Mother

Mother was the best friend
That anyone could find.
She was always near when needed
and never seemed to mind.

She was humble and plain
and kind as could be.
She loved her family
and their company.

She'd get the water buckets
and start to the spring.
That's when it seemed
she'd make Heaven's bells ring.

She'd raised her voice
in songs of praise;
She'd sing "Near The Cross"
and "Amazing Grace".

She told us so often about God
and his love;
How Jesus died to save us and
prepare us a home above.

One day she slipped away
and left us all;
But someday we will meet her
In that land beyond the sky.

By Annette Hughey Cash
In memory of Ethel Hughey Williams


I spoke with Annette often regarding our family history before she died. She said that Granny really did sing on her way to the spring. They could hear her across the field. Granny's Daddy and Annette's Grandpa were half brothers. There names are James Absalomn "Jim Ab" and Green McKibben C. "Mack" Hughey.

Mary Ethel Hughey Williams

Lets look at another line of our family. With each marriage comes another line of family.

Mary Ethel Hughey married Wyatt Williams on June 14, 1914. Ethel was 18 years old and Wyattie was 24 years old. This marriage leads us to the Hughey line. The Hughey's also lived in the Buck Creek area and a large part of them attended Buck Creek Baptist Church.

Ethel was born on 18 Feb 1896 to James Absalomn, "Jim Ab", Hughey and Rebecca Lougenia, "Lou" Humphries. They were actually 1st cousins, children of sisters Elizabeth Elder Hughey and Susan T. Elder Humphries.

We have listed the children of Wyatt and Ethel in the second blog, so check it to determine the names of the children of Wyatt and Ethel.

Wyatt and Ethel lived and raised their family on a farm in Buck Creek Community. I have posted pictures of the home place on my facebook account. If you'd like to view them and I'm not yet your friend send me an invitation.

I never knew this woman personally she died long before I was born. But I have heard that she was a great christian lady and dearly loved her family and friends. I've been told that this dear lady prayed constantly for her children,grandchildren and her grandchildren from now till Jesus comes. Whether you are her child, grandchild, great grandchild, great great grandchild, etc., you have been prayed for by Granny. Even though most of us never knew her, she wanted to make sure that we knew her Savior.

There's more to come on Granny in the next post.

Parents of Wyatt Williams

Papa was born Feb. 8, 1890 to William Pinckey Williams, born 21 Oct 1836, and Emily Catherine Seay, born about 1857. Unfortunately, his mother died while he was just an infant. Family stories have told us he was only 6 months old when his mother died. Since death certificates were not used in that time period I haven't discovered her cause of death or exact date. YET.
William already had at least 2 children from his first marriage to Nancy Cantrell. I have found him with as many as 3 children on census reports, but one, Elias Martha is listed as domestic help. If it was his child why would she be listed as anything other than his daughter. In a later census I find the same person listed as his daughter. Clearly the census taker made a mistake.
This would be the second time that William had been left widowed. However he didn't remain a widower for long. He married Lucinda Cartee and together they had 2 children. Lucinda did manage to outlive William. William died 18 June 1902 and is buried at the Mountain View Baptist Church Cemetery. Not sure where any of his wives are buried at this time.
Papa's half siblings would be Elial "Eli", Martha, Franklin P. from the first marriage, then Papa, born to Emily and William, then John Coleman, and Minnie born the last union.

Papa Wyattie's Mark

I know, it's an interesting title. Wondering what it means? It's very simple. Papa had a birthmark on his forehead, right smack dab between his eyes. Many of his descendants including me, have that same mark. I was just wondering how many of you that descend from Wyatt have that red spot between your eyes. I know several of the grandchildren have carried it. Mine is still noticeable, due to my fair skin, others like my grand nephew, his great great grandson faded away while he was still a toddler simply because he has a much darker or olive skin complexion. So if you have noticed this birthmark between your eyes or your children eyes and wondered where in the world that came from, now you know. It's your Papa Wyattie Mark. The photo of Papa shows the mark but it is very light. If you save this picture to your computer, by right clicking on it, and make it bigger you will be able to see the birthmark better.
Whether you were born with The Papa Wyattie Mark or not please let me know by taking my poll listed left of this post. Vote yes if you were born with the mark but it faded away over time. I'd like to know. Answer for each person in your family by clicking yes or no then vote and repeat for each member of your family. By the way Papa had his till the day he died and looks like I will too. Poll is closed 11-3-09.

The Wyatt Williams Family

With this partial tree you can see where you fit into our family. From here we will look back in time to discover from whom we descend. As I stated before, I will not post information regarding living relatives. Therefore, if you are not sure which one of the following people you descend from, ask your parents, or leave me a comment to that fact and I will tell you. Hope all of you enjoy this blog as we discover together the origins of our ancestry. Please feel free to leave comments and corrections in the comment section. I strive to post correct information, but mistakes happen. Please tell me so I can double check my sources and records.

Wyatt "Wyattie" Williams, 8 Feb. 1890 - 9 July 1978 Married 14 June 1914
+ Mary "Ethel" Hughey, 18 Feb 1896 - 28 May 1957
1. Naomi "Nomi" Lou Williams, 2 Feb 1916 - 4 July 1994
2. Allarie Katherine "Kat" Williams, 23 August 1917 -
3. Ophelia "Opher" Virl Williams, 21 Jan 1919 - 4 April 1992
4. Carl Wyatt Williams, 20 July 1920 - 20 Dec 1984
5. Curtis Williams, 28 June 1922 - June 1922
6. William "Bill" Webber Williams, 27 June 1923 - 25 Dec 1981
7. Clyde Earl Williams, 27 Nov 1925 - 13 April 1996
8. Jesse Eugene "Gene" Williams, 30 June 1927 - 15 May 2002
9. Aubrey Lee "Runt" Williams, 24 Aug 1930 - 11 Sept 2001
10.Living Williams

Welcome

Welcome to my blog. Hopefully you will find this interesting and intriging . Beware, my fellow family members this is addictive. Collecting dead relatives is a favorite pass time for millions of people worldwide. So this is your warning----if you read this blog it could cause a life altering addiction. You will start roaming through cemeteries, digging through dirty files in courthouse basements, and searching for hours online for ancestors. I am a Family History Junkie and proud to be listed among the crazy people that thinks a fun day is spent reading tombstones.
I will start out with listing a partial family tree starting with the children of Wyatt and Ethel Hughey Williams and working my way back in time. I will not post anything regarding living descendants. So if you are a descendant of  Wyatt and Ethel and you want a complete tree just leave a comment and give me your email address and I'll get one to you. If you don't have an email address then give me your mailing address. You can expect the family tree to be posted sometime next week.