Husband: Stewart Lee Williams
Also known as: Stuart L. Williams 1,2
Born: Jul-12-1866 3,1,4,5
Died: Jan-29-1915 in Baltimore, MD 1,6
Buried: in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (IOOF section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 1
Cause of death: suicide by gas 7
Census: 1910 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV
Census: 1900 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV 4
Occupation: 1910 clerk in feed store 8
Father: Samuel M. Williams (1823 - )
Mother: Harriet Ann Vanhorn (1828 - )
Wife: Lelia Florinda Chapman
Also known as: Flora L. Chapman 9
Married: Sep-12-1894 in Doddridge Co, WV 5
Born: Jan-19-1877 in Doddridge Co, WV 10 (see note 1)
Died: Feb-28-1952 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 10
Buried: in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV 10
Resided: in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 10
Census: 1920 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1910 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV
Census: 1900 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV
Father: Lloyd W. Chapman (1853 - 1952)
Mother: Louisa Frasure (1858 - 1926)
F Child 1: Sylvia Dean Williams Census name: Silva D. Williams Born: Dec-20-1897 in Doddridge Co, WV 11,12,4,13 Died: Sep-16-1973 in Doddridge Co, WV 12,13 Buried: in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV 14 Resided: in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 15 Census: 1920, 1930, 1940 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1910 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Census: 1900 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV 4 Husband: William Bailey Knight b. Jan- 7-1892 d. Apr- -1975 Also known as: Bailey Knight 16,17 Married: Nov-30-1916 in Doddridge Co, WV 5
M Child 2: Bradford Williams Born: 1901 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 11,18 (see note 2) Died: Apr- 9-1948 in Allegany Co, MD 19 Census: 1930 in Allegany Co, MD Census: 1920 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1910 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Occupation: 1930 wheeler in brick works 20 Occupation: 1920 laborer with team 18
M Child 3: Guy Williams Born: ca 1905 8,18 Census: 1920 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1910 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV
M Child 4: Jennings Paul Williams Also known as: Paul Williams 8,18,21,22 Born: Oct- -1907 7,17 (see note 3) Died: May-16-1963 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 7 Buried: in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV 7,14 Census: 1930 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV (see note 4) Census: 1920 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1910 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Occupation: grocery store manager 7 Military: Sep-17-1943 - Nov- 7-1945 Pfc, US Army, Hq Btry, 552nd Fld Arty, World War II 23,24 Wife: Amanda E. Fisher b. May- 2-1905 d. Jul- -1978 Married: Aug-31-1934 in Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV 21
Sources: (1) Obituary. (2) Death record of daughter. (3) Death Record - Birth date calculated from age at death. (4) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District) (5) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (6) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Stewart Lee Williams, white male, born at Grove WVa, married, occupation teamster; died Jan 29 1915, age 48y 6m 17d, cause of death suicide by gas. Informant: C. S. Pease, undertaker. (NOTE: Although recorded in Doddridge County, it is known from his obituary that his death occurred in Baltimore, Maryland.), DR p. 177 : www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=5045436&Type=Death. (7) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV. (8) 1910 Census, Harrison County, WV. (9) Birth record of daughter. (10) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (11) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (12) Social Security Death Index. (13) Headstone (year only) (14) West Union WV Cemeteries (Doddridge County), Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (July 1990) (15) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in West Virginia before 1951. (16) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District) (17) Headstone. (18) 1920 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District). (19) Findagrave.com. (20) 1930 Census. (21) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (22) Obituary of father. (23) U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946, Ancestry.com and National Archives & Records Administration. (24) U.S. Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963 [database on-line], Ancestry.com, Office of Quartermaster General, and National Archives & Records Administration. Event Notes Note (1) 1900 Census states birth date as Jan 1879. Note (2) Birth date reported by Findagrave as Jan 5 1901, but birth record shows it as May 6 1901. Middle name reported by Findagrave as Lee, but middle initial in 1930 Census is C, while his birth record reflects no middle name or initial at all. Note (3) Death record states birth date as Oct 31 1907, but headstone reads Oct 13 1907. Marriage record gives birthplace as Doddridge County, but death record states Clarksburg, Harrison County. Note (4) Listed as Paul Williams, 22, single, a lodger in the household of Mary C. (Garner) Shinn, widow of Wilson K. Shinn.