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Elijah Williams 1867–1958 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Oct 1867

Birth Location: Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana

Death Date: 2 Jan 1958

Death Location: Noah Cemetery, Loranger, Louisiana

Father: Ferdinand Williams

Mother: Nancy Bennett

Spouse(s): Cora Rodriguez

Children(s): Leon Williams, Edna Williams, Fines Williams, Bernice Williams, Elizabeth Williams, Beatrice Williams, Young Williams, Maggie Williams

Elijah Williams was born in 1867 in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, the child of Ferdinand Williams And Nancy Bennett. Elijah Williams married Cora Rodriguez, and had children including Beatrice Williams, Bernice Williams, Edna Williams, Elizabeth Bessie Williams, Fines Williams, Leon Otto Williams, Maggie Williams, Young T Williams. Elijah Williams passed away in 1958 in Noah Cemetery, Loranger, Louisiana.

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Biography

  • Elijah Williams was born in 1867 in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, the child of Ferdinand Williams And Nancy Bennett.
  • Elijah Williams married Cora Rodriguez, and had children including Beatrice Williams, Bernice Williams, Edna Williams, Elizabeth Bessie Williams, Fines Williams, Leon Otto Williams, Maggie Williams, Young T Williams.
  • Elijah Williams passed away in 1958 in Noah Cemetery, Loranger, Louisiana.

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Elijah Williams's Ancestors

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Elijah Williams
1867–1958
Birth Place: Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana
Parents
Ferdinand Williams
1814–1886
Mississippi
Nancy Bennett
1827–1862
Grandparents
Reuben Bennett
1782–1838
St. Stephens Parish, Northumberland, Virginia
Sally Robertson
1783–1876
St. Stephens Parish, Northumberland, Virginia
Great-Grandparents
Reuben Bennett
1850–
David Robinson
1728–1806
Jane Hayden
–1876
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Daniel Bennett
1825–

Elijah Williams's Descendants

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Elijah Williams (25 Oct 1867–2 Jan 1958) m. Cora Rodriguez (7 Feb 1874–23 May 1954)
  1. 1. Leon (Otto) Williams 1899–1967 m. Lillie Gates 1901–1976
  2. 2. Edna Williams 1896–1905
  3. 3. Fines Williams 1902–1904
  4. 4. Bernice Williams 1905–1996 m. Leander (Joe) Rodriguez 1905–1966 m. Leander Rodriguez 1905–1966
    1. 1. Leander (Joe) Rodriguez 1905–1966 m. Bernice Williams 1905–1996
    2. 2. Edward (Joseph) Rodriguez 1921–1977
    3. 3. Leslie (P.) Rodriguez 1931–2004
    4. 4. Leander (Joe) Rodriguez 1933–2006
  5. 5. Elizabeth ("Bessie") Williams 1910–1982 m. John (Henry) Lanier 1903–1972 m. Nelos (Alton) Corkern 1902–1991
    1. 1. Preston (L.) Lanier 1929–1947
    2. 2. Michael (W.) Lanier 1949–1950
    3. 3. Gladys (Clara) Lanier 1927–1980 m. Elmer (F.) Anthony 1922–1981
    4. 4. Genevieve Lanier 1936–1979
    5. 5. Frances (Ann) Lanier 1944–1947
    6. 6. Jack (Melvin) Lanier 1951–1985
    7. 7. David (Ray) Lanier 1947–1998
    8. 8. Lois (Jean) Lanier 1940–2005 m. Vernon (Joseph) Sweeney 1929–1973 m. Freddie (Austin) Kersh 1930–1981
  6. 6. Beatrice Williams 1915–1975 m. Louis (Malich) Lee 1916–1990
  7. 7. Young (T.) Williams 1908–1996 m. Adeline Populis 1914–1986
  8. 8. Maggie Williams 1913–1988 m. Tobay (Theodore) Warren 1906–1984
    1. 1. Canute (Shellward) Warren 1936–1999
    2. 2. Louis (William) Warren 1939–2004
    3. 3. Calvin (Henry) Warren 1932–2019

Elijah Williams's Timeline

2 Records

1867
25 Oct 1867
Birth of Elijah Williams in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana
Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana
1958
2 Jan 1958
Age 91
Death of Elijah Williams in Louisiana
Louisiana

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Oct 1867
    Event Place: Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Jan 1958
    Event Place: Louisiana

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Noah Cemetery, Loranger, Louisiana

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