~ † WILLIAMS and CALHOUN'S of TEXAS † ~

† Felix Williams † Jan 1,1832 ~ Bartholomew Co. Ind

† Mary Jane Calhoun † ~ 1855 ~ Texas

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~ FELIX WILLIAMS ~

bn~ Jan 1,1832 Bartholomew Co. Indiana
dd~ after 1893 ~ prob. Texas
married~ after 1887 Texas
~ OCCUPATION ~
FARMER

~ CIVIL WAR ~

Served ~ Union Army ~
Indiana L Co. 10th Cavarly Regiment
~ Enlisted February 20,1864 ~
Mustered Out at Vicksburg,Miss. Aug 31,1865

FATHER ~ Samuel L. Williams
bn~ Dec 22,1801 Monroe Co. Virginia dd~ Indiana
married~ Sept 16,1826 Decatur Co. Indiana
~ OCCUPATION ~
FARMER

MOTHER ~ Nancy Miller
bn~ July 22,1808 Monroe Co. Virginia dd~ Indiana

SPOUSE~ of Felix Williams

~~ Mary Jane Calhoun ~~
bn~ 1855 Tyler or Kaufman Texas
dd~ abt 1832 Vanzandt Co. Texas

FATHER~ of Mary J. Calhoun

Robert Russell Calhoun
bn~ 1818 Alabama
dd~ April 26, 1900 Vanzandt Co. Texas
married~ Aug 26,1838 Macon, Noxubee Co. Ms

CIVIL WAR

~ Served the Confederate Army ~
Under Capt. Parks in
what is listed as an independent company
Served ~ 8 months
In 1899 he applied for & was awarded a Confederate pension from the State of Texas as an indigent Confederate veteran. Pension #4171

MOTHER~ of Mary J. Calhoun

Mary Ann Hill
bn~ abt 1817 North Carolina
dd~ after 1901 VanZandt Co. Texas

~~ Only Child of Felix and Mary J. Williams ~~

† BELLE ELIZABETH WILLIAMS † ~born~ Feb 4, 1892 Kaufman,Kaufman Co.Texas ~died~ November 1, 1961 Lewiston, Idaho ~buried~ Normal Hill Cemetery, Lewiston, Nezperce Co. Idaho

SPOUSE~ of Belle E. Williams
Ocel or Owen Ester Mccord/Bratton
bn~ May 15,1889-1890 Elizaville, Kentucky
conflicting birthdates on different documents
dd~ Nov 15,1942 Salida Chaffee Co. Colorado
married~ Dec 3,1913 Indianapolis,Marion Co. In

~ Occupation ~
SWITCHMAN
buried~ Alhambra Cemetery Martinez, Calif
Ocel was killed while working on the railroad.
He fell from the boxcar he was
on and was run over by 51/2 boxcars.


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Children of Bell and Ocel

Russell & James Bratton
Russ~1915-99 & James~1914~75
Bell & Meryl Bratton
Bell~1892-61 & Meryl~1917~59

~ Russ is in the center of photo ~
James is on the right

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