Iowa Family Group Record for Richard Evans Williams Prepared by: Regina Brannen Adam Email: gigiadam@gvtc.com Husband: Richard Evans WILLIAMS Born[1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9]: 15 Jan 1843 Place: , Muskingum, Ohio Description: He served in the Civil War. Died[10]: 13 Jan 1924 Place: Sacramento, Sacramento, California Buried[11]: 15 Jan 1924 Place: Sacramento, Sacramento, California Husband's father: Thomas Stockett WILLIAMS Husband's mother: Elizabeth Ann JONES Married[12,13]: 25 Jan 1866 Place: Ottumwa, Wapello, Iowa Wife: Catherine Jane SIMMONS Born[14,15]: 8 Oct 1846 Place: , Harrison, Ohio Died[16]: 2 Nov 1921 Place: Sacramento, Sacramento, California Buried[17]: 7 Nov 1921 Place: Sacramento, Sacramento, California Wife's father: Abraham SIMMONS Wife's mother: Margaret MORROW Children 1. Thomas Stockett WILLIAMS Sex: M Born: 24 Nov 1866 Place: , Wapello, Iowa Died: 8 Aug 1898 Place: , , Alaska Buried: Place: Spouse: Mary Elizabeth HATCH Married: 15 Feb 1888 Place: Oakland, Pottawattamie, IA 2. Richard Evans WILLIAMS Sex: M Born: 11 May 1868 Place: , Wapello, Iowa Died: 28 Jul 1911 Place: Oakland, Pottawattamie, Iowa Buried: 1 Aug 1911 Place: Oakland, Pottawattamie, Iowa Spouse: Jessie M. CRAFT Married: 5 Mar 1896 Place: Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa 3. Mary (Birdie) WILLIAMS Sex: F Born: 23 Aug 1869 Place: , Wapello, Iowa Died: 15 Jan 1887 Place: Buried: Place: Oakland, Pottawattamie, Iowa Spouse: Married: Place: 4. Rodolpho Simmons WILLIAMS Sex: M Born: 2 Jun 1871 Place: Ottumwa, Wapello, Iowa Died: 8 Jan 1937 Place: Underwood, Pottawattamie, Iowa Buried: Place: Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa Spouse: Hannah Edith BLAKESLEE Married: 10 Mar 1897 Place: Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa 5. Margaret Rosa Belle WILLIAMS Sex: F Born: 13 Dec 1872 Place: ., Wapello, IA Died: 11 May 1960 Place: Spouse: Thomas J. HATCH Married: 22 Feb 1893 Place: ., Pottowattamie, Iowa 6. Franklin Benjamin WILLIAMS Sex: M Born: 23 Aug 1874 Place: , Wapello, Iowa Died: 12 Jul 1930 Place: Oakland, Pottawattamie, Iowa Buried: Place: Spouse: Mary Luella TUCKER Married: 24 Dec 1902 Place: Oakland, Pottawattamie, Iowa 7. Blanche WILLIAMS Sex: F Born: 16 Mar 1876 Place: Ottumwa, Wapello, Iowa Died: 8 Jan 1916 Place: Des Moines, Polk, Iowa Buried: 11 Jan 1916 Place: Carson, Pottawattamie, Iowa Spouse: Charles Keele DURHAM Married: 2 Jun 1897 Place: Washington Twp., Pottawattamie, Iowa 8. Cornelia (Cora) WILLIAMS Sex: F Born: 23 Apr 1878 Place: , Wapello, IA Died: Place: Sacramento, Sacramento, CA Buried: Place: Spouse: Jesse P. FRANCISCO Married: 22 May 1904 Place: , , IA 9. James Sylvester WILLIAMS Sex: M Born: 4 May 1880 Place: Oakland, Pottawattamie, Iowa Died: 16 Jun 1941 Place: Shenandoah, Page, Iowa Buried: Place: Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa Spouse: Katherine Blanche DAVIS Married: 28 May 1908 Place: Clarion, Wright, Iowa 10. William H. WILLIAMS Sex: M Born: 4 Nov 1882 Place: , Pottawattamie, IA Died: 29 Jul 1955 Place: Buried: Place: Spouse: Jennie PUFFINSBERG Married: Aft 1900 Place: 11. Ethel WILLIAMS Sex: F Born: 23 Oct 1884 Place: Died: 5 Mar 1969 Place: Lodi, San Joaquin, CA Buried: Place: , , Hawaii Spouse: Married: Place: 12. Kittie May WILLIAMS Sex: F Born: 15 Aug 1886 Place: Died: 29 Mar 1888 Place: Buried: Place: Oakland, Pottawattamie, Iowa Spouse: Married: Place: 13. Genevieve (Jennie) WILLIAMS Sex: F Born: 17 Apr 1889 Place: Died: 15 Jan 1960 Place: Buried: Place: , Island of Oahu, Hawaii Spouse: Married: Place: 14. Edwin WILLIAMS Sex: M Born: 17 Oct 1890 Place: Died: 6 Jan 1892 Place: Buried: Place: Spouse: Married: Place: 15.Baby Boy (unnamed) WILLIAMS Sex: M Born: Place: Died: Place: Buried: Place: Spouse: Married: Place: Sources: 1. Death Certificate, Office of the State Registrar, Sacramento, CA, Cert #24-003509, copy in possession of Regina Adam. 1924; NOTE: Residence was 2220 Marshall Way, Sacramento, Sacramento, CA. Thomas Williams noted as his father. Burial was at Masonic Lawn Cemetery. 2. 1850 U.S. Census, Muskingum County, Wayne Twp, Ohio, Microfilm #432, Roll No. 718, p. 412. 1850; NOTE: Age 7, living with parents and Mary E. 11, Sarah A. 9, Lucy E. 4, and Maria 11/12, born Ohio. 3. 1860 U.S. Census, Wapello County, Richland Twp, Iowa, Microfilm, page 633, copy obtained from Wapello Genealogical Society, Ottumwa, Iowa. 1860; NOTE: Age 17, farm laborer born in Ohio, living with parents and siblings Sarah 19, Lucy 14, Jane 12, Rodolpho 1. 4. 1870 U.S. Census, Wapello County, Richland Twp, Iowa, Microfilm, page, Copy from Wapello Genealogical Society, Ottumwa, Iowa. 1870; NOTE: In household # 130 is living Richard Williams age 26, farmer born Ohio and having read estate valued at 400. Living with him is his wife Catherine 22, keeping house, and children Thomas 3, Richard 2, Mary 10/12. Also living in the same household is his mother Elizabeth age 52, b Ohio with her son [Randolph] 12, and daughter Norma 9. Elizabeth noted as having real estate valued at $3000. 5. 1880 U.S. Census, Washingtion Twp, Pottawattamie County, Iowa, Micro-Film T9 Roll 361, p 556. 1880; NOTES: Listed in Dwelling # 15, Family #15 as head of household is R.E. Williams, age 38 farmer, cannot read or write, born Maryland, father born Ohio and mother born in Ohio. His wife given as Catherine, age 33, keeps house born Ohio, father born Tenn [?Penn] and mother born Ohio. All children listed as born in Iowa. Children given are Thomas 13, Richard 12, Mary 10, Rose 7, Rudolph 9, Franklin 6, Blanch 4, Cora 2, and James 2/12 born April. The three oldest children attend school. 6. 1880 U.S. Census, Washingtion Twp, Pottawattamie County, Iowa, Federal Archives, Washington D.C., NOTE: Age 38, Farmer, Cannot read or write, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio, living with. 1880. 7. 1885 State of Iowa Census, Washington Twp, Pottawattamie County, IA, Page 413, Iowa Genealogical Society, Des Moines, Iowa, NOTE: Age 42, Farmer, b Ohio, Subject to military, Entitled to vote, living with wi. 1885. 8. 1895 State of Iowa Census, Washington Twp, Pottawattamie County, IA, pp. 541-542, Iowa Genealogical Society, Des Moines, IA, NOTES: Age 51, b Ohio, farmer, Christian, Entitled to vote, living with wife Cather. 1895. 9. 1900 U.S. Census, Washington Twp, Pottawattamie County, Iowa, Sheet 2, Iowa Genealogical Society, Des Moines, Iowa, NOTE: Age 57, born Jan 1843, Ohio, married 34 years, farmer, living with wife Cathe. SD9-ED161. 10. Death Certificate, Cert #24-003509. 11. Letter from Masonic Lawn Association, 2700 Riverside Blvd, Sacramento CA 95818, Letter in poss of R. Adam, Boerne TX. 1921-1924; NOTES: Location of grave, age at death, and date of death given. 12. Wapello County Marriage Register Book, Book B, p 264, Wapello County Clerk of the District Court Office, Ottumwa, Iowa. 1866; NOTE: License was issued 24 Jan 1866 on affidavit of Thos. A. Simmons, marriage 25 Jan 1866, solemnized by J.S. Porter, County Judge at his house. Certified copy of register page in poss of Regina Adam, Boerne, TX. 13. WAPELLO COUNTY IOWA MARRIAGE BOOK "B", 1987, Iowa Genealogical Society, Des Moines, Iowa, p 45, Wapello County Genealogical Society, Ottumwa,Iowa. Oct 31, 1851 - June 9, 1866. 14. 1860 U.S. Census, Census: Iowa, Van Buren County, Des Moines Twp., 1860 U.S. Federal, Microfilm M653, Roll 342, page 20. 1860; RESEARCH: She is 13 years old, born Ohio, and living with her parents A. Simmons and Margaret. 15. Death Certificate, Office of the State Registrar, Sacramento, CA, Cert #21-043459, copy in possession of Regina Adam. 1921; NOTE: Residence was 2220 Marshall Way, Sacramento, Sacramento, CA. John Simmonds was given as her father and Margarete Morrow as her mother. She was 75 years, 24 days old. Burial was at Masonic Lawn Cemetery. 16. Death Certificate, Cert #21-043459. 17. Letter from Masonic Lawn Association, 2700 Riverside Blvd, Sacramento CA 95818.