Martha Antoinette (Blackburn) Williams (1852 - 1942)

Born Dec 1852 in Kellerman, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States

Wife of David Hardy Williams — married 22 Nov 1871 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States

Descendants

Died 1 Jan 1942 at age 89 in Kellerman, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States

Biography

Martha was born in Dec 1852 according to her records. Martha was one of at least 8 children born to Benjamin F & Cordelia Antoinette (King) Blackburn. Her mother, Cordelia, was said to be a full-blooded Eastern Cherokee Indian.

On November 22, 1871, Martha married David H Williams in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama.

David and Martha's children included: Benjamin "Pal", Olisha Dora (Mrs. John Hicks), John T, Leroy A, Drucilla J, Mary, Cordelia A (Mrs. James Rolen), David C and William V Williams.

Sources

• 1860 Census: "1860 United States Federal Census"
  The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Romulus, Tuscaloosa, Alabama; Roll: M653_25; Page: 613; Family History Library Film: 803025
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7667 #12747123 (accessed 16 March 2024)
  Martha Blackburn (7) in Romulus, Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Born in Alabama.

• 1870 Census: "1870 United States Federal Census"
  Year: 1870; Census Place: Hickmans, Tuscaloosa, Alabama; Roll: M593_43; Page: 427B
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7163 #12982234 (accessed 16 March 2024)
  Martha A Blackburn (17), At Home, in Hickmans, Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Born in Alabama.

• 1880 Census: "1880 United States Federal Census"
  Year: 1880; Census Place: Moores Bridge and Marcomville, Tuscaloosa, Alabama; Roll: 33; Page: 526b; Enumeration District: 152
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6742 #8387876 (accessed 16 March 2024)
  Vonza Williams (24), wife, Housekeeper, in household of David Williams (30) in Moores Bridge and Marcomville, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA. Born in Alabama.

• 1900 Census: "1900 United States Federal Census"
  Year: 1900; Census Place: Cowden, Tuscaloosa, Alabama; Roll: 42; Page: 5; Enumeration District: 0113
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7602 #35013650 (accessed 16 March 2024)
  Martha A Williams (47), wife, in household of Dove H Williams (69) in Cowden, Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Born in Alabama, USA.

• 1930 Census: "1930 United States Federal Census"
  Year: 1930; Census Place: Ackers, Tuscaloosa, Alabama; Page: 16A; Enumeration District: 0005; FHL microfilm: 2339786
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6224 #118304609 (accessed 16 March 2024)
  Bonzy Williams (77), widowed mother-in-law, in household of J W Ballen (46) in Ackers, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA. Born in Alabama.

• 1940 Census: "1940 United States Federal Census"
  Year: 1940; Census Place: Ackers, Tuscaloosa, Alabama; Roll: m-t0627-00084; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 63-5
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2442 #63802920 (accessed 16 March 2024)
  Vonzie Williams (90), widowed mother-in-law, in household of James W Roland (59) in Ackers, Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Born in Alabama.

• Burial: "Alabama, U.S., Deaths and Burials Index, 1881-1974"
  FHL Film Number: 1908610
  Ancestry Record 2543 #856440 (accessed 16 March 2024)
  Vonzie Williams burial (died on 1 Jan 1942) on 2 Jan 1942 in Searles, Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Born on 28 Dec 1850.

• Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
  Find A Grave: Memorial #55862658 (accessed 16 March 2024)
  Memorial page for Martha Antoinette Vonzie Blackburn Williams (1 Aug 1850-1 Jan 1942), citing Friendship Baptist Church Cemetery, East Brookwood, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, USA; Maintained by Sonja Turner (contributor 46583962).