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Lawson Greenlie Williams 1869–1943 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 JUN 1869

Birth Location: Mercer, West Virginia

Death Date: 18 JUN 1943

Death Location: Summers, West Virginia, United States

Father: Jacob Williams

Mother: Martha Feazel

Spouse(s): Elzenia Williams

Children(s): WILLIE Williams, Virgia Williams, Nannie Williams, Myrl Williams, Flossie Williams, Mattie Williams, Ernest Williams, Willie Williams, Okey Williams, Murrell Williams, Jackson Williams, Green Williams, Jacob Williams

The story of Lawson Greenlie Williams began in 1869 in Mercer, West Virginia. In 1870, Lawson Greenlie Williams resided in Rock, Mercer, West Virginia, USA. In 1880, Lawson Greenlie Williams resided in Rock, Mercer, West Virginia, USA. Lawson Greenlie Williams married Elzenia Elizabeth Williams, and had children including Ernest Lawson Williams, Flossie Mae Williams, Green Williams, Jackson Williams, Jacob Williams, Mattie Manda Williams, Murrell D Williams, Myrl Dempsey Williams, Nannie Myrtle Williams, Okey Oris Williams, Virgia Williams, Willie Francis Williams. Lawson Greenlie Williams passed away in 1943 in Summers, West Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Lawson Greenlie Williams began in 1869 in Mercer, West Virginia.
  • In 1870, Lawson Greenlie Williams resided in Rock, Mercer, West Virginia, USA.
  • In 1880, Lawson Greenlie Williams resided in Rock, Mercer, West Virginia, USA.
  • Lawson Greenlie Williams married Elzenia Elizabeth Williams, and had children including Ernest Lawson Williams, Flossie Mae Williams, Green Williams, Jackson Williams, Jacob Williams, Mattie Manda Williams, Murrell D Williams, Myrl Dempsey Williams, Nannie Myrtle Williams, Okey Oris Williams, Virgia Williams, Willie Francis Williams.
  • Lawson Greenlie Williams passed away in 1943 in Summers, West Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jacob Williams
1844–1928
Birth Location: Mercer, Loudoun, Virginia, United States
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Martha Feazel
1839–1870
Birth Location: , Franklin, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Elzenia Williams
1871–1961
Birth Location: Mercer, West Virginia, United States
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Children(s)

WILLIE Williams
1898–1918
Birth Location: , Summers, West Virginia, USA
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Virgia Williams
1912–
Birth Location: West Virginia
VW
Nannie Williams
1895–1976
Birth Location: Summers County, West Virginia USA
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Myrl Williams
1915–1942
Birth Location: Hinton, Summers County, West Virginia, United States of America
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Flossie Williams
1903–1937
Birth Location: Jumping Branch, Summers, West Virginia, USA
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Mattie Williams
1910–1986
Birth Location: Jumping Branch, Summers, West Virginia, USA
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Ernest Williams
1905–1970
Birth Location: Summers County West Virginia, USA
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Willie Williams
1898–1973
Birth Location: West Virginia, USA
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Okey Williams
1901–1970
Birth Location: Beech Run, West Virginia, USA
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Murrell Williams
1916–
Birth Location: West Virginia
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Jackson Williams
1891–1910
Birth Location: Summers County, West Virginia USA
JW
Green Williams
1892–1971
Birth Location: West Virginia
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Jacob Williams
1892–1971
Birth Location: Summers County, West Virginia, USA
JW

Lawson Williams's Ancestors

Self
Lawson Williams
1869–1943
Birth Place: Mercer, West Virginia
Parents
Jacob Lawson Williams
1844–1928
Mercer, Loudoun, Virginia, United States
Martha (Marinda) Feazel
1839–1870
, Franklin, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Andrew Williams
1820–1898
Mercer, Loudoun, Virginia, United States
Melinda (R) Law
1835–
Virginia, United States
John (Melton) Feazell
1804–1880
Henry County, Virginia, USA
Mary ("Polly") Coleman
1808–1880
Franklin Co., Virginia
Great-Grandparents
Larkin Williams
1795–1865
Rhody Cooke
1797–1878
William Law
1791–1876
Jane Witcher
1798–1858
Aaron Feazle
1775–1854
Martha Clair
1777–1872
John Coleman
1763–1855
Martha Arrington
1774–1860
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Alexander Williams
1753–
Elizabeth Sims
1751–1791
Daniel Cook
1763–1823
Rosanna Wilhoit
1774–1845
Daniel (GGU-MMPMMM)
1762–1852
Rachael Tyree
1765–1850
Ephraim Witcher
1775–1816
Jacob (Feazell)
1748–1840
Rachel Sinkler
1754–1830
Robert Clair
1746–1827
Ruth Palmer
1746–1832
James Coleman
1740–1797
Anne Cooke
1745–1775
Samuel Arrington
1735–1801
Judith Hatcher
1735–

Lawson Williams's Descendants

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Lawson (Greenlie) Williams (30 JUN 1869–18 JUN 1943) m. Elzenia (Elizabeth) Williams (13 JUL 1871–14 APR 1961)
  1. 1. WILLIE (FRANCIS) Williams 1898–1918
  2. 2. Virgia Williams 1912– m. Pearl (Russell) Harrah 1912–2015
  3. 3. Nannie (Myrtle) Williams 1895–1976 m. Oshea (Orville) Hysell 1894–1963 m. Ochia Hasell 1894–
    1. 1. Helen (Marie) Hysell 1917–2006
    2. 2. Donald (Raymond) Hysell 1923–1982
    3. 3. Robert (O) Hysell 1926–1983
    4. 4. Donald Hasell 1923–
  4. 4. Myrl (Dempsey) Williams 1915–1942 m. Virginia (Ruth) Davis 1921–
    1. 1. Jackie (Lee) Williams 1941–1941
  5. 5. Flossie (Mae) Williams 1903–1937 m. Robert (Kenneth) Bonds 1904–1985
    1. 1. James (Kenneth) Bond 1937–2014
    2. 2. Rusell (Lee) Bond 1926–1927
    3. 3. Margie (Frances) Bond 1930–1997
    4. 4. Mary (Janice) Bond 1931–1998
    5. 5. Barbara (Ellen) Bond 1928–2015
  6. 6. Mattie (Manda) Williams 1910–1986 m. Hayes (Green) Criddle 1908–1967
  7. 7. Ernest (Lawson) Williams 1905–1970 m. Grace (L) Mann 1908–1934 m. Emma (Josephine) Crews 1919–1994
    1. 1. Beulah (Maybell) Williams 1926–1990
    2. 2. Allen Williams 1931–1931
    3. 3. Lillian (Ann) Williams 1928–2013
    4. 4. Howard (Greenlee) Williams 1929–1998
  8. 8. Willie (Francis) Williams 1898–1973 m. Elizabeth (M.) Williams 1897–1966
    1. 1. Norman (Ellsworth) Williams 1922–1965
    2. 2. Arthur (Alfred) Williams 1920–1992
    3. 3. Billy (Lawson Monroe) Williams 1927–1984
    4. 4. Virginia (Eleanor) Murphy 1933–2006
  9. 9. Okey (Oris) Williams 1901–1970 m. Audrey (M.) Williams 1904–1975
    1. 1. Oris (Lee) Williams 1922–1986
    2. 2. Roscoe (Eugene) Williams 1928–1944
    3. 3. Billo (Binford) Williams 1926–2016
  10. 10. Murrell (D) Williams 1916–
  11. 11. Jackson Williams 1891–1910
  12. 12. Green Williams 1892–1971
  13. 13. Jacob Williams 1892–1971 m. ESTHER (Rachel) Williams 1894–1950
    1. 1. Elsie (Mae) Williams 1917–1939
    2. 2. GRACE (Elizabeth Emma Lee) Williams 1914–1997

Lawson Williams's Timeline

20 Records

1869
30 JUN 1869
Birth of Lawson Greenlie Williams in Mercer, West Virginia
Mercer, West Virginia
1870
1870
Age 1
Lawson Greenlie Williams resided here in Rock, Mercer, West Virginia, USA
Rock, Mercer, West Virginia, USA
1880
1880
Age 11
Lawson Greenlie Williams resided here in Rock, Mercer, West Virginia, USA
Rock, Mercer, West Virginia, USA
1880
1880
Age 11
Lawson Greenlie Williams resided here in Rock, Mercer, West Virginia, United States
Rock, Mercer, West Virginia, United States
1880
1880
Age 11
Lawson Greenlie Williams resided here in Rock, Mercer, West Virginia, United States
Rock, Mercer, West Virginia, United States
1900
1900
Age 31
Lawson Greenlie Williams resided here in Jumping Branch, Summers, West Virginia, USA
Jumping Branch, Summers, West Virginia, USA
1900
1900
Age 31
Lawson Greenlie Williams resided here in Jumping Branch, Summers, West Virginia, USA
Jumping Branch, Summers, West Virginia, USA
1910
1910
Age 41
Lawson Greenlie Williams resided here in Jumping Branch, Summers, West Virginia, USA
Jumping Branch, Summers, West Virginia, USA
1910
1910
Age 41
Lawson Greenlie Williams resided here in Jumping Branch, Summers, West Virginia, USA
Jumping Branch, Summers, West Virginia, USA
1920
1920
Age 51
Lawson Greenlie Williams resided here in Jumping Branch, Summers, West Virginia, USA
Jumping Branch, Summers, West Virginia, USA
1920
1920
Age 51
Lawson Greenlie Williams resided here in Jumping Branch, Summers, West Virginia, USA
Jumping Branch, Summers, West Virginia, USA
1920
1920
Age 51
Lawson Greenlie Williams resided here in Jumping Branch, Summers, West Virginia, United States
Jumping Branch, Summers, West Virginia, United States
1930
1930
Age 61
Lawson Greenlie Williams resided here in Jumping Branch, Summers, West Virginia
Jumping Branch, Summers, West Virginia
1930
1930
Age 61
Lawson Greenlie Williams resided here in Jumping Branch, Summers, West Virginia, USA
Jumping Branch, Summers, West Virginia, USA
1935
1935
Age 66
Lawson Greenlie Williams resided here in Jumping Branch, Summers, West Virginia
Jumping Branch, Summers, West Virginia
1940
1940
Age 71
Lawson Greenlie Williams resided here in Jumping Branch Magisterial District, Summers, West Virginia, United States
Jumping Branch Magisterial District, Summers, West Virginia, United States
1940
1 APR 1940
Age 71
Lawson Greenlie Williams resided here in Jumping Branch, Summers, West Virginia, USA
Jumping Branch, Summers, West Virginia, USA
1940
1 APR 1940
Age 71
Lawson Greenlie Williams resided here in Jumping Branch, Summers, West Virginia, United States
Jumping Branch, Summers, West Virginia, United States
1943
21 JUN 1943
Age 74
Burial of Lawson Greenlie Williams in Williams Family Cemetery, Jumping Branch, Summers, West Virginia, United States
Williams Family Cemetery, Jumping Branch, Summers, West Virginia, United States
1943
18 JUN 1943
Age 74
Death of Lawson Greenlie Williams in Summers, West Virginia, United States
Summers, West Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 JUN 1869
    Event Place: Mercer, West Virginia
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry.com, <i>West Virginia, Births Index, 1853-1969<i> (N.p.: Name : Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.;, n.d.)
    [2] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Jumping Branch, Summers, West Virginia; Roll: 1773; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0130; FHL microfilm: 1241773
    [3] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Rock, Mercer, West Virginia; Roll: M593_1694; Page: 580B; Image: 235; Family History Library Film: 553193
    [4] Ancestry.com, <i>Web: West Virginia, Find A Grave Index, 1780-2012<i> ( N.p.: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.;, n.d.)
    [5] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Jumping Branch, Summers, West Virginia
    [6] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Jumping Branch, Summers, West Virginia; Roll: T627_4446; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 45-14
    [7] West Virginia, Deaths Index
    [8] Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, <i>18 80 United States Federal Census<i> (N.p.: Name: Ancestry.com Operation s Inc;, n.d.), Year: 1880; Census Place: Rock, Mercer, West Virginia; Roll: 1408; Family History Film: 1255408; Page: 64C; Enumeration District: 084
    [9] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Jumping Branch, Summers, West Virginia; Roll: T624_1694; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 0136; FHL microfilm: 1375707
    [10] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Jumping Branch, Summers, West Virginia; Roll: 2555; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 14; Image: 435.0; FHL microfilm: 2342289

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Rock, Mercer, West Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 21 JUN 1943
    Event Place: Williams Family Cemetery, Jumping Branch, Summers, West Virginia, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry.com, <i>Web: West Virginia, Find A Grave Index, 1780-2012<i> ( N.p.: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.;, n.d.)
    [2] West Virginia, Deaths Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 JUN 1943
    Event Place: Summers, West Virginia, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry.com, <i>Web: West Virginia, Find A Grave Index, 1780-2012<i> ( N.p.: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.;, n.d.)
    [2] West Virginia, Deaths Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Rock, Mercer, West Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Rock, Mercer, West Virginia, United States
    Record Source: Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, <i>18 80 United States Federal Census<i> (N.p.: Name: Ancestry.com Operation s Inc;, n.d.), Year: 1880; Census Place: Rock, Mercer, West Virginia; Roll: 1408; Family History Film: 1255408; Page: 64C; Enumeration District: 084

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Rock, Mercer, West Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Jumping Branch, Summers, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Jumping Branch, Summers, West Virginia; Roll: 1773; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0130; FHL microfilm: 1241773

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Jumping Branch, Summers, West Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Jumping Branch, Summers, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Jumping Branch, Summers, West Virginia; Roll: T624_1694; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 0136; FHL microfilm: 1375707

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Jumping Branch, Summers, West Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Jumping Branch, Summers, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Jumping Branch, Summers, West Virginia

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Jumping Branch, Summers, West Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Jumping Branch, Summers, West Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Jumping Branch, Summers, West Virginia
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Jumping Branch, Summers, West Virginia; Roll: 2555; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 14; Image: 435.0; FHL microfilm: 2342289

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Jumping Branch, Summers, West Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 18
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Jumping Branch, Summers, West Virginia

    Genealogy Event 19
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Jumping Branch Magisterial District, Summers, West Virginia, United States
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Rock, Mercer, West Virginia; Roll: M593_1694; Page: 580B; Image: 235; Family History Library Film: 553193

    Genealogy Event 20
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 APR 1940
    Event Place: Jumping Branch, Summers, West Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 21
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 APR 1940
    Event Place: Jumping Branch, Summers, West Virginia, United States
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Jumping Branch, Summers, West Virginia; Roll: T627_4446; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 45-14

    Genealogy Event 22
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 23
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 24
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Spanishburg, Mercer, West Virginia
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Rock, Mercer, West Virginia; Roll: M593_1694; Page: 580B; Image: 235; Family History Library Film: 553193
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