Jesse R. Williams, was born about 1828 in North Carolina, his parents are unknown
to this researcher, he married before 1860 to Emeline ???, born about 1841 in
South Carolina, her parents are also unknown. Jesse and Emeline had 8 children:
John Bedford Williams, the son of Jesse R. and Emeline Williams, was born 23 April 1861 in Georgia and married about 1882 in Georgia, Della Herring, (on her tombstone the spelling is Dellar Harring), at this time her parents are unknown, she was born Jul 1865 in Georgia. John and Della had 10 children:
John Bedford died 10 Oct 1918 in an railroad accident when he tried to cross
the railroad tracks in his car. This obituary is taken from,
Amanda
John Bedford married Dellar Harring
Eliza J.
Hecha M. (female)
Susan Isabelle
Horvel F.
Jesse E.
The death dates and burial locations of Jesse and Emeline are unknown to this researcher.
Mary E. married Emment Boggs
Louiza married Vince Powell
Victoria
Edgar L. married Grace ???
William Manard married Elizabeth Ann Hudson
Lilly B. married Claude Bannister
Earnest F. married Florence ???
John P. married Ruby ???
Enoch Oscar "Tobe" married Lowie ???
Lucille married Dock Gregory
The Atlanta Constitution, Atlanta, Georgia, Saturday, October 12, 1918
J. B. Williams, 54 years old, who lived on Whipple Avenue in Egan Park, died Thursday afternoon at a private sanatarium as the result of injuries received when his car was struck by a railroad train on a crossing near Hogansville. Mr. Williams was in the transfer business and when the accident occurred he was transporting a load of goods from LaGrange. His van was completely demolished and Mr. Williams badly mangled. He was put aboard the train and rushed to a hospital in LaGrange. He is survived by three daughters, Mrs. J. C. Bannister, Egan Park, Mrs. Lucile Gregory, also of Egan Park and Mrs. Vince Powell of Rowell, Ga., five sons, W. M.Williams of Tucker; Ed Williams of Lakewood Heights; John Williams of Camp Gordon; Oscar and Ernest Williams of Egan Park. Funeral services will be conducted Sunday morning at 10 o'clock from the Piedmont Baptist Church. Interment will be at Roswell cemetery. A. C. Hemperley, funeral director of East Point, in charge.
Della Herring Williams died 13 March 1907, both are buried in the Old Roswell Cemetery, Roswell, Georgia.
William Manard Williams, the son of John Bedford and Della Herring Wiliams, was born on 6 July 1889 in Ballground, Cherokee County,
Georgia, he married Elizabeth Ann Hudson, who was born 11 Aug 1889 in Randolph
County, Alabama, the daugther of William Thomas and Margaret Norton Hudson, on
15 December in East Point, Fulton County, Georgia. They had six children:
Pearl Odessa married Harlie Lee Fendley
Ernest Manard married 1.Susie Wooten; 2. Mae Bates;
3. Celia Scoggins
Eugene Forrest
Raymond Julian
Jewel Clustie
James Clayton
William Manard died 21 May 1979 in Riverdale, Clayton County, Georgia and Elizabeth died 15 June 1980 in Riverdale, Clayton County, Georgia. They are buried at Zion Baptist Church Cemetery in Stone Mountain, DeKalb County, Georgia.
Jesse Williams is found on these census records:
1870 - Georgia - Harris County - Hamilton, page 116;
M593/156
Jesse gave his place of birth as Alabama, children in his
household are: Catharine, John B., William, Eliza, Hetty, and Isabel.
1880 - Georgia - Cherokee County - Ballground, page 52; T9/139
Jesse gave his place of birth as North Carolina, children in his household are: Amanda, John B., William A., Eliza J., Hecha M. (female), Susan I., Horvel F., and Jesse E.
John Bedford Williams is found on these census records:
1900 - Georgia - Cobb County, Roswell, page 9B; T623/188
John has these children in the household, Mary E., Louiza, Edgar L., Willie M., Lilly B., Earnest F., Johnny P., Enoch O.
1910 - Georgia - Fulton county - Hapeville, page 18B;
T624/193
John as these children in the household (Della has died), Ernest, John, Oscar, Lucille
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