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Sherman Benjamin Williams 1876 – 1952 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Jun 1876

Birth Location: Richland, Onslow, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 3 Jul 1952

Death Location: New Bern, Craven, North Carolina

Father: Jonas (Mulatto)

Mother: Elizabeth Smith

Spouse(s): Nannie Hopewell, Marenda Smith

Children(s): Edward Williams, Nannie Williams, Bettie Williams, Rachel Williams, Nina Williams, Nora Williams, Frederick Williams, Emma Williams, Libbie Smith

In 1876, Sherman Benjamin Williams entered the world in Richland, Onslow, North Carolina, USA, born to Jonas Willow Williams (Mulatto) and Elizabeth "Betsy" C. Smith. Sherman Benjamin Williams married Nannie Dora Hopewell, Marenda Ann Smith, and had children including Edward Rone Williams, Nannie Hazel "Sam" Williams, Bettie Winnifred "Wink" Williams, Rachel Kathleen Williams, Nina Ruth "Duke" Williams, Nora Gladys Williams, Frederick Lewis Wright "Bill" Williams, Emma Francis Williams, Libbie Smith. Sherman Benjamin Williams passed away in 1952 in New Bern, Craven, North Carolina.

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Biography

  • In 1876, Sherman Benjamin Williams entered the world in Richland, Onslow, North Carolina, USA, born to Jonas Willow Williams (Mulatto) and Elizabeth "Betsy" C. Smith.
  • Sherman Benjamin Williams married Nannie Dora Hopewell, Marenda Ann Smith, and had children including Edward Rone Williams, Nannie Hazel "Sam" Williams, Bettie Winnifred "Wink" Williams, Rachel Kathleen Williams, Nina Ruth "Duke" Williams, Nora Gladys Williams, Frederick Lewis Wright "Bill" Williams, Emma Francis Williams, Libbie Smith.
  • Sherman Benjamin Williams passed away in 1952 in New Bern, Craven, North Carolina.

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Sherman Williams's Ancestors

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Sherman Williams
1876 – 1952
Birth Place: Richland, Onslow, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Jonas Willow Williams (Mulatto)
1848 – 1917
Duplin County, North Carolina, USA
Elizabeth ("Betsy" C.) Smith
1842 – 1880
Lower Richlands, Onslow, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sherman Williams's Descendants

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Sherman (Benjamin) Williams (7 Jun 1876 – 3 Jul 1952) m. Nannie (Dora) Hopewell (19 March 1884 – 8 April 1955) m. Marenda (Ann) Smith (Feb 1880 – Dec 1943)
  1. 1. Edward (Rone) Williams (20 September 1910 – 2 November 1910)
  2. 2. 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)
  3. 3. Bettie (Winnifred "Wink") Williams (10 January 1914 – 8 Mar 2000) m. Herman (Claxton) Lupton (22 January 1901 – 10 January 1971)
  4. 4. Rachel (Kathleen) Williams (3 July 1915 – 16 March 1923)
  5. 5. Nina (Ruth "Duke") Williams (7 March 1919 – 23 April 1984) m. Michael Jawalka (27 October 1913 – 26 December 2004)
    1. 1. Robert (Michael) Jawalka (10 April 1954 – 28 February 2015)
  6. 6. Nora (Gladys) Williams (2 July 1921 – 5 January 2004) m. Edward (Patrick) Galligan (9 Feb 1914 – 30 October 1988) m. Arthur (Conrad Wilfred) Peterson (17 Aug 1924 – 24 Dec 1986)
  7. 7. Frederick (Lewis Wright "Bill") Williams (28 November 1923 – 18 November 1961)
  8. 8. Emma (Francis) Williams (22 December 1927 – 25 December 1927)
  9. 9. Libbie Smith (28 October 1900 – 7 November 1929)

Sherman Williams's Timeline

2 Records

1876
7 Jun 1876
Birth of Sherman Benjamin Williams in Richland, Onslow, North Carolina, USA
Richland, Onslow, North Carolina, USA
1952
3 Jul 1952
Age 76
Death of Sherman Benjamin Williams in New Bern, Craven, North Carolina
New Bern, Craven, North Carolina

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Jun 1876
    Event Place: Richland, Onslow, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Jul 1952
    Event Place: New Bern, Craven, North Carolina

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