Willie Earl (Watkins) Williams (1918-1988)

Willie Earl Williams formerly Watkins aka Watkins

Born 4 Dec 1918 in Ashley, Arkansas, United States

Ancestors

Son of Sigmon Israel Williams Sr and [mother unknown]

Brother of Ernest Scipio Williams [half], Lornestine Williams [half], Emma (Williams) Robinson, [private sister (1940s - 2020s)] [half], [private brother (1950s - unknown)] [half] and Samuella (Williams) Howard

Husband of Birdie Lee King — married 1936 in Arkansas, United States

Descendants

Father of Freddy Watkins, Joe Watkins, [private daughter (1950s - unknown)], [private daughter (1950s - unknown)], [private son (1950s - unknown)], [private daughter (1950s - unknown)], [private daughter (1950s - unknown)], [private son (1950s - unknown)], [private daughter (1950s - unknown)] and [private daughter (1960s - unknown)]

Died 22 Jul 1988 at age 69 in Tennessee, United States

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Biography

Willie (Watkins) Williams is a part of US Black heritage.

Willie Earl Watkins was born on December 4, 1918 in Arkansas, United States. To Israel Joseph Williams and Mary Watkins-Ford

His children were:

Freddy Watkins (~1935–~2023)
Joe Watkins (~1945–~2005)
Dee Dee Watkins (~1950–)
Sherry Watkins (~1951–)
Eugene Watkins (~1953–)
Jacky Watkins (~1954–~)
Rita Faye Watkins (~1955)
Simuel Alonzo Watkins (~1955–)
Chrystal Watkins (~1958–)
Niecey Watkins (~1962–)

Willie died on July 22, 1988 in Memphis, Tennessee, United States, aged 69.

Sources

1920 census record https://www.ancestry.com/sharing/5301998?token=7b22746f6b656e223a225038772b6c596b325a6e644d44377a75495853644a584f2b3576545441574f693855572f4b7a2f686a464d3d222c22746f6b656e5f76657273696f6e223a225632227d

1940 census record https://www.ancestry.com/sharing/5302025?token=7b22746f6b656e223a226c35724b426d6a625772706d49666872327048724c493769346646646d656a424a6634644d32734c3250553d222c22746f6b656e5f76657273696f6e223a225632227d

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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Willie 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 Willie: