John Edward McWilliams (1880 - 1961)

Born 25 Dec 1880 in Lima, Adams, Illinois, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Emma Matilda (Braley) McWilliams — married 28 Oct 1904 in Appanoose County, Iowa, USA

Descendants

Died 6 Mar 1961 at age 80 in Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, United States [uncertain]

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Biography

John Edward McWilliams was born 25 December 1880 in Lima, Adams County, Illinois to John McWilliams and Adelaide Sellick.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]}

John married Emma Matilda Braley sometime in 1900.^[1] A second marriage happened 28 October 1904 in Centerville, Appanoose, Iowa.^[2][4]

John and Adelaide were living in Marceline, Linn, Missouri in 1900, along with their son, John and his new wife, Emma.^[1] John Sr was working as a day laborer and John Jr was working as a coal miner.

In 1910, the McWilliams were living in Bellair, Appanoose, Iowa.^[8] Listed in the US Census at the time were John E, working as a coal miner; Emma; William L; Edward V; and Jearl.

John was still in Appanoose County at the time of the World War I draft registration.^[7] His address was in Mystic. He was mining coal for himself. He is described as of medium height and build, brown eyes and hair.

The John McWilliams family was living in Walnut, Appanoose, Iowa in 1920.^[9] The household included John and Emma, and their children William, Edward, Jearl, and Glyn. John and William were coal mining.

In 1925, John and Emma were living at 1901 Capitol Avenue, Des Moines, Iowa.^[3] The family is listed as protestant.

The McWilliams, John, Emma, and their daughter Eva, were living at 818 West 4th St North, Newton, Jasper, Iowa in 1930.^[10] They were renting the home for $15 a month. John was a coal operator in a mine.

At the time of the 1940 US Census, John, Emma, and Emma's brother, Thomas, were living at 1514 East Walnut, Des Moines, Iowa.^[11] They were renting the home for $14 a month. John was a laborer in a flour mill and Thomas was working for WPA Road division.

John was still on Walnut, in Des Moines, Iowa, at the time of the World War II draft registration.^[6] There was no telephone in the home. He was working for Inland Milling Company on E 20th and Grand in Des Moines. He was described as white, 5'8.5", brown eyes, 175 pounds, brown and gray hair, a light complexion, and at the time had a cut over his left eye.

John died 6 March 1961 in Des Moines, Iowa.^[2] FindaGrave lists him as buried in Highland Cemetery, Mystic, Appanoose, Iowa, but there is no image to validate.^[2] His social security was called upon in 1946, and the death date they have listed in notes is 16 Dec 1977.^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3ZV-5MY : accessed 10 January 2017), John Mc Williams in household of J Mc Williams, Marceline Township Marceline city Ward 1, 3, Linn, Missouri, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 83, sheet 5A, family 287, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,872.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3} Find A Grave Memorial# 154953766,Burial: Highland Cemetery Mystic Appanoose County Iowa, USA
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Ancestry.com. 1925 Iowa State Census, Iowa, State Census Collection, 1836-1925 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2007.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Ancestry.com. Iowa, Marriage Records, 1880-1937 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKCH-JDL7 : 14 April 2016), John Edward McWilliams, 27 Apr 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.).
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1} "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZ2S-RCS : 12 December 2014), John Edward Mcwilliams, 1917-1918; citing Appanoose County, Iowa, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,642,848.
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MLB1-KMC : accessed 30 Jun 2014), Edward N Mcwilliams in household of John E Mcwilliams, Bellair, Appanoose, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 12, sheet 8A, family 146, NARA microfilm publication T624, FHL microfilm 1374403.
9. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M8YT-GTH : accessed 30 Jun 2014), Edward Mcwilliams in household of John Mcwilliams, Walnut, Appanoose, Iowa, United States; citing sheet 7A, family 147, NARA microfilm publication T625, FHL microfilm 1820477.
10. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XMJK-MRX : accessed 10 January 2017), John E Mcwilliams, Newton, Jasper, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 21, sheet 3B, line 56, family 60, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 660; FHL microfilm 2,340,395.
11. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KMBF-9WS : accessed 10 January 2017), Edward J Mcwilliam, Ward 7, Des Moines, Lee Township, Polk, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 100-131, sheet 6B, line 61, family 151, 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 1196.