SOURCES
1. Arba Griffith Williamson, Sr. Type-written document Arba
Griffith Williamson, Sr sent to many descendants of William Williamson. Page
1 indicates he came from Scotland. Page 5 shows inscription on tombstone including
date of death and age.
2. unknown. Handwritten Williamson ancestry dates of unknown
origin. Author thinks they are probably from Arba Williamson, author of a Williamson
Family History.
3. Arba Griffith Williamson, Sr. Type-written document Arba
Griffith Williamson, Sr sent to many descendants of William Williamson.
4. Ibid. Page 5.
5. Ibid. Page 5 - calculated from tombstone inscription.
6. Ibid. Page 5 - Tombstone inscription.
7. Ibid. Page 1.
8. Ibid. Page 3.
9. unknown. Handwritten Williamson ancestry dates of unknown
origin. Author thinks they are probably from Arba Williamson, author of a Williamson
Family History. "Born June 2, 1831".
10. Arba Griffith Williamson, Sr. Type-written document Arba
Griffith Williamson, Sr sent to many descendants of William Williamson. P3.
11. Ibid. Page 4.
12. Ibid. Page 4.
13. Ibid. Page 3.
14. unknown. Handwritten Williamson ancestry dates of unknown
origin. Author thinks they are probably from Arba Williamson, author of a Williamson
Family History. "Dead at 21".
15. Burgis Pratt Starr/Ronald Rooy. A History of the Starr
Family 1879 by Burgis Pratt Starr. Genealogy by Ronald Rooy, 820 Rosewood Dr.,
Apt. B111, Elyria, Ohio 44035. Hartford, Connecticut: The Case, Lockwood &
Brainard Co., 1879. P 157.
16. Ibid. P. 157.
17. Ibid. P 156,157.
18. Ibid. P 156,157.
19. Ibid. p 158.
20. Ibid. p 158.
21. Ibid. p 158.
22. Ibid. P 158.
23. Arba Griffith Williamson, Sr.. This refers to the tree
with names, but also with an occasional note, rather than the text entitled "Our
Williamson Family". AGW. "Mable".
24. Burgis Pratt Starr/Ronald Rooy. A History of the Starr
Family 1879 by Burgis Pratt Starr. Genealogy by Ronald Rooy, 820 Rosewood Dr.,
Apt. B111, Elyria, Ohio 44035. Hartford, Connecticut: The Case, Lockwood &
Brainard Co., 1879. p 158 - "Myrrha Mabel".
25. Ibid. p 158.
26. Ibid. p 158.
27. Arba Griffith Williamson, Sr. Type-written document Arba
Griffith Williamson, Sr sent to many descendants of William Williamson. Date
from this document.
28. Gerald C. Williamson. These are "derived facts."
Based on other information, I assumed these to be true. Further research may
indicate otherwise. Palmer owned Stow farm at this time.
29. Lois Almira White McLeod. Lois White made notes on a 1930
calendar including births/marriages of many family members. The copy I have
was given to Henry and Ruth Williamson. P.3 Lois has Julius birthdate as March
14, 1845.
30.
31. Arba Griffith Williamson, Sr. Type-written document Arba
Griffith Williamson, Sr sent to many descendants of William Williamson. Page
4.
32. Lois Almira White McLeod. Lois White made notes on a 1930
calendar including births/marriages of many family members. The copy I have
was given to Henry and Ruth Williamson. P.2 - "Married, Julius Oscar Williamson
and Rosetta Zelia White, 1875 + born, Sherman Williamson, 1920" - note related
to Feb 24.
33. Ibid. p.9 "Rosetta White 1851".
34. Ibid. P. 4.
35. Burgis Pratt Starr/Ronald Rooy. A History of the Starr
Family 1879 by Burgis Pratt Starr. Genealogy by Ronald Rooy, 820 Rosewood Dr.,
Apt. B111, Elyria, Ohio 44035. Hartford, Connecticut: The Case, Lockwood &
Brainard Co., 1879. Name from this source, p 158.
36. Lois Almira White McLeod. Lois White made notes on a 1930
calendar including births/marriages of many family members. The copy I have
was given to Henry and Ruth Williamson. P.12: "Henry 1875".
37. Earl Eugene Williamson. Interview.
38. Lois Almira White McLeod. Lois White made notes on a 1930
calendar including births/marriages of many family members. The copy I have
was given to Henry and Ruth Williamson. P.12 "Henry + Ruth 1899".
39. Ibid. p.12 "Ruth" - I think "1875"
is applied to notes on both the 19th and 26th.
40. Ibid. P.7 "Homer 1877".
41. Ibid. P. 5 "Homer + Alice Married 1901".
42. Ibid. P. 6 "Alice".
43. Ibid. P. 2 - "Married Don + Jessie 1906".
44. Ibid. P.12:"Jessie 1880".
45. Ibid. P.9"Arba 1882".
46. Social Security Death Index. Ancestry.com. Name:
ARBA WILLIAMSON
Born: 3 Sep 1882
Died: Mar 1981
Residence: 15106 Carnegie, Allegheny, PA
Last Benefit: 15106 Carnegie, Allegheny, PA
SSAN: 169-05-7875
Issued: PA (Before 1951).
47. Ibid. Search SSDI on Arba Williamson, all states.
48. Lois Almira White McLeod. Lois White made notes on a 1930
calendar including births/marriages of many family members. The copy I have
was given to Henry and Ruth Williamson. P.8: "Arba + Hattie 1913".
49. Ibid. P.7: "Hattie 1888".
50. Ibid. P.3 Believed to be this Earl.
51. Social Security Death Index. Ancestry.com. Name:
EARL WILLIAMSON
Born: 12 Mar 1886
Died: Nov 1981
Address: 37412 Chattanooga, Hamilton, TN
SSAN: 410-10-4098
Issued: TN (Before 1951).
52. Author's personal knowledge. Author Gerald C. Williamson
attended the funeral in Chattanooga. Could not remember the date, but remembers
the city. Funeral was at the funeral home on Moore Road just off Interstate
24.
53. Social Security Death Index. Ancestry.com. Search on
Earl Williamson, Tennessee.
54. Lois Almira White McLeod. Lois White made notes on a 1930
calendar including births/marriages of many family members. The copy I have
was given to Henry and Ruth Williamson. Page 1.
55. Ibid. P. 1.
56. Earl Eugene Williamson. Millie Apple was from Kent. The
Apple's were leaders in Kent at the time.
57. Lois Almira White McLeod. Lois White made notes on a 1930
calendar including births/marriages of many family members. The copy I have
was given to Henry and Ruth Williamson. Deduced to be this Amy.
58. Arba Griffith Williamson, Sr.. This refers to the tree
with names, but also with an occasional note, rather than the text entitled "Our
Williamson Family". AGW. Sheet 4 Top - Generation 5.
59. Ibid. Sheet 4 Top - Generation 6.
60. Ibid. Sheet 4 Top - Generation 6.
61. Ibid. Sheet 3 Top - Generation 5.
62. Lois Almira White McLeod. Lois White made notes on a 1930
calendar including births/marriages of many family members. The copy I have
was given to Henry and Ruth Williamson. P. 7 "Valda 1902".
63. Obituary Columns. Obit Column.
64. Ibid. ABJ, 09/29/1988.
65. Lois Almira White McLeod. Lois White made notes on a 1930
calendar including births/marriages of many family members. The copy I have
was given to Henry and Ruth Williamson. P.11 "Julius 1903".
66. Social Security Death Index. Ancestry.com. Name: HENRY
WILLIAMSON
Born: 4 Nov 1903
Died: Dec 1986
Address: 88043 Bayard, Grant, NM
SSAN: 295-18-4184
Issued: OH (Before 1951).
67. Ibid.
68. Personal Interview. Pa was 89 when he died in April, 1996,
according to Dee.
69. School Authority.
70. Personal Interview. Pa and Gram married when 20 yrs old,
according to Dee.
71. Lois Almira White McLeod. Lois White made notes on a 1930
calendar including births/marriages of many family members. The copy I have
was given to Henry and Ruth Williamson. p.6 June 18: "Married Gaylord and
Celia 1927".
72. Wedding Invitation. Mr. and Mrs. Samuel H. Friend request
the honour of your presence at the marriage of their Daughter Celia Ann to Mr.
Gaylord Sylvester Williamson on Saturday, June eighteenth, nineteen hundred and
twenty-seven at four o'clock p. m. Stow, Ohio.
73. Personal Interview. Dee reports "Gram Celia"
was the same age as "Ike"- Gaylord Sylvester Williamson.
74. Lois Almira White McLeod. Lois White made notes on a 1930
calendar including births/marriages of many family members. The copy I have
was given to Henry and Ruth Williamson. P.7"Celia" This entry is in
pencil, and may have been added by someone other than Aunt Lois.
75. Photograph owned by Deloris Williamson, Celia's daughter.
This photo was passed on to me from Aunt Dee (GCW). Born Kent, O. July 24,
1906.
76. Lois Almira White McLeod. Lois White made notes on a 1930
calendar including births/marriages of many family members. The copy I have
was given to Henry and Ruth Williamson. P. 5 "Deloris 1931".
77. Ibid. P.10 "Arlene 1902".
78. Ibid. P.10.
79. Ibid. P.5 "Ivor and Arlene, 1923".
80. Ibid. P.12 "Palmer, 1907".
81. Obituary Columns. Akron Beacon Journal, 02/22/1988.
82. Ibid. Akron Beacon Journal, 02/21/1988.
83. Social Security Death Index. Ancestry.com. PALMER
WILLIAMSON
Born: 14 Dec 1907
Died: 19 Feb 1988
Address: 38134 Memphis, Shelby, TN
SSAN: 297-09-3771
Issued: OH (Before 1951).
84. Obituary Columns. Obituary Column in November 1990 indicated
that she was 86 years old.
85. Ibid.
86. Lois Almira White McLeod. Lois White made notes on a 1930
calendar including births/marriages of many family members. The copy I have
was given to Henry and Ruth Williamson. P.9 "Harold, 1914".
87. Ibid. P.8"Claire Leone 1918".
88. Ibid. P 2. - "Lucy Adell 1910".
89. Obituary Columns. 03/28/97 Obituaries.
90. Ibid. 03/28/97 Obituary.
91. Ibid. 03/28/97 Obituary.
92. Ibid. 03/28/97 Obituary for wife, Lucy; paragraph two:
"Earl died in 1969.".
93. Lois Almira White McLeod. Lois White made notes on a 1930
calendar including births/marriages of many family members. The copy I have
was given to Henry and Ruth Williamson. P.3.
94. Ibid. P 2 - "Born, Sherman Williamson, 1920."
on note related to Feb 24.
95. Personal Interview. Email to author from Deloris Williamson
on Dec 5, 2002.
96. Ibid. Email to author from Deloris Williamson on December
5, 2002.
97. Lois Almira White McLeod. Lois White made notes on a 1930
calendar including births/marriages of many family members. The copy I have
was given to Henry and Ruth Williamson. P.3 Believed to be this Jane.
98. Ibid. P.9 "Robert 1913".
99. Social Security Death Index. Ancestry.com. ROBERT
WILLIAMSON
26
Sep
1913
20
Jan
1990
37411 Chattanooga,
Hamilton, TN
410-10-1962
TN
(Before
1951).
100. Lois Almira White McLeod. Lois White made notes on a
1930 calendar including births/marriages of many family members. The copy I
have was given to Henry and Ruth Williamson. P.11 "Ruth 1914".
101. Announce Betrothal of Attractive Chattanoogans; Miss
Louise Chapman to Marry William Brown, Miss Ruth Williamson to Be Married on
Tuesday. unknown. Mr. and Mrs. Earl C. Williamson announce the marriage of
their daughter, Viola Ruth, to Jmaes Merritt Nelson, of St. Paul. The ceremony
will take place on Tuesday morning at 10:30 o'clock at the Highland Park Christian
Church, with the Rev. R. G. Sherrer officiating.
102. Lois Almira White McLeod. Lois White made notes on a
1930 calendar including births/marriages of many family members. The copy I
have was given to Henry and Ruth Williamson. Believed to be this Dale.
103. Ibid. P.12 "Geo. Neil Musser 1914".
104. Ibid. P.1.
105. Ibid. P. 6 "Earl Eugene W. 1928".
106. Author's personal knowledge. This is the author's father.
107. Lois Almira White McLeod. Lois White made notes on a
1930 calendar including births/marriages of many family members. The copy I
have was given to Henry and Ruth Williamson. Believed to be this "Billy
McKee" - P.1.
108. Ibid. P.12 "Wilbur McKee 1925".
109. Social Security Death Index. Ancestry.com. Name:
WILBUR MCKEE
Born: 25 Dec 1925
Died: 18 Aug 1993
Address: 43235 Columbus, Franklin, OH
SSAN: 277-20-3728
Issued: OH (Before 1951).
110. Lois Almira White McLeod. Lois White made notes on a
1930 calendar including births/marriages of many family members. The copy I
have was given to Henry and Ruth Williamson. P.9 "Wesley Kenneth McKee,
1929".
111. Ancestry.com US Phone and Address Listing. RICHARD &
ALYS WESTMEYER
908 CLOHAN AVE
MARTINSBURG WV 25401- 9567
(304) 263-5464.
112. Obituary Columns. 03/28/97 Obituary of mother, Lucy
Adell Hibbard.
113. Ibid. 03/28/97 Obituary of mother, Lucy Adell Hibbard.
114. Larry Williamson. Personal Disclosure/Letters. Family
Group Record.
115. Ibid. Family Group Record.
116. Ibid. Family Group Record.
117. Ibid. Family Group Record.
118. Arba Griffith Williamson, Sr.. This refers to the tree
with names, but also with an occasional note, rather than the text entitled "Our
Williamson Family". AGW.
119. Larry Williamson. Personal Disclosure/Letters. Family
Group Record.
120. Personal interview.
121. Larry Williamson. Personal Disclosure/Letters. Family
Group Record.
122. Ibid. Family Group Record.
123. Ibid. Family Group Record.
124. Author's personal knowledge. This is the author/genealogist.
125. Ibid.
126. Ibid. Author is this person.
127. Ibid. Description of event author attended.
128. Stephen Cinti II. Date posted on MyFamily.com web site.
129. Personal Knowledge. Ann Williamson Newton posted this
date on the MyFamily.com website.
130. Ibid. Date posted on Earl & Jackie Williamson web
site at MyFamily.com.
131. Ibid. Date posted on MyFamily.com website.
132. Mother's personal interview/mail/email. Email from Debbie
Penley.
133. Ibid. Email from Karl Outinen as result of query from
Debbie Penley.
134. Ibid. Email from Debbie Penley - mother-in-law.
135. Ibid. Email from Debbie Penley.
136. Ibid. Email from Kristin Penley Jones forwarded by Debbie
Penley.
137. Ibid. Email from Debbie Penley - Mother-in-law.
138. Author's personal knowledge. (to the best of the author's
recollection).
139. Ibid. Author was present at the birth.
140. Ibid. Author was present at his granddaughter's baptism.
141. Ibid. That's me.
142. Ibid. I was there.
143. Ibid. Author, Grandfather, attended the ceremony.
144. Ibid. Author's Granddaughter.
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