Descendants of William Williams
Generation 1
1.

WILLIAM1 WILLIAMS1 was born in 1809. He died in 1882. He married PRUDENCE WATSON.

William Williams and Prudence Watson had the following child:
2. i.

SAMUEL WATSON2 WILLIAMS2-6 was born on 15 Aug 1833 in Hopkins Co., KY. He died on 23 Jan 1913 in Crittenden Co., KY. He married (1) PRUDENCE EDMONDSON, daughter of Samuel Edmondson and Matilda Dorris, on 26 Nov 1851 in Madisonville, Hopkins Co., KY. She was born in 1836 in KY. She died in 1879. He married (2) MARY M. BULTER in 1880 in Crittenden Co., KY. She was born in 1849. She died in 1883.

Generation 2
2.

SAMUEL WATSON2 WILLIAMS (William1)2-6 was born on 15 Aug 1833 in Hopkins Co., KY. He died on 23 Jan 1913 in Crittenden Co., KY. He married (1) PRUDENCE EDMONDSON, daughter of Samuel Edmondson and Matilda Dorris, on 26 Nov 1851 in Madisonville, Hopkins Co., KY. She was born in 1836 in KY. She died in 1879. He married (2) MARY M. BULTER in 1880 in Crittenden Co., KY. She was born in 1849. She died in 1883.

Samuel Watson Williams and Prudence Edmondson had the following children:
3. i.

ROBERT MARION3 WILLIAMS7-10 was born about 1853 in KY11. He died on 24 May 1929 in Near Diamond, Webster Co., KY11. He married Louisa M. Johnson, daughter of Andrew Johnson and Harriet Elizabeth Cullen, on 16 Sep 1875. She was born on 12 Mar 1853 in KY12. She died on 22 Feb 1906.

ii.

DAVID N. WILLIAMS13 was born about 1854 in KY.
iii.

JAMES WILLIAM WILLIAMS14-15 was born about 1858 in KY.
4. iv.

THOMAS JACKSON WILLIAMS16-17 was born in 1861 in Providence, Webster Co., KY. He died in 1892 in Webster Co., KY. He married MARY ALICE DORRIS. She was born about 1859 in Hopkins Co., KY. She died on 23 Oct 1932 in Akron, Summit Co., OH.

5. v.

ARMSTEAD SUMMERFIELD WILLIAMS18-20 was born about 1863 in KY. He died in 1905.
vi.

CHARLEY S. WILLIAMS21-22 was born about 1866 in KY. He died in 1917.
vii.

ELMANDA WILLIAMS23 was born about 1869 in KY.
viii.

MARTIN JONES WILLIAMS24 was born in 1871. He died in 1950.
ix.

FANNIE WILLIAMS25 was born in 1874.
6. x.

SAMUEL E. WILLIAMS26-27 was born on 26 Dec 1875 in Webster Co., KY. He died in 1915 in Hardin Co., IL. He married Lola Todd on 24 Dec 1897 in Crittenden Co., KY. She was born on 07 Feb 1878. She died on 05 Apr 1919 in Hardin Co., IL.

xi.

SARAH WILLIAMS28 was born in 1877.
Samuel Watson Williams and Mary M. Bulter had the following child:
7. xii.

EMMA FLORENCE WILLIAMS29-30 was born on 20 Dec 1883 in Wesbster Co., KY. She died on 26 Sep 1961 in Marion Co., KY. She married FRANKS.

Generation 3
3.

ROBERT MARION3 WILLIAMS (Samuel Watson2, William1)7-10 was born about 1853 in KY11. He died on 24 May 1929 in Near Diamond, Webster Co., KY11. He married Louisa M. Johnson, daughter of Andrew Johnson and Harriet Elizabeth Cullen, on 16 Sep 1875. She was born on 12 Mar 1853 in KY12. She died on 22 Feb 1906.

 

Notes for Robert Marion Williams:

1900 Webster County, KY Census     165 540 Williams Robert M. head w m Mar ? ? m/?  KY/KY/KY Farmer 165 540 Williams Louisa M.wife w f Mar ? 27? m/4 4/2 KY/KY/KY 165 540 Williams Etta L. dau w f Jul 1876 23   KY/KY/KY 165 540 Williams ? dau w f ? ?   KY/KY/KY

 
Robert Marion Williams and Louisa M. Johnson had the following children:
Generation 3 (cont.)
Robert Marion Williams and Louisa M. Johnson had the following children:
8. i.

ETTA "EVA" LECOSTER4 WILLIAMS37-40 was born on 27 Jul 1876 in KY41-42. She died on 19 Feb 1929 in Providence, Webster Co., KY43. She married Archibal Jackson Dorris, son of Daniel B. Dorris and Lou Anna Fox, on 26 Sep 1906. He was born on 05 Feb 1874. He died on 28 Jun 196144.

ii.

DOCK T. WILLIAMS46-47 was born in 1878. He died in Oct 1885.
iii.

HATTIE WILLIAMS49 was born on 31 Jan 188050. She died in 1888.
9. iv.

LULA MAY WILLIAMS51-53 was born in 1887. She died in 1958. She married HOMER MELTON DAVIS. He was born in 1878 in Webster Co., KY. He died on 12 Jul 1951 in Providence, Webster Co., KY.

4.

THOMAS JACKSON3 WILLIAMS (Samuel Watson2, William1)16-17 was born in 1861 in Providence, Webster Co., KY. He died in 1892 in Webster Co., KY. He married MARY ALICE DORRIS. She was born about 1859 in Hopkins Co., KY. She died on 23 Oct 1932 in Akron, Summit Co., OH.

Thomas Jackson Williams and Mary Alice Dorris had the following children:
10. i.

PRUDENCE CLARA "PRUDA"4 WILLIAMS32-33 was born on 12 Jan 1884 in Webster Co., KY. She died on 01 Dec 1970 in Tampa, Florida. She married Robert Maynard Nance, son of George William Nance Jr. and Mary L. Smith, in 1904 in Webster Co., KY. He was born in 1879 in Webster Co., KY. He died in Oct 1962 in Tampa, Florida.

11. ii.

ROBERT CARLTON "CARL" WILLIAMS35 was born on 12 Mar 1888 in Providence, Webster Co., KY. He died on 08 Apr 1966. He married Ermie Newman on 29 Jul 1913 in Muhlenberg Co., KY. She was born on 13 Sep 1890 in Rochester, Butler Co., KY. She died on 18 Jun 1976 in Tampa, Florida.

12. iii.

ALFRED JAMES "A.J." WILLIAMS45 was born in Aug 1891 in Webster Co., KY. He died in Sep 1961 in Syracuse, NY. He married MABEL MOUNT. She was born in 1895 in Hillard, KY. She died on 22 Jan 1972 in Twinsburg, OH.

iv.

THOMAS WILLIAMS48.

5.

ARMSTEAD SUMMERFIELD3 WILLIAMS (Samuel Watson2, William1)18-20 was born about 1863 in KY. He died in 1905.
Armstead Summerfield Williams had the following child:
i.

CLARENCE4 WILLIAMS31.

6.

SAMUEL E.3 WILLIAMS (Samuel Watson2, William1)26-27 was born on 26 Dec 1875 in Webster Co., KY. He died in 1915 in Hardin Co., IL. He married Lola Todd on 24 Dec 1897 in Crittenden Co., KY. She was born on 07 Feb 1878. She died on 05 Apr 1919 in Hardin Co., IL.

Samuel E. Williams and Lola Todd had the following child:
13. i.

LILLIAN4 WILLIAMS34.  She married OSMAN.

7.

EMMA FLORENCE3 WILLIAMS (Samuel Watson2, William1)29-30 was born on 20 Dec 1883 in Wesbster Co., KY. She died on 26 Sep 1961 in Marion Co., KY. She married FRANKS.

Franks and Emma Florence Williams had the following child:
i.

BILL4 FRANKS36.

Generation 4
8.

ETTA "EVA" LECOSTER4 WILLIAMS (Robert Marion3, Samuel Watson2, William1)37-40 was born on 27 Jul 1876 in KY41-42. She died on 19 Feb 1929 in Providence, Webster Co., KY43. She married Archibal Jackson Dorris, son of Daniel B. Dorris and Lou Anna Fox, on 26 Sep 1906. He was born on 05 Feb 1874. He died on 28 Jun 196144.

 

Notes for Etta "Eva" Lecoster Williams:

Mrs. Eva Dorris Obituary - 1929 Webster County Obituries - Providence Journal-Enterprise, Feb 21, 1929

 
Archibal Jackson Dorris and Etta "Eva" Lecoster Williams had the following children:
Generation 4 (cont.)
i.

HERSHEL J.5 DORRIS57 was born on 15 Jul 190958. He died on 13 Sep 1909.
ii.

LOU ELLA DORRIS65-66 was born on 24 Mar 1913.
iii.

ROSE ELLA DORRIS69-70 was born on 27 Mar 1915.
9.

LULA MAY4 WILLIAMS (Robert Marion3, Samuel Watson2, William1)51-53 was born in 1887. She died in 1958. She married HOMER MELTON DAVIS. He was born in 1878 in Webster Co., KY. He died on 12 Jul 1951 in Providence, Webster Co., KY.

Homer Melton Davis and Lula May Williams had the following children:
i.

EDDIE PEARL5 DAVIS54.  She married KRANTZ.

ii.

CLYDE DAVIS63.

iii.

PAUL DAVIS64.

iv.

MINNIE DAVIS67.  She married BAKER.

v.

PAULINE DAVIS71.  She married DUNCAN.

vi.

LILLIAN DAVIS73.  She married CLEVENGER.

vii.

THOMAS DAVIS75.

viii.

JAMES DAVIS76.

ix.

ATRICE DAVIS77.

x.

DENVER DAVIS78.

xi.

ELGIN DAVIS79.

xii.

ATRICE DAVIS80.

xiii.

WILMA DEAN DAVIS81.  She married BAKER.

xiv.

HAROLD DAVIS82.

10.

PRUDENCE CLARA "PRUDA"4 WILLIAMS (Thomas Jackson3, Samuel Watson2, William1)32-33 was born on 12 Jan 1884 in Webster Co., KY. She died on 01 Dec 1970 in Tampa, Florida. She married Robert Maynard Nance, son of George William Nance Jr. and Mary L. Smith, in 1904 in Webster Co., KY. He was born in 1879 in Webster Co., KY. He died in Oct 1962 in Tampa, Florida.

Robert Maynard Nance and Prudence Clara "Pruda" Williams had the following children:
14. i.

MARY ALLICE5 NANCE61-62 was born on 12 Apr 1908 in Providence, Webster Co., KY. She died on 23 Mar 1993 in Tampa, Florida. She married Buford Delmar Playl, son of William Wesley Playl and Rosa Bell Hughes, on 08 Sep 1923. He was born on 04 Feb 1902 in Hopkins Co. KY. He died on 09 Aug 1984 in Madisonville, Hopkins Co., KY.

15. ii.

MARGARET E. NANCE68 was born in 1910 in Providence, Webster Co., KY. She died in Tampa, Florida. She married VANCE GOLD.

iii.

RICHARD ELLIOTT NANCE72 was born on 07 Jul 1917 in Providence, Webster Co., KY. He died in Jan 1965 in Monroe Co., KY.
iv.

RALPH JACKSON NANCE74.

11.

ROBERT CARLTON "CARL"4 WILLIAMS (Thomas Jackson3, Samuel Watson2, William1)35 was born on 12 Mar 1888 in Providence, Webster Co., KY. He died on 08 Apr 1966. He married Ermie Newman on 29 Jul 1913 in Muhlenberg Co., KY. She was born on 13 Sep 1890 in Rochester, Butler Co., KY. She died on 18 Jun 1976 in Tampa, Florida.

Robert Carlton "Carl" Williams and Ermie Newman had the following child:
16. i.

ROBERT WOODBURN5 WILLIAMS59-60 was born on 07 Apr 1916.
12.

ALFRED JAMES "A.J."4 WILLIAMS (Thomas Jackson3, Samuel Watson2, William1)45 was born in Aug 1891 in Webster Co., KY. He died in Sep 1961 in Syracuse, NY. He married MABEL MOUNT. She was born in 1895 in Hillard, KY. She died on 22 Jan 1972 in Twinsburg, OH.

Alfred James "A.J." Williams and Mabel Mount had the following child:
17. i.

ERVIN T.5 WILLIAMS55.

Generation 4 (cont.)
13.

LILLIAN4 WILLIAMS (Samuel E.3, Samuel Watson2, William1)34.  She married OSMAN.

Osman and Lillian Williams had the following child:
i.

BILL5 OSMAN56.

Generation 5
14.

MARY ALLICE5 NANCE (Prudence Clara "Pruda"4 Williams, Thomas Jackson3 Williams, Samuel Watson2 Williams, William1 Williams)61-62 was born on 12 Apr 1908 in Providence, Webster Co., KY. She died on 23 Mar 1993 in Tampa, Florida. She married Buford Delmar Playl, son of William Wesley Playl and Rosa Bell Hughes, on 08 Sep 1923. He was born on 04 Feb 1902 in Hopkins Co. KY. He died on 09 Aug 1984 in Madisonville, Hopkins Co., KY.

Buford Delmar Playl and Mary Allice Nance had the following children:
i.

BUFORD DANIEL6 PLAYL85-86 was born on 19 Sep 1926 in Webster Co., KY. He died on 10 Oct 1930 in Hopkins Co., KY.
ii.

RALPH DUDLEY PLAYL88-89 was born on 11 Dec 1928 in Hopkins Co., KY. He died on 03 May 1990 in St. Louis, St. Louis Co., MO.
15.

MARGARET E.5 NANCE (Prudence Clara "Pruda"4 Williams, Thomas Jackson3 Williams, Samuel Watson2 Williams, William1 Williams)68 was born in 1910 in Providence, Webster Co., KY. She died in Tampa, Florida. She married VANCE GOLD.

Vance Gold and Margaret E. Nance had the following children:
i.

DENNA6 GOLD84 was born in 1944 in Providence, Webster Co., KY. She married ALDERMAN.

ii.

LEON VANCE GOLD87.

iii.

EDWIN ROLLAND GOLD90.

16.

ROBERT WOODBURN5 WILLIAMS (Robert Carlton "Carl"4, Thomas Jackson3, Samuel Watson2, William1)59-60 was born on 07 Apr 1916.
Robert Woodburn Williams had the following child:
i.

LARRY6 WILLIAMS91.  He married FAY.

17.

ERVIN T.5 WILLIAMS (Alfred James "A.J."4, Thomas Jackson3, Samuel Watson2, William1)55.

Ervin T. Williams had the following child:
i.

ROBERT J.6 WILLIAMS SR.83.

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