Ancestry of
Tennessee Williams

Author of A Streetcar Named Desire

John Williams

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• • 2nd Great-grandfather of Tennessee Williams — 5th Generation
  • Ahnentafel No:
  • 16 
  • Father:
  • Joseph Williams 
  • Mother:
  • Rebecca Lanier   
  • Birth Date:
  • 29 Jan 1778 
  • Birth Location:
  • Surry County, North Carolina 
  • Christening Date:
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  • Christening Location:
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  • Death Date:
  • 10 Aug 1837 
  • Death Location:
  • Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee 
  • Burial Date:
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  • Burial Location:
  • First Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee 
  • Spouse Name:
  • Malinda White
  • Marriage Date:
  • ABT 1805 
  • Marriage Location:
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  • Child:

  John Williams Jr. (Ahnentafel No:8 )

• Sources for John Williams

  • ¹ Daughters of the American Revolution Genealogical Research System, Ancestor #A124810.
  • ² Gravestone image at FindAGrave.com, (accessed 12/29/2014).
  • ³ Roberts, Gary Boyd, Notable Kin, Volume 2, Santa Clarita, California: Carl Boyer, 3rd (1999), 168.