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Clarence Riley Williams 1890–1953 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Apr 1890

Birth Location: Jefferson County, Illinois

Death Date: 25 Aug.,1953

Death Location: Wayne City, Wayne County, Illinois, United States of America

Father: Elisha Williams

Mother: Nancy Sursa

Spouse(s): Ora Mayberry

Children(s): Mildred Williams, Bernal Williams, Marion Williams, Noma Thomason, Wilma Legg, Doris Mattox, Melba Musgrave, Anna Thomason, Iris Musgrave, Eva Dennison

Clarence Riley Williams was born in 1890 in Jefferson County, Illinois, the child of Elisha Marion Williams And Nancy Ann Fannie Sursa. Clarence Riley Williams married Ora E Mayberry, and had children including Anna Opal Thomason, Bernal A Williams, Doris Mattox, Eva Alice Dennison, Iris L Musgrave, Marion Ambrose Williams, Melba Musgrave, Mildred Louise Williams, Noma Thomason, Wilma M Legg. Clarence Riley Williams passed away in 1953 in Wayne City, Wayne County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Clarence Riley Williams was born in 1890 in Jefferson County, Illinois, the child of Elisha Marion Williams And Nancy Ann Fannie Sursa.
  • Clarence Riley Williams married Ora E Mayberry, and had children including Anna Opal Thomason, Bernal A Williams, Doris Mattox, Eva Alice Dennison, Iris L Musgrave, Marion Ambrose Williams, Melba Musgrave, Mildred Louise Williams, Noma Thomason, Wilma M Legg.
  • Clarence Riley Williams passed away in 1953 in Wayne City, Wayne County, Illinois, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Clarence Williams's Ancestors

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Clarence Williams
1890–1953
Birth Place: Jefferson County, Illinois
Parents
Elisha Marion Williams
1862–1950
Nancy (Ann "Fannie") Sursa
1866–1892
Jefferson Co, IL
Grandparents
Elisha (Riley) Williams
1842–1922
Hamilton County, Illinois, USA
Mary (Celia) Daily
1843–1879
Hamilton, Illinois, United States
Francis (Marion) Sursa
1830–1897
Mt Vernon, Jefferson, Illinois
Dolly (Ann) Sutton
1836–1897
Tennessee
Great-Grandparents
Wylie Williams
1809–1890
Mahala Williams
1814–1898
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Nathaniel Williams
1782–1896
Polly Arnold
1790–1846
Tabitha Ward
1792–1854

Clarence Williams's Descendants

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Clarence (Riley) Williams (23 Apr 1890–25 Aug.,1953) m. Ora (E.) Mayberry (26 June 1889–18 February 1986)
  1. 1. Mildred (Louise) Williams 1917–2014 m. Glen Musgrave 1910–1963
    1. 1. Earl (Allen) Musgrave 1947–2016 m. Mary (Lee) VanOppen 1948–2016
  2. 2. Bernal (A.) Williams 1915–1959
  3. 3. Marion (Ambrose) Williams 1927–1972
  4. 4. Noma Thomason 1911–1989
  5. 5. Wilma (M.) Legg 1913–2010
  6. 6. Doris Mattox 1920–2003
  7. 7. Melba Musgrave 1917–2014
  8. 8. Anna (Opal) Thomason 1910–1998
  9. 9. Iris (L) Musgrave 1920–1981
  10. 10. Eva (Alice) Dennison 1923–2019

Clarence Williams's Timeline

2 Records

1890
23 Apr 1890
Birth of Clarence Riley Williams in Jefferson County, Illinois
Jefferson County, Illinois
1953
25 Aug.,1953
Age 63
Death of Clarence Riley Williams in Jefferson Memorial Hospital, Mt. Vernon, Il.
Jefferson Memorial Hospital, Mt. Vernon, Il.

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Apr 1890
    Event Place: Jefferson County, Illinois
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Aug.,1953
    Event Place: Jefferson Memorial Hospital, Mt. Vernon, Il.
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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

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