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DONALD CLIFFORD WILLIAMS 1917 – 1987 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 May 1917

Birth Location: Lead Lawrence, South Dakota

Death Date: 5 Dec 1987

Death Location: Arvada, Jefferson, Colorado, USA

Father: ARCHIBALD WILLIAMS

Mother: Hazel Goss

Spouse(s): Edith Curnow

Children(s):

DONALD CLIFFORD WILLIAMS was born in 1917 in Lead Lawrence, South Dakota, the child of ARCHIBALD WILLIAMS and Hazel L Goss. In 1920, DONALD CLIFFORD WILLIAMS resided in Lead Ward 1, Lawrence, South Dakota, USA. DONALD CLIFFORD WILLIAMS married Edith Elizabeth Curnow. DONALD CLIFFORD WILLIAMS passed away in 1987 in Arvada, Jefferson, Colorado, USA.

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Biography

  • DONALD CLIFFORD WILLIAMS was born in 1917 in Lead Lawrence, South Dakota, the child of ARCHIBALD WILLIAMS and Hazel L Goss.
  • In 1920, DONALD CLIFFORD WILLIAMS resided in Lead Ward 1, Lawrence, South Dakota, USA.
  • DONALD CLIFFORD WILLIAMS married Edith Elizabeth Curnow.
  • DONALD CLIFFORD WILLIAMS passed away in 1987 in Arvada, Jefferson, Colorado, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

ARCHIBALD WILLIAMS
1887 – 1975
Birth Location: Leedstown, Cornwall, England
AW
Hazel Goss
1894 –
Birth Location: South Dakota, USA
HG

Spouses(s)

Edith Curnow
1927 –
Birth Location: South Dakota, USA
EC

Children(s)

DONALD WILLIAMS's Ancestors

Self
DONALD WILLIAMS
1917 – 1987
Birth Place: Lead Lawrence, South Dakota
Parents
ARCHIBALD WILLIAMS
1887 – 1975
Leedstown, Cornwall, England
Hazel (L) Goss
1894 –
South Dakota, USA
Grandparents
John (W) Williams
1852 –
Perran, Cornwall, England
MATILDA (ANN) WILLIAMS
1856 – 1930
Crowan, Cornwall, England
Great-Grandparents
William Williams
1825 – 1882
ELIZABETH WOOLCOCK
1824 – 1887
2nd-Great-Grandparents
RICHARD WOOLCOCK
1792 – 1863
AVIS ROWE
1788 – 1852

DONALD WILLIAMS's Timeline

14 Records

1917
7 May 1917
Birth of DONALD CLIFFORD WILLIAMS in Lead Lawrence, South Dakota
Lead Lawrence, South Dakota
1920
1920
Age 3
DONALD CLIFFORD WILLIAMS resided here in Lead Ward 1, Lawrence, South Dakota, USA
Lead Ward 1, Lawrence, South Dakota, USA
1925
1925
Age 8
DONALD CLIFFORD WILLIAMS resided here in South Dakota, USA
South Dakota, USA
1930
1930
Age 13
DONALD CLIFFORD WILLIAMS resided here in Lead, Lawrence, South Dakota, USA
Lead, Lawrence, South Dakota, USA
1931
1 Jun 1931
Age 14
DONALD CLIFFORD WILLIAMS resided here in Lead, South Dakota, USA
Lead, South Dakota, USA
1935
1935
Age 18
DONALD CLIFFORD WILLIAMS resided here in Lead, Lawrence, South Dakota, USA
Lead, Lawrence, South Dakota, USA
1940
1940
Age 23
DONALD CLIFFORD WILLIAMS resided here in Lead, Lawrence, South Dakota, USA
Lead, Lawrence, South Dakota, USA
1945
1945
Age 28
DONALD CLIFFORD WILLIAMS resided here in Ward 1, Lawrence County, South Dakota, USA
Ward 1, Lawrence County, South Dakota, USA
1947
1947
Age 30
DONALD CLIFFORD WILLIAMS resided here in Lead, Lawrence, South Dakota, USA
Lead, Lawrence, South Dakota, USA
1950
1950
Age 33
DONALD CLIFFORD WILLIAMS resided here in Lead, Lawrence, South Dakota, USA
Lead, Lawrence, South Dakota, USA
1951
1951
Age 34
DONALD CLIFFORD WILLIAMS resided here in South Dakota, USA
South Dakota, USA
1987
5 Dec 1987
Age 70
Death of DONALD CLIFFORD WILLIAMS in Arvada, Jefferson, Colorado, USA
Arvada, Jefferson, Colorado, USA
1987
1987
Age 70
Burial of DONALD CLIFFORD WILLIAMS in Wheat Ridge, Jefferson, Colorado, USA
Wheat Ridge, Jefferson, Colorado, USA
1993
1993
Age 76
DONALD CLIFFORD WILLIAMS resided here in Arvada, CO
Arvada, CO

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 May 1917
    Event Place: Lead Lawrence, South Dakota
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1
    [2] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Draft Registration Cards For South Dakota, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 82
    [3] 1940 United States Federal Census
    [4] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [5] 1920 United States Federal Census
    [6] 1930 United States Federal Census
    [7] South Dakota, U.S., Birth Index, 1856-1918
    [8] South Dakota, U.S., Marriages, 1905-2018, South Dakota Department of Health; Pierre, South Dakota; South Dakota Marriage Records, 1905-2016
    [9] South Dakota, U.S., State Census, 1925
    [10] South Dakota, U.S., State Census, 1935
    [11] South Dakota, U.S., State Census, 1945
    [12] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [13] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [14] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Lead, Lawrence, South Dakota; Roll: 817; Page: 71; Enumeration District: 41-14

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1917
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: South Dakota, U.S., State Census, 1945

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Lead Ward 1, Lawrence, South Dakota, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1925
    Event Place: South Dakota, USA
    Record Source: South Dakota, U.S., State Census, 1925

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Lead, Lawrence, South Dakota, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Jun 1931
    Event Place: Lead, South Dakota, USA
    Record Source: South Dakota, U.S., Newspapers.com™ Stories and Events Index, 1800's-current, Lead Daily Call; Publication Date: 1/ Jun/ 1931; Publication Place: Lead, South Dakota, USA; &terms=Donald_Clifford_Williams

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Lead, Lawrence, South Dakota, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census
    [2] South Dakota, U.S., State Census, 1935

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Lead, Lawrence, South Dakota, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Draft Registration Cards For South Dakota, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 82
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1945
    Event Place: Ward 1, Lawrence County, South Dakota, USA
    Record Source: South Dakota, U.S., State Census, 1945

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1947
    Event Place: Lead, Lawrence, South Dakota, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] South Dakota, U.S., Marriages, 1905-2018, South Dakota Department of Health; Pierre, South Dakota; South Dakota Marriage Records, 1905-2016
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current, The Black Hills Weekly; Publication Date: 22/ Aug/ 1947; Publication Place: Deadwood, South Dakota, USA; ,0.061422378,0.13580607,0.34760424&xid=33

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Lead, Lawrence, South Dakota, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Lead, Lawrence, South Dakota; Roll: 817; Page: 71; Enumeration District: 41-14

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1951
    Event Place: South Dakota, USA
    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 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1993
    Event Place: Arvada, CO
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Dec 1987
    Event Place: Arvada, Jefferson, Colorado, USA
    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] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1987
    Event Place: Wheat Ridge, Jefferson, Colorado, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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