Doris Lillian (Brazeale) Williams (1909 - 1970)

Born 3 May 1909 in Mayport, Duval, Florida, United States

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Descendants

Died 7 Apr 1970 at age 60 in Jacksonville, Duval, Florida, United States

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Biography

(Bold references: [1] indicate primary/reliable sources. All other source links are for research only.)

Name

• First Name: Doris ^{[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]}
• Alternate First Name: Docie ^[6]
• Alternate First Name: Dorris ^[9]

• Middle Name: Lillian ^[6][8]
• Middle Initial: L. ^[2][9][3]
• Alternate Middle Initial: S. ^[1][6]

• Last Name: BRAZEALE ^[1][3][7][8]
• Alternate Last Name: BRAZELL ^[6]

Birth

• Birth Date: 3 May 1909 ^[6][8]
• Birthplace: Mayport, Duval Co., FL ^[8]

Parents

• Father: Joseph Emanuel. Sr. BRAZEALE ^[1][6][7][8]
• Mother: Annie Elizabeth TILLOTSON ^[1][6][7][8]

Life: Pre-Marriage

• 1920: Lived in Mayport, Duval, FL at age 11, of FL.. She lived with: ^[1]

1. Father, Joseph E. Sr. BRAZEALE, age 43 of FL. A public road laborer. Father of SC and mother of FL. Rented home on a nameless street with no house numbers.
2. Mother, 'Annie Elizabeth TILLOTSON, age 40, Parents of OH.
3. Sister, Cynthia B. BRAZEALE, age 9, of FL
4. Sister, Phillamana E. BRAZEALE, age 6, of FL (NOTE: Probably the same as Manus A BRAZEALE as the same age.)
5. Brother, Jesse J . BRAZEALE, age 0, of FL (NOTE: birth date should have made him age 4)
6. Stepbrother, Antone E BODENMULLER, age 16, of FL (NOTE: Gravestone has his name flipped as Ephraim A. BODENMULLER)
7. Stepsister, Thresia M. BODENMULLER, age 14, of FL

Marriage

• Spouse: Jennings Bryant WILLIAMS (1897—1965, Tillotson Cem., Jacksonville, FL) ^[2][4][8] or James ^[3]
• Marriage Date: 11 Jun 1924 at age 15 ^[6]
• Marriage Place: Macclenny, Baker Co., FL ^[6]

Children

1. Daughter, Ruth A. or Annie R. WILLIAMS (HOLLAND), (1923 or '26—?) ^[2][4][8]
2. Son, Julius Bryant WILLIAMS, (1929—?) ^[2][4][8]
3. Son, Baby Bow WILLIAMS, (30 Jul 1931—30 Jul 1931, Jacksonville, FL. br: Tillotson Cem, Mt Pleasent, FL) Died of premature separation of placenta ^[3][8]
4. Son, Isaac Dowling WILLIAMS, (1934 or '33—1966) ^[4][6][8]
5. Daughter, Myrtle L. WILLIAMS, (1937—?)^[4]
6. Son, Thoredore J. WILLIAMS, (1941—?)^[5]

Life: Post-Marriage

• 1930: Lived on 531, 64th St, (Election Precint 12B), Jacksonville, Duval Co., FL at age 22. Parents of FL. She lived with: ^[2]

1. Husband, Jennings B. WILLIAMS, age 31. Parents of GA. Worked as a painter.
2. Daughter, , Ruth A.. WILLIAMS, age 5.
3. Son, Julius B WILLIAMS, age 1.

• 1931: At time of their infanty son's death, they lived in 531, E 64th St, Jacksonville, FL ^[3]

• 1935: Lived in Duval Co., FL at age 25 in a rented home. She had a grammar school education. She lived with: ^[9]

1. Husband, Jennings B. WILLIAMS, age 39, of FL He had a grammar school education. Worked as a laborer.
2. Daughter, , Anna R... WILLIAMS, age 9, of FL.
3. Son, Julius B WILLIAMS, age 6, of FL.
4. Son, Isack D WILLIAMS, age 1, of FL.

• 1940: Lived in Election Precinct 34, Duval Co., FL at age 32. Had a 4th grade education. She lived with: ^[4]

1. Husband, Jennings B. WILLIAMS, age 42. Had a 4th grade education. Worked as a night watchman on a road project for $600.
2. Daughter, , Annie R. WILLIAMS, age 14. Had a 6th grade education.
3. Son, Julius Bryant WILLIAMS, age 11. Had a 4th grade education.
4. Son, Isaac D WILLIAMS, age 6
5. Daughter, Myrtle L. WILLIAMS, age 3

• 1945: Lived in Precinct 34, Duval Co., FL at age 38, of Fl. Had a highschool education. She lived with: ^[5]

1. Husband, Jennings B. WILLIAMS, age 49, of Fl. Had a highschool education. Worked as a laborer.
2. Daughter, , Ruth A.. WILLIAMS, age 19, of Fl. Had a highschool education.
3. Son, Julius WILLIAMS, age 16, of Fl. Had a highschool education. Worked as a laborer.
4. Son, Isaac WILLIAMS, age 11, of Fl. Had a 4th grade education.
5. Daughter, Myrtie WILLIAMS, age 8, of Fl. Had a 1st grade education.
6. Son, Thoredore J. WILLIAMS, age 4, of Fl

Marriage (?)

• Spouse: Jimy OWENS ^[7] (This source claims her sister Cynthia's children as her own)
• Marriage Date: ?
• Marriage Place: ?

Death

• Death Date: 7 Apr 1970 age 60. ^[6][8]
• Death Place: Jacksonville, Duval Co., FL ^[8]
• Burial Place: Tillotson Cemetery, Jacksonville, Duval Co., FL ^[6][8]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5} 1920 US Census "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNYF-B4Q : 1 February 2021), Antone E Bodenmiller in entry for Joseph E Brazeale, 1920.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5} 1930 US Census "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SRH3-Q3Z : accessed 2 September 2021), Doris L Williams in household of Jennings B Williams, Jacksonville, Duval, Florida, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 42, sheet 16B, line 85, family 379, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 314; FHL microfilm 2,340,049.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5} Death/William "Florida Deaths, 1877-1939", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FP4B-1L4 : 23 February 2021), Doris L. Brazeale in entry for Williams, 1931.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6} 1940 US Census "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VTHX-TXV : 4 January 2021), Docie Williams in household of Jennings B Williams, Election Precinct 34, Duval, Florida, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 16-20, sheet 4A, line 2, family 78, 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 584.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2} 1945 FL Census "Florida State Census, 1945," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNN3-PHX : 23 February 2021), Doris L Williams, , Duval, Florida; citing line 35, State Archives, Tallahassee; FHL microfilm 2,425,708.
6. ↑ ^{6.00 6.01 6.02 6.03 6.04 6.05 6.06 6.07 6.08 6.09 6.10 6.11 6.12} FindAGrave/Doris Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/144620720/doris-lillian-williams : accessed 02 September 2021), memorial page for Doris Lillian “Docie” Brazeale Williams (3 May 1909–7 Apr 1970), Find a Grave Memorial ID 144620720, citing Tillotson Cemetery, Arlington, Duval County, Florida, USA ; Maintained by Billy Walker (contributor 31535270) .
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4} Descendants of Ephraim Todd Tillotson from Clancy Shannon, personal collection on FamilyTreeNow. Updated 8/2021. Hardcopy in possession of David FRANTZ
8. ↑ ^{8.00 8.01 8.02 8.03 8.04 8.05 8.06 8.07 8.08 8.09 8.10 8.11 8.12 8.13 8.14} familysearch/GMJJ-JVB https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/GMJJ-JVB
9. ↑ ^{9.0 9.1 9.2} 1935 FL Census "Florida State Census, 1935," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNVS-NJ2 : 2 March 2021), Dorris L Williams in household of Je*Gs B Williams, , Duval, Florida; citing line 40, State Archives, Tallahassee; FHL microfilm 2,425,156.

• BillionGraves Index, database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KJ98-DX9 : 24 June 2015), Doris Lillian Williams, died 07 Apr 1970; citing BillionGraves (http://www.billiongraves.com : 2012), Burial at Tillotson Cemetery, Jacksonville, Duval, Florida, United States.