Early Bio- Former Employee at Norfolk Naval Shipyard. Shop 31, Machinist
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Father: Byrd Owen Williams (Birth: 4 May 1886, Iredell County, North Carolina, USA - Death: 10 Jan 1978, Huntersville, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA; Obituary: Statesville Record & Landmark, page A4, 1978, January 11; Burial: Forest Lawn West Cemetery, 4601 Freedom Drive, Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA) s/o Melvin Talton Williams & Allie Delphia Adaline Sprinkle
Residence: In 1910, Byrd & Dora lived in New Hope, Iredell, North Carolina, USA. Dora's mother, Mary Ann Brown, age 61, lived with them.

Mother: Rhoda Van Dora Suther Williams (Birth: 8 Nov 1890, Iredell County, North Carolina, USA - Death: 21 Aug 1969, Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA; Burial: Forest Lawn West Cemetery, 4601 Freedom Drive, Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA 2820) d/o John E. Suther (Birth: Sep 1853, North Carolina, USA) & Mary Ann Brown (Birth: Jan 1849, North Carolina, USA) -resided(1910): New Hope, Iredell, North Carolina, USA

Married (divorced): Fay Ruby Blankenship (Birth: 10 May 1918, Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA - Death: 5 Jan 1993, Statesville, Iredell, North Carolina, USA; Buried: Jan 1993, Smith Chapel Church Cemetery, Hghway 901, Union Grove, Iredell, North Carolina, USA)

Children:
1. James Arthur Williams (Birth: 12 Feb 1943, Union Grove, Iredell, North Carolina, USA - Death: 23 Feb 2004, Harmony, Iredell, North Carolina, USA; Burial: Feb 2004, Harmony Cemetery, Harmony, Iredell, North Carolina, USA);
2. twin: Gerald Alan Williams married: Paulette, live in San Diego, California, USA;
3. twin: Robert Williams married: Linda Williams, Statesville, Iredell, North Carolina, USA;
4. Carol Elaine Williams Templeton, married: LeRoy Francis Templeton (Birth: 26 Jan 1943, Iredell County, Iredell, North Carolina, USA - Death: 15 Sep 2012, Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA);
5. adopted: Avery Clearson Williams, married 3 Aug 2001: Krista Benfield, Union Grove, Iredell, North Carolina, USA

Buried: Nov 1999, Smith Chapel Church Cemetery, Hghway 901, Union Grove, Iredell, North Carolina, USA