Sam Jones WILLIAMS Sr

Sam Williams Sr

PROFILE:

Name: Sam Jones WILLIAMS Sr

Known AKA: none that I know of

Surname Variations: none

DOB: 23 Jul 1892 near Macon, Noxubee, Mississippi, USA

DOD: 1 Aug 1979 in Chicago, Illinois, USA

Father: Jack WILLIAMS Sr

Mother: Elizabeth/Bettie/Lizzie SMITH

Siblings: Lula, Cleveland/Clevand, Jack Jr, Essie, Terean/Terry Ann, Bettie, German and Bobbie/Robert/Bob

Spouse: Mattie Lee SMITH

Children with Mattie Lee: Bessie, Larvell/Laura Vell, James V, Olivia, Woodrow/Woodie/Woody, Earnest, Lee, Sam Jr, Hardie, Odell “Red/Pain”, and Ruth O/Ruth Dell

Partner: Lillian C. SLEDGE

Children with Lillian C: Margaret Ruth SLEDGE

Partner: Ida FRIERSON

Children with Ida: Florence Jean “Jean” FRIERSON

Spouse: Flora WINDHAM

TIMELINE:

23 Jul 1892: born in Macon, Noxubee, Mississippi, USA (Family Search: United States Social Security Death Index http://bit.ly/vJreK0 & Ancestry.com: Social Security Death Index http://ancstry.me/Q6L8ID & Chicago, Cook County, Illinois death record #617058)

13 June 1900: Resident of Macon, Noxubee, Mississippi, USA (19o0 Noxubee, Mississippi Census: Ancestry http://ancstry.me/Xda86c & Family Search  http://bit.ly/TmrABb)

20 Apr 1910: Resident of Macon, Noxubee, Mississippi, USA (1910 Noxubee, Mississippi Census: Ancestry http://ancstry.me/XdbrC3 & Family Search http://bit.ly/P4r4Mt)

15 Jun 1917: Resident of Macon, Noxubee, Mississippi, USA (1917-1918 WWI Draft Registration Card: Ancestry http://ancstry.me/RnnyvD)

4 Feb 1920: Resident of Macon, Noxubee, Mississippi, USA (1920 Noxubee, Mississippi Census: Ancestry http://ancstry.me/XdfZIx & Family Search http://bit.ly/WcIsAj)

1930: can’t locate him on a census or on the city directory

1 Apr 1935: Resident of Macon, Noxubee, Mississippi, USA (1940 Noxubee, Mississippi Census: see below source)

1938: Chicago, Illinois (Source: obituary of Sam Williams Jr)

6-8 Apr 1940: Resident of Macon, Noxubee, Mississippi, USA (1940 Noxubee, Mississippi Census: Ancestry http://bit.ly/W16vCm)

27 Apr 1942: Resident of Chicago, Illinois, USA (WWII Draft Registration Card: Ancestry http://ancstry.me/QHqkcf & Family Search http://bit.ly/TrX8oO)

1 Aug 1979: death in  Chicago, Illinois, USA (Source: 1979 Funeral Program, A.R. Leak Funeral Home in Chicago, Illinois, USA)

4 Aug 1979: funeral in Chicago, Illinois USA (Source: 1979 Funeral Program, A.R. Leak Funeral Home in Chicago, Illinois, USA)

BURIAL:

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Birth: Jul. 22, 1892, Macon, Noxubee County, Mississippi, USA
Death: Aug. 1, 1979, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Burial: New Hope Cemetery, Macon, Noxubee County, Mississippi, USA
Created by: Tara R. Gregory
Record added: Oct 14, 2012
Find A Grave Memorial# 98893175

FUNERAL PROGRAM:

Grand-daddy Sam’s funeral program wasn’t in the best shape when my sister made a copy of it. I’ll piece it together as best as I can. Transcribed by Tara R. Gregory, 15 Oct 2012.

IN LOVING MEMORY OF Sam Williams. He’ll understand and say _____. Saturday, August 4, 1979. Wake: 7:00 – 8:00 P.M. A.R. Leak Funeral Home. 7838 So. Cottage Grove Avenue. Chicago, Illinois 60619. [My mother's handwriting: 87 yrs old at death]. OBITUARY. “Remember me as you pass by, for as you are now, once was I. As I am now, you soon shall be. Prepare yourself to follow me.” Sam Williams was born July 23, 1892 in Macon, Mississippi. He was the son of Jack and Elizabeth Williams. Sam accepted Christ at a young age and was baptized and united with the New Hope _____ Church, which he was a member until he departed this life at _:00 p.m. on August 1, 1979. He was educated at New Hope School in Macon, Mississippi. _____ and friendly person ____ love and devotion for fellow _____ never ceased. He became ill and came to Chicago, Ill. on the first of April, _____ make his home with his children. He entered Mercy _____ on April 4, 1979. _____ Sam quoted that he was going home, because _____ all have to go sometime. He knew that every _____ the best and did not want anyone _____. _____ he had _____. _____ was done to the best, and did not make any _____. He said, what will be, will be; and God will take care of it all, just rejoice. Survivors include: his wife, Flora Williams; his devoted children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren; nephews, nieces, one sister, Essie Thatcher of Memphis, Tenn.; and a host of other relatives and friends. ORDER OF SERVICE. Macon, Mississippi. Organ prelude. Processional……Congregation standing. Hymn…..#207 “God will take care of you”. Prayer. Scripture. Selection…..”Precious Lord”. Resolutions. Acknowledgements…..Mrs. Essie D. Spann. Obituary…..Mrs. Guineva D. Brown. Remarks…..Mr. Julius Mason. Selection…..”Hold my hand and say well done”. Eulogy…..Rev. James _____, Pastor. Reviewal. Recessional. Interment. New Hope Cemetery. Macon, Mississippi. Cockrell Funeral Home, In charge. Macon, Mississippi. PALLBEARERS. Friends. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. The family wishes at this time to extend their sincere thanks and deep gratitude and most of all appreciation for the many expressions of sympathy, and the act of kindness and consideration shown them in their hours of bereavement. “LOVING MEMORIES”. Dark shadow fall in the lives of us all. Sickness and sorrow come to us all; but through it we grow and learn to stand tall. His gentle face, a patient smile with sadness we recall, he had a kind word for each, and died beloved by all. Although I have left you in this life, I have no more pains, struggle, or strife, so please do not cry, do not worry or grieve. God knows what is best, and He will comfort the bereaved. Daddy, you are not forgotten, nor will you ever be; as long as life and memory last, we will remember thee. Our hearts are sore, as time goes by, we will miss you more; your loving smile, your gentle face, no one can fill your vacant place. The family. A.R. Leak Funeral Home. 7838 So. Cottage Grove Ave. Chicago, Illinois 60619. (No known obituary is available in the newspaper).

NOTES:

I did not know grand-daddy Sam. Mama said we met him when we were babies but of course I don’t remember him. I’ve been able to get to know him through the historical records that I have accessed and put them together with what Mama has told me. According to his WWI draft registration card, he was born near Macon, Mississippi. Allegedly, he is the descendant of “Chief White Cloud” (from an unknown tribe) through his father, Jack Sr. This was relayed by my mother’s cousin Lucille (can’t remember her last name) from Chicago. She wrote it in a letter to Mama so I will need to find it and see if Mrs. Lucille gives her source. I would like to verify this oral history with a goal to either confirm or negate it. Jack Sr had a brother named Jeff Sr and Jeff Sr had a son named Jeff Jr. There is a lead on a “Chief Jeff” or “Little Chief” which I am attempting to investigate. As noted on his funeral program, grand-daddy Sam attended New Hope School, probably up until the 6th grade as the highest level of education he completed is listed as grade 6 on the 1940 census. He was employed by his father as a laborer on a farm during the years 1917-1918. Grand-mama Lillian lived on Baptist Hill Rd and behind her backyard was a fence which bordered the farm of grand-daddy Sam. During our 1985 trip, I distinctly remember a horse coming to the fence and my mother commenting that it was her father’s favorite horse, Jack. I’ve always wondered if he named it after his father. She also told me that this horse had bit her father which I took as a warning not to mess with it. Grand-daddy Sam owned a grocery store but I don’t recall the name of it or its location. It shows that he was a stockman in the grocery industry on his death certificate. He was both a farmer working on his own account and as an employer of a general farm as indicated on the 1920 and 1940 censuses. I have not yet found him on the 1930 census or city directory and I think this is because he and his family were on the move to Chicago, Illinois. On the obituary of one of his sons, Sam Jr, it says that the family moved to Chicago in 1938. A Chicago address was given on grand-daddy Sam’s 1942 WWII draft registration card. I assume that they lived in Chicago during the school year and lived in Macon during the summer to farm their land. Grand-daddy Sam died of prostate cancer in 1979 and I still remember the day that Mama left to go to Chicago. We were living on St. Louis Ave at the time and daddy took care of us, even combing our hair. What I don’t remember is whether Mama went to see her ailing father in the hospital or just to attend his funeral. Grand-daddy Sam left Mama two acres of land after he died. It might not sound like much but it meant a great deal to her. Unfortunately, 1985 was a year of hard times so my mother had to sell it to a cousin on her mother’s side. He said that he planned to build a gas station there. I want to return to that piece of land and see how it has fared since then. I will take some of its earth, hopefully it will be that red clay Mama liked to eat and put it in a glass jar, an earthly reminder of my mother and her father.

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1900 Noxubee, Mississipi Census

1910 Noxubee, Mississippi Census

1917-1918 WWI Draft Registration Card

1920 Noxubee, Mississippi Census

1940 Noxubee, Mississippi Census

1942 WWII Draft Registration Card, Front

1942 WWII Draft Registration Card, Back

Funeral program, pages 1 and 4

Funeral program, pages 2 and 3

Find A Grave Memorial

TRANSCRIPTION:

1900 MISSISSIPPI CENSUS
Noxubee, Beat 3, District 65
Enumerated on 13 June 1900
Lines 82-93

Notes: Jack Williams [Sr] is the father of Sam Williams Sr, the father of Margaret Ruth Gregory nee Sledge.

Jack Williams: head of household, # dwelling visited 240, # family visited 240, Black, male, b. Jan 1860, 40yrs, married, born in MS, both parents born in MS, occupation as a farmer, 0 months unemployed, could read/write/speak English, rented farm house, # farm schedule 154

Bettie: wife of Jack, Black, female, b. May 1865, 35yrs, married, had 14 children of which only 9 were living, born in MS, both parents born in MS,

Lula: daughter of Jack, Black, female, b. Aug 1879, 20yrs, single, born in MS, both parents born in MS, occupation as a day laborer

Jack: son of Jack, Black, male, b. May 1882, 18yrs, single, born in MS, both parents born in MS, occupation as a day laborer

Clevand: son of Jack, Black, male, b. Jun 1884, 16yrs, single, born in MS, both parents born in MS, occupation as a day laborer

Essie: daughter of Jack, Black, female, b. Jul 1886, 14yrs, single, born in MS, both parents born in MS, occupation as a day laborer

Bessie: daughter of Jack, Black, female, b. Sep 1887, 12yrs, single, born in MS, both parents born in MS, occupation as a day laborer

Sam Jones: son of Jack, Black, male, b. Nov 1889, 10yrs, single, born in MS, both parents born in MS

Bob: son of Jack, Black, male, b. Oct 1891, 8yrs, single, born in MS, both parents born in MS

Terry Ann: daughter of Jack, Black, female, b. Apr 1894, 6yrs, single, born in MS, both parents born in MS

Bettie: daughter of Jack, Black, female, b. May 1900, 4/12 (4mths), single, born in MS, both parents born in MS

Harriet: mother of Jack, Black, female, b. May 1840, 60yrs, widowed, born in MS, both parents born in MS, occupation as a share (sharecropper?), 0 months unemployed, couldn’t read/write English but could speak it

1910 MISSISSIPPI CENSUS
Noxubee, Beat 3, District 0085
Enumerated on 20 April 1910
Lines 90-97

Notes: Jack Williams [Sr] is the father of Sam Williams Sr, the father of Margaret Ruth Gregory nee Sledge.

Jack Williams: head of household, # dwelling visited 70, # family visited 70, male, Black, 53yrs, b. 1857, married, 1st marriage, born in MS, father born in United States, mother born in NC, could read/write/speak English, occupation as a farmer on a general farm, classified as an employer, owned farm free, farm schedule 61

Elizabeth: wife of Jack, female, Mulatto, 50yrs, b. 1860, married, 1st marriage, had 11 children of which only 8 were living, born in MS, father born in SC, mother born in MS, not out of work on 15 April 1910, 0, number of weeks out of work during 1909, could read/write/speak English, occupation as a farm laborer on a home farm, classified as a worker

Jack: son of Jack, male, Mulatto, single, 25, b. 1885, single, born in MS, both parents born in MS, not out of work on 15 April 1910, 0, number of weeks out of work during 1909, could read/write/speak English, occupation as a farm laborer on a home farm, classified as a worker

Terean: daughter of Jack, female, Mulatto, single, 19yrs, b. 1891, single, born in MS, both parents born in MS, not out of work on 15 April 1910, 0, number of weeks out of work during 1909, could read/write/speak English, occupation as a farm laborer on a home farm, classified as a worker, attended school any time since 1 Sep 1909

Sam: son of Jack, male, Mulatto, single, 17yrs, b. 1893, single, born in MS, both parents born in MS, not out of work on 15 April 1910, 0, number of weeks out of work during 1909, could read/write/speak English, occupation as a farm laborer on a home farm, classified as a worker, didn’t attend school any time since 1 Sep 1909

Bobbie: son of Jack, male, Mulatto, single, 13yrs, b. 1897, single, born in MS, both parents born in MS, not out of work on 15 April 1910, 0, number of weeks out of work during 1909, could read/write/speak English, occupation as a farm laborer on a home farm, classified as a worker, attended school any time since 1 Sep 1909

German: son of Jack, male, Mulatto, single, 10yrs, b. 1900, single, born in MS, both parents born in MS, couldn’t read/write English but could speak it, no occupation, attended school any time since 1 Sep 1909

Harriett: mother of Jack, female, Black, 90yrs, b. 1820, widow, 7 children of which only 4 were living, born in NC, both parents born in NC, couldn’t read/write English but could speak it, no occupation

1917-1918 WWI Civilian Draft Registrations

Name: Williams, Sam
Birth Date: 23 Jul 1892
Birth Place: Near Macon MS
City/County: Noxubee
State: MS
Ethnicity: B

WORLD WAR 1 DRAFT REGISTRATION CARDS, 1917-1918
Mississippi, Noxubee County, 0, Draft Card W

Name: Sam Williams
Age: 24
Address: Macon, Miss
Date of birth: 23 July 1892
(1) for natural born citizen
Where were you born: near Macon, Miss, U.S.
What is your present trade: laborer on farm
By whom employed: Jack Williams
Where employed: 3 miles N.E. of Macon, Miss
Relatives dependent on him for support: wife and 3 children under 12
Married or single (which): yes (to which??)
Race: Negro
Do you choose exemption from draft (specify): yes, support family
Tall, medium or short: medium
Slender, medium or stout: medium
Color of eyes: black
Color of hair: black
Bald: no
Disabled: no
Signed his own name (Sam Williams)

1920 MISSISSIPPI CENSUS
Noxubee, Beat 3, District 87
Enumerated on 4 February 1920
Lines 61-66
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Notes: I read the wife of Sam Williams name as Mattie Lee not Quttie Lee. Sam Williams Sr is the father of Margaret Ruth Gregory nee Sledge.

Sam Williams: head of household, farm, # dwelling visited 48, # family visited 48, male, Black, 26yrs, b. 1894, married, could read/write/speak English, born in MS, both parents born in MS, occupation as a farm operator on a general farm, classified as an employer, farm schedule #42

Quttie Lee: wife of Sam, female, Black, 24yrs, b. 1896, married, couldn’t read/write English but could speak it, born in MS, both parents born in MS, occupation as a laborer on a general farm

Woodrow: son of Sam, male, Black, 8yrs, b. 1912, single, attended school any time since 1 Sep 1919, born in MS, both parents born in MS, could speak English, no occupation

Earnest: son of Sam, male, Black, 6yrs, b. 1914, single born in MS, both parents born in MS, could speak English, no occupation

Lee: daughter of Sam, female, Black, 4yrs, b. 1916, single, born in MS, both parents born in MS, no occupation

Sam: son of Sam, male, Black, 2yrs, b. 1918, single, born in MS, both parents born in MS, no occupation

1940 MISSISSIPPI CENSUS
Noxubee, Beat 3
S.D. No 1, E.D. No 52-8, Sheet No 4A
Enumerated on 6-8 Apr 1940
Lines 25-30

Notes: Sam Williams is the father of Margaret Ruth Gregory nee Sledge. O.D.=Odell. Transcriber on Ancestry.com wrote J.D. but I see J.V.

SAM WILLIAMS: head of household, # of household in order of visitation: 53, Home owned (O) or rented (R): owned, Value of home, if owned, or monthly rental, if rented: 500, Does this household live on a farm? (Yes or No): yes, Sex: male, Color or race: Neg, Age at last birthday: 47, Birth year: 1893, Marital status: married, Attended school or college any time since March 1, 1940? (Yes or No): no, Highest grade of school completed: 6, Place of birth: MS, In what place did the person live in 1 April 1935? City, County, State: same house, On a farm? (Yes or No): yes, Was this person AT WORK for pay or profit in private or nonemergency Gov’t. work during week of March 24-30? (Yes or No): yes, Number of hours worked during week of March 24-30, 1940: 60, Occupation: farmer, Industry: farm, class of worker: OA [own account], Number of weeks worked in 1939 (Equivalent full-time weeks): 52, Amount of money wages or salary received (including commissions): 0, Did this person receive income of $50 or more from sources other than money wages or salary? (Yes or No): yes

MATTIE WILLIAMS: wife, x inside circle: she gave information for the household, Sex: female, Color or race: Neg, Age at last birthday: 44, Birth year: 1896, Marital status: married, Attended school or college any time since March 1, 1940? (Yes or No): no, Highest grade of school completed: 7, Place of birth: MS, In what place did the person live in 1 April 1935? City, County, State: same house, On a farm? (Yes or No): yes, Was this person AT WORK for pay or profit in private or nonemergency Gov’t. work during week of March 24-30? (Yes or No): yes, Number of hours worked during week of March 24-30, 1940: 50, Occupation: laborer, Industry: farm, class of worker: NP [nonpaid family worker], Number of weeks worked in 1939 (Equivalent full-time weeks): 52, Amount of money wages or salary received (including commissions): 0, Did this person receive income of $50 or more from sources other than money wages or salary? (Yes or No): no

O.D.: son, Sex: male, Color or race: Neg, Age at last birthday: 15, Birth year: 1925, Marital status: single, Attended school or college any time since March 1, 1940? (Yes or No): yes, Highest grade of school completed: 7, Place of birth: MS, In what place did the person live in 1 April 1935? City, County, State: same house, On a farm? (Yes or No): yes, Was this person AT WORK for pay or profit in private or nonemergency Gov’t. work during week of March 24-30? (Yes or No): no, If not, was he at work on, or assigned to, public EMERGENCY WORK (WPA, NYA, CCC, etc.) during week of March 24-30? (Yes or No): no, Was this person SEEKING WORK? (Yes or No): no, If not seeking work, did he HAVE A JOB, business, etc.? (Yes or No): no, Indicate whether engaged in home housework (H), in school (S), unable to work (U), or other (Ot): S, Number of weeks worked in 1939 (Equivalent full-time weeks): 0, Amount of money wages or salary received (including commissions): 0, Did this person receive income of $50 or more from sources other than money wages or salary? (Yes or No): no

LAURA VELL: daughter, Sex: female, Color or race: Neg, Age at last birthday: 12, Birth year: 1928, Marital status: single, Attended school or college any time since March 1, 1940? (Yes or No): yes, Highest grade of school completed: 7, Place of birth: MS, In what place did the person live in 1 April 1935? City, County, State: same house, On a farm? (Yes or No): yes

RUTH DELL: daughter, Sex: female, Color or race: Neg, Age at last birthday: 10, Birth year: 1930, Marital status: single, Attended school or college any time since March 1, 1940? (Yes or No): yes, Highest grade of school completed: 4, Place of birth: MS, In what place did the person live in 1 April 1935? City, County, State: same house, On a farm? (Yes or No): yes

J.D.: son, Sex: male, Color or race: Neg, Age at last birthday: 8, Birth year: 1932, Marital status: single, Attended school or college any time since March 1, 1940? (Yes or No): yes, Highest grade of school completed: 2, Place of birth: MS, In what place did the person live in 1 April 1935? City, County, State: same house, On a farm? (Yes or No): yes

U.S. WORLD WAR II DRAFT REGISTRATION CARDS, 1942

Front of card
Serial Number: 931
Name: Sam Williams
Place of residence: 634 E. 51st St, Chicago, IL
Mailing address: same as (2)
Telephone: Dorex (exchange) 8875 (number)
Age: 49
Date of birth: 22 July 1892
Place of birth: Macon, Miss
Name & address of person who will always know your address: Mrs. Mattie Williams (wife), 634 E. 51st St, Chicago, IL
Employer’s name & address: Boyd O. Avants, 3300 W. 55th St
Place of employment or business: National Tea Co., 1000 Crosby St., Chicago, IL
Registrant’s signature: signed his own name, Sam Williams
Back of card, image 1517 of 1599
Race: Negro
Height: 5’7″
Weight: 147
Eyes: Brown
Hair: black
Complexion: dark brown
Other physical characteristics that will aid in identification: none

1979 U.S. SOCIAL SECURITY DEATH INDEX

Name: Sam Williams
SSN: 386-18-6587
Last Residence: 39341 Macon, Noxubee, Mississippi, United States of America
Born: 22 Jul 1892
Died: Aug 1979
State (Year) SSN issued: Michigan (Before 1951)

United States Social Security Death Index, Sam Williams, 1979

first name: Sam
middle name: (blank)
last name: Williams
name suffix: (blank)
birth date: 22 July 1892
social security number: 386-18-6587
place of issuance: Michigan
last residence: Noxubee, Mississippi
zip code of last residence: 39341
death date: August 1979
estimated age at death: 87
Citing this Record: “United States Social Security Death Index,” index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/J1XB-V4C : accessed 12 Oct 2012), Sam Williams, August 1979; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).

COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS DEATH INDEX, 1908-1988

Name: Sam Williams
Death Date: 1 Aug 1979
Death Location: Cook County, IL
File Number: 6017058
Archive collection name: Cook County Genealogy Records (Deaths)
Archive repository location: Chicago, IL
Archive repository name: Cook County Clerk

Find A Grave Memorial

Birth: Jul. 22, 1892
Macon
Noxubee County
Mississippi, USA
Death: Aug. 1, 1979
Chicago
Cook County
Illinois, USA
Burial: New Hope Cemetery
Macon
Noxubee County
Mississippi, USA
Created by: Tara R. Gregory
Record added: Oct 14, 2012
Find A Grave Memorial# 98893175

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