Robert Garfield Williams

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• Name	Robert Garfield Williams  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Born	15 May 1879 Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1900 1333 Margaret, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [3, 6]  –  Age: 20; Occupation: Laborer; AbleToSpeakEnglish: Y; CanRead: Y; CanWrite: Y; CityWard: 6; EnumerationDistrict: 0057; MonthsUnEmployedPastYear: 0; Single MaritalStatus: Single; Son RelationToHead: Son
  Residence	1910 Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [3]
  Residence	1915 1332 Williams, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [4, 5]
  Military Enlistment	17 Sep 1915 Fort Slocum, Westchester, New York, USA [4]
  Military	8 Nov 1915 Fort Huachuca, Cochise, Arizona, USA [4]  –  B Troop 10 Cavalry
  Military Discharge	30 Dec 1917 Fort Huachuca, Cochise, Arizona, USA [4]
  Military	6 Jan 1918 Newport, Warwick, Virginia, USA [4]  –  304th Stevedore Regiment
  Military Discharge	19 Sep 1919 Newport, Warwick, Virginia, USA [4]
  Military	23 Sep 1919 Fort Huachuca, Cochise, Arizona, USA [4]  –  10th Cavalry Unassigned
  Ethnicity	American [6]
  Military Discharge	4 Jun 1920 Fort Jay, Governors Island, New York, USA [4, 5]  –  Age: 41
  Politics	Colored Democratic Club of Harrisburg [9]
  Race	Black [6]
  Race	Colored [7]
  Social Clubs	Commander of Buffalo Post No. 148. Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) [9, 10]
  Sports Played	Professional Baseball [9, 10]
  Residence	2 Feb 1934 1101 Cowden, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [3, 4]  –  Age: 54
  Residence	1935 1116 Grape, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [10]
  Job	1935 Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [9]  –  A relief worker at Wildwood Park, Williams worked with the city.
  Died	12 May 1935 Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [2, 3, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14]  –  Cause: Struck in neck and/or head with a hoe.
  	Age: 55. Killed by James Edward William Jones while retrieving a baseball.
  Buried	​ 201 South 30th, Penbrook, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [2, 3, 7, 12, 13]
  	Lincoln Cemetery
  Notes	8 Nov 1915-30 Dec 1917 B Troop 10 Cavalry Fort Huachuca 6 Jan 1918-19 Sep-1919 304 Stevedore Regt. Newport News 23 Sep 1919-1 Jan 1920 10th Cavalry Unassigned Fort Huachuca Mother's Name is recorded as Mary Jane Williams (dec.) Legal Residence in 1915: 1332 Williams Street, Harrisburg, PA Enlisted 17 Sep 1915 at Fort Slocum, NY Honorably Discharged 4 Jun 1920 at Governors Island, NY
  Person ID	I21529 SOALsearch
  Last Modified	1 Nov 2024

  
  
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  Father	William Clarence Williams (Age 89 years) b. Mar 1838, Warrenton, Fauquier, Virginia, USA d. 5 Aug 1927, 1332 Williams, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 89 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Jennie Virginia Smith b. 1838, Berryville, Clarke, Virginia, USA d. Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F593 Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Louisa Holland b. Jun 1882, Pennsylvania, USA
  Married	16 Apr 1903 Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [3, 8, 15]
  Children	1. William W Williams b. 1901, Pennsylvania, USA  [natural]
  Last Modified	1 Nov 2024
  Family ID	F7231 Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Robert Garfield Williams Photo from_MURDER CHARGE IN FATAL FIGHT from Page One--The_Evening_News_1935_05_13_Page_11

  
  

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  [S74] U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2019;), Harrisburg Telegraph; Publication Date: 8 Aug 1927; Publication Place: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/40924166/?article=efeeb31d-2963-446d-8ea4-f921dabcdc08&focus=0.4916096,0.65021116,0.61182445,0.7845639&xid=3355. [S3] U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;). [S1] Ancestry Family Trees, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.;). Record for Robert Garfield Williams https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1030&h=212179844386&indiv=try [S73] Pennsylvania, U.S., World War I Veterans Service and Compensation Files, 1917-1919, 1934-1948, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2015;), Robert Garfield Williams Veterans Compensation Application. 8 Nov 1915-30 Dec 1917 B Troop 10 Cavalry Fort Huachuca 6 Jan 1918-19 Sep-1919 304 Stevedore Regt. Newport News 23 Sep 1919-1 Jan 1920 10th Cavalry Unassigned Fort Huachuca Mother's Name is recorded as Mary Jane Williams (dec.) Legal Residence in 1915: 1332 Williams Street, Harrisburg, PA Enlisted 17 Sep 1915 at Fort Slocum, NY Honorably Discharged 4 Jun 1920 at Governors Island, NY https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=60884&h=1707099&indiv=try [S190] U.S., Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT. USA; Date: 2019;). Record for Robert Garfield Williams https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=61861&h=5657699&indiv=try [S37] 1900 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004;), Year: 1900; Census Place: Harrisburg Ward 6, Dauphin, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1402; Page: 4; Enumeration District: 0057. Record for Robert Williams https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=7602&h=51992113&indiv=try [S170] Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1967, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;), Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, PA, USA; Pennsylvania (State). Death Certificates, 1906-1968; Certificate Number Range: 049501-052500. Record for Robert Williams https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=5164&h=3992976&indiv=try [S10] Pennsylvania, U.S., Marriages, 1852-1968, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2016;). Record for Louisa Holland https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=61381&h=900053706&indiv=try [S5381] Newspapers.com - The Evening News - 1935-05-13 - MURDER CHARGE IN FATAL FIGHT from Page One, (Name: The Evening News; Location: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Date: 1935-05-13;), MURDER CHARGE IN FATAL FIGHT from Page One 1935-05-13. https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-evening-news-murder-charge-in-fatal/141709418/?xid=637 [S5380] Newspapers.com - The Evening News - 1935-05-13 - MURDER CHARGE BROUGHT AFTER FATAL QUARREL, (Name: The Evening News; Location: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Date: 1935-05-13;), MURDER CHARGE BROUGHT AFTER FATAL QUARREL 1935-05-13. https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-evening-news-murder-charge-brought-a/142776014/?xid=637 [S5363] Newspapers.com - The Evening News - 1935-05-31 - Three Indicted For Murder, (Name: The Evening News; Location: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Date: 1935-05-31;), Three Indicted For Murder 1935-05-31. https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-evening-news-three-indicted-for-murd/141708975/?xid=637 [S4] Findagrave, (Location: Penbrook, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, USA; Date: 1885;), SGT Robert Garfield Williams 12 May 1935. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/127551013/robert_garfield-williams [S5387] Newspapers.com - Harrisburg Telegraph - 1935-05-14 - Obituary for ROBERT G. WILLIAMS, (Name: Harrisburg Telegraph; Location: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Date: 1935-05-14;), Obituary for ROBERT G. WILLIAMS 1935-05-14. https://www.newspapers.com/article/harrisburg-telegraph-obituary-for-robert/141321758/?xid=637 [S5388] Newspapers.com - Harrisburg Telegraph - 1935-05-13 - SPECTATOR KILLED AT SANDLOT GAME DURING ARGUMENT, (Name: Harrisburg Telegraph; Location: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Date: 1935-05-13;), SPECTATOR KILLED AT SANDLOT GAME DURING ARGUMENT 1935-05-13. https://www.newspapers.com/article/harrisburg-telegraph-spectator-killed-at/142891496/?xid=637 Citation Text: Record for Louisa Holland. https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=61381&h=900053706&indiv=try