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Lewis Emmett WILLIAMS

Lewis Emmett WILLIAMS

Male 1894 - 1962  (68 years)

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  • Name Lewis Emmett WILLIAMS 
    Born 29 Aug 1894  Knight, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1900  Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1910  West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1915  [4] 
    teacher at Israels Fork School 
    Occupation 1916  [5] 
    teacher at Knight School (Nutters Fork) 
    Occupation 1917  [1] 
    yardman for Carter Oil Co. at Nutters Fork 
    Military From 27 May 1918 to 24 May 1919  [6] 
    Pvt, US Army, 58 Co 15th Prov Regt, and Co L 132 Inf 33 Div, WW I 
    • Letter to the Editor, "West Union Record," Thursday, Jun 6 1918, in its entirety:

      LETTER FROM CAMP LEE
      Camp Lee, Va.
      5-31-'18
      Dear Editor,
      We arrived at Camp Lee Tuesday May 28th at 10:30 A.M. feeling very tired and sleepy but in good spirits. All the Doddridge boys are together in Co 58.
      The First Segt says we are the best company he hasever had. We feel proud of that. We hope to break the record and get the Kaiser sure.
      If this letter misses the waste basket, I will write again. Here is wishing the Record and its many readers happiness and success.
      Lewis E. Williams
      58th Co, Barrack B
      15th Prov. Rec. Bn.
      Camp Lee, Va.
    Residence 1917, 1919  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 7] 
    Census 1920  Clinton District, Monongalia Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1920  [8] 
    farmer 
    Census 1930  Martins Ferry, Belmont Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1930  [9] 
    car bracer in sheet mill 
    Residence 1931  Martins Ferry, Belmont Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    Residence 1935  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1940  Belmont Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1940  [11] 
    bracer in mill 
    Residence Martins Ferry, Belmont Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 10, 12, 13, 14] 
    Died 18 Dec 1962  Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 15] 
    Buried Knight-Ashburn Cemetery, Piggin Run, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 16] 
    Person ID I32185  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 20 Jan 2017 

    Father Friendly Warrington WILLIAMS,   b. 19 Sep 1857, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Nov 1940, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years) 
    Mother Minerva VINCENT,   b. 1 Oct 1857, Marion Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Nov 1931, Nutters Fork, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years) 
    Family ID F3857  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Pearl Marie ASHBURN,   b. 5 Sep 1899, Piggin Run, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Mar 1965, Martins Ferry, Belmont Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years) 
    Married 4 Jun 1919  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Children 
     1. Eugene WILLIAMS,   b. CA 1924, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Ronald WILLIAMS,   b. CA 1929, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Donald WILLIAMS,   b. CA 1932, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F41439  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1930 - Martins Ferry, Belmont Co, OH Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1931 - Martins Ferry, Belmont Co, OH Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - - Martins Ferry, Belmont Co, OH Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 18 Dec 1962 - Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Knight-Ashburn Cemetery, Piggin Run, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
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    Documents
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  • Sources 
    1. [S1875] World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, National Archives and Records Administration, (Ancestry.com online database).

    2. [S1553] Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, BR Bk 2, p. 368-A.
      Identified as Lewis Emmett Williams, b. Aug 29 1894 in Doddridge Co, son of Friendly Warrington Williams (age 37, b. Doddridge Co) & Minerva Vincent (ag3 37, b. Marion Co, res. at Alpha WV), this being the mother's ninth child. Informant: "V. F. Williams - Brother"

    3. [S1925] Social Security Death Index.

    4. [S2601] Doddridge County Republican, 11/25/1915.

    5. [S2601] Doddridge County Republican, 10/26/1916.

    6. [S2669] U.S. Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com, Office of Quartermaster General, and National Archives & Records Administration).

    7. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV.

    8. [S2402] 1920 Census, Monongalia County, WV.

    9. [S1898] 1930 Census.

    10. [S960] Obituary of mother.

    11. [S127] 1940 Census.

    12. [S643] Obituary of father.

    13. [S1928] Social Security Death Index.

    14. [S1594] Obituary of brother.

    15. [S2568] West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).

    16. [S934] Findagrave.com.