Edward Morris WILLIAMS

1889 - 1953  (64 years)

• Name	Edward Morris WILLIAMS
  Birth	22 Jul 1889	Iola, Waupaca County, Wisconsin
  	ELCA church record says 21 Jul
  Gender	Male
  Baptism	29 Sep 1889	Scandinavia Lutheran Church, Scandinavia Twp, Waupaca County, Wisconsin
  Social Security Number	547-09-0986
  Death	10 Dec 1953	Los Angeles County, California
  Notes	Or Edwin M. Born Morris Edwin. The listing in Wisconsin Births and Christenings includes the note “changed from Edwin.” Registered for the WWI draft as Edward Morris Williams (b. July 22, 1889), an auto mechanic living in Cedar Rapids, IA, on June 5, 1917. At that time he was married with a child. In the 1920 census, E. M. Williams, 30, was living with his father and sister at 173 West 43rd Street in Los Angeles. With E. M. was his 29 year old wife, Gerlinda, and their 5 year old daughter, Dorothy C., Edwin is a manager at a “dye works.” His wife was also born in Wisconsin and, like E. M., her father was born in Wisconsin and her mother in Minnesota. In the 1930 census, he is is shown as Edward M. Williams, 40, a garage mechanic living with his family in Los Angeles County, San Antonio township, city of South Gate. The address appears to be 8162 San Luis Avenue. Still only one child, Dorothy C., 15, still living with her parents. In the 1940 census, he and Gertrude live in a rented residence in Alhambra in San Gabriel Twp, Los Angeles County, California. He is an auto repair mechanic. He is a high school graduate, Gertrude had had three years of high school. He registered for the World War II draft as Edward Morris Williams of Alhambra, California. He gave Gertrude, his wife, as the person who would always know his address. He was employed by Mead Motors of San Gabriel. Died as Edward Morris Williams. The Wisconsin Births Index shows an Edward M. Williams born in Waupaca County on July 22, 1889.
  Person ID	I7104	Don Carlson's Tree
  Last Modified	2 May 2024

  
  

  Father	Boie (Buck) WILLIAMS,   b. 24 Dec 1857, Scandinavia Twp, Waupaca County, Wisconsin d. 14 Mar 1924, Los Angeles County, California (Age 66 years)
  Mother	Clara JUELSON,   b. 30 Aug 1867, Rock Dell Twp, Olmsted County, Minnesota d. 31 May 1900, Wisconsin (Age 32 years)
  Marriage	13 Sep 1885	Olmsted County, Minnesota
  Family ID	F5424	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Gertrude BEANE,   b. 25 Feb 1890, Wisconsin d. 8 Nov 1942, Los Angeles County, California (Age 52 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1914	Wisconsin
  Children	1. Dorothy Claire WILLIAMS,   b. 22 Aug 1914, Wisconsin d. 9 Sep 1990, Los Angeles County, California (Age 76 years)
  Family ID	F5436	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2011