Military related information:
Service Number -3168669
Enlisted 27 May 1918
Discharged 24 May 1919
-Assigned (dates unknown): 58th Company, 15th Provisional Regiment, Camp Lee, Virginia per Headstone Application (see below).
Enroute to France; Army Transport Service, Passenger Lists
Name: Lewis E Williams
Departure Date: 18 Jul 1918
Departure Place: Newport News, VA
Residence Place: West Union, West VA
Mother: Minerva Williams
Ship: Wilhelmina
Rank: Private
Service Number: 3168669
Notes: 1st Provisional Company July Infantry Replacement Draft (White)
- Company L Morning Report 4 October 1918: Private; assigned to 132nd Infantry, per D.S.O No. 239, Para. 11, dated Oct 2, 1918. Assigned to Company L, 2 October per Verbal Order Commanding Officer (VOCO). - Company L Muster Roll Oct 1918 A.E.F. France: Listed as Private. - Company Roster November 1918 A.E.F.: Listed as Private. - Company Roster December 1918 A.E.F. Junglinster, Luxembourg: Listed as Private. - Company Roster January 1919 A.E.F. Gonderange, Luxembourg: Listed as Private. - Company Roster February 1919 A.E.F. Gonderange, Luxembourg: Listed as Private. - Company Roster March 1919 A.E.F. Gonderange, Luxembourg: Listed as Private. - Company Roster April 1919 A.E.F.: Listed as Private.
Company L, 4th Platoon
Return to U.S., Army Transport Service, Passenger Lists
Name: Louis E. Williams
Departure Date: 9 May 1919
Departure Place: Brest, France
Arrival Date: 17 May 1919
Arrival Place: Hoboken, New Jersey
Address: RFD #2
Residence Place: West Union West Virginia
Mother: Minerva Williams
Ship: Mt Vernon
Military Unit: CO. L 132 INF.
Rank: Private
Service Number: 3, 168, 669
Notes: COMPANY "L" 132ND. INFANTRY 33RD DIVISION
WWI Victory Medal with battle Clasps unknown
WWI Draft Registration. Select image for larger view. Will open in a new browser window or tab.
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Post War Occupations / Bio:
1900 United States Federal Census
Name: Lewis E Williams
Age: 5
Birth Date: Aug 1894
Birthplace: West Virginia, USA
Home in 1900: Grant, Doddridge, West Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Son
Marital status: Single
Father's Name: Friend W Williams
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Name: Manervia Williams
Mother's Birthplace: West Virginia
Household Members: Name Age
Friend W Williams 41
Manervia Williams 41
Ala A Williams 16
Vivian F Williams 14
Letcher Williams 12
Rhebeca J Williams 10
Ollie A Williams 9
Edna L Williams 7
Lewis E Williams 5
Lonna E Williams 3
1920 United States Federal Census
Name: Lewis Williams
Age: 28
Birth Year: abt 1892
Birthplace: West Virginia
Home in 1920: Clinton, Monongalia, West Virginia
House Number: Farm
Residence Date: 1920
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Pearl Williams
Father's Birthplace: West Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: West Virginia
Able to Speak English: Yes
Occupation: Farmer
Industry: General Farm
Employment Field: Own Account
Home Owned or Rented: Owned
Home Free or Mortgaged: Free
Attended School: yes
Able to read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Household Members Age Relationship
Lewis Williams 28 Head
Pearl Williams 23 Wife
1930 United States Federal Census
Name: Lewis E Williams
Birth Year: abt 1895
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age in 1930: 35
Birthplace: West Virginia
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Home in 1930: Martins Ferry, Belmont, Ohio, USA
Map of Home: Martins Ferry, Belmont, Ohio
Street Address: Grant Avenue
House Number: 714
Home Owned or Rented: Rented
Home Value: 30
Radio Set: No
Lives on Farm: No
Age at First Marriage: 24
Attended School: No
Able to Read and Write: Yes
Father's Birthplace: West Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: West Virginia
Able to Speak English: Yes
Occupation: Car bracer
Industry: Sheet Mill
Class of Worker: Wage or salary worker
Employment: Yes
War: Yes
Household Members Age Relationship
Lavenia Ashburn 73 Mother-in-law
Lewis E Williams 35 Head
Marie Williams 30 Wife
Eugene Williams 6 Son
Ronald Williams 0 Son
1940 United States Federal Census
Name: Lewis E Williams
Age: 45
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1895
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: West Virginia
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Home in 1940: Pease, Belmont, Ohio
Farm: No
Inferred Residence in 1935: West Union, Doddridge
Residence in 1935: West Union, Doddridge
Occupation: Bracer
Industry: Mill
House Owned or Rented: Rented
Value of Home or Monthly Rental if Rented: 20
Attended School or College: No
Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 8th grade
Hours Worked Week Prior to Census: 32
Duration of Unemployment: 0
Class of Worker: Wage or salary worker in private work
Weeks Worked in 1939: 52
Income: 1440
Income Other Sources: No
Household Members Age Relationship
Lewis E Williams 45 Head
Marie Williams 40 Wife
Eugene Williams 19 Son
Ronald Williams 10 Son
Donald Williams 8 Son
WWII Draft Registration.
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Death Information: Date; Age; Cause; Burial Location
West Virginia, Deaths Index
Name: Lewis Emmett Williams
Death Date: 18 Dec 1962
Death Place: Harrison, West Virginia
Father Name: Friendly Williams
Mother Name: Minerva Vincent
FHL Film Number: 2074176
Find A Grave
Lewis Emmett Williams
BIRTH 29 Aug 1894
West Virginia, USA
DEATH 18 Dec 1962 (aged 68)
Clarksburg, Harrison County, West Virginia,
BURIAL Knight-Ashburn Cemetery at Piggin Run
West Union, Doddridge County, West Virginia
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Son of Friendley Warrington Williams & Minerva Vincent Williams
Married Marie A.----
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Military information:
West Virginia
Private. 58 Co. 15 Provisional Rect <note: Headstone Application lists Company L, 132nd Infantry>
World War I
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Family Members
Parents
Minerva Vincent Williams 1857–1931
Spouse: Marie A Williams 1899–1965
Siblings
Aley Arthur Williams 1884–1968
Vivian Franklin Williams 1886–1959
Peter Letcher Williams 1888–1960
Becky Williams Vanscoy 1889–1971
Ollie Agnes Williams Hoalcraft 1891–1920
Edna Lea Williams Hyde 1892–1975
Lonnie Earl Williams
1897–1988 |
Miscellaneous:
Service number 2168669 on some documents.
West Virginia, Marriages Index
Name: Lewis E Williams
Gender: Male
Birth Date: abt 1894
Age: 25
Spouse's Name: Pearl Marie Ashburn
Spouse Gender: Female
Spouse Age: 19
Marriage Date: 4 Jun 1919
Marriage Place: West Union, Route 2, West Virginia |
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