John Alfred Williams^[1]

1913 - 2013  (99 years)

• Name	John Alfred Williams
  Born	17 Feb 1913	Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Census	1920	Jefferson County, Tennessee   [2]
  Census	1930	District 6, Cocke County, Tennessee   [3]
  Died	14 Feb 2013	Bybee, Tennessee   [4]
  Buried	17 Feb 2013	Fowlers Grove Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee
  Person ID	I310594	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	30 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	William A. Williams,   b. Abt 1884, Tennessee ,   d. Bef 14 Feb 2013  (Age ~ 129 years)
  Mother	Maggie Potts,   b. Jan 1882, Tennessee ,   d. 10 Apr 1950, Jefferson County, Tennessee  (Age ~ 68 years)
  Family ID	F121738	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Evelyn Palmer,   b. 5 Jan 1920,   d. 30 Sep 1992, Cocke County, Tennessee  (Age 72 years)
  Children	+ 1. Rita Evelyn Williams,   d. Bef 4 Nov 2011   2. Ronald Williams   3. Jerry Williams + 4. Saphronia Williams   5. Nita Williams
  Family ID	F134809	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 17 Feb 1913 - Tennessee Census - 1920 - Jefferson County, Tennessee Buried - 17 Feb 2013 - Fowlers Grove Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

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• Sources

  [S24] The Newport Plain Talk, (http://www.newportplaintalk.com), 19 Jan 2000. James Leon "Joker" Williams obituary [S112] Census, 1920. Name: John A Williams Residence: , Jefferson, Tennessee Estimated Birth Year: 1914 Age: 6 Birthplace: Tennessee Relationship to Head of Household: Son Gender: Male Race: White Marital Status: Single Father's Birthplace: Tennessee Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee Film Number: 1821748 Digital Folder Number: 4389731 Image Number: 00806 Sheet Number: 6 Household Gender Age Parent Will Williams M 37y Parent Maggie Williams F 39y James Williams M 16y Samuel Williams M 14y Bessie Williams F 11y Lillian V Williams F 10y Charles Williams M 9y John A Williams M 6y J B Williams M 4y David Williams M 2y [S112] Census, 1930. Name: John A Williams Event: Census Event Date: 1930 Event Place: District 06, Cocke, Tennessee Gender: Male Age: 16 Marital Status: Single Race: White Birthplace: Tennessee Estimated Birth Year: 1914 Immigration Year: Relationship to Head of Household: Son Father's Birthplace: Tennessee Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee Enumeration District Number: 0015 Family Number: 381 Sheet Number and Letter: 20A Line Number: 2 NARA Publication: T626, roll 2238 Film Number: 2341972 Digital Folder Number: 4548152 Image Number: 00333 Household Gender Age Parent William A Williams M 46 Parent Maggie Williams F 48 Bessie J Williams F 21 Lillian V Williams F 19 Charles F Williams M 18 John A Williams M 16 Jesse B Williams M 13 David J Williams M 11 William C Williams M 9 [S113] Manes Funeral Home, (http://www.manesfuneralhome.com), 14 Feb 2013. (February 17, 1913 - February 14, 2013) John Alfred Williams, age 99, of Bybee, passed away Thursday, February 14, 2013 at his home. He was preceded in death by his wife, Evelyn Palmer Williams; daughter, Rita Williams; grandson, Ricky Williams; parents, Will and Maggie Williams; brothers, Charles, Jess, James, Dave, and Sam Williams; sisters Lillian Lane and Bessie Moore. He is survived by his sons, Ronald (Martha) Williams of Newport, Jerry Williams of Newport; daughters, Saphronia (Ray) Bauer of Berea, Ohio, and Nita Williams of Newport; brother, Junior Williams of Dandridge; grandchildren, Lisa Zelenka of Gatlinburg, Clark Bauer of Newport, Tina Opalka, of Medina, Ohio, Johnny Williams of Newport, Jimmy Williams of Newport, Rhonda Williams of Newport, Evelyn Rita (Mark) Kehoe, of Berea, Ohio, Adam (Gina) Opalka of Medina, Ohio; nineteen great-grandchildren; several; nieces, nephews, and a host of other family and friends. Funeral services will be held at 7:00 pm Saturday, February 16, 2013 in Manes Funeral Home Chapel, with Rev. Ned Ramsey officiating. Burial will be held at 1:00 pm Sunday, February 17, 2013 in Fowlers Grove Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 5-7 pm Saturday at Manes Funeral Home prior to the funeral service. Family and friends may sign the guest register on line at: www.manesfuneralhome.com. Manes Funeral Home in charge.