule, District 14, SD 9, ED 2, sheet 20B, dwelling 75, family 75; https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MGF9-QR6
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M8CF-D3K : accessed 27 December 2016), William M Williams household, Braggadocio, Pemiscot, Missouri, United States; citing ED 159, sheet 15B, line 73, family 320, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 939; FHL microfilm 1,820,939.
7. ↑ Catherine Talitha (Johnson) Tidwell, mother of Carliss (Tidwell) Williams is living with her daughter and son-in-law after her husband died in December of 1917.
8. ↑ Raymond Tidwell is the son of Richard & Sallie Tidwell; Richard being Catherine's son and Raymond her grand-son.
9. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHN8-JKS : accessed 3 January 2017), W M Williams household, Braggadocio, Pemiscot, Missouri, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 1, sheet 14A, line 6, family 256, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1216; FHL microfilm 2,340,951.
10. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K77K-MMX : accessed 27 December 2016), William Williams household, Braggadocio Township, Pemiscot, Pemiscot, Missouri, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 78-2B, sheet 15A, line 18, family 230, 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 2136.
11. ↑ Evelyn had married Wm. A. Powell in January of 1940, but appears here in her father's household, probably while her husband finished the school term.

See also:

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