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Edmund Williams 1805–1882 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1805

Birth Location: Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 22 February 1882

Death Location: Bigler, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Father: Edward Williams

Mother: Mary Hartshorn

Spouse(s): Christian Smeal, Elizabeth Smeal\Shmehle

Children(s): Wilson Williams, Mary Campman, Edward Williams, Martha Leas, Luther Williams, John Williams, Henry Williams, Henrietta Ogden, Catherine Graham, Margaret Livergood, Sylvester Williams, Melissa Williams, Elizabeth Smeal\Shmehle

The story of Edmund Williams began in 1805 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA. Edmund Williams married Christian Smeal, Elizabeth Smeal Shmehle, and had children including Catherine J Graham, Edward Johnson Williams, Elizabeth Smeal Shmehle, Henrietta Ogden, Henry Ellis Williams, John L Williams, Luther Harvey Williams, Margaret Livergood, Martha Angeline Leas, Mary Ellen Campman, Melissa Williams, Sylvester Williams, Wilson R Williams. Edmund Williams passed away in 1882 in Bigler, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Edmund Williams began in 1805 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • Edmund Williams married Christian Smeal, Elizabeth Smeal Shmehle, and had children including Catherine J Graham, Edward Johnson Williams, Elizabeth Smeal Shmehle, Henrietta Ogden, Henry Ellis Williams, John L Williams, Luther Harvey Williams, Margaret Livergood, Martha Angeline Leas, Mary Ellen Campman, Melissa Williams, Sylvester Williams, Wilson R Williams.
  • Edmund Williams passed away in 1882 in Bigler, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Edward Williams
1779–1829
Birth Location: Westbury On Trym, Gloucestershire, England
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Mary Hartshorn
1776–1861
Birth Location: Pontesbury, Shropshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Christian Smeal
1811–1861
Birth Location: North Carolina, United States
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Elizabeth Smeal\Shmehle
1829–1888
Birth Location: Bradford, Clearfield, Pennsylvania, United States
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Children(s)

Wilson Williams
1840–1901
Birth Location: Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Mary Campman
1835–1907
Birth Location: Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Edward Williams
1842–1916
Birth Location: –
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Martha Leas
1849–1921
Birth Location: Bigler, (Bradford Twp) Clearfield Co, Pa
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Luther Williams
1856–1927
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
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John Williams
1851–1889
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
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Henry Williams
1834–1902
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
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Henrietta Ogden
1844–1882
Birth Location: Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Catherine Graham
1830–1911
Birth Location: –
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Margaret Livergood
1828–1909
Birth Location: –
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Sylvester Williams
1838–1898
Birth Location: –
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Melissa Williams
1852–
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
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Elizabeth Smeal\Shmehle
1829–1888
Birth Location: Bradford, Clearfield, Pennsylvania, United States
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Edmund Williams's Ancestors

Self
Edmund Williams
1805–1882
Birth Place: Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
Edward Williams
1779–1829
Westbury On Trym, Gloucestershire, England
Mary Hartshorn
1776–1861
Pontesbury, Shropshire, England
Grandparents
Edward Williams
1755–1831
Hanmer, Flintshire, Wales
Elizabeth
1769–1812
John Hartshorn
1742–1807
Weston-by-Wellan, Northampton, England
Mary Scott
1741–1822
Weston by Welland, Northamptonshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Hugh Williams
1730–
Joseph Neville
1733–1819
Agnes Neville
1749–1817
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jethro Brown
1720–1818

Edmund Williams's Descendants

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Edmund Williams (1805–22 February 1882) m. Christian Smeal (18 Jul 1811–18 AUG 1861) m. Elizabeth Smeal\Shmehle (04 Apr 1829–20 May 1888)
  1. 1. Wilson (R.) Williams 1840–1901 m. Mary (E) Williams 1847–1924
    1. 1. Jacob (H.) Williams 1876–
    2. 2. Hallie Emigh 1874–1923 m. Jonathan Emigh 1857–1940
      1. 1. Ella Emigh 1891–1959 m. Archibald (M.) Hynd 1888–1949 m. Archibald (M.) Hynd 1888–1949 m. Archie Hynd 1889–
        1. 1. Otis (W) Barrow 1897–1967
        2. 2. Alexander (M.) Hynd 1920–1975
        3. 3. William (J.) Hynd 1912–1990
        4. 4. Alexander (M.) Hynd 1920–1975
        5. 5. William (J.) Hynd 1912–1990
        6. 6. James Hynd 1915–
        7. 7. William Hynd 1913–
        8. 8. James Hynd 1915–
        9. 9. Jonathan Hynd 1917–1989
      2. 2. Elizabeth Emigh 1897–1918 m. Jonathan Emigh 1827–1888
        1. 1. George (W) Emigh 1856–
        2. 2. Hiram Emigh 1850–
        3. 3. Francis (M) Emigh 1868–
        4. 4. Lucrecia Emigh 1854–
        5. 5. Henry Emigh 1862–
        6. 6. Anna (E) Emigh 1866–
        7. 7. Rebecca (J) Emigh 1860–
        8. 8. Trissella Emigh 1853–
        9. 9. Florance (C.) Emigh 1871–
        10. 10. Franklin Emigh 1868–
      3. 3. Ella (M.) Hynd 1890–1959
      4. 4. James Emigh 1895–1940 m. Jane (EMIGH) Clarkson 1903–1983
        1. 1. James (R) Emigh 1924–1999
        2. 2. Betty (Jane) Emigh 1930–1983
      5. 5. Forest Emigh 1892–1957 m. Martha (Dora) Straw 1895–1964
        1. 1. Bruce (Wilson) Emigh 1923–1987 m. Janet (Mae) Reynolds 1921–2009
        2. 2. Bernice (Maxine) Emeigh 1923–1925
        3. 3. Robert Emigh 1915–1960
        4. 4. Forrest (Jonathan) Emigh 1916–1982
        5. 5. Roy (Lewis Sr. Emigh) Sr 1926–2005
        6. 6. Adaline (Hallie) Emigh 1918–1979
        7. 7. Esther (Donna) Emigh 1931–2006
        8. 8. Robert (E.) Emigh 1921–2005
        9. 9. Forest (Edmund Jr. Emigh) Jr –2005
      6. 6. Myrtle Emigh 1894–1918
      7. 7. Elizabeth Emigh 1898–1918
      8. 8. Ella (Mae) Emigh 1890–1959
      9. 9. Forrest (Edmund) Emigh 1892–1957 m. Martha (Dora) Straw 1896–1964
        1. 1. Bruce (Wilson) Emigh 1923–1987 m. Janet (Mae) Reynolds 1921–2009
        2. 2. Bernice (Maxine) Emigh 1923–1925
        3. 3. Robert Emigh 1915–1960
        4. 4. Forrest (Jonathan) Emigh 1916–1982
        5. 5. Roy (Lewis Sr. Emigh) Sr 1926–2005
        6. 6. Adaline (Hallie) Emigh 1918–1979 m. Charles (L) Walk 1926–
        7. 7. Esther (Donna) Emigh 1931–2006
        8. 8. Robert (E.) Emigh 1921–2005
        9. 9. Forest (Edmund Emigh) Jr –2005
      10. 10. Myrtle Emigh 1894–1918
      11. 11. Ruth Emigh 1900–1985 m. Ernest Muir 1891–1977 m. Earnest Mino 1891– m. Ernest Muir 1891–1977
        1. 1. Pynetta (B) Mino 1926–
        2. 2. Betty (J) Mino 1924–
        3. 3. John (E) Muir 1913–
        4. 4. Richard Muir 1915–1982
        5. 5. Harold (James) Muir 1928–2017
        6. 6. Betty (Jane) Muir 1924–2018
        7. 7. Pyretta (Bella) Muir 1926–2000
      12. 12. Mary (E) Emigh 1901–
      13. 13. Myrtle (Emigh) Johnson 1892–1918
      14. 14. James (Wilson) Emigh 1892–1983
        1. 1. Robert (Joseph) Emigh 1934–1988 m. Betty (Jo) Emigh 1938–2011
    3. 3. Ralph Williams 1872–1936
    4. 4. Jacob (H) Williams 1876–1933 m. Sarah (Jane) Trump 1883–1935
      1. 1. Harold (Reese) Williams 1910–2001
      2. 2. Wilson Williams 1903–1988
      3. 3. Alberta Williams 1905–
      4. 4. Iona (Mae) Dunkle 1900–2003
      5. 5. Omer Williams 1915–1974 m. Eleanor Williams 1918–1964
      6. 6. Alverta (Mary) Quick 1904–1989
    5. 5. Cyrus Williams 1881–1957 m. Minnie Williams 1884–
      1. 1. Robert Williams 1907–
      2. 2. Lester Williams 1904–
      3. 3. Mary Williams 1909–
    6. 6. Walter Williams 1885–1954 m. Susie Williams 1890–
      1. 1. Richard Williams 1926–
      2. 2. Clifford Williams 1910–
    7. 7. George (W.) Williams 1869–1942 m. Elizabeth Williams 1873–
    8. 8. Sophia (Cordelia) Gisewhite 1867–1940 m. Wm Geiswhite 1871–
    9. 9. Mollie (E.) Williams 1878–1947 m. Oscar (M) Knepp 1882–
    10. 10. Ottis (L.) Williams 1865–1953
  2. 2. Mary (Ellen) Campman 1835–1907 m. Fredrick Campman 1832–
    1. 1. Charlie (D.) Campman 1872–
  3. 3. Edward (Johnson) Williams 1842–1916
    1. 1. Letitia Williams 1873–
      1. 1. Hillman (Levi) Hubler 1891–1970
        1. 1. Levoy (Sylvia) Hubler 1915–1994
  4. 4. Martha (Angeline) Leas 1849–1921 m. Wm (H) Leas 1842–
    1. 1. Claude Leas 1882–1945 m. Martha Lease 1885–1972
      1. 1. Edgar (Nile) Leas 1908–1963 m. Mary (Alice Gowan) Schwarz 1915–2001 m. mary (alice) Schwarz 1915–2001
        1. 1. alice (mary) Leas 1948–1963
        2. 2. Michael (Nile) Leas 1947–2016
      2. 2. infant Lease 1911–
      3. 3. Elizabeth Leas 1912–
      4. 4. Dorothy (Anna) Myers 1911–1991
      5. 5. Robert (E) Leas 1927–1973
      6. 6. Deloris (Anna) Murray 1905–1952 m. james (irvin) murray 1899–1973
        1. 1. James (Clyde) Murray 1925–
        2. 2. Kenneth (Daniel) Murray 1938–1975
        3. 3. Vivian (Elaine) Murray 1926–1926
      7. 7. Vail (E.) Leas 1909–
      8. 8. Anna (Dorothy) Lease 1906–
      9. 9. Dorothy (Elizabeth) Leas 1912–1991
      10. 10. Maj. (John Bruce) Leas 1917–1980
      11. 11. Helen (Mae) Leas 1924–1973
    2. 2. Dan (L) Leas 1887–
    3. 3. Lula Leas 1889–
      1. 1. Eva (Grace) Carter 1916–1998
    4. 4. Emit (B) Leas 1879–
    5. 5. Loretta (May "Rettie") Leas 1872–1909
      1. 1. Charles (Franklin) Waite 1896–1959
    6. 6. Claude (Edgar) Leas 1882–1945
  5. 5. Luther (Harvey) Williams 1856–1927 m. Blinda Williams 1857–
    1. 1. Melvin (T) Williams 1873–1943
    2. 2. Earnest Williams 1880–
    3. 3. Blanche Williams 1876–
    4. 4. Harry (Edward) Williams 1866–1929
  6. 6. John (L) Williams 1851–1889
  7. 7. Henry (Ellis) Williams 1834–1902 m. Evie Williams 1839–
    1. 1. Minnie (E.) Williams 1871–
    2. 2. Jennie Williams 1879–
    3. 3. Martin Williams 1860–
    4. 4. Howard Williams 1875–
    5. 5. Lewis Williams 1869–
    6. 6. Hellen Williams 1873–
  8. 8. Henrietta Ogden 1844–1882
  9. 9. Catherine (J.) Graham 1830–1911
  10. 10. Margaret Livergood 1828–1909
    1. 1. Amanda (V) Livergood 1867–1945
      1. 1. Maude (C) Barger 1885–1959
        1. 1. Clifford Moore 1915–1996
  11. 11. Sylvester Williams 1838–1898
  12. 12. Melissa Williams 1852–
  13. 13. Elizabeth Smeal\Shmehle 1829–1888 m. Edmund Williams 1805–1882 m. Richard Edwards 1754–1781

Edmund Williams's Timeline

8 Records

1805
1805
Birth of Edmund Williams in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA
1807
5 Mar 1807
Age 2
Birth of Edmund Williams in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
1807
5 Mar 1807
Age 2
Birth of Edmund Williams in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA
1820
1820
Age 15
Edmund Williams resided here in Bradford, Clearfield, Pennsylvania, United States
Bradford, Clearfield, Pennsylvania, United States
1836
5 Nov 1836
Age 31
Edmund Williams resided here in West Bigler, Clearfield, Pennsylvania, United States
West Bigler, Clearfield, Pennsylvania, United States
1870
1870
Age 65
Edmund Williams resided here in Bradford, Clearfield, Pennsylvania, USA
Bradford, Clearfield, Pennsylvania, USA
1873
27 Jul 1873
Age 68
Edmund Williams was married in Clearfield, Clearfield, Pennsylvania
Clearfield, Clearfield, Pennsylvania
1882
22 February 1882
Age 77
Death of Edmund Williams in Bradford Township., Clfd. Co., PA
Bradford Township., Clfd. Co., PA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Mar 1807
    Event Place: Pennsylvania
    Record Source:
    [1] Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1966, Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Pennsylvania, USA; Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1965; Certificate Number Range: 000001-003630
    [2] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Bradford, Clearfield, Pennsylvania; Roll: M593_1327; Page: 45A; Family History Library Film: 552826
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Mar 1807
    Event Place: Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1805
    Event Place: Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 27 Jul 1873
    Event Place: Clearfield, Clearfield, Pennsylvania

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1820
    Event Place: Bradford, Clearfield, Pennsylvania, United States
    Record Source: 1820 United States Federal Census, 1820 U S Census; Census Place: Bradford, Clearfield, Pennsylvania; Page: 311; NARA Roll: M33_98; Image: 326

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 5 Nov 1836
    Event Place: West Bigler, Clearfield, Pennsylvania, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Appointments of U. S. Postmasters, 1832-1971

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Bradford, Clearfield, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Bradford, Clearfield, Pennsylvania; Roll: M593_1327; Page: 45A; Family History Library Film: 552826

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 February 1882
    Event Place: Bradford Township., Clfd. Co., PA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Bigler, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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