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Nannie Hazel "Sam" Williams 1912 – 1987 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 August 1912

Birth Location: Bridgeton, Craven Co., North Carolina

Death Date: 12 March 1987

Death Location: New Bern, Craven County, North Carolina, United States of America

Father: Sherman Williams

Mother: Nannie Hopewell

Spouse(s): George Leary, John Wright

Children(s): Edith Leary, Nevin Leary

Nannie Hazel "Sam" Williams was born in 1912 in Bridgeton, Craven Co., North Carolina, the child of Sherman Benjamin Williams and Nannie Dora Hopewell. Nannie Hazel "Sam" Williams married George Washington Leary, John Nickles Wright, and had children including Edith Hazel Leary, Nevin Elizabeth Leary. Nannie Hazel "Sam" Williams passed away in 1987 in New Bern, Craven County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Nannie Hazel "Sam" Williams was born in 1912 in Bridgeton, Craven Co., North Carolina, the child of Sherman Benjamin Williams and Nannie Dora Hopewell.
  • Nannie Hazel "Sam" Williams married George Washington Leary, John Nickles Wright, and had children including Edith Hazel Leary, Nevin Elizabeth Leary.
  • Nannie Hazel "Sam" Williams passed away in 1987 in New Bern, Craven County, North Carolina, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sherman Williams
1876 – 1952
Birth Location: Richland, Onslow, North Carolina, USA
SW
Nannie Hopewell
1884 – 1955
Birth Location: Lenoir County, North Carolina, USA
NH

Spouses(s)

George Leary
1910 – 1951
Birth Location: Craven County, North Carolina, United States of America
GL
John Wright
1887 – 1967
Birth Location: –
JW

Children(s)

Edith Leary
1930 – 1981
Birth Location: North Carolina
EL
Nevin Leary
1932 – 2015
Birth Location: Craven County, North Carolina, USA
NL

Nannie Williams's Ancestors

Self
Nannie Williams
1912 – 1987
Birth Place: Bridgeton, Craven Co., North Carolina
Parents
Sherman Benjamin Williams
1876 – 1952
Richland, Onslow, North Carolina, USA
Nannie (Dora) Hopewell
1884 – 1955
Lenoir County, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Jonas (Willow Williams) (Mulatto)
1848 – 1917
Duplin County, North Carolina, USA
Elizabeth ("Betsy" C.) Smith
1842 – 1880
Lower Richlands, Onslow, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Nannie Williams's Descendants

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Nannie (Hazel "Sam") Williams (29 August 1912 – 12 March 1987) m. George (Washington) Leary (22 Feb 1910 – 27 May 1951) m. John (Nickles) Wright (abt 1887 – 27 Jan 1967)
  1. 1. Edith (Hazel) Leary (2 Jun 1930 – 25 Jul 1981)
  2. 2. Nevin (Elizabeth) Leary (09 Sep 1932 – 10 Nov 2015)

Nannie Williams's Timeline

2 Records

1912
29 August 1912
Birth of Nannie Hazel "Sam" Williams in Bridgeton, Craven Co., North Carolina
Bridgeton, Craven Co., North Carolina
1987
12 March 1987
Age 75
Death of Nannie Hazel "Sam" Williams in New Bern, Craven County, North Carolina, United States of America
New Bern, Craven County, North Carolina, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 August 1912
    Event Place: Bridgeton, Craven Co., North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 March 1987
    Event Place: New Bern, Craven County, North Carolina, United States of America
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