Robert Clay Williams

Abt 1925 - 1946  (~ 21 years)

• Name	Robert Clay Williams
  Born	Abt 1925	Oklahoma
  Gender	Male
  Census	1930	Ventura, Ventura County, California   [1]
  Census	1940	Long Beach, Los Angeles County, California   [2]
  Died	7 Dec 1946	Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia   [3, 4, 5]
  Buried	Angeles Abbey Memorial Park Cemetery, Compton, Los Angeles County, California
  Person ID	I387621	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	15 Dec 2014

  
  

  Father	Clay C. Williams,   b. 24 Feb 1901, Kentucky ,   d. 10 Mar 1970, Los Angeles County, California  (Age 69 years)
  Mother	Mary Kathryn Austin,   b. 9 May 1901, Oklahoma ,   d. 16 Jul 1951, Los Angeles County, California  (Age 50 years)
  Family ID	F153261	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - Abt 1925 - Oklahoma Census - 1930 - Ventura, Ventura County, California Census - 1940 - Long Beach, Los Angeles County, California Died - 7 Dec 1946 - Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia Buried - - Angeles Abbey Memorial Park Cemetery, Compton, Los Angeles County, California  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Notes

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winecoff_Hotel_fire

  
  

• Sources

  [S112] Census, 1930. Name: Bobbie Williams Event Type: Census Event Year: 1930 Event Place: Ventura, Ventura, California, United States Gender: Male Age: 5 Marital Status: Single Race: White Race (Original): White Relationship to Head of Household: Son Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Son Birth Year (Estimated): 1925 Birthplace: Oklahoma Father's Birthplace: Kentucky Mother's Birthplace: Oklahoma Household Role Gender Age Birthplace Clay C Williams Head M 29 Kentucky Kathryn Williams Wife F 29 Oklahoma Juanita Williams Daughter F 9 Oklahoma Winford Williams Son M 7 Oklahoma Bobbie Williams Son M 5 Oklahoma [S112] Census, 1940. Name: Robert C Williams Event Type: Census Event Date: 1940 Event Place: Councilmanic District 5, Long Beach, Long Beach Judicial Township, Los Angeles, California, United States Gender: Male Age: 15 Marital Status: Single Race (Original): White Race: White Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Son Relationship to Head of Household: Son Birthplace: Oklahoma Birth Year (Estimated): 1925 Last Place of Residence: Same Place Household Role Gender Age Birthplace Clay C Williams Head M 38 Kentucky Mary K Williams Wife F 38 Oklahoma Juanita L Williams Daughter F 19 Oklahoma Winford C Williams Son M 17 Oklahoma Robert C Williams Son M 15 Oklahoma [S142] Newspaper Article, Long Beach Independent (CA), 25 Feb 1947. Son of L. B. Couple Dies in Crash [S142] Newspaper Article, Long Beach Independent (CA), 13 Dec 1946. Rites for Fire Victim To Be Held Monday Last rites for Ens, Robert Clay Williams, 21, USN; a naval flying officer of 1015 Pacific avenue, who was burned to death in the Winecoff hotel fire in Atlanta, Ga., December 7, will be conducted at Mottell's chapel with the Rev. Johnston Calhous officiating at 2 p. m. Monday. Williams was born in Manitou, Okla. and had lived in Long Beach 20 years. He attended elementary school here, was graduated from Polytechnic High school in 1943, and was a member of the Coinuu club of that school. He had served overseas and at Pensacola, Fla., and Norfolk, Va. He was an active duty and was en route to California when he stopped over in Atlanta withe fatal results. He is survived by his parenst Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Williams, a brother Winford Craig Williams and a sister, Mrs. Juanita Verne, all of Long Beach. Entombment will be in Angeles Abbey mausoleum, Compton. [S87] Death Certificate. Name: Robert C Williams Event Type: Death Event Date: 07 Dec 1946 Event Place: Calif, Georgia District/Parish/County: Fulton Gender: Male Age: 22 Race: W Birth Year (Estimated): 1924 Certificate Number: 25319