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Elmer Sadie Cumby

b. 1909

Elmer Sadie Cumby was born in 1909 in Giles County, Virginia. She married Thomas Walker Kerr 15 April 1927 in Giles County, Virginia.

Child of Elmer Sadie Cumby and Thomas Walker Kerr

Walter Andrew Kerr Sr.+ b. 10 Jan 1928

Barbara Miller Caldwell

b. 1836, d. 1883

     Barbara Miller Caldwell was born in 1836. She was the daughter of John Caldwell and Eliza Fry. Barbara Miller Caldwell married Giles Montgomery Williams, son of William Ervin Williams Sr. and Sarah Harriet Harless, 30 May 1869.
     Barbara Miller Caldwell died 1883.

Children of Barbara Miller Caldwell and Giles Montgomery Williams

Sarah Belle Williams+ b. Apr 1870, d. 1961
Eliza C. Williams+ b. 9 Sep 1871, d. 15 Jun 1947
John William Williams+ b. 1874, d. 1945
Nellie Prudence Williams+ b. 13 Mar 1876, d. 15 Apr 1961
Lizzie Williams b. c 1878

Sarah Belle Williams

b. April 1870, d. 1961

     Sarah Belle Williams was born in April 1870 in Virginia. She was the daughter of Giles Montgomery Williams and Barbara Miller Caldwell. Sarah Belle Williams married John Lee Bishop, son of James Edward Bishop and Annie R. (?), circa 1889.
     Sarah Belle Williams died 1961.

Children of Sarah Belle Williams and John Lee Bishop

Byrd Clarence Bishop b. 5 Sep 1889
John Henry Bishop b. Apr 1893
Lee Byrl Bishop b. 11 Oct 1895

John Lee Bishop

b. August 1869

John Lee Bishop was born in August 1869 in Virginia. He was the son of James Edward Bishop and Annie R. (?). John Lee Bishop married Sarah Belle Williams, daughter of Giles Montgomery Williams and Barbara Miller Caldwell, circa 1889.

Children of John Lee Bishop and Sarah Belle Williams

Byrd Clarence Bishop b. 5 Sep 1889
John Henry Bishop b. Apr 1893
Lee Byrl Bishop b. 11 Oct 1895

John Henry Bishop

b. April 1893

John Henry Bishop was born in April 1893 in Hoges Store, Giles County, Virginia. He was the son of John Lee Bishop and Sarah Belle Williams.

Lee Byrl Bishop

b. 11 October 1895

Lee Byrl Bishop was born on 11 October 1895 in Hoges Store, Giles County, Virginia. He was the son of John Lee Bishop and Sarah Belle Williams.

Eliza C. Williams

b. 9 September 1871, d. 15 June 1947

     Eliza C. Williams was born on 9 September 1871. She was the daughter of Giles Montgomery Williams and Barbara Miller Caldwell.
     Eliza C. Williams died 15 June 1947.

Child of Eliza C. Williams

Roosevelt Peter Williams b. 10 Mar 1902, d. 5 Apr 1980

Roosevelt Peter Williams

b. 10 March 1902, d. 5 April 1980

     Roosevelt Peter Williams was born on 10 March 1902. He was the son of Eliza C. Williams. Roosevelt Peter Williams married Mary Alberta Price.
     Roosevelt Peter Williams died 5 April 1980.

Mary Alberta Price

b. 13 May 1903, d. 8 July 1992

     Mary Alberta Price was born on 13 May 1903. She married Roosevelt Peter Williams, son of Eliza C. Williams.
     Mary Alberta Price died 8 July 1992.

Ida Rosetta Williams

b. 2 December 1881, d. 16 July 1956

     Ida Rosetta Williams was born on 2 December 1881 in Virginia. She was the daughter of Floyd Givens Williams and Mary Elizabeth Williams.
     Ida Rosetta Williams died 16 July 1956.

Child of Ida Rosetta Williams and John William Williams

Lawrence Dewitt Williams+ b. 5 Jul 1899, d. 28 Dec 1993

Child of Ida Rosetta Williams

Ronald E. Williams b. c 1912

Lawrence Dewitt Williams

b. 5 July 1899, d. 28 December 1993

     Lawrence Dewitt Williams was born on 5 July 1899 in Sinking Creek, Giles County, Virginia. He was the son of John William Williams and Ida Rosetta Williams. Lawrence Dewitt Williams married Helen Josephine Stiff, daughter of Frederick Finton Stiff and Cleopatra Porterfield, 22 August 1923 in Pearisburg, Giles County, Virginia.
     Lawrence Dewitt Williams died 28 December 1993.

Children of Lawrence Dewitt Williams and Helen Josephine Stiff

Helen Josephine Stiff

b. 14 December 1902

Helen Josephine Stiff was born on 14 December 1902 in Maybrook, Giles County, Virginia. She is the daughter of Frederick Finton Stiff and Cleopatra Porterfield. Helen Josephine Stiff married Lawrence Dewitt Williams, son of John William Williams and Ida Rosetta Williams, 22 August 1923 in Pearisburg, Giles County, Virginia.

Children of Helen Josephine Stiff and Lawrence Dewitt Williams

Nellie Prudence Williams

b. 13 March 1876, d. 15 April 1961

     Nellie Prudence Williams was born on 13 March 1876 in Hoges Chapel, Giles County, Virginia. She was the daughter of Giles Montgomery Williams and Barbara Miller Caldwell. Nellie Prudence Williams married William Leonard Williams circa 1895. Nellie Prudence Williams married Frederick Finton Stiff.
     Nellie Prudence Williams died 15 April 1961 in Hoges Chapel, Giles County, Virginia.

Children of Nellie Prudence Williams and William Leonard Williams

Beatrice Earl Williams+ b. 4 Oct 1896, d. 1 Aug 1989
Bernard Brown Williams+ b. 10 Apr 1898, d. 1 Jun 1937
Mary Miller Williams+ b. 5 Apr 1900
Floyd Giles Williams Sr.+ b. 2 Jul 1907, d. 31 Mar 1962

William Leonard Williams

b. 22 December 1876, d. 13 November 1915

     William Leonard Williams was born on 22 December 1876 in Virginia. He married Nellie Prudence Williams, daughter of Giles Montgomery Williams and Barbara Miller Caldwell, circa 1895.
     William Leonard Williams died 13 November 1915.

Children of William Leonard Williams and Nellie Prudence Williams

Beatrice Earl Williams+ b. 4 Oct 1896, d. 1 Aug 1989
Bernard Brown Williams+ b. 10 Apr 1898, d. 1 Jun 1937
Mary Miller Williams+ b. 5 Apr 1900
Floyd Giles Williams Sr.+ b. 2 Jul 1907, d. 31 Mar 1962

Bernard Brown Williams

b. 10 April 1898, d. 1 June 1937

     Bernard Brown Williams was born on 10 April 1898 in Virginia. He was the son of William Leonard Williams and Nellie Prudence Williams. Bernard Brown Williams married Sena Velma Williams, daughter of William Ervin Williams Jr. and Nancy Alice Martin. Bernard Brown Williams married Myrtle E. Duncan circa 1925.
     Bernard Brown Williams died 1 June 1937.

Child of Bernard Brown Williams and Sena Velma Williams

Nancy N. Williams b. c 1918

Children of Bernard Brown Williams and Myrtle E. Duncan

Myrtle L. Williams b. c 1928
Peggy B. Williams b. c 1929

Mary Miller Williams

b. 5 April 1900

Mary Miller Williams was born on 5 April 1900. She is the daughter of William Leonard Williams and Nellie Prudence Williams. Mary Miller Williams married Samuel Matthew Thomas 5 July 1920.

Children of Mary Miller Williams and Samuel Matthew Thomas

Sena Velma Williams

b. 20 October 1894, d. 8 October 1918

     Sena Velma Williams was born on 20 October 1894. She was the daughter of William Ervin Williams Jr. and Nancy Alice Martin. Sena Velma Williams married Bernard Brown Williams, son of William Leonard Williams and Nellie Prudence Williams.
     Sena Velma Williams died 8 October 1918.

Child of Sena Velma Williams and Bernard Brown Williams

Nancy N. Williams b. c 1918

Samuel Matthew Thomas

b. 10 August 1895, d. 20 May 1973

     Samuel Matthew Thomas was born on 10 August 1895 in Floyd County, Virginia. He married Mary Miller Williams, daughter of William Leonard Williams and Nellie Prudence Williams, 5 July 1920.
     Samuel Matthew Thomas died 20 May 1973.

Children of Samuel Matthew Thomas and Mary Miller Williams

Frederick Finton Stiff

b. 7 September 1873, d. 19 September 1963

     Frederick Finton Stiff was born on 7 September 1873 in Virginia. He married Cleopatra Porterfield, daughter of John Flemming Porterfield and Nancy Belinda Williams, 12 June 1895 in Giles County, Virginia. Frederick Finton Stiff married Nannie Hattie Porterfield, daughter of John Flemming Porterfield and Nancy Belinda Williams, 1909. Frederick Finton Stiff married Nellie Prudence Williams, daughter of Giles Montgomery Williams and Barbara Miller Caldwell.
     Frederick Finton Stiff died 19 September 1963.

Children of Frederick Finton Stiff and Cleopatra Porterfield

Ernest Tennyson Stiff+ b. 6 Apr 1896, d. 19 Sep 1924
Irma Kathleen Stiff+ b. 26 Nov 1897, d. 28 Feb 1999
William Emmett Stiff b. 17 Mar 1900
Helen Josephine Stiff+ b. 14 Dec 1902
Julia Grace Stiff+ b. 1903
Nelva Florence Stiff b. 1905

Children of Frederick Finton Stiff and Nannie Hattie Porterfield

Alma Beatrice Stiff+ b. 1910
Frank Haven Stiff b. 1911
Frederick Finton Stiff Jr. b. 1912, d. 1935
Alice Louise Stiff b. 1914
Price Stiff b. c 1917
Nancy Elizabeth Stiff b. 1918, d. s 1938

Nellie Jane Christian

b. 1866

Nellie Jane Christian was born in 1866 in Virginia. She married Giles Montgomery Williams, son of William Ervin Williams Sr. and Sarah Harriet Harless, circa 1889.

Children of Nellie Jane Christian and Giles Montgomery Williams

Cora Lee Williams b. 1889, d. 1971
Clyde W. Williams b. 1891, d. 1893
Zara Ethel Williams b. 1893, d. 1893
Hallie Snow Williams b. Nov 1895
Robert Johnson Williams b. 1897, d. 1899
Roxie Clair Williams+ b. 14 Nov 1899, d. Nov 1982
Giles Berkley Williams+ b. 3 Oct 1901, d. 30 Oct 1981
Ella Sue Williams b. c 1905
Jacob Frank Williams+ b. c 1906, d. 1991
Leslie Gordon Williams b. 1907, d. 1908
Albert Lester Williams b. 1909, d. 1910

Cora Lee Williams

b. 1889, d. 1971

     Cora Lee Williams was born in 1889 in Giles County, Virginia. She was the daughter of Giles Montgomery Williams and Nellie Jane Christian. Cora Lee Williams married Ira Holmes Lowe, son of Cephas Walthal Lowe and Olivia Ann Huffman, 29 August 1907 in Giles County, Virginia.
     Cora Lee Williams died 1971.

Ira Holmes Lowe

b. 1880, d. 1936

     Ira Holmes Lowe was born in 1880 in Giles County, Virginia. He was the son of Cephas Walthal Lowe and Olivia Ann Huffman. Ira Holmes Lowe married Cora Lee Williams, daughter of Giles Montgomery Williams and Nellie Jane Christian, 29 August 1907 in Giles County, Virginia.
     Ira Holmes Lowe died 1936.

Clyde W. Williams

b. 1891, d. 1893

     Clyde W. Williams was born in 1891. He was the son of Giles Montgomery Williams and Nellie Jane Christian.
     Clyde W. Williams died 1893.

Zara Ethel Williams

b. 1893, d. 1893

     Zara Ethel Williams was born in 1893. She was the daughter of Giles Montgomery Williams and Nellie Jane Christian.
     Zara Ethel Williams died 1893.

Hallie Snow Williams

b. November 1895

Hallie Snow Williams was born in November 1895 in Virginia. She was the daughter of Giles Montgomery Williams and Nellie Jane Christian.

Robert Johnson Williams

b. 1897, d. 1899

     Robert Johnson Williams was born in 1897. He was the son of Giles Montgomery Williams and Nellie Jane Christian.
     Robert Johnson Williams died 1899.

Roxie Clair Williams

b. 14 November 1899, d. November 1982

     Roxie Clair Williams was born on 14 November 1899. She was the daughter of Giles Montgomery Williams and Nellie Jane Christian. Roxie Clair Williams married Herman Oakley Dowdy.
     Roxie Clair Williams died November 1982.

Children of Roxie Clair Williams and Herman Oakley Dowdy

Betsy Dowdy
Nancy Dowdy
Jimmy B. Dowdy
Mary Ann Dowdy
Audry M. Dowdy b. 25 Oct 1921, d. Jul 1970
Jack Bederely Dowdy+ b. 17 May 1923, d. 14 Jul 2007
Joe London Dowdy b. 16 Jul 1927, d. 13 Dec 1992
Marjorie Rowena Dowdy b. 30 Oct 1931, d. 18 Dec 1931
Barbara Allen Dowdy b. 21 Jun 1938, d. 31 Jan 1946

Herman Oakley Dowdy

b. 1885

Herman Oakley Dowdy was born in 1885. He married Roxie Clair Williams, daughter of Giles Montgomery Williams and Nellie Jane Christian.

Children of Herman Oakley Dowdy and Roxie Clair Williams

Betsy Dowdy
Nancy Dowdy
Jimmy B. Dowdy
Mary Ann Dowdy
Audry M. Dowdy b. 25 Oct 1921, d. Jul 1970
Jack Bederely Dowdy+ b. 17 May 1923, d. 14 Jul 2007
Joe London Dowdy b. 16 Jul 1927, d. 13 Dec 1992
Marjorie Rowena Dowdy b. 30 Oct 1931, d. 18 Dec 1931
Barbara Allen Dowdy b. 21 Jun 1938, d. 31 Jan 1946

Audry M. Dowdy

b. 25 October 1921, d. July 1970

     Audry M. Dowdy was born on 25 October 1921. He was the son of Herman Oakley Dowdy and Roxie Clair Williams. Audry M. Dowdy married Virginia (?).
     Audry M. Dowdy died July 1970.

Jack Bederely Dowdy

b. 17 May 1923, d. 14 July 2007

     Jack Bederely Dowdy was born on 17 May 1923 in Pembroke, Giles County, Virginia. He was the son of Herman Oakley Dowdy and Roxie Clair Williams. Jack Bederely Dowdy married Marcella (?) circa 1947.
     Jack Bederely Dowdy died 14 July 2007.

Children of Jack Bederely Dowdy and Marcella (?)

Virginia (?)

Virginia (?) married Audry M. Dowdy, son of Herman Oakley Dowdy and Roxie Clair Williams.

Marcella (?)

Marcella (?) married Jack Bederely Dowdy, son of Herman Oakley Dowdy and Roxie Clair Williams, circa 1947.

Children of Marcella (?) and Jack Bederely Dowdy

Joe London Dowdy

b. 16 July 1927, d. 13 December 1992

     Joe London Dowdy was born on 16 July 1927. He was the son of Herman Oakley Dowdy and Roxie Clair Williams. Joe London Dowdy married Elsie Louise Meredith, daughter of Raymond Leonard Meredith and Mary Brown Williams.
     Joe London Dowdy died 13 December 1992.

Betsy Dowdy

Betsy Dowdy was the daughter of Herman Oakley Dowdy and Roxie Clair Williams. Betsy Dowdy married Ira Wayne Porterfield.

Nancy Dowdy

Nancy Dowdy was the daughter of Herman Oakley Dowdy and Roxie Clair Williams. Nancy Dowdy married (?) Sarver.

Jimmy B. Dowdy

Jimmy B. Dowdy is the son of Herman Oakley Dowdy and Roxie Clair Williams. Jimmy B. Dowdy married Betty (?).

Marjorie Rowena Dowdy

b. 30 October 1931, d. 18 December 1931

     Marjorie Rowena Dowdy was born on 30 October 1931. She was the daughter of Herman Oakley Dowdy and Roxie Clair Williams.
     Marjorie Rowena Dowdy died 18 December 1931.

Mary Ann Dowdy

Mary Ann Dowdy was the daughter of Herman Oakley Dowdy and Roxie Clair Williams. Mary Ann Dowdy married Bill Townley.

Barbara Allen Dowdy

b. 21 June 1938, d. 31 January 1946

     Barbara Allen Dowdy was born on 21 June 1938. She was the daughter of Herman Oakley Dowdy and Roxie Clair Williams.
     Barbara Allen Dowdy died 31 January 1946.

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