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Cornelius Coffin Williams 1879–1957 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Aug 1879

Birth Location: Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee

Death Date: 27 Mar 1957

Death Location: Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee

Father: Thomas Williams

Mother: Isabelle Coffin

Spouse(s): Edwina Dakin

Children(s): Thomas Desire, Walter Williams

The story of Cornelius Coffin Williams began in 1879 in Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee. In 1950, Cornelius Coffin Williams resided in Clayton, St Louis, Missouri, USA. Cornelius Coffin Williams married Edwina Dakin, and had children including Thomas Lanier Tennessee Williams Author Of A Streetcar Named Desire, Walter D Williams. Cornelius Coffin Williams passed away in 1957 in Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee.

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Biography

  • The story of Cornelius Coffin Williams began in 1879 in Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee.
  • In 1950, Cornelius Coffin Williams resided in Clayton, St Louis, Missouri, USA.
  • Cornelius Coffin Williams married Edwina Dakin, and had children including Thomas Lanier Tennessee Williams Author Of A Streetcar Named Desire, Walter D Williams.
  • Cornelius Coffin Williams passed away in 1957 in Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Cornelius Williams's Ancestors

Self
Cornelius Williams
1879–1957
Birth Place: Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee
Parents
Thomas Lanier Williams
1849–1908
Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee
Isabelle ("Belle") Coffin
1853–1884
Greenville, Greene, Tennessee
Grandparents
John Williams
1818–1881
Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee
Rhoda (Campbell) Morgan
1819–1867
Greene County, Tennessee
Cornelius (Worcester) Coffin
1822–1875
Greenville, Greene, Tennessee
Nancy McCorkle
1828–1875
Greene County, Tennessee
Great-Grandparents
John Williams
1778–1837
Malinda White
1789–1838
Rufus Morgan
1781–1826
Elizabeth Trigg
1791–1849
Charles Coffin
1775–1853
Susan Ayer
1777–1864
Francis McCorkle
1795–1869
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph Williams
1748–1827
Rebecca Lanier
1757–1832
James Tennessee
1747–1821
Mary Lawson
1742–1819
Gideon Morgan
1751–1830
Patience Cogswell
1754–1796
Daniel Trigg
1749–1819
Anne Smith
1753–1795
Charles Coffin
1741–1821
Hepzibah Carnes
1739–1796
James Ayer
1732–1821
Mary Woodbridge
1743–1805
Samuel McCorkle
1760–1823

Cornelius Williams's Descendants

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Cornelius (Coffin) Williams (21 Aug 1879–27 Mar 1957) m. Edwina Dakin (9 Aug 1884–1 Jun 1980)
  1. 1. Thomas (Lanier "Tennessee" Williams Author of A Streetcar Named) Desire 1911–1983
  2. 2. Walter (D) Williams 1920–

Cornelius Williams's Timeline

3 Records

1879
21 Aug 1879
Birth of Cornelius Coffin Williams in Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee
Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee
1950
1950
Age 71
Cornelius Coffin Williams resided here in Clayton, St Louis, Missouri, USA
Clayton, St Louis, Missouri, USA
1957
27 Mar 1957
Age 78
Death of Cornelius Coffin Williams in Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee
Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Aug 1879
    Event Place: Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Clayton, St Louis, M

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Clayton, St Louis, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Clayton, St Louis, M

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Mar 1957
    Event Place: Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee

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