James Victor was born at Fossil, Oregon on June 16, 1895 to Henry and Clara (Wilson) Williams. He went into the service on June 11, 1917 as a Horseshoer, serving in the Army just catching the end of WWI. After the service he marries Margaret "Maggie" Alice Simmons on August 2, 1919 in Wheeler, Oregon setting up house in Spray. Maggie is the daughter of Andrew and Victoria (Hawkins) Simmons. By 1930 they have moved to Prineville Oregon and now have three children; James, Clara, and Margaret. They would add three more Patsy, Henry, and Anthony. Killed in action, James Jr. somewhere in the south Pacific, they lost one son in 1944. James passes away in Portland, Oregon on June 7, 1970, just nine days short of being his 75th birthday.


Name: James V Williams
Service Info.: HORSESHOER US ARMY WORLD WAR I
Birth Date: 16 Jun 1895
Death Date: 7 Jun 1970
Service Start Date: 1 Jun 1917
Interment Date: 11 Jun 1970
Cemetery: Willamette National Cemetery
Cemetery Address: 11800 SE MT. Scott Boulevard Portland, OR 97266
Buried At: Section U Site 2336


1930 Prineville, Oregon
James Williams 34 Oregon
Margaret Williams 30 Oregon
James Williams 9 Oregon
Clara M Williams 5 Oregon
Margaret L Williams 1 Oregon


1920 Spray, Oregon
James Williams 24 Oregon
Margaret Williams 19 Oregon

Name: James V Williams
Marriage Date: 2 Aug 1919 County: Wheeler
Level Info: Index of Oregon Marriages (Bride & Groom) For the Period 1906 through 1920
Oregon Marriage Index Groom and Bride Combined 1916 to 1920

1910 Wheeler County
Henry Williams 40
Clara Williams 36
Myrtle Williams 17
Mary Williams 16
James Williams 14
Lela Williams 12
Alice Williams 9
Nellie Williams 8
William Williams 4
Edith Williams 2
Bertha Williams 1

1900 Fossil Oregon
Harry Williams 30
Clara Williams 26
Myrtle Williams 7
Mary Williams 6
James Williams 4
Sela Williams 2