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Silas Dean Williams 1830–1901 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Aug 1830

Birth Location: Posey, Indiana, United States

Death Date: 26 May 1901

Death Location: Fort Branch, Gibson County, Indiana, USA

Father: Bennett Williams

Mother: Mary Martin

Spouse(s): Sarah Marks

Children(s): John Williams, William Williams, Sara Williams, NancyBettie Williams, James Williams, Henry Williams, Elisa Williams

In 1830, Silas Dean Williams entered the world in Posey, Indiana, United States, born to Bennett Williams And Mary Polly Martin. In 1850, Silas Dean Williams resided in Johnson, Gibson, Indiana. In 1860, Silas Dean Williams resided in Johnson, Gibson, Indiana, United States. Silas Dean Williams married Sarah Jane Marks, and had children including Elisa Williams, Henry Williams, James Absalom Williams, John Thomas Williams, Nancybettie Elizabeth America Williams, Sara Helenia Francesfannie Williams, William Henry Williams. Silas Dean Williams passed away in 1901 in Fort Branch, Gibson County, Indiana, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1830, Silas Dean Williams entered the world in Posey, Indiana, United States, born to Bennett Williams And Mary Polly Martin.
  • In 1850, Silas Dean Williams resided in Johnson, Gibson, Indiana.
  • In 1860, Silas Dean Williams resided in Johnson, Gibson, Indiana, United States.
  • Silas Dean Williams married Sarah Jane Marks, and had children including Elisa Williams, Henry Williams, James Absalom Williams, John Thomas Williams, Nancybettie Elizabeth America Williams, Sara Helenia Francesfannie Williams, William Henry Williams.
  • Silas Dean Williams passed away in 1901 in Fort Branch, Gibson County, Indiana, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Bennett Williams
1782–1837
Birth Location: Rowan, North Carolina, United States
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Mary Martin
1788–1847
Birth Location: Posey County, Indiana, USA
MM

Spouses(s)

Sarah Marks
1832–1905
Birth Location: Webster, Kentucky, United States
SM

Children(s)

John Williams
1861–1947
Birth Location: Ft Branch, Gibson, Indiana, United States
JW
William Williams
1854–
Birth Location: Indiana, United States
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Sara Williams
1858–1865
Birth Location: Indiana, United States
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NancyBettie Williams
1864–1902
Birth Location: Indiana
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James Williams
1870–1942
Birth Location: Webster County, Kentucky, United States of America
JW
Henry Williams
1856–
Birth Location: Indiana
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Elisa Williams
1864–
Birth Location: Indiana
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Silas Williams's Ancestors

Self
Silas Williams
1830–1901
Birth Place: Posey, Indiana, United States
Parents
Bennett Williams
1782–1837
Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Mary (Polly) Martin
1788–1847
Posey County, Indiana, USA
Grandparents
Simon Williams
1753–1834
Culpepper, Virginia, United States
Polly (Ann) Bennett
1759–1834
Warren, North Carolina, United States
James (Martin,) Col.
1749–1785
Lunenburg, Lunenburg, Virginia, United States
Obedience (Dutiful) Bugg
1749–1824
Cumberland, Cumberland, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Simon Williams
1730–1808
Ann Turner
1731–1826
Richard Bennett
1709–1786
Elizabeth Rice
1710–1805
Abram Martin
1716–1771
Elizabeth Marshall
1726–1797
Sherwood Bugg
1720–1782
Elizabeth Hobson
1728–1799
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Williams
1705–1772
Ann Bennett
1722–1761
Stephen Turner
1700–1799
Susanna Hamner
1700–1813
William Bennett
1684–1710
Sarah Brumwell
1679–1720
Thomas Rice
1688–1745
Mary Fisher
1688–1728
John Martin
1684–1760
Letitia Lewis
1686–1756
John Forest
1700–1752
Elizabeth Markham
1704–1775
Samuel Bugg
1690–1759
Sarah Bacon
1691–1756
Nicholas Hobson
1707–1758
Agnes Goode
1710–1780

Silas Williams's Descendants

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Silas (Dean) Williams (4 Aug 1830–26 May 1901) m. Sarah (Jane) Marks (3 Aug 1832–5 Feb 1905)
  1. 1. John (Thomas) Williams 1861–1947 m. Maggie Williams 1879–1950 m. Kissiah (Ann) Spencer 1868–1898
    1. 1. James (Barrett) Williams 1917–1978
      1. 1. James (Barry) Williams 1946–1988
    2. 2. Herman (Stanley) Williams 1914–1975
      1. 1. Bettie (Jean) Williams 1938–1938
    3. 3. Virginia (Mae) Williams 1912–1913
    4. 4. Catherine (Louise) Williams 1910–1961
    5. 5. Edna (Viola) Williams 1909–1983 m. Robert (Garner) Crawley 1906–1980
      1. 1. David (G) Crawley 1932–2010
    6. 6. Julia (Ann) Williams 1904–1960 m. Leslie (Ray) Posey 1901–
      1. 1. Leslie (Pay Posey) Jr 1929–1993 m. Soledad Chavez 1921–1995
    7. 7. George (Dean) Williams 1902–1973 m. Lucy (Mae) Davis 1911–1997
    8. 8. Roy (Calvin) Williams 1901–1968
      1. 1. Martha (Joyce) Williams 1934–1934
      2. 2. Patsy (Ann) Williams 1931–2021
    9. 9. Ollie (Jane) Williams 1894–1981 m. Barnett (Earl "Barney") Gibson 1894–1984
      1. 1. Doris (Earl) Gibson 1921–2017 m. Dorothy (Jane) Givens 1927–2022
        1. 1. Stanley (Earl) Gibson 1950–2015
      2. 2. Vernon (Baker) Gibson 1927–1941
    10. 10. Homer (Newton) Williams 1891–1970 m. Bertha (Pascal) Lynn 1896–1976
    11. 11. Keziah (Kizzie) Williams 1898–1898
    12. 12. John (H) Williams 1898–1898
    13. 13. Dorothy Williams 1915–1996
  2. 2. William (Henry) Williams 1854– m. Margaret (Belle) Kinnamon 1867–1946
    1. 1. Eulah (Helen) Williams 1894–1979
      1. 1. Wylda (Billie) Butcher 1914–1996
        1. 1. Shirley (Anne) White 1936–2009
    2. 2. Silas (McClain) Williams 1901–1971
      1. 1. Anna (May) Williams 1930–1992
      2. 2. Catherine (Louise) Williams 1927–1982
    3. 3. Rose (Ethel) Williams 1891–
      1. 1. Virginia (Elizabeth) Hager 1914–1988
        1. 1. Virginia (Louise) Hendricks 1932–2016
      2. 2. Edna (M.) Burns 1927–1987
      3. 3. Pearl (Celina) Burns 1931–1998
    4. 4. Laverna (Catherine) Williams 1897–1989 m. Thomas (Earl) Gibson 1892–1974 m. Thomas (Earl) Gibson 1892–1974
      1. 1. Nicholas (Roland) Gibson 1912–1960
        1. 1. Nicholas (Roland) Gibson 1940–1993
  3. 3. Sara (Helenia FrancesFannie) Williams 1858–1865
  4. 4. NancyBettie (Elizabeth America) Williams 1864–1902
  5. 5. James (Absalom) Williams 1870–1942 m. Salena ('Lena' Lucy) Sandefur 1874–1932
    1. 1. Elizabeth (Jane "Bessie") Williams 1899–1937
    2. 2. James (Milton) William 1907–1992
    3. 3. Katherine Williams 1908–
    4. 4. Viola Williams 1903–1906
  6. 6. Henry Williams 1856–
  7. 7. Elisa Williams 1864–

Silas Williams's Timeline

10 Records

1830
4 Aug 1830
Birth of Silas Dean Williams in Posey, Indiana, United States
Posey, Indiana, United States
1850
1850
Age 20
Silas Dean Williams resided here in Johnson, Gibson, Indiana
Johnson, Gibson, Indiana
1860
1860
Age 30
Silas Dean Williams resided here in Johnson, Gibson, Indiana, United States
Johnson, Gibson, Indiana, United States
1863
1 July 1863
Age 33
Silas Dean Williams resided here in White River, Gibson, Indiana, United States
White River, Gibson, Indiana, United States
1870
1870
Age 40
Silas Dean Williams resided here in District 2, Webster, Kentucky, United States
District 2, Webster, Kentucky, United States
1880
1880
Age 50
Silas Dean Williams resided here in Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, USA
Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, USA
1880
1880
Age 50
Silas Dean Williams resided here in Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, United States
Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, United States
1900
1900
Age 70
Silas Dean Williams resided here in Spotsville, Henderson, Kentucky
Spotsville, Henderson, Kentucky
1900
25 May 1900
Age 70
Silas Dean Williams - Probate in Henderson, Kentucky, USA
Henderson, Kentucky, USA
1901
26 May 1901
Age 71
Death of Silas Dean Williams in Henderson, Henderson, Kentucky, United States
Henderson, Henderson, Kentucky, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Aug 1830
    Event Place: Posey, Indiana, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Kentucky, U.S., Death Records, 1852-1965
    [2] U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records (Provost Marshal General's Bureau; Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865); Record Group: 110, Records of the Provost Marsha
    [3] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana; Roll: 317; Family History Film: 1254317; Page: 476D; Enumeration District: 88; Image: 0593.
    [4] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: District 2, Webster, Kentucky; Roll: M593_; Page: ; Image: .
    [5] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Spotsville, Henderson, Kentucky; Roll: T623_526; Page: 16B; Enumeration District: 48.
    [6] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Johnson, Gibson, Indiana; Roll: M653_260; Page: 881; Image: 371; Family History Library Film: 803260
    [7] Indiana Deaths
    [8] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Johnson, Gibson, Indiana; Roll: M432_147; Page: 113A; Image: 233
    [9] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [10] Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017
    [11] Web: Indiana, Find A Grave Index, 1800-2012

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Johnson, Gibson, Indiana
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Johnson, Gibson, Indiana; Roll: M432_147; Page: 113A; Image: 233

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Johnson, Gibson, Indiana, United States
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Johnson, Gibson, Indiana; Roll: M653_260; Page: 881; Image: 371; Family History Library Film: 803260

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 July 1863
    Event Place: White River, Gibson, Indiana, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records (Provost Marshal General's Bureau; Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865); Record Group: 110, Records of the Provost Marsha

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: District 2, Webster, Kentucky, United States
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: District 2, Webster, Kentucky; Roll: M593_; Page: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana; Roll: 317; Family History Film: 1254317; Page: 476D; Enumeration District: 88; Image: 0593.

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, United States
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana; Roll: 317; Family History Film: 1254317; Page: 476D; Enumeration District: 88; Image: 0593.

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Spotsville, Henderson, Kentucky
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Spotsville, Henderson, Kentucky; Roll: T623_526; Page: 16B; Enumeration District: 48.

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 May 1901
    Event Place: Henderson, Henderson, Kentucky, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Indiana Deaths
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017
    [4] Web: Indiana, Find A Grave Index, 1800-2012

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Fort Branch, Gibson County, Indiana, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Web: Indiana, Find A Grave Index, 1800-2012

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 25 May 1900
    Event Place: Henderson, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Kentucky, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Author: Kentucky. County Court (Henderson County); Probate Place: Henderson, Kentucky
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