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Lafayette Williams 1905–1997 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 FEB 1905

Birth Location: Harrison County, West Virginia

Death Date: 7 Apr 1997

Death Location: Clarksburg, Harrison, West Virginia, United States

Father: Lee Williams

Mother: Belle Greaver

Spouse(s): Hilda West

Children(s): Lafe Jr

Lafayette Williams was born in 1905 in Harrison County, West Virginia, the child of Lee J Williams And Belle E Greaver. In 1910, Lafayette Williams resided in Coal, Harrison, West Virginia, USA. In 1920, Lafayette Williams resided in Hackers Creek, Lewis, West Virginia, USA. Lafayette Williams married Hilda West, and had children including Lafe Williams Jr. Lafayette Williams passed away in 1997 in Clarksburg, Harrison, West Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • Lafayette Williams was born in 1905 in Harrison County, West Virginia, the child of Lee J Williams And Belle E Greaver.
  • In 1910, Lafayette Williams resided in Coal, Harrison, West Virginia, USA.
  • In 1920, Lafayette Williams resided in Hackers Creek, Lewis, West Virginia, USA.
  • Lafayette Williams married Hilda West, and had children including Lafe Williams Jr.
  • Lafayette Williams passed away in 1997 in Clarksburg, Harrison, West Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Lee Williams
1886–1940
Birth Location: Clarksburg, Harrison County, West Virginia, USA
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Belle Greaver
1882–1979
Birth Location: Harrison, West Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Hilda West
1908–
Birth Location: Maryland
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Children(s)

Lafe Jr
1927–2012
Birth Location: McIntyre, Harrison, West Virginia
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Lafayette Williams's Ancestors

Self
Lafayette Williams
1905–1997
Birth Place: Harrison County, West Virginia
Parents
Lee J Williams
1886–1940
Clarksburg, Harrison County, West Virginia, USA
Belle (E) Greaver
1882–1979
Harrison, West Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Allen (M) Williams
1853–1918
Virginia
Nancy (Sidney) Moyers
1856–1922
Highland, Virginia
Thomas (Lee) Greaver
1860–1927
Staunton, Augusta, Virginia
mary (b) greaver
1857–1918
Augusta, Virginia
Great-Grandparents
Levi Williams
1801–1899
Mary Muirhead
1811–1899
Lewis Moyers
1813–1893
Hannah Michael
1823–1870
Jones Greiver
1837–1865
Sarah Knight
1833–1913
John Krauss
1816–1861
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John ☆
1778–1835
Nancy ☆
1783–1852
George Muirhead
1798–1873
Nancy Willett
1791–
Phillip Moyer
1775–1840
Christina Simmons
1775–1837
John Michael
1784–1860
Margaret Whitman
1788–
Casparus Krauss
1788–1870

Lafayette Williams's Descendants

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Lafayette Williams (10 FEB 1905–7 Apr 1997) m. Hilda West (abt 1908–)
  1. 1. Lafe (Williams) Jr 1927–2012 m. Myrtle (J) Brooks 1920–

Lafayette Williams's Timeline

7 Records

1905
10 FEB 1905
Birth of Lafayette Williams in Harrison County, West Virginia
Harrison County, West Virginia
1910
1910
Age 5
Lafayette Williams resided here in Coal, Harrison, West Virginia, USA
Coal, Harrison, West Virginia, USA
1920
1920
Age 15
Lafayette Williams resided here in Hackers Creek, Lewis, West Virginia, USA
Hackers Creek, Lewis, West Virginia, USA
1930
1930
Age 25
Lafayette Williams resided here in Eagle, Harrison, West Virginia, USA
Eagle, Harrison, West Virginia, USA
1935
1935
Age 30
Lafayette Williams resided here in Rural, Harrison, West Virginia
Rural, Harrison, West Virginia
1940
1940
Age 35
Lafayette Williams resided here in Simpson Mag Dist, Simpson, Harrison, West Virginia, USA
Simpson Mag Dist, Simpson, Harrison, West Virginia, USA
1997
7 Apr 1997
Age 92
Death of Lafayette Williams in Clarksburg, Harrison, West Virginia, United States
Clarksburg, Harrison, West Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 FEB 1905
    Event Place: Harrison County, West Virginia
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Eagle, Harrison, West Virginia; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 0029; FHL microfilm: 2342269
    [4] 1910 United States Federal Census
    [5] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [6] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Coal, Harrison, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Hackers Creek, Lewis, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Eagle, Harrison, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Eagle, Harrison, West Virginia; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 0029; FHL microfilm: 2342269

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Harrison, West Virginia
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Simpson Mag Dist, Simpson, Harrison, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Apr 1997
    Event Place: Clarksburg, Harrison, West Virginia, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
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