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General Sherman Williams 1890–1959 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Dec 1890

Birth Location: Tennessee

Death Date: 25 Mar 1959

Death Location: Middlesboro, Bell, Kentucky, USA

Father: Elonzo Williams

Mother: Jessie Skipper

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In 1890, General Sherman Williams entered the world in Tennessee, born to Elonzo Huble Lon Williams And Jessie Lillian Skipper. General Sherman Williams passed away in 1959 in Middlesboro, Bell, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1890, General Sherman Williams entered the world in Tennessee, born to Elonzo Huble Lon Williams And Jessie Lillian Skipper.
  • General Sherman Williams passed away in 1959 in Middlesboro, Bell, Kentucky, USA.

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General Williams's Ancestors

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General Williams
1890–1959
Birth Place: Tennessee
Parents
Elonzo Huble " Lon " Williams
1891–1970
Macedonia, Lowndes Co., Alabama
Jessie (Lillian) Skipper
1898–1955
Butler Co. Starlington Alabama
Grandparents
Irvin ("Irve" Polk) Williams
1847–1909
Lowndes County, Alabama, USA
John (B) Skipper
1859–1926
Clarke County, Alabama, USA
Susan (A.) Deen
1863–1943
Butler County, Alabama, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Elijah Williams
1818–1866
Rebecca Morgan
1835–1886
John Deen
1835–1915
Martha Sims
1840–1914
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Williams
1767–1851
Rhoda Strickland
1780–1851
John Morgan
1804–1884
Thomas Dean
1810–1864
Elizabeth (Dean)
1812–1883

General Williams's Timeline

2 Records

1890
27 Dec 1890
Birth of General Sherman Williams in Tennessee
Tennessee
1959
25 Mar 1959
Age 69
Death of General Sherman Williams in Middlesboro, Bell, Kentucky, USA
Middlesboro, Bell, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Dec 1890
    Event Place: Tennessee

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Mar 1959
    Event Place: Middlesboro, Bell, Kentucky, USA

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