THE WILLIAMS FAMILY HISTORY
[Author
Unknown]
Transcribed and reformatted by Mary Knight.
This history on the Williams Family was graciously submitted by Robbie Nesbitt Frye &
Judith Kemp Holley, the great-great-granddaughters of Mary Ann (Polly)
Williams, (Mrs. Asa Kemp).
Transcribers note: I
have added more to this document than I normally would like to when
transcribing an original work. However, the original is written in such a way
that it is very difficult to follow and understand the generations. Any text contained in parentheses is
the way it was originally typed. I have added additional information that is
not present in the original document, such as numbers
to the generations, corrected spelling of some first names and surnames. My
changes or additions are noted by italicized text
enclosed in brackets.
"What Is In A Name?" by Hoke Holland West
Gallatin, Tennessee 1970 & "JOHN PANKEY of Manakin Town,
Virginia, and His Descendants" Volume Two, by George Edward Pankey,
Ruston, Louisiana 1972, are two books that were used as reference in
matching up these families where they were the most difficult to follow. As with any
genealogy research this is subject to human error and requires your own
research for accuracy. [Proof reading
and reference assistance provided by Bobby L. West & Judith Kemp Holley and
her daughter Lisa]
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JAMES CLARDY WILLIAMS came to Defeated
Creek from North Carolina. Originally from Scotland with his father, mother,
brothers and sisters when a boy. ( Do not know his father and mothers name
except his mother was a CLARDY) They are buried at their grandson’s home, IRA
WEST, near the Williams Cemetery, near Difficult, Tennessee.
[From
my own research and contacts James parents were Tobias Williams and Jemima
Clardy]
James Clardy Williams was the youngest of
eleven children. They were ANDERSON, TOM, GID, LEM, BILL, BETSY, NANCY, SOOKY,
PRISSY, a son (name unknown) and JAMES.
[James
Clardy Williams siblings]
ANDERSON went to the Mexican War in 1812
and never returned.
[The
above statement is somewhat incorrect. The War of 1812 was with the British.
The Mexican War took place 1846-1848. Tobias Williams son Anderson Williams was
not living during the Mexican war, he died during his service in the War of
1812.
Anderson
Williams (Son of Tobias) was born ca 1783 and died Jan. 13, 1815. He served
from 1814-1815 in the 2nd Regular Mounted Gunner Volunteers under Colonel
Thomas Williamson. His estate was administered in Smith Co. TN, by Susannah
Williams (probably his wife) between about 1815-1817.] [Reference material on
Anderson Williams provided to me by Peggy Martin Blue]
Do not know who any of the boys married
except James, Prissy married a *SNEED, Nancy a *RUSSELL, Sooky a *McCLELLAN,
Betsy a *PARKER.
[From
my own research and contacts Priscilla married William Sneed, Nancy married
Elam Russell, Susan married Samuel McClellan, and Betsy married William Parker]
James
Clardy Williams was born January 31, 1798 and was married to MILLIE SUTTON in
1818. She was born April 23, 1802. There were 12 children born to their union.
ANDERSON, BETSY, POLLY, FANNIE, LEIGHTON,
HENDERSON, JAMES, HAYWOOD, MARTHA, EVELINE, BAILY, and NEWTON. All lived to
have a family but one who died when a boy.
1. Anderson the oldest had
eight children. Seven lived to be fifty years of age. Anderson was born January
30, 1819 and died September 1, 1880. He married POLLY ANN WEST in November
1842. She was born January 25, 1826 and died March 27, 1909. Eight children
were born. They were ALETHA, ARETHA, PAUL, (an infant son died), ALICE, DIXON,
RUTHA BELLE, and HARVEY.
[Children of Anderson
Williams & Polly West]
[1.] Aletha
[Williams] married LARKIN RUSSELL. She was born January 11, 1847 and died
February 18, 1897. Family unknown.
[2.] Aretha [Williams] married WILLIAM RUSSELL. She was born June 6, 1850 and
died December 22, 1932. To this union was born six children. LARKIE, LILLIE,
ERNEST, EMMA and two little girls died while small.
[Children
of Aretha Williams & William Russell]
[1.] Larkie [Russell] married NORA HODGES and seven children were born to them.
They were ANRO*, HERBERT, ETHEL, SADIE LEE, HERALD, HARRY, ALICE* and EMMA*. [*Should be Alice Emma 1child not two]
[Children
of Larkie Russell & Nora Hodges]
[1.] Anro* [Anro Ella Russell]
married HUGH
WILLIAMS and he died May 28, 1931.
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[Children
of Larkie Russell & Nora Hodges continued]
[2.] Herbert [Russell]
married ANNA SHOEMAKE, then one son was born BOBBY JAMES.
[3.] Ethel [Russell]
married B. R. CARR, and an infant died.
[4.] Sadie Lee [Russell]
married DONALD UNRICH to them two children born, RUSSELL, and MARCIA ANN.
[5.] Herald [Russell]
married O. Z. KEMP, one daught (sic) was born, CHARLINE. O.Z. died. Herald then married. [end of sentence, no name given].
[6.] Harry [Russell]
married JEWEL BOZE, one daughter born BARBARA JEAN.
[7.] Alice Emma [Russell]
married ROY SHOULDERS.
[Children
of Aretha Williams & William Russell continued]
[2.] Lillie [Russell]
married ELIJAH HOLLEMAN. One son living, MENTER (an unknown number dead).
Menter married INEZ WEST.
[3.] Ernest [Russell]
married TALITHA KEMP. One son was born to this union. DONALD LEE who married
RUTH BROOKS. Two children were born [to
Donald & Ruth Brooks Russell] - PAUL and TALITHA PEARL.
[4.] Emma [Russell]
never married.
[Anderson
Williams & Polly Ann West Children continued]
[3.] PAUL [Williams]
married LU VISA KEMP and BERTHA MCCLELLAN. He was born November 23, 1854 and
died December 22, 1933. Family Unknown.
[4.] An infant son [Williams]
died.
[5.] Alice [Williams]
married MENTER A. SIMMONS. She was born March 5, 1858 and died September 23,
1936.
[6.] Dixon [Williams]
married LEONA CARVER and MINNIE FERGERSON WHITSON. He was born January 10, 1860
and died May 9, 1913. Family Unknown.
[7.] Rutha Belle [Williams]
married ROBERT HAILEY. She was borned* [sic]
Aug. 6, 1863. To this union was borned* [sic]
two children. ZETTIE and BOBBY. Zettie [Hailey]
married WILL EPLY to them were born four children, MAXINE, ROBERT, YANCY AND
VIRGINIA. Families unknown.
Bobby [Hailey] married
HARRY HATCHER. This union was born three children SARA, RUTH,* [*Sara
Ruth one child not two] RAY and THELMA. There [sic] families unknown.
[8.] Harvrey* (sic) [Williams]
married EMMA GREEN. He was born July 26, 1866 and died April 25, 1924. To
them was born one son HUGH. He married VERA SIREY* [sic] *[ Sircy]. To this union was
born two children, HUGH JR. and HARVEY RAY. Vera died and Hugh [re] married. But name unknown.
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[Children of James Clardy Williams &
Millie Sutton continued]
[2.] Betsy [Williams] was born
December 30, 1820. She married CYAS* [sic]
[*Cyrus] BROCKETT. One child was born to this union: Manervia who married
COON KEMP. One child was born to this union, JEFF KEMP. Cyas* [sic]
[*Cyrus] Brockett died and Betsy married DANDRIDGE WITT. Five children were
born to this union: They were JOSE* [Virginia
Josephine Witt], MARTHA [Witt],
CYAS* [sic] [Cyrus J. Witt], RICE* [*Darius A. Witt] and EMILY* [Sarah Emily Witt].
[Children of Betsy Williams & Dandridge Witt continued]
[1.] Jose [Witt] married LATON* [sic] [*James Layton] KEMP. To this
union was born nine children, JOHN, LAURA, LON, LUCY, SAMPON* [*Sampson], NETTIE, FANNIE, HENRY, and
FLORENCE.
[Children of Jose Witt & Laton*
Kemp]
[1.] John [Kemp] never married.
[2.] Laura [Kemp] married BEN
DUKE. To this union six children were born. They were EULA, INA, PEARL, MITTIE,
CARSIE and MINNIE KEMP*. [*Surname is DUKE, Kemp may be Minnie’s middle name?]
[Children of Laura Kemp & Ben Duke]
[1.] Eula [Duke] married ETHEL
WEST to them was born one child, ETHEL MAI [West],
who died when and infant. Ethel died and Eula [Duke West] married ARTHUR GRIGG, To them was born one child LOIS [Grigg]. She married ASA [Elster] KEMP, JR.
[2.] Ina [Duke] married EDGAR
HACKETT, to them one child was born, BOBBY LEE. He married GERALDINE HACKETT.
Their family unknown.
[3.] Pearl [Duke] married CAVIT
CARDWELL. To this union two children were born JOHN and JAMES.
[4.] Mittie [Duke] married CARL
KIRBY. To them a child was born, HILDA J. [or JO?]
[5.] Carsie
[Duke] married WILLARD MALONE.
[6.] Minnie Kemp*[Surname is Duke,
Kemp may be Minnie’s middle name?]
married WALTER MALONE. (Their family unknown)
[Children of Jose Witt & Laton* Kemp
continued]
[3.] Lon [Kemp] married LAVADA
GRIGG. To this union four children were born, ORA, ESTLE, ROY and EUGENE.
[Children of Lon Kemp & Lavada
Grigg]
[1.] Ora [Kemp] married HARGIS
BUTTER* [sic] [*Butler]. Three children were born to this union, THELMA RUTH,
MARGARET and LELAND. Thelma Ruth [Butler]
married CECIL WILLIAMS and to them two children were born JERRY and DAVID [Williams]. Margaret [Butler] married WENDELL RHEY.
[2.] Estle [Kemp] married CALLIE
JONES and to this union three children was born. They were as follows: VIRGINIA,
ROBBIE and DORTHY. Virginia [Kemp]
married HUBERT SHEPARD. Robby [Kemp]
married TOMMIE SHEPARD.
[3.] Roy [Kemp] married WILLIE
KATE HOLLEMAN and to this union five children were born, MARY NELL, HARRY,
JAMES, MELBA and LON ALLEN. Mary Nell died when eleven years old.
[4.] Eugene [Kemp] married OCIE
KNIGHT, to this union* --- [end of line,
cut off]
[*From my own research, The children I
have for Eugene Kemp & Ocie Knight are Sherlie Ann Kemp & Joey Neal
Kemp]
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[Children of Jose Witt & Laton* Kemp
continued]
[4.] Lucy [Kemp] married ARTHUR
HERRING. Family unknown.
[5.] Sampson [Kemp] married
NETTIE COX. He died when young.
[6.] Nettie [Kemp] married MYLES*
[*Miles] HAILEY. To them one son was
born, HUGH [Hailey]. He married ARLINE
GANTNEY and to them three children was born. They were MARION, SONNY and SARA
FRANCIS. She [Arline Gantney] died
and Hugh married RHODA LEE MALONE.
Nettie
[Kemp Hailey] again married JASPER
SIREY*. [sic] [*Sircy] To
this union six children was born. They were VIRGIE, IRENE, ESTELENE, BEULAH,
GOLDNA and MILDRED.
[Children of Nettie Kemp and Jasper
Sircy]
[1.] Virgie [*Sircy] married *DON NUNDY [sic][*Dow Mundy] and to them one son was born, JAMES [Mundy]. Virgie again married FRANK
ARMSTEAD [sic] [*Armistead] and to this union three children was born, MERIAM,
VIRGINIA and DAVID.
[2.] Irene [*Sircy] married OPLIS CARTER and to this union two
daughters were born, KATHERINE and EVELYN.
[3.] Estelene [*Sircy] married CLYDE SLOAN
and to them two children were born, LINDA FAYE and DANNIE.
[4.] Goldna [*Sircy] married JAMES CLAY.
[5.] Mildred [*Sircy] married PRENTICE BOZE.
[Children of Jose Witt &
Laton* Kemp continued]
[7.] Fannie [Kemp] married Dr.
JENKINS and then STANFARD DANAHO* [sic]
[*Stanford Donoho]
[8.] Henry [Kemp] married LULA
GRIGG and one son was born to this union, HARRY, He died while young.
[9.] Florence [Kemp] married
WILLIE DUKE.
[Children of Betsy Williams &
Dandridge Witt continued]
[2.] Martha [Witt] married UZZA* [Uzzi Jefferson*] KEMP. Two daughters
were born to this union. OLLIE and BELLE. Ollie married MACK DEAN. To them
seven children was born, AMY, PEARL, ROBERT, HENRY, WILLIE, BESSY and ALBERT.
[Children of Ollie Kemp & Mack Dean]
[1.] Amy [Dean] married JOHN
BEASLEY. Two children was born to this union, ROBERT DEAN and ELIZABETH ANN.
Robert Dean [Beasley] married
(Unknown).
[2.] Pearl [Dean] married T.
ALLEN, four children was born to them, LOUISE, FRED T., HENRY DEAN and BILLY
MARIE. (Their families unknown)
[3.] Robert [Dean] married LILLIE
PRENTICE, to them one daughter was born, BOBBY SUE. Lillie got hurt in an
automobile accident and died January 14, 1935.
[4.] Henry [Dean] married
Unknown.
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[Children of Ollie Kemp & Mack Dean
continued]
[5.] Willie [Dean] married WILL
ALLEN.
[6.] Bessie [Dean] died in
infancy.
[7.] Albert [Dean] married
(Unknown)
[Children of Martha Witt & Uzza*
Kemp continued]
Belle
[Kemp] married JOHN [Clardy] WILLIAMS. To this union nine
children was born HUGH, FLORENCE, LILLIE, EDNA, CLARENCE, CHARLIE, RUBY, NAOMI,
and CECIL [Williams].
[Children of Belle Kemp & John Clardy Williams]
[1.] Hugh [Williams] married ANRO
RUSSELL. He died May 28, 1931.
[2.] Lillie [Williams] never
married.
[3.] Florence [Williams] married
FRED HOOPER.
[4.] Edna [Williams] married
BOBBY REECE to this union three children was born, BOBBY JEAN, WALLACE RAY and
MARY ANN. Bobby Jean and Wallace Ray died in infance (sic).
[5.] Clarence [Williams] married
JEWEL EARPS, to them four children was born, OSTEEN, JACK, HILDA FAYE and
BOBBY.
[6.] Charlie [Williams] married ESBEL [Grace] OLDHAM
two daughters was born to them, MARIE and NINA.
[7.] Ruby died while small.
[8.] Naomi married LLOYD HUDDLESTON.
[9.] Cecil married THELMA RUTH BUTTER* [sic]
[*Butler] and to them two children was born JERRY and DAVID.
[Children of Betsy Williams &
Dandridge Witt continued]
[3.] Cyas* [Cyrus Witt] married
ALICE THOMAS two sons was born to this union, LESTER and CHARLIE. Lester
married LILLIE HIGH, one son was born to them, HERMAN. He married (Unknown).
Charlie married [end of sentence no name
given].
[4.] Rice* [*Darius Witt] married
FANNIE KEMP, four children were born to them, VALLEY* [sic], BOB, SELTON and GEORGE. Vallie* [sic] died when a young girl. Bob married. Selton and George died
when young men.
[5.] Emily [Witt] married WILL
RUSSELL, four children living and unknown number dead. They were EDDIE, EVA,
OMIE and LENA [Russell].
[Children of Emily Witt & Will
Russell]
[1.] Eddie [Russell] married ALBERT
KEMP, four children was born to them, GRACE, OTUS, a baby died in infance
(sic), and ROY. Grace married BOB ADAMS, one son was born to this union, CARTEZ. Otus married (unknown). Roy married (unknown).
[2.] Eva
[Russell] married ASA [Elster] KEMP [Sr.][b. Jan. 10, 1890], one child was born to them, it died while
an infant. Eva married again to JIM KITTRELL. Their family unknown.
[3.] Omie [Russell] married CAYL JENKINS, one
daughter was born to this union, RUTH. She married (Unknown).
[Children of James Clardy Williams & Millie Sutton’s continued]
[3.] Polly [Williams] was born
November 7, 1822. She married ASA KEMP [b.Dec.27,
1820]. Nine children were born to this union, WILLIAM, MALVINA, ELVIRA,
PAYTON, MILLIE, NEWTON, MARY, JOHN and BLUFARD* [sic] [*Henry Bluford].
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[Children of Polly Williams & Asa
Kemp]
[1.] William (Layton Kemp, Jr.) (the
first grandchild of James Clardy Williams) married SALLY MCCANLY* [*McCawley? McCorley?]. No children.
Later he married MOLLIE HACKETT. Ten* [13]
Children were born to this union, MAUDE, CLAUDE, EVA, KATE, SALLY, HETTIE,
OTUS* [sic *Otis], PEAR*, [sic*Pearl] OLLIE and WILLIE.
[Per Robbie Nesbitt Frye, there were 13
children born to William Layton Kemp, Jr. & Mollie Hackett. The 13 children
were: Claude Ezra born 1872, Maude Ella
born 1874, Eva Lena, Eddie & Asa (twins) died young, Bee Bee died young,
Sally born 1882, Charlie Otis born 1888, Kate Beatrice born 1891, Hettie,
Pearl, Ollie Belle, & Willie Mai born 1901.]
[Children of William Layton Kemp, Jr.
& Mollie Hackett]
[1.] Maude [Kemp] married DOCK
RUSSELL, three children were born to this union, ADA, DALTON and ELSIE [Russell].
[Children of Maude Kemp & Dock
Russell]
[1.] Ada [Russell} married JEFF
YOUNGER. Two children were born to them, VIVA and WARNER. Viva married ERNEST
MAXWELL.
[2.] Dalton [Russell] married
SALLIE ROSS. One son was born to them, J. T.
He married FRANCES DUKE. Dalton
then married MABLE PHILLIPS.
[3.] Elsie [Russell] died when an
infant.
[Children of William Layton Kemp, Jr.
& Mollie Hackett continued]
[2.] Claude [Kemp] (family
unknown).
[3.] Eva [Kemp] married CHARLIE
DONOHO. Twin boys were born to them, OTUS* [sic *Otis] and OTHER* [sic *Otha]
[4.] Kate [Kemp] married EUGENE
WHITLEY (unknown).
[5.] Sallie [J. Kemp] [married Kirk
Huffines] died when young [Sallie J.
Kemp b. July 22, 1882 d. Apr. 25, 1902].
[6.] Hettie [Kemp] died when
young.
[7.] Otus* [Otis Kemp] married
(unknown).
[8.] Pearl [Kemp] married RADFORD
KEMP and died when young.
[9.] Ollie [Kemp] married DAN
CLARK (family unknown).
[10.] Willie [Kemp] married SELTON
DRAKE, two sons were born to them (names unknown).
[Children of Polly Williams & Asa
Kemp continued]
[2.] Malvina [Kemp] married
ROBERT YEAMAN. Two* [Three] children
were born to this union, VIRA* [*Elvira
S.] and FRANK. [*Malvina & Robert
also had an infant son Hugh A. Yeaman, January 10, 1874-March 13, 1874]
Vira*
[Elvira S. Yeaman] married NEWT WEST
two children were born to them, OSSIE [West]
never married. HUGH [West] died small.
Frank [Yeaman] married MAMIE HUDSON.
One son was born to this union, BOB HUDSON [Yeaman],
he married (unknown).
[3.] Elvira [Kemp] lived to be
grown and died of smallpox. He* [She*]
never married.
[4.] Patton* [ sic] [Payton*] [Kemp] married BELLE TAYLOR. Five
children were born to them, ETTA, TOM, LILLIAM*, [sic] [*Lillian] MARVIN and MITTIE.
[Children of Payton Kemp & Belle
Taylor]
[1.] Etta [Kemp] never married.
[2.] Tom [Kemp] married FLORENCE
DUKE, Four children were born, MARGIE, MARIE, OTIS and HELEN, Margie (family
unknown), Marie (family unknown), Otis (family unknown).
[3.] Lilliam* [*Lillian Kemp] married DERO ARMSTEAD (family unknown.)
[4.] Marvin [Kemp] married VIRGIE
GORE (family Unknown) (Senator Albert
Gore, Sr.’s sister)
[5.] Mittie [Kemp] married ROBERT
HAILEY. Two children were born to this union, DAVID and MARY RUTH. David [Hailey] married EMMA DEE (family unknown). ---- [line cut off, unreadable]
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[Children of Polly Williams & Asa
Kemp continued]
[5.] Newton [Kemp] married BELLE
DONOHO two children were born to them, ESTES and PRENTICE. Estes [Kemp] married JOSIE PORTER two children
were born to them, LUCILLE [Kemp] and
RAMON [Kemp]. Lucille [Kemp]
married PERRY E. HILL. One child was born to them ELIZABETH JO [Hill]. Prentice [Kemp] married GILLIE MATHEWS. One daughter was born to this union,
O. Z. [Kemp] she married HERALD
RUSSELL. One daughter was born to them, CHARLENE [Russell].
[6.] Mary [Kemp] married JOE
STEPHENSON, (family unknown)
[7.] John [Morgan Kemp] married
VIRGIE ALLEN. He being the last died January 8, 1936. Six children were born to
them, ALLIE*, ASA, MALLIE, TALITHA, BRITTIE, and BEULAH.
[Children of John Kemp & Virgie
Allen]
[1.] Ollie* [sic] [Allie Kemp} married BASCON* [sic] RHEY*. [*Possibly spelled Bascom Ray] Two children were born to this
union, REX and LUCILE. Rex [Rhey] married
VELMA HUGHS. Three children were born to them, CHARLIE, RALPH and GOSSETT [Rhey]. Lucile [Rhey] married GLYN HINES. Two
children were born to them, SUE JAYCE and JERRY [Hines].
[2.] Asa [Elster Kemp, Sr.] married
EVA RUSSELL one daughter was born to them. And it died when an infant. Later
Asa [Elster Kemp, Sr.] married SALLIE
MAI BULLARD. Six children were born to them, ASA JR., J. B., KATHLEEN, a baby died
when an infant, RUTH and DEWEY. Asa [Elster
Kemp] Jr. married LOIS GRIGG. J. B. [John
B. Kemp] married GLADYS ANDERSON and one son was born to them ROBERT KEY [Kemp]. [J. B. and Gladys also had a son John Morgan Kemp, b. 1952, named for
his grandfather]
[3.] Mallie [Kemp] married OSCER
HACKETT. Three children were born to this union, VIRGINA, ASA ALLEN and SARA
VIRGIE [Hackett]. Virginia [Hackett] married DANIEL MANNING. Asa
Allen [Hackett] (unknown). Sara
Virgie [Hackett] married CAP
HUFFINES. One child was born to them, HILDA FAYE [Huffines].
[4.] Talitha [Kemp] married
ERNEST RUSSELL one son was born to them, DONALD LEE. He married RUTH BROOKS.
Two children were born to them, JAUL* [*Paul]
and TALITHA PEARL [Russell].
[5.] Brittie [Kemp] married BURFORD
KEMP.
[6.] Beulah [Kemp] married HENRY
JONES.
[Children of Polly Williams & Asa
Kemp continued]
[8.] Bluford* [*Henry Bluford Kemp] married
EULA ALLEN. A sister to Virgie [Allen].
Two children were born to them, LESTER* [Robert
Lester Kemp] and CARSIE*[sic] [*Carcie Allen Kemp].
[Children of Henry Bluford Kemp &
Eula Allen]
[1.] Lester [*Robert Lester Kemp] married
FLORENCE MATTHEW* [sic] [*Florence
Matthews, daughter of Rev. T. W. Matthews] and four children were born to this
union, ETOIL, GAYDELL, EULA HART, and THELMA ELIZABETH [Kemp].
[Children of Robert Lester Kemp &
Florence Matthews]
[1.] Etoil [Kemp] married
(Unknown),
[2.] Gaydell [Kemp] married
(Unknown).
[3.] Eula Hart [Kemp] married
PRENTICE BROOKS. Two children were [born] to them, JEANETTE and TROY [Brooks].
[Children of Henry Bluford Kemp &
Eula Allen continued]
[2.]Carsie*[sic] [*Carcie Allen Kemp] married NELL
McCALL, three children, BLUFORD* [Bluford
Arris Kemp] , GLEN ALLEN [Kemp] and
HARRIS DALE [Kemp].
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[Children of James Clardy & Millie
Sutton West continued]
[4.] Fannie [Williams] was born
November 25, 1824. She married CLAYTON*
[*Claiborne Wright] WEST and nine* [ten] children were born to this union,
JULIA, IUCY* [sic] [*Lucy], SARA, AMANDA,
CALTHA, RUTHA ANN, IRA [,] HENRY and
EDGAR [West]. [Tenth child Millie Frances West]
[Children of Fannie Williams &
Claiborne West]
[1.] Julia [Julia Ann West] died
young,
[2]
Lucy* [Lucy Jane West] died young.
[3.] Sara [Sarah Elizabeth West] married
GILFORD HUDDLESTON* [HenryGilford
Huddleston]. (family unknown).
[4.] Amanda [Amanda Susan West] married
“BABE” KEMP* [*Newton Jefferson Kemp].
Three children were born to this union, MINNIE, FANNIE and CHARLIE [Kemp].
[Children of Amanda West & “Babe”
Kemp]
[1.] Minnie [Kemp] married JAMES
SUTTON four children were born to them, EDGAR, BESSIE, OSSIE and ERNEST [Sutton].
[Children of Minnie Kemp & James
Sutton]
[1.] Edgar [Sutton] married DANA
CAPAS* [sic] [*Copas]. One son was
born to them, BARRY [Sutton]. He
married ANN WEST.
[2.] Bessie [Sutton] married
CARSIE KITTRELL. One daughter was born to them, FRANCES SUE. She married ROBERT
HARPER.
[3.] Ossie [Sutton] married LOUIE
JONES. Three children were born to them, MELBA SHAW, JAMES EDWARD and MARGARET [Jones]. Melba Shaw [Jones] married THOMAS LANKFARD* [sic] [*probably Lankford]. One son was born to them, THOMAS JR.
[4.] Ernest [Sutton] married
BEULAH SLOAN. Two children were born to them, ELLIE* HART [*Ellis Hart Sutton] and (name unknown*) [*Bettie Florence Sutton].
[Children of Amanda West & “Babe”
continued]
[2.] Fannie [Fannie Wilson Kemp] married
IRBY WEST* [Irby Morgan West]. One
daughter was born to this union, HELEN. She married (Unknown).
[Children of Fannie Williams &
Claiborne West continued]
[5.] Caltha [Caltha Sophronia West] married
BOZE* KEMP [Cyrus Jackson Kemp]. Two
children were born to this union, LACY and HENRY. Lacy [Kemp] married EDDIE WILLIAMS. An infant baby died.
Henry
[Kemp] married MINNIE HUDSON. Four
children were born, ROY, MARY C., LUCY and ARTHUR DRAPER [Kemp].
[Children of Henry Kemp & Minnie
Hudson]
[1.] Mary C. [Kemp] married JACK SMITH.
Four children were born to them, JACK JR., EVELYN, EARL and NANCY JO [Smith].
[2.] Lucy [Kemp] married LAWRENCE
SWANN. Two children were born to this union, RUBY JANE and JOE WRIGHT [Swann].
[3.] Arthur Draper [Kemp] married
ELIZABETH WHITTEY* [Whittley]. One
son was born, NORRIS DRAPER [Kemp] . While he was on the Soloman Islands in the
World War No. Two.
[Children of Fannie Williams &
Claiborne West continued]
[6.] Rutha Ann [West] married
GEORGE SANFORD (family unknown).
[7.] Ira [Ira Stokes West] married
MAGGIE MUNDY. Eight children were born to this union, NELLIE, EARL* [*Irl C.West], LEE, OCIA, HAKE* [*Hoke], MITTIE, CARL and LORENE.
[Children of Ira West & Maggie
Mundy]
[1.] Nellie [West] married HOMER
HUBBARD. Three children were born to them, RALPH, PAULINE and AGNES. Pauline [Hubbard] married JACK EDWARDS.
[2.] Earl* [*Irl Cleveland West] married
FLORENCE SUTTON. Two children were born to them, INEZ and IVARENE. Inez [West] married MENTER HOLLEMAN. Ivarene [West] married CLARENCE WILLIAMS. One
son was born, OLIVER NEAL [Williams].
[Oliver Neal Williams married Lois Jean Sadler and had a daughter
Juanita Gale Williams. Juanita Gale Williams
married James L. Bamman.]
[3]. Le* [sic] *[Lee Wright West]
married WILLIE KIRBY. Three children were born to this union, BILLIE* [sic], EVELYN and VIRGINIA [Williams]. Billy* [sic] died.
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[Children of Children of Lee Wright
West & Willie Kirby continued]
[2.] Virginia [West] married PAUL
MOODY.
[Children of Ira West & Maggie Mundy
continued]
[3.] Ocia [West] never married
and died at the age of fifty-one years.
[4.] Hoke [West] married LOIS
WEATHERSPOON Two children were born to this union, MAGGIE SUE, an infant baby
died.
[5.] Mattie or rather Mittie [West] married
HOMER FRANKLIN. Four children were born to them, WYLENE, DERREL* [sic] KEY, EDWIN and PAUL. Derel (sic)
died when an infant.
[6.] Carl [West] married BONNIE
BATES. Two children were born to them, ROBERT and JAMES.
[7.] Lorene [West] not married.
[Children of Fannie Williams &
Claiborne West continued]
[8.] Henry [Henry Wright West] married
ANNIE [Etta] CARDWELL. Eleven
children were born to their union, LOLA*[Lala],
EDGAR, MAMIE, ETHEL, ATTIE, ONA, OTTICE* [Ottis],
WILLIE WATERS, CHARLES, LEO and LAURA.
[9.] Edgar Holland West died young
unmarried.
[10.] Millie Frances West married Wade
Hampton Huddleston, brother of Henry Gilford Huddleston]
[Children of Henry Wright West &
Annie Etta Cardwell]
[1.] Lola* [*Lala West] married
WILLIE HUDSON. Three children were born, LOLA, FLORENE, and JOHN HENRY [Hudson].
[Children of Lola West & Willie
Hudson]
[1.] Lola [Hudson] married JOHN
MURRY.
[2.] Florene [Hudson] married
CHESTER* KEMP. Four children were born to them, JEWEL [married Draper Brooks], JOSEPHINE [died], CHARLES [married
Bobby Jewel Mofield], and JOY* [*Joe]
HOYT [Kemp, died as a child].
[4.] John Henry [Hudson] married
BETHEL SIREY* [*SIRCY]. Three children were born to them, SUE CARROL,
JERRY and PEGGY JENE* [sic] [*Peggy June]
[Hudson].
[John Henry & Bethel Sircy also had
4 additional children to those listed, Billy J.Hudson, Judy Hudson married
Denis Hackett, Lene Hudson, & Keitha A. Hudson]
[Children of Henry Wright West &
Annie Etta Cardwell continued]
[2.] Ottice* [Ottis Carr West] married
SALLIE BELLIE* [sic] KEMP* [Sallie Betty Kemp]. Three children were
born to this union, JAMES, ERNEST and MARIE [West].
[3.] Willie Waters [West] died as
an infant, eighteen months old.
[4.] Charles [West] married ELMER* [sic]
HART SHEPARD*[Author has confused
Charles wife with Leo’s wife.. Charles West’s
wife was IRENE MURPHY]
[5.] [Leo West – The author omitted Leo
West and his wife. He married *ELMA HART SHEPARD. However I am told Leo called
her ELMER rather than ELMA.].
[6.] Laura [West] married RAY
BROOKS. Two children were born to them, BOBBY and SHIRLEY [Brooks].
[7.] Edgar [West] married EFFIE
DEERING. Four children were born to this union, KATREEN* [sic], GERAL* [sic] [*Gerald], EDWARD and MELBA. Katrene* [sic] married CHARLES FARRIES* [*Joseph
Clyde Farrell]. Two children born
to them, JACKIE and PEGGY. Edgar then married MILDRED MARTAIN* [sic]. Two children were born, HELENE* [sic] [*Helen West] and JAY* [*Joylene Rae West].
[8.] Mamie [*Mamie DeverWest] married EDGAR L. KEMP.
[9.] Ethel [West]
married EULA DUKE. One child was born to them, ETHEL MAI. It died in
infancy.
[10.] Attie [Attie
May West] married L. B. [Lawson] DRAPER.
Five children were born to this union, RUTH, GLADYEE* [sic] [*Gladys] ALICE* [Alyce],
MARJORIE and BRICE [Draper].
[Children of Attie West
& Lawson B. Draper]
[1.] Ruth [Draper]
married BASIL LEACH. Two children were born, LEROY and JIMMIE* [Jimmie is James Douglas Leach and another
child was Ruth Ann Leach].
(2.) Gladyce* [sic] [*Gladys Draper] married RALPH
McCOFFERY* [*McCAFFREY]
(3.) Alice* [Alyce Draper]
married MAXWELL BLAKE. One* [two
children] child was born, TIMOTHY [and
Jacquelyn Blake].
(4.) Marjorie [Draper]
married OTDYSTAKE* [sic]. [*CHARLES ANTHONY OOSTDYK, JR.]
[Children of Henry West & Annie
Cardwell continued]
(10) Ona [West] married
WALKER WILLIFORD. One child born to them, ILINE* [Ethel Iline Williford married Clyde Wilkerson. Clyde was killed in the
service during WW2. Ethel Iline married second to Kenneth Owen and third to
Andrew Hasting].
[Children of James Clardy
Williams & Millie Sutton continued]
[5.] Leighton [Williams] was born May 17, 1827. He married ELIZA ROBERTSON* [*marriage record spelled surname
*Robinson?]. Eleven children were born to this union, WILLIAM, NEWTON,
JAMES, MARY, CORA, IDA, ASA, THOMAS, LEM, ROBERT and DAVID.
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[Children of Leighton Williams &
Eliza Robertson* [Robinson?] continued]
[1.] William [Williams] married
MOLLIE COX. (Family unknown).
[2.] Newton [Williams] married
ADA KING.
[3.] James [Williams] married
ALTHA BUTTS. (Family unknown).
[4.] Mary [Williams] married LON
PHILLIPS. HENRY [,] CHARLES and DERO,
VALLIE HOONSON?* [sic] [*Johnson?] and
GLADYS HUDSON and MARY.
[When typing the above
information on Mary Williams, I believe the author has omitted some text here.
From what I can make of the above information, it looks like these are some of
the children of Lon Phillips & Lucy F. West and their wives. Lon Phillips
married April 01, 1880 to Lucy F. West daughter of
Archibald Overton West & Sallie Ann Kemp. If Lon Phillips married Mary E.
Williams it was after Lucy’s death in 1918, I don’t have the marriage date.
Among the children of Lon
Phillips & Lucy West were Henry H. Phillips married to Gradye Marie Boulton,
Charles Phillips married Gladys Hudson, Dero Phillips married to Vallie Myrtle
Johnson. This are the children to which I believe the author is referring
above.]
[5.] Cora [Williams]
married Dr. TAYLOR WEST* Miles Taylor
C. West]. Two children were born to them, STANTON and ANNIE. Stanton died
young.
[6.] Ida [Williams]
never married.
[7.] Asa [Williams]
married LELIA CORNWELL. She died and he then married NORA KEMP. One child
living and an unknown number dead. – CORNELIA [Williams]. She married HORDIE BROOKS. Two children were born to
them, HELEN and HORDIE JR [Brooks.]
[8.] Thomas [Williams] married MAUDE ALLEN. – An unknown number of children
were born to them. She died. He then married STELLA ROBERTSON.
[9.] Lem, [Williams]
a twin brother to Thomas died in infancy.
[10.] Robert (Bob) [Williams] never married.
[11.] David [Williams]
died young.
Leighton [Williams] married
the second time to AMELIA GOAD. Five children were born, BASSIE* [*Bessie], SUSIE* [Millie Susan], VALLIE, MORNA* [Eliza
Momia] and a son died in infancy.
[Children of Leighton
Williams & Amelia Goad]
[1.] Bassie* [*Bessie Williams] married WILLIAM SNEED (SHORTY)
[2.] Susie* [Millie Susan Williams] married BEDFORD HUFFINES – Three children
were born to them – NELLIE, GOLDEN and OPAL [Huffines]:
Nellie [Huffines] died young, Golden [Huffines] (unknown), Opal [Huffines] (unknown).
[3.] Vallie [Williams] married CURL SIRCY – Six children were born to them:
HAROL, DAROL, CAROL, S. L., LOUISE and MARY AMELIA. Harol [Sircy] – (unknown), Darol [Sircy]
– (unknown), Carol [Sircy]
– (unknown), S. L. [Sircy] – (unknown), Louise [Sircy] – (unknown), Mary
Amelia [Sircy] – (unknown).
[A list of children from a
Sircy Book and a Pankey book, Harold, Ernest, Essel, Louise, Mary & Thomas
Sircy?]
[4.] Morna* [*Eliza Momia Williams] married LESTER SIRCY. – (family unknown). [Lester son of George Washington Sircy &
Mary Pulley]
[Children of James Clardy
Williams & Millie Sutton continued]
[6.] Henderson [Williams] was born October 3, 1828. He married JULIA ANN WEST –
Two children were born: LEONODUS* [sic]
JESSE * [Leonidas Jesse Williams] and
HAYWOOD ROSS [Williams].
Leonodus* Jesse [Williams] married
JULIA HANCE* [sic] [*HAYNIE according to
marriage record] and one son was born to them – EDGAR – Don’t know who he
married but there was one child JULIA and she married MR. PATTON.
Haywood Ross (Pony) [Williams]
married ALICE KEMP, a sister to Nora, six children were born to this union:
LON, BEBEE, KIRK, LELA, AGNESS and LARKIN.
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[Children of Haywood Williams &
Alice Kemp]
[1.] Lon [Williams] died while a
young man and never married.
[2.] Bebee [Williams] married
LESLIE JONES (and died young) one daughter was born to them - ALENE – she
married (family unknown).
[3.] Kirk [Williams] never
married.
[4.] Lela [Williams] died young
and never married.
[5.] Agnes [Williams] married
IRVIN KEMP and died young.
[6.] Larkin [Williams] married
NANNIE FLATT (family unknown).
[Children of James Clardy
Williams & Millie Sutton continued]
[7.] James Henry [Williams] was
born November 19, 1831 and died June 1905. He married EMILY FRANCES KEMP - She was born March 14, 1838 and died August
31, 1888. Seven children were born to them and all married KEMPS: MARY, WILLIAM
(WILLIE), WADE, SARA ELIZABETH (BETTIE), JOHN CLARDY, MILLIE FRANCES and EDDIE.
[Children of James Henry Williams &
Emily Frances Kemp]
[1.] Mary [Williams] was born
July 9, 1857 and died May 25, 1933. She married JOHN [Head] KEMP – Two sons were born to this union, CHARLIE and EDGAR.
Charlie [Kemp] married CARRIE DUKE –
one daughter was born to them, MYRA [Kemp].
She married ROY SPENCER and died young. Two daughters were born to them, MARIE
JOYCE [Spencer] and DORIS CAROL [Spencer]. Edgar [Kemp] married MAMIE WEST.
[2.] William (Willie) [Williams] was
born December 2, 1860 and died June 21, 1941. He married CARY KEMP.
[3.] Wade [Williams] was born
August 11, 1863 and died December 22, 1934. He married ALLIE KEMP. Five
children were born to them: LON, CALLIE, LESTER, EMILY and OSSIE.
[Children of Wade Williams & Allie
Kemp]
[1.] Lon [Williams] married
BESSIE McCALL Two children were born to
them – ISABEL and DONALD. Donald [Williams]
married (REBA) MARTIN. Bessie died and Lon [Williams] then married LUCILE SMITH. Three children were born:
MAUDE ALLIE [Williams], WADE SMITH [Williams] and ROY ANDERSON[Williams].
[2.] Callie [Williams] married
CHESTER McCALL Two children were born to this union – LUCILE and BEATRICE.
Callie [Williams] died and Chester
then married EMILY [Williams, Callie’s
sister].
[3.] Lester [Williams] married
ALENE MURPHY. Three children were born to them: RAGGIO, JAMES and VIRGIE.
[4.] Ossie [Williams] died with
T. B. when young.
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[Children of James Henry Williams &
Emily Frances Kemp continued]
[4.] Sara Elizabeth (Bettie) [Williams]
was born September 19, 1866 and died May 23, 1925. She married [Jesse] ELLIS KEMP. (John [Head Kemp], Carry and [Jesse] Ellis [Kemp] were brothers and sister. ) Two children were born to this
union – LON and HERMAN. Lon [Kemp] married
EUNICE GRIGG. Two children were born to them RYBURN* [*William Riburn] and LARRY. Larry [Kemp] married ADA WOODARD. Ryburn* [*William Riburn Kemp] died
when small. Herman [Kemp] married DANA
GREGORY, a half sister to EUNICE [Grigg?].
[5.] John Clardy [Williams] was
born February 14, 1869. He married BELLE KEMP, she was born January 17, 1875.
Nine children were born to them: HUGH, FLORENCE, LILLIE, EDNA, CLARENCE,
CHARLIE, RUBY*, NAOMI, and CECIL.
[Children of John Clardy Williams &
Belle Kemp]
[1.] Hugh [Williams] married ANRO
[Anro Ella] RUSSELL and died at the
age of 30.
[2.] Florence [Williams] married
FRED HOOPER.
[3.] Lillie [Williams] never
married.
[4.] Edna [Williams] married BOBBY
REECE. Three children were born to them: BOBBY JEAN, WALLACE RAY and MARY ANN.
Bobby Jean died in infancy. Wallace Ray died in infancy.
[5.] Clarence [Williams] married
JEWEL EARPS. Four children were born to them: OSTEEN, JACK, HILDA FAYE and
BOBBY.
[6.] Charlie [Williams] married
ESBEL [Grace] OLDHAM. Two children
were born to them: MARIE and NINA.
[7.] Rudy? [sic?][*Ruby] [Williams] died when small.
[8.] Naomi [Williams] married LLOYD HUDDLESTON.
[9.] Cecil [Williams] married THELMA RUTH BUTLER. Four children
were born to them: JERRY, DAVID, EDDIE and MARSHA.
[Children of James Henry Williams &
Emily Frances Kemp continued]
[6.] Millie Francis was born April 21, 1873
and died March 17, 1874.
[7.] Eddie was born November 23, 1875. She
married LACY KEMP. One child died in infancy – name LEARA.
[Children of James Clardy
Williams & Millie Sutton continued]
[8.] Haywood [Williams] was born January 10, 1834. He married MARY
RILEY. Six children were born: NEWTON, ELLA, BETTIE, LEM, LESLIE and ROBERT.
[Children of Haywood
Williams & Mary Riley]
[1.] Newton [Williams] died young.
[2.] Ella [Williams] never married.
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[Children of Haywood
Williams & Mary Riley continued]
[3.] Bettie [Williams] never married.
[4.]
Lem [Williams] died young.
[5.]
Leslie [Williams] married – do not
know who he married.
[6.]
Robert [Williams] married – do not
know who he married.
[Children of James Clardy
Williams & Millie Sutton continued].
[9.]
Martha [Williams] was born January 20,
1836 She married DIXON WEST. Twelve children were born to this union: JULIA,
POLLY* [*Mary Frances also referred to as
Polly Frances or Fannie], CASSIE,
CYAS* [*Cyrus] , WILLIAM, CHARLIE,
LUCY, BEULAH, GETTIE, LON, IRBY* [Morgan]
and ARTHUR.
[Children of Martha Williams & Dixon
West]
[1.] Julia [West] died young.
[2.] Fannie* [*referred
to as Polly above] [West] married GEORGE SANFORD.
[3.] Cassie [West] married JAMES JONES. One son born to this
union, ARTHUR [Jones]. He married
MAUDE KEMP and one son was born to them, JIM ALLEN [Jones]. Do not know who he married.
[4.] Cyas* [*Cyrus West] married JENNIE CHAMBERS (family unknown)
[5.] William [West] married CORA DONOHO (family unknown)
[6.] Charlie [West] married MINNIE HOLLEMAN. One child was
born to them, LUCILE, she married CHARLEY PAYNE.
[7.] Lucy [West] died young.
[8.] Beulah [West] never married.
[9.] Gettie [West] married PAYTON MUNDY. Four children were
born to them, RUBY, RUTH, RAYMOND and RETTA. Ruby married (unknown). Ruth
married (unknown). Raymond married (Unknown) Retta married (unknown).
[10.] Lon [West] married VIRGIE DONAHO* [sic]. Two children were born to them,
LORENE and ANNA. Lorene [West] (unknown)
Anna [West] (Unknown).
[11.]
Irby* [Morgan West] married FANNIE KEMP. One daughter was born to this union, HELEN.
Helen married (unknown).
[12.] Arthur [West] died in infancy.
[Children of James Clardy
Williams & Millie Sutton continued].
[10.]
Evelyn [spelling changed to
Eveline] [Williams] was born July
4, 1836 [the year changed to 1838].
She married JAMES THOMAS. Eight children were born to this union, TOBIE* [sic], MARY BELLE, ANNE [,] STERLING PRICE,
OLLIE, NETTIE, OSSIE and CALLIE.
[Children of Eveline
Williams & James Thomas]
[1.] Toby* [sic]
[Thomas] died in infancy.
[2.] Mary Bell [Thomas] married ROBERT CLAY. Four* [Five] children were born to them, CARRINGTON, JULIUS, [*Julius
was crossed out and changed to JAMES, however Julius and James were both
children of Eveline Williams & James Thomas] PEARL and CARR.
[Children of Mary Bell
Thomas & Robert Clay]
[1.] Carrington [Clay] * [This line cut off
and not readable.] [*James Carrington
Clay married Maggie
Alexander and had children *James
Alexander & *Ralph]
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[Children of Carrington Clay
& Maggie Alexander continued]
[1.] James [*James Alexander Clay] married
GOLDNA SIRCY.
[2.] Ralph Clay married Lorell Donoho]
[Children of Mary Bell
Thomas & Robert Clay continued]
[2.] Julius [Clay] married SIDNEY
KITTRELL. One child was born to them, JO ELLA [Clay].She married LON WILLIAMS. One daughter was born to them,
MARY JO [Williams]
[3.] Pearl [Clay] married EUGENE
CANTER. One son was born to them, Glynn.* [Glen Canter] He got run over with a car
and killed when small by Jewel Hackett. In a short time Pearl died then Eugene.
[4.] Carr (Clay) married RUBY RUSSELL. Three
children were born to them, RUSSELL [Clay],
BERRY GENE [Clay] and JUNE EVELYN [Clay].
[Children of Eveline
Williams & James Thomas continued]
[3.] Annie [Thomas]
died young.
[4.] Sterling Price [Thomas] married CALLIE DUKE.
[5.] Ollie [Thomas]
married PENDY COPAS. Two children were born to them, DANA and BESSIE [Copas]. Dana [Copas] married EDGAR SUTTON One son born to this union, BARRY [Sutton]. He married ANN WEST. Bessie (Copas) married SELTON HACKETT.
[6.] Nettie (Thomas) married LEE DUKE. One son
was born to this union, CECIL [Duke].
[7.] Ossie (Thomas) married LURHTER* (sic) [*Luther] DUKE. One
child was [born] to them. Mother and
baby both died.
[8.] Callie (Thomas) married WINBURN
McCLELLAN. Nine children were born to them, BEATRICE, WILLIE T., BESSIE MAI,
IMOGENE, VIRGINA, JAMES, MARY EVELYN [McClellan].
Two died in infancy. Beatrice [McClellan]
married CECIL HOLLADAY. One son was born to them, CECIL JR. [Holladay].
Imogene [McClellan]
married ODELL WILMORE. Two sons were born to them, BOBBY and EUGENE. [Wilmore]
[Children of James Clardy
Williams & Millie Sutton continued].
[11.] Bailey Williams was born August 19, 1840. He married VIRGINIA SNEED (a
half sister to Mary Riley, Haywood Williams wife). Seven children were born.
LULA, MAGGIE, HUGH, STARR, KATE, RICHARD and CHARLIE.
[Children of Bailey Williams &
Virginia Sneed]
[1.] Lula [Williams] married
ALFRED ALGOOD.
[2.] Maggie [Williams] married ______
MORTON in Louisville, Kentucky.
[3.] Hugh [Williams] married
______ in Louisville, Kentucky.
[4.] Starr [Williams] died while
a young man and never married.
[5.] Kate [Williams] never
married.
[6.] Richard (Dick) married _______ in Louisville, Kentucky.
[7.] Charlie* [Williams] married
? [*line unreadable, cut off]
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[Children of James Clardy Williams &
Millie Sutton continued]
(12.)
Newton [Williams] died young. The
first to be buried in the Williams Cemetery at Difficult, Tennessee, inside of
the rock wall. James Clardy Williams
had the stone wall built that is now in the center of the cemetery. Those
buried inside of the wall are, Newton Williams, Betsy Witt, Henderson Williams,
Millie Sutton Williams, and James Clardy Williams. An infant son of Anderson
Williams is buried in the stone vault near the stone wall. There are seven of
James Clardy Williams’ children buried in the cemetery, Anderson, Leighton,
James, Henderson and Newton Williams, Betsy Witt and Eveline Thomas.
All
of James Clardy Williams sons joined the Rebel Army and fought through the war.
(1861-1865) All returned with only James* [James
Henry] wounded. A bullet hit a coat button and was driven in his body. A
silk handkerchief was drawn through his body to remove the button.
John
Williams now has the button. He lived to an old man. James Clardy Williams (the
father) at that time lived on the hill near the cemetery now owned by Edgar
Sutton. He owned several slaves. He did not join the Army and the Yankees came
to kill him because he kept his slaves. When he heard them at the door he went
upstairs and crawled out of a little window on the roof over the front porch
and stayed there all night. He could see them but they could not see him, as it
was dark where he had crawled under the eave of the house.
As
he went out of the window it fell and made a noise. They thought it was a quilt
box top and made a Negro open all of the boxes. The Negro was scared almost to
death as he thought they would find his master in one of the boxes. They stayed
until almost day and left. If they had stayed until daylight they could have
seen him. The house has been rebuilt but the window was left in it.
His
wife died a few years later and he married ADALINE WEST. (Not related to the
Defeated Creek Wests). His children objected to his marriage but they lived
together until his death. They had one child named EDNA [Williams], who was six weeks old at the time of his death. Edna [Williams] married a McGLOTHIN, now
living in Missouri.
Eveline
Williams Thomas was born, married, died and layed* [sic] out in the same room at the age of 79 years.
Haywood
Williams died in Evansville, Indiana. Bailey Williams died in Cookeville,
Tennessee while on a visit with his daughter Lula Algood. His remains were carried
back to his home in Louisville, Kentucky.
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