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Cephas Yancey Williams

Birth: 11 Apr 1842
Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA
Death: 4 Jul 1891 (aged 49)
Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA
Burial: Williams-Hodnett Cemetery

Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA Add to Map
Memorial ID: 82492331 View Source

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Born, lived & died in Chestnut Level.

Married 09/19/1860 in Pittsylvania Co., VA to Lavenia Frances Robertson.

Their issue:

1. Emma Cephas Williams (1861-1920)
2. Laila Williams (1862-?)
3. Nannie Jane Williams (1864-1941)
4. Alice Cornelia Williams (1866-1928)
5. Mattie Howard Williams (1869-1944)
6. Robert Stokes Williams (1873-1948)
7. William Hodnett Williams (1875-1876)
8. Ernest Edgar Williams, Jr. (1877-1929)
9. Infant Son Williams (1880-1880)
10. Bernard Greenwood Williams (1887-1962)

Cephas is Aramaic for 'rock,' aka Peter. Aramaic was spoken by Jesus.

Died exactly one year after his father????

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Born, lived & died in Chestnut Level.

Married 09/19/1860 in Pittsylvania Co., VA to Lavenia Frances Robertson.

Their issue:

1. Emma Cephas Williams (1861-1920)
2. Laila Williams (1862-?)
3. Nannie Jane Williams (1864-1941)
4. Alice Cornelia Williams (1866-1928)
5. Mattie Howard Williams (1869-1944)
6. Robert Stokes Williams (1873-1948)
7. William Hodnett Williams (1875-1876)
8. Ernest Edgar Williams, Jr. (1877-1929)
9. Infant Son Williams (1880-1880)
10. Bernard Greenwood Williams (1887-1962)

Cephas is Aramaic for 'rock,' aka Peter. Aramaic was spoken by Jesus.

Died exactly one year after his father????

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Lavenia Frances Robertson Williams

1842–1905

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Maintained by: Mander
Originally Created by: Hank Rogers
Added: Dec 28, 2011
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Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/82492331/cephas_yancey-williams: accessed ), memorial page for Cephas Yancey Williams (11 Apr 1842–4 Jul 1891), Find a Grave Memorial ID 82492331, citing Williams-Hodnett Cemetery, Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA; Maintained by Mander (contributor 47110820).

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