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Claude Franklin Williams 1918–1981 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Jul 1918

Birth Location: Monroe, Indiana

Death Date: 22 Feb 1981

Death Location: Sarasota, Florida, United States

Father: Benjman Williams

Mother: Grace Cowden

Spouse(s): Carrie Bennett, Edna Kinsey, Edna Henry, Rosalie Williams

Children(s): Mary Williams, Alice Bell, Raymond 🧬🧬, Harriet Williams

Claude Franklin Williams was born in 1918 in Monroe, Indiana, the child of Benjman Franklin Williams And Grace Belle Cowden. In 1920, Claude Franklin Williams resided in Bean Blossom, Monroe, Indiana, USA. In 1930, Claude Franklin Williams resided in Bean Blossom, Bean Blossom, Monroe, Indiana, USA. Claude Franklin Williams married Carrie May Bennett, Edna Mae Henry, Edna Merle Kinsey, Rosalie Williams, and had children including Alice Edwanda Bell, Harriet Mae Williams, Mary Evelyn Williams, Raymond Eugene Arthur. Claude Franklin Williams passed away in 1981 in Sarasota, Florida, United States.

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Biography

  • Claude Franklin Williams was born in 1918 in Monroe, Indiana, the child of Benjman Franklin Williams And Grace Belle Cowden.
  • In 1920, Claude Franklin Williams resided in Bean Blossom, Monroe, Indiana, USA.
  • In 1930, Claude Franklin Williams resided in Bean Blossom, Bean Blossom, Monroe, Indiana, USA.
  • Claude Franklin Williams married Carrie May Bennett, Edna Mae Henry, Edna Merle Kinsey, Rosalie Williams, and had children including Alice Edwanda Bell, Harriet Mae Williams, Mary Evelyn Williams, Raymond Eugene Arthur.
  • Claude Franklin Williams passed away in 1981 in Sarasota, Florida, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Claude Williams's Ancestors

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Claude Williams
1918–1981
Birth Place: Monroe, Indiana
Parents
Benjman Franklin Williams
1875–1929
Indiana
Grace (Belle) Cowden
1882–1961
Monroe, Indiana
Grandparents
John (R.) Williams
1837–1917
Grainger, Tennessee, United States
Dortha (Jane) Hall
1842–1925
Owen County, Indiana, USA
James Cowden
1826–1903
Wythe County, Virginia(East)
Nancy (Luiza "Nann") Figg
1841–1923
[father born KY, mother VA], Shelby County, Kentucky, USA
Great-Grandparents
Daniel Williams
1814–1895
Elizabeth McPhetridge
1815–1901
James Hall
1816–1870
Thursa Hamilton
1816–1883
James Cowden
1783–1854
Barbara Etter
1788–1871
Thomas Figg
1805–1867
Rebecca Howerton
1809–1896
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William ►►MRCA◄◄
1763–1838
Mary Pennybacker
1763–1836
William McPhetridge
1780–1848
Elizabeth Haynes
1782–1872
Francis Hall
1787–1854
Polly Noel
1789–1863
Barton Hamilton
1790–
Anna Daude
1751–1811
Seely Figg
1776–1855
Mary Vykendale
1782–1837
Sarah Coots
1780–1812

Claude Williams's Descendants

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Claude (Franklin) Williams (28 Jul 1918–22 Feb 1981) m. Carrie (May) Bennett (15 August 1897–8 January 1988) m. Edna (Merle) Kinsey (31 Jul 1912–1948) m. Edna (Mae) Henry (4 Mar 1918–29 Jul 2015) m. Rosalie Williams (03 Oct 1920–03 Oct 1998)
  1. 1. Mary (Evelyn) Williams 1917–
  2. 2. Alice (Edwanda) Bell 1939–2015
  3. 3. Raymond (Eugene Arthur) 🧬🧬 1936–2021 m. Sharon (Rose) Wesche 1939–1991
  4. 4. Harriet (Mae) Williams 1925–2007

Claude Williams's Timeline

8 Records

1918
28 Jul 1918
Birth of Claude Franklin Williams in Monroe, Indiana
Monroe, Indiana
1920
1920
Age 2
Claude Franklin Williams resided here in Bean Blossom, Monroe, Indiana, USA
Bean Blossom, Monroe, Indiana, USA
1930
1930
Age 12
Claude Franklin Williams resided here in Bean Blossom, Bean Blossom, Monroe, Indiana, USA
Bean Blossom, Bean Blossom, Monroe, Indiana, USA
1935
1935
Age 17
Claude Franklin Williams resided here in Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana
Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana
1940
1940
Age 22
Claude Franklin Williams resided here in Ellensville, Monroe, Indiana, USA
Ellensville, Monroe, Indiana, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 33
Claude Franklin Williams resided here in Indiana
Indiana
1958
1958
Age 40
Claude Franklin Williams resided here in Bloomington, Indiana, USA
Bloomington, Indiana, USA
1981
22 Feb 1981
Age 63
Death of Claude Franklin Williams in Sarasota, Florida, United States
Sarasota, Florida, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Jul 1918
    Event Place: Monroe, Indiana
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2
    [2] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Indiana, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 853

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Bean Blossom, Monroe, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Bean Blossom, Monroe, Indiana; Roll: T625_457; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 156

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Bean Blossom, Bean Blossom, Monroe, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Bean Blossom, Monroe, Indiana; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0002; FHL microfilm: 2340353

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana; Roll: m-t0627-01122; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 96-6

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Ellensville, Monroe, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Indiana, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 853

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Indiana
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1958
    Event Place: Bloomington, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Osprey, Florida, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Feb 1981
    Event Place: Sarasota, Florida, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [2] Florida Death Index

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