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Cephus Yancey Williams
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1. Cephus Yancey Williams was born 11 Apr 1842, of Chestnut Level, Pittsylvania, , Va; died 04 Jul 1891. Cephus married Lavinia Frances Robertson 19 Sep 1860, of Pittsylvania Co, Va. Lavinia (daughter of Nathaniel Thompson Robertson, Sr and Priscilla Stokes) was born 10 Mar 1842, of Pittsylvania Co, Va; died 07 Nov 1905. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 2. Laila Williams
was born , of Pittsylvania Co, Va.
- 3. Emma Cephas Williams
was born 14 Oct 1861, of Chestnut Level, Pittsylvania, , Va; died 28 Dec 1920.
- 4. Nannie Jane Williams
was born 11 Apr 1864, of Pittsylvania Co, Va.
- 5. Alice Cornelia Williams
was born 04 Jul 1866, of Chestnut Level, Pittsylvania, , Va.
- 6. Mittie Howard Williams
was born 12 Sep 1869, Chestnut Level, Pittsylvania, , Va; died 26 Apr 1944; was buried , Highland, , Danville, Va.
- 7. Robert Stokes Williams
was born 11 Feb 1873, Pittsylvania Co, Va; died 07 Mar 1948, Highland Bp.
- 8. Ernest Edgar Williams
was born 23 Nov 1877, of Pittsylvania Co, Va.
- 9. Bernard Greenwood Williams
was born Abt 1887, of Pittsylvania Co, Va; died 1962.
- 2. Laila Williams
Generation: 2
2. Laila Williams (1.Cephus1) was born , of Pittsylvania Co, Va.
3. Emma Cephas Williams (1.Cephus1) was born 14 Oct 1861, of Chestnut Level, Pittsylvania, , Va; died 28 Dec 1920.
Emma married Washington Henry Hedrick 10 Jun 1878, of Chestnut Level, Pittsylvania Co, Va. Washington was born 21 Dec 1852, Chatham, Va; died 22 Feb 1928; was buried , Museville Church. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 10. Nora A Hedrick
was born 17 Apr 1879, of Chatham, Va; died 17 Dec 1884.
- 11. Daisy W Hedrick
was born 28 Mar 1881, of Chatham, Va; died 07 Apr 1957, Lynchburg, Va.
- 12. Clarence Irvine Hedrick
was born 18 Jan 1884, of Chatham, Va; died 12 May 1961; was buried , Museville Church.
- 13. John Richard Hedrick
was born 17 Jul 1886, of Chatham, Va.
- 14. Wyatt Cephas Hedrick
was born 17 Dec 1888, of Chatham, Va; died 05 May 1964, Houston, Tx.
- 15. Walter Russell Hedrick
was born 23 Jan 1891, of Chatham, Va; died 05 Mar 1971, Dunedin, Fla.
- 16. Luther Ashford Hedrick
was born 15 Oct 1893, of Chatham, Va; died 26 Nov 1968, Ft Worth, Tx.
- 17. Claude Chiswell Hedrick
was born 01 Jun 1896, of Chatham, Va; died 26 Nov 1958, Alexandria, Va; was buried , Museville Church.
- 18. Living Hedrick
- 19. Living Hedrick
- 20. Washington Henry Hedrick, Jr
was born 17 Apr 1907, of Chatham, Va; died 23 Jan 1908; was buried , Museville Church.
- 10. Nora A Hedrick
4. Nannie Jane Williams (1.Cephus1) was born 11 Apr 1864, of Pittsylvania Co, Va.
Nannie married Robert Leonard Lynn Dodson of Pittsylvania Co, Va. Robert was born 27 Sep 1857, , , Pittsylvania, Virginia. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 21. Cephas Willard Dodson
was born 12 Aug 1891, , Ringgold, Pittsylvania, Virginia; died 12 Feb 1968, , Danville, , Virginia.
- 21. Cephas Willard Dodson
5. Alice Cornelia Williams (1.Cephus1) was born 04 Jul 1866, of Chestnut Level, Pittsylvania, , Va.
Alice married Douglas Dyer of Chestnut Level, Pittsylvania Co, Va. Douglas was born , of Chestnut Level, Pittsylvania Co, Va. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 22. Willie Dyer
was born , of Chestnut Level, Pittsylvania Co, Va.
- 23. Eula Dyer
was born , of Chestnut Level, Pittsylvania Co, Va.
- 24. Gracie Douglas Dyer
was born , of Chestnut Level, Pittsylvania Co, Va.
- 25. Leslie Dyer
was born , of Chestnut Level, Pittsylvania Co, Va.
- 26. Mary Lavince Dyer
was born , of Ringgold, Va.
- 22. Willie Dyer
6. Mittie Howard Williams (1.Cephus1) was born 12 Sep 1869, Chestnut Level, Pittsylvania, , Va; died 26 Apr 1944; was buried , Highland, , Danville, Va.
Mittie married Robert Thomas Carter 22 Mar 1893, Home, Chestnut Level, Pittsylvania, Va. Robert was born 16 Feb 1870, Pittsylvania Co, Va; died 14 Feb 1950; was buried , Highland Burial, Danville, Va. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 27. Ethel Carter
was born 28 Feb 1894, Pittsylvania Co, Va; died 07 Dec 1942.
- 28. Annie Rebecca Roonie Carter
was born 17 Jun 1895, Blairs, Pittsylvania, Va; died 20 Jul 1979, Danville, Va; was buried , Highland Park, Danville, Va.
- 29. Carlton Carter
was born 18 Sep 1896, Of, Chatham, , Virginia; died 05 Jan 1957, Mt Home, Johnson City, Tenn.
- 30. Frank Carter
was born 14 May 1898, of Dry Fork, Va; died 22 Aug 1954; was buried , , , Gretna, Va.
- 31. Josie F Carter
was born 1900, of Blairs, Va; died 1902; was buried , Yates Farm.
- 32. Janie Carter
was born 02 Feb 1902, of Blairs, Va; died 28 Jul 1985, Farmville, Va; was buried , Charlotte Co, Va.
- 33. Yancey Lawson Carter
was born 29 May 1903, of Blairs, Va; died 07 Mar 1946.
- 34. Laila Katherine Carter
was born 04 May 1905, of Blairs, Va; died 30 Jan 1978, Memorial Hsp, Danville, Va; was buried , Highland, Danville, Va.
- 35. William Bryan Carter
was born 10 Nov 1906, Blairs, Va; died , Ashville, Nc.
- 36. Guy Hartwell Carter
was born 28 Jul 1908, Danville, Va; died 17 Oct 1968, Paoli, Pa.
- 37. Mary Emma Carter
was born 1911, of Danville, Va; died 1911.
- 38. Susie Margaret Carter
was born 26 Sep 1912, of Danville, Va; died 25 May 1978, Suiteland, Md.
- 27. Ethel Carter
7. Robert Stokes Williams (1.Cephus1) was born 11 Feb 1873, Pittsylvania Co, Va; died 07 Mar 1948, Highland Bp.
Robert married Mary Nettie Allen of Pittsylvania Co, Va. Mary was born 25 Mar 1872, of Pittsylvania Co, Va; died 21 Apr 1957; was buried , Highland Bp. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 39. Miss Williams
was born , of Pittsylvania Co, Va.
- 40. Evelyn Williams
was born 23 Nov 1895, of Pittsylvania Co, Va; died 01 Apr 1977.
- 41. Marion Lucille Williams
was born 17 Sep 1899, of Pittsylvania Co, Va; died 07 Jun 1972, Highland Bp.
- 42. Alma Blanch Williams
was born 17 Aug 1905, Pittsylvania Co, Va; died 07 May 1992, Danville, Va; was buried , Highland Bp.
- 43. Robert Greenwood Williams
was born 13 Mar 1907, of Pittsylvania Co, Va; died 04 Jul 1979.
- 39. Miss Williams
8. Ernest Edgar Williams (1.Cephus1) was born 23 Nov 1877, of Pittsylvania Co, Va.
Ernest married Pattie Wilson 10 Dec 1899, of Pittsylvania Co, Va. Pattie was born 09 Aug 1877, of Pittsylvania Co, Va. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 44. Living Williams
- 45. Living Williams
- 44. Living Williams
9. Bernard Greenwood Williams (1.Cephus1) was born Abt 1887, of Pittsylvania Co, Va; died 1962.
Bernard married Ida Cox 07 Apr 1909, of Pittsylvania Co, Va. Ida was born 06 Mar 1886, Spring Garden, Va; died 20 Apr 1982. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 46. Living
- 47. Mary L Williams
was born 18 Sep 1915, of Spring Garden, Va; died 08 Aug 1916.
- 48. James E Williams
was born 31 Aug 1918, of Spring Garden, Va; died 07 Nov 1918.
- 46. Living
Generation: 3
10. Nora A Hedrick (3.Emma2, 1.Cephus1) was born 17 Apr 1879, of Chatham, Va; died 17 Dec 1884.
11. Daisy W Hedrick (3.Emma2, 1.Cephus1) was born 28 Mar 1881, of Chatham, Va; died 07 Apr 1957, Lynchburg, Va.
Daisy married W E Bowling of Chatham, Va. W was born Abt 1878, of Lynchburg, Va; died 08 Sep 1927, Lynchburg, Va. [Group Sheet]
12. Clarence Irvine Hedrick (3.Emma2, 1.Cephus1) was born 18 Jan 1884, of Chatham, Va; died 12 May 1961; was buried , Museville Church.
Clarence married Julia Estelle Smith 07 Nov 1907, Museville, Va. Julia was born 30 Jul 1885, Swansonville, Va; died 09 Jun 1967; was buried , Museville Church. [Group Sheet]
13. John Richard Hedrick (3.Emma2, 1.Cephus1) was born 17 Jul 1886, of Chatham, Va.
John married Frances Fannie Smith of Chatham, Va. Frances was born , of Chatham, Va. [Group Sheet]
John — Mary Jim Piper. [Group Sheet]
14. Wyatt Cephas Hedrick (3.Emma2, 1.Cephus1) was born 17 Dec 1888, of Chatham, Va; died 05 May 1964, Houston, Tx.
Wyatt married Pauline Stripling of Houston, Tx. Pauline was born , of Houston, Tx. [Group Sheet]
Wyatt married Mildred Sterling Aft 1819, of Houston, Tx. Mildred was born Abt 1904, Houston, Tx; died 1982. [Group Sheet]
15. Walter Russell Hedrick (3.Emma2, 1.Cephus1) was born 23 Jan 1891, of Chatham, Va; died 05 Mar 1971, Dunedin, Fla.
Walter married Mary James of Chatham, Va. Mary was born , of Dunedin, Fla. [Group Sheet]
16. Luther Ashford Hedrick (3.Emma2, 1.Cephus1) was born 15 Oct 1893, of Chatham, Va; died 26 Nov 1968, Ft Worth, Tx.
Luther married Anna Baldock 15 Jun 1918, Texas. Anna was born , Texas. [Group Sheet]
17. Claude Chiswell Hedrick (3.Emma2, 1.Cephus1) was born 01 Jun 1896, of Chatham, Va; died 26 Nov 1958, Alexandria, Va; was buried , Museville Church.
Claude — Living Dalton. [Group Sheet]
18. Living Hedrick (3.Emma2, 1.Cephus1)
Living — Clark A Hodges. Clark was born 29 Nov 1893, Franklin Co, Va; died 21 Apr 1971. [Group Sheet]
19. Living Hedrick (3.Emma2, 1.Cephus1)
Living — Living Bennett. [Group Sheet]
20. Washington Henry Hedrick, Jr (3.Emma2, 1.Cephus1) was born 17 Apr 1907, of Chatham, Va; died 23 Jan 1908; was buried , Museville Church.
21. Cephas Willard Dodson (4.Nannie2, 1.Cephus1) was born 12 Aug 1891, , Ringgold, Pittsylvania, Virginia; died 12 Feb 1968, , Danville, , Virginia.
22. Willie Dyer (5.Alice2, 1.Cephus1) was born , of Chestnut Level, Pittsylvania Co, Va.
Willie married Gay Vernon of Chestnut Level, Pittsylvania Co, Va. Gay was born Jul 1886, of Chestnut Level, Pittsylvania Co, Va. [Group Sheet]
23. Eula Dyer (5.Alice2, 1.Cephus1) was born , of Chestnut Level, Pittsylvania Co, Va.
24. Gracie Douglas Dyer (5.Alice2, 1.Cephus1) was born , of Chestnut Level, Pittsylvania Co, Va.
25. Leslie Dyer (5.Alice2, 1.Cephus1) was born , of Chestnut Level, Pittsylvania Co, Va.
26. Mary Lavince Dyer (5.Alice2, 1.Cephus1) was born , of Ringgold, Va.
Mary married Everett Featherson Clark of Ringgold, Va. Everett was born , of Ringgold, Va. [Group Sheet]
Mary married W Herbert Ferrell Aft 1918, of Ringgold, Va. W was born , of Ringgold, Va. [Group Sheet]
27. Ethel Carter (6.Mittie2, 1.Cephus1) was born 28 Feb 1894, Pittsylvania Co, Va; died 07 Dec 1942.
Ethel married Ernest White 04 Feb 1915, of Pittsylvania Co, Va. Ernest was born , of Pittsylvania Co, Va. [Group Sheet]
28. Annie Rebecca Roonie Carter (6.Mittie2, 1.Cephus1) was born 17 Jun 1895, Blairs, Pittsylvania, Va; died 20 Jul 1979, Danville, Va; was buried , Highland Park, Danville, Va.
Annie married Calvin Melvin Vernon 25 Dec 1925, Mt Pleasant Ch, Pittsylvania, Blairs, Va. Calvin was born 09 Aug 1895, Blanch, Caswell Co, Nc; died 01 Oct 1954. [Group Sheet]
29. Carlton Carter (6.Mittie2, 1.Cephus1) was born 18 Sep 1896, Of, Chatham, , Virginia; died 05 Jan 1957, Mt Home, Johnson City, Tenn.
Carlton married Annie Wallace Noel of Chatham, Va. Annie was born 30 Dec 1896, Of, Chatham, , Virginia; died 10 Jan 1980, Mt Airy, Nc. [Group Sheet]
30. Frank Carter (6.Mittie2, 1.Cephus1) was born 14 May 1898, of Dry Fork, Va; died 22 Aug 1954; was buried , , , Gretna, Va.
Frank married Gillie Bernard 26 Apr 1930, of Dry Fork, Va. Gillie was born , of Gretna, Va; died 19 Nov 1933; was buried , , , Gretna, Va. [Group Sheet]
Frank married Katherine Frances Bernard 26 Oct 1936, of Gretna, Va. Katherine was born 26 Dec 1909, of Gretna, Va; died 15 Feb 1994. [Group Sheet]
31. Josie F Carter (6.Mittie2, 1.Cephus1) was born 1900, of Blairs, Va; died 1902; was buried , Yates Farm.
32. Janie Carter (6.Mittie2, 1.Cephus1) was born 02 Feb 1902, of Blairs, Va; died 28 Jul 1985, Farmville, Va; was buried , Charlotte Co, Va.
Janie married Roy Holt of Blairs, Va. Roy was born , Charlotte Co, Va. [Group Sheet]
33. Yancey Lawson Carter (6.Mittie2, 1.Cephus1) was born 29 May 1903, of Blairs, Va; died 07 Mar 1946.
34. Laila Katherine Carter (6.Mittie2, 1.Cephus1) was born 04 May 1905, of Blairs, Va; died 30 Jan 1978, Memorial Hsp, Danville, Va; was buried , Highland, Danville, Va.
35. William Bryan Carter (6.Mittie2, 1.Cephus1) was born 10 Nov 1906, Blairs, Va; died , Ashville, Nc.
36. Guy Hartwell Carter (6.Mittie2, 1.Cephus1) was born 28 Jul 1908, Danville, Va; died 17 Oct 1968, Paoli, Pa.
Guy married Alice Owen 01 Sep 1938. Alice was born , of Reading, Pa; died 02 Sep 1940. [Group Sheet]
Guy —
. [Group Sheet] 37. Mary Emma Carter (6.Mittie2, 1.Cephus1) was born 1911, of Danville, Va; died 1911.
38. Susie Margaret Carter (6.Mittie2, 1.Cephus1) was born 26 Sep 1912, of Danville, Va; died 25 May 1978, Suiteland, Md.
Susie married Clyde Ellsworth Hinson of Danville, Va. Clyde was born 19 Dec 1910, Washington, Dc; died Mar 1956. [Group Sheet]
39. Miss Williams (7.Robert2, 1.Cephus1) was born , of Pittsylvania Co, Va.
40. Evelyn Williams (7.Robert2, 1.Cephus1) was born 23 Nov 1895, of Pittsylvania Co, Va; died 01 Apr 1977.
41. Marion Lucille Williams (7.Robert2, 1.Cephus1) was born 17 Sep 1899, of Pittsylvania Co, Va; died 07 Jun 1972, Highland Bp.
42. Alma Blanch Williams (7.Robert2, 1.Cephus1) was born 17 Aug 1905, Pittsylvania Co, Va; died 07 May 1992, Danville, Va; was buried , Highland Bp.
Alma married Carl Graham Hodnett, Sr of Danville, Va. Carl was born 21 Feb 1898, Keeling, Va; died 14 Sep 1974, Keeling, Va; was buried , Highland Bp. [Group Sheet]
43. Robert Greenwood Williams (7.Robert2, 1.Cephus1) was born 13 Mar 1907, of Pittsylvania Co, Va; died 04 Jul 1979.
Robert — Edith Jones. Edith was born 05 Apr 1910, of Danville, Va; died 05 Jul 1979. [Group Sheet]
44. Living Williams (8.Ernest2, 1.Cephus1)
45. Living Williams (8.Ernest2, 1.Cephus1)
46. Living (9.Bernard2, 1.Cephus1)
Living — Living Soyars. [Group Sheet]
Living —
. [Group Sheet] 47. Mary L Williams (9.Bernard2, 1.Cephus1) was born 18 Sep 1915, of Spring Garden, Va; died 08 Aug 1916.
48. James E Williams (9.Bernard2, 1.Cephus1) was born 31 Aug 1918, of Spring Garden, Va; died 07 Nov 1918.