Joseph Rufus Williams

 Sex: M

Birth: May 26, 1856 in Murray Co., GA

Death: 11-26-1906 in Ullin, Pulaski Co., IL died on his son John’s birthday when he was 4 years old.

Burial: New Hope Cemetery, Ullin, IL.

1860 US Census, Murray Co., GA. Holly Creek; age 4 and living at home with mother Sarah.

Father: William Williams b: About 1794
Mother: Sarah Ann Scott b: Before 01 JUN 1812 in Putnam Co, GA

Married 1: Mary Alice Whirlow 02Jan1881 in Pulaski Co., IL., daughter of Alexander Whirlow from NC

Children

Birdie Williams b. 02Dec1882

Osmer Williams

Lizzie Williams b. 1887 died ? per mortality schedule at iltrails.org Pulaski Co., IL.

Ethel Williams b. 1894

Nellie Williams b. 1898 burial St. John’s Cemetery, Dongola, IL. m. Otto Casper ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Married 2: Josephine (Josie) Ellen Black (after Joseph passed away she married a Watts then later a Ferron) Buried: East St. Louis ?

Children

John Rufus Williams as a young man photo, b. 26Nov1902 in Ullin, Pulaski, Co., IL died 09Sept1982 in Anna, Union Co. IL. at the Union Co. Hospital m. Iva Mae Seals in Pulaski, Co., IL

John and Iva Mae's family photo front: Betty, back left to right: Katherine, Iva Mae, and John Rufus Williams

Childhood photo of John and Susie Williams

Adult photo of John and Susie Williams

Susie Mary Williams b. 13July 1905 in Ullin, Pulaski Co., IL died 11June1994 in Fresno, CA. m. Ralph Lee Seals 02June1920 in Ullin, Pulaski Co., IL son of Samuel Sylvester and Dora Ann (Mize) Seals

(Note: brother and sister of one family married brother and sister of the other, all relatives are double cousins)

Children of John Rufus Williams:

Erma Louise Williams born 1929? in Pulaski Co., IL and died as an infant at about 10 months

Katherine LaVerne Williams (Living, Leslie's, Murray County, GA. Genealogy Trails host mother) b. 04July1936 in Pulaski Co., IL 

Katherine's photo from childhood  about 6 years old

Betty Delores Williams m. Bill Cast; children Alisa Lynn Cast b. ? , and Gary Wayne Cast b. ?

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Children of Susie Mary Williams:

Infant Boy Seals b. About 1924

Infant Boy Seals b. About 1925

William Lee Seals b. 26Mar1926 m. Elizabeth Rita Krupansky 03Apr1948, Hanford, CA

Lois Marguerite Seals b. 05Oct1928 Hanford Kings, CA m. (1) Orville Robert Ferguson in Las Vages, NV m. (2) Jim Yellow Wolf Pittock.

Ralph Stanley Seals b. 15July1930, Sultana, Tulare, CA m. Bessie Caroline Thompson 27Nov1951

Betty Mae Seals b. 11Mar1932, Tulare, California m. (1) Henry Hendrick Douma 03Feb1949, Santa Cruz, CA; m. (2) Virgil Clifford Leasure 14June1952, Hanford Kings, CA

Richard Arlen Seals b. 12July1935, Visalia, CA; m. (1)Carolyn Craddock m. (2) Laurel Bernice Gordon 22Feb1970, Visalia, Tulare, CA

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Child of Lois Marguerite Seals and Orville Ferguson

Ralph William Ferguson

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Child of Katherine LaVerne Williams and Frank Mayhew McNier

me: Leslie Ann (McNier) Riney  b. 04-15-1957 Alexander Co., Cairo, IL. m. (1) Virgil Keith Lentz; July 1974 m. (2) Lawrence Freeman Rodgers, Jr.; June 27, 1977 m. (3) Darrell Wayne Riney; Feb 25, 1995

Child of Leslie

Stephen Keith Lentz b. 01-15-1975 Cape Co., Cape Girardeau, MO.

m. Nicole Faria Piscionere June 2002