Jul-28-2018
Husband: Walter Justice Williamson
Born: Jul- 2-1879 in Tyler Co, WV 1,2,3,4 (see note 1) Died: May-14-1956 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 5,4 Buried: in Williamson Cemetery, Greenwood (Long Run), Doddridge Co, WV 2,5 Census: 1940 in Long Run, Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1900, 1920, 1930 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV (see note 2) Occupation: farmer 6 Father: John B. Williamson (1848 - 1916) Mother: Nancy Josephine "Josie" Rowh (1851 - 1923)
Wife: Olive Mary Duckworth 7 Census name: Ollie Duckworth
Born: Oct-21-1883 in Doddridge Co, WV 2,8 (see note 3) Died: Aug-22-1952 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 2 Buried: in Williamson Cemetery, Greenwood (Long Run), Doddridge Co, WV 5,2 Resided: in Belpre, Washington Co, OH 2 Census: 1940 in Long Run, Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1900, 1920, 1930 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Father: Francis Marion Duckworth (1841 - 1923) Mother: Elizabeth J. Doak (1846 - 1915) Notes
M Child 1: Gerald Francis Williamson Census name: F. Gerald Williamson Born: Jan- 9-1909 in Tyler Co, WV 9,10,11 Died: Sep-24-1995 9 Buried: in Williamson Cemetery, Greenwood (Long Run), Doddridge Co, WV 5 Census: Apr 1940 in Mantua, Portage Co, OH (see note 4) Resided: Mar 1940 at Central Station, Doddridge Co, WV 10 Census: 1920, 1930 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Wife: Nancy Ellen Dotson b. Dec-19-1920 d. Oct-30-2003 Married: Mar-26-1938 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 10
F Child 2: Pauline Virginia Williamson Also known as: Virginia Pauline Williamson 12,13 Born: Aug-30-1910 in Doddridge Co, WV 9,13 Died: Jan-14-1991 in Ohio 5,9 Buried: in Williamson Cemetery, Greenwood (Long Run), Doddridge Co, WV 5 (see note 5) Resided: in Belpre, Washington Co, OH 5 Resided: 1936 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 13 Census: 1920, 1930 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Harlan Herbert Young b. Aug- -1907 d. Oct-20-1995 Married: Dec-21-1936 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 13
F Child 3: Joy Spaneta Williamson Census name: Spaneta Williamson Born: Oct-30-1912 in Tyler Co, WV 14,15 Died: Jan-27-2003 14 Resided: in Mantua, Portage Co, OH 16 Census: 1920, 1930 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Arthur Chelicha Fletcher b. Jan- 2-1910 d. Jul- -1980 Census name: Chelicha Fletcher 8 Married: Feb- 9-1933 in Middlebourne, Tyler Co, WV 17
M Child 4: Harold John "Shorty" Williamson Census name: John H. Williamson Born: May-23-1915 in Central Station, Doddridge Co, WV 18,11,19,20,14 Died: Dec- 2-1998 in Lima, Allen Co, OH 20,18,14,19 Resided: in Lima, Allen Co, OH 21 Census: 1940 at Long Run, Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV (see note 6) Census: 1920, 1930 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Education: 2 yrs college 20 Military: U.S. Navy, World War II 19,20
M Child 5: Harry Duckworth Williamson Born: May-11-1916 in Doddridge Co, WV 11,14 (see note 7) Died: Nov- 8-2009 22,14 Buried: in Hickory Grove Cumberland Presbyterian Cemetery, Mt. Hope, Lawrence Co, AL 22,5 Resided: in Moulton, Lawrence Co, AL 23 Resided: 1942, 1945 in Mantua, Portage Co, OH 24 Census: 1940 (absent) at Long Run, Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV 6 (see note 8) Resided: 1939 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 22 Census: 1920, 1930 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: farmer 22 Occupation: Jan 1940 - Dec 1942 heavy equipment operator, Buckeye Pipeline, Lima OH 24 Education: National Welding School, Lima, OH Military: Dec-18-1942 - Nov-24-1945 MM3, 112th Naval Construction Bn (Seabees), World War II (Pacific) 19,22 (see note 9) Wife: Ruth Ann Pickens b. Feb- 4-1921 d. Dec- 1-1981 Married: Jan- 1-1939 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 13 Wife: Flora Mary ___
Sources: (1) Tyler County Birth Records, Middlebourne, WV. (2) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (3) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Central District) (4) Headstone (year only) (5) Findagrave.com. (6) 1940 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Central District) (7) Marriage record of daughter. (8) 1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Central District). (9) Headstone. (10) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (11) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (12) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV. (13) Wood County Marriage Records, Parkersburg, WV. (14) Social Security Death Index. (15) Tyler County Marriage Records, Middlebourne, WV. (16) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in Ohio before 1951. (17) Tyler County Marriage Records, Middlebourne, WV, Identified as Arthur Chelicha Fletcher, 23, b. Tyler Co, res. Greenwood (Doddridge Co), son of Silas Martin Fletcher & Della Wells; and Joy Spaneta Williamson, 20, b. Tyler Co, res. Greenwood, dau of Walter J. Williamson & Olive Duckworth. Married Feb 9 1933 in Middlebourne. MR p. 108. (18) Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (19) U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (20) Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007 (online), Ancestry.com and Ohio Department of Health. (21) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in New York before 1951. (22) Obituary. (23) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in West Virginia before 1951. (24) DD Form 214, Report of Separation from Armed Forces. Event Notes Note (1) Age 47 in 1930 Census would put birth in about 1883. But birth date given in 1900 Census as July 1879, age 20, while birth and death records specify Jul 2 1879. Note (2) Middle initial G in 1920, but J in 1930. Note (3) Birth date on headstone is 1885. But 1900 Census shows it as Nov 1883, while death record states Oct 21 1883. Birthplace given in death record as "Douglass Co, WV," which does not exist and is presumed to be intended as Doddridge County. Note (4) Enumerated twice in this census, once with his family at Long Run in Doddridge County, and once with his wife in Portage Co, Ohio, both in April. He had married the previous month. A notation "AB" on his entry in Doddridge County indicates that he was absent at the time of the enumeration. His physical location in April was in Ohio. Note (5) Headstone reads: Pauline V. Young. In Loving Memory. Note (6) Indicated as being absent. Note (7) Birth date on military grave marker and in marriage record is May 11 1917. But birth record, obituary and SSDI show it as May 11 1916. Note (8) Indicated as being absent. Note (9) Duty stations: Construction Battalion, USMCTC, Norfolk VA; Sta Crew NDTC, Camp Peary, Williamsburg VA; 112th Naval Construction Battalion (Seabees), including service at Tinian in the Marianas Islands and at Okinawa. Awards: Good Conduct Medal, Asiatic Pacific Campaign Medal, World War II Victory Medal. http://www.112thseabees.org/Name Index