Rosabella (McClellan) Williams (1918 - 1988)

Born 10 Jan 1918 in Rowland, Robeson, North Carolina, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Walter Williams Jr. — married 26 Jul 1944 in Portsmouth, Virginia, United States

Descendants

Died 21 Aug 1988 at age 70 in Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina, United States

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Biography

Rosabella (McClellan) Williams is a part of US Black heritage.

Rosa was born in 10 January 1918 in Rowland North Carolina to ^[1] to Kenny McClellan and Rosa Lee Powell.^[2] She completed grade 10 in school. She was a Domestic worker when she married, and had been working in Textile manufactureing at the time of her death.^[1]

Rosabella McClellan and Walter Williams married 26 July 1944 in Portsmouth Virginia.^[2] Walter was a Farmer. He later supported his family as a Truck Driver and also worked in Construction and Demolitions.^[3] Rosa and Wallter were the parents of two daughters:

1. Queen Williams^[4]
2. Alice "Afeni" Faye Williams

When Rosa gave her permission for their daughter Queen to marry in 1958, Walter is listed as deceased on the marriage certificate.^[4] Rosa died 21 August 1988 in Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina. She was laid to rest in Mt. Olive Cemetery, Lumberton, Robeson County, North Carolina Rosa's marital status was listed as "separated" at the time of her death.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} "North Carolina Deaths, 1931-1994," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C952-89VR-N?cc=1584959 : 16 September 2014), > image 1 of 1; State Department of Archives and History, Raleigh.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} "Virginia, Marriage Certificates, 1936-1988," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C9TT-MSQ8-K?cc=2370234 : 10 January 2019), > image 1 of 1; from "Virginia, Marriage Records, 1700-1850," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2012); citing Virginia Department of Health, Richmond.
3. ↑ "North Carolina Deaths, 1931-1994," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FGVL-LMN : 17 July 2017), Walter Williams, 09 Nov 1989; citing Wilson, Wilson, North Carolina, v 51B cn 51633, State Department of Archives and History, Raleigh; FHL microfilm 1,991,567.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-994X-2D5B?cc=1726957&wc=QD8P-DYZ%3A1588773179%2C1588773455 : 22 December 2016), Warren > Marriage licenses, 1958-1964 > image 61 of 1845; North Carolina State Archives Division of Archives and History.

• 1920 Census: "1920 United States Federal Census"
  Year: 1920; Census Place: Whiteville, Columbus, North Carolina; Roll: T625_1292; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 42
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6061 #27215827 (accessed 1 August 2023)
  Rosa B Mcclellan (2), single daughter, in household of Kinney Mcclellan (21) in Whiteville, Columbus, North Carolina. Born in North Carolina.