John Duncan Williams, Jr

	Date	Location	Notes	Sources
Birth	19 Oct 1915	Charlotte, Mecklenburg, NC
Marriage			To Gretchen Carriker
Death	8 Dec 2009	Murtle Beach, SC
Burial

Ancestry chart segment

 Generation 2                    Generation 3               Generation 4
 
                             +-- John Duncan Williams
                             |   (1893-1956)          
 John Duncan Williams, Jr. --+                          +-- Ledocus Brady Lowder
 (1916-2009)                 |                          |   (????-????)
                             +-- Corinna Brady Lowder --+
                                 (1895-1976)            |
                                                        +-- Margarette Arabella Plummer
                                                            (1869-<1920)

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Children

(all children with Gretchen Carriker)

Name	Gender	Date of Birth	Birthplace	Spouse	Notes	Sources
(living) Williams	M
Jerry Lee Williams	M	23 Sept 1948	Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, NC		died 18 Sept 2010
(living) Williams	M

Places of Residence

Location	Dates	Notes	Sources
Rozzell's Ferry Rd., Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, NC
Barclay Downs Rd., Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, NC
North Myrtle Beach, Horry County, SC	until death

Sources

Ref. Num.	Description	Image of original
1	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.
2	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.
3	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.
4	Personal recollections of Edmond Brady Williams, Jr. and family tradition.
5	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
6	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.
7	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.	See full text
8	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."