Welcome To My Genealogy Blog

This blog was created to help me organize my genealogy research and act as a backup system and repository for all of the information I have collected thus far and will continue to collect. I will be adding more to the family tree as they are found. Broussard, Gregory, Sledge, Williams are the main surnames in my family tree but are not excluded to those particular surnames (see the image below). Duck and Sanders are the surnames that I am researching for my brother (he has a different father). I intend to upload photos, certificates, newspaper articles, etc., with or without transcription. If you'd like to keep up with new posts, either click "follow by email" or enter your email address (located on the sidebar). Feel free to email me if you have additional information on any of these families or have questions: tara.r.gregory@gmail.com.

Regards,

We have family in LA, TX, MO, CA, SC, VA, TN, IL, MS, PA, MN, GA.

All surnames in the family tree so far are in the image below. Can you spot your surname? If not, submit it by following the instructions on this page, COLLECTION OF NAMES FOR FAMILY TREE.

Collection Of Names For Family Tree

All of the names you provide me with will be added to the family tree I maintain on Ancestry.com and the Legacy program. Only fill out what you are comfortable with. No pressure and no hard feelings to complete the questions because I realize that people are private and not everyone in my family are interested in genealogy and the family tree :-)

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Full name:

Father’s full name:

Names of father’s parents including his mother’s maiden name:

Mother’s full name including maiden name:

Names of mother’s parents including her mother’s maiden name:

Full names of siblings (only maiden names for sisters):

Full name of spouse including her maiden name:

Names of spouse’s parents including his/her mother’s maiden name:

Full names of children:

Attach any pictures you want me to add to the blog (identify each individual in the picture by name).

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Please forward this link to other family members you think would be interested in participating.

Once I get all of the names, I will start adding them to the family tree and this blog. Check out all of the last names I have added to the image at the of this post, WELCOME TO MY GENEALOGY BLOG.

Thanks,

William Lloyd SLEDGE

Noxubee County hospital where William was born. I
wonder how it looked in the 60's

PROFILE:

Name: William Lloyd SLEDGE

Known AKA: none

Surname Variations: SLUDGE/SLUDG

DOB: 22 Jun 1967 in Macon, Noxubee, Mississippi, USA

DOD: 22 Jun 1967 in Macon, Noxubee, Mississippi, USA

Father: Lee JOHNSON

Mother: Margaret Ruth SLEDGE

Siblings: Billy, Tara, Tina

Spouse: none

Children: none

TIMELINE:

22 Jun 1967: Birth in Macon, Noxubee County, Mississippi, USA (1967 Macon, Noxubee County, Mississippi, USA death certificate)

22 Jun 1967: Death in Macon, Noxubee, Mississippi, USA (1967 Macon, Noxubee County, Mississippi, USA death certificate)

23 Jun 1967: Burial in unknown cemetery in Macon, Noxubee County, Mississippi, USA (1967 Macon, Noxubee County, Mississippi, USA death certificate)

NOTES: Mama was six months into her second pregnancy and while out walking, she went into premature labor with William. He only lived for two hours and the loss was so painful that she could not bear to look at him. I do not know if he had a funeral but she said his father buried him [somewhere in Macon, Noxubee County]. When we visited Mississippi in 1985, we visited his grave and took pictures of the simple marker. There were so many tall grasses and weeds, we were told to be careful where we stepped because of snakes. I immediately thought of the cottonmouth moccasins for some reason although I didn't know if the cemetery was near any water. For obvious reasons, Mama did not like to talk about William's death so I could glean very little information from her. However she told me a lot about his father, if only I could remember his name. I hope one day, if he is still alive, he will read this page and contact me. I have so many questions that need answering and sadly Mama is not here to help me.

2 September 2012 update: Thanks to my brother Billy for asking Mama's sister, Edna, for the name of William's father. Thanks also to A'Edna! I hope to find out next if William's surname is SLEDGE or JOHNSON.

21 September 2013 update: At last I now know my brother's name full name and that he survived 9 more hours than was previously thought. Maybe I heard Mama wrong or she forgot. Even though Mama is actually a WILLIAMS, her mother gave her the Sledge surname. My brother Billy is really a SANDERS and William is a JOHNSON but Mama gave them the SLEDGE surname. There is something about that SLEDGE name! But I think the shocker was that it appears she named William after her brother, William Lloyd BELL (Uncle Cot). Its highly possible since Mama named Billy (Lil Bill) after Aunt Edna's husband, Billy DAVIS, due to his being in the Vietnam War. Maybe Mama did the same for Uncle Cot if he was in the Vietnam War? I will have to ask Aunt Edna.

16 October 2013: My sister Tina asked A'Edna and Uncle Cot if Mama named William after him. A'Edna then talked to Uncle Cot but either one of them knew. A'Edna and Tina think Mama did this because Uncle Cot was in the military at the time. I guess we'll never really know but its nice to think she would do that for her brother.

TRANSCRIPTION OF RECORDS

1967 Mississippi Death Certificate
Name: William Lloyd Sledge
Date of death: 22 Jun 1967
Place of death: Macon, Noxubee County, Mississippi
Father's name:
Mother's maiden name: Margaret Sledge
Informant: Margaret Sledge

Find A Grave Memorial
http://bit.ly/1dzhbf5
Name: William Lloyd Sledge
Birth: Jun. 22, 1967
Macon
Noxubee County
Mississippi, USA
Death: Jun. 22, 1967
Macon
Noxubee County
Mississippi, USA
Bio: http://bit.ly/1fOElRk
Family links:
Parents: Margaret Ruth Sledge Gregory (1950 - 2006)
Burial: Unknown
Specifically: Cemetery indicated as unknown on death certificate
Created by: Tara R. Gregory
Record added: Feb 09, 2014
Find A Grave Memorial# 124846907

Obituary/Funeral Program
None available as of this time.

Photo Credit: Noxubee County Economic and Community Development Alliance

Margaret Ruth SLEDGE

Left: Mama (about 12 years old) with her sister Mable
Roy in Macon, Mississippi. Right: page 1 of
funeral program

PROFILE:

Name: Margaret Ruth SLEDGE

Known AKA: Ree, Reese, Red, Lil Margaret

Surname Variations: SLUDGE, SLUDG

DOB: 21 Feb 1950 in Macon, Noxubee, Mississippi, USA

DOD: 27 Oct 2006 in St. Louis, Florissant, Missouri, USA

Father: Sam WILLIAMS Sr

Mother: Lillian C. SLEDGE

Siblings from her father and Mattie Lee: Woodrow/Woodie, Earnest, Lee, Sam Jr, Hardie, Odell "Red/Pain", James, Ruth O., Olivia (all siblings have the surname WILLIAMS)

Siblings from her father and Ida Frierson: Florence Jean/Jean

Siblings from her mother: Mable Roy BELL, Oliver "Fat" BELL, Edna Z. BELL, William Lloyd "Cot" BELL, Wade SLEDGE, Jean/Gene, Carlene

Spouse: Curtis Allen GREGORY

Children with Curtis Allen GREGORY: Tara, Tina

Children with Joseph K SANDERS: Billy

Children with Lee JOHNSON: William Lloyd

TIMELINE:

21 Feb 1950: Birth in Macon, Noxubee, Mississippi, USA (Macon, Noxubee County, Mississippi, USA birth certificate; St. Louis, Missouri, USA death certificate; United States Social Security Death Index)

1950-1968: Resident of Macon, Noxubee, Mississippi, USA

1972: Marriage to Curtis Allen GREGORY

1987: Divorce from Curtis Allen GREGORY

1968-2006: Resident of St. Louis, Missouri, USA

27 Oct 2006: Death in St. Louis, Florissant, Missouri, USA (St. Louis, Missouri, USA death certificate; United States Social Security Death Index)

4 Nov 2006: Burial in Calvary Cemetery in St. Louis, Missouri, USA

 Page 2-3 of funeral program

NOTES:

Mama grew up in the small town of Macon, Mississippi where everyone knew your business before you did. She loved to tell stories of life in the old days. She and her cousins had an amazingly carefree life coming of age in the Jim Crow South. They swam and fished in the creeks, eating turtle and frog legs (yuck). They played softball in the fields where she broke her wrist. It was an even less than memorable occasion because her father was passing by at the time and at the moment when she broke her wrist, she said "shoot" and he thought she said, "sh*t" so he whupped her for that. My favorite recollection of Mama's childhood memories was of her picking cotton. A truck would come to pick them up at dawn before school to take them to a cotton pickin' farm. They would put rocks at the bottom of their bags to make it weigh more and get more wages. While it was not an honest way to make extra cash, I understand how they could do it in the context of survival. Farmers just did not compensate them enough for their hard earned labor and some probably cheated them too. Mama's favorite subjects in high school were math and history. She wanted to go to college to play the piano and be a singer. She was on the basketball team. By 1967, Mama was a young mother to my brother Billy. Her second child, William, was born prematurely and only lived about 11 hours. A short time afterwards, she migrated to St. Louis, Missouri with her sister Edna. She got a job working at White Castle as a car hop and met daddy this way. They were married 14 years before divorcing. To this union were born two children and a painful miscarriage before I was born. She died of pneumonia and cirrhosis of the liver at Barnes-Jewish Hospital. Mama had a beautiful voice and if I close my eyes now, I can still hear her singing. She was always a beautiful person, inside and out, kind, caring and forgiving. She was also a people person with a great sense of humor, just like my father, and was quite the talker. Many a time she cracked us up with her sayings, of which there are way too many to list here. Family was dear to her and she kept in touch with hers and my father's. There are two holes in my heart that can never be patched up, one for my father and one for her.

TRANSCRIPTION OF RECORDS:

1950 Birth Certificate
State of Missouri State file no: 123-50
Name: Margaret Ruth Sledge
Date of birth: 21 Feb 1950
Place of birth: Macon, Noxubee County, Mississippi
Name of father:
Birthplace of father:
Name of mother: Lillian Sledge
Birthplace of mother: Noxubee County, Mississippi
Informant:

2006 Death Certificate
State of Missouri State file no: 124-06203663
Name: Margaret Ruth Gregory
Date of death: 27 Oct 2006
Place of death: St. Louis, Missouri [county]
Name of father: Sam Williams
Name of mother: Lillian Sledge
Informant: [private]

United States Social Security Death Index
http://bit.ly/Qosa3u
first name: Margaret
middle name: R
last name: Gregory
name suffix:
birth date: 21 February 1950
social security number: XXX-XX-XXXX
place of issuance: Mississippi
last residence: Florissant, Saint Louis, Missouri
zip code of last residence: 63032
death date: 27 October 2006
estimated age at death: 56

Top left: page 4 of funeral program. Top right:
headstone in Calvary Cemetery. Bottom: burial
index, Archdiocese of St. Louis

Obituary/Funeral Program
http://bit.ly/zO4MHB

Margaret Ruth Gregory February 21, 1950 - October 27, 2006. Birthplace: Macon, Mississippi. Resided In: St. Louis MO. Funeral Home: Austin Layne Mortuary [7239 West Florissant Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63136, E-mail: info@laynemortuary.com, Web Site: www.laynemortuary.com. Visitation: 4-7pm, November 03, 2006. Service: 9am, November 04, 2006. Cemetery: Calvary Cemetery [5239 W. Florissant Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63115, 11:15am, November 04, 2006]

PAGE 1

Margaret Ruth Gregory
Saturday, November 4, 2006, 9:00am
Austin Layne Renaissance Chapel
7302 West Florissant Avenue
St. Louis, Missouri 63136
Reverend E.G. Shields, Sr., Pastor
Mount Beulah M.B. Church, Officiating

PAGE 2-3

Margaret Ruth Gregory was born on February 21, 1950 to Lillian Sledge and the late Sam Williams, in Macon, Ms. She departed this life on October 27, 2006.

Margaret was educated at Macon High School, in Macon, Mississippi. Margaret enjoyed her school career, often mentioning the pride she felt at being named valedictorian in junior high school. Showing her athletic ability, Margaret played basketball for Macon High School and also played in neighborhood softball games when she could. An equal fan of nature, Margaret remarked on the numerous adventures she had during the spring and summer months.

Margaret confessed hope in Christ at an early age at Second Baptist M.B. Church of Macon, MS. In later years, she continued her faith at St. Peter's A.M.E. Church in St. Louis. Margaret was a devoted reader of Scripture and loved to sing, especially gospel.

In March of 1966, Margaret gave birth to her son, Billy Johann Sledge. In 1968, she and Billy made the journey to St. Louis, Missouri. During this time, one of her first jobs was a 'carhop' at White Castle. It was there she met her soon to be husband. Margaret Ruth Sledge and Curtis Allen Gregory were married on March 24, 1973. Curtis was very proud to become the father of Billy and soon all three welcomed the births of Tara Renee Gregory in January of 1975 and Tina Nicole Gregory in March of 1976.

"My mama was a shining example of forgiveness
ever since I can remember. If someone hurt her, she
would usually not respond in kind and turn the
other cheek" (TRG)

Margaret's life was full of loving and nurturing her children. She worked diligently as a housewife to make sure that they had the necessary comforts in life, often doing without them herself. Margaret also worked in the retail industry and volunteered at her children's schools. In later years, Margaret's volunteer work in the field of education turned employment. This led to a lifelong love of helping and creating joy in the life of each child she met. Margaret worked for Emerson Family YMCA and also Normandy School District.

Although divorced from Curtis, she was saddened by his death in 1994. Margaret's love of people knew no bounds. If you talked to her for five minutes, you knew her and she never forgot you. She felt that three of her greatest accomplishments were her children and she shared tremendously in their success, watching each one graduate from college. Her latest joy was being able to help raise her first grandchild, Omar Nafel Alenazi.

Margaret leaves to mourn her passing: a loving mother, Lillian Sledge of Macon, Ms; three children, Billy of St. Louis, MO, Tara of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and Tina of St. Louis, MO; her grandson, Omar of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Five siblings (born to Lillian Sledge), Jean Holman and William Bell of Memphis, TN, Carlene Graham and Wade Sledge of Macon, MS, and Edna Davis of St. Louis, MO; also leaves, siblings born to her father, Sam Williams a multitude of aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends.

Order of Service

Processional
Scripture
Prayer.....Rev. Robert Houston
Selection.....Evlean Colyer
Acknowledgment of Expressions of Sympathy.....Tina Gregory
Tribute.....Tina Gregory
Condolences
Selection.....Rev. L.P. Colyer
Obituary (Read Silenty).....Soft Music
Eulogy.....Reverend E.G. Shields, Sr. Mount Beulah Missionary Baptist Church
Parting View.....Austin A. Layne Mortuary
Benediction
Recessional

PAGE 4

Acknowledgement

The family of Margaret Ruth Gregory wishes to express their gratitude and appreciation for not only this time of need, but for each moment that you have given her and us over the years. Thank you for your expressions of kindness and love offered through cards, floral arrangements, phone calls, visits, and other equally important acts. May God continue to bless each and everyone. ~The Family

Dear Mama,

Are you really gone? It is difficult, at the very least, to believe. You would be overwhelmed at the outpouring of love and support. It equals the love and support you so willingly bestowed upon each of us, day after day. You never complained and you always gave, even if you didn't have it to give. You were (and still are in our hearts), one of the best people to have graced this earth. Your intelligence, humor, warmth, and beauty are everlasting. Thank you, thank you, thank you. WE LOVE AND MISS YOU ~Billy, Tara, Tina, and Omar

Pallbearers: Family and friends

Interment: Calvary Cemetery

Services entrusted to:
Austin A. Layne Mortuary, Inc.
7239 West Florissant Avenue
St. Louis, Missouri 63136
(314) 381-6900

Burial

Burial Index of Archdiocese of St. Louis, 1700-2010
http://bit.ly/1aKTgyE
Inter #: 512253
Cemetery: CALVARY
Name: Margaret R Gregory
M/F: F
Burial date: 4 Nov 2006
Age: 56
Section: 033
Row:
Lot: 0182

Find A Grave Memorial
http://bit.ly/MVBVoH
Name: Margaret Ruth "Reese/Ree" Sledge Gregory
Birth: Feb. 21, 1950
Macon
Noxubee County
Mississippi, USA
Death: Oct. 27, 2006
Florissant
St. Louis County
Missouri, USA
Bio: http://wp.me/p2v72Z-2q
Family links:
Parents: Sam Williams (1892 - 1979)
Lillian Claudell Sledge (1917 - 2013)
Spouse: Curtis Allen Gregory (1946 - 1994)
Inscription:
Margaret R Gregory
Feb 21, 1950
Oct 27, 2006
Mother of perpetual help pray for us
Note: Age 56
Burial: Calvary Cemetery and Mausoleum
Saint Louis
St. Louis City
Missouri, USA
Plot: Section 033, Lot 0182
Maintained by: Tara R. Gregory
Originally Created by: T.V.F.T.H.
Record added: May 24, 2010
Find A Grave Memorial# 52805669

Curtis Allen GREGORY

Top left: Easter in early 90′s. Top right: headstone in
Calvary Cemetery. Bottom: burial index,
Archdiocese of St. Louis

PROFILE:

Name: Curtis Allen GREGORY

Known AKA: Big Curtis

Surname Variations: none

DOB: 20 Aug 1946 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA

DOD: 9 Aug 1994 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA

Father: Willie Bob GREGORY Sr

Mother: Mary Louise BROUSSARD

Siblings: Sandra, Deborah, Linda, Willie Bob Jr

Spouse: Margaret Ruth SLEDGE

Children: Billy, Tara, Tina

TIMELINE:

20 Aug 1946: Birth in St. Louis, Missouri, USA (St. Louis, Missouri birth and death certificates; United States Social Security Death Index)

1972: Marriage to Margaret Ruth SLEDGE

1987: Divorce from Margaret Ruth SLEDGE

1946-1994: Resident of St. Louis, Missouri, USA

9 Aug 1994: Death in St. Louis, Missouri, USA (St. Louis, Missouri birth and death certificates; United States Social Security Death Index)

16 Aug 1994: Burial in Calvary Cemetery in St. Louis, Missouri, USA

 Left: Beaumont High School in St. Louis, Missouri.
Right: St. Louis Community College at Florissant
Valley

NOTES:

My father was a people person with a big heart and humorous disposition. He was a dapper G and dressed up in suits just to go to the theater to watch a movie. When my father was born, he only weighed 2lbs so my grandmother fattened him up with her cooking. He was larger than life and at 6'2, a big man. I loved his big belly...he was a lot to love. They called him Big Curtis and my 5'1 mom, Lil Margaret. He graduated from Beaumont High School on Natural Bridge Rd in St. Louis, Missouri where he was a member of the swim team, track team (shot put) and if I remember correctly from looking through his yearbook, football. Due to a weak heart, he was exempted from serving in the Vietnam war. He met Mama at White Castle when she was working as a car hop and wooed her with roses and record albums. She said he would open up the trunk of his car and show them to her. Romantic right? They were married in 1972 at grandmama Mary Lou's house, a short time after he had suffered a stroke which made one side of his face droop slightly. It shows up clearly in the wedding photos. He was multi-skilled and was able to work at various jobs: manager of a theater which was right up his alley since he loved movies, photographer (earned an associate degree in photography from St. Louis Community College, Florissant Valley), contractor (all levels of construction and helped his best friend Richard SLEDGE...no relation to my mother that I know of...build his liquor store on Lucas & Hunt Road in Normandy, St. Louis, Missouri from the ground up), hunter (he hunted deer and rabbit with both guns and crossbows), archery, fishing, Boy Scout master, good with fixing cars, a bouncer in nightclubs and a private investigator. When the doctors told my father to stop smoking, drinking and eating unhealthy food, he told my mother that he could stop drinking but not smoking and eating. Even though they gave him only 6 months to live, he would not give them up. I guess it was his way of enjoying life before death. He went to visit his father's grave were I hope he received some solace and made peace with death. He made sure that he went to visit his BROUSSARD family in Texas as that was probably the last time he would see them. It was after that his health started to decline drastically. After being in the hospital for two weeks, he died of multiple organ failure at Jewish Hospital (now called Barnes-Jewish Hospital). A good man, gone too soon.

Photo Credit: Built St. Louis, 63135.com

TRANSCRIPTION OF RECORDS:

1946 Birth Certificate
http://bit.ly/1aKW0fv
State of Missouri State file no: 46956
Name: Curtis Allen Gregory
Date of birth: 20 Aug 1946
Place of birth: St. Louis, Missouri (city)
Name of father: Willie Bob Gregory
Birthplace of father: Houlka, Mississippi
Name of mother: Mary Louise Broussard
Birthplace of mother: Port Arthur, Texas
Informant: Willie Gregory

1994 Death Certificate
State of Missouri State file no: 94-203944
Name: Curtis Allen Gregory
Date of death: 9 Aug 1994
Place of death: St. Louis, Missouri (city)
Name of father: Willie Bob Gregory
Name of mother: Mary L Broussard
Informant: Mary L Gregory

United States Social Security Death Index
http://bit.ly/Mabvjx
first name: Curtis
middle name:
last name: Gregory
name suffix:
birth date: 20 August 1946
social security number: XXX-XX-XXXX
place of issuance: Missouri
last residence: Missouri
zip code of last residence: 63115
death date: 9 August 1994
estimated age at death: 48

Burial 

Index of Archdiocese of St. Louis, 1700-2010
http://bit.ly/1bb1FWZ 
Inter #: 457157
Cemetery: CALVARY
Name: Curtis A Gregory
M/F: M
Burial date: 16 Aug 1994
Age: 47 [incorrect; he was 46 at the time of his burial]
Section: 017A
Row:
Lot: 0495

Find A Grave Memorial
http://bit.ly/Of7ew2 
Name: Curtis Allen “Big Curtis” Gregory
Birth: Aug. 20, 1946
Saint Louis
St. Louis City Missouri, USA
Death: Aug. 9, 1994
Saint Louis
St. Louis City Missouri, USA
Bio: http://wp.me/p2v72Z-2l
Family links:
Parents: Willie Bob Gregory (1913 – 1970)
Mary Louise Broussard Gregory (1924 – 2001)
Spouse: Margaret Ruth Sledge Gregory (1950 – 2006)
Inscription:
Curtis Allen
1946-1994
Mother of perpetual help pray for us
Gregory
Note: Age 46 [age incorrectly given as 47 on website of Archdiocese of St. Louis website]
Burial: Calvary Cemetery and Mausoleum
Saint Louis
St. Louis City Missouri, USA
Plot: Section 017A, Lot 495
Maintained by: Tara R. Gregory
Originally Created by: T.V.F.T.H.
Record added: May 24, 2010
Find A Grave Memorial# 52805636

Obituary/Funeral Program
There is a funeral program but it is not in my possession at this time. So far no obituary has been located in the newspapers.

Willie Bob GREGORY Sr

Top: 1920 Mississippi census. Middle: 1930
Mississippi census. Bottom: Jefferson County, Texas
marriage index

PROFILE:

Name: Willie Bob GREGORY Sr

Known AKA: Willie B

Surname Variations: none

DOB: 15 April 1913 in Chickasaw, Mississippi, USA

DOD: 15 Feb 1970 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA

Father: Willie P GREGORY

Mother: Mary E/Mayella/Mae Ella STEWART

Siblings: Lucille/Lucile

Spouse: Mary Louise BROUSSARD

Children: Curtis Allen, Sandra, Deborah, Linda, Willie Bob Jr

TIMELINE:

15 April 1913: Birth in Chickasaw, Mississippi, USA (St. Louis, Missouri, USA death certificate; United States Social Security Death Index; 1920-1930 Houlka, Chickasaw County, Mississippi, USA Census)

1920: Resident of Houlka, Chickasaw County, Mississippi, USA Census (1920 Houlka, Chickasaw County, Mississippi, USA Census)

1927: First marriage to unknown woman who died sometime between 1927-1930 (1930 Chickasaw County, Mississippi, USA Census)

1930: Resident of Chickasaw County, Mississippi, USA (1930 Chickasaw County, Mississippi, USA Census)

1940: I have not yet located him on the 1940 census.

1942: Ordered this WWII enlistment record http://bit.ly/19fxxrO from NARA via Kathleen Brandt of A3Genealogy which confirmed it was not him.

27 Dec 1945: Second marriage to Mary Louise BROUSSARD (Jefferson County, Texas, USA marriage record #42589)

1946: Resident of St. Louis, Missouri, USA (His first born son, Curtis Allen, was born in St. Louis, Missouri in 1946 so this date will act as an approximate time he migrated to St. Louis)

1955: Resident of St. Louis, Missouri, USA (St. Louis, Missouri city directory)

1960: Resident of St. Louis, Missouri, USA (St. Louis, Missouri city directory)

15 Feb 1970: Death in St. Louis, Missouri, USA (Death certificate #70-0008657; United States Social Security Death Index; St. Louis, Missouri Archdiocese burial index)

Left: Houlka, Mississippi historical marker and
birthplace of Willie Bob Sr. Right: 4293 St. Louis 

NOTES:

I never met my grandfather as he died before I was born. This is what my mother relayed to me: He was a nice man and took very good care of his family. He bought my father a new car, I think it was a Thunderbird. My father wrecked it! He wanted to buy a fishing boat and retire but died before that he could see his plans through. It was winter and he was warming up the car in the garage. His daughter, Sandra, found him on the floor. Carbon monoxide poisoning contributed to his death.

2 February 2014 update: In 1930, Willie Bob had a job as a farm laborer. I assume that he is living with his sister Lucille because his mother, Mary Ella/Mayella/Mae Ella had passed away in 1925 and his father, Willie P, was living in St. Louis, Missouri with his second wife, Ethel (1930 St. Louis, Missouri census). Willie Bob is listed as a widow on the 1930 Chickasaw County, Mississippi census, implying that he had been married. Who was his first wife and when/how/where did she die? Did they have any children (alive or dead)? Perhaps her death record can be found in the 1912-1943 Mississippi Death Index. Whilst searching for Willie Bob on the 1940 census, I searched 10 pages backwards and forwards from known family members: his father Willie P GREGORY with his second wife in St. Louis, Missouri; his sister Lucille TAYLOR nee GREGORY with her second husband in Brevard County, Florida; grandmama Mary Louise with her parents in Port Arthur, Texas and even some of his GREGORY cousins in Pontotoc, Mississippi. He was nowhere near them. Maybe he just wasn't counted that census year but I won't give up. I decided to try the city directories but the earliest he was listed was in the 1955 St. Louis, Missouri city directory. Was this a disappointment? Far from it. In the course of perusing the city directories, I discovered that granddaddy and his father, Willie P, lived in the very same building on 4293 St. Louis Ave that we lived in during the 80's. I instantly went to Google maps and searched for the address. When I zoomed into the house, memories came flooding back as I saw the familiar red brick and then the empty field to the right with trees and then the school across the street that my brother had attended. The earliest house that I can remember living in was this one and what great memories I have. And now I know it also housed great-grandfather Willie P (4293 St. Louis Ave) and grandparents Willie Bob Sr and Mary Louise (4293A St. Louis Ave)! It is a multiple family home with separate entrances. The apartment we lived in was upstairs, the front door being the second one from the left. If the building is still for sale when I get home, I think I just might inquire if the real estate agency would let me look around. The second important discovery that I made from the city directories was the occupation and work place of Willie Bob Sr. Don't you just love city directories?! In 1955 he was working as a meat stamper at the St. Louis Independent Packing Company. I do not know how long he was employed by them but his 1970 death certificate shows that his usual occupation was a meat trimmer at Independent Packing Co. According to the City of St. Louis Missouri's website, "...the Independent Packing Company has been replaced by the Missouri Pacific freight terminal and yards."

TRANSCRIPTION OF RECORDS

Top: St. Louis Independent Packing Co newspaper
article. Bottom: "...standard gauge offering is a
Lionel by MTH 214R refrigerator car decorated for
he long defunct St. Louis Independent Packing
Company"

1920 Mississippi Census 
Chicasaw County, Houlka Precinct Beat 2, Houlka Town
Supervisor's District No 4, Enumeration District No 43, Sheet 13A
Enumerated on 20 Jan 1920
Houlka & Van Vleet Road
Lines 25-28
Image 723 of 1207 on Archive.org (Internet Archive)
FamilySearch.org http://bit.ly/1dV1DmS
Archive.org http://bit.ly/LyLtHY

WILLIE P GREGORY: head of household, house # or farm: FM, # of dwelling house visited 229, # of family visited 232, home owned or rented: O, if owned, free or mortgaged: F???, male, Black, b. 1889, 31yrs, married, could read/write/speak English, born in MS, father born in SC, mother born in VA, occupation: farmer, industry: general farm, employer, salary or wage worker, or working on own account: EM, # of farm schedule 131

MARY E GREGORY: wife, female, Mulatto, b. 1893, 27yrs, married, could read/write/speak English, born in MS, father born in US, mother born in MS, occupation: laborer, industry: home farm, employer, salary or wage worker, or working on own account: W

LUCILE GREGORY: daughter, female, Mulatto, b. 1910, 10yrs, single, attended school anytime since Sept 1, 1919: yes, could read/write/speak English, born in MS, both parents born in MS

WILLIE BOB GREGORY: son, male, Mulatto, b. 1912, 8yrs, single, attended school, couldn't write but could read/speak English, born in MS, both parents born in MS

Left: 1955 St. Louis, Missouri city directory. Right:
1960 St. Louis, Missouri city directory

1930 Mississippi Census 
Chickasaw County, Beat 2 part of
Enumeration District No 9-5, Supervisor's District No 5, Sheet No 11B
Enumerated on 26 Apr 1930
Coleville & Okolona Road
Lines 74-78
Image 141 of 1121 on Archive.org (Internet Archive)
FamilySearch.org http://bit.ly/164vSXB
Archive.org http://bit.ly/1bvfSkR

Notes: Surname of Legueral COOPERWOOD (husband of Lucille GREGORY) has been changed from MONTGOMERY to COOPERWOOD on the family tree. There may have been an error on the 1930 census where the enumerator incorrectly listed his surname as MONTGOMERY. Hopefully this new update will help me find Legueral, his wife, Lucille GREGORY and her brother, Willie Bob GREGORY Sr on the 1940 census. Update: Lucille was found on a Florida 1940 census with the surname of Taylor after having remarried.

LEAREL MONTGOMERY: Learel Montgomery: # dwelling house visited 231, # of family visited 231, head of household, home owned or rented: R, does this family live on a farm: yes, male, Negro, b. 1910, 20yrs, married, attended school anytime since Sept 1, 1919: no, can read/write/speak English, born in MS, both parents born in MS, occupation: farmer, industry: general farm, class of worker: O, whether actually at work: yes, # of farm schedule: 226

LUCILLE MONTGOMERY: wife [letter H indicates she gave info for household], female, Negro, b. 1912, 18yrs, married, attended school anytime since Sept 1, 1919: no, can read/write/speak English, born in MS, both parents born in MS, occupation: none

MARY L MONTGOMERY: daughter, female, Negro, b. 1926, 4yrs, single, attended school anytime since Sept 1, 1919: no, born in MS, both parents born in MS, occupation: none

MABLE MONTGOMERY: daughter, female, Negro, b. 2 3/12 [2yrs, 3mths],attended school anytime since Sept 1, 1919: no, born in MS, both parents born in MS, occupation: none

WILLIE B GREGORY: bro-in-law, male, Negro, b. 1908, 22yrs, widowed, age at first marriage: 19, attended school anytime since Sept 1, 1919: no, can read/write/speak English, born in MS, both parents born in MS, occupation: laborer, industry: general farm, class of worker: O, whether actually at work: yes, whether a veteran of the U.S. military or naval forces: no

Top left: Burial permit notification. Top right:
Headstone in Calvary Cemetery. Bottom: Burial
index, Archdiocese of St. Louis

1945 Texas Marriage License
Jefferson County, Texas Clerk's Office
Online Public Records
Page 35, #859
http://bit.ly/W3bA7N
Certificate Number: 42589
Groom: GREGORY,WILLIE
Bride: BROUSSARD,MARY
Groom Father's Name:
Groom Mother's Name:
Bride Father's Name:
Bride Mother's Name:
Maiden Surname:
Date of Application: 12/26/1945
Date of Marriage: 12/27/1945
Book:
Page:
Remarks:
Image:

1955 St. Louis, Missouri City Directory 
http://bit.ly/1isJb9r 
Name: Willie B Gregory
Spouse: Mary L
Occupation: meat stamper
Employer: Independent Pkg Co
Residence: h4293a St. Louis Av
Page: 507

1960 St. Louis, Missouri City Directory 
http://bit.ly/MbGbCT
Name: Willie B Gregory
Spouse: Mary L
Occupation: Meat stamper, Independent Packing Co
Residence Year: 1960
Street Address: 4877 Lee Av
Residence Place: St. Louis, Missouri
Publication Title: St. Louis, Missouri, City Directory, 1960
Page: 483

1970 Death Certificate 
State of Missouri State file no: 70-0008657
Name: Willie Bob Gregory
Date of death: 15 Feb 1970
Place of death: St. Louis, Missouri (city)
Name of father: Willie P Gregory
Name of mother: Mae Ella Stewart
Informant: Mary Gregory

Burial 

1970 Burial Permit Notification
St. Louis County Library
Special Collections Department
http://bit.ly/1bNbbU0 
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
26 Feb 1970
PG 22D, Col F
Willie Bob Gregory, 56, 4877 Lee

Burial Index of Archdiocese of St. Louis, 1700-2010
http://bit.ly/1bb1FWZ 
Inter #: 236869
Cemetery: CALVARY
Name: Willie B GREGORY
M/F: M
Burial date: 21 Feb 1970
Age: 56
Section: 017A
Row:
Lot: 0495

Find A Grave Memorial
http://bit.ly/1nsbA2D
Name: Willie Bob Gregory, Sr
Birth: Apr. 15, 1913
Houlka
Chickasaw County
Mississippi, USA
Death: Feb. 15, 1970
Saint Louis
St. Louis City
Missouri, USA
Bio: http://wp.me/p2v72Z-3j 
Family links:
Parents: Willie P Gregory (1887 - 1973) Mary Ella Stewart Gregory (1891 - 1925)
Spouse: Mary Louise Broussard Gregory (1924 - 2001)
Children: Curtis Allen Gregory (1946 - 1994)
Inscription: Willie Bob
1911-1970
Mother of perpetual help pray for us
Gregory
Note: Headstone gives year of birth as 1911, Social Security Index gives year of birth as 1913
Burial: Calvary Cemetery and Mausoleum
Saint Louis
St. Louis City Missouri, USA
Plot: Section 017A, Lot 495
Created by: Tara R. Gregory
Record added: Oct 15, 2012
Find A Grave Memorial# 98921830

United States Social Security Death Index 
http://bit.ly/12adldi
Given Name: Willie
Middle Name:
Surname: Gregory
Name Suffix:
Birth Date: 15 April 1913
Social Security Number: XXX-XX-XXXX
State: Mississippi
Last Place of Residence:
Previous Residence Postal Code:
Event Date: February 1970
Age: 57

Obituary/Funeral Program
Search for an obituary was conducted by the State Historical Society of Missouri in the following newspapers: St. Louis Post Dispatch, St. Louis Globe Democrat and the St. Louis American but none was found.

Photo Credit: TCA e-Train, History Markers Of Mississippi, Newspaper Archive, Ancestry.com, Family Search, Internet Archive, Find A Grave, Archdiocese Of St. Louis, St. Louis County Library, Jefferson County Texas Clerk's Office

Mary Louise BROUSSARD

Left: Page one of funeral program. Top right: 4877
Lee Ave in St. Louis, Missouri (red "x" on roof).
Bottom right: Mary Louise at my brother's 1984
high school graduation.

PROFILE:

Name: Mary Louise BROUSSARD

Known AKA: Lou, Sistah (affectionately called by her sister Helen)

Surname Variations: BRAUSSARD

DOB: 6 May 1924 in Port Arthur, Jefferson County, Texas, USA

DOD: 7 Jul 2001 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA

Father: Burness BROUSSARD Sr

Mother: Setular LOVAN (Lavan/Lavanne/Laven/Lavene/Lavenne/Lavant/Levan/Loven/Laverne/Lavergne/Lovine/Levine)

Siblings: Alton Bruce, Alston D/Al, Burness/Burnie Jr, Henry George, Helen Mae, Lawrence, Alfred, Dorothy May, Gladys Beatrice

Spouse: Willie Bob GREGORY Sr

Children: Curtis Allen, Sandra, Deborah, Linda, Willie Bob Jr

Left: Page two of funeral program. Right: Jefferson
County, Texas marriage index

TIMELINE:

6 May 1924: Birth in Port Arthur, Jefferson County, Texas, USA (Port Arthur, Jefferson County, Texas, USA birth certificate; St. Louis, Missouri death certificate)

1930: Resident of Port Arthur, Jefferson County, Texas, USA (1930 Port Arthur, Jefferson County, Texas, USA Census)

1935: Resident of Port Arthur, Jefferson County, Texas, USA (1940 Port Arthur, Jefferson County, Texas, USA Census)

1940: Resident of Port Arthur, Jefferson County, Texas, USA (1940 Port Arthur, Jefferson County, Texas, USA Census)

27 Dec 1945: Marriage to Willie Bob GREGORY Sr (Jefferson County, Texas, USA marriage record)

1944-2001: Resident of St. Louis, Missouri, USA (St. Louis, Missouri, USA 1946 birth certificate of her first born, Curtis Allen GREGORY gives her stay in the community for two years prior to that which is why I start this residency at the year 1944)

7 Jul 2001: Death in St. Louis, Missouri, USA (Death certificate; United States Social Security Death Index; Calvary Cemetery & Mausoleum)

12 Jul 2001: Burial in Calvary Cemetery in St. Louis, Missouri, USA

NOTES:

Grandmama was a beautiful, good-hearted and caring woman. We were the recipients of her never ending generosity for which I could never ever repay her for. She was a good cook! I used to sit at the kitchen table and watch her. I regret that I spent more time eating her delicious food than learning the recipes from her. She was great at gardening, sewing and interior decoration. She even re-upholstered and painted her own furniture. And she didn't play when it came to us jumping on the beds and playing with her chandeliers. Everyone was welcome in her house and she was quite the hostess as evidenced by Sunday family gatherings and holidays. One of my fondest memories was of riding the bus and when we got on Lee Ave, I would let the window down, searching for her, great-aunt Helen or both of them sitting out on the front porch (during the spring/summer). If I spotted them, I would yell out the window at them and wave. I didn't care if I was too loud and annoyed everyone on the bus, I had to give a shout out to my elders. Grandmama died of breast cancer. She is gone but not forgotten and this page will be a testament to such a kind and memorable woman.

 Left: Page three of funeral program. Right:
Headstone for Mary Louise, her husband Willie Bob
and son Curtis. Her name has not yet been
inscribed, I have no idea why. I hope we can do that
soon

TRANSCRIPTION OF RECORDS:

1924 Texas Birth Certificate
http://bit.ly/17XJ5Ql

TEXAS STATE BOARD OF HEALTH
BUREAU OF VITAL STATISTIS
STANDARD CERTIFICATE OF BIRTH

Place of birth
1. County: Jefferson
City: Port Arthur
2. Full name of child: Mary Broussard
3. Sex of child: female
4. Twin, triplet, or other:
5. Number in order of birth: 8
6. Father full name: Burness Broussard
7. Residence: 727-6-rear
8. Color: colored
Age at last birthday: 34 years
9. Birthplace: St. Martinsville La
10. Occupation: laborer
11. Number of children born to this mother, including present birth: 8
12. Legitimate: yes
13. Date of birth: May 6, 1924
14. Mother full name: Setular Lavan
15. Residence: 727-6-rear
16. Color: colored
Age at last birthday: 33 years
17. Birthplace: St. Martinsville La
18. Occupation: H-wife
CERTIFICATE OF ATTENDING PHYSICIAN OR MIDWIFE
19. I hereby certify that I attended the birth of this child, who was born alive at 1 a.m. on the date above stated.
Signature: Dr. T.W. Young Jr (Phyisican or midwife)
Address: 816 Proctor
Filed: 6-10-1924
Registrar: Pat Reed

Left: Port Arthur, Jefferson County, Texas birth
certificate. Right: Jefferson County, Texas birth
index

1930 Texas Census
Jefferson County, Port Arthur city (pt of)
Enumeration District No. 123-68, Supervisor's District No. 27, Sheet No. 6A-6B
Enumerated on 5 Apr 1930
Accessed 12 Jul 2010
Roosevelt Ave
Image 383-384 of 1035 on Archive.org
Image 383, Sheet No. 6A, Line 46-50, Archive.org http://bit.ly/1cTCY16
Image 384, Sheet No. 6B, Line 51-54, Archive.org http://bit.ly/K7szIw
Family Search http://bit.ly/1lhUhgG

Notes: Bernice=Burness. Alton BROUSSARD's household is underneath Burness Sr's household, sheet no. 6B, lines 55-57 (with wife Celestine and son Henry G). The baby of the family, Gladys, was born after the 1930 census.

Sheet No. 6A, Lines 46-50

BERNICE BROUSSARD: street, avenue, road: Roosevelt Ave, house #848, # dwelling house visited: 106, # family visited: 119, head of household, home owned or rented: O, value of home: $2000, does this family live on a farm: no, male, Neg, b. 1891, 39yrs, married, age at 1st marriage: 20, attended school or college anytime since Sept 1, 1929: no, could read/write/speak English, born in LA, both parents born in LA, occupation: truck driver, industry: City Water Dept, class of worker: W, whether actually at work: yes, whether a U.S. military or naval forces mobilized for any water or expedition: no

SETULAR BROUSSARD: wife, letter H means she gave the info for household, female, Neg, b. 1893, 38yrs, married, age at 1st marriage: 16, attended school or college anytime since Sept 1, 1929: no, could read/write/speak English, born in LA, both parents born in LA, occupation: none

ALSTON BROUSSARD: son, male, Neg, b. 1912, 18yrs, single, attended school or college anytime since Sept 1, 1929: no, can read/write/speak English, born in LA, both parents born in LA, occupation: carpenter - helper, industry: building, class of worker: W, whether actually at work: no, line # for unemployed: 17

BERNICE BROUSSARD JR: son, male, Neg, b. 1913, 16yrs, single, attended school or college anytime since Sept 1, 1929: yes, can read/write/speak English, born in LA, both parents born in LA, occupation: none

HELEN BROUSSARD: daughter, female, Neg, b. 1918, 12yrs, single, attended school or college anytime since Sept 1, 1929: yes, can read/write/speak English, born in TX, both parents born in LA, occupation: none

Sheet No. 6B, Lines 51-54

LAWRENCE BROUSSARD: son, does this family live on a farm: no, male, Neg, b. 1919, 11yrs, single, attended school or college anytime since Sept 1, 1929: yes, can read/write/speak English, born in TX, both parents born in LA, occupation: none

ALFRED BROUSSARD: son, male, Neg, b. 1923, 7yrs, single, attended school or college anytime since Sept 1, 1929: yes, born in TX, both parents born in LA, occupation: none

MARY L BROUSSARD: daughter, female, Neg, b. 1925, 6yrs, single, attended school or college anytime since Sept 1, 1929: no, born in TX, both parents born in LA, occupation: none

DOROTHY M BROUSSARD: daughter, female, Neg, b. 1928, 2 1/2yrs, single, attended school or college anytime since Sept 1, 1929: no, born in TX, both parents born in LA, occupation: none

Top: 1930 Texas census, page 1 of Burness Broussard
Sr's household. Middle: 1930 Texas census, page 2 of
Burness Broussard Sr's household. Bottom: 1940
Texas census

1940 Texas Census
Jefferson County, Port Arthur City, J.P. [Justice Precinct] 2, Ward: Area B (part), Block Nos 416-417
S.D. No. 42-2, E.D. No. 123-94, Sheet No. 11B
Enumerated on 8 April 1940
Image 22 of 32 on FamilySearch.org
Lines 60-66
Family Search http://bit.ly/1bh6ToH
Internet Archive (not available)

Notes: Bernice=Burness Sr. Setuler=Setular. FamilySearch.org transcribes Burness Sr's name as Bernia and Ancestry.com as Bernice. Census image attached to the profile of Burness Broussard Sr.

BERNICE BROUSSARD: head of household, address: 848 Roosevelt Ave, # of household in order of visitation: 200, rented or owned home: blank, value of home: 2020, does the household live on a farm: no, sex: male, race: Negro, age at last birthday: 49 [estimated year of birth 1891], marital status: married, attended school or college anytime since March 1, 1940: no, highest grade of school completed: 2, place of birth: LA, in what place did this person live on April 1, 1935: same home, was this person at work for pay or profit in private or non-emergency govt work during week of March 24-30: yes, # of hours worked during week of March 24-30, 1940: 48, occupation: laborer, industry: water dept city, class of worker: PW, # of weeks worked in 1939 (equivalent full-time weeks): 52, amount of money wages or salary received (including commissions):  1040, did this person receive income of $50 or more from sources other than money wages or salary: no

SETULER BROUSSARD: x inside a circle after her name (she gave household information to the enumerator), wife of Bernice, address: 848 Roosevelt Ave, # of household in order of visitation: 200, rented or owned home: blank, value of home: 2020, does the household live on a farm: no, sex: female, race: Negro, age at last birthday: 46 [estimated year of birth 1894], marital status: married, attended school or college anytime since March 1, 1940: no, highest grade of school completed: 2, place of birth: LA, in what place did this person live on April 1, 1935: same home, was this person at work for pay or profit in private or non-emergency govt work during week of March 24-30: no, # of weeks worked in 1939 (equivalent full-time weeks): 0, amount of money wages or salary received (including commissions): 0, did this person receive income of $50 or more from sources other than money wages or salary: no

HELEN BROUSSARD: daughter of Bernice, sex: female, race: Negro, age at last birthday: 19 [estimated year of birth 1920], marital status: single, attended school or college anytime since March 1, 1940: no, highest grade of school completed: 7, place of birth: TX, in what place did this person live on April 1, 1935: same home, was this person at work for pay or profit in private or non-emergency govt work during week of March 24-30: no, If not, was he at work on, or assigned to, public EMERGENCY WORK (WPA, NYA, CCC, etc.) during week of March 24-30? (Yes or No): no, Was this person SEEKING WORK? (Yes or No): yes (new worker), # of weeks worked in 1939 (equivalent full-time weeks): 0, amount of money wages or salary received (including commissions):  0, did this person receive income of $50 or more from sources other than money wages or salary: no

ALFRED BROUSSARD: son of Bernice, sex: male, race: Negro, age at last birthday: 16 [estimated year of birth 1924], marital status: single, attended school or college anytime since March 1, 1940: no, highest grade of school completed: 7, place of birth: TX, in what place did this person live on April 1, 1935: same home, was this person at work for pay or profit in private or non-emergency govt work during week of March 24-30: yes, # of hours worked during week of March 24-30, 1940: 48, occupation: clerk, industry: grocery store, class of worker: PW, # of weeks worked in 1939 (equivalent full-time weeks): 52, amount of money wages or salary received (including commissions):  676, did this person receive income of $50 or more from sources other than money wages or salary: no

Top: The apartment building my father and his
lived in at the time of his birth in 1946.
This house looks vaguely familiar. I know that we
also lived on McMillan Ave but I'm not sure of the
address. There is a picture of my mother standing in
front of the building on McMillan Ave that I need to
get hold of and compare between the two. Bottom:
The apartment building on St. Louis Ave where four
generations of Gregory's lived (my immediate
family, grandparents and my grandfather's father)

MARY BROUSSARD: daughter of Bernice, sex: female, race: Negro, age at last birthday: 15 [estimated birth year 1925], marital status: single, attended school or college anytime since March 1, 1940: yes, highest grade of school completed: 6, place of birth: TX, in what place did this person live on April 1, 1935: same home, was this person at work for pay or profit in private or non-emergency govt work during week of March 24-30: no, no for all questions after this, Indicate whether engaged in home housework (H), in school (S), unable to work (U), or other (Ot): S, # of weeks worked in 1939 (equivalent full-time weeks): 0, amount of money wages or salary received (including commissions):  0, did this person receive income of $50 or more from sources other than money wages or salary: no

DOROTHY BROUSSARD: daughter of Bernice, sex: female, race: Negro, age at last birthday: 13 [estimated birth year 1928], marital status: single, attended school or college anytime since March 1, 1940: yes, highest grade of school completed: 3, place of birth: TX, in what place did this person live on April 1, 1935: same home, # of weeks worked in 1939 (equivalent full-time weeks): 0, amount of money wages or salary received (including commissions):  0, did this person receive income of $50 or more from sources other than money wages or salary: no

GLADYS BROUSSARD: daughter of Bernice, sex: female, race: Negro, age at last birthday: 8 [estimated birth year 1932], marital status: single, attended school or college anytime since March 1, 1940: yes, highest grade of school completed: 1, place of birth: TX, in what place did this person live on April 1, 1935: same home

1945 Texas Marriage License
Jefferson County, Texas Clerk's Office
Online Public Records
Page 35, #859
http://bit.ly/W3bA7N
Certificate Number: 42589
Groom: GREGORY,WILLIE
Bride: BROUSSARD,MARY
Groom Father's Name:
Groom Mother's Name:
Bride Father's Name:
Bride Mother's Name:
Maiden Surname:
Date of Application: 12/26/1945
Date of Marriage: 12/27/1945
Book:
Page:
Remarks:
Image:

2001 Missouri Death Certificate 
State file no: 01-202993
Name: Mary Louise Gregory
Date of death: 7 July 2001
Place of death: St. Louis, Missouri [city]
Name of father: Burness Broussard
Name of mother: Setular Levine
Informant: [private]

United States Social Security Death Index
http://bit.ly/13yeR76
Given Name: Mary
Middle Name: L
Surname: Gregory
Name Suffix:
Birth Date: 6 May 1925
Social Security Number: XXX-XX-XXXX
State: Texas
Last Place of Residence: Missouri
Previous Residence Postal Code: 63115
Event Date: 7 July 2001
Age: 76

Obituary/Funeral Program

PAGE 1

In Loving Memory Of

Mary L. Gregory
May 6, 1925 - July 7, 2001

Thursday, July 12, 2001
10:00am

Ted Foster Funeral Home
10192 Halls Ferry Road
St. Louis, Missouri 63136

Pastor Larnell Griffin
Officiating

PAGE 2

Twenty third psalms

The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want
He maketh me lie down in green pastures:
He leadeth me beside the still waters.
He restoreth my soul:
He leadeth me in the paths of righteousness
for his name's sake. Yea, though I walk through the valley of the
shadow of death, I will fear no evil:
for thou art with me:
Thy rod and thy staff, they comfort me;
Thou preparest a table before me
in the presence of mine enemies:
Thou anointest my head with oil;
my cup runneth over.
Surely, goodness and mercy shall follow me
all the days of my life: and I will dwell
in the house of the Lord, for ever.
Amen

Obituary

Mary Louise Gregory, was born May 6, 1925, to the late, Burness and Setular Broussard in Port Arthur, Texas. The Lord called Mary home on Saturday, July 7, 2001 at 6:30am.

Mary united in Holy Matrimony to Willie Bob Gregory in 1944 and moved to St. Louis, Missouri. She worshiped at God's Way Pentecostal Church.

Mary was a devoted wife and a loving mother. She opened her heart and home to anyone in need. Every Sunday, she insisted on cooking and would make sure that her children would be there. Her neighbors and friends also knew they could get a home cooked meal at Mrs. Gregory's house. This tradition has kept her family close. Mary's goal was to make sure everyone was in good health and cared for. She was loved by all, and we miss her dearly.

Mary leaves to cherish her memory; four children, Sandra Clay, Deborah Allen, Linda Thompson and Willie Bob Gregory Jr.; her son, Curtis Gregory, preceded her in death; two sisters, Dorothy Lombard and Gladys Nowlin; and two brothers, Al Broussard and Alfred Broussard; eleven grandchildren; Tonya Roden, John Clark Jr., Antonio Clay, Tangela Brooks, Carlos Allen, Otha Thompson, Lamont Thompson, Tiffany Gregory, Robert Gregory, Tara Gregory and Tina Gregory; ten great-grandchildren; and a host of aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.

PAGE 3

Order Of Service

Processional
Scripture
Prayer
Selection.....Sis. Mary Alice Smith.
Acknowledgements and condolences
Tribute.....Great-grandchildren
Obituary.....Read silently
Selection.....Pastor Larnell Griffin
Sis. Mary Alice Smith
Eulogy.....Pastor Larnell Griffin
Gods Way Pentecostal Church
Parting view
Benediction
Recessional

Just one...

Most of all the other beautiful things in life come
by twos and threes,
by dozens and hundreds.
Plenty of roses, stars, sunsets,
rainbows, brothers, sisters, aunts, cousins,
but only one mother,
in the whole world.
Kate Douglas Wiggin

PAGE 4

Acknowledgement

The arms of my friends console me; the love of my family surrounds me. The goodness and kindness of my neighbors sustain me like a staff. Though I am exhausted with grief, I am supported, as by a great shining light that rises up within me. I can lift up my head. I can walk upright. I can even smile. For their sympathy is like a serene ocean in which I see glimpses of goodness and beauty never revealed before. In it, my agony is soothed, the ache of my heart becomes bearable, and I know, one day, will heal.

The family wishes to thank everyone for the many warm expressions of thoughtful kindness, your phone calls, cards, flowers and food shared with us. They have helped immeasurably in lightening our burden of sadness. We want you to know that we shall remain forever grateful. May God continue to bless each of you.

Pallbearers

John O Clark Jr
Antonio Clay
Otha Thompson
Lamont Thompson
Carlos Allen
Robert Gregory

Interment
Calvary Cemetery and Mausoleum
5239 West Florissant

Services entrusted to:
Ted Foster Funeral Home

Burial

Burial Index of Archdiocese of St. Louis, 1700-2010
http://bit.ly/1bb1FWZ
Inter #: 488862
Cemetery: CALVARY
Name: Mary Louise Gregory
M/F: F
Burial date: 12 Jul 2001
Age: 76
Section: 017A Row: Lot: 0495

Find A Grave Memorial
http://bit.ly/MBn00n
Mary Louise Broussard Gregory
Birth: May 6, 1924
Port Arthur
Jefferson County
Texas, USA
Death: Jul. 7, 2001
Saint Louis
St. Louis City
Missouri, USA
Bio: http://wp.me/p2v72Z-3D
Family links:
Parents: Burness Broussard (1888 - 1964)
Setular Lovan Broussard (1893 - 1984)
Spouses: Willie Bob Gregory (1913 - 1970)
Children: Curtis Allen Gregory (1946 - 1994)
Note: Name has not been added to the headstone yet.
Burial: Calvary Cemetery and Mausoleum
Saint Louis
St. Louis City
Missouri, USA
Plot: Section 017A, Lot 495
Maintained by: Tara R. Gregory
Originally Created by: T.V.F.T.H.
Record added: May 24, 2010
Find A Grave Memorial# 52805674

Sam Jones WILLIAMS Sr

Top: Page 1 and 4 of funeral program; courtesy of cousin
Earl WILSON. Bottom: 1917-1918
WWI draft registration card

PROFILE:

Name: Sam Jones WILLIAMS Sr

Known AKA: none that I know of

Surname Variations: none

DOB: 23 Jul 1892 near Macon, Noxubee, Mississippi, USA

DOD: 1 Aug 1979 in Chicago, Illinois, USA

Father: Jack WILLIAMS Sr

Mother: Elizabeth/Bettie/Lizzie SMITH

Siblings from Jack Sr and Elizabeth: Lula, Cleveland/Clevand, Jack Jr, Essie, Teran "Tennie", Bettie, German, Bob Will

Sibling from Jack Sr and unknown woman: Robert

Spouse: Mattie Lee SMITH

Children with Mattie Lee: Scot, Bessie, Laura Vell/Larvell/Lovell/Larnell, James V, Olivia Delores "Lee", Woodrow/Woodie/Woody, Earnest, Sam/Sammie Jr, Hardie, Odell “Red/Pain”, and Ruth O


Partner: Lillian C. SLEDGE

Children with Lillian C: Margaret Ruth SLEDGE

Partner: Ida FRIERSON

Children with Ida: Florence Jean “Jean” FRIERSON

Spouse: Flora WINDHAM

Page 2 and 3 of funeral program

TIMELINE:

23 Jul 1892: Birth in Macon, Noxubee, Mississippi, USA (Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA death certificate; WWI Macon, Noxubee County, Mississippi, USA Draft Registration Card)


13 June 1900: Resident of Macon, Noxubee County, Mississippi, USA (1900 Macon, Noxubee County, Mississippi, USA Census)

20 Apr 1910: Resident of Noxubee  County, Mississippi, USA (1910 Noxubee County, Mississippi, USA Census)

15 Jun 1917: Resident of Macon, Noxubee, Mississippi, USA (1917-1918 Macon, Noxubee County, Mississippi, USA WWI Draft Registration Card)

4 Feb 1920: Resident of Noxubee County, Mississippi, USA (1920 Noxubee County, Mississippi, USA Census)

1930: can't locate him on a census or on the city directory.

1 Apr 1935: Resident of Noxubee County, Mississippi, USA (1940 Noxubee County, Mississippi, USA Census)

1938: Chicago, Illinois (1994 obituary of his son, Sam WILLIAMS Jr)

6-8 Apr 1940: Resident of Noxubee County, Mississippi, USA (1940 Noxubee County, Mississippi, USA Census)

1 Dec 1941: Resident of Detroit, Michigan, USA (Social Security Application)

27 Apr 1942: Resident of Chicago, Illinois, USA (Chicago, Illinois, USA WWII Draft Registration Card)

1 Aug 1979: Death in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA (Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA Death Certificate; United States Social Security Death Index)

6 Aug 1979: Burial in Macon, Mississippi, USA (Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA Death Certificate)

Left: Front of WWII draft registration card. Right:
Back of card

NOTES:

I did not know grand-daddy Sam. Mama said we met him when we were babies but of course I don't remember him. I've been able to get to know him through the historical records that I have accessed and put them together with what Mama has told me. According to his WWI draft registration card, he was born near Macon, Mississippi. Allegedly, he is the descendant of "Chief White Cloud" (from an unknown tribe) through his father, Jack Sr. This was relayed by my mother's cousin Lucille (can't remember her last name) from Chicago. She wrote it in a letter to Mama so I will need to find it and see if Mrs. Lucille gives her source. I would like to verify this oral history with a goal to either confirm or negate it. Jack Sr had a brother named Jeff Sr and Jeff Sr had a son named Jeff Jr. There is a lead on a "Chief Jeff" or "Little Chief" which I am attempting to investigate. As noted on his funeral program, grand-daddy Sam attended New Hope School, probably up until the 6th grade as the highest level of education he completed is listed as grade 6 on the 1940 census. He was employed by his father as a laborer on a farm during the years 1917-1918. Grand-mama Lillian lived on Baptist Hill Rd and behind her backyard was a fence which bordered the farm of grand-daddy Sam. During our 1985 trip, I distinctly remember a horse coming to the fence and my mother commenting that it was her father's favorite horse, Jack. I've always wondered if he named it after his father. She also told me that this horse had bit her father which I took as a warning not to mess with it. Grand-daddy Sam owned a grocery store but I don't recall the name of it or its location. It shows that he was a stockman in the grocery industry on his death certificate. He was both a farmer working on his own account and as an employer of a general farm as indicated on the 1920 and 1940 censuses. I have not yet found him on the 1930 census or city directory and I think this is because he and his family were on the move to Chicago, Illinois. On the obituary of one of his sons, Sam Jr, it says that the family moved to Chicago in 1938. The Social Security application that he completed in 1941 was for a Detroit, Michigan address but no employer was listed. That would have thrown me for a loop had I not known his sister, Lula ALLEN nee WILLIAMS died there in 1949 and some of the WILLIAMS family still lives in Detroit today. A Chicago address was given on grand-daddy Sam's 1942 WWII draft registration card. His employer at this time was the National Tea Company, a grocery store chain (see 3rd picture below). I assume that he and his family lived in Macon, Mississippi during the summer to farm their land. Grand-daddy Sam died of prostate cancer in 1979 and I still remember the day that Mama left to go to Chicago. We were living on St. Louis Ave at the time and daddy took care of us, even combing our hair. What I don't remember is whether Mama went to see her ailing father in the hospital or just to attend his funeral. Grand-daddy Sam left Mama two acres of land after he died. It might not sound like much but it meant a great deal to her. Unfortunately, 1985 was a year of hard times so my mother had to sell it to a cousin on her mother's side. He said that he planned to build a gas station there. I want to return to that piece of land and see how it has fared since then. I will take some of its earth, hopefully it will be that red clay Mama liked to eat and put it in a glass jar, an earthly reminder of my mother and her father.

Top: 1900 Mississippi census. Bottom:
1910 Mississippi census

TRANSCRIPTION OF RECORDS:

1900 Mississippi Census
Noxubee County, Beat 3
Supervisor's District No. 5, Enuermation District No. 65, Sheet No. 11B
Enumerated on 13 June 1900
Image 22 of 39 on FamilySearch.org
Image 784 of 1145 on Archive.org [Internet Archive]
Lines 82-93
Family Search http://bit.ly/11cmJKC
Internet Archive http://bit.ly/1npUWhm

JACK WILLIAMS: head, # dwelling visited 240, # family visited 240, Black, male, b. Jan 1860, 40yrs, married, born in MS, both parents born in MS, occupation as a farmer, 0 months unemployed, could read/write/speak English, rented farm house, # farm schedule 154

BETTIE WILLIAMS: wife, Black, female, b. May 1865, 35yrs, married, had 14 children of which only 9 were living, born in MS, both parents born in MS,

LULA WILLIAMS: daughter, Black, female, b. Aug 1879, 20yrs, single, born in MS, both parents born in MS, occupation as a day laborer

JACK WILLIAMS: son, Black, male, b. May 1882, 18yrs, single, born in MS, both parents born in MS, occupation as a day laborer

CLEVAND WILLIAMS: son, Black, male, b. Jun 1884, 16yrs, single, born in MS, both parents born in MS, occupation as a day laborer

ESSIE WILLIAMS: daughter, Black, female, b. Jul 1886, 14yrs, single, born in MS, both parents born in MS, occupation as a day laborer

BESSIE WILLIAMS: daughter, Black, female, b. Sep 1887, 12yrs, single, born in MS, both parents born in MS, occupation as a day laborer

SAM JONES WILLIAMS: son, Black, male, b. Nov 1889, 10yrs, single, born in MS, both parents born in MS

BOB WILLIAMS: son, Black, male, b. Oct 1891, 8yrs, single, born in MS, both parents born in MS

TERRY ANN WILLIAMS: daughter, Black, female, b. Apr 1894, 6yrs, single, born in MS, both parents born in MS

BETTIE WILLIAMS: daughter, Black, female, b. May 1900, 4/12 (4mths), single, born in MS, both parents born in MS

HARRIET WILLIAMS: mother, Black, female, b. May 1840, 60yrs, widowed, born in MS, both parents born in MS, occupation as a share (sharecropper?), 0 months unemployed, couldn't read/write English but could speak it

Top: 1920 Mississippi census. Bottom:  1940
Mississippi census

1910 Mississippi Census
Noxubee County, District 3 - Part of,
Supervisor's District No. 1, Enumeration District No. 85, Sheet No. 3B
Enumerated on 20 April 1910
Image 351 of 1345 on Archive.org [Internet Archive]
Lines 77-83
Family Search http://bit.ly/1c0ECAA
Internet Archive http://bit.ly/1gmFgcs

JACK WILLIAMS: head, # dwelling visited 70, # family visited 70, male, Black, 53yrs, b. 1857, married, 1st marriage, born in MS, father born in United States, mother born in NC, could read/write/speak English, occupation as a farmer on a general farm, classified as an employer, owned farm free, farm schedule 61

ELIZABETH WILLIAMS: wife, female, Mulatto, 50yrs, b. 1860, married, 1st marriage, had 11 children of which only 8 were living, born in MS, father born in SC, mother born in MS, whether out of work on 15 April 1910: no, number of weeks out of work during 1909: 0, could read/write/speak English, occupation as a farm laborer on a home farm, classified as a worker

JACK WILLIAMS: son, male, Mulatto, single, 25, b. 1885, single, born in MS, both parents born in MS, whether out of work on 15 April 1910: no, number of weeks out of work during 1909: 0, could read/write/speak English, occupation as a farm laborer on a home farm, classified as a worker

TEREAN: daughter, female, Mulatto, single, 19yrs, b. 1891, single, born in MS, both parents born in MS, whether out of work on 15 April 1910: no, number of weeks out of work during 1909: 0, could read/write/speak English, occupation as a farm laborer on a home farm, classified as a worker, attended school any time since 1 Sep 1909: yes

SAM WILLIAMS: son, male, Mulatto, single, 17yrs, b. 1893, single, born in MS, both parents born in MS, whether out of work on 15 April 1910: no, number of weeks out of work during 1909: 0, could read/write/speak English, occupation as a farm laborer on a home farm, classified as a worker, attended school any time since 1 Sep 1909: no

BOBBIE WILLIAMS: son, male, Mulatto, single, 13yrs, b. 1897, single, born in MS, both parents born in MS, whether out of work on 15 April 1910: no, number of weeks out of work during 1909: 0, could read/write/speak English, occupation as a farm laborer on a home farm, classified as a worker, attended school any time since 1 Sep 1909: yes

GERMAN WILLIAMS: son, male, Mulatto, single, 10yrs, b. 1900, single, born in MS, both parents born in MS, couldn't read/write English but could speak it, no occupation, attended school any time since 1 Sep 1909: yes

HARRIETT WILLIAMS: mother, female, Black, 90yrs, b. 1820, widow, 7 children of which only 4 were living, born in NC, both parents born in NC, couldn't read/write English but could speak it, no occupation

National Tea Company, 1000 Crosby St. in
Chicago, Illinois

1917-1918 Mississippi WWI Civilian Draft Registration Card
http://bit.ly/12gJjVl
REGISTRATION CARD
No: 233
1. Name: Sam Williams
Age: 24
2. Home address: Macon, Miss
3. Date of birth: 23 July 1892
4. Are you (1) a natural-born citizen (2) a naturalized citizen (3) an alien (4) or have you declared your intention: (1)
5. Where were you born: near Macon, Miss, U.S.
6. If not a citizen, of what country are you a citizen or subject:
7. What is your present trade: laborer on farm
8. By whom employed: Jack Williams
Where employed: 3 miles N.E. of Macon, Miss
9. Have you a father, mother, wife, child under 12, or a sister or brother under 12, soley dependent on you for support: : wife and 3 children under 12
10. Married or single (which): yes
Race: Negro
11. What military service have you had? Rank: ----- Branch: ----- Years: ----- Nation or State: -----
12. Do you claim exemption from draft (specify): yes, support family
I affirm that I have verified above ansers and that they are true: Sam Williams [signature]
REGISTRAR'S REPORT
1. Tall, medium or short: medium
Slender, medium or stout: medium
2. Color of eyes: black
Color of hair: black
Bald: no
3. Has person lost arm, leg, hand, foot, eye or both eyes or is he otherwise disabled (specify): no
I certify that my answers are true, that the person registered has read is own answers, that I have witnessed his signature, and that all of his answers of which I have knowledge are true, except as follows:
Chas Strong (signature of registrar)
Precinct: Macon
City or county: Noxubee
State: Miss
Date of registration: 6/5/1917

1920 Mississippi Census
Noxubee County, Beat 3 (part of)
Supervisor's District No. 1, Enumeration District No. 87, Sheet No. 2B
Enumerated on 4 February 1920
Image 230 of 1106 on Archive.org [Internet Archive]
Lines 61-66
Family Search http://bit.ly/WcIsAj
Internet Archive http://bit.ly/1dcXcHG

Notes: Quttie Lee=Mattie Lee.

SAM WILLIAMS: head, farm, # dwelling visited 48, # family visited 48, male, Black, 26yrs, b. 1894, married, could read/write/speak English, born in MS, both parents born in MS,  occupation as a farm operator on a general farm, classified as an employer, farm schedule #42

QUTTIE LEE WILLIAMS: wife, female, Black, 24yrs, b. 1896, married, couldn't read/write English but could speak it, born in MS, both parents born in MS, occupation as a laborer on a general farm

WOODROW WILLIAMS: son, male, Black, 8yrs, b. 1912, single, attended school any time since 1 Sep 1919, born in MS, both parents born in MS, could speak English, no occupation

EARNEST WILLIAMS: son, male, Black, 6yrs, b. 1914, single born in MS, both parents born in MS, could speak English, no occupation

LEE WILLIAMS: daughter, female, Black, 4yrs, b. 1916, single, born in MS, both parents born in MS, no occupation

SAM WILLIAMS: son, male, Black, 2yrs, b. 1918, single, born in MS, both parents born in MS, no occupation

1940 Mississippi Census
Noxubee County, Beat 3 S.D. No 1, E.D. No 52-8, Sheet No 4A
Enumerated on 6-8 Apr 1940
Image 7 of 32 on FamilySearch.org
Lines 25-30
Family Search http://bit.ly/13BnMVA

Notes: O.D.=Odell. Transcriber on Ancestry.com wrote J.D. but I see J.V. aka James V

SAM WILLIAMS: head of household, # of household in order of visitation: 53, Home owned (O) or rented (R): owned, Value of home, if owned, or monthly rental, if rented: 500, Does this household live on a farm? (Yes or No): yes, Sex: male, Color or race: Neg, Age at last birthday: 47, Birth year: 1893, Marital status: married, Attended school or college any time since March 1, 1940? (Yes or No): no, Highest grade of school completed: 6, Place of birth: MS, In what place did the person live in 1 April 1935? City, County, State: same house, On a farm? (Yes or No): yes, Was this person AT WORK for pay or profit in private or nonemergency Gov't. work during week of March 24-30? (Yes or No): yes, Number of hours worked during week of March 24-30, 1940: 60, Occupation: farmer, Industry: farm, class of worker: OA [own account], Number of weeks worked in 1939 (Equivalent full-time weeks): 52, Amount of money wages or salary received (including commissions): 0, Did this person receive income of $50 or more from sources other than money wages or salary? (Yes or No): yes

MATTIE WILLIAMS: wife, x inside circle: she gave information for the household, Sex: female, Color or race: Neg, Age at last birthday: 44, Birth year: 1896, Marital status: married, Attended school or college any time since March 1, 1940? (Yes or No): no, Highest grade of school completed: 7, Place of birth: MS, In what place did the person live in 1 April 1935? City, County, State: same house, On a farm? (Yes or No): yes, Was this person AT WORK for pay or profit in private or nonemergency Gov't. work during week of March 24-30? (Yes or No): yes, Number of hours worked during week of March 24-30, 1940: 50, Occupation: laborer, Industry: farm, class of worker: NP [nonpaid family worker], Number of weeks worked in 1939 (Equivalent full-time weeks): 52, Amount of money wages or salary received (including commissions): 0, Did this person receive income of $50 or more from sources other than money wages or salary? (Yes or No): no

O.D.: son, Sex: male, Color or race: Neg, Age at last birthday: 15, Birth year: 1925, Marital status: single, Attended school or college any time since March 1, 1940? (Yes or No): yes, Highest grade of school completed: 7, Place of birth: MS, In what place did the person live in 1 April 1935? City, County, State: same house, On a farm? (Yes or No): yes, Was this person AT WORK for pay or profit in private or nonemergency Gov't. work during week of March 24-30? (Yes or No): no, If not, was he at work on, or assigned to, public EMERGENCY WORK (WPA, NYA, CCC, etc.) during week of March 24-30? (Yes or No): no, Was this person SEEKING WORK? (Yes or No): no, If not seeking work, did he HAVE A JOB, business, etc.? (Yes or No): no, Indicate whether engaged in home housework (H), in school (S), unable to work (U), or other (Ot): S, Number of weeks worked in 1939 (Equivalent full-time weeks): 0, Amount of money wages or salary received (including commissions): 0, Did this person receive income of $50 or more from sources other than money wages or salary? (Yes or No): no

LAURA VELL: daughter, Sex: female, Color or race: Neg, Age at last birthday: 12, Birth year: 1928, Marital status: single, Attended school or college any time since March 1, 1940? (Yes or No): yes, Highest grade of school completed: 7, Place of birth: MS, In what place did the person live in 1 April 1935? City, County, State: same house, On a farm? (Yes or No): yes

RUTH DELL: daughter, Sex: female, Color or race: Neg, Age at last birthday: 10, Birth year: 1930, Marital status: single, Attended school or college any time since March 1, 1940? (Yes or No): yes, Highest grade of school completed: 4, Place of birth: MS, In what place did the person live in 1 April 1935? City, County, State: same house, On a farm? (Yes or No): yes

J.D.: son, Sex: male, Color or race: Neg, Age at last birthday: 8, Birth year: 1932, Marital status: single, Attended school or college any time since March 1, 1940? (Yes or No): yes, Highest grade of school completed: 2, Place of birth: MS, In what place did the person live in 1 April 1935? City, County, State: same house, On a farm? (Yes or No): yes

1941 Michigan Social Security Application (SS-5)
Social Security Administartion (SSA)
Received 10 Dec 2013 from Kathleen Brandit of A3Genealogy
http://www.ssa.gov/online/ss-5.pdf
APPLICATION FOR SOCIAL SECURITY ACCOUNT NUMBER
FORM SS-5
TREASURY DEPARTMENT
INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE
(Revised June 19__)

1. First name: Sam
Middle name: -----
Last name: Williams
2. Full name under which you work:
3 Home address: 912 Theodore
Detroit Mich
4. Have you ever before had a social security account number card: no
5. Age at last birthday: 49
6. Date of birth: 7-22-1892
7. Place of birth: Noxubee Miss
8. Sex: male
9. Color or race: Negro
10. Married
11. Name of employer:
12. Address of employer:
13. Father's full name: Jack Williams
14. Mother's full name: Elizabeth Smith
15. Last occupation: farm
16. [can't read]:
17. Date signed: 12-1-41
18. Signature: Sam Williams

1942 U.S. WWII Draft Registration Cards
Front of card; Image 5538 of 5976 on FamilySearch.org http://bit.ly/TrX8oO
Back of card; Image 5539 of 5976 on FamilySearch.org http://bit.ly/NuQu6g
FRONT OF CARD
REGISTRATION CARD (Men born on or after April 28, 1877 and on or before February 16, 1897)
Serial Number: 931
1. Name: Sam Williams
Order number:
2. Place of residence: 634 E. 51st St, Chicago, IL
(THE PLACE OF RESIDENCE GIVEN ON THE LINE ABOVE WILL DETERMINE LOCAL BOARD JURISDICTION; LINE 2 OF REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE WILL BE IDENTICAL)
3. Mailing address: same as (2)
4. Telephone:
Exchange: Dorex
Number: 8875
5. Age in years: 49
Date of birth: 22 July 1892
6. Place of birth:
Town or county: Macon
State or country: Miss.
7. Name & address of person who will always know your address: Mrs. Mattie Williams (wife), 634 E. 51st St
8. Employer's name & address: Boyd O. Avants, 3300 W. 55th St
9. Place of employment or business: National Tea Co., 1000 Crosby St., Chicago, IL
I AFFIRM THAT I HAVE VERIFIED ABOVE ANSWERS AND THAT THEY ARE TRUE
Registrant's signature: Sam Williams
BACK OF CARD
REGISTRAR'S REPORT
DESCRIPTION OF REGISTRANT
Race: Negro
Height: 5'7"
Eyes: brown
Weight: 147
Hair: black
Complexion: dark brown
Other obvious physical characteristics that will aid in identification: none
I certify that my answers are true; that the person registered has read or has had read to him his own answers; that I have witnesed his signature or mark and that all of his answers of which I have knowledge are true, except as follows:
Signature of registrar: Lydia Coffey
Registrar for local board:
Number: 7
City or county: Chicago
State: Ill.
Date of registration: April 27 1942
Local board no: 7
Chicago City

1979 Illinois Death Certificate
State file no: 617058
Name: Sam Williams
Date of birth: 23 Jul 1892
Place of birth: Mississippi
Date of death: 1 Aug 1979
Place of death: Chicago, Cook County, IL
Name of father: Jack Williams
Name of mother: Not available
Informant: Adm. Clerk [private]

United States Social Security Death Index
http://bit.ly/vJreK0
First name: Sam
Middle name:
Last name: Williams
Name suffix:
Birth date: 22 July 1892
Social security number: XXX-XX-XXXX
Place of issuance: Michigan
Last residence: Noxubee, Mississippi
Zip code of last residence: 39341
Death date: August 1979
Estimated age at death: 87

Cook County, Illinois Death Index, 1908-1988
http://ancstry.me/UW0a62
Name: Sam Williams
Death Date: 1 Aug 1979
Death Location: Cook County, IL
File Number: 6017058
Archive collection name: Cook County Genealogy Records (Deaths)
Archive repository location: Chicago, IL
Archive repository name: Cook County Clerk

Burial
Find A Grave Memorial
http://bit.ly/QHrzrY
Name: Sam Williams, Sr
Birth: Jul. 23, 1892
Macon
Noxubee County
Mississippi, USA
Death: Aug. 1, 1979
Chicago
Cook County
Illinois, USA
Bio: http://wp.me/p2v72Z-6U
Family links:
Parents: Elizabeth Smith Williams (1860 - 1942)
Spouse: Mattie Lee Smith Williams (1894 - 1976)
Children:
Florence Jean Frierson Riley (1910 - 1996)
Hardie Williams (1920 - 1984)
Margaret Ruth Sledge Gregory (1950 - 2006)
Burial:
New Hope Cemetery
Macon
Noxubee County
Mississippi, USA
Created by: Tara R. Gregory
Record added: Oct 14, 2012
Find A Grave Memorial# 98893175

Obituary/Funeral Program

In loving memory of
Sam Williams

Saturday, August 4, 1979
Wake: 7:00 - 8:00 P.M.

A.R. Leak Funeral Home
7838 So. Cottage Grove Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60619

OBITUARY

"Remember me as you pass by, for as you are now, once was I. As I am now, you soon shall be. Prepare yourself to follow me."

Sam Williams was born July 23, 1892 in Macon, Miss. to the parents of Jack and Elizabeth Williams. Sam accepted Christ at an early age and was baptized and united with the New Hope Methodist Church, which he was a member until he departed this life at 11:00 p.m. on August 1, 1979.

Sam was educated at New Hope School in Macon, Miss. He was a happy and friendly person. His love and devotion for fellow-man never ceased. He became ill and came to Chicago, Ill. on the first of April, 1979, to make his home with his children. He entered Mercy Hospital on April 4, 1979.

Recently, Sam quoted that he was going home, because he had to go, we all have to go sometime. He knew that everythings was done to the best, and did not want anyone to cry. He said, what will be, will be; and God will take care of it all, just rejoice.

Survivors include: his wife, Flora Williams; his devoted children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren; nephews, nieces, one sister, Essie Thatcher of Memphis, Tenn.; and a host of other relatives and friends.

ORDER OF SERVICE
Macon, Mississippi

Organ prelude
Processional......Congregation standing
Hymn.....["#207 God will take care of you" was handwritten on my mother's copy of the obituary]
Prayer
Scripture
Selection....."Precious Lord"
Resolutions
Acknowledgements.....["Mrs. Essie D. Spann" was handwritten on my mother's copy of the obituary]
Obituary.....["Mrs. Guineva D. Brown" was handwritten on my mother's copy of the obituary]
Remarks.....["Mr. Julius Mason" was handwritten on my mother's copy of the obituary]
Selection....."He'll understand and say well done"
Eulogy....."Rev. James _____, Pastor" was handwritten on my mother's copy of the obituary]
Reviewal
Recessional

Interment
New Hope Cemetery
Macon, Mississippi

Cockrell Funeral Home, In charge
Macon, Mississippi

PALLBEARERS

Friends

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

The family wishes at this time to extend their sincere thanks and deep gratitude and most of all appreciation for the many expressions of sympathy, and the act of kindness and consideration shown them in their hours of bereavement.

"LOVING MEMORIES"

Dark shadow fall in the lives of us all. Sickness and sorrow come to us all; but through it we grow and learn to stand tall. His gentle face, a patient smile with sadness we recall, he had a kind word for each, and died beloved by all.

Although I have left you in this life, I have no more pains, struggle, or strife, so please do not cry, do not worry or grieve. God knows what is best, and He will comfort the bereaved.

Daddy, you are not forgotten, nor will you ever be; as long as life and memory last, we will remember thee. Our hearts are sore, as time goes by, we will miss you more; your loving smile, your gentle face, no one can fill your vacant place.

-The family

A.R. Leak Funeral Home
7838 So. Cottage Grove Ave
Chicago, Illinois 60619

(No known obituary is available in the newspaper)

Photo Credit: Earl WILSON, Library Of Congress, Family Search, Internet Archive