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Howell Corbitt Williams 1851–1913 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 November 1851

Birth Location: Georgia, United States of America

Death Date: 15 December 1913

Death Location: Edneyville, Henderson County, North Carolina, United States of America

Father: Jonas Williams

Mother: Mary Nix

Spouse(s): Mourning Laughter

Children(s): Martha Melton

Howell Corbitt Williams was born in 1851 in Georgia, United States of America, the child of Jonas K Williams And Mary Clementine Williams Nix. Howell Corbitt Williams married Mourning Jane Laughter, and had children including Martha Ellen Mattie Williams Melton. Howell Corbitt Williams passed away in 1913 in Edneyville, Henderson County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Howell Corbitt Williams was born in 1851 in Georgia, United States of America, the child of Jonas K Williams And Mary Clementine Williams Nix.
  • Howell Corbitt Williams married Mourning Jane Laughter, and had children including Martha Ellen Mattie Williams Melton.
  • Howell Corbitt Williams passed away in 1913 in Edneyville, Henderson County, North Carolina, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Howell Williams's Ancestors

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Howell Williams
1851–1913
Birth Place: Georgia, United States of America
Parents
Jonas K Williams
1826–1886
North Carolina, North Carolina, USA
Mary (Clementine Williams) Nix
1831–1915
North Carolina
Grandparents
Walter (Watson 'Wattie') Williams
1801–1881
Edneyville, North Carolina
Nancy (Amelia Emily "Milly" Williams) Greene
1802–1870
Rutherford County, North Carolina, United States of America
Jonathan Nix
1785–1850
York District, South Carolina, USA
Conny Wadkins
1787–1850
Rutherford, NC
Great-Grandparents
Amos Green
1778–1857
Elizabeth Searcy
1779–1854
William Watkins
1767–1851
Mary Davis
1767–1860
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Eleanor Sullivan
1740–1817
Robert Searcy\Searsey\Scearce
1743–1796
Mildred Ballard
1750–1844
Jacob Davis
1738–

Howell Williams's Descendants

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Howell (Corbitt) Williams (5 November 1851–15 December 1913) m. Mourning (Jane) Laughter (19 March 1845–11 Jun 1936)
  1. 1. Martha (Ellen (Mattie) Williams) Melton 1875–1962 m. William (Silas (Cyrus)) Melton 1874–1925
    1. 1. Zonnie (Myranda Jane Melton) Gore 1897–1983 m. Andrew (Jerry) Gore 1893–1989
      1. 1. Bertha (Gertrude) Gore 1918–1996 m. Fred (Stanley) Wright 1911–1941
        1. 1. Bertha (Jean) Wright 1937–2004 m. John (Edward) Pye 1937–1999
        2. 2. Helen (L) Wright 1939–2021
        3. 3. Johnny (Herbert) Lemaster 1945–2014
    2. 2. Margie Solesbee 1907–1989
    3. 3. Nellie Nolen 1899–1983
    4. 4. Lonnie (Leroy) Melton 1886–1948
    5. 5. William (Frank) Melton 1902–1980

Howell Williams's Timeline

2 Records

1851
5 November 1851
Birth of Howell Corbitt Williams in Georgia, United States of America
Georgia, United States of America
1913
15 December 1913
Age 62
Death of Howell Corbitt Williams in Edneyville, Henderson County, North Carolina, United States of America
Edneyville, Henderson County, North Carolina, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 November 1851
    Event Place: Georgia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 December 1913
    Event Place: Edneyville, Henderson County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Edneyville, Henderson County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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