League Williams

b. April 1872, d. 6 November 1945
  • League Williams was born in April 1872 in Clear Creek, Harris County, Texas.
  • William Howell Williams and Edwin Eliza Campbell appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1880 in Galveston, Texas, at 31st Avenue. Other members of the household included League Williams, Katherine Williams, St. John Williams, Caroline Louise Williams, Ann Clarke Williams, Campbell Williams and Ethel Williams.
  • League Williams appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1900 in Bayambang, Luzon, Philippines, serving as a sergeant in Company L, 17th US Infantry Regiment. According to this census, he was a widower, having married about 1889, and his US residence Neuces & 26th Street in Austin, Texas.
  • League Williams appeared in the US federal census of 1 January 1920 in South Hampton, Rockingham County, New Hampshire. Other members of the household included St. John Williams, Ethel Williams and Katherine Williams.
  • He was a farmer, according to the 1920 census.
  • League Williams appeared in the US federal census of 1 April 1930 in Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, at 14 Gardner Street. Other members of the household included St. John Williams and Katherine Williams.
  • He was proprietor of a lunch room, according to the 1930 census.
  • League Williams appeared in the US federal census of 1 April 1940 in Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, at 14 Gardner Street. Other members of the household included Ethel Williams and St. John Williams. They all were living in the same house in 1935.
  • He was employed as a chef in a restaurant, according to the 1940 census.
  • League Williams died on 6 November 1945 at age 73 in Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts.
  • The following appeared on 7 November 1945 in The Boston Herald: (Amesbury, Nov. 6) League Williams, 73, of 14 Gardner street, former restaurant proprietor and a veteran of the Spanish-American War, died today at the Amesbury hospital. The funeral will be held Thursday afternoon at 2 from the Pillsbury and Gale funeral home.
  • Last Edited: 18 Feb 2013