Individual Details

Aaron Worth Williams

(11 Apr 1853 - 2 Aug 1933)



Aaron first married Maggie Bott, 21 Dec 1874, Van Buren Co, Iowa.

1885 Iowa State Census. Selma, Van Buren Co.
Aron Williams, age 31, b. Indiana

Aaron married 4 Jul 1885, Keosauqua, Van Buren Co, Iowa to Violeta Phillips. He was age 32 - his parents listed as Owen Williams and Rebecca Adamson. Violeta's parents were Harvey Phillips and Mary Ann Smith.

FamilySearch lists Aaron with an earlier wife - Maggie Bott, who he married 21 Dec 1874.

1900 Census. Prairie Twp, Phelps Co, Nebraska, Hh 130
Aron Williams, b. Apr 1853, age 47, married 15 years, b. IN, father b. Ohio, mother b. IN, Farm labor
Violet, wife, b. Aug, 1869, age 30, 5 children, b. IA
W. Guy, son, b. May 1888, 12, b. NE
Alvin, son, b. Feb 1891, age 9, b. NE
E. Florena, dau, b. Dec 1892, 7, b. NE
V. Ruth, dau, b. Aug 1896, age 3, b. NE
M. Ella, dau, b. Sep 1898, age 1, b. NE

1905 Iowa State Census, Jefferson Co.
Aaron Williams, age 52, b. IN; father b. Ohio, mother b. TN
Violet Williams, age 36, b. IA, married.
Guy W. Williams, 17, b. NE
Alvin P. Williams, 15, b. NE
Ruth O. Williams, 8, b. NE
Ella M. Williams, 4, b. NE

1910 Census. Penn Twp, Jefferson, Iowa, Hh 523
Aaron W. Williams, 57, married twice, this time for 24 years, Farm labor, Odd jobs
Violet, wife, 40, married once, 8 children - 5 are living
Guy W., son, 21, farm labor, working out
Alvin P., son, 20, farm labor, working out
Ruth V., dau, 13
Ella M., dau, 11

1920 Census. Fairfield Ward 3, Jefferson, Iowa, Hh 1
Aaron Williams, 67, b. Ohio, laborer, Washing Machine Co
Violet, wife, 50, b. Iowa
Alvin, son, 29, b. Nebraska, laborer, Washing Machine Co

Iowa State Census, 1925, Fairfield, Jefferson, Iowa, Hh 13
Arron Williams, 71
Violet, wife, 55

1930 Census. Fairfield City, Jefferson, Iowa
Arron Williams, 77, married 1st time at age 21, b. IN, Sweeper, Machine factory
Violet, wife, 60, b. Iowa
Parents are listed on 2nd page
Aaron's father listed just as "Williams", no place of birth. Mother Rebecca Adamson, b. Tennessee
Violet's parents were: father, Harvey Phillips, b. Iowa, Mary Smith, b. Iowa

Database "Iowa Deaths & Burial, 1850-1990", Index; FamilySearch.org
Aaron Worth Williams died 2 Aug 1933, Fairfield, Jefferson Co, Iowa, age 80, of age and senility. Buried 4 Aug 1933. He was born 11 Apr 1853 in Indiana and was a mechanic. His parents were Owen & Rebecca Williams. Mother born in Tennessee. Mrs. Violet William was informant.

Buried Friends Cemetery, Pleasant Plain, Jefferson Co, Iowa
children: Mrs. Ethel Elmore, Mrs. Ruth Elmore, Mrs. Ella Young, Guy, Alvin, and Edgar Williams.
Find A Grave Memorial# 14612980

Iowa Select Marriages, 1809-1992; Ancestry.com
Ruth Violet Williams married Raymond Elmore. She was born 1897, Holorege (sic: Holdrege, Phelps Co) NE. Parents, Aaron Williams, Violet Phillips
Married at age 16, 3 Mar 1913, Fairfield, Jefferson, Iowa.
27 Apr 1942 - World War II Draft Registration. Raymond Hugh Elmore of 2048 N. Buffington Rd, El Monte, Los Angeles Co, CA was age 52, b. 10 apr 1890, Pleasant Plain, Iowa. Ruth V. Elmore, wife, would always know his address. Self employed. 5'8", 156 lb. Hazel eyes, brown hair; left elbow fractured.
1950 Census. El Monte, Los Angeles Co, CA, Hh 164. 5364 Buffington. Raymond H. Elmore, 60, b. Iowa, Gardener, Private family. Ruth V., wife, 54, b. NE. Genevieve N., dau, 29, b. Iowa. Edith M., dau, 25, b. Iowa, Telephone Operator, Telephone Company.
Social Security shows Ruth Violet Elmore was born 7 Aug 1896, died 1 Apr 1989, Los Angeles, CA.
Daughter Edith has a State of Iowa Birth Certificate #057-2685. Edith Marie Elmore, b. 14 May 1924, at home in Cedar Rapids, Linn Co. Her father was Raymond Elmore, age 34, b. Iowa, a truck driver. Her mother was Ruth Williams, age 27, b. Nebraska.

Iowa State Census, 1925 - furnished husband's name for daughter Florence Ethel:
Penn, Jefferson Co.
Luna W. Elmore, 50
Ethel F., wife, 33
Damon L., son, 13
Luna's parents listed as William (age 77) & Martha (age 69) Elmore both born in Tennessee(they were next door in this census - he and Raymond were brothers). His parents married in New Market, TN. Ehtel's parents listed as Aron W. Williams, age 69, b. IN and Violetta Phillips, b. Iowa, age 55. Married in Keosanqua, Iowa.
Luna's grandparetns:
William Elmore's parents listed as John Elmore, b. NC, Elizabeth Pinse, b. TN
Martha's parents were Peter Elmore and Mary McNeise, both born in TN. Both couples said to have married in New Market, TN
1950 Census El Monte, Los Angeles Co, CA, Hh 2; 14139 E. Merced. Luna Elmore, 75, b. TN. Ethel F., wife, 58, b. NE.

1950 Census. Locust Grove, Jefferson, Iowa, Hh 69
Guy W. Williams, 61, b. NE, Widowed, Lodger in home of Charles W. Harper. No employment listed.

1950 Census. Fairfield, Jefferson, Iowa, Hh 190
Alvin P. Williams, 60, b. NE, Carpenter, Repairs
Martha L., wife, 60, b. KY
Alvin V., son, 22, divorced, b. Iowa, Taxi Driver
Alvin's wife is listed on an Iowa Birth Certificate #029-3115 for Alvin Vernon Williams, born 21 Feb 1927, Burlington Hospital, Burlington, Des Moines. Address was 910 Starr Ave. Alvin Perry Williams, father, was age 37, b. Holdredge, NE, a Plasterer by occupation. Martha Griffitts, mother, age 37, b. Williamsburg, KY. He was their first child.
Alvin Perry Williams has a military headstone ordered 12 May 1970. He enlisted World War I, 22 Jul 1918, in the US Army, 9th Rect. Co. GSIDP Unit 466, Camp Holdbird, MD. Ordered by Alvin V. Williams who lived at Fort Madison, Iowa. Stone to be placed in Memorial Lawn Cemetery, Fairfield, Iowa. His birth date 7 Feb 1890; death date 14 Dec 1968.

Events

Birth11 Apr 1853Indiana
Death2 Aug 1933Fairfield, Jefferson County, Iowa

Families

FatherOwen L. Williams (1810 - 1864)
MotherRebecca ADAMSON (1813 - 1890)
SiblingIsaac M. Williams (1843 - 1862)
SiblingLewis Hand Williams (1844 - 1922)
SiblingHenry Hammer Williams (1845 - 1918)
SiblingSarah Emily Williams (1848 - )
SiblingJabez W. Williams (1850 - 1865)
SiblingOwen S. Williams (1855 - )

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