James M. Williams

NOT A DIRECT ANCESTOR James M. Williams is not in my direct ancestry. He is 1 step removed in the following ways: Brother of John Duncan Williams Son of Edmond Maxton Williams and Mary Ann Scarbrough

	Date	Location	Notes	Sources
Birth	Oct 2, 1898
1st Marriage	~1919		To Unknown
2nd Marriage	~1925		To Frances T. Shouldize
Death	Jan 1971
Burial

Ancestry chart segment

 Generation 3           Generation 4          Generation 5
 
                                          +-- Edmond Maxton Williams
                                          |   (1868->1920)
                +-- James M. Williams ----+
                |   (1898- <1972)         |
                +                         +-- Mary Ann Scarbrough
                |                             (1868-<1920)
                +-- Frances T. Shouldize
                    (1902-????)

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Children

(all children with Name Surname

Name	Gender	Date of Birth	Birthplace	Spouse	Notes	Sources

Places of Residence

Location	Dates	Notes	Sources
Charlotte, NC	birth-1920
San Diego, CA	by 1930
San Francisco, CA	by death

Sources

Ref. Num.	Description	Image of original
1	1900 United States Federal Census, Charlotte Township, Mecklenburg County, NC, Enumeration District 43, Page 20, lines 94-100 and Page 21 line 1 lists Edmon M. Williams, 31, born Mar 1868, married to Mary A. Williams, 30, born Apr 1870. They live with three children and three boarders: son John D. Williams, 7, born Mar 1893; son Will M. Williams, 3, born May 1895; son James M. Williams, 1, born May[?] 1898; boarder James Collie[?], 30, born Jan 1870; boarder Archabel[??] Birkie, 28, born Dec 1872, and boarder "Walker Beacher", 25, born Jan 1875. Edmon M. Williams and Mary A. Williams have been married for 8 years. Mary A. Williams has born four children, three of which are still living. All of the Williams family and their parents were born in NC, and the same with Mr. Birkie and Mr. Beacher. Mr. Collie and his parents were born in VA. Edmon M. Williams' occupation is listed as "Cloth Inspector / Mill". Mary A. Williams' occupation is "seamstress." John D. Williams is listed as being in school. Mr. Birkie's occupation is illegible. Mr. Collie's occupation is "Weaver (Cotton Mill)." Mr. Beacher's occupation is "Clerk (Dry Goods)." All of the adults can read, write, and speak English. These census pages are dated 13 and 14 Jun 1900, respectively. Margin notes by the enumerator indicate that the Williams family lived on "Davidson St." Furthermore, this was the first record from that street, suggesting that perhaps they lived on a corner lot.
2	1910 United States Federal Census, Charlotte Township, Mecklenburg County, NC, Enumeration District 97, Page 4, lines 4-11 lists E. M. Williams, 42, married to Mary A. Williams. They live with six children: son John D. Williams, 17; son William M. Williams, 14; son James M. Williams, 11; son Walker F. Williams, 8; son Lee[?] Otto Williams, 6; and daughter Gertrude Williams, 2. E.M. Williams and Mary A. Williams have been married for 18 years. Mary A. Williams has born seven children, six of which are still living. Everyone and their parents were born in NC. Everyone but Gertrude can speak English. Everyone but Gertrude and Otto can read English. Everyone but Gertrude, Otto, and Walker can write English. All of the children except Gertrude and Otto attended school within the census year. E.M. Williams' occupation is listed as a mail carrier for the postal service. John D. Williams' occupation is listed as a sign painter in a shop. The census page is dated 16 Apr 1910.
3	1920 United states Federal Census, Charlotte Ward 1, Mecklenburg Co, NC, District 133, page 14A. The census is dated 3 Feb. 1920. Line 50 lists Edwin M. Williams, head, age 52, widow, reads, writes and speaks English, b. NC (and his parents), postman. Page 14B, line 1 lists James L. Williams, son, 20, single in school, born NC, reads, writes, speaks English. The residence is 14 North Long St. The initial for James is reported as M in previous census, but ages and employment are consistent.	,
4	1930 United States Federal Census, San Diego, San Diego Co, California, Dist 147, page 14B. Census dated 5 Apr 1930. Lines 84-86 list: James M. Williams, head, rents, $30/mo., owns radio, age 32, married, first married @ age 21. reads, writes, speaks English, born NC, parents born NC, employed by US Navy, served in World War; Francis T., wife, age 28, first married age 23, reads, writes, speaks English, b. Oregon, father born OR, mother b. Missouri, not employed; Lucile Shouldize, mother-in-law, age 50, widow, b. Indiana, parents b. Indiana, not employed. Family lives at 2363 State St. Consistent with son of Edmond Maxton Williams. Also supported by meeting between Edmond Brady Williams Jr. and Elizabeth Ann Wilson (Williams) in 1971. No census record for Edmond Maxton Williams can be identified for this census.
5	Meeting of E. Brady Williams Jr. and Elizabeth Williams with Frances T., widow of James M. Williams, career naval officer, and one of their children in San Francisco, CA about 1971; dinner at Naval Officers' Club, Presidio.
6	Social Security Death Index Name: James Williams Last Residence: 94124 San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States of America Born: 2 Oct 1898 Died: Jan 1971 State (Year) SSN issued: Louisiana (Before 1951 )

Research

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