Mary Ann Scarbrough

	Date	Location	Notes	Sources
Date	1868	NC
Marriage	15 Jun 1892	Erie Mills, Mt. Gilead Twp., Montgomery Co., NC	To Edmond Maxton Williams
Death	<1920

Ancestry chart segment

 Generation 3               Generation 4              Generation 5
 
                                                      
                                                      
                        +-- Edmond Maxton Williams  
                        |   (1868-????)           
 John Duncan Williams --+                         +-- John Scarboro     
 (1893-1956)            |                         |      
                        +-- Mary Ann Scarbrough --+
                            (1868-<1920)          |
                                                  +-- Eliza Richardson

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Children

(all children with Edmond Maxton Williams)

Name	Gender	Date of Birth	Birthplace	Spouse	Notes	Sources
John Duncan Williams	M	21 Mar 1893	Montgomery Co., NC	Corinna Brady Lowder	Direct line
William M. Williams	M	May 1895
James M. Williams	M	May 1898		1. unkown (1919), 2. Francis T. Shouldize (1925)	served US Navy
Walker F. Williams	M	~1902
Lee Otto Williams	M	~1904		Marie Ammonds	NC Aviation Mach Mate - 20L US Navy
Gertrude Williams	F	26 Mar 1908	Charlotte, NC	-never married-
Benjamin Williams	?

Places of Residence

Location	Dates	Notes	Sources
Mt. Gilead Twp, Montgomery Co, NC	1870, 1880
Montgomery Co, NC	1892
Davidson St., Charlotte, NC	1900, 1910

Sources

Ref. Num.	Description	Image of original
1	1870 United States Federal Census, Mt. Gilead Twp., Montgomery Co. NC. (from Ancestry.com pg.21). Date of census 13 Aug. 1870. Lines 1-10: John Scarbro age 35, millwright, $1500 real estate, $300 personal estate, citizen. Eliza age 33 keeping house. children: Allis (female) age 15; Charles M. age 13, farm laborer; Franklin, age 11, farm laborer; William, age 9; John, age 6; David, age 4; Mary, age 2; Eliza, age 1. All born in NC.
2	1880 United States Federal Census, Mt. Gilead Twp., Montgomery Co. NC. (from Ancestry.com pg.6-7). Date of Census 9 June 1880. John Scarboro, age 46 white male , keeper of gristmill; wife E. Jane,white female age 47; children: Peter D. age14, Mary Ann age 12, Eliza L. age 10, R. Lee age 8. Eliza & R. Lee attend school. All and parents born in NC. In the next two residences are: Ben F. Scarboro, age 21, engineer; and wife Martha F., age 20. Charles Scarboro, age 23, blacksmith; wife Mary C. age 23; and dau.Eliza H., age 4.
3	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.
4	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 age 40, mother of 7 children, 6 now living. 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.
5	1920 United States Federal Census, Charlotte Ward 1, Mecklenburg Co, NC, Dist 133, page 14A. Line 50 show Edwin M. Williams as widower.
6	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.
7	Certificate of Death from the North Carolina State Board of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics, dated 24 Sep 1942. Name listed as Miss Gertrude Williams. She died in the Presbyterian Hospital, Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., NC, at the age of 34. She had been in the hospital since 21 Jul 1942. Before that, she had been living on Wilkinson Blvd., Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., NC. She died on 24 Sep 1942 at 8pm of an intestinal obstruction. She was a single white female. She was born on 26 Mar 1908 in Charlotte, NC. Her occupation is listed as "Beauty operaton." Her father was E. M. Williams and he was born in NC. Her mother was Mary Scarbrough, and she was also born in NC. Gertrude was buried on 26 Sep 1942 at Oaklawn Cemetery, Charlotte, NC, by Douglas & Sing.
8	Personal correspondence from Nancy Corinne Williams Durham, granddaughter of John Duncan Williams.	N/A
9	The 1920 census for Edwin M. Williams indicates that he is a widower. Since no census data for Mary Ann Williams can be located in 1920, it seems clear that she died between 1910 and 1920.
10	Marriage License dated 15 Jun 1892 (and certificate of marriage dated 19 Jun 1892) for Edmund M. Williams, 24, son of M. C. Williams (dead) and F. A. McDonald (alive); and Mary A. Scarboro, 28, daughter of John Scarboro (alive) and Eliza Scarboro (dead). Everyone lives in Montgomery County. The marriage was conducted by H.M. Scarbrough in Erie Mills, Mt. Gilead Township, Montgomery County, NC. The witnesses were J.M. Ballard of Erie Mills, ?. T. Br???, and Ellen(?) Mcgreg?? of Mt. Gilead.
11	Marriage Register for Montgomery Co., NC, includes an entry for Edmund M. Williams, 24, marrying Mary A. Scarboro, 23. Both were residents of Montgomery Co., NC. Their license was issued on 15 Jun 1892 and the wedding took place on 19 Jun 1892 at Erie Mills. Justice of the Peace H. M. Scarboro performed the marriage and the witnesses were J. M. Ballard, C. T. Green, and Ellen McQuage.
12	City Directory for Charlotte, NC, dated 1910, pg. 369, includes an entry for Edmond M. Williams and his wife Mary living at 707 E. 9th St. Edmond is a letter carrier.

Source notes

• The spelling of Scarbrough seems to have been applied rather randomly throughout the historical documents. Scarboro, Scrborough, Scarbrough and Scarbro are all found, sometimes for the same person.

• The birth year of Mary Ann Scarbrough is not well defined. The census documents point to either 1868 or 1870, the marriage license to 1864.

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