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Ben H. Williams 1889–1947 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 June 1889

Birth Location: Laurel County, Kentucky, United States of America

Death Date: 17 October 1947

Death Location: Corbin, Whitley County, Kentucky, United States of America

Father: Speed Williams

Mother: Louisia Douglas

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Ben H. Williams was born in 1889 in Laurel County, Kentucky, United States of America, the child of Speed Nicholson Williams And Louisia Douglas. Ben H. Williams passed away in 1947 in Corbin, Whitley County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Ben H. Williams was born in 1889 in Laurel County, Kentucky, United States of America, the child of Speed Nicholson Williams And Louisia Douglas.
  • Ben H. Williams passed away in 1947 in Corbin, Whitley County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Ben Williams's Ancestors

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Ben Williams
1889–1947
Birth Place: Laurel County, Kentucky, United States of America
Parents
Speed Nicholson Williams
1860–1939
Whitley County, Kentucky, USA
Louisia Douglas
1864–1935
Newcomb, Campbell County, Tennessee, United States of America
Grandparents
Archibald (Herbal) Williams
1838–1908
Campbell County, Tennessee, United States of America
Martha (A) Nicholson
1845–1903
Campbell County, Tennessee, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
A Williams
1797–1870
Agnes Goebel
1801–1880
Speed Nicholson
1824–1846
Malinda Faulkner
1826–1880
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edward Williams
1751–1834
Jacob Nicholson
1792–1856
Frances Stanfield
1793–1834
James Faulkner
1798–1865
Nancy Swope
1797–1863

Ben Williams's Timeline

2 Records

1889
28 June 1889
Birth of Ben H. Williams in Laurel County, Kentucky, United States of America
Laurel County, Kentucky, United States of America
1947
17 October 1947
Age 58
Death of Ben H. Williams in Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, United States of America
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 June 1889
    Event Place: Laurel County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 October 1947
    Event Place: Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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

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