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Jesse Samples Williams 1845–1904 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Jul 1845

Birth Location: Forsyth, Georgia, United States

Death Date: 9 Mar 1904

Death Location: Cumming, Forsyth County, Georgia, United States of America

Father: Charles Williams

Mother: Mary SAMPLES

Spouse(s): Frances Gravitt, Sarah Dollar

Children(s): Infant Williams, Jesse Williams, Furman Williams, Lottie Williams, Americas Williams, Norman Williams, Mary Williams, Lillie Williams, Broadus Williams, Bryan Williams, Ferris Williams, Marshall Williams

The story of Jesse Samples Williams began in 1845 in Forsyth, Georgia, United States. In 1850, Jesse Samples Williams resided in District 31, Forsyth, Georgia, USA. In 1880, Jesse Samples Williams resided in Cumming, Forsyth, Georgia, USA. Jesse Samples Williams married Frances A Gravitt, Sarah Alice Dollar, and had children including Americas Mable Williams, Broadus Spurgeon Williams, Bryan Watson Williams, Ferris Columbia Williams, Furman Tilden Williams, Infant Landrum Maybe Williams, Jesse Mercer Williams, Lillie Ann Williams, Lottie Williams, Marshall Maury Williams, Mary Ella Isabella Williams, Norman G Williams. Jesse Samples Williams passed away in 1904 in Cumming, Forsyth County, Georgia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Jesse Samples Williams began in 1845 in Forsyth, Georgia, United States.
  • In 1850, Jesse Samples Williams resided in District 31, Forsyth, Georgia, USA.
  • In 1880, Jesse Samples Williams resided in Cumming, Forsyth, Georgia, USA.
  • Jesse Samples Williams married Frances A Gravitt, Sarah Alice Dollar, and had children including Americas Mable Williams, Broadus Spurgeon Williams, Bryan Watson Williams, Ferris Columbia Williams, Furman Tilden Williams, Infant Landrum Maybe Williams, Jesse Mercer Williams, Lillie Ann Williams, Lottie Williams, Marshall Maury Williams, Mary Ella Isabella Williams, Norman G Williams.
  • Jesse Samples Williams passed away in 1904 in Cumming, Forsyth County, Georgia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Charles Williams
1815–1861
Birth Location: Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States
CW
Mary SAMPLES
1827–1896
Birth Location: Troup, Georgia, United States
MS

Spouses(s)

Frances Gravitt
1845–1886
Birth Location: Forsyth County, Georgia, USA
FG
Sarah Dollar
1874–1949
Birth Location: Forsyth County, Georgia, United States of America
SD

Children(s)

Infant Williams
1901–1901
Birth Location: –
IW
Jesse Williams
1903–1982
Birth Location: Forsyth County, Georgia, USA
JW
Furman Williams
1884–1915
Birth Location: Georgia
FW
Lottie Williams
1879–
Birth Location: Cumming, Forsyth, Georgia, USA
LW
Americas Williams
1876–1921
Birth Location: –
AW
Norman Williams
1873–1873
Birth Location: Georgia, USA
NW
Mary Williams
1868–1916
Birth Location: Georgia
MW
Lillie Williams
1890–1896
Birth Location: –
LW
Broadus Williams
1899–1899
Birth Location: –
BW
Bryan Williams
1896–
Birth Location: Georgia
BW
Ferris Williams
1893–1919
Birth Location: Georgia, United States of America
FW
Marshall Williams
1888–1910
Birth Location: Georgia
MW

Jesse Williams's Ancestors

Self
Jesse Williams
1845–1904
Birth Place: Forsyth, Georgia, United States
Parents
Charles Williams
1815–1861
Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States
Mary (Ann "Polly") SAMPLES
1827–1896
Troup, Georgia, United States
Grandparents
Jesse (B) Samples
1808–1867
Blount, Tennessee
Phoebe Fincher
1810–1901
South Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Samples
1780–1870
Frances Couch
1775–1860
Jesse Fincher
1775–1861
Nancy Fowler
1751–1840
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Samples
1762–1860
Fanny Lowery
1764–1860
Richard Fincher
1735–1810
Ann Forbes
1752–1831

Jesse Williams's Descendants

1.
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Jesse (Samples) Williams (18 Jul 1845–9 Mar 1904) m. Frances (A) Gravitt (2 Mar 1845–5 Nov 1886) m. Sarah (Alice) Dollar (1 Aug 1874–1 Aug 1949)
  1. 1. Infant ((Landrum, maybe)) Williams 1901–1901
  2. 2. Jesse (Mercer) Williams 1903–1982 m. Laura (Katherine) Nuckolls 1913–1982
  3. 3. Furman (Tilden) Williams 1884–1915 m. Nina (Matilda) Thompson 1890–1970
    1. 1. Robert (Jessie) Williams 1913–1989 m. Willie (Mace) Darracott 1919–2011
      1. 1. Patricia (Joan) Williams 1945–2001
    2. 2. Constance (Furman) Williams 1916–2006 m. Fred (Wesley Thomas) Sr 1908–1996
      1. 1. Fred (W Thomas) Jr 1944–2025
  4. 4. Lottie Williams 1879– m. William (Richard) Arnold 1869–
    1. 1. Lottie (Mable) Arnold 1898–1989 m. Thomas (Edward) Walker 1894–
      1. 1. Richard (Arnold) Walker 1923–2006 m. Inita (Marcelle) Cook 1928–2018
      2. 2. Virginia Walker 1920–
      3. 3. Thomas (Edward Walker) Jr 1918–1974
      4. 4. Lottie (Lucille) Walker 1916–1997 m. Leroy Tillotson 1904–1976
        1. 1. Ronald (David) Tillotson 1938–2015 m. Sandra (Leigh) Howard 1950–2011
        2. 2. Leroy (Tillotson) Jr 1936–2008
  5. 5. Americas (Mable) Williams 1876–1921
  6. 6. Norman (G) Williams 1873–1873
  7. 7. Mary ("Ella" Isabella) Williams 1868–1916 m. Richard (Henry) Phillips 1863–1899
    1. 1. Infant (Phillips (died before the 1900) Census) –1900
    2. 2. Euda (Carroll) Phillips 1890–1968 m. Margaret (Ruth) Epperson 1896–1976
      1. 1. Clarice (Carolyn) Phillips 1919–2005 m. Benjamin (Clyde McCary) Jr 1918–1988
      2. 2. Norman (Wyatt) Phillips 1914–1999 m. Marjorie (Izora) Adams 1916–1996
      3. 3. Joyce (Maidell) Phillips 1923–2013 m. Robert (Lafayette) Wallace 1919–1998
      4. 4. Alma (Maxine) Phillips 1917–2010
      5. 5. Margaret (Dean) Phillips 1916–2011 m. Ned (Talmadge) Padgett 1917–1993
      6. 6. Ella (Ida) Phillips 1922–1922
    3. 3. Richard (Henry) Phillips 1899–1986 m. Elsie (Mae) Cornelius 1912–1987
    4. 4. Jessie (Chapman) Phillips 1897–1984 m. General (Gordon) Newman 1893–1958
      1. 1. Vivian (Lorene) Newman 1917–1985 m. John (Sudath) McHaney 1912–1985
        1. 1. Kenneth (Sudath) McHaney 1938–2020
      2. 2. Edward (Wilmont) Newman 1921–2013 m. Grace (Louise) Miles 1918–1988
      3. 3. Virginia (Lucille) Newman 1919–2007 m. Orville (Lewis) Farmer 1929–1966 m. Charles (William Stuman) Jr. 1917–1994
      4. 4. Gladys (Marie) Newman 1924–2022 m. John (Carlton) Harvell 1919–1989 m. Charles (Rushton) Reynolds 1926–2015
        1. 1. Patricia (Gay) Harvell 1949–2015
    5. 5. Harry (Radford) Phillips 1894–1992
  8. 8. Lillie (Ann) Williams 1890–1896
  9. 9. Broadus (Spurgeon) Williams 1899–1899
  10. 10. Bryan (Watson) Williams 1896–
  11. 11. Ferris (Columbia) Williams 1893–1919
  12. 12. Marshall (Maury) Williams 1888–1910

Jesse Williams's Timeline

5 Records

1845
18 Jul 1845
Birth of Jesse Samples Williams in Forsyth, Georgia, United States
Forsyth, Georgia, United States
1850
1850
Age 5
Jesse Samples Williams resided here in District 31, Forsyth, Georgia, USA
District 31, Forsyth, Georgia, USA
1880
1880
Age 35
Jesse Samples Williams resided here in Cumming, Forsyth, Georgia, USA
Cumming, Forsyth, Georgia, USA
1900
1900
Age 55
Jesse Samples Williams resided here in Cumming, Forsyth, Georgia, USA
Cumming, Forsyth, Georgia, USA
1904
9 Mar 1904
Age 59
Death of Jesse Samples Williams in Georgia, USA
Georgia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Jul 1845
    Event Place: Forsyth, Georgia, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Cumming, Forsyth, Georgia; Roll: 147; Page: 363b; Enumeration District: 073
    [2] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Cumming, Forsyth, Georgia; Roll: 197; Page: 9; Enumeration District: 0036
    [3] 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: District 31, Forsyth, Georgia; Roll: 69; Page: 170a
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Atlanta Constitution; Publication Date: 11 Mar 1904; Publication Place: Atlanta, Georgia, USA; ,0.3995216,0.5912331,0.4453163&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: District 31, Forsyth, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: District 31, Forsyth, Georgia; Roll: 69; Page: 170a

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Cumming, Forsyth, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Cumming, Forsyth, Georgia; Roll: 147; Page: 363b; Enumeration District: 073

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Cumming, Forsyth, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Cumming, Forsyth, Georgia; Roll: 197; Page: 9; Enumeration District: 0036

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 11 Mar 1904
    Event Place: Atlanta, Georgia
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - The Atlanta Constitution - 11 Mar 1904 - Page 2, Obituary for S Williams 11 Mar 1904

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Georgia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Atlanta Constitution; Publication Date: 11 Mar 1904; Publication Place: Atlanta, Georgia, USA; ,0.3995216,0.5912331,0.4453163&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Mar 1904
    Event Place: Georgia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Atlanta Constitution; Publication Date: 11 Mar 1904; Publication Place: Atlanta, Georgia, USA; ,0.3995216,0.5912331,0.4453163&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Cumming, Forsyth County, Georgia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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