Williamson Ancestry

Thomas Williamson of Essex County, Virginia (?-1692) married Katherine ? (?-?)

+John Williamson of Essex County, Virginia (?-1742) married Elizabeth Shepherd (?-?)

+John Williamson of Essex County, Virginia (?-?) married (1) Sarah Dunn (?-?); (2) Winifred ? (?-?)

+Robert Williamson (? - 1798) (will filed in Greensville County, Virginia) married (1) Mary ? (?-?); (2) Martha ? (? - 1802) (will filed in Greensville County, Virginia)

children of Robert and Martha Williamson:

- Beverly Williamson (? - 1806) married Liza Morris (? - ?) on January 1, 1783
+ Ludah Williamson (1771 - 1840)
- Rowland Williamson (? - ?)
- Anthony Williamson
- Edmond Williamson (? - ?) married Nancy Vincent (? - ?) on December 16, 1801
- Elizabeth Williamson (? - ?) married John Adams (? - ?) on December 28, 1788

Ludah, Ludowick, or Ludie Williamson (1771 - bef. 10/5/1840) (born VA) married Lindsey Adams (? - ?) on January 14, 1801 in Greenesville County, Virginia

children of Ludah (Ludy) Williamson and Lindsey Adams Williamson:

- Angeline Williamson (1/14/1799 - ?) married David Rutledge (? - ?) on July 4, 1816 in Rutherford Co., Tennessee. Angeline died in Cape Giradeau, Missouri

- Catherine A. "Clara" Williamson (abt. 1803 - 1880) married William Karr Price (1799 - 1882) moved to Weakley Co., Tennessee

- George W. Williamson (1804 - ?) m. Eleanor G. Steele on January 22, 1834.

+Beverly Adam Williamson (10/21/1805 - 12/6/1873) (born Amherst County, VA)

- Daniel Williamson (1807 - ?) married Rebecca Patter (1807 - ?) lived in Rutherford Co., TN

- Joseph Williamson (? - ?)

- Nancy Williamson (? - ?) married Hugh McKelvey

- Elizabeth A. Williamson (? - ?) married W. M. Durley on September 28, 1837.

- Edward Williamson m. Lucretia Wade on September 20, 1838.

Beverly Adam Williamson (10/21/1805 - 12/6/1873) (born Amherst County, VA) married Mary Pitts (Polly) Yandell (6/2/1812 - 1891) (born Sumner County, TN) in 1831

children of Beverly Adam Williamson and Mary Pitts (Polly) Yandell Williamson:

+ John L. Williamson (10/1/1832 - 11/14/1876)

- William Yandell Williamson (1/31/1834 - 2/14/1919) married Frances Moore (12/31/1855 - 2/3/1925) on 4/10/1875

children * of William Yandell Williamson:
*George Williamson (6/25/1876 - 3/11/1949) married Floie Chandler (6/13/1877 - 11/8/1966)
* Lunsford Yandell Williamson (11/22/1879 - ?) married (1) Mamie Looney Rhea; (2) Ruth McCall Heiskell
* Robert Moore Williamson (11/10/1881 - ?) (died Nashville, TN) married Mary Salmon in 1903

children + of Robert Moore Williamson:
+ Robert Williamson
+ George Williamson
+ Alice Williamson married Julian Bratton

* John Eldon Williamson (11/10/1883 - 5/20/1969) unmarried
* Emma Williamson (4/19/1887 - 5/1966) (died Trezevant, TN) married Robert Y. Blanks
* Ben Wilson Williamson (11/22/1892 - 5/1966) married Eloise Bolin (? - ?)

children + of Ben Wilson Williamson:
+ Ben Williamson Jr. (? - ?) married Martha ? (? - ?)
+ Beverly Williamson (? - ?) married ? Maury (? - ?)

- Sarah Elizabeth Williamson (11/27/1835 - 6/25/1853)

- Judith Williamson (10/5/1839 - 9/10/1874)

- Susan Frances ("Fannie") Williamson (1/12/1841 - 11/5/1900) married (1) James D. Jackson (1834 - circa 1863); married (2) Albert Manson Brown (7/26/1840 - 8/3/1902)

children of Frances Williamson Jackson Brown:
* James Brinkley ("Jim") Jackson (9/27/1861 - 6/25/1944)
* Herbert Brown (2/26/1867 - ?)
* Mary Elizabeth (Bessie) Brown (8/24/1869 - 8/7/1958) married Andrew David Holt (11/7/1864 - 9/12/1929) on 2/15/1888

children + of Bessie Brown Holt:
+ Eugene Holt (8/20/1890 - 8/24/1890)
+Ray Holt (9/1/1891 - 8/2/1893)
+ Geordia Irene Holt (12/10/1893 - 4/21/1975)
+ Emma Ruth Holt (6/11/1896 - 8/11/1990) married R. Clyde Thompson
+ Linnie Mae Holt (10/1/1898 - 7/27/1900)
+ Kathryn Vashtie ("Kate") Holt (2/19/1901 - 9/16/1997) married R. Carl Finn
+ Bennet Holt (3/6/1907 - 4/24/1907)
+ Andrew David Holt, Jr.(12/4/1904 - 8/7/1987) married Martha Chase (? - ?)
+ Frances Elizabeth Holt (2/14/1911 - 8/11/1975) married (1) Guy Linton; (2) Clem A. Menefee

* Georganna Ann ("Geordia") Brown (4/20/1871 - 3/1972) married H. Lee Lessenberry (1/28/1871 - 5/24/1950)
* Hiram Brown (3/11/1872 - 10/25/1925) married Helen Holland House
* Lydia Brown (died 14 months old)
* Leonard Brown (1/14/1877 - 7/10/1955) married Daisy Nancy Stone
* Marvin Brown (10/1/1881 - ?) married Lillian Suggs

- Martha Williamson (1842 - ?) married Frank Allen (? - ?) on 10/29/1862

children * of Martha Williamson Allen:
* Mollie Allen (? - ?)
* Sallie Allen (? - ?)
* Hattie Allen (? - ?)
* Jennie Allen (? - ?)
* Winnie Allen (? - ?)
* Maud Allen (? - ?)

- Malinda Frusana ("Shug") Williamson (1844 - ?) married Robert Franklin Haun (1840 - 11/30/1914)  on 5/24/1870

children * of Malinda Williamson Haun:
* Yandell Haun (? - ?) (was a judge in Memphis) married Evelyn Carroll ? - ?

children + of Yandell Haun
+ Robert Haun (? - ?)
+ Evelyn Haun (abt. 1884 - 9/17/1920)

* Linnie Haun (? - ?) married Bruce York (? - ?)

children + of Linnie Haun York:
+ Jenny Lind York (Walker) (? - ?)
+ James Robert York (? - ?)

* Frances "Fannie" Haun (? - ?)
* Katherine "Kittie" Haun (? - ?)

- George Wilson Williamson (1847 - ?) married Emma Smith (? - ?)

children * of George Wilson Williamson:
* Fred Williamson (? - ?) (died young)
* Beverly Williamson (? - ?)
* John Yandell Williamson (? - ?)
* Harry Williamson (? - ?) (did not marry)
* W. Lycurgus (Curg) Smith Williamson (? - ?) married Jean Hunter (? - ?)

children + of Curg Williamson:
+ Jean Williamson (? - ?)
+ Emily Williamson (? - ?)
+ Flora Williamson (? - ?)
+ Lilly Williamson (? - ?)

* Kathryn ("Kattie") Williamson (? - ?) married Tom Clark (? - ?)
* Sam Williamson (? - ?) (twin of Nannie May)
* Nannie May Williamson (? - ?) (twin of Sam) married Joe Mauldin (? - ?)
* Lillie Williamson (died in infancy)

- Clara Ann ("Ann" or "Annie") Williamson (1851 - 1946) married William Peter ("Bill") Ragsdale (4/4/1848 - 2/1926) on 10/13/1877

children * of Annie Williamson Ragsdale:
* Samuel L. Ragsdale (1878 - ?) married Clara ? (no children)
* Peter B. Ragsdale (1885 - 1888)
* William Egbert Ragsdale (1881 - 1948) married Louise Moore (? - ?)

children + of William Egbert Ragsdale:
+ Eloise Ragsdale (? - ?) married Sam Mays
+ Marjorie Ragsdale (? - ?) married Bill ?
+ William Egbert Ragsdale, Jr. (? - ?)

* John Wilson Ragsdale, Sr. (12/16/1888 - 1970's)
            married (1) Rose Ruth Roberts (5/14/1893 - 9/14/1938); (2) Miss Julia Howe (? - 1960's)

children + of John Wilson Ragsdale:
+ Virginia Ragsdale (7/14/1918 - ?) married Eugene Keller on 6/16/1942
+ Margaret Ragsdale (1/17/1921 - ?) married Jack Harris on 6/6/1942
+ John W. Ragsdale, Jr. (8/1/1928 - ?)
          married (1) Mabel Ann Callis (10/3/1929 - 11/10/1967) in 1950; 
         (2) Norma Suedell Parker Garrison in 1972
+ infant son (died 2 days old)

- Samuel Beverly Williamson (2/17/1854-5/18/1902) (lawyer & TN State Senator) married Elizabeth Katrina "Cattie" Taylor (3/24/1858 - 3/8/1936) (Cattie was the daughter of Basil Manley Taylor and Dicie Williams Taylor).  They had no Children

- Emerson Ethridge ("Eff") Williamson (3/3/1857 - 10/12/1938) married (1) Mary Ann Pearce (? - ?); (2) Emma Harvy (? - ?)

children* of Emerson E. Williamson with Mary Ann Pearce:
* Effie Williamson (11/11/1889 - ?) married James Brasfield (9/10/1881 - 12/1971)
* Carrie Lee Williamson (? - ?) married Oliver Price Smith (? - ?)
* Lucy Williamson (died at age 3) (? - ?)
* infant who died at birth

children * of Emerson E. Williamson with Emma Harvy:
* Donie Williamson (? - ?)
* Robert Williamson (? - ?)
* Willie Williamson (? - ?) (twin of Wilson)
* Wilson Williamson (? - ?) (twin of Willie)
* Wesley Williamson (? - ?)
* Jenny Lind Williamson (? - ?)
* Abe Williamson (? - ?)
* Virginia Williamson (? - ?)

- Mary Catherine Williamson (? - ?) (died in infancy)

children of John L. Williamson and Martha Caroline Zachary:

- Sarah Elizabeth (Bettie) Williamson (1/19/1860 - 3/13/1938) married (1) James R. Hutcherson (1858 - 1881) on December 4, 1877 in Milan, TN; married (2) William Nance Trimble (2/26/1858 - 10/30/1923) on 12/3/1882 in Milan, TN

children * of Bettie Williamson Hutcherson Trimble:

* Leila Hutcherson (Abt. 1881 - ?)
* Irene Hutcherson (Abt. 1880 - ?) married Marshall C. Stewart, Sr. (Abt. 1869 - ?)

children + of Irene Hutcherson Stewart:
+ Marshall C. "M.C." Stewart, Jr. (Abt. 1914 - ?)
+ Dorothy H. "Dot" Stewart (Abt. 1917 - ?) (married (spouse name unknown) and lived in Daytona, Florida -- children: Mary Lynn, Sarah, Jean and Chris)

* John Williamson Trimble (7/16/1883 - 12/7/1940) married Myrtie Anita Pitts (7/5/1895 - 10/21/1960) on 11/17/1917 in Meridian, MS

children + of John Williamson Trimble:
+ John W. Trimble, Jr. (? - ?)
+ Margaret Trimble (9/28/1925-12/20/1995) married William D. Mendenhall (9/25/1922 - 8/9/1994)
+ Betty Trimble (? - ?)
+ daughter Trimble (? - ?)

* Nettie Trimble (2/2/1885 - 11/1/1975) married William Henry Spradlin, Sr. (2/2/1886 - 11/1975)

children + of Nettie Trimble Spradlin:
+ William H. Spradlin, Jr. (1911 - 1/6/1970)
+ Suzanne Spradlin (Abt. 1923 - ?)

* William N. Trimble, Jr. (1887 - 1888)

- Nannie Williamson (2/19/1862 - ?)

- Mary Alice Williamson (8/15/1865 - 3/31/1877)

+ Laura Anne Williamson (4/25/1868-6/19/1942) (my paternal great-grandmother) married John Richard Person 9/29/1863 - 1/26/1943 on 6/1/1887 in Jackson, Tennessee

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