West Virginia Pioneers

William Francis Williams

Male 1871 - 1953  (82 years)


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  • Name William Francis Williams 
    Born 24 Feb 1871  Wood County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Died 13 Mar 1953  Wood County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Buried Wood County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 

    • William Francis Williams
      BIRTH 24 Feb 1871
      Wood County, West Virginia, USA
      DEATH 13 Mar 1953 (aged 82)
      Parkersburg, Wood County, West Virginia, USA
      BURIAL
      Pleasant View Cemetery
      Pettyville, Wood County, West Virginia, USA Add to Map
      MEMORIAL ID 55024738
      s/o James A. & Harriett M. Sams Williams
      1st wife Jennette Young Heaton
      married Nov. 8, 1896 Wood Co., WV
      2nd wife Bessie Garfield Heaten
      married Dec. 24, 1900 Wood Co., WV
      3rd wife Cressie Vernina Kerns
      married April 25, 1908 Wood Co., WV
      William F. Williams, 82, Parkersburg, Rt. 4, died yesterday following an illness of one week. He was a native of Wood county, the son of the late James and Harriett Sams Williams. He was a member of the Pleasant View Baptist church.
      Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Cressie Kerns Williams; six sons, Lawrence, William R., Earl A. and Henry G. Williams, all of Parkersburg, Frank E. at home, and John J. Williams, Vienna; three sisters, Mrs. Nora Snyder and Mrs. Anna Montgomery, both of Parkersburg and Mrs. Clara Hornbeck, Warrentown, Va.; three brothers, Charles, Ralph and Raleigh Williams, all of Parkersburg; four sisters, Mrs. Lizzie Bartlett, Washington, Mrs. Lulu Boso, Miss Pearl Williams and Miss Hattie Williams, all of Parkersburg; 32 grandchildren and seven great grandchildren.
      Funeral services will be conducted tomorrow at 2 p.m. at the Pleasant View Baptist church, with burial in the adjoining cemetery. The body will be removed from the Leavitt funeral home to the church one hour prior to services.
      The Parkersburg News, Saturday, 14 March 1953, pg. 9
    Person ID I116750  WVPioneers
    Last Modified 4 Sep 2018 

    Family Cressie Vernena Kerns,   b. 11 Jan 1889, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Jan 1969, Ritchie County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years) 
    Married 25 Apr 1908  Wood County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Children 
     1. Earl Alexander Williams,   b. 24 Aug 1917, Wood County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Mar 1991, Wood County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years)
    Family ID F29829  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S898] Gravestone or Memorial posted on Findagrave.com.

    2. [S654] Marriage Records, West Virginia Division of Culture and History.