Husband: Elijah Williams
Census name: Liegh E. Williams 1
Born: Jul-10-1896 in Cairo, Ritchie Co, WV 2,3,4
Died: Feb- 3-1956 in Cairo, Ritchie Co, WV 5,3
Buried: in IOOF (Egypt) Cemetery, Cairo, Ritchie Co, WV 6
Census: 1930 in Cairo, Ritchie Co, WV
Father: Calvin J. Williams (1847 - 1931)
Mother: Coinetta Buzzard (1853 - )
Other spouse 1
Notes
Wife: Elizabeth M. Hickman 7
Also known as: Mary Elizabeth Matilda Hickman
Married: Dec- 4-1920 in Cairo, Ritchie Co, WV 8
Born: Oct-13-1894 in Ritchie Co, WV 9,3,4 (see note 1)
Died: Oct- -1981 9,3
Buried: in IOOF (Egypt) Cemetery, Cairo, Ritchie Co, WV 6
Resided: in Walker, Wood Co, WV 9
Census: 1930 in Cairo, Ritchie Co, WV
Census: 1900 in Grant District, Ritchie Co, WV
Father: Peter King Hickman (1857 - 1938)
Mother: Mary M. Felter (1865 - )
Other spouse 1
M Child 1: Robert D. Williams Census name: Bobby D. Williams 1 Born: Sep- 8-1924 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 10 Resided: 1944 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 11 Resided: 1944 in Cairo, Ritchie Co, WV 10 Census: 1930 in Cairo, Ritchie Co, WV Wife: Virginia R. Buffey b. Oct-26-1926 d. Aug- 1-2000 Married: May-23-1944 in Fairmont, Marion Co, WV 12
Sources: (1) 1930 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Grant District) (2) Death Record - Birth date calculated from age at death. (3) Headstone (year only) (4) Ritchie County Marriage Records, Harrisville, WV. (5) Ritchie County Death Records, Harrisville, WV. (6) Ritchie County Historical Society (David M. Scott, Editor), Ritchie County, West Virginia Cemeteries through 1993, McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV, 1995. (7) Marriage record of son. (8) Ritchie County Marriage Records, Harrisville, WV, Identified as Elijah Williams, widowed, 24, b. Ritchie Co, res. Cairo; and Mrs. Elizabeth Tustin, widowed, b. Ritchie Co, res. Cairo. Married Dec 4 1920 at Cairo. MR p. 33. (9) Social Security Death Index. (10) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV. (11) Marion County Marriage Records, Fairmont, WV. (12) Marion County Marriage Records, Fairmont, WV, Identified as Robert Williams, 21 (sic), b. Sep 8 1921 (sic) in Clarksburg, res. Clarksburg, son of Eliga & Elizabeth Williams; and Virginia Jean Buffey, 20 (sic), b. Oct 21 1922 (sic) in Fairmont, res. Fairmont, dau of Mike & Victoria Buffey. The license was applied for on May 20 1944 and issued on May 23 1944, with consent of the bride's parents. The marriage occurred on May 23 1944 in Fairmont. (Note: The following marriage license application is found in Harrison County Marriage Records, p. 307: Robert Williams, 19 (sic), b. Sep 8 1924 (sic) in Clarksburg, res. Cairo in Ritchie Co WV, son of Elijah & Elizabeth (Hickman) Williams; and Virginia Buffey, 17 (sic), b. Oct 26 1926 (sic) in Clarksburg, res. Clarksburg, dau of Mike & Victoria (Parris) Buffey. The license was applied for on May 16 1944, but no license was issued and there was no minister's return or endorsement.), MR p. 425. Event Notes Note (1) Birth date given in 1900 Census as Oct 1893, but date on headstone is 1894, and SSDI shows it as Oct 13 1894.