John Duncan Williams
From MouserAncestry
| Date | Location | Notes | Sources | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birth | 21 Mar 1893 | Montgomery Co., NC | [7][9] | |
| Marriage | 21 July 1914 | 708 N. College St., Charlotte, NC | To Corinna Brady Lowder | [9] |
| Death | 22 Jan 1956 | at home, on Rozzells Ferry Rd., Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, NC | complications from diabetes | [7] |
| Burial | Elmwood Cemetery, Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co. NC | [7][8] |
Ancestry chart segment
Generation 2 Generation 3 Generation 4
+-- Edmond Maxton Williams
| (1868-????)
+-- John Duncan Williams --+
| (1893-1956) |
Edmond Brady Williams --+ +-- Mary Ann Scarbrough
(1917-1986) | (1870-????)
+-- Corinna Brady Lowder
(1895-1976)
Sources: [7][9]
Children
(all children with Corinna Brady Lowder)
| Name | Gender | Date of Birth | Birthplace | Spouse | Notes | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Duncan "Jack" Williams, Jr. | M | 19 Oct. 1915 | Gretchen Carriker (b. 1915-16); daughter of Isaac Carriker & Kara McMannis |
died 8 Dec 2009, brain aneurysm | [3] [4] [9] [11][12] | |
| Edmond Brady Williams | M | 25 Apr 1917 | Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, NC | Jetta King | Direct Line | [3] [4] [8] [9] |
| Vivian Corrine Williams | F | 6 Mar. 1919 | George I. Parrish 9 July 1918-19 Apr 2000 |
d. 15 Nov. 2009 | [3] [4] [9][21] | |
| Donald Lee Williams | M | 24 Nov 1927 | Betty Unknown | d. 27 Oct 2001 |
[4] [9][20] | |
| Robert Stuart Williams | M | 16 Oct 1929 | d. 15 Mar 2003 | Doris Unknown; married late, divorced (13 Nov 1979), no children |
d. 15 Mar 2003 | [4] [9][18] |
Places of Residence
| Location | Dates | Notes | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Remount Rd., Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, NC | [8] | ||
| Beatties Ford Rd., Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, NC | 1954 | [3] [4] [6] [7] | |
| Cincinnati, Hamilton County, OH | 1 Apr 1940 | [5] | |
| E. Trade St., Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, NC | 18 Apr 1940 | [5] |
Photos
From the collection of John Duncan "Jack" Williams, Jr. & wife Gretchen
Sources
| Ref. Num. | Description | Image of original |
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| 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 Township, Mecklenburg County, NC, Enumeration District 156, Page 5, lines 67-72 lists John D. Williams, 26, married to Brady C. Williams, 24. They live with three children and one boarder: son John D. Williams, 4; son Edmond B. Williams, 2 years and 6 months; daughter Vivian Williams, 10 months; and boarder Annie Kinesley, 15. John D. Williams (the senior), Brady C. Williams, and Annie Kinesley can read and write. Annie also attended school during the census year. Everyone and their parents were born in NC. Everyone except Edmond B. Williams and Vivian Williams can speak English. John D. Williams' occupation is listed as a musician in a theater. This census is dated 5 Jan 1920. |  |
| 4 | 1930 United States Federal Census, Charlotte Township, Mecklenburg County, NC, Enumeration District 60-36, Page 6, lines 77-83 lists John D. Williams, 37, married to Brady C. Williams, 34, and their five children: son John D. Williams, Jr., 14; son Edmond B. Williams, 13; daughter Vivian C. Williams, 11; son Donald Lee Williams, 3 years and 4 months; and son Robert S. Williams, 2 years and 5 months. The family does not live on a farm. At the time of their marriage, John D. Williams was 21 and Brady C. Williams was 18. John D. Williams, Jr., Edmond B. Williams, and Vivian C. Williams attended school within the census year. Everyone but Donald L. Williams and Robert S. Williams can read and write, and everyone except Robert S. Williams can speak English. Everyone and their parents were born in NC. John Duncan Williams' occupation is listed as "[illegible] artist." This census page is dated 9 Apr 1930. |  |
| 5 | 1940 United States Federal Census, Charlotte, Mecklenburg, NC enum. dist 60-7B. Census dated 18 Apr 1940. Line 11: John D. Williams, head, male, age 47, married, b. NC, finished 7th grade, rents, $8/mo., on 1 Apr 1940 resided in Cincinnati, HAmilton Co., OH, employed as Commercial Designer with a Sign Shop, 30 hr/week. Earned $1771 in last year. Lived at 3091/2 E. Trade St. |
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| 6 | World War I Draft Registration Card dated June 5, 1917. Name: John Duncan Williams. Place of residence: (poor legibility, possibly 15 N. Long,)Charlotte, NC. Date of birth: 21 Mar 1893. Place of birth: (poor legibility, possibly Erin Mills), NC. Occupation "a sign painter." Employer: (partial legibility Wysell? ___ber Adv. Company, at Charlotte NC. Dependants: "wife and two children." Status married. No prior military service. Physical description: tall, medium build. Eyes: dark blue. Hair: brown, no balding. |  |
| 7 | Certificate of Death from the North Carolina State Board of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics, dated 22 Jan 1956. Name listed as John Dunkin Williams, Sr. Died at his home, 2021 Rosselle Ferry Rd., Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., NC at the age of 62. He had been living in Charlotte for 57 years. He was a white male, married to Corinna Lowder Williams. He was born 21 Mar 1893 in Montgomery Co., NC. He worked as a sign painter. His father's name was Edmund Williams and his mother was Mary Ann Scarborough. Cause of death was [illegible] embolism. No autopsy was performed. He was buried on 23 Jan 1956 at Oaklawn Cemetery, Mecklenburg Co., NC, by McEwen Funeral Service. | |
| 8 | Personal correspondence from Nancy Corinne Williams Durham, granddaughter of John Duncan Williams. | N/A
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| 9 | Personal correspondence from Linda Gregory, granddaughter of John Duncan Williams; provided marriage date of John Duncan Williams, and birth dates of his children. Parents as Edmund Masten Williams & Mary Anne Scarborough. | N/A
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| 10 | WWII Enlistment Records from Ancestry.com
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| 11 | Interview of Jack & Gretchen Williams by Edmond Brady Williams, Jr. & Elizabeth Wilson (Williams), August 2009, at North Myrtle Beach SC. Jack served in WWII on a frigate on weather station and sub patrol out of Halifax. Saw no subs but once "fired on a target raft". He has cousins surnamed Andrews. His grandfather Williams was from Star, NC. Gretchen Carriker b. 1915 (1916?), age 92, was one of 8 children. A sister & parents buried 20 mi. from Charlotte, halfway to Albemarle. Parents were Isaac Carriker & Kara (Cara?) McMannis. |
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| 12 | Obituary of John D. "Jack" Williams, Jr., transcribed by his son John, Dec. 2009. Published in The Sun News and The Charlotte Observer. John (Jack) D. Williams, age 94, of North Myrtle Beach died 8 Dec 2009. Born 19 Oct 1915 in Charlotte NC to John & Corinna Williams; married on 12 Nov 1943 to Gretchen Carriker, for 66 yrs. She and 3 sons survive; also 2 grandchildren & 2 great-grandchildren (not named).Military service: Coast Guard patrol No. Atlantic in WWII, rank of Lieut.-jg. Memorial service 11 Dec First Baptist Church of No. Myrtle Beach, Dr. John Gambrell officiating; ashes interred in private ceremony; arr. by Lee Funeral Home, Little River SC. |
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| 13 | Obituary Vivian Corrine Williams (Parrish), "Bibbie", provided by daughter Linda; publication source not recorded. Blacksburg -- Vivian "Bibbie" Corrine Williams Parrish, 90, of 251 Oak Grove Road, but formerly of North Myrtle Beach, passed away Sunday, November 15, 2009 at her home. Born in Charlotte, Mrs. Parrish was the wife of the late George I. Parrish and the daughter of the late John Duncan and Corrina Lowder Williams. She worked as a homemaker and attended Lighthouse Baptist Church. Surviving Mrs. Parrish is a daughter, Linda Gregory and husband, Grady, of the home; a son, Donald Eugene Parrish of Annandale, VA; a brother, Jack Williams and wife, Gretchen, of North Myrtle Beach; three sisters-in-law, Lucille, McConnell, Jetta K. Williams, and Betty S. Williams, all of Charlotte; 3 grandchildren; 8 great-grandchildren; 2 great-great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews. Graveside services will be held Tuesday, November 17, 2009 at Lighthouse Baptist Church Cemetery with Rev. Grady Gregory officiating. (Note: George & Bibbi retired to North Myrtle Beach, SC, after his career with the railroad. Bibbie had Alzheimers, was bedridden for her last year. Predeceased by husband George Parrish; his ashes were buried with her.) |
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| 14 | Obituary of Jerry Lee Williams, , grandson of John Duncan Williams and son of John Duncan Williams , Jr. by Holly George Warren, Sept. 2010. Published in Papermag (www.papermag.com). "Pioneering punk and hardcore producer, guitarist and songwriter Jerry Lee Williams, 61, died September 18 in Yucca Valley, California. Born in Charlotte, North Carolina, on September 23, 1948, Williams co-founded North Carolina's preeminent punk band, th' cigaretz in 1977 with guitarist Byron McCay and drummer Scott Jarvis. Th' cigaretz relocated from Raleigh to New York in May 1979, and shortly thereafter released their sole album, Crawl Rite Outta My Skin, on their own Cancer Records. Though the group had disbanded by early 1981, Williams and Jarvis helped to establish the New York City hardcore scene by converting an abandoned building at 171 Avenue A into a rehearsal/recording studio and late-night performance space. Soon after, Williams developed a rapport with Washington, DC's Bad Brains, who were in New York to perform at CBGB. A creative partnership followed, with Williams recording and producing the band's eponymous first album for ROIR, released in 1982. Using the name Jay Dublee, Williams also toured with the band as its sound engineer. Williams ran sound at CBGB during the thick of the NYC hardcore movement, as well as engineering at Hi-5 Studio in Manhattan for several years. He worked with other bands including the Beastie Boys (with whom he also toured), 3 Teens Kill 4, the Young and the Useless, Reagan Youth, and Velvet Monkeys, while continuing to perform as a guitarist with such East Village experimentalists as Bloodclot, the Hi Sheriffs of Blue, Purple Geezus, and Workdogs. He was a founding member and organist for the loose-knit performance-support group, Church of the Little Green Man. Williams moved to San Francisco in 1999, and since 2001 lived in Yucca Valley, where his health began to fail due to a liver ailment. He is survived by his mother Gretchen Lee Williams of North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, and brothers, John Williams of Savoy, Illinois, and Tim Williams of Albany, New York. Our thoughts are with his family." |
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| 15 | 1940 United States Federal Census, Enum. dist 60-65, Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., NC, page 12. Census dated 7 April 1940. Lines 59-64: Corina B. Williams, head, 44, married (crossed through), high school-3, not employed, owns home, value $2000; Jack D., 24, son, HS-4, office worker, packing co., wages $1800; Brady, 22, son, HS-3, store clerk, paper co., wages $800; Vivian C., 21, dau., HS-4, groc, bakery, $520; Donald L., 13, son, in school, 7th grade; Robert S., 11, son, in school, 5th grade. All but Corina are single; all born NC. The family resides at 2021 Rozzells Ferry Road. It is not a farm. John D. Williams is not with the family. At this point he and Corina were living apart. John is believed to be in Cincinnati, OH. |
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| 16 | World War II Draft Registration Card John Duncan Williams Jr. 2021 Rozzells Ferry Rd, Chaotte, Mecklenburg, NC. born 19 Oct. 1915, Charlotte, Mecklenburg, NC. Contact: Mrs. John D, Williams, 2021 Rozzells Ferry Rd., Charlotte, NC. Employer: Swift Co., 400 S. Mint, Charlotte, NC. 5' 9 1/2" 145 lbs blue eyes brown hair light complexion. Recorded 24 Nov 1944 |   |
| 17 | World War II Draft Registration Card Donald Lee Williams 2021 Rozzells Ferry Rd, Chaotte, Mecklenburg, NC. Phone 30825. born 11 Nov. 1926, Charlotte, NC. Contact: Mrs. John D, Williams, 2021 Rozzells Ferry Rd., Charlotte, NC. Employer: Belk Brothers, East Trade St., Charlotte, NC. 5' 9 1/2" 145 lbs blue eyes brown hair light complexion. Recorded 16 Oct 1940. |   |
| 18 | Social Security Death Index about Robert S. Williams
Name: Robert S. Williams Last Residence: 28215 Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States of America Born: 16 Oct 1928 Died: 15 Mar 2003 State (Year) SSN issued: North Carolina (Before 1951) | |
| 19 | World War II Draft Registration Card Robert Stuart Williams 2021 Rozzells Ferry Rd, Chaotte, NC. born 16 Oct. 1928, Charlotte, NC. Contact: Mrs. J. D. Williams, 2021 Rozzells Ferry Rd., Charlotte, NC. Employer: T.J.Bynum, Civil Engineer, 527 Moravian Lane, Charlotte, NC. 6' 160 lbs blue eyes blonde hair ruddy complexion. Recorded 16 Oct 1946. |   |
| 20 | North Carolina, Death Collection, 1908-2004 about Donald Lee Williams
Name: Donald Lee Williams Gender: Male Race: White Hispanic Origin: Non-Hispanic Marital Status: Married Social Security Number: ******** Father's Last Name: Williams Jr Age: 74 Years Date of Birth: 24 Nov 1926 Birth County: Mecklenburg Birth State: North Carolina Residence City: Charlotte Residence County: Mecklenburg Residence State: North Carolina Residence Zip Code: 28211 Education: 2 years of college Date of Death: 27 Oct 2001 Death City: Charlotte Death County: Mecklenburg Death State: North Carolina Autopsy: Autopsy Not Performed Autopsy Findings: Autopsy findings were not considered in determining cause of death Institution: Residence Attendant: Physician Burial Location: Cremation in-state Recorded Date: 26 Nov 2001 Source Vendor: North Carolina State Center for Health Statistics |
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| 21 | Social Security Death Index about Vivian Corrine William Parrish
Name: Vivian Corrine William Parrish Last Residence: Born: 6 Mar 1919 Died: 15 Nov 2009 State (Year) SSN issued: North Carolina (Before 1951) |
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| 22 | Marriage Record dated 20 Jul 1914 indicating that John D. Williams of Charlotte, NC, aged 21, son of E. M. Williams and Mary Williams (both living residents of Charlotte) has applied for a license to marry Corinna Lowder of Charlotte, NC, aged 18, daughter of J. B. Lowder and M. A. Lowder (now Kennedy). Ledocus is deceased; M. A. Kennedy is living in Charlotte, NC. The lower portion of the form indicates that they were married on 21 July 1914 at 708 N. College St., Charlotte, NC. |  |
