Henry Kershaw "Kush" Williams, s. of George Williams and Mary Jane VanHoozer, b. Nov. 23, 1855 at Yalobusha County, Miss. He d. Oct. 31, 1943 at Lewisville, TX (TX Death Cert.)
Mississipi marriage records state Henry m. Mary Ellen Durbin Mar. 17, 1881 at Yalobusha County, Miss. But, some members of the descendant family insist that Henry and Mary Ellen m. Oct. 1, 1880 at Coffeyville, Miss. This may be the result of misinformation regarding the year of birth of the first child, son Charles. Mary Ellen Durbin was b. Mar. 13, 1859 at Carroll County, Miss., the dau. of Nathan M. Durbin and Manesa F. Smith. She d. May 23, 1936 at Lewisville, TX (TX Death Cert.) They had the following ten children, the first b. at Coffeyville, Miss., the rest at Lewisville, TX:
• i. Charles Benford Williams, b. Apr. 23, 1882, d. Oct. 20, 1970; m. Libba Braden, dau. of James Morgan "Mack" Braden and Julia Felton, b. Dec. 6, 1889. She d. June 22, 1973. Three children of the family.
• ii. Mary Williams, b. Apr. 12, 1884, d. Aug. 19, 1968 at Lewisville, TX; m. Mar. 23, 1902 at Lewisville, Samuel Agnew Sparks, s. of William Monroe Sparks and Frances Elizabeth Gatewood, b. Oct. 11, 1882 at Lewisville. He d. May 3, 1955 at Lewisville. Nine children of the family.
• iii. Myrtle Williams, b. Oct. 29, 1885, purportedly d. in child birth circa 1920; m. an unidentified Smith.
• iv. Henry Kershaw Williams, Jr., b. Sept. 12, 1887, d. Oct. 20, 1918 of influenza at Lewisville, TX; m. Dora King by late 1917. They had one child, son Leonard Calvin Williams.
• v. Robert Williams, b. Oct. 25, 1889, never married and d. Aug. 11, 1935 at Dallas, TX.
• vi. Hattie Williams, b. Dec. 10, 1891, d. Feb. 5, 1972 in a nursing home at Denton, TX; m. June 5, 1910 Samuel Emmett Harris, s. of Thomas Harris and Cynthia Holt, b. Nov. 25, 1888 at Lewisville, TX. He d. Nov. 2, 1944 at Lewisville. Three children of the family.
• vii. James Jacob Williams, b. Feb. 25, 1893, d. Jan. 24, 1980 at Jackson County, OR; m. Aug. 2, 1924 at Corvalis, OR, Irene Letha Young, dau. of Marion Francis Young and Bertha Belle Hacker, b. July 11, 1906 at Wheatland, CA. She d. June 7, 2000 at Portland, OR. Four children of the family.
• viii. George Nathan Williams, b. Jan. 1, 1895, d. in November 1968 at Tulsa, OK; m. Larah Caldonia Fipps, dau. of William Gibson Fipps, Sr. and Mary Alice Hooper. She was b. Nov. 24, 1897 at Lewisville, TX and d. Sept. 18, 1976 at Tulsa, OK. Five children of the family.
• ix. Eddie F. "Cotton" Williams, b. Sept. 3, 1897, d. unmarried April 2, 1962 at Lewisville, TX.
• x. Deveta Fay Williams, b. Aug. 9, 1899, d. Jan. 2, 1984 at Henryetta, OK; m. Nov. 11, 1916 at Dallas, TX, William Glother "Mike" Fipps (surname later became Phipps), s. of James Joseph "Joe" Fipps and Mary Cyntha Busby. He was b. Apr. 30, 1896 at Achille, then in the Choctaw Indian Terr., now Bryan County, OK. He d. Sept. 29, 1987 at Henryetta, OK. Two children of the family.
Revised Dec. 17, 2012.
Mississipi marriage records state Henry m. Mary Ellen Durbin Mar. 17, 1881 at Yalobusha County, Miss. But, some members of the descendant family insist that Henry and Mary Ellen m. Oct. 1, 1880 at Coffeyville, Miss. This may be the result of misinformation regarding the year of birth of the first child, son Charles. Mary Ellen Durbin was b. Mar. 13, 1859 at Carroll County, Miss., the dau. of Nathan M. Durbin and Manesa F. Smith. She d. May 23, 1936 at Lewisville, TX (TX Death Cert.) They had the following ten children, the first b. at Coffeyville, Miss., the rest at Lewisville, TX:
• i. Charles Benford Williams, b. Apr. 23, 1882, d. Oct. 20, 1970; m. Libba Braden, dau. of James Morgan "Mack" Braden and Julia Felton, b. Dec. 6, 1889. She d. June 22, 1973. Three children of the family.
• ii. Mary Williams, b. Apr. 12, 1884, d. Aug. 19, 1968 at Lewisville, TX; m. Mar. 23, 1902 at Lewisville, Samuel Agnew Sparks, s. of William Monroe Sparks and Frances Elizabeth Gatewood, b. Oct. 11, 1882 at Lewisville. He d. May 3, 1955 at Lewisville. Nine children of the family.
• iii. Myrtle Williams, b. Oct. 29, 1885, purportedly d. in child birth circa 1920; m. an unidentified Smith.
• iv. Henry Kershaw Williams, Jr., b. Sept. 12, 1887, d. Oct. 20, 1918 of influenza at Lewisville, TX; m. Dora King by late 1917. They had one child, son Leonard Calvin Williams.
• v. Robert Williams, b. Oct. 25, 1889, never married and d. Aug. 11, 1935 at Dallas, TX.
• vi. Hattie Williams, b. Dec. 10, 1891, d. Feb. 5, 1972 in a nursing home at Denton, TX; m. June 5, 1910 Samuel Emmett Harris, s. of Thomas Harris and Cynthia Holt, b. Nov. 25, 1888 at Lewisville, TX. He d. Nov. 2, 1944 at Lewisville. Three children of the family.
• vii. James Jacob Williams, b. Feb. 25, 1893, d. Jan. 24, 1980 at Jackson County, OR; m. Aug. 2, 1924 at Corvalis, OR, Irene Letha Young, dau. of Marion Francis Young and Bertha Belle Hacker, b. July 11, 1906 at Wheatland, CA. She d. June 7, 2000 at Portland, OR. Four children of the family.
• viii. George Nathan Williams, b. Jan. 1, 1895, d. in November 1968 at Tulsa, OK; m. Larah Caldonia Fipps, dau. of William Gibson Fipps, Sr. and Mary Alice Hooper. She was b. Nov. 24, 1897 at Lewisville, TX and d. Sept. 18, 1976 at Tulsa, OK. Five children of the family.
• ix. Eddie F. "Cotton" Williams, b. Sept. 3, 1897, d. unmarried April 2, 1962 at Lewisville, TX.
• x. Deveta Fay Williams, b. Aug. 9, 1899, d. Jan. 2, 1984 at Henryetta, OK; m. Nov. 11, 1916 at Dallas, TX, William Glother "Mike" Fipps (surname later became Phipps), s. of James Joseph "Joe" Fipps and Mary Cyntha Busby. He was b. Apr. 30, 1896 at Achille, then in the Choctaw Indian Terr., now Bryan County, OK. He d. Sept. 29, 1987 at Henryetta, OK. Two children of the family.
Revised Dec. 17, 2012.
Henry Kershaw "Kush" Williams, s. of George Williams and Mary Jane VanHoozer, b. Nov. 23, 1855 at Yalobusha County, Miss. He d. Oct. 31, 1943 at Lewisville, TX (TX Death Cert.)
Mississipi marriage records state Henry m. Mary Ellen Durbin Mar. 17, 1881 at Yalobusha County, Miss. But, some members of the descendant family insist that Henry and Mary Ellen m. Oct. 1, 1880 at Coffeyville, Miss. This may be the result of misinformation regarding the year of birth of the first child, son Charles. Mary Ellen Durbin was b. Mar. 13, 1859 at Carroll County, Miss., the dau. of Nathan M. Durbin and Manesa F. Smith. She d. May 23, 1936 at Lewisville, TX (TX Death Cert.) They had the following ten children, the first b. at Coffeyville, Miss., the rest at Lewisville, TX:
• i. Charles Benford Williams, b. Apr. 23, 1882, d. Oct. 20, 1970; m. Libba Braden, dau. of James Morgan "Mack" Braden and Julia Felton, b. Dec. 6, 1889. She d. June 22, 1973. Three children of the family.
• ii. Mary Williams, b. Apr. 12, 1884, d. Aug. 19, 1968 at Lewisville, TX; m. Mar. 23, 1902 at Lewisville, Samuel Agnew Sparks, s. of William Monroe Sparks and Frances Elizabeth Gatewood, b. Oct. 11, 1882 at Lewisville. He d. May 3, 1955 at Lewisville. Nine children of the family.
• iii. Myrtle Williams, b. Oct. 29, 1885, purportedly d. in child birth circa 1920; m. an unidentified Smith.
• iv. Henry Kershaw Williams, Jr., b. Sept. 12, 1887, d. Oct. 20, 1918 of influenza at Lewisville, TX; m. Dora King by late 1917. They had one child, son Leonard Calvin Williams.
• v. Robert Williams, b. Oct. 25, 1889, never married and d. Aug. 11, 1935 at Dallas, TX.
• vi. Hattie Williams, b. Dec. 10, 1891, d. Feb. 5, 1972 in a nursing home at Denton, TX; m. June 5, 1910 Samuel Emmett Harris, s. of Thomas Harris and Cynthia Holt, b. Nov. 25, 1888 at Lewisville, TX. He d. Nov. 2, 1944 at Lewisville. Three children of the family.
• vii. James Jacob Williams, b. Feb. 25, 1893, d. Jan. 24, 1980 at Jackson County, OR; m. Aug. 2, 1924 at Corvalis, OR, Irene Letha Young, dau. of Marion Francis Young and Bertha Belle Hacker, b. July 11, 1906 at Wheatland, CA. She d. June 7, 2000 at Portland, OR. Four children of the family.
• viii. George Nathan Williams, b. Jan. 1, 1895, d. in November 1968 at Tulsa, OK; m. Larah Caldonia Fipps, dau. of William Gibson Fipps, Sr. and Mary Alice Hooper. She was b. Nov. 24, 1897 at Lewisville, TX and d. Sept. 18, 1976 at Tulsa, OK. Five children of the family.
• ix. Eddie F. "Cotton" Williams, b. Sept. 3, 1897, d. unmarried April 2, 1962 at Lewisville, TX.
• x. Deveta Fay Williams, b. Aug. 9, 1899, d. Jan. 2, 1984 at Henryetta, OK; m. Nov. 11, 1916 at Dallas, TX, William Glother "Mike" Fipps (surname later became Phipps), s. of James Joseph "Joe" Fipps and Mary Cyntha Busby. He was b. Apr. 30, 1896 at Achille, then in the Choctaw Indian Terr., now Bryan County, OK. He d. Sept. 29, 1987 at Henryetta, OK. Two children of the family.
Revised Dec. 17, 2012.
Mississipi marriage records state Henry m. Mary Ellen Durbin Mar. 17, 1881 at Yalobusha County, Miss. But, some members of the descendant family insist that Henry and Mary Ellen m. Oct. 1, 1880 at Coffeyville, Miss. This may be the result of misinformation regarding the year of birth of the first child, son Charles. Mary Ellen Durbin was b. Mar. 13, 1859 at Carroll County, Miss., the dau. of Nathan M. Durbin and Manesa F. Smith. She d. May 23, 1936 at Lewisville, TX (TX Death Cert.) They had the following ten children, the first b. at Coffeyville, Miss., the rest at Lewisville, TX:
• i. Charles Benford Williams, b. Apr. 23, 1882, d. Oct. 20, 1970; m. Libba Braden, dau. of James Morgan "Mack" Braden and Julia Felton, b. Dec. 6, 1889. She d. June 22, 1973. Three children of the family.
• ii. Mary Williams, b. Apr. 12, 1884, d. Aug. 19, 1968 at Lewisville, TX; m. Mar. 23, 1902 at Lewisville, Samuel Agnew Sparks, s. of William Monroe Sparks and Frances Elizabeth Gatewood, b. Oct. 11, 1882 at Lewisville. He d. May 3, 1955 at Lewisville. Nine children of the family.
• iii. Myrtle Williams, b. Oct. 29, 1885, purportedly d. in child birth circa 1920; m. an unidentified Smith.
• iv. Henry Kershaw Williams, Jr., b. Sept. 12, 1887, d. Oct. 20, 1918 of influenza at Lewisville, TX; m. Dora King by late 1917. They had one child, son Leonard Calvin Williams.
• v. Robert Williams, b. Oct. 25, 1889, never married and d. Aug. 11, 1935 at Dallas, TX.
• vi. Hattie Williams, b. Dec. 10, 1891, d. Feb. 5, 1972 in a nursing home at Denton, TX; m. June 5, 1910 Samuel Emmett Harris, s. of Thomas Harris and Cynthia Holt, b. Nov. 25, 1888 at Lewisville, TX. He d. Nov. 2, 1944 at Lewisville. Three children of the family.
• vii. James Jacob Williams, b. Feb. 25, 1893, d. Jan. 24, 1980 at Jackson County, OR; m. Aug. 2, 1924 at Corvalis, OR, Irene Letha Young, dau. of Marion Francis Young and Bertha Belle Hacker, b. July 11, 1906 at Wheatland, CA. She d. June 7, 2000 at Portland, OR. Four children of the family.
• viii. George Nathan Williams, b. Jan. 1, 1895, d. in November 1968 at Tulsa, OK; m. Larah Caldonia Fipps, dau. of William Gibson Fipps, Sr. and Mary Alice Hooper. She was b. Nov. 24, 1897 at Lewisville, TX and d. Sept. 18, 1976 at Tulsa, OK. Five children of the family.
• ix. Eddie F. "Cotton" Williams, b. Sept. 3, 1897, d. unmarried April 2, 1962 at Lewisville, TX.
• x. Deveta Fay Williams, b. Aug. 9, 1899, d. Jan. 2, 1984 at Henryetta, OK; m. Nov. 11, 1916 at Dallas, TX, William Glother "Mike" Fipps (surname later became Phipps), s. of James Joseph "Joe" Fipps and Mary Cyntha Busby. He was b. Apr. 30, 1896 at Achille, then in the Choctaw Indian Terr., now Bryan County, OK. He d. Sept. 29, 1987 at Henryetta, OK. Two children of the family.
Revised Dec. 17, 2012.
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