NameJames L. Williams
Birth1 Jan 1855, Bath Co., Kentucky
Death1 Oct 1902, Stepstone, Montgomery Co., Kentucky
FatherWilliam Williams (~1822-)
MotherElizabeth Fortune (~1825-)
Marriage17 May 1878, Bath Co., Kentucky
SpouseLucy Oletha Maxey
Birth16 Jan 1856, Bath Co., Kentucky
Death11 Nov 1918, Bath Co., Kentucky
Children
Birth7 Jul 1879, Bath Co., Kentucky
SpouseLula Quisenberry , 5C4R
BirthAug 1885, Bath Co., Kentucky
Notes for James L. Williams
Bath Co., Ky birth records list James L. Williams, born 1 Jan 1855, father William Williams, mother’s maiden name Elizabeth Fortune.
Notes for Lucy Oletha Maxey
Bath Co., Ky birth records list Loucy O. Maxey, born 16 Jan 1856, father Henry L. Maxey, mother’s maiden name Prudence C. Maxey.

Her death certificate records Lucy O. Williams, age 62 years 2 months 26 days, born 16 Aug 1856 in Bath Co., Ky, died 11 Nov 1918 in Owingsville, Bath Co., Ky, father Henry Maxey, mother’s maiden name Purdie Maxey, both born in Ky, cause of death chronic interstitial nephritis, informant C. S. Williams, Stepstone, Ky, burial in Barnes graveyard.

Lucy’s parents were first cousins. Her father Henry Lucius Maxey was the son of Asa Maxey (1792-1879) and Catherine Steele. Her mother Prudence Caroline Maxey was the daughter of Thomas W. Maxey (1802-1871) and Sarah Cassity. Asa and Thomas were both sons of Thomas Maxey (1764-1808) and E. Chastain.
Notes for James L. & Lucy Oletha (Family)
Bath Co., Ky annual marriage report to the state auditor lists the marriage on 17 May 1878 of Jas L. Williams, age 22, and Lucy O. Maxey, age 21, bride and groom and all their parents born in Bath Co.
Census
1880 census of Bath Co., Ky, Sharpsburg precinct, enumerated 7 June, lists on p. 12 as family #88/94:
Williams, James, 24, farm laborer; Loucy O., 23, wife; Cornealus S., 1, son; Jones, Juina (f), 10, boarder. All born Ky Ky Ky.

1900 census of Montgomery Co., Ky, Howards Mill precinct, enumerated 20 June, lists on pp. 12A-13B as family #232/239:
Williams, James L., 44, b. Jan 1856, farmer; Lucy O., wife, 43, b. Aug 1856; Cornelaus, son, 20, b. July 1879; Allice E., dau, 14, b. Aug 1885. All born Ky Ky Ky.
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