Thanks Mary. I'm still trying to sort out the children from these various marriages. I see Silas Williams death record shows his father was Sanford Williams. Could this be William Sanford Williams b abt 1805 NC who married Mary Jane Waggoner 16 Jan 1846 FCI ?? Silas death record states his mother's maiden name was Shelton but I can't find a marriage like that. 1850 FCI census shows Wm. S. Williams age 45 with 6 older children from obviously previous marriage and wife named Mary age 20 with Silas Williams age 1. By 1860 census in Williamson Co, IL, Silas is now age 12. Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947 Name: Silas Williams Birth Date: 14 Oct 1847 Birth Place: Williamson County, Ill Death Date: 26 May 1926 Death Place: Mount Vernon, Jefferson, Illinois Burial Date: 28 May 1926 Death Age: 78 Occupation: Retired Farmer Race: White Marital Status: M Gender: Male Father Name: Sanford Mother Name: Shelton Spouse Name: Jane Williams FHL Film Number: 1613364 Sandy On 4/22/2014 7:29 AM, Mary wrote: > Will of JANE WILLIAMS - Will Book B - Jefferson County, Illinois - October 1, 1928 > > (Henrietta Jane (Shelton) Shelton Williams > > I JANE WILLIAMS in the County of Jefferson and State of Illinois being of sound mind and memory and considering the uncertainty of this frail and transitory life do therefore make ordain publish and declare this to be my last Will and Testament. > > FIRST I order and direct that my Executor hereinafter named pay all my just debts and funeral expenses as soon after my deceased as conveniently may be. > > SECOND After the payment of such funeral expenses and debts I give devise and bequeath unto the children of my first marriage as follows: Edna JOHNSON, George SHELTON and the heirs of Peter SHELTON deceased as follows: Frank SHELTON, Josie CUREL, Lennie MARTIN, Clark SHELTON and Lillie May SIMPSON daughter of Florence SIMPSON deceased a daughter of Peter SHELTON and unto Florence JOHNSON, Francis M. WILLIAMS, Albert WILLIAMS, Otis WILLIAMS, Weaver WILLIAMS and Eva ADAMS children of my last marriage with Silas W. WILLIAMS deceased, and unto the heirs of William WILLIAMS deceased a son of my deceased husband, Silas W. WILLIAMS by a former marriage as follows: Pearl HICKS, Minnie SINKS, Clarance WILLIAMS and Clyde WILLIAMS each child to share equally and the children of deceased children to receive only the share that its deceased parent would have received if living. > > LASTLY I make constitute and appoint Albert WILLIAMS without bond to be Executor of this my last Will and Testament hereby revoking all former Wills by me made. > > In witness thereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed my Seal the first day of October in the year of our Lord and One Thousand Nine Hundred and Twenty Eight. > > Jane WILLIAMS (Seal) > > This instrument was on the day of the date hereof signed published and declared by the said Testatrix Jane WILLIAMS to be her last Will and Testament in presence of us at her request have subscribed our names thereto as witnesses in her presence and in presence of each other. > > Alma HARMON > Roger G. WEBB > > Proof of Will - State of Illinois Jefferson County (SS) > In the County Court of said County in probate February Term A. D. 1930 personally appeared in open court Alma MELTON formerly Alma HARMON and Roger G. WEBB subscribing witnesses to the annexed instrument of writing purposting to be the last Will and Testament of Jane WILLIAMS late of said County deceased who being duly sworn according to law do depose and say each for herself and himself that they were present and saw the said Jane Williams subscribe her name thereto in their presence and declare the same to be her last Will and Testament and that they believe that the said Testatrix was of sound mind and memory of lawful age and under no constraint when she signed said Will. > > Subscribed and sworn to by said witnesses in open court the 10th of February A.D. 1930 > > Alma MELTON > Roger G. WEBB > > Geo. B. THOMPSON, County Clerk > > ____________________________________________________________ > Do THIS before eating carbs (every time) > 1 EASY tip to increase fat-burning, lower blood sugar & decrease fat storage > http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3131/53567cf51acfc7cf5058est02duc > > Visit the Jefferson County web site at: > www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~iljeffer/ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >