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Jacob Williams 1842–1941 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 May 1842

Birth Location: White County, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 12 Nov 1941

Death Location: Centerville, White, Illinois

Father: John Williams

Mother: Catherin Hunsinger

Spouse(s): Jane James

Children(s): John Williams

Jacob Williams was born in 1842 in White County, Illinois, USA, the child of John Arthur Williams And Catherin Schull Hunsinger. Jacob Williams married Jane E James, and had children including John Williams. Jacob Williams passed away in 1941 in Centerville, White, Illinois.

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Biography

  • Jacob Williams was born in 1842 in White County, Illinois, USA, the child of John Arthur Williams And Catherin Schull Hunsinger.
  • Jacob Williams married Jane E James, and had children including John Williams.
  • Jacob Williams passed away in 1941 in Centerville, White, Illinois.

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Jacob Williams's Ancestors

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Jacob Williams
1842–1941
Birth Place: White County, Illinois, USA
Parents
John Arthur Williams
1809–1874
Ohio County, Kentucky, USA
Catherin (Schull) Hunsinger
1819–1904
Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Grandparents
Stephen (Ross) Williams
1780–1865
Virginia, United States
Sarah Grigsby
1780–1852
Harrison, Charles County, Virginia, United States
Jacob Hunsinger
1783–1862
Rowan County, North Carolina, USA
Elizabeth ((Betsy)) Scholl
1786–1859
Fayette City, Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Jacob Williams's Descendants

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Jacob Williams (2 May 1842–12 Nov 1941) m. Jane (E) James (Abt 1853–22 May 1937)
  1. 1. John Williams 1869–1940 m. Mary (Addie) Fulkerson 1877–1965 m. Ana Belle 1901–1974 m. Lottie Williams 1871–
    1. 1. Albert Williams 1904–1935 m. Freda (Pauline) Burgess 1911–1994
      1. 1. Alberta Nowman 1932–2011 m. Harold (Lloyd Nowman) Sr 1930–2007
      2. 2. Doris (Eloise) Williams 1928–2006

Jacob Williams's Timeline

3 Records

1842
2 May 1842
Birth of Jacob Williams in White County, Illinois, USA
White County, Illinois, USA
1941
10 Nov 1941
Age 99
Death of Jacob Williams in Alton, Madison, Illinois
Alton, Madison, Illinois
1941
12 Nov 1941
Age 99
Burial of Jacob Williams in Centerville, White, Illinois
Centerville, White, Illinois

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 May 1842
    Event Place: White County, Illinois, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Wood River, Madison, Illinois
    Record Source: Illinois, U.S., Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Nov 1941
    Event Place: Alton, Madison, Illinois

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 12 Nov 1941
    Event Place: Centerville, White, Illinois
    Record Source: Illinois, U.S., Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947

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