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Miles Williams 1844–1929 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: May 28 1844

Birth Location: Shelby, Bolivar, Mississippi, USA

Death Date: November 28 1929

Death Location: Meeker, Rapides, Louisiana, USA

Father: William Williams

Mother: Margaret Williams

Spouse(s): Winnie Hines

Children(s): Hester Brown, Harriet Williams

Miles Williams was born in 1844 in Shelby, Bolivar, Mississippi, USA, the child of William Williams And Margaret Williams. Miles Williams married Winnie Hines, and had children including Harriet Williams, Hester Brown. Miles Williams passed away in 1929 in Meeker, Rapides, Louisiana, USA.

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Biography

  • Miles Williams was born in 1844 in Shelby, Bolivar, Mississippi, USA, the child of William Williams And Margaret Williams.
  • Miles Williams married Winnie Hines, and had children including Harriet Williams, Hester Brown.
  • Miles Williams passed away in 1929 in Meeker, Rapides, Louisiana, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Williams
1823–1903
Birth Location: Queen, Upshur County, West Virginia, USA
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Margaret Williams
1829–
Birth Location: Mississippi, USA
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Spouses(s)

Winnie Hines
1853–
Birth Location: Louisiana
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Children(s)

Hester Brown
1884–
Birth Location: Louisiana, USA
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Harriet Williams
1887–1961
Birth Location: Louisiana, USA
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Miles Williams's Ancestors

Self
Miles Williams
1844–1929
Birth Place: Shelby, Bolivar, Mississippi, USA
Parents
William Williams
1823–1903
Queen, Upshur County, West Virginia, USA
Margaret Williams
1829–
Mississippi, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Miles Williams's Descendants

1.
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Miles Williams (May 28 1844–November 28 1929) m. Winnie Hines (abt 1853–)
  1. 1. Hester Brown 1884–
  2. 2. Harriet Williams 1887–1961 m. Willie Williams 1878– m. Willie Williams 1878–1953
    1. 1. Margie (Evelyn) Williams 1924–1992
    2. 2. Clarence Williams 1928–1981
    3. 3. Thomas Williams 1914–1979
    4. 4. Anne Williams 1908–
    5. 5. Willie (L.) Williams 1910–1970
    6. 6. Winnie Williams 1912–1983
    7. 7. Vera Williams 1920–

Miles Williams's Timeline

8 Records

1844
1844
Birth of Miles Williams in Mississippi, USA
Mississippi, USA
1844
May 1844
Birth of Miles Williams in Mississippi, USA
Mississippi, USA
1844
May 28 1844
Birth of Miles Williams in Shelby, Bolivar, Mississippi, USA
Shelby, Bolivar, Mississippi, USA
1865
1865-1872
Age 21
Miles Williams resided here in Louisiana, USA
Louisiana, USA
1890
1890
Age 46
Miles Williams resided here in Cheneyville Ward, Rapides, Louisiana, USA
Cheneyville Ward, Rapides, Louisiana, USA
1900
1900
Age 56
Miles Williams resided here in Cheneyville, Rapides, Louisiana, USA
Cheneyville, Rapides, Louisiana, USA
1929
1929
Age 85
Death of Miles Williams in Louisiana, USA
Louisiana, USA
1929
November 28 1929
Age 85
Death of Miles Williams in Meeker, Rapides, Louisiana, USA
Meeker, Rapides, Louisiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1844
    Event Place: Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Freedmen's Bureau Records, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC, USA; Records of the Field Offices For the State of Louisiana, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1863-1872; NARA Series Number: M1905; NARA Reel Number: Roll 29, Registers, Vol 11; NA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: May 1844
    Event Place: Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Cheneyville, Rapides, Louisiana; Roll: 578; Page: 23; Enumeration District: 0128

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: May 28 1844
    Event Place: Shelby, Bolivar, Mississippi, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1865-1872
    Event Place: Louisiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Freedmen's Bureau Records, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC, USA; Records of the Field Offices For the State of Louisiana, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1863-1872; NARA Series Number: M1905; NARA Reel Number: Roll 29, Registers, Vol 11; NA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1890
    Event Place: Cheneyville Ward, Rapides, Louisiana, USA
    Record Source: Louisiana, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1791-1890

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Cheneyville, Rapides, Louisiana, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Cheneyville, Rapides, Louisiana; Roll: 578; Page: 23; Enumeration District: 0128

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1929
    Event Place: Louisiana, USA

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: November 28 1929
    Event Place: Meeker, Rapides, Louisiana, USA
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