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
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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
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Place: Oakland, Pottawattamie, Iowa
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4. Rodolpho Simmons WILLIAMS
Sex: M
Born: 2 Jun 1871
Place: Ottumwa, Wapello, Iowa
Died: 8 Jan 1937
Place: Underwood, Pottawattamie, Iowa
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Spouse: Jennie PUFFINSBERG
Married: Aft 1900
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11. Ethel WILLIAMS
Sex: F
Born: 23 Oct 1884
Place:
Died: 5 Mar 1969
Place: Lodi, San Joaquin, CA
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Place: , , Hawaii
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12. Kittie May WILLIAMS Sex: F
Born: 15 Aug 1886
Place:
Died: 29 Mar 1888
Place: Buried:
Place: Oakland, Pottawattamie, Iowa Spouse:
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13. Genevieve (Jennie) WILLIAMS Sex: F
Born: 17 Apr 1889
Place: Died: 15 Jan 1960
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Place: , Island of Oahu, Hawaii
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14. Edwin WILLIAMS
Sex: M
Born: 17 Oct 1890
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Died: 6 Jan 1892
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15.Baby Boy (unnamed) WILLIAMS
Sex: M
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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.
