THIRD GENERATION

4. Chester Williams ⁽¹⁾ was born on 7 Nov 1899 in Rome, Floyd, Georgia, USA. 1900 Census Walker County, Georgia - This may mean that Chester was not born in Rome, GA, but in Walker county instead. He died on 30 Aug 1972 in PAMPA, TX, USA. He has reference number 4. He was buried in PAMPA, GRAY, TX, USA. "Chester Williams worked the oil field boom days at Caddo,Louisiana, as well as Ranger and Borger in Texas. When Chester was about ten months old, his father, Henry Williams, was killed while digging a water well. After being raised by his Mother, Marinda Elizabeth Victoria McGill Williams Collins, and his step father, Chester went to work in the oil field at age sixteen. He met Boneta Cox in Ranger,Texas. They were married September 26,1922 in Eastland, Texas.

After working as a rig builder during the booms, Chester went to work as a pumper for Stanoline Oil Company in 1934. He got his first paycheck from Stanoline the day Jimmy was born. He retired from this company about 1959 in Pampa, Texas. During World War II, he used a horse for transportation to check on his wells." from the memories of Jimmy & Shirley Williams (1995) He was married to Boneta Cox on 27 Sep 1922 in Ranger, Eastland,TX. ⁽²⁾

5. Boneta Cox was born on 12 Oct 1903 in Madill, Chickasaw Nation, OK, USA. She died on 12 Nov 1958 in AMARILLO, Potter, TX, USA. She has reference number 5. She was buried in PAMPA, GRAY, TX, USA. " Bonnie Cox was born in Indian territory at Madill Oklahoma. Since her mother, Virginia Lucinda Parsons Cox, died shortly after Bonnie's birth, Bonnie was raised by her father, John Calvin Cox and her stepmother. Her stepmother, a part Cherokee lady, is buried at Ardmore, Oklahoma. After the stepmother's death, Bonnie and her half sister,Vera Cox Armstong, lived in Sherman, Texas, with an Uncle and Aunt (Ed and Dossie Nuton) until their father moved to Ranger. We think that John worked for the T and P railroad in Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas. Two of Bonnie's brothers, James (Red) and Dewey were in Ranger too after World War I. Her brother,Emmitt,went to work for the railroad and moved to Bakersfield, California.

Bonnie and Chester Williams enjoyed their five children. Chester,Jr. was in the Navy during World War II. Doyle was in the Air Force during the late 40's and early 50's. They really petted their nine grandchildren." from the memories of Jimmy & Shirley Williams (1995) Children were:

i. VIRGINIA Pauline Williams was born on 7 Nov 1923 in Mexia, Limestone, TX, USA. She died on 2 Sep 1964 in Dallas, Dallas, TX. Virginia was also called "Sister". She never married.
ii. Chester Williams Jr. (Private).
iii. Doyle Nelson Williams (Private).
2 iv. Jimmy Ernest Williams.
v. Teddy Earl Williams (Private).