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Erasmus Williams 1821 – 1864 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1821

Birth Location: St. Helena Parish, Louisiana, USA

Death Date: Jul 03, 1864

Death Location: Coryell, Texas, United States

Father: William Williams

Mother: Sittena Southern

Spouse(s): Mary Freeman

Children(s): William Williams*, Sarah Williams

In 1821, Erasmus Williams entered the world in St. Helena Parish, Louisiana, USA, born to William Buck Williams and Sittena "Sitney" Jane Southern. In 1835, Erasmus Williams resided in John R. Bevil Settlmnt, Bevil Precinct, TX. Erasmus Williams married Mary Jane Freeman, and had children including William Freeman Williams*, Sarah "Sallie" Williams. Erasmus Williams passed away in 1864 in Coryell, Texas, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1821, Erasmus Williams entered the world in St. Helena Parish, Louisiana, USA, born to William Buck Williams and Sittena "Sitney" Jane Southern.
  • In 1835, Erasmus Williams resided in John R. Bevil Settlmnt, Bevil Precinct, TX.
  • Erasmus Williams married Mary Jane Freeman, and had children including William Freeman Williams*, Sarah "Sallie" Williams.
  • Erasmus Williams passed away in 1864 in Coryell, Texas, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Williams
1785 – 1871
Birth Location: Surry, North Carolina, USA
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Sittena Southern
1789 – 1880
Birth Location: South Carolina, USA
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Spouses(s)

Mary Freeman
1834 – 1870
Birth Location: Mississippi, United States
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Children(s)

William Williams*
1855 – 1929
Birth Location: Jasper, Jasper, Texas, USA
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Sarah Williams
1859 – 1935
Birth Location: Mclennan, Texas
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Erasmus Williams's Ancestors

Self
Erasmus Williams
1821 – 1864
Birth Place: St. Helena Parish, Louisiana, USA
Parents
William Buck Williams
1785 – 1871
Surry, North Carolina, USA
Sittena ("Sitney" Jane) Southern
1789 – 1880
South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Stephen Williams
1760 – 1839
Bertie County, North Carolina, United States of America
Delilah (Rhodes) Stallings
1762 – 1825
Butte, North Carolina, United States
Samuel Southern
1732 – 1821
Middlesex, Virginia
Keziah Vann
1763 – 1849
Cherokee Nation, probably on the Long Island of the Holston, Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
Richard Williams
1726 – 1792
Ann Roberstin
1743 – 1792
Elias Stallings
1729 – 1794
Nancy Reddick
1728 – 1800
John Southern
1705 – 1759
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Williams
1705 – 1760
Mary Mann
1709 – 1761
General Butler
1702 – 1748
Ann Wiggington
1688 – 1761
Elias Stallings
1683 – 1785
Elizabeth Roundtree
1735 – 1778
William Reddick
1688 – 1739
Susannah Monahan
1688 – 1739
John SOUTHERN
1641 – 1728
Catherine Brown
1670 – 1715

Erasmus Williams's Descendants

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Erasmus Williams (1821 – Jul 03, 1864) m. Mary (Jane) Freeman (29 Aug 1834 – 14 Jul 1870)
  1. 1. William (Freeman) Williams* (06 Feb 1855 – 19 Mar 1929) m. Martha (Ann) Dona (1868 – 1942)
    1. 1. Freeman (M) Williams (22 December 1886 – 28 November 1963)
      1. 1. Roxie (May) Williams (22 Jan 1922 – May 4, 1971)
    2. 2. Lyda (Gaye) Williams (6 March 1890 – 30 July 1976)
    3. 3. Erasmus Williams (6 May 1890 – 6 June 1971)
      1. 1. Juanita (Williams) Jones (3 Jul 1918 – 15 Aug 2007)
      2. 2. Alice (geneva) Williams (4 Nov 1922 – 29 July 1993)
    4. 4. John (Nelson) Williams (30 November 1894 – 16 October 1986)
    5. 5. James (Tillman) Williams (28 May 1896 – 23 November 1959) m. Ludie (Sally) Elder (17 Oct 1901 – 7 Jul 1982)
      1. 1. James (T) Williams (abt 1921 – )
      2. 2. Augusta (Beatrice) Williams (28 Jan 1922 – 4 Feb 1978) m. Oliver (W) Brasfield (1914 – 22 Dec 1986)
        1. 1. Bobby (S) Brasfield (abt 1944 – 29 Nov 2006) m. Larry (F) Hill (abt 1944 – ) m. Larry (Frazier) Hill (30 Aug 1943 – Jun 1980) m. James (Allen) Swaim (23 May 1941 – 27 Mar 2000)
        2. 2. Carolyn (Jean Brasfield) Hockman (14 Apr 1947 – 14 May 2012)
        3. 3. Travis (Lee) Brasfield (7 Dec 1948 – 8 Jul 1998)
      3. 3. Clois Williams (abt 1924 – )
      4. 4. Irma (Jean) Williams (abt 1930 – )
      5. 5. Carl Williams (abt 1932 – )
    6. 6. Viola Williams (1898 – 1942)
    7. 7. Vina Williams (10 February 1901 – 27 April 1981)
    8. 8. Arthur (F.) Williams (27 August 1903 – 8 July 1981)
    9. 9. Ewing (Hall) Williams (2 April 1905 – 16 August 1975)
    10. 10. Terry Williams (24 January 1910 – 11 January 1994)
    11. 11. Freeman (M) Williams (22 December 1886 – 28 Nov 1963)
      1. 1. Robert (Eugene) Williams (6 November 1924 – 17 February 2014)
    12. 12. Hattie (May) Williams (28 May 1893 – 30 Nov 1959)
      1. 1. Lena (May) Gebhardt (1-23-1912 – 2 May 1990) m. Herschel (B) Fleming (abt 1900 – )
        1. 1. David (B) Fleming (abt 1935 – )
        2. 2. Joseph (C) Fleming (abt 1939 – )
        3. 3. Alvin Fleming (5 Jun 1942 – 24 Jul 2007)
        4. 4. Calvin Fleming (abt 1943 – )
    13. 13. Warren Williams (1907 – Jul 1980)
      1. 1. Irvin (P) Williams (22 Nov 1934 – )
      2. 2. Jimmie Williams (8 Apr 1937 – 6 May 2007)
  2. 2. Sarah ("Sallie") Williams (9 February 1859 – 19 January 1935) m. Millard (Fillmore) Howard (11 Apr 1856 – 1 Apr 1949)
    1. 1. Roger (Q) Howard (abt 1882 – 7 January 1970)
      1. 1. Jessica (Lee) Puccetti (4 March 1904 – 19 September 2006)
        1. 1. Nick (C.) Colombo (26 Sep 1929 – October 2, 2005)
    2. 2. Clyde (Gray) Howard (9 Aug 1894 – 29 Apr 1988)
      1. 1. Irene (Vivian) Gray (14 Feb 1914 – 29 oct 1997)

Erasmus Williams's Timeline

20 Records

1821
1821
Birth of Erasmus Williams in Louisiana, United States
Louisiana, United States
1821
1821
Birth of Erasmus Williams in St. Helena Parish, Louisiana, USA
St. Helena Parish, Louisiana, USA
1835
1835
Age 14
Erasmus Williams resided here in John R. Bevil Settlmnt, Bevil Precinct, TX
John R. Bevil Settlmnt, Bevil Precinct, TX
1836
1836
Age 15
Erasmus Williams resided here
None
1840
1840
Age 19
Erasmus Williams resided here in Saint Helena, Louisiana, USA
Saint Helena, Louisiana, USA
1850
1850
Age 29
Erasmus Williams resided here in Jasper, Texas, USA
Jasper, Texas, USA
1864
1864
Age 43
Death of Erasmus Williams in Jasper, Jasper, Texas, United States
Jasper, Jasper, Texas, United States
1864
7 Mar 1864
Age 43
Death of Erasmus Williams in Texas, USA
Texas, USA
1864
6 March 1864
Age 43
Death of Erasmus Williams in Texas, United States
Texas, United States
1864
3 Jul 1864
Age 43
Death of Erasmus Williams in Coryell, Texas, United States
Coryell, Texas, United States
1864
07 Mar 1864
Age 43
Death of Erasmus Williams in Coryell County, Texas, USA
Coryell County, Texas, USA
1864
Mar 07, 1864
Age 43
Death of Erasmus Williams in Coryell, Texas, United States
Coryell, Texas, United States
1864
Mar 07, 1864
Age 43
Death of Erasmus Williams in Coryell, Texas, United States
Coryell, Texas, United States
1864
Jul 03, 1864
Age 43
Death of Erasmus Williams in Coryell, Texas, United States
Coryell, Texas, United States
1864
Jul 03, 1864
Age 43
Death of Erasmus Williams in Texas, United States
Texas, United States
1864
Jul 03, 1864
Age 43
Death of Erasmus Williams in Texas, United States
Texas, United States
1864
Mar 07, 1864
Age 43
Death of Erasmus Williams in Coryell, Texas, United States
Coryell, Texas, United States
1864
Jul 03, 1864
Age 43
Death of Erasmus Williams in Texas, United States
Texas, United States
1864
1864
Age 43
Death of Erasmus Williams in Jasper, Jasper, Texas, United States
Jasper, Jasper, Texas, United States
1864
Jul 03, 1864
Age 43
Death of Erasmus Williams in Coryell, Texas, United States
Coryell, Texas, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1821
    Event Place: Louisiana, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Jasper, Texas; Roll: 912; Page: 218b
    [2] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1821
    Event Place: St. Helena Parish, Louisiana, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1835
    Event Place: John R. Bevil Settlmnt, Bevil Precinct, TX
    Record Source:
    [1] Texas, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1820-1890
    [2] Texas, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1820-1890

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1836
    Record Source: Texas, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1820-1890

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1840
    Event Place: Saint Helena, Louisiana, USA
    Record Source: 1840 United States Federal Census, Year: 1840; Census Place: Saint Helena, Louisiana; Roll: 130; Page: 289; Family History Library Film: 0009690

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Jasper, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Jasper, Texas; Roll: 912; Page: 218b

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: Jul 01, 1852
    Event Place: Jasper, Texas, USA

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Record Source: Texas, Muster Roll Index Cards, 1838-1900

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1864
    Event Place: Jasper, Jasper, Texas, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Mar 1864
    Event Place: Texas, USA

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 March 1864
    Event Place: Texas, United States

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Jul 1864
    Event Place: Coryell, Texas, United States

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 07 Mar 1864
    Event Place: Coryell County, Texas, USA

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Mar 07, 1864
    Event Place: Coryell, Texas, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Mar 07, 1864
    Event Place: Coryell, Texas, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Jul 03, 1864
    Event Place: Coryell, Texas, United States

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Jul 03, 1864
    Event Place: Texas, United States

    Genealogy Event 18
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Jul 03, 1864
    Event Place: Texas, United States

    Genealogy Event 19
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Mar 07, 1864
    Event Place: Coryell, Texas, United States

    Genealogy Event 20
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Jul 03, 1864
    Event Place: Texas, United States

    Genealogy Event 21
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1864
    Event Place: Jasper, Jasper, Texas, United States

    Genealogy Event 22
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Jul 03, 1864
    Event Place: Coryell, Texas, United States

    Genealogy Event 23
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Coryell County, Texas
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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