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WILLIAMS siblings in Ottawa County, Oklahoma 1900-1946

Yesterday’s raw data leads to today’s relationships and tomorrow’s family stories. I love genealogy!
After doing some more research on yesterday’s WILLIAMS families residing in Ottawa County, Oklahoma between 1912 and 1915, I found that at least three of the Heads of Household were born in Kansas (according to census records found online). Those three include Abe WILLIAMS (also known as Abraham Garfield WILLIAMS and sometimes listed as Abel), Alonzo E. (also listed as Alozo and Elonzo) WILLIAMS, and C. P. (or Charles P., also listed as Char. P., Chas. P. , or Chas.; I’ve also seen a Charles Parks WILLIAMS that I believe may be this Charles) WILLIAMS.


Alonzo was born in October, 1863 and Charles was born in August, 1858 according to records found on Ancestry.com. Both were listed as being Shawnee on later records, but also as Cherokee on early records. During my research I learned that they were brothers. They came to Indian Territory (later Oklahoma) between 1865 and 1900.


Looking at census records for Charles, the family lived in Shawnee, Johnson, Kansas in 1865 and 1870. Their parents were Richard and Margaret (PARKS) WILLIAMS. Charles and Alonzo’s siblings were Eliza J., Maliey (girl), Parcilla (girl), and Mary. There is also an older man in the home in 1865 with the same last name who, based on age, could possibly be the boys’ grandfather- Arthur WILLIAMS. Additionally, there is a woman living there named Eliza J. ALSOP who could also be related.


In later years, Charles reported his father as having been born in Tennessee. The 1865 Kansas state census reports that his father, Richard, was born in Missouri but in 1870, Richard’s birthplace is listed as Tennessee. Arthur was born in Tennessee. Margaret has two birthplaces listed- Kansas and Missouri. Alonzo, Charles and their siblings are consistently listed as having been born in Kansas.


This is a brief and incomplete account of one extended family living in Ottawa County in the early 1900’s. There are many other resources to follow up on in regard to this family. Continuing research may reveal more relationships between the Ottawa County WILLIAMS families as well.

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The following data comes from a book called Early School Census Records of Ottawa County Oklahoma 1912-1915, Volume 1 which I accessed at Miami Public Library in Miami, Oklahoma while researching Williams families in that area. The parent’s name will appear first, then the children’s names and dates of birth. School district codes were also included unfortunately over the course of time, the code sheet has gotten separated from the rest of the data. Once I locate it again, I will add information to this set of data. If you can add information to the people here, please let me know. I will also be adding information both about these people, as well as others, on this blog over time. Here is what I have:


Williams, Abe G.
Elsie, 2-18-1903
Abe, Jr., 4-8-1904
Mary, 5-27-1907


Williams, A. J.
Grace, 10-9-1902


Williams, Alonzo E.
Roy, 7-19-1894
Girty, 3-31-1897
Ellsie, 4-6-1902


Williams, B. E.
Nellie, 8-13-1895
Elsie, 11-24-1897
Hazel, 6-12-1903
Elmer, 11-5-1905


Williams, C. P.
Roy, 12-25-1893
Myatte W., 1892
Clarence, 3-28-1900


Williams, C. W. & Violet
Clarice, 6-23-1898
Carl, 10-29-1902
Edna Faye, 1-12-1908


Williams, Dora
Edgar, 1-30-1895
Nettie, 5-11-1905
Oleta, 11-23-1907


Williams, Florence
Fern, 9-9-1894
Florence, 8-31-1897


Williams, Green V.
Mason, 9-27-1892
Margaret, 10-18-1901


Williams, H. D.
Evelyn, 1-12-1897
Don, 11-17-1898


Williams, Ike T.
Frank A., 9-23-1894


Williams, J. A.
Francis, 7-9-1908


Williams, J. C. & Sarah
Mack, 4-19-1891
Salina, 1-10-1892
Dan, 12-4-1898
Virgil, 2-26-1907


Williams, John W.
Liddie Ruth, 12-3-1897


William, M. B.
Chlora, 8-20-1897
Mable, 12-1-1901


Williams, Oliver T. & M. Y.
Accy Thomas, 6-25-1900
Roy, 8- -1908


Williams, S. C. & Rosa
Ethel, 9-28-1897
Daniel, 8-26-1902
Derward, 7-26-1904
Lizzie, 5-11-1907


Williams, Warren W. & M. E.
Ethel, 3-25-1900
Harry, 8-5-1902


I am including one additional record as it has the possibility of being a Williams family:
Willim, J. C.
Maud, 12-4-1891
Leota, 10-27-1895
Roy, 3-14-1898
Homer, 1-17-1903

Pepsi goes Native American?

Heritage and archiving- two things I dearly love. I’m getting my Master’s degree from University of Oklahoma in Library and Information Science. Libraries, archives, and museums are so very important. There is currently a project on Pepsi Refresh’s website dedicated to saving a Cherokee cabin and restoring it. You can read a little about the project on the blog “On the Trail of the Trail” at http://tinyurl.com/2au5jc5. You can also read about and vote for the project at http://www.refresheverything.com/savecherokeecabin. Please feel free to refer to either link in your own blog. I’d like to see Pepsi fund this project. So I hope you’ll get to Pepsi’s site and vote, vote, vote! You’ll have 10 votes. Be sure to check out the many other worthy projects to help foster children, the elderly, the homeless, animals, the environment…just about anything you are passionate about is there. Be sure to bookmark the site so you can go back and vote each day this month for your favorite projects.

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