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Willis Thomas Williams 1918–1973 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Feb 1918

Birth Location: Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA

Death Date: 5 Apr 1973

Death Location: Winlock, Lewis, Washington, USA

Father: Jesse Williams

Mother: Amanda Hilton

Spouse(s): Emmalee Dunlap, Betsy Dunlap

Children(s): Willis Williams, Margaret Williams, Patsy Williams

Willis Thomas Williams was born in 1918 in Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA, the child of Jesse Willis Thomas Williams And Amanda Mae Hilton. In 1920, Willis Thomas Williams resided in Lynn Lane, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA. In 1930, Willis Thomas Williams resided in Sapulpa, Creek, Oklahoma, USA. Willis Thomas Williams married Betsy Spain Dunlap, Emmalee Elvina Dunlap, and had children including Donna Joan Williams, Margaret Alene Williams, Marie Williams, Marsha Williams, Mary Williams, Patsy Ruth Tillie Williams, Steven Donald Williams, William Thomas Williams, Willie Darrell Williams, Willis Wayne Buck Williams. Willis Thomas Williams passed away in 1973 in Winlock, Lewis, Washington, USA.

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Biography

  • Willis Thomas Williams was born in 1918 in Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA, the child of Jesse Willis Thomas Williams And Amanda Mae Hilton.
  • In 1920, Willis Thomas Williams resided in Lynn Lane, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA.
  • In 1930, Willis Thomas Williams resided in Sapulpa, Creek, Oklahoma, USA.
  • Willis Thomas Williams married Betsy Spain Dunlap, Emmalee Elvina Dunlap, and had children including Donna Joan Williams, Margaret Alene Williams, Marie Williams, Marsha Williams, Mary Williams, Patsy Ruth Tillie Williams, Steven Donald Williams, William Thomas Williams, Willie Darrell Williams, Willis Wayne Buck Williams.
  • Willis Thomas Williams passed away in 1973 in Winlock, Lewis, Washington, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jesse Williams
1885–1948
Birth Location: Golden, Barry, Missouri, USA
JW
Amanda Hilton
1893–1969
Birth Location: Golden, Barry, Missouri, USA
AH

Spouses(s)

Emmalee Dunlap
1920–1978
Birth Location: Tahlequah, Cherokee, Oklahoma, USA
ED
Betsy Dunlap
1923–1992
Birth Location: Talequah, Oklahoma
BD

Children(s)

Willis Williams
1941–
Birth Location: Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
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Margaret Williams
1944–2022
Birth Location: Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
MW
Patsy Williams
1945–1945
Birth Location: Washington County, Oregon, USA
PW

Willis Williams's Ancestors

Self
Willis Williams
1918–1973
Birth Place: Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
Parents
Jesse Willis (Thomas) Williams
1885–1948
Golden, Barry, Missouri, USA
Amanda (Mae) Hilton
1893–1969
Golden, Barry, Missouri, USA
Grandparents
William (Henry) Hilton
1853–1920
Scott County, Virginia, USA
Emaline (T.) Sizemore
1865–1930
Golden, Barry, Missouri, USA
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Hilton
1828–1862
Mary Dingus
1832–1883
Rounsel Sizemore
1829–1896
Catherine Braden
1831–1872
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jonathon Hilton
1795–1866
Frances Ramey
1792–1860
George *
1811–1875
Margaret *
1814–1876

Willis Williams's Descendants

1.
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Willis (Thomas) Williams (20 Feb 1918–5 Apr 1973) m. Emmalee (Elvina) Dunlap (25 Jan 1920–16 Dec 1978) m. Betsy (Spain) Dunlap (23 Dec 1923–9 Jan 1992)
  1. 1. Willis (Wayne (Buck)) Williams 1941– m. Rebecca (Ann) Cunningham 1942–2014 m. Kathleen (Marie) Myers 1948–2012
  2. 2. Margaret (Alene) Williams 1944–2022 m. Donald (Lester) Young 1942–2004
  3. 3. Patsy (Ruth (Tillie)) Williams 1945–1945

Willis Williams's Timeline

8 Records

1918
20 Feb 1918
Birth of Willis Thomas Williams in Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
1920
1920
Age 2
Willis Thomas Williams resided here in Lynn Lane, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
Lynn Lane, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
1930
1930
Age 12
Willis Thomas Williams resided here in Sapulpa, Creek, Oklahoma, USA
Sapulpa, Creek, Oklahoma, USA
1935
1935
Age 17
Willis Thomas Williams resided here in Rural, Creek, Oklahoma
Rural, Creek, Oklahoma
1940
1940
Age 22
Willis Thomas Williams resided here in Fry, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
Fry, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
1950
1950
Age 32
Willis Thomas Williams resided here in Lewis County, Washington, USA
Lewis County, Washington, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 33
Willis Thomas Williams resided here in Oklahoma
Oklahoma
1973
5 Apr 1973
Age 55
Death of Willis Thomas Williams in Lewis County, Washington, USA
Lewis County, Washington, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Feb 1918
    Event Place: Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Fry, Tulsa, Oklahoma; Roll: m-t0627-03336; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 72-14A
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Lynn Lane, Tulsa, Oklahoma; Roll: T625_1486; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 183
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Sapulpa, Creek, Oklahoma; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 0046; FHL microfilm: 2341634
    [4] 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Lewis, Washington; R

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Lynn Lane, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Lynn Lane, Tulsa, Oklahoma; Roll: T625_1486; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 183

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Sapulpa, Creek, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Sapulpa, Creek, Oklahoma; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 0046; FHL microfilm: 2341634

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Creek, Oklahoma
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Fry, Tulsa, Oklahoma; Roll: m-t0627-03336; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 72-14A

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Fry, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Fry, Tulsa, Oklahoma; Roll: m-t0627-03336; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 72-14A

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Lewis County, Washington, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Lewis, Washington; R

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Oklahoma
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Lewis County, Washington, USA
    Record Source: Washington, U.S., Death Index, Washington State Archives; Olympia, Washington; Washington Death Index, 1940-1959, 1965-2017

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Apr 1973
    Event Place: Lewis County, Washington, USA

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Winlock, Lewis, Washington, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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