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Service Number -3169957
Enlistment Date 28 May 1918
Discharged 24 May 1919
- Enlisted 28 May 1918. Assigned to Demobilization Group*
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Name: Ferol B Williams
Gender: Male
Departure Date: 31 Jun 1918
Departure Place: Newport News, VA
Address: Rfd #3
Residence Place: Phillipi W VA
Spouse: Minnie Williams
Ship: Tenadores
Rank: Private
Service Number: 3169957
Notes: 29th 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, 3rd Platoon
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Name: Ferol B. Williams
Gender: Male
Departure Date: 9 May 1919
Departure Place: Brest, France
Arrival Date: 17 May 1919
Arrival Place: Hoboken, New Jersey
Address: Rfd #3
Residence Place: Philippi West Virginia
Spouse: Minnie Williams
Ship: Mt Vernon
Military Unit: CO. L 132 INF.
Rank: Private
Service Number: 3, 169, 957
Notes: COMPANY "L", 132ND. INFANTRY 33RD. DIVISION
WWI Victory Medal with battle Clasps unknown
United States, Veterans Administration Master Index (see above)
Name: Ferol Brock Williams
Event Type: Military Service
Private. Company L, 132nd Infantry; Demobilization Group*
Enlisted: 28 May 1918
Event Date: 24 May 1919 Discharged
Event Place: St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Residence Place: National Soldier Home, VA
Birth Date: 12 Jun 1894
*DEPOT BRIGADES:
Note: The role of depot brigades was to receive and organize recruits, provide them with uniforms, equipment and initial military training, and then send them to France to fight on the front lines. The depot brigades also received soldiers returning home at the end of the war and completed their out processing and discharges.
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:
1910 United States Federal Census
Name: Ferrol B Williams
Age in 1910: 15
Birth Year: abt 1895
Birthplace: West Virginia
Home in 1910: Philippi, Barbour, West Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Son
Marital Status: Single
Father's Name: Jacob O Williams
Father's Birthplace: West Virginia
Mother's Name: Ella A Williams
Mother's Birthplace: West Virginia
Native Tongue: English
Occupation: Driver
Industry: Log Wagon
Employer, Employee or Other: Wage Earner
Able to read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Out of Work: N
Number of Weeks Out of Work: 0
Household Members Age Relationship
Jacob O Williams
48 Head
Ella A Williams
44 Wife
Lena B Williams
17 Daughter
Ferrol B Williams 15 Son
Mary E Williams
13 Daughter
Alice M Williams
12 Daughter
Otto H Williams
10 Son
Aurist L Williams
8 Son
Venna Williams
5 Daughter
Brida Williams
3 Daughter
Baby Williams
0 Daughter
1920 United States Federal Census
Name: Ferol B Williams
Age: 25
Birth Year: abt 1895
Birthplace: West Virginia
Home in 1920: Philippi, Barbour, West Virginia
Street: Mining Village Lillian
House Number: X
Residence Date: 1920
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Minnie C Williams
Father's Birthplace: West Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: West Virginia
Able to Speak English: Yes
Occupation: Miner
Industry: Coal Mines
Employment Field: Wage or Salary
Home Owned or Rented: Rented
Able to read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Household Members Age Relationship
Feral B Williams 25 Head
Minnie C Williams 18 Wife
U.S. National Homes for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers
Name: Ferol B Williams
Birth Year: abt 1894
Birth State: West Virginia
Admitted Year: 1928 August 27
Disabiltiy: Bronchitis chronic; mental normal - (NOTE: Was Chronic Bronchitis possibly due to WWI gassing?)
Discharged: 1929 January 18
Age at Admission: 34
Occupation: Farmer
State: Virginia
City: Hampton
Branch: Roseburg Branch
Wife: Nancy Williams
1930 United States Federal Census
Name: Feroll Williams
Birth Year: abt 1896
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age in 1930: 34
Birthplace: West Virginia
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Home in 1930: Philippi, Barbour, West Virginia
Street Address: Agarts Junction
Dwelling Number: 121
Home Owned or Rented: Owned
Home Value: 1500
Radio Set: No
Lives on Farm: No
Age at First Marriage: 27
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: Laborer
Industry: Rail Road
Class of Worker: Wage or salary worker
Employment: Yes
Veteran: Yes
War: WW
Household Members Age Relationship
Furrel Williams 34 Head
Nancy Williams 26 Wife
Eugene Williams 2 Son
1940 United States Federal Census
Name: Feral Williams
Age: 44
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1896
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: West Virginia
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Home in 1940: Philippi, Barbour, West Virginia
Farm: Yes
Inferred Residence in 1935: Philippi, Barbour, West Virginia
Residence in 1935: Philippi
Resident on farm in 1935: Yes
Occupation: Road Construction
House Owned or Rented: Owned
Value of Home or Monthly Rental if Rented: 1000
Attended School or College: No
Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 5th grade
Class of Worker: Wage or salary worker in Government work
Weeks Worked in 1939: 20
Income: 200
Income Other Sources: No
Household Members Age Relationship
Feral Williams 44 Head
Nancy Williams 35 Wife
Eugene Williams 12 Son
Noda Williams 8 Daughter
WWII Draft Registration.
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Death Information: Date; Age; Cause; Burial Location
Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File
Name: Ferol Williams
Birth Date: 12 Jun 1894
Death Date: 7 Sep 1984
SSN: -0415
Branch: ARMY
Enlistment Date: 28 May 1918
Release Date: 24 May 1919
Find A Grave
Ferol Brock Williams
BIRTH 12 Jun 1894
Big Isaac, Doddridge County, West Virginia
DEATH 7 Sep 1984 (aged 90)
Barbour County, West Virginia
BURIAL Hunt Memorial Cemetery
Philippi, Barbour County, West Virginia
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Ferol was the son of Jacob Otterbein Williams and Ella Almira Jones. He married Nancy Jane McDaniel on 11/25/1917 at Grafton, WV.
Family Members
Spouse: Nancy Jane McDaniel Williams 1904–1996 |
Miscellaneous:
West Virginia, Births Index
Name: Ferel Breck Williams
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 12 Jun 1894
Birth Place: Big Isaac, Doddridge, West Virginia
Birth County: Doddridge
Father: Jacob O Williams
Mother: Ella Jones
FHL Film Number: 838202
West Virginia, Marriages Index
Name: Ferol B Williams
Gender: Male
Birth Date: abt 1894
Age: 23
Spouse's Name: Minnie Mackey
Spouse Gender: Female
Spouse Age: 17
Marriage Date: 25 Nov 1917
Marriage Place: Grafton, Barbour, West Virginia
Indiana, Marriages
Name: Feral B Williams
Gender: Male
Spouse: Nancy Jane Mcdaniel
Child: Eugene F Williams (Note: Born abt 1928) |