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Jacob Peters Williams 1829–1912 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 March 1829

Birth Location: Scott County, Virginia, United States of America

Death Date: 18 Nov 1912

Death Location: Lawrence County, Kentucky, United States of America

Father: Lewis Williams

Mother: Susannah Peters

Spouse(s): Phoeba Boggs

Children(s): Rena Gallison, Lewis Williams, John Williams, Susan Boggs, Mary Blythe, David Williams, Jacob Jr, William Williams, America Williams, Hannah Williams, Sarah Williams, Phoebe Williams

Jacob Peters Williams was born in 1829 in Scott County, Virginia, United States of America, the child of Lewis Haney Williams And Susannah Peters. Jacob Peters Williams married Phoeba Boggs, and had children including America Williams, David Oscar Williams, Hannah Catherine Williams, Jacob Peters Williams Jr, John Nelson Williams, Lewis Williams, Mary Jane Williams Blythe, Phoebe Alice Williams, Rena Williams Gallison, Sarah Ellen Williams, Susan Margaret Williams Boggs, William Henderson Williams. Jacob Peters Williams passed away in 1912 in Lawrence County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Jacob Peters Williams was born in 1829 in Scott County, Virginia, United States of America, the child of Lewis Haney Williams And Susannah Peters.
  • Jacob Peters Williams married Phoeba Boggs, and had children including America Williams, David Oscar Williams, Hannah Catherine Williams, Jacob Peters Williams Jr, John Nelson Williams, Lewis Williams, Mary Jane Williams Blythe, Phoebe Alice Williams, Rena Williams Gallison, Sarah Ellen Williams, Susan Margaret Williams Boggs, William Henderson Williams.
  • Jacob Peters Williams passed away in 1912 in Lawrence County, Kentucky, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Jacob Williams's Ancestors

Self
Jacob Williams
1829–1912
Birth Place: Scott County, Virginia, United States of America
Parents
Lewis Haney Williams
1806–1871
Rockingham, Virginia, USA
Susannah Peters
1807–1888
North Fork, Scott, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
John (Thomas) Williams
1765–1821
Liverpool, Metropolitan Borough of Liverpool, Merseyside, England
Polly (Lawson) Williams
1784–1822
Virginia, United States
John Peters
1770–1846
Rockingham County, Virginia, USA
Catherine (Lane) Hacker
1783–1859
Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
Drewy Lawson
1756–1847
Hannah Potts
1775–1850
Johann Peters
1723–1804
Johann Jr
1744–1823
Francis Spiller
1759–1804
Corbin Lane
1750–1816
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Rosina Peters
1702–1776
Johann Peters
1723–1804
Elizabeth Shumate
1722–1799
Samuel Lane
1700–1779
Mary Corbin
1708–1773

Jacob Williams's Descendants

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Jacob (Peters) Williams (5 March 1829–18 Nov 1912) m. Phoeba Boggs (07 Jul 1832–03 Oct 1910)
  1. 1. Rena (Williams) Gallison 1862–1954 m. Cas Gallian 1858–
  2. 2. Lewis Williams 1859–1937
    1. 1. William (Sherman) Williams 1880–1963
  3. 3. John (Nelson) Williams 1864–1954 m. Elizabeth (Douglas "Lizzie") Boggs 1865–1948 m. Mary Hawkins 1869–
    1. 1. Georgie (Ann) O'Bryan 1884–1962
    2. 2. Gladys Williams 1904–1904
    3. 3. Herman Williams 1903–1903
    4. 4. Everett Williams 1902–1902
    5. 5. Allie Williams 1889–1890
    6. 6. Maye (Elva) Williams 1900–1986
    7. 7. Arlie (Wayne) Williams 1893–1966
    8. 8. Arby (Merlin) Williams 1891–1984
    9. 9. Bertha Williams 1887–1982
    10. 10. Josie (Ellen) Williams 1895–1972
    11. 11. Vera (Iris) Williams 1907–2002
    12. 12. Charles (Oscar) Williams 1898–1916
  4. 4. Susan (Margaret Williams) Boggs 1851–1937
  5. 5. Mary (Jane Williams) Blythe 1857–1939
    1. 1. Eliza Blythe 1886–
    2. 2. William Blythe 1878–
  6. 6. David (Oscar) Williams 1869–1951
  7. 7. Jacob (Peters Williams) Jr 1870–1959
  8. 8. William (Henderson) Williams 1853–1933
  9. 9. America Williams 1862–1863
  10. 10. Hannah (Catherine) Williams 1855–1881
  11. 11. Sarah (Ellen) Williams 1875–1969
  12. 12. Phoebe (Alice) Williams 1872–1935

Jacob Williams's Timeline

2 Records

1829
5 March 1829
Birth of Jacob Peters Williams in Scott County, Virginia, United States of America
Scott County, Virginia, United States of America
1912
18 Nov 1912
Age 83
Death of Jacob Peters Williams in Blaine, Lawrence, Kentucky, United States
Blaine, Lawrence, Kentucky, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 March 1829
    Event Place: Scott County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Nov 1912
    Event Place: Blaine, Lawrence, Kentucky, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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

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