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Josiah John Williams 1798–1865 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1798

Birth Location: Nash, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 1865

Death Location: , Marshall, Alabama, USA

Father: DREWY Williams

Mother: Rebecca Baily

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Whitehead

Children(s): Lucinda Williams, Hardy Williams, Oran Williams, David Williams, Margaret Williams, Fhanny Williams, Martha Williams, Martha Williams, Mary Williams

Josiah John Williams was born in 1798 in Nash, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States, the child of Drewy Williams And Rebecca Baily. Josiah John Williams married Elizabeth Whitehead, and had children including David Daniel Williams, Fhanny Caroline Williams, Hardy Gray Williams, Lucinda Williams, Margaret Jane Williams, Martha Ann Williams, Mary Elizabeth Williams, Oran D Williams. Josiah John Williams passed away in 1865 in , Marshall, Alabama, USA.

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Biography

  • Josiah John Williams was born in 1798 in Nash, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States, the child of Drewy Williams And Rebecca Baily.
  • Josiah John Williams married Elizabeth Whitehead, and had children including David Daniel Williams, Fhanny Caroline Williams, Hardy Gray Williams, Lucinda Williams, Margaret Jane Williams, Martha Ann Williams, Mary Elizabeth Williams, Oran D Williams.
  • Josiah John Williams passed away in 1865 in , Marshall, Alabama, USA.

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Spouses(s)

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Josiah Williams's Ancestors

Self
Josiah Williams
1798–1865
Birth Place: Nash, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
Parents
DREWY Williams
1758–1830
Edgecombe, Nash, North Carolina, United States
Rebecca Baily
1720–
North Carolina
Grandparents
Pilgrim Williams
1727–1764
Bertie, North Carolina, United States
Sarah Williams
1728–1808
Tarboro, Edgecombe County, North Carolina, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
John Williams
1702–1759
Mary McCOY
1702–1779
John Williams
1702–1759
Mary KENT*
1669–1748
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jonas II
1675–1749
Elizabeth Keeling
1677–1719
James McCoy
1680–1748
Jane Hamilton
1683–1758
Thomas Kent
1635–1678
Anne Cornell
1635–1715

Josiah Williams's Descendants

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Josiah (John) Williams (1798–1865) m. Elizabeth Whitehead (1799–Aft 1860)
  1. 1. Lucinda Williams 1825–1860 m. William White 1826–1860
    1. 1. William (Franklin) White 1848–1910 m. Sarah (Catherine) Ramsey 1848–1892
      1. 1. Missouri (Ann 'Dollie') White 1875–1913 m. William (Wheeler) Barnhill 1873–1902
        1. 1. Levi (Garrett) Barnhill 1900–1971 m. Lucy (Irene) Justus 1904–1991 m. Brooksie (Pearl (Rosa)) Simms 1907–2013 m. Lucy (Irene) Justus 1904–1991 m. Brooksie (Pearl (Rosa)) Simms 1907–2013
        2. 2. Ernest (Steene) Barnhill 1896–1976
        3. 3. William (Ennis) Barnhill 1895–1966
        4. 4. Horace (Lawrence) Barnhill 1898–1977
        5. 5. Annie (Iowa) Barnhill 1902–1980
        6. 6. Dorthy (B) Barnhill 1911–
        7. 7. John (Walker) Vaughn 1905–1938
        8. 8. Homer (Franklin) Vaughn 1907–
        9. 9. James Vaughn 1907–
        10. 10. Mayme (Lue) Vaughn 1909–1982
        11. 11. Mary (May) Vaughn 1910–
        12. 12. Nanie (Oklahoma) Vaughn 1913–1913
      2. 2. Nancy (Lucinda) White 1872–1944
      3. 3. John (F.) White 1873–1951
      4. 4. Mary (F.) White 1874–
      5. 5. Sarah (Jane "Bab") White 1879–1898
      6. 6. Lovie (Iowa) White 1887–1970
      7. 7. Georgia (B) White 1880–
      8. 8. Joseph White 1867–
      9. 9. Lucinda (Lucy) White 1883–
      10. 10. Lavir White 1886–
      11. 11. Sarah (J) White 1879–
      12. 12. George (R) White 1880–
      13. 13. Mary (F.) White 1874–
    2. 2. Mary White 1850–1860
    3. 3. Julia (A.) White 1856–
    4. 4. Martha (A.) White 1846–
  2. 2. Hardy (Gray*) Williams 1829–1884
  3. 3. Oran (D) Williams 1823–1901
  4. 4. David (Daniel*) Williams 1828–1910
  5. 5. Margaret (Jane*) Williams 1831–1914
  6. 6. Fhanny (Caroline*) Williams 1836–
  7. 7. Martha (Ann) Williams 1831–
  8. 8. Martha (Ann) Williams 1826–
  9. 9. Mary (Elizabeth) Williams 1833–

Josiah Williams's Timeline

2 Records

1798
1798
Birth of Josiah John Williams in Nash, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
Nash, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
1865
1865
Age 67
Death of Josiah John Williams in , Marshall, Alabama, USA
, Marshall, Alabama, USA

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1798
    Event Place: Nash, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1865
    Event Place: , Marshall, Alabama, USA

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