First Generation ---------------------------------------- 1. Dr James Reading WILLIAMS. Born in Raleigh, North Carolina. James Reading died in 1890 in Arkansas. Occupation: Physician. Religion: Was one of the first elders of the Christian Church. James Reading married Letitia Elizabeth POPLIN. Born in Chestnut Bluff, Tennessee. Letitia Elizabeth died in 1900 in Arkansas. They had the following children: i. Emma Lee. 2 ii. Myra 3 iii. Elizabeth "Minnie" (1871-1961) 4 iv. Lena Bell (1876-) v. James Reading. Born in 1877 in Arkansas. James Reading died in St Bernards Hospital, Jonesboro, Arkansas in 1930, he was 53. 5 vi. Harry Lee (1881-1967) Second Generation ---------------------------------------- 2. Myra WILLIAMS. Myra married Dr Timothy A DRAPER. Born in Jul 1846 in Missouri. Timothy A died in 1898, he was 51. They had one child: i. James Frederick. Born in Sep 1879. James Frederick married Belle WESTBROOKE. 3. Elizabeth "Minnie" WILLIAMS. Born in 1871 in Arkansas. Elizabeth "Minnie" died in 1961, she was 90. Elizabeth "Minnie" first married William Daniel"Dan" COBB Sr, son of Rev. Jackson D C COBB & Ann E KIRK. Born in 1897 in Arkansas. They were divorced. They had the following children: 6 i. Guy W ii. Gladys. iii. Elizabeth. Elizabeth married Lowell SOWLE. 7 iv. William Daniel v. James Carr. Born in Arkansas. Elizabeth "Minnie" second married SOULE. 4. Lena Bell WILLIAMS. Born in 1876. Lena Bell married Matthew MARTIN. They had one child: 8 i. Myra 5. Harry Lee WILLIAMS. Born in Mar 1881 in Jonesboro, Arkansas. Harry Lee died in Little Rock, Ark in May 1967, he was 86. Occupation: Founding Editor & Publisher Jonesboro Daily Tribune 1909-1928. Education: Jonesboro Public Schools. Religion: Attended the First Christian Church in Little Rock. On 12 Jun 1904 when Harry Lee was 23, he married Allie Neill BANDY, daughter of Richard W BANDY & Isabelle Adelaide HUDDLESTON. Born on 24 Feb 1885 in Jacksonport, Arkansas. Allie Neill died in Little Rock, Ark in 1957, she was 71. They had the following children: 9 i. Richard Bandy (1905-1964) 10 ii. Lucile Beatrice (1910-1989) 11 iii. Betty Lynne (1920-1988) Third Generation ---------------------------------------- 6. Guy W COBB. Born in Arkansas. Occupation: Civil Engineer. Guy W married Emma Belle NOLEN. Born on 12 Aug 1907. Emma Belle died in Mar 1980, she was 72. They had the following children: i. Minnie Bertha. ii. Guy. 7. William Daniel COBB Jr. Born in Arkansas. Children: i. Danny. ii. Davis. 8. Myra MARTIN. Myra married Al JENNINGS. They had one child: i. Charles. 9. Richard Bandy WILLIAMS. Born in 1905. Richard Bandy died in San Antonio, Texas on 2 May 1964, he was 59. Occupation: truck driver, hauled cars. Education: Graduated High School in 1923. In 1933 when Richard Bandy was 28, he first married Minnie Lee HOWEY. They had the following children: 12 i. Richard Lee 13 ii. Donald Richard Bandy second married Berta RUSSELL. 10. Lucile Beatrice WILLIAMS. Born on 13 Sep 1910 in Arkansas. Lucile Beatrice died in Los Angeles, CA on 23 Jan 1989, she was 78. Buried on 27 Jan 1989 in North Little Rock Funeral Home. Occupation: Salvation Army Civilian Worker. Education: Graduated in 1928. Religion: United Methodist. Lucile Beatrice first married Hershal MASEY. Born in 1913. Hershal died in 1934, he was 21. They had one child: 14 i. Maxine Dorothy (1934-) On 23 Jun 1945 when Lucile Beatrice was 34, she second married John ABERNATHY. Born in Arkansas. They were divorced. They had no children. 11. Betty Lynne WILLIAMS. Born on 14 Jul 1920. Betty Lynne died in Little Rock Arkansas in May 1988, she was 67. Education: Little Rock High School, Arkansas State Teachers College. On 13 Jun 1942 when Betty Lynne was 21, she married William Joseph KIRBY Jr., son of Judge William Joseph KIRBY Sr. & , in First Presbyterian Church, Little Rock, Arkansas. Born on 30 Nov 1922. William Joseph died in Little Rock, Ark on 18 Sep 1994, he was 71. They had the following children: 15 i. Karen (1943-) ii. Lou Ann. iii. Jo Neil. Born on 5 Jun . Jo Neil married Raymond HAGGARD, in las Vegas, Nev. 16 iv. Freeda Kelly (1962-) Fourth Generation ---------------------------------------- 12. Richard Lee WILLIAMS. Children: i. David ii. Roger iii. Donald Rae 13. Donald WILLIAMS. Occupation: doctor. Education: medical. Donald married Kim. They had the following children: i. UNNAMED ii. Kristin 14. Maxine Dorothy MASEY. Born on 28 Sep 1934 in Louisville, Kentucky. Occupation: retired school aide (librarian). Education: nurses training. Religion: Christian. Maxine Dorothy first married William Lee BRUMMETT, son of William I BRUMMETT & Sarah. Born on 27 Jul 1933 in Greenbriar, Arkansas. William Lee died in Crawford, Arkansas 72956 on 2 May 1999, he was 65. They had one child: i. Brenda Sue (1956-) On 28 Mar 1959 when Maxine Dorothy was 24, she second married William John BRUNING, son of Gustav Emil BRUNING & Lena Louise MUELLER, in Reno, Nevada. Born on 1 May 1926 in Newark, NJ. They had the following children: i. John Arthur (1960-) ii. Judy Ann (1962-1988) iii. Deborah Lynne (1963-) iv. Richard David (1965-) . 15. Karen KIRBY. Born on 7 Jun 1943. Karen married Robert Henry McKINNEY. They were divorced. They had the following children: i. Russell (1966-) ii. Michael (1968-) 16. Freeda Kelly KIRBY. Born in 1962 in Little Rock Arkansas. Freeda Kelly married James BALLENTINE. Born in 1960 in New York. They had the following children: i. Helen (1994-) ii. William (1999-)
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