Annie (Carter) Williford (1858 - 1926)

Born 6 Nov 1858 in Stewart County, Georgia

Wife of Lewis C. Williford — married about 1884 in Georgia

Died 20 Mar 1926 at age 67 in Dougherty County, Georgia

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Biography

Annie was born in 1858, the daughter of William James and Mary Elizabeth (Buckhalter) Carter, in Stewart County, Georgia, where she was raised.

On January 30, 1884, Annie married Lewis C. "L.C." Williford, the son of George Washington and Susanne (Bullard) Williford, in Stewart County. They settled in Stewart County and had the following children:

William Thomas Williford (1886–1943)

Susie Mae (Williford) Alston (1887–1966)

Josie Belle (Williford) (1889–1945)

Rassie (Williford) Dismuke (1893–1944)

Louise (Williford) Pekor (1897–1966)

L.C. worked at various jobs over the years to support his family. He worked as a bookkeeper and by 1920 he was the manager of of coal distribution business.

Annie passed away in 1926 at 67 years old, while L.C. lived on until 1928, passing at 73 years old. Their bodies are buried together in the Harmony Cemetery in Richland, Stewart County, Georgia.

Sources

• "United States Census, 1860", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZMT-S1X : Fri Mar 08 13:46:05 UTC 2024), Entry for William Carter and Mary Carter, 1860.

• "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC3R-STY : 12 April 2016), Anna Carter in household of Mary Carter, Georgia, United States; citing p. 135, family 1094, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 545,673.

• "Georgia Marriages, 1808-1967", , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FWQL-3PK : 11 January 2020), Anna J. Carter in entry for Lewis C. Milliford, 1884.

• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3VW-C6S : accessed 19 July 2018), Annie J Williford in household of Louis C Williford, Militia District 727 Richland town, Stewart, Georgia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 48, sheet 20A, family 359, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,221.

• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MLLB-51Z : accessed 19 July 2018), Anna Wiliford in household of Lewis C Wiliford, Militia District 867, Worth, Georgia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 179, sheet 12A, family 248, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 219; FHL microfilm 1,374,232.

• United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MJXB-5R1 : accessed 19 July 2018), Anna Williford in household of L C Williford, Sylvester City, Worth, Georgia, United States; citing ED 140, sheet 9B, line 55, family 192, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 286; FHL microfilm 1,820,286.

• "Georgia Deaths, 1914-1927," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JDNG-WFW : 9 March 2018), Anna Carter Williford, 20 Mar 1926, Albany, Dougherty, Georgia, United States; citing reference 6275, Department of Archives and History, Atlanta; FHL microfilm 2363920.

• Find a Grave Memorial for Annie Carter Williford [1]