John Duncan Williams

	Date	Location	Notes	Sources
Birth	21 Mar 1893	Montgomery Co., NC
Marriage	unknown		To Corinna Brady Lowder
Death	ca. 1954-55	in Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, NC	complications from diabetes

Ancestry chart segment

 Generation 2                Generation 3               Generation 4
 
                                                    +-- Edmond Maxton Williams
                                                    |   (????-????)
                         +-- John Duncan Williams --+
                         |   (1893-1954/5)          |
 Edmond Brady Williams --+                          +-- Mary Ann Scarbrough
 (1917-1986)             |                              (????-????)
                         +-- Corinna Brady Lowder
                             (????-1976)

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Children

(all children with Nanny Grace Thomas)

Name	Gender	Date of Birth	Birthplace	Spouse	Notes	Sources
John Duncan Williams, Jr.	M			Gretchen [unknown]
Edmond Brady Williams	M	25 Apr 1917	Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, NC	Jetta King	Direct Line
Vivian C. Williams	F			Robert Parrish
Donald Lee Williams	M			Betty [unknown]
Robert Steven Williams	M

Places of Residence

Location	Dates	Notes	Sources
Remount Rd., Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, NC

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 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	World War I Draft Registration Card dated June 5, 1917. Name listed as John Duncan Williams. Place of residence "[illegible] Charlotte, NC." Date of birth 21 Mar 1893. Place of birth [illegible], NC. Occupation "a sign painter." Dependants: "wife and two children." Status married. No prior military service.