Hi Lori, Here is some census info plus other info found on ancestry.com: 1930 IL Morgan Co Jacksonville City Williams Charles head 65 married at 27 NY ? IRE painter Williams Ida wife 58 married at 18 IL NY IL Dunes Hazel grdau 19 IL IL IL 1920 IL Morgan Co Jacksonville Williams Chas E head 55 NY NY IRE painter Williams Ida M wife 48 IL NY IL 1910 IL Morgan Jacksonville Williams Charles head 45 married once 18 yrs NY UIS US painter house Williams Ida wife 38 married once 18 yrs 2 born 2 living IL US US Williams Claude son 16 NY NY IL trimmer cigar factory 1900 NY Onondaga Co Syracuse Williams Charles head Aug 1867 33 married 11 yrs NY NY NY paper hanger & painter Williams Ida wife Nov 1871 25 married 11 yrs 2 born 2 living IL IL IL Williams Hazel dau Jan 1892 8 IL NY IL at school Williams Claudie son Apr 1894 6 NY NY IL at school The Illinois Death Index(which can be found on a google search) lists the following two people that you could request copies of death records to see which one is yours: Charles E Williams d.1925-12-06 Morgan Co DC#0690148 filed 25-12-07 Charles Edgar Williams d 1931-12-06 Morgan Co Jacksonville DC#2690594 filed 31-12-09 These records may show the parents names. With the death dates you could call the local library for on obit search which may also list the parents' names. and you could request the Social Security Application of: Claude Williams b. 14 Apr 1894 d. Feb 1980 Jacksonville Morgan Co Il You can request the SS app thru rootsweb.com and it's Social Security Death Index, it costs about $27 and takes about 6 wks to get back(or it used to). This will verify the names of Charles E Williams and Ida"s maiden name which is important for further research. Let me know if you have any questions. This is not part of my family. Mary in CA *********** > > From: Lori Helderman <[email protected]> > Date: 2006/01/01 Sun AM 01:17:09 EST > To: [email protected] > Subject: [WILLIAMS] Watertown NY Williams > > I am looking for a Charles Edward Williams, and wife, > possibly named Hannah, the wife possibly from Ireland > according to family info. They lived in Watertown New > York Sometime around 1894 (plus or minus). My > grandfather was born February 14 1894 in watertown and > I know that he lived in Jacksonville Illinois by the > time he was a young man because I found his draft > card. He worked in a cigar factory at the time, but > his lifelong career was as a detail painter. I > understand that his father was also in the same line > of business. My grandfather did the old gold leaf > painting that they used to do in the grand old > theaters. He also did detail painting on airplanes > during WWI and that is how he escaped military duty. > He had two wives, one according to my mother was and > older woman of 20 who married him when he was 16 and > was quickly anulled by his strong willed mother. The > later was to my grandmother who had a love hate > relationship with him until the day he died. Anyway. > If you have info please let me know. I'm looking for > the lost link to the East Coast. We have long > wondered about the relatives on the East Coast. > > Lori Helderman > > > > > __________________________________ > Yahoo! for Good - Make a difference this year. > http://brand.yahoo.com/cybergivingweek2005/ > > > ==== WILLIAMS Mailing List ==== > List web page: http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/surname/w/williams.html > Genealogy Links - http://www2.netdoor.com/~cch/GEN-links.htm > > ============================== > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx > >