William Silas Giddens (1881 - 1943)

Born 31 Mar 1881 in Berrien County, Georgia, United States

Ancestors

Died 5 Dec 1943 at age 62 in Nashville, Berrien County, Georgia, United States

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Biography

William Silas Giddens was born on March 31, 1881 in Berrien County, Georgia.^[1] He was the son of Hardeman Giddens and Martha Gaskins.^[2] William worked for his father as farm labor^[2] and then was a farmer.^[3][4] But, he also was a millwright and worked for the Twin Tree labor company in Berrien County.^[1] He and Ocie and their young daughter, Delma, lived in Milltown in Berrien County.^[1] William died on December 5, 1943 in Nashville, Georgia.^[5] He is buried in Riverside Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery in Berrien County.^[6]

Census Notes

1900 Census: MD #1148, Berrien Co., Georgia^[2]

Hard* Giddens Head M 55 Mar 1845, Georgia married 30 years, Farmer

Martha J Giddens Wife F 62 Feb 1838, Georgia married 30 years, 9 children, 4 living, Keeping house

Lyman F Giddens Son M 24 Aug 1876, Georgia Farm labor

William S Giddens Son M 19 Mar 1881, Georgia Farm labor

1910 Census: Upper Tenth, Berrien County, Georgia^[3]

William S Giddens Head M 29 Georgia Married 3 years, Farmer

Ocie Giddens Wife F 20 Georgia Married 3 years, 1 child born, 1 living

Delma Giddens Daughter F 1 Georgia

1920 Census: Rays Mill, Berrien County, Georgia^[4]

William F Giddens Head M 39 Georgia Laborer, Farm

Ocie A Giddens Wife F 28 Georgia

Connie D Giddens Daughter F 12 Georgia

Barney H Giddens Son M 8 Georgia

Cavell Giddens Daughter F 0 Georgia

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} FamilySearch WWI Draft
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} FamilySearch 1900 Census
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} FamilySearch 1910 Census
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} FamilySearch 1920 Census
5. ↑ FamilySearch GA Death
6. ↑ FindaGrave

• United States Census, 1900, database with images, FamilySearch 1900, William S Giddens in household of Hard* Giddens, Militia Districts 1148 & 1300, Berrien, Georgia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 8, sheet 17B, family 315, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,180.
• United States Census, 1910, database with images, FamilySearch 1910 Census, William S Giddens, Upper Tenth, Berrien, Georgia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 11, sheet 10B, family 184, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 172; FHL microfilm 1,374,185.
• United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, database with images, FamilySearch WWI Draft, William Silas Giddens, 1917-1918; citing Berrien County, Georgia, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,556,961.
• United States Census, 1920, database with images, FamilySearch 1920 Census, William F Giddens, Rays Mill, Berrien, Georgia, United States; citing ED 22, sheet 26A, line 14, family 365, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 235; FHL microfilm 1,820,235.
• Georgia Deaths, 1928-1942, database with images, FamilySearch GA Death, William Silas Giddens, 5 Dec 1943; citing Nashville, Berrien, Georgia, United States, Georgia State Archives, Morrow.
• Find A Grave, database and images FindaGrave, memorial page for William Silas Giddens (31 Mar 1881–5 Dec 1943), Find A Grave Memorial no. 48936469, citing Riverside Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery, Berrien County, Georgia, USA ; Maintained by Kathy (contributor 46995713) .