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James Emerson Williams 1904–1958 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 04 Apr 1904

Birth Location: Campground Community, Tipton, TN

Death Date: 24 Nov 1958

Death Location: Memphis, Shelby, TN

Father: Thomas Williams

Mother: Elizabeth Joyner

Spouse(s): Virginia Franks, Mary Byford

Children(s):

James Emerson Williams was born in 1904 in Campground Community, Tipton, TN, the child of Thomas Ethridge Williams And Elizabeth Lorilla Joyner. In 1930, James Emerson Williams resided in District 6, Tipton, Tennessee. James Emerson Williams married Mary Frances Byford, Virginia Mae Franks, and had children including Francis Valina Williams, James Ethridge J E Williams. James Emerson Williams passed away in 1958 in Memphis, Shelby, TN.

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Biography

  • James Emerson Williams was born in 1904 in Campground Community, Tipton, TN, the child of Thomas Ethridge Williams And Elizabeth Lorilla Joyner.
  • In 1930, James Emerson Williams resided in District 6, Tipton, Tennessee.
  • James Emerson Williams married Mary Frances Byford, Virginia Mae Franks, and had children including Francis Valina Williams, James Ethridge J E Williams.
  • James Emerson Williams passed away in 1958 in Memphis, Shelby, TN.

Immediate Family

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James Williams's Ancestors

Self
James Williams
1904–1958
Birth Place: Campground Community, Tipton, TN
Parents
Thomas Ethridge Williams
1878–1951
Tennessee
Elizabeth (Lorilla) Joyner
1882–1938
Munford, Tipton, Tennessee, United States
Grandparents
Nicholas Joyner
1854–1928
Tipton, Tipton, Tennessee, United States
Susan (Ann Chittam 'Susie') Lumpkin
1862–1940
Campground, Tipton County, Tennessee
Great-Grandparents
William Joyner
1808–1881
Nancy Dalton
1822–1922
Jesse Lumpkin
1813–1897
Elizabeth Bryant
1817–1876
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jordan JOYNER
1767–1845
Elizabeth Wright
1767–1847
James Dalton
1793–1850
Mary Dyer
1790–1870
Edward Lumpkin
1781–1880
Sarah TILLMAN
1731–1731
Jacob Reverend
1779–1863
Judith Hargroves
1780–

James Williams's Timeline

3 Records

1904
04 Apr 1904
Birth of James Emerson Williams in Campground Community, Tipton, TN
Campground Community, Tipton, TN
1930
1930
Age 26
James Emerson Williams resided here in District 6, Tipton, Tennessee
District 6, Tipton, Tennessee
1958
24 Nov 1958
Age 54
Death of James Emerson Williams in Memphis, Shelby, TN
Memphis, Shelby, TN

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 04 Apr 1904
    Event Place: Campground Community, Tipton, TN
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: District 6, Tipton, Tennessee; Roll: 2282; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 13; Image: 911.0.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: District 6, Tipton, Tennessee
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: District 6, Tipton, Tennessee; Roll: 2282; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 13; Image: 911.0.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 26 Nov 1958
    Event Place: Memphis, Tennessee
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - The Commercial Appeal - 26 Nov 1958 - 25, Obituary for James Emerson Williams 26 Nov 1958

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Nov 1958
    Event Place: Memphis, Shelby, TN

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