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Submitted: 1/12/22 • Approved: 1/12/22 • Last Updated: 1/15/22 • R480892-G480890-S3
J. W.
September 28, 1864-December 28, 1946
Father
M. E.
February 4, 1873-May 11, 1964
Mother
*Photo, courtesy of Robert L. Jones
*Information, courtesy of Edith Guynes Stanley
*Obituary J. W.
J.W. Williams Died Sunday
Funeral services were held at Wheeler Baptist church Sunday afternoon for J.W. Williams, Wheeler resident who passed away Saturday morning at 2 o'clock at his home.
Mr. Williams had been a resident of this community since 1918 and had a host of friends. He had been a member of the Baptist for may yeas and was a devout man. He had been ill about a years.
Mr. Williams was born in Carr ?, in 1864. Moving to Wheeler in 1918 he was engaged in farming for several years. He was married to Mary Brown about 55 years ago.
He is survived by Mrs. Williams and six children: Clessie Andrews and Aaron Williams of Wheeler, Allen Williams of Mo?, Charlie Williams and Martha Coleman of Pomona, Cal., Nora Crofford of Los Angeles. Frank Williams, died in ?
Mrs. Williams is survived by 14 grandchildren and 2 great grandchildren.
Interment was made in the Wheeler cemetery.
(Published in The Wheeler Times, Volume XIV-Number 3, Wheeler, Texas, Thursday, January 2, 1947, Page 1)
Note: the newspaper copy bound in a book before copying has some text ? illegible.
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Texas, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1817-1965
Name: J W Williams
Gender: Male
Marriage Date: 21 Mar 1891
Marriage Place: Coryell, Texas, USA
Spouse: Mary Brown
Film Number: 001455576
Texas, U.S., Death Index, 1903-2000
Name: John Wesley Williams
Death Date: 28 Dec 1946
Death County: Wheeler
Certificate: 57898
Texas, U.S., Death Certificates, 1903-1982
Name: Johm Wesley Williams
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 82
Birth Date: 28 Sep 1864
Birth Place: Texas
Residence: Wheeler, Wheeler, Texas, USA
Death Date: 28 Dec 1946
Death Place: Wheeler, Wheeler, Texas, USA
Father: Jasper Williams
Mother: Lanthan Williams
*Obituary M.E.
Mrs. Mary E. Williams
WHEELER (Spl) - Funeral services were scheduled for 3 p.m. today in First Baptist Church of Wheeler for Mary Elizabeth Williams, 91-year old resident of Wheeler.
Rev. Frank Ross, pastor, will officiate and will be assisted by Rev. Harold Perdue. Burial will be in Wheeler Cemetery, under the direction of Kirk Funeral Home.
Mrs. Williams was born in Correll County, Feb. 4, 1873 and was married to the late J.W. Williams in 1891.
Survivors include two sons, Allen of Shamrock and Aron of Wheeler, three sisters, Mrs. Clessie Andrews of Groom, Mrs. Martha Coleman of Pomana [sic], Calif., and Mrs. Nora Crawford of Escondido, Calif.; 12 grandchildren and 23 great-grandchildren.
(Published in Pampa Daily News (Pampa, Texas) - 13 May 1964, Wed - Page 3)
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d/o Aaron B. Brown & Martha E. White
w/o John Wesley Williams - m. 21 Mar 1891
Contributed on 1/12/22
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