WILLIAMS

WILLIAMS ANCESTRY

The Williams Family Dates back to the late 1800's, At least this is the information recovered from the census records. My father's name was Benjamin Williams, and he was born in Louisiana. He told us New Orleans.
Records shows that he has two brothers and eight sisters.

My grandparents names are Henry and Mary (Allen) Williams.
My dad's sister Rosa, was married in Louisiana, and had a son named Mack.

Ben Williams, My Father

Son of Henry and Mary (Allen) Williams

Her married name at that time was Coleman. This is the name Mack went by. She later divorced, moved to Milwaukee WI. and remarried to Cornelius Anderson. By the city directory, they married in 1923. Both Died in the late 50's.

Cornelius Anderson

Husband of Rosa (Williams) Anderson

Mack Coleman & Daughter Maxine Ware

Son of Rosa Anderson

Ben Williams Moved to Milwaukee WI. in the early 30's where he met my mother Ethel Riley. They married in 1934 and Had two children. My brother, Henry and myself. My father died in 1961, my brother in 1973, and my mother in 1983

Other known members of the Williams family are:
                              Henry grandpa, born July, 1865
                              Mary (Allen), grandma, born May, 1866
                              Ella                 my aunt, born July, 1882
                              Rosa               my aunt, born March 1885
                              Juliann             my aunt, born July, 1888
                              Roy                 my uncle, born January, 1891
                              Lucile              my aunt, born June, 1898
                              Leola               my aunt, born December, 1899
My grandparents were married in 1880, and had two other children that died between 1882 and 1900. No record of these two except in the census listing ten children, with eight living at the time of the census. There are very few pictures
of my father, and I have none of his side of the family.

My father and mother were married in 1934, but according to the city directory, they were living together since 1933, along with her mother.