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Bernice Franklin Williams 1881–1961 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Oct 1881

Birth Location: Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina

Death Date: 13 Aug 1961

Death Location: Hollybrook Cemetery, Lincolnton, Gaston County, North Carolina

Father: Frances Williams

Mother: Betty Johnson

Spouse(s): Anna Burton

Children(s): Bernice Williams, Willie Williams, Burnell Williams, Johnnie Williams, Virginia Williams

Bernice Franklin Williams was born in 1881 in Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, the child of Frances Marion Frank Williams And Betty Elizabeth Polly Johnson. Bernice Franklin Williams married Anna Belle Burton, and had children including Bernice Franklin Williams, Betty Sue Williams, Burnell Williams, Johnnie Lewis Williams, Mary Ruth Williams, Pauline Odum Williams, Virginia Ann Williams, Willie Jackson Williams. Bernice Franklin Williams passed away in 1961 in Hollybrook Cemetery, Lincolnton, Gaston County, North Carolina.

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Biography

  • Bernice Franklin Williams was born in 1881 in Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, the child of Frances Marion Frank Williams And Betty Elizabeth Polly Johnson.
  • Bernice Franklin Williams married Anna Belle Burton, and had children including Bernice Franklin Williams, Betty Sue Williams, Burnell Williams, Johnnie Lewis Williams, Mary Ruth Williams, Pauline Odum Williams, Virginia Ann Williams, Willie Jackson Williams.
  • Bernice Franklin Williams passed away in 1961 in Hollybrook Cemetery, Lincolnton, Gaston County, North Carolina.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Bernice Williams's Ancestors

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Bernice Williams
1881–1961
Birth Place: Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina
Parents
Frances Marion "Frank" Williams
1840–1921
Wake County, North Carolina
Betty (Elizabeth (Polly)) Johnson
1844–1920
Panther Branch Township, Wake County, North Carolina
Grandparents
Samuel (Washington) Williams
1815–1851
Mary (J. "Polly") Smith
1816–1860
Great-Grandparents
David Williams
1786–1872
Sarah Stevens
1796–1873
John Smith
1780–1870
Rebecca Jones
1775–1859
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Smith
1745–1806
Nancy Burch
1755–1838

Bernice Williams's Descendants

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Bernice (Franklin) Williams (8 Oct 1881–13 Aug 1961) m. Anna (Belle) Burton (21 Sep 1901–Feb 1983)
  1. 1. Bernice (Franklin) Williams 1919–1961 m. Margie 1923–2006
  2. 2. Willie (Jackson) Williams 1921–1997 m. Ollie (Gertrude) Ingle 1913–1949 m. Eunice (Mae) Ingle 1919–1982
  3. 3. Burnell Williams 1923–2009 m. Margaret (Sarah) Conner 1927–2008
    1. 1. Harold (Owen) Williams 1950–1992
  4. 4. Johnnie (Lewis) Williams 1925–1989 m. Helen (Genva) Conner 1925–1971
    1. 1. Harold (Colin) Williams 1948–2014
  5. 5. Virginia (Ann) Williams 1927–2013 m. Noah (Albert) Rhinehardt 1925–2004

Bernice Williams's Timeline

3 Records

1881
8 Oct 1881
Birth of Bernice Franklin Williams in Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina
Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina
1961
11 Aug 1961
Age 80
Death of Bernice Franklin Williams in Stanley, Gaston County, North Carolina
Stanley, Gaston County, North Carolina
1961
13 Aug 1961
Age 80
Burial of Bernice Franklin Williams in Hollybrook Cemetery, Lincolnton, Gaston County, North Carolina
Hollybrook Cemetery, Lincolnton, Gaston County, North Carolina

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Oct 1881
    Event Place: Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Aug 1961
    Event Place: Stanley, Gaston County, North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 13 Aug 1961
    Event Place: Hollybrook Cemetery, Lincolnton, Gaston County, North Carolina

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