Robert Owen McWilliams (1921 - 2011)

Born 2 Aug 1921 in Mount Clemens, Michigan

Ancestors

Died 20 Feb 2011 at age 89 in Washtenaw County, Michigan

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Biography

Robert was born on 2 August 1921.^[1] He was the son of William McWilliams and Margarette Simms.^[2] Robert attended the University of Michigan, graduating in 1945 and earning a PhD in 1952.^[3] As an undergraduate, he became a member of Phi Beta Kappa. ^[4]On 10 October 1947 Robert married Kathryn Marie Yount in Ann Arbor.^[5] Robert was on the Political Science Faculty at Eastern Michigan University from 1956 until he retired in 1986.^[3] His speciality was public opinion, and he was a member of the American Political Science Association for over 50 years.^[6] He died on 20 February 2011 in Washtenaw County, Michigan.^[1] After his death his wife established the Robert O. McWilliams Memorial Scholarship at Eastern Michigan.^[3]

Research Notes

• Appears in other Ann Arbor directories in addition to the ones cited.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VS4L-7Y9 : 20 May 2014), ROBERT O MCWILLIAMS, 20 Feb 2011; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XQ13-J6K : accessed 15 November 2017), Robert O Mcwilliams in household of William F Mcwilliams, Mount Clemens, Macomb, Michigan, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 32, sheet 4B, line 64, family 92, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1009; FHL microfilm 2,340,744.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} Eastern Michigan University, Robert O. McWilliams Memorial Scholarship. Accessed 14 November 2017.
4. ↑ "Phi Beta Kappa Nominates 44 New Members." Michigan Daily, 29 April 1945, p. 1. Accessed at University of Michigan, 3 August 2020.
5. ↑ Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Original data: Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867–1952. Michigan Department of Community Health, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics. Film 140, Film title 50 Macomb 14080 - 17369. Accessed at AncestryLibrary, 30 April 2019. Accessed at ancestry.com, 20 February 2023.
6. ↑ "Saluting Our Fifty-Year Members." PS: Political Science and Politics, Vol. 35, No. 4 (Dec., 2002), p. 790. Accessed at https://vdocuments.mx/saluting-our-fifty-year-members.html, 30 April 2019.

See Also

• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K4G6-MP4 : accessed 15 November 2017), Robert O Mcwilliams in household of William F Mcwilliams, Mount Clemens, Mount Clemens City, Macomb, Michigan, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 50-40, sheet 5B, line 72, family 103, 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 1783.
• "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; Yearbook Title: The Michiganensian Yearbook; Year: 1941. Source Information: Ancestry.com. U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2013 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Accessed at AncestryLibrary, 14 November 2017.
• Polk's Ann Arbor City Directory 1942. Detroit: R.L. Polk & Co., 1941, p. 243. Accessed at AncestryLibrary, 30 April 2019.
• "Many Students Receive Recognition At Honors Convocation" Michigan Daily (Ann Arbor, Michigan), 24 April 1942, p. 6.
• "United States 1950 Census"
  citing Page: 20; Line: 4;
  FamilySearch Record: 6FSL-MM74 (accessed 20 February 2023)
  FamilySearch Image: 3QHK-9QHW-R1M
  Robert O McWilliams (28), married, Part time teaching fellow - Political Sci., head of household in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw, Michigan, United States. Born in Michigan.
• Polk's Ann Arbor City Directory 1956. Detroit: R.L. Polk & Co., 1957, p. 210. Accessed at AncestryLibrary, 30 April 2019.
• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 06 May 2020, 16:28), entry for Robert Owen McWilliams (PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:L5GC-TYN ); contributed by various users.

Publications

(Partial listing)

• Christenson, Reo M, and Robert O. McWilliams. Voice of the People: Readings in Public Opinion and Propaganda. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1967. Print.
• Campbell, Angus, Gerald Gurin, Warren E. Miller, Sylvia Eberhart, and Robert O. McWilliams. The Voter Decides. Evanston, IL: Row, Peterson, and Co., 1954