Robert Walter Williams (1888 - 1963)

Born 24 Dec 1888 in Lafayette County, Arkansas, USA

Died 9 Feb 1963 at age 74 in Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, USA

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Biography

BIRTH / DEATH

Robert Walter Williams, son of John Williams and Virginia Hasty

Birth: 24 Dec 1888, per cemetery headstone and death certificate

Birth Place: Lafayette Co., Arkansas, per draft registrations 1917 & 1942

Death: 9 Feb 1963, per cemetery headstone and death certificate

Death Place: Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, per death certificate

Parents confirmed thru death certificate

Ancestry.com. Texas, Death Certificates, 1903–1982

Name: Robert Walter Williams

Birth Date: 24 Dec 1888

Birth Place: Arkansas

Residence: Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas

Father: John Williams

Mother: Virginia Hasty

Age at Death: 74

Death Date: 9 Feb 1963

Death Place: Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, USA

Hospital: All Saints Hospital

Years in Fort Worth: 38

Usual Residence: 4612 Dexter, Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas

Occupation: retired Carpenter construction

Informant: L A Taylor

Cause of Death: fat embolism, multiple fractures rt shoulder

Cause of Injury: fell in bath room Feb 4, 1963 (at home)

Burial: 11 Feb 1963, Brown Cemetery, Aledo, Tarrant, Texas

Find A Grave Memorial# 66137813 (headstone pictured)

Robert Walter Williams

Birth: Dec. 24, 1888

Death: Feb. 9, 1963

Burial: Aledo Cemetery, Aledo, Parker County, Texas, USA

Created by: Cheryl

Record added: Feb 25, 2011

Note: shares headstone with wife Margaret

MARRIAGE

Groom: Robert Walter Williams

Bride: Margaret Hobbs

Married about 1914 estimated, per birth of child Herman (b.1915)

Notes:

Margaret E Hobbs, daughter of Wiley A Hobbs and Margaret Gault

CENSUS / TIMELINE

1914: marriage of Margaret E Hobbs and Robert W Williams (date estimated)

1915: birth of child, Herman Williams

1917: Draft Registration

Ancestry.com. U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918

Name: Robert W Williams

Registration Place: Parker Co. TX

Birthplace: Lewisville, Arkansas [Lafayette County]

Birth Date: 24 Dec 1889

Home address: Aledo, Texas [Parker County]

Occupation: farmer, self employed

Status: Married

Dependants: wife and 3 chidlren

Claim for expemption: indigestion and weak eyes

Description: tall, slender, brown eyes, light brown eyes

1920 Census: Justice Precinct 7, Parker, Texas, #133

Walter R Williams .... 31 ... AR,AR,AR ... farmer, renting

Maggie Williams ...... __ ... TN,TN,IL

Opal Taylor .............. 16 ... OK,TN,TN ... step-dau ... attends school

Willie Taylor ............. 14 ... TX,TN,TN ... step-son ... attends school

Lester Taylor ............ 12 ... TX,TN,TN ... step-son ... attends school

Herman Williams ...... 4 ... TX,AR,TN

1920 census notes:

Living next to Maggie's parents: Wiley A Hobbs 61 TN, Margrette 65 IL

1925: moved to Fort Worth, Texas (per death record of Robert W Williams)

1930 Census: Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, #134

Robert W Williams ..... 40 ... AR,AR,AR ... real estate salesman

Margaret Williams ...... 43 ... TN,TN,IL ... married at age 16

Herman W Williams ... 14 ... TX,AR,TN

1930 census notes:

Street: 4612 Dexter St.

1933: Fort Worth, Texas, City Directory [ancestry.com]:

Williams, Robert W (Margaret C) Double Dam Service Station h815 Moreland

Williams Margt C Mrs Clk Double Dam Service Sta h815 Moreland

Williams, Herman W emp Montgomery Ward & Co. r815 Moreland

Taylor, Lester A (Burrenous) emp Double Dam Service Sta h815 Moreland

Note: Lester is child by 1st marriage, and Herman is child by 2nd marriage

1935 Residence: Fort Worth, TX (per 1940 census)

1940 Census: Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, #257

Walter Williams ........ 51 ... AR ... highest grade 7

Margaret Williams .... 53 ... TN ... highest grade 6

Buelah Brutton ......... 28 ... TX ... highest grade H-4 ... lodger, divorced

Bertie Nichols ........... 38 ... TX ... highest grade 8 ... daughter, divorced

Verlee Nichols ........... 21 ... TX ... granddaughter [child of Jim Nichols & Bertie]

John Bratton ............. 28 ... __ ... lodger, married

Bettie Lee Bratton .... 26 ... __ ... lodger, married

1940 census notes:

Street: 4612 Dexter

Work in 1939 (Walter): Laborer, unemployed 65 weeks

Work in 1939 (Beula): Secretary, Department Store, 52 wks, income $900

Work in 1939 (Bertie): Supervisor, Garment Mfg., 52 wks, 40 hrs/wk, inc. $1000

Work in 1939 (Verlee): Inspector, Garment Mfg., 52 wks, 40 hrs/wk, inc. $600

1942 Draft Registration:

Ancestry.com. U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942

Name: Robert Walter Williams

Residence: 4612 Dexter, Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas

Age 53

Birth Date: 24 Dec 1888

Birth Place: Buckner, Arkansas [Lafayette County]

Employment: unemployed

Contact: Mrs R.W. Williams, 4612 Dexter, Fort Worth, TX

Description: 6' 0, 138 lbs, gray eyes, gray hair, light complexion

1963: death of Robert Walter Williams, in Fort Worth TX

1966: death of wife, Margaret E Williams

PROPERTY DEEDS

Source: The County Clerk's Office, Tarrant County, Texas

1963: Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas

Grantor: Bertie Mae Turner, and husband Ashby W Turner, Willie Carl Taylor, Lester A Taylor, Herman W Williams

Grantee: Margaret E Williams

Date Filed: 19 Jun 1963

Purchase price: $1

Description: Estate of R W Williams, deceased, including all property, both real and personal, belonging to said Estate.

Notes:

The residence of the Estate is 4612 Dexter St, Fort Worth, Texas.

All the grantors are children of Margaret E Williams.

Herman is Robert’s child, and the remainder are Robert’s step-children.

CHILD

HERMAN:

Herman Williams(1915-1967) - Find A Grave Memorial# 66137741

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