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John Langbourne Williams II

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John Langbourne Williams II

Birth
Death
16 Oct 1918 (aged 15)
Richmond City, Virginia, USA
Burial
Richmond, Richmond City, Virginia, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section 8, Lot 10
Memorial ID
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Name John Laughbourne Williams
Event Type Death
Event Date 16 Oct 1918
Event Place Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, United States
Registration Date 17 Oct 1918
Gender Male
Age 15
Race White
Birth Date 09 Aug 1903
Father's Name E Randolph Williams
Mother's Name Maude Stokes
Certificate Number 27823

Son of Edmund Randolph Williams & Maude Stokes. 15-year-old Boy Scout who volunteered at the temporary hospital set up at John Marshall High School in Richmond, VA during the Influenza epidemic of 1918. According to the cemetery website, he worked "until he was exhausted, he died of influenza".
Name John Laughbourne Williams
Event Type Death
Event Date 16 Oct 1918
Event Place Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, United States
Registration Date 17 Oct 1918
Gender Male
Age 15
Race White
Birth Date 09 Aug 1903
Father's Name E Randolph Williams
Mother's Name Maude Stokes
Certificate Number 27823

Son of Edmund Randolph Williams & Maude Stokes. 15-year-old Boy Scout who volunteered at the temporary hospital set up at John Marshall High School in Richmond, VA during the Influenza epidemic of 1918. According to the cemetery website, he worked "until he was exhausted, he died of influenza".

Inscription

Beloved son of E. Randolph & Maude Stokes Williams, Born August 9, 1903 Entered into life eternal October 16, 1918. "Greater love hath no man than this that he lay down his life for his friends"

Gravesite Details

Buried on 17 Oct 1918.



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