Cecil Francis Williams Sr (1906 - 1962)

Born 26 Nov 1906 in Sonora, Muskingum, Ohio, United States

Ancestors

Died 4 Aug 1962 at age 55 in Zanesville, Muskingum, Ohio, United States

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Biography

Cecil was born 26 November 1906 in Sonora to William Williams and Sadie Spragg.^[1] The Williams family was living in Perry Township in 1910.^[2] Cecil's father died and his mother remarried to James Bagent. In 1920, he was living with them and a mixture of his, hers & theirs children in Perry Township.^[3]

Cecil married Sarah Brister in 1928 in Ohio County, West Virginia.^[4] They were living in Perry Township in 1930^[5] and 1940.^[6]

Cecil died 4 August 1962 in Zanesville.^[7]

"Cecil Francis Williams Sr., 56, of 1338 Moxahala avenue was dead on arrival at Bethesda Hospital where he was taken in a Bolin Bryan ambulance after suffering a heart attack at 4 pm Saturday at his home.

Mr. Williams was born Nov 26, 1906 in Sonora the son of William and Sadie Sprague Williams and had lived in this city for the past 17 years.

He was employed as an operator at Stancor Electronics Inc on Ceramic avenue and attended the Sonora Methodist Church . He was a member of Local No 1623 Brotherhood of Electrical Workers.

Surviving are his widow Sarah, a son Cecil Francis Jr. of Sonora, a daughter Mrs. Naritha (sp?) Evans of 1036 Wheeling avenue, a brother Dwight Williams of 615 Pershing road, three half brothers, Garland Bagent of the Coopermill road, Ora of Roseville and Willis Bagent of the Adamsville road, six grandchildren and a number of nieces and nephews.

The body was removed to the Putnam chapel of the Bolin Bryan Funeral Home where friends may call after 6 o'clock this evening.

Services will be held at 3 p.m. Tuesday at the Putnam Chapel with the Rev. F. ?. Gordon officiating. Burial will be in Greenwood."^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ "Ohio, County Births, 1841-2003", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XDY6-WHC : 8 March 2021), Cecil Francis Williams, 1905.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MLFV-W2Z : accessed 9 July 2022), Cecil F Williams in household of William Williams, Perry, Muskingum, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 75, sheet 4B, family 98, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1221; FHL microfilm 1,375,234.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDT2-PVK : 3 February 2021), Cecil F Williams in entry for James P Bagent, 1920.
4. ↑ "West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FYY2-V7M : 11 February 2018), Cecil Williams and Sarah Brister, 1928; citing Ohio, West Virginia, United States, , county clerks, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 860,879.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X4H5-VZR : accessed 9 July 2022), Cecil F Williams, Perry, Muskingum, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 25, sheet 2A, line 26, family 34, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1858; FHL microfilm 2,341,592.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KW2Y-XKS : 9 January 2021), Cecil Williams, Perry Township, Muskingum, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 60-27, sheet 8A, line 38, family 176, 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 3122.
7. ↑ "Ohio Death Index, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VKL4-P58 : 30 June 2021), Cecil F Williams, 1962.
8. ↑ The Times Recorder, 5 August 1962