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Lewis Matt Ransom WILLIAMS
(6 Feb 1897 - 1983)
Lewis Matt Ransom Williams was a successful stockman and a partner in the City Meat Market of Nashville with his brother Jim Williams.
"Uncle Ransom was my favorite uncle. We visited him every Sunday afternoon after we went to Grandmother Williams' house; their houses were on the same block. I remember him having wonderful hair, always cut in a flat-top. He always let me read Larry's vast collection of comic books. Every visit ended with his asking me if I'd been a good girl to which I responded, "Yes." Then he'd give me a nickel or a dime from the pocket of his bib overalls; this money was especially ear-marked for an ice cream cone from the Daisy Queen on my way home.
My last visit with Uncle Ransom found his home unchanged since those early days of childhood in the 1950's. He had been sick for some time. I was pregnant with Charlie, so it must have been early in 1980. I was standing with my back to him, talking to Aunt Lora, when he made his way slowly into the room. He saw me and his eyes filled with tears. He was overcome with emotion, something I'd never seen before. He said, "When I first saw you, Charlotte, you looked just like my Mother, Hester Lucinda. I thought it was her. You're the same height and build, the same hair, and expecting a baby - - you look just like she did when I was growing up. Lord, how I look forward to seeing Mother again."
"Uncle Ransom was my favorite uncle. We visited him every Sunday afternoon after we went to Grandmother Williams' house; their houses were on the same block. I remember him having wonderful hair, always cut in a flat-top. He always let me read Larry's vast collection of comic books. Every visit ended with his asking me if I'd been a good girl to which I responded, "Yes." Then he'd give me a nickel or a dime from the pocket of his bib overalls; this money was especially ear-marked for an ice cream cone from the Daisy Queen on my way home.
My last visit with Uncle Ransom found his home unchanged since those early days of childhood in the 1950's. He had been sick for some time. I was pregnant with Charlie, so it must have been early in 1980. I was standing with my back to him, talking to Aunt Lora, when he made his way slowly into the room. He saw me and his eyes filled with tears. He was overcome with emotion, something I'd never seen before. He said, "When I first saw you, Charlotte, you looked just like my Mother, Hester Lucinda. I thought it was her. You're the same height and build, the same hair, and expecting a baby - - you look just like she did when I was growing up. Lord, how I look forward to seeing Mother again."
Events
| Birth | 6 Feb 1897 | Union County, NC | |||
| Death | 1983 | Nashville, Howard County, AR | |||
| Marriage | Living | ||||
| Marriage | Living |
Families
| Spouse | Living |
| Spouse | Living |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Living |
| Father | Elijah Alexander WILLIAMS (1871 - 1942) |
| Mother | Hester Lucinda HELMS (1871 - 1956) |
| Sibling | Ella Jane WILLIAMS (1892 - 1970) |
| Sibling | Harvey Alexander WILLIAMS (1894 - 1975) |
| Sibling | Clayton C. WILLIAMS (1898 - 1899) |
| Sibling | Pearl I. WILLIAMS (1902 - 1908) |
| Sibling | James Henry WILLIAMS (1905 - 1978) |
| Sibling | Living |
| Sibling | John Allen WILLIAMS (1912 - 1983) |