Lydia Josephine (Little) Williams (abt. 1884 - 1931)

Born about 1 Apr 1884 in Goose Creek township, Union County, North Carolina, USA

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Died 19 Jan 1931 at about age 46 in Goose Creek Township, Union County, North Carolina, USA, USA

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Biography

Lydia Josephine "Docia" Little, daughter of Aaron A Little and Mary Ellen Baucom,^[1] was born about born on 1 April,^[2] probably in 1884. She may have originally been named Lily^[3] and used the nickname Docia, also seen spelled or indexed as Doshia, Dacia,^[4] and Dalia.^[5] Her name was misspelled on her tombstone as Lyda.^[2]

She married John C Williams, son of Elisha Culpepper Williams and Beadie Bernice Rushing, on 17 November 1901.^[1][6] The couple had 14 children between 1903 and 1927.^[7][4][5] Thirteen of the children appear on census records from 1910 to 1930. The fourteenth, an infant born after 1930, died young per Della McDaniel's records.

She died on 19 January 1931 at age 47^[8] and was buried at Zion United Methodist Church Cemetery, Monroe, Union County, North Carolina where she shares a stone with John.^[2]

Research Notes

The year 1884 as shown on the 1900 Census, the oldest record known at this time. Debi Hoag 8 Dec 2015

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "North Carolina Marriages, 1759-1979", database, (FamilySearch Record: F8CH-1PB : 14 February 2020), Doshia Little in entry for John C. Williams, 1901; citing (FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-99VV-3XNL : 19 July 2016), Union > Marriage licenses, 1891-1901 > image 881 of 889
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/44617682/lydia-josephine-williams : accessed 02 April 2022), memorial page for Lydia Josephine Little Williams (1 Apr 1883–19 Jan 1931), Find A Grave: Memorial #44617682, citing Zion United Methodist Church Cemetery, Monroe, Union County, North Carolina, USA; Maintained by DSM (contributor 46945108).
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1900", database with images, (FamilySearch Record: MS1Q-SDN : 9 March 2022), Lillie J Little in entry for Aaron Little, household 150, page 9B, Goose Creek, Union County, North Carolina.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} "United States Census, 1920", database with images, (FamilySearch Record: MZJ4-CD6 : 3 February 2021), Dacia Williams in entry for John Williams, household 56, page 3B, Goose Creek, Union, North Carolina; National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) T625_1324.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} "United States Census, 1930," database with images, (FamilySearch Record: X378-J75 : accessed 2 April 2022), Dalia Williams in household of John Williams, Goose Creek, Union, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 7, sheet 1B, line 77, family 14, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1724; FHL microfilm 2,341,458.
6. ↑ Their 1901 Marriage License lists his parents names as E. C. Williams and B. B. Williams of Goose Creek township, both living. The marriage date matches the marriage information provided on the 1910 Census which says they had been married 8 years.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, (FamilySearch Record: ML9F-36M : accessed 2 April 2022), Lydia J Williams in household of John C Williams, Goose Creek, Union, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 120, sheet 12A, family 170, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1134; FHL microfilm 1,375,147.
8. ↑ "North Carolina Deaths and Burials, 1898-1994", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:H4ZP-KCT2 : 14 February 2020), Lydia Josephine Williams, 1931; citing FamilySearch Image: 3QSQ-G9G8-R7P4 Certificate of Death no 488, Lydia Josephine Williams, 19 January 1931, Goose Creek Township, Union County, North Carolina, USA

See Also:

• "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLM9-MCG7 : 21 July 2021), John C Williams and Doshia Little, 16 Nov 1901; citing Union, Hertford, North Carolina, United States, p. , North Carolina State Archives Division of Archives and History; FHL microfilm.