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Claude Joseph Williams 1929 – 1986 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 October 1929

Birth Location: Kansas City, MO

Death Date: 26 Aug 1986

Death Location: Bonner Springs, Wyandotte, Kansas, USA

Father: Claude Williams

Mother: Mary Smitherman

Spouse(s): Emma Kemp

Children(s): Claude Williams, Juli Williams, Jeffrey Williams, Jonathan Williams

In 1929, Claude Joseph Williams II entered the world in Kansas City, MO, born to Claude Joseph Williams and Mary Ella Smitherman. In 1930, Claude Joseph Williams II resided in Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas, USA. In 1935, Claude Joseph Williams II resided in Rural, Wyandotte, Kansas. Claude Joseph Williams II married Emma Lou Kemp, and had children including Claude Joseph Williams, Juli Anne Williams, Jeffrey Kemp Williams, Jonathan P Williams. Claude Joseph Williams II passed away in 1986 in Bonner Springs, Wyandotte, Kansas, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1929, Claude Joseph Williams II entered the world in Kansas City, MO, born to Claude Joseph Williams and Mary Ella Smitherman.
  • In 1930, Claude Joseph Williams II resided in Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas, USA.
  • In 1935, Claude Joseph Williams II resided in Rural, Wyandotte, Kansas.
  • Claude Joseph Williams II married Emma Lou Kemp, and had children including Claude Joseph Williams, Juli Anne Williams, Jeffrey Kemp Williams, Jonathan P Williams.
  • Claude Joseph Williams II passed away in 1986 in Bonner Springs, Wyandotte, Kansas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Claude Williams
1896 – 1976
Birth Location: Liberty, Casey Co., Kentucky
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Mary Smitherman
1902 – 1978
Birth Location: Kansas
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Spouses(s)

Emma Kemp
1938 –
Birth Location: Kansas City, MO
EK

Children(s)

Claude Williams
1960 –
Birth Location: –
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Juli Williams
1962 –
Birth Location: Kansas
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Jeffrey Williams
1966 –
Birth Location: Lawrence, Douglas, Kansas, USA
JW
Jonathan Williams
1968 –
Birth Location: Lawrence Kansas
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Claude Williams's Ancestors

Self
Claude Williams
1929 – 1986
Birth Place: Kansas City, MO
Parents
Claude Joseph Williams
1896 – 1976
Liberty, Casey Co., Kentucky
Mary (Ella) Smitherman
1902 – 1978
Kansas
Grandparents
Henry (Milton) Williams
1851 – 1933
Casey County, Kentucky, United States of America
Matilda (Mary) Bell
1866 – 1940
Kentucky
Hallie (Edward) Smitherman
1874 – 1962
Maysville, Grant, West Virginia, United States
Lulu (Alice) Story
1883 – 1961
Buffalo, Wilson, Kansas, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Williams
1806 – 1880
Mary McAnally
1811 – 1880
Joseph Bell
1839 – 1918
Sonia Fair
1846 – 1914
Benjamin Smitherman
1849 – 1911
Lucinda Lowers
1850 –
Austin Story
1864 – 1936
Lucinda Brinkley
1853 – 1915
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Williams
1777 – 1824
Elizabeth Reid
1786 – 1839
John McAnally
1785 –
Mary McAnally
1790 – 1860
Joseph Bell
1808 – 1878
Nancy Allen
1809 – 1858
Edmund Fair
1780 – 1857
Catherine Bell
1807 – 1880
William Smitherman
1820 – 1888
Mary Rice
1826 – 1855
William III
1824 – 1880
Rebecca Matheny
1823 – 1855
George Story
1840 – 1907
Mary Hoisington
1842 – 1886
Thomas Brinkley
1812 – 1882
Caroline McCartney
1818 – 1895

Claude Williams's Descendants

1.
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Claude (Joseph) Williams (29 October 1929 – 26 Aug 1986) m. Emma (Lou) Kemp (12/1/1938 – )
  1. 1. Claude (Joseph) Williams (4 Nov 1960 – ) m. Patricia (Ann) Leihy (17 July 1968 – 3 March 2014) m. Kimberly (M) Speer (7 Oct 1961 – 2 Aug 2004)
    1. 1. Brandon
    2. 2. Justin
    3. 3. Joey
    4. 4. Anthony
    5. 5. Jacob
  2. 2. Juli (Anne) Williams (5 Nov 1962 – ) m. Gerald (A Jerry) Brown (21 Feb 1962 – )
  3. 3. Jeffrey (Kemp) Williams (26 June 1966 – ) m. Jaime (Lynne) Barber (20 Jun 1966 – )
  4. 4. Jonathan (P) Williams (23 May 1968 – )

Claude Williams's Timeline

11 Records

1929
29 October 1929
Birth of Claude Joseph Williams II in Kansas City, MO
Kansas City, MO
1930
1930
Age 1
Claude Joseph Williams II resided here in Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas, USA
Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas, USA
1935
1935
Age 6
Claude Joseph Williams II resided here in Rural, Wyandotte, Kansas
Rural, Wyandotte, Kansas
1940
1940
Age 11
Claude Joseph Williams II resided here in Shawnee, Wyandotte, Kansas, USA
Shawnee, Wyandotte, Kansas, USA
1947
1947
Age 18
Claude Joseph Williams II resided here in Kansas City, Kansas, USA
Kansas City, Kansas, USA
1948
1948
Age 19
Claude Joseph Williams II resided here in Kansas City, Kansas, USA
Kansas City, Kansas, USA
1950
1950
Age 21
Claude Joseph Williams II resided here in Shawnee, Wyandotte, Kansas, USA
Shawnee, Wyandotte, Kansas, USA
1951
1951
Age 22
Claude Joseph Williams II resided here in Pittsburg, Kansas, USA
Pittsburg, Kansas, USA
1952
1952
Age 23
Claude Joseph Williams II resided here in Pittsburg, Kansas, USA
Pittsburg, Kansas, USA
1961
1961
Age 32
Claude Joseph Williams II resided here in Lawrence, Kansas, USA
Lawrence, Kansas, USA
1986
26 Aug 1986
Age 57
Death of Claude Joseph Williams II in Bonner Springs, Wyandotte, Kansas, USA
Bonner Springs, Wyandotte, Kansas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 October 1929
    Event Place: Kansas City, MO
    Record Source:
    [1] Missouri, Marriage Records, 1805-2002
    [2] "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Turner High School; Year: 1948
    [3] "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Turner High School; Year: 1947
    [4] "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Turner High School; Year: 1950
    [5] "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Pittsburg State University; Year: 1951
    [6] U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
    [7] 1940 United States Federal Census
    [8] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 510-26-1780; Issue State: Kansas; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [9] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas; Roll: 730; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 0061; Image: 623.0; FHL microfilm: 2340465
    [10] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [11] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Shawnee, Wyandotte, Kansas; Roll: 6264; Page: 17; Enumeration District: 105-21

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Kansas, U.S., Enrollment of World War I Veterans, 1930
    [2] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas; Roll: 730; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 0061; Image: 623.0; FHL microfilm: 2340465

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Wyandotte, Kansas
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Shawnee, Wyandotte, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1947
    Event Place: Kansas City, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Turner High School; Year: 1947

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1948
    Event Place: Kansas City, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Turner High School; Year: 1948

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Shawnee, Wyandotte, Kansas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Turner High School; Year: 1950
    [2] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Shawnee, Wyandotte, Kansas; Roll: 6264; Page: 17; Enumeration District: 105-21

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1951
    Event Place: Pittsburg, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Pittsburg State University; Year: 1951

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1952
    Event Place: Pittsburg, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Kansas State Teachers College of Pittsburg; Year: 1952

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1961
    Event Place: Lawrence, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Aug 1986
    Event Place: Bonner Springs, Wyandotte, Kansas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 510-26-1780; Issue State: Kansas; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [3] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Shawnee, Johnson County, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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