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Absalom Williams 1799–1875 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1799

Birth Location: Grayson or Wythe County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 25 August 1875

Death Location: Hoberg, Lawrence County, Missouri, United States of America

Father: Capt Williams

Mother: Nancy Safewright

Spouse(s): Sarah Bobbitt

Children(s): Mary Williams, Rebecca Trimble, William Williams, Nancy Williams, Paulina WILLIAMS, Lucy Williams, Grace Williams, William Williams, Rebecca Williams, William Williams

The story of Absalom Williams began in 1799 in Grayson or Wythe County, Virginia, USA. Absalom Williams married Sarah Sally Bobbitt, and had children including Grace Williams, Lucy Williams, Mary Ann Polly Williams, Nancy Williams, Paulina A Williams, Rebecca Williams, Rebecca Williams Trimble, William Henry Williams, William Jefferson Williams. Absalom Williams passed away in 1875 in Hoberg, Lawrence County, Missouri, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Absalom Williams began in 1799 in Grayson or Wythe County, Virginia, USA.
  • Absalom Williams married Sarah Sally Bobbitt, and had children including Grace Williams, Lucy Williams, Mary Ann Polly Williams, Nancy Williams, Paulina A Williams, Rebecca Williams, Rebecca Williams Trimble, William Henry Williams, William Jefferson Williams.
  • Absalom Williams passed away in 1875 in Hoberg, Lawrence County, Missouri, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Capt Williams
1758–1838
Birth Location: Grayson County or Pittsylvania County, Virginia, or Pennsylvania USA
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Nancy Safewright
1750–1840
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA or England
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Bobbitt
1806–1862
Birth Location: Grayson County, Virginia, USA
SB

Children(s)

Mary Williams
1834–1915
Birth Location: Grayson co., VA.
MW
Rebecca Trimble
1833–1910
Birth Location: Grayson County, Virginia, USA
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William Williams
1834–1893
Birth Location: Grayson County, Virginia, USA
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Nancy Williams
1828–
Birth Location: Grayson co., VA.
NW
Paulina WILLIAMS
1838–1897
Birth Location: Grayson co., VA.
PW
Lucy Williams
1826–1916
Birth Location: Grayson co., VA.
LW
Grace Williams
1890–
Birth Location: Mount Olive, Indiana
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William Williams
1841–1921
Birth Location: Freehold, Monmouth County, New Jersey, USA
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Rebecca Williams
1826–
Birth Location: –
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William Williams
1834–1893
Birth Location: Grayson County, Virginia, USA
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Absalom Williams's Ancestors

Self
Absalom Williams
1799–1875
Birth Place: Grayson or Wythe County, Virginia, USA
Parents
Capt William Welsh Williams
1758–1838
Grayson County or Pittsylvania County, Virginia, or Pennsylvania USA
Nancy Safewright
1750–1840
North Carolina, USA or England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Absalom Williams's Descendants

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Absalom Williams (1799–25 August 1875) m. Sarah (Sally) Bobbitt (1806–1 Nov 1862)
  1. 1. Mary (Ann Polly) Williams 1834–1915
  2. 2. Rebecca (Williams) Trimble 1833–1910
  3. 3. William (Jefferson) Williams 1834–1893
  4. 4. Nancy Williams 1828–
  5. 5. Paulina (A) WILLIAMS 1838–1897
  6. 6. Lucy Williams 1826–1916 m. Franklin Williams 1810–
    1. 1. Virginia Williams 1849–1933 m. James (W.) Whiteid 1842–1921
      1. 1. Jesse (Washington Hansford Francis) Whiteid 1880–1961 m. Amy (Belle) Lewis 1884–1958
        1. 1. Flora (Mae) Whiteid 1915–1992
        2. 2. Walter Whitehead 1906–1974
        3. 3. Charlie Whitehead 1908–2000
        4. 4. Loyd Whitehead 1910–1976
        5. 5. Leonard (J) Whitehead 1913–1987
        6. 6. Cora (Myrtle) Whitehead 1918–2011
        7. 7. Lucy Whitehead 1921–2000
        8. 8. Alpha (Marie) Whitehead 1923–1989
      2. 2. Stephen (C) Whiteid 1886–1905
      3. 3. Delilah Whiteid 1873–1944
      4. 4. Nancy (Fileana) Whiteid 1877–1959
      5. 5. Nettie Whiteid 1882–1967
    2. 2. Martin ((Dick)) Williams 1851–1928
  7. 7. Grace Williams 1890–
  8. 8. William (Henry) Williams 1841–1921
  9. 9. Rebecca Williams 1826–
  10. 10. William (Jefferson) Williams 1834–1893 m. Mary (Ellen) Spilman 1850–1940 m. Mary (E) Stakely 1849–1874
    1. 1. Sarah (Jane) Williams 1884–1970
    2. 2. Malta (May) Williams 1881–1948 m. James (Newton) Moore 1869–1934
      1. 1. Newton (Williams) Moore 1904–1910
      2. 2. Mary (L) Moore 1907–
      3. 3. James (M) Moore 1909–1954
      4. 4. Helen (Elizabeth) Moore 1913–1996
    3. 3. George (J.) Williams 1871–
    4. 4. Harry (C) Williams 1888–1890
    5. 5. William (Ross) Williams 1890–1891
    6. 6. Mary (Lelia) Williams 1884–
    7. 7. jennie Williams 1872–
    8. 8. Reba (B) Williams 1886–1887
    9. 9. Clyde (T) Williams 1880–1880

Absalom Williams's Timeline

2 Records

1799
1799
Birth of Absalom Williams in Grayson or Wythe County, Virginia, USA
Grayson or Wythe County, Virginia, USA
1875
25 August 1875
Age 76
Death of Absalom Williams in Mt. Vernon, Lawrence co., MO.
Mt. Vernon, Lawrence co., MO.

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1799
    Event Place: Grayson or Wythe County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 August 1875
    Event Place: Mt. Vernon, Lawrence co., MO.
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hoberg, Lawrence County, Missouri, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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