Enoch Robten Corbit Williams ^{1 2 3}

  General Notes:

1870 Federal Census
page 127
Beat 4, Attala County, Mississippi
Living with married sister, Sarah Brown.
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(Source: E-mail: Tue 4/6/2010 9:19 PM; Greg Kaylor (greg.kaylor@qmail.com)
Subject: RE: Williams Tree

As far as I know, Enoch only had one wife. He farmed and trained horses for the army and was kicked in the stomach by a horse in late 1914 which led to his death in 1916. He was chair bound from that point on. I got this from my grandfather (Bryant, listed as Robert Bryant). My grandfather's sister confirmed the story. Now after Enoch died, she remarried at some point and became Mary Townsend but I'm not clear on when that was. The story I was always told was that the family moved to Oregon after the civil war having lost their holdings in the south. I can't substantiate that though. One thing we have is a series of tape recordings we made with my grandfather before he died and he walks through a pretty good portion of the family history. It's too bad you didn't get a chance to talk to Dortha before she died. She lived in Petaluma and was a great resource. Robton, her son is still alive and I believe he has all the documentation to trace back the an ancestor that fought in the revolution. I believe that Dortha was a documented Daughter of the Revolution and we have the paper trail to prove it somewhere. Dortha was quite the firecracker. That trail was what started me on this whole thing as I would like to be able to document my kids into that group (they have some great college scholarships if you can prove your lineage).

My guess on the Tennessee/Missouri thing is that there are some errors in the census. I had always heard Missouri and when I saw Tennessee I was pretty surprised. That woman had steel spine though, raising all those kids, dirt poor and still making it to 100. She ruled the family with an iron rod right up until her death.

Greg
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  Noted events in his life were:

• He appeared on the 1900 US Census in Langell Valley, OR on 22 June 1900. ²

1900 US Census
District 24, Sheet 8A, Dwelling 151, Family 151
Langell Valley Precinct, Klamath County, Oregon
Farm owned, no mortgage
Married 10 years
Robert E. C. Williams..Head..Oct 1862..37..MS..Farmer
(Living with wife and 3 children.)
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• He appeared on the 1910 US Census in Linkville, OR on 2 May 1910. ³

1910 US Census
Sheet 6A, District 132, Family 119, Roll 1282
Linkville, Klamath County, Oregon
Farm rented
Married 19 years
E. R. C. Williams..Head..47..MS..Farmer
(Living with wife and 5 children.)
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• He was buried after 31 December 1916 in the Linkville Pioneer Cemetery in Klamath Falls, OR.

Find A Grave Memorial #28606120.

• His obituary was published in the Unknown newspaper after 31 December 1916 in Klamath Falls, OR.

E. R. C. Williams old settler and highly respected citizen died at his late residence 6 miles southeast of town at 10:45 p.m. Saturday night after a protracted illness.

The deceased leaves a wife and seven children, besides a lot of acquaintances in Langell Valley and the Klamath Basin to mourn his loss.

The funeral service occurred at the chapel of Whitlock undertaking parlors at eleven o'clock Tuesday morning, Rev. J. B. Griffith officiating assisted by Rev. W. H. Bennett, the remains being interred in the city cemetery.

ERC Williams was born in Louisiana over 54 years ago and was a member of the noted family of that state being a second cousin of Shon Sharp Williams, who was the democratic leader of congress several years.

Bob Williams, as he was known, emigrated to Oregon with his brother, John Williams in 1885 and for many years lived in Langell Valley where he was married to Mamie Bryant, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Bryant. The following children were born to this union, Fred Williams. b. 1891, William M. Moody b. 1898, Sally born 1896, Mary Zilpha born 1900, Bryant R. born 1907, Lewis born 1910 and Dorothy born 1915 all of whom survive him. Seven years ago he purchased some land southeast of town and improved it where he resided till the time of his death.

(Source: Unknown newspaper)
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Enoch married Mary Henry Bryant, daughter of John Wallace Bryant and Sarah Newton Dewitt, on 12 November 1890 in Langell Valley, OR.^{1 2 3} (Mary Henry Bryant was born on 12 January 1871 in Missouri,^{2 3} died on 9 May 1971 in Grant's Pass, OR ¹ and was buried after 9 May 1971 in Klamath Falls, OR.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1900 US Census in Langell Valley, OR on 22 June 1900. ²

1900 US Census
District 24, Sheet 8A, Dwelling 151, Family 151
Langell Valley Precinct, Klamath County, Oregon
Farm owned, no mortgage
Married 10 years
Robert E. C. Williams..Head..Oct 1862..37..MS..Farmer
Mary H. Williams..Wife..Jan 1871..29..MO..4/3
Fird G. L. Williams..Son..Nov 1891..8..OR..At School
Lola W. Williams..Dau..May 1896..4..OR
William M. Williams..Son..Dec 1898..1..OR
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• They appeared on the 1910 US Census in Linkville, OR on 2 May 1910. ³

1910 US Census
Sheet 6A, District 132, Family 119, Roll 1282
Linkville, Klamath County, Oregon
Farm rented
Married 19 years
E. R. C. Williams..Head..47..MS..Farmer
Mary H. Williams..Wife..38..MO..6/5
John L. F. Williams..Son..18..OR
Sallie W. Williams..Dau..13..OR
William M. Williams..Son..11..OR
Mary Z. Williams..Dau..9..OR
Bryant R. Williams..Son..3..OR
Jacob Keets..Boarder..77..NY

NOTE - Linkville was the original name of Klamath Falls. The name was changed around 1893 but apparently there was still a small pocket that retained the old name. Even in today's modern times, the name of Linkville appears in many commercial ventures in Klamath Falls.
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