William Harrison Withers Sr. (1891 - 1951)

Born 18 Jun 1891 in Concord, Appomattox, Virginia, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Mattie Rosiemay (Galloway) Withers — married 27 Mar 1931 in Welch, McDowell, West Virginia, United States

Descendants

Died 15 Jul 1951 at age 60 in East Beckley, Raleigh, West Virginia, United States

Biography

William Withers Sr. is a part of US Black heritage.

William was born in 18 June 1891 in Concord, Appomattox, Virginia to Virginia Withers. ^{[1] [2]} He died 15 July 1951 in East Beckley, Raleigh, West Virginia at age 60. ^[3] His cause of death was Ischemia, chronic glomerulonephritis and chronic Rheumatoid Arthritis. ^[4] Early on he worked as a farmer on his own account, but later earned a living as a miner. ^{[5] [6]} On his 1917 World War I Draft Registration Card he was described as tall, medium build, with brown eyes and black hair. ^[7] He was also married. ^[8]

Burial

He was buried in Slab Ford Cemetery#2, Sophia, Raleigh County, West Virginia. ^[9]

1900 US Census

William and his family were listed as servants in the household of Sam Lee. In the FamilySearch Family Tree this was equated to Sam Lee being his father. Evidence will need to be found to support this. At this time, William's father is unknown.

Servants in the household of Sam Lee:

Virginia Withers, aged 31, born VA

George Withers, aged 11, born VA

William Withers, aged 9, born VA

Harry T Withers, aged 5, born VA

Marriage

William married Mattie Rosiemay Galloway Martin on March 27, 1931, in Welch, WV. The marriage certificate lists William as divorced and Mattie as widowed. It gives his parents' names as "Geo & Va." ^[10]

Sources

1. ↑ Birth record
2. ↑ Death Certificate
3. ↑ Death Certificate
4. ↑ Death Certificate
5. ↑ Death Certificate
6. ↑ 1940 US Federal Census
7. ↑ WWI Draft Registration Card
8. ↑ WWI Draft Registration Card
9. ↑ Find A Grave
10. ↑ http://archive.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11415061&Type=Marriage

• "Virginia, Birth Certificates, 1912-1913," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVYK-BDM7 : 20 August 2018), William Harrison Withers, 18 Jun 1891; from Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : n.d.); citing , Appomattox, Virginia, United States, certificate 5788, Library of Virginia, Richmond.
• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMFD-XKH : accessed 5 April 2020), William Withers in household of Samuel M Lee, Stonewall District (south & west parts), Appomattox, Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 20, sheet 21B, family 367, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,699.
• "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K6CY-96J : 6 March 2020), William Withers, 1917-1918.
• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K7ZP-NQ2 : 6 December 2019), William Withers, Slab Fork Magisterial District, Raleigh, West Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 41-20, sheet 35A, line 34, family 555, 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 4442.
• "West Virginia Deaths, 1804-1999," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NMHH-MHY : 10 March 2018), William H. Withers, 15 Jul 1951; citing Raleigh, West Virginia, County Records, 9322, county courthouses, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 1,984,247.
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 04 April 2020), memorial page for William Harrison Withers, Sr (18 Jun 1891–15 Jul 1951), Find A Grave: Memorial #29381311, citing Slab Fork Cemetery #2, Sophia, Raleigh County, West Virginia, USA ; Maintained by dennis branham (contributor 47039079).
• Ancestry.com. Virginia, U.S., Birth Records, 1912-2015, Delayed Birth Records, 1721-1911 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.

Notes

There is a William Alexander Withers born around the same time in Virginia. He was married to a Martha Monroe and had several children (Wm. Alexander, Hazel, Lillie, and Robt L.) These children are attached to William Harrison Withers (and Mattie) on Find-a-Grave. Edits to remove them as parents have been submitted to Find-a-Grave.