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Silas Benton WILLIAMS

Silas Benton WILLIAMS

Male 1858 - 1942  (83 years)

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  • Name Silas Benton WILLIAMS 
    Born 16 Nov 1858  Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Census 1880 1900 10 20 30  Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • 1900 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Grant District), enumerated on Jun 11 1900:
      Margaret J. McMillan, 43, b. Jun 1856, single, farm manager; sister Martha A. McMillan, 41, b. Jul 1858, single; nephew Samuel F. McMillan, 27, b. Oct 1873, single, farm manager; farmhand Silas B. Williams, 41, b. Nov 1858, single, farm laborer; farmhand James R. Morgan, 29, b. Sep 1870, single, farm laborer; farmhand Golden R. Knight, 27, b. Mar 1873, single, farm laborer; servant Hattie Dotson, 19, b. Oct 1880, single, servant.

      1910 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Grant District), enumerated on May 2 1910:
      Margarete McMillan, 54, single, farmer; sister Martha A. McMillan, 54, single, farmer; boarder Silas B. Williams, 50, single, farmer (working out); boarder James R. Morgan, 40, single, farmer (working out); boarder Golden I. Knight, 35, single, farmer (working out); servant Katherine Guthrie, 31, single, servant for private family.
    Census 1940  Big Flint, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation farmer  [2
    Residence 1940  Flint, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Died 9 Sep 1942  Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Buried Chestnut Grove Cemetery, Big Flint, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I56739  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 30 Mar 2019 

    Father Warington WILLIAMS,   b. CA 1799, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Apr 1867, Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 68 years) 
    Mother Julia Ann PINNELL,   b. CA 1832, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Apr 1920, Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 88 years) 
    Family ID F23490  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Sudia Jane Frum Dawson OWENS,   b. 1894, Tyler Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Mar 1970, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years)  [4, 5
    Married 28 Mar 1914  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 7
    Children 
    +1. Opal Samantha WILLIAMS,   b. 18 Jan 1915, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Jan 1984, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years)
    +2. Pearl Julia WILLIAMS,   b. 13 Feb 1916, Morgansville, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Nov 1982, Painesville, Lake Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years)
     3. Garnet M. WILLIAMS,   b. 2 May 1920,   d. 16 May 1920  (Age 0 years)
    +4. Georgia Ellenore WILLIAMS,   b. 14 Apr 1921, Big Flint, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Oct 2012, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 91 years)
    +5. Ruby Charleen WILLIAMS,   b. 20 Nov 1923, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Oct 2004, Morgantown, Monongalia Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years)
     6. Ruth Etta WILLIAMS,   b. 29 Apr 1928, Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Dec 1987, Wooster, Wayne Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 59 years)
    Photos
    56739_WILLIAMS_SilasBenton_SudiaJaneOwens_ChestnutGroveCem_BigFlint_DoddridgeCoWV.jpg
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    Documents
    56739_SilasBWilliams_SudieOwens_MarriageRecord_28Mar1914.jpg
    56739_SilasBWilliams_SudieOwens_MarriageRecord_28Mar1914.jpg
    Family ID F27108  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S1853] Death Certificate, WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx).

    2. [S2639] 1940 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District).

    3. [S1594] Obituary of brother.

    4. [S1620] Death record of husband.

    5. [S1564] Obituary of daughter.

    6. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV.

    7. [S2041] 1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District).