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James Henry Williamson 1872 – 1956 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Dec 1872

Birth Location: Wilson County, N.C.

Death Date: 1 Apr 1956

Death Location: Wilson, Wilson, North Carolina

Father: John Williamson

Mother: Piety Kirby

Spouse(s): Viola Kirby

Children(s): Mary Williamson, Jesse Williamson, George Williamson, Charity Williamson, James Williamson, Sadie Williamson, Imon Williamson, baby Williamson

According to available records, James Henry Williamson was born in 1872 in Wilson County, N.C., the child of John Edwin Williamson and Piety Ann "Spicy" Kirby. Following those early years, James Henry Williamson married Viola "Docie" Kirby, and their family grew to include Mary Elizabeth 'Lissie" Williamson, Jesse Ambrose Williamson, George Thomas Williamson, Charity Lillian Williamson, James Edwin Williamson, Sadie Volena 'Lena' Williamson, Imon May Williamson and baby boy Williamson. In the later years of life, James Henry Williamson died in 1956 in Wilson, Wilson, North Carolina.

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Parents

John Williamson
1846 – 1900
Birth Location: Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
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Piety Kirby
1849 – 1910
Birth Location: Johnston Co, NC, North Carolina, USA
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Spouses(s)

Viola Kirby
1876 – 1952
Birth Location: Wilson, N. C. USA
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Children(s)

Mary Williamson
1896 – 1959
Birth Location: Wayne County, North Carolina, USA
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Jesse Williamson
1899 – 1972
Birth Location: North Carolina
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George Williamson
1902 – 1988
Birth Location: Wilson County, North Carolina, United States of America
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Charity Williamson
1906 – 1934
Birth Location: North Carolina, United States
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James Williamson
1908 – 1991
Birth Location: North Carolina
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Sadie Williamson
1911 – 1962
Birth Location: North Carolina
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Imon Williamson
1914 – 1914
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
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baby Williamson
1915 – 1915
Birth Location: Wilson Co North Carolina
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 10 Dec 1872
    Event Place: Wilson County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, 1900 United States Federal Census, 1910 United States Federal Census, 1920 United States Federal Census, 1930 United States Federal Census, 1940 United States Federal Census, North Carolina, Death Certificates, 1909-1976, North Carolina, Marriage Records, 1741-2011, North Carolina, U.S., Marriage Records, 1741-2011, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, North Carolina State Archives; Raleigh, North Carolina; North Carolina Death Certificates, North Carolina State Archives; Raleigh, North Carolina, Year: 1940; Census Place: Old Fields, Wilson, North Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-02989; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 98-11, Year: 1920; Census Place: Cross Roads, Wilson, North Carolina; Roll: T625_1326; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 101, Year: 1930; Census Place: Cross Roads, Wilson, North Carolina; Roll: 1729; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 0005; FHL microfilm: 2341463, Registration State: North Carolina; Registration County: Wilson; Roll: 1766335, Year: 1880; Census Place: Wilson, Wilson, North Carolina; Roll: 987; Page: 233C; Enumeration District: 304, Year: 1900; Census Place: Crossroads, Wilson, North Carolina; Roll: 1224; Page: 8; Enumeration District: 0114; FHL microfilm: 1241224, Year: 1910; Census Place: Great Swamp, Wayne, North Carolina; Roll: T624_1137; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 0110; FHL microfilm: 1375150

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: Dec 1872
    Event Place: North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 10 Dec 1872
    Event Place: Wilson County, N.C.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Wilson, North Carolina
    Record Source: North Carolina, Marriage Index, 1741-2004, Data Source: North Carolina State Archives

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1880
    Event Place: Wilson, Wilson, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Wilson, Wilson, North Carolina; Roll: 987; Page: 233C; Enumeration District: 304

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1900
    Event Place: Crossroads, Wilson, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Crossroads, Wilson, North Carolina; Roll: 1224; Page: 8; Enumeration District: 0114; FHL microfilm: 1241224

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1910
    Event Place: Great Swamp, Wayne, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Great Swamp, Wayne, North Carolina; Roll: T624_1137; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 0110; FHL microfilm: 1375150

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1920
    Event Place: Cross Roads, Wilson, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Cross Roads, Wilson, North Carolina; Roll: T625_1326; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 101

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1930
    Event Place: Cross Roads, Wilson, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Cross Roads, Wilson, North Carolina; Roll: 1729; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 0005; FHL microfilm: 2341463

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Wayne
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Old Fields, Wilson, North Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-02989; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 98-11

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1940
    Event Place: Old Fields, Wilson, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Old Fields, Wilson, North Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-02989; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 98-11

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1950
    Event Place: Old Fields, Wilson, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Old Fields

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Wilson, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: North Carolina; Registration County: Wilson; Roll: 1766335

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Wilson, Wilson, North Carolina
    Record Source: North Carolina, Death Certificates, 1909-1976, North Carolina State Archives; Raleigh, North Carolina; North Carolina Death Certificates

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 1 Apr 1956
    Event Place: Wilson, Wilson County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: North Carolina, Death Certificates, 1909-1976, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, North Carolina State Archives; Raleigh, North Carolina; North Carolina Death Certificates

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 1 Apr 1956
    Event Place: Wilson, Wilson, North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Wilson, Wilson County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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