Ancestors of James Harry Harrison WILLIAMS
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James Harrison WILLIAMS
(1840-1919)
Lucinda JENNINGS
(1842-1900)
James Martin HOPWOOD
(1846-1909)
Martha Ann WADE
(1855-1941)
William Franklin WILLIAMS
(1871-1930)
Margaret HOPWOOD
(1873-1945)
James Harry Harrison WILLIAMS
(1893-1933)

 

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Spouses/Children:
Nora CRAIG

James Harry Harrison WILLIAMS 1

  • Born: 8 Aug 1893, Athens, Illinois 1
  • Died: 20 Aug 1933, Gun Shot To Head, Springfield, Illinois at age 40 1
  • Buried: 21 Aug 1933, Roselawn Memorial Park, Springfield, Sangamon Co., Illinois 1 2
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bullet  Death Notes:

Death certificate says shot while pilfering in Jesse Ewing's chicken house. The family apparently believed that he was killed elsewhere and dumped in the chicken house. Location of the shooting seems to be 2027 E. Clay St. in Springfield.

bullet  Burial Notes:

Lot B 153 east 1/2

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bullet  Noted events in his life were:

• He worked as a James was a coal miner for 19 years, ending in 1927. on 4 Jan 1927 in Coal Miner, Springfield, Illinois. 1


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James married Nora CRAIG.


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Sources


1 Filmed Death certificates and index at IL State Archives.

2 The State Journal, Page: 2, Item Info: J.H. Williams, Shot as Thief, Dies of Wounds (Springfield IL, 8/21/1933).


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