John Joseph (McWilliams) MacWilliams (1896 - 1961)

Born 25 Jun 1896 in Scranton, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Marion Crouse (Klock) Howard — married 12 Apr 1924 (to about 1940) in Syracuse, New York, United States

Husband of Elizabeth M (Laing) MacWilliams — married 11 Mar 1948 in Detroit, Michigan, United States

Died 18 Apr 1961 at age 64 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States

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Biography

John was born on 25 June 1896 in Scranton, Pennsylvania.^[1] He was the son of John McWilliams and Mary Gaffney. His attendance at Syracuse University was interrupted by his service in the Navy in World War I; he was in the Naval Reserve Force but did not see action.^[2] He returned to Syracuse afterwards as part of the class of 1924.^[3] He married Marion Crouse Klock in Syracuse on 12 April 1924 and Elizabeth Laing Foss in 1948.^[4][5] With Marion he had two children, John and Marian. John died in Detroit, Michigan on 18 April 1961.^[6]

Research Notes

• Family name normally given as McWilliams, but John appears to have preferred MacWilliams.
• Mother's name (Mary G. MacWilliams) is given as contact in WWI draft registration, although Mary Gaffney McWilliams died of typhoid in 1912.
• There are records for a John J. McWilliams, born 21 January 1896 in Pennsylvania, died 15 September 1962, also in Pennsylvania. This is not the same person.

Sources

1. ↑ "Pennsylvania Births and Christenings, 1709-1950," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V2NQ-33W : 9 December 2014), John Macwilliams, 28 Jun 1896; Christening, citing Scranton, Pa; FHL microfilm 1,905,636.
2. ↑ "Pennsylvania, WWI Veterans Service and Compensation Files, 1917-1919, 1934-1948." [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Original data: World War I Veterans Service and Compensation File, 1934–1948. RG 19, Series 19.91. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg Pennsylvania. Accessed at https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/interactive/60884/41744_620305176_0992-02084/2048495, 21 November 2017.
3. ↑ "The Onondagan," Syracuse University, 1924. Accessed at https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/interactive/1265/32826_b063984-00284?pid=118848477, 22 November 2017.
4. ↑ "Miss Marion Klock Weds at Syracuse," New York Times, 13 April 1924, p. 27.
5. ↑ "Michigan Marriage Records, 1867 - 1952." John Joseph MacWilliams and Elizabeth Laing Foss, 11 March 1948. Accessed at https://search.ancestrylibrary.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=9093&h=1749273&ssrc=pt&tid=32795246&pid=120062603748&usePUB=true, 21 November 2017.
6. ↑ Death Notice, Detroit Free Press, 21 April 1961, p. 38. Accessed at newspapers.com, 15 February 2021.

See Also

• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M33C-JY7 : accessed 20 November 2017), John Mcwilliams in household of John J Mcwilliams, District 4 Scranton city Ward 4, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 60, sheet 7B, family 130, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,420.
• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MGZD-YWV : accessed 17 November 2017), John Mcmilhins in household of John J Mcmilhins, Scranton Ward 4, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 70, sheet 1A, family 1, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1359; FHL microfilm 1,375,372.
• "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K6VD-JZC : 12 December 2014), John Joseph Macwilliams, 1917-1918; citing Lackawanna County no 1, Pennsylvania, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,893,473.
• "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6TD-S29 : accessed 20 November 2017), John Macwilliams Jr. in household of John J Macwilliams, Nicholson, Wyoming, Pennsylvania, United States; citing ED 135, sheet 2A, line 47, family 24, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1667; FHL microfilm 1,821,667.
• "The Onondagan," Syracuse University, 1921. Accessed at https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/interactive/1265/32826_b064010-00105/118509402, 22 November 2017.
• "The Onondagan," Syracuse University, 1923. Accessed at https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/interactive/1265/31916_B033596-00145/24177689, 22 November 2017.
• "New York State Census, 1925." New York State Archives; Albany, New York; State Population Census Schedules, 1925; Election District: 02; Assembly District: 03; City: Syracuse Ward 16; County: Onondaga; Page: 1. Accessed at https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/interactive/2704/32849_b094325-00070/21385271, 21 November 2017.
• "New York, New York Passenger and Crew Lists, 1909, 1925-1957," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KXM6-LK5 : 2 October 2015), John J Macwilliams, 1926; citing Immigration, New York, New York, United States, NARA microfilm publication T715 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X4RV-2JQ : accessed 21 November 2017), John J Macwilliams, Syracuse, Onondaga, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 197, sheet 8B, line 57, family 114, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1626; FHL microfilm 2,341,360.
• "Pennsylvania, WWI Veterans Service and Compensation Files, 1917-1919, 1934-1948." [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Original data: World War I Veterans Service and Compensation File, 1934–1948. RG 19, Series 19.91. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg Pennsylvania. Accessed at https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/interactive/60884/41744_620305176_0992-02084/2048495, 21 November 2017.
• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KQ7J-QXM : accessed 21 November 2017), John Mc William, Ward 8, Shamokin, Shamokin Borough, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 49-82, sheet 5B, line 52, family 105, 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 3598.
• "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XTQ1-R4C : 8 November 2017), John Joseph Macwilliams, 1942; citing NARA microfilm publication M1936, M1937, M1939, M1951, M1962, M1964, M1986, M2090, and M2097 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
• "United States, Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:7TDV-N7ZM : 23 October 2019), John Joseph McWilliam or MacWilliams, 16 Dec 1918; citing Military Service, NARA microfilm publication 76193916 (St. Louis: National Archives and Records Administration, 1985), various roll numbers.
• Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Original data: Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007. Accessed at AncestryLibrary, 5 September 2018.