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Cornelius Coffin Williams 1879–1957 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 August 1879

Birth Location: Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 21 March 1957

Death Location: Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: Thomas Williams

Mother: Nancy Williams

Spouse(s): Edwina Dakin

Children(s): Thomas Williams, Rose Williams, Walter Williams

The story of Cornelius Coffin Williams began in 1879 in Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, USA. Cornelius Coffin Williams married Edwina Estelle Dakin, and had children including Rose Isabelle Williams, Thomas Lanier Tennessee Williams, Walter Dakin Williams. Cornelius Coffin Williams passed away in 1957 in Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Cornelius Coffin Williams began in 1879 in Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, USA.
  • Cornelius Coffin Williams married Edwina Estelle Dakin, and had children including Rose Isabelle Williams, Thomas Lanier Tennessee Williams, Walter Dakin Williams.
  • Cornelius Coffin Williams passed away in 1957 in Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Cornelius Williams's Ancestors

Self
Cornelius Williams
1879–1957
Birth Place: Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Thomas Lanier Williams
1849–1908
Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, USA
Nancy (Isabelle) Williams
1853–1884
Greenville, Davidson County, Tennessee, United States of America
Grandparents
Cornelius (Worcester) Coffin
1822–1875
Greenville, Green comté, Tennessee, USA
Nancy McCORKLE
1828–1875
Greene County, Tennessee, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Charles Jr
1775–1853
Susan Coffin
1777–1864
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Charles Coffin
1741–1821
Hepzibah Carnes
1739–1796
James Ayer
1732–1821
Mary Woodbridge
1739–1805

Cornelius Williams's Descendants

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Cornelius (Coffin) Williams (21 August 1879–21 March 1957) m. Edwina (Estelle) Dakin (9 August 1884–1 June 1980)
  1. 1. Thomas (Lanier Tennessee) Williams 1911–1983 m. Kip Kiernan 1918–1944 m. Frank (Frankie) Merlo 1922–1963
  2. 2. Rose (Isabelle) Williams 1909–1996
  3. 3. Walter (Dakin) Williams 1919–2008

Cornelius Williams's Timeline

2 Records

1879
21 August 1879
Birth of Cornelius Coffin Williams in Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, USA
Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, USA
1957
21 March 1957
Age 78
Death of Cornelius Coffin Williams in Knoxville, Knox Co., Tennessee, USA
Knoxville, Knox Co., Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 August 1879
    Event Place: Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 March 1957
    Event Place: Knoxville, Knox Co., Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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

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