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Francis J. (Donnie) Williams 1853–1929 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 Apr 1853

Birth Location: Choctaw County, Alabama, USA

Death Date: 25 Mar 1929

Death Location: Linden, Marengo County, Alabama, United States of America

Father: John I

Mother: Catherine Bunn

Spouse(s): Benjamin Gilder

Children(s): Benjamin Jr, Mary George, Louise Gilder, Wayne Gilder, Donnie Gilder, Leroy Gilder, Henry Gilder, George Gilder

Francis J. (Donnie) Williams was born in 1853 in Choctaw County, Alabama, USA, the child of John Jackson Williams I And Catherine Ann Bunn. In 1920, Francis J. (Donnie) Williams resided in Linden, Marengo, Alabama, USA. Francis J. (Donnie) Williams married Benjamin Franklin Gilder, and had children including Benjamin Franklin Gilder Jr, Donnie Ben Gilder, George S Gilder, Henry Grady Gilder, Leroy Abernathy Gilder, Louise Gilder, Mary Kayte George, Wayne Gilder. Francis J. (Donnie) Williams passed away in 1929 in Linden, Marengo County, Alabama, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Francis J. (Donnie) Williams was born in 1853 in Choctaw County, Alabama, USA, the child of John Jackson Williams I And Catherine Ann Bunn.
  • In 1920, Francis J. (Donnie) Williams resided in Linden, Marengo, Alabama, USA.
  • Francis J. (Donnie) Williams married Benjamin Franklin Gilder, and had children including Benjamin Franklin Gilder Jr, Donnie Ben Gilder, George S Gilder, Henry Grady Gilder, Leroy Abernathy Gilder, Louise Gilder, Mary Kayte George, Wayne Gilder.
  • Francis J. (Donnie) Williams passed away in 1929 in Linden, Marengo County, Alabama, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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Francis Williams's Ancestors

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Francis Williams
1853–1929
Birth Place: Choctaw County, Alabama, USA
Parents
John Jackson Williams I
1827–1878
Virginia, United States of America
Catherine (Ann) Bunn
1828–1910
Nash, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Alfred (Walker) Bunn
1792–1832
Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Jesse Bunn
1760–1816
Levinia Walker
1763–1820
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Bunn
1720–1795
Catherine Herring
1730–1807
Phillip Walker
1734–1794
Rebecca Gay
1742–1826

Francis Williams's Descendants

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Francis (J. (Donnie)) Williams (9 Apr 1853–25 Mar 1929) m. Benjamin (Franklin) Gilder (3 Dec 1852–1 Nov 1937)
  1. 1. Benjamin (Franklin Gilder,) Jr 1908–1979 m. Elizabeth (Edward) King 1911–1975
  2. 2. Mary (Kayte) George 1880–1911 m. Emmett (Spencer) George 1879–1968
    1. 1. James (E) George 1904–
    2. 2. Benjamin (Gilder) George 1904–1993 m. Elizabeth (Jane) Cornish 1910–
    3. 3. Fletcher (C) George 1906–1989 m. Lucille Fox 1917– m. Rose (Mary "Rosallie") Piechocinski 1913–1971
    4. 4. Le (Roy Spencer) George 1909–1978 m. Lisbeth Fox 1919–2000
  3. 3. Louise Gilder 1896–1897
  4. 4. Wayne Gilder 1894–1983 m. Marie (Agnes) McNiff 1891–1979
    1. 1. Mary (Donnie) Gilder 1932–2014 m. William (Coleman) Johnson 1931–1994
    2. 2. Marjorie (Ann Gilder) Gordon 1924–2011
    3. 3. John (Wayne) Gilder 1923–2016 m. Margaret May 1923–
    4. 4. James (Benjamin) Gilder 1923–1958
  5. 5. Donnie (Ben) Gilder 1887–1962 m. William (Viceroy (Vice) Tutt) Jr. 1902–1976 m. Thomas (Seale) Eddins 1893–1945 m. Henry (Augustus Monnier) Jr. 1886–1915
    1. 1. John (Norwood) Eddins 1919–2009 m. Mary (Francis) Fowler 1920–2003
  6. 6. Leroy (Abernathy) Gilder 1883–1918 m. Lucille (D) Ergood 1886–1976
  7. 7. Henry (Grady) Gilder 1889–1989 m. Fannie (Gray) Gibson 1893–1956
    1. 1. Edith (G) Gilder 1929–1977
  8. 8. George (S.) Gilder 1870–1940

Francis Williams's Timeline

3 Records

1853
9 Apr 1853
Birth of Francis J. (Donnie) Williams in Choctaw County, Alabama, USA
Choctaw County, Alabama, USA
1920
1920
Age 67
Francis J. (Donnie) Williams resided here in Linden, Marengo, Alabama, USA
Linden, Marengo, Alabama, USA
1929
25 Mar 1929
Age 76
Death of Francis J. (Donnie) Williams in Demopolis, Marengo, Alabama, USA
Demopolis, Marengo, Alabama, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Apr 1853
    Event Place: Choctaw County, Alabama, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Linden, Marengo, Alabama; Roll: T625_31; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 57
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Linden, Marengo, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Linden, Marengo, Alabama; Roll: T625_31; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 57

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Mar 1929
    Event Place: Demopolis, Marengo, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Linden, Marengo County, Alabama, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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