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Dennis Williams was born 6 APR 1862 in South Carolina. He died 12 JUL 1947 in Haywood County TN. He was the son of Harmon Williams and Harriet Elizabeth Rayner (1827-1918). His siblings were Jerry Williams (1848-1923), Washington Williams (1855-1914), Hannah Williams (1864-1939), Burrell Rivers (1870-1963).
Dennis Williams's first child was born to Leona Miller. They had one known child named Lucy Williams (1879-?). Leona Miller died in chidbirth, and they never married. He raised Lucy along with the children of his first marraige.
His first wife was Ella Woodson (?-1899). They had 10 known children named Luevester Williams (1881-?), Jim Williams (1882-?), Minnie Williams (1884-?), Ella Williams (1887-?), Burl Thomas Williams (1888-?), Albertine Williams (1889-?), Annie Williams (1890-?), Rozelle Williams (1893-?), Magnolia Williams (1894-?), and Mattie Ester Williams (1896-?). Ella Woodson Williams died in 1899 leaving him to continue raising their large family.
His third wife was Luella Short (1879-1964). They were married 19 NOV 1904 in Haywood County TN. They had 9 known children named Eodes Williams (1905-1977), Robert Thomas Williams (1907-1978), Donald Williams (1908-1936), Otha Zeno Williams (1909-1975), Alversa Williams (1911-?), Valentine A. Williams (1914-1990), Lemuel Williams (1917-1974), Semuel Williams (1917-1988), and Harmon Williams (1918-1996).