Ninth Generation

2572. William Thomas Williford⁹⁰⁴ was born on 16 Feb 1882 in California.^904,1659 He died on 12 Nov 1948 in Alameda County, California.¹⁶⁵⁹

• 1910 Census for Piedmont, Alameda County, California shows William Weleford, 28, single, a chauffeur for a private family. He was born in California of parents born in Arkansas and California.

• World War I draft registration card shows William Thomas Williford, born 16 Feb 1882, a resident of 3446 Laguna Ave, Oakland, California. Nearest relative is Grace L. Williford of the same address. He is employed as a machinist by the C.L. Best Co. of San Leandro, California. He is tall (a note in the tall box says 5'8") with a medium build, with gray eyes and brown hair.

• 1920 Census for Oakland, California shows William T. Williford, 37, a machinist born in California, and wife Grace L., 33, born in Illinois. They own a home with a mortgage on Laguna St.

• 1930 Census for Oakland, California shows William Williford, 48, a garage foreman, as head of household with: Grace W., 43, born in Illinois, his wife of 20 years; and niece Genee Fontana, 11. They own a home on Laguna St. that is valued at $5500.

William Thomas Williford and Grace L. Smith were married about 1910 in California. Grace L. Smith was born on 26 Jul 1886 in Illinois.¹⁶⁶⁰ She died on 10 Sep 1968 in Alameda County, California.¹⁶⁶⁰