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Family History & Genealogy

The Williams Family

4,529 documented Williams ancestors — traced through census, vital, cemetery, and newspaper records. Every name below is a real person in the public record.

4,529Documented ancestors
1671Earliest record
14Generations
The name

Origin & meaning of Williams

'Son of William' (Germanic 'will' + 'helmet'); one of the most common surnames in Wales and England.

Documented across the American record; part of a growing network of family histories.

Documented families

Williams families we’ve reconstructed

Real Williams family groups pieced together from the public record — parents, spouse, and children, each with the source that proves it. Recognize your line? Tap a family and we’ll start your documented tree from it.

May Williamsd. 1877
Wales
May Williams ⚭ Richard Hughes
childrenElizabeth Hughes · David R. Hughes · Winifred Hughes · Corner R. Hughes · John Hughes · James F. Hughes · Thomas W. Hughes · Mary J. Hughes · Martha A. Hughes
Sarah Williams1831 – 1900
Monmouthshire, England → Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa
Sarah Williams ⚭ Jacob Chilton
childrenJoseph Chilton · Solomon Chilton · Albert Chilton · Fannie M. Chilton · Charles Chilton · George Chilton · Clara C. Chilton · Mary C. Chilton
William Williamsb. 1824
North Wales
parentsEvan Williams & Mary Milton
William Williams ⚭ Adeliza Hamer
childrenEvans M. Williams · David L. Williams · Jane E. Williams · David Williams · William Williams · Mary Williams · Adeliza Williams
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Thomas J. Williamsb. 1848
Pontrhydfendigaid, Cardiganshire, Wales
parentsWilliams (a miner, drowned 1852)
Thomas J. Williams ⚭ Catherine Williams
childrenLizzie Williams · Everina Williams · Catherine Williams · Lavitta Williams · Thomas J. Williams Jr. · Myrtle Williams · Elmira Williams
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Catherine Williamsdate unknown
parentsEbenezer Williams & Everina Howells
Catherine Williams ⚭ Thomas J. Williams
childrenLizzie Williams · Everina Williams · Catherine Williams · Lavitta Williams · Thomas J. Williams Jr. · Myrtle Williams · Elmira Williams
Mahala Williamsdate unknown
Mahala Williams ⚭ Mr. Withington, James Duncan
childrenMahala Duncan · James Duncan · Phebe Duncan · Charles Duncan · Francis Duncan · Maryette Duncan · Henry Duncan
Electa Williamsdate unknown
Electa Williams ⚭ Thomas Ensign (married February 16
childrenMary E. Ensign · Kezia Ensign · Edgar N. Ensign · Lucy M. Ensign · James M. Ensign
Benjamin Williamsdate unknown
Indiana → Boone County, Iowa
Benjamin Williams ⚭ Betty (Boone) Williams
childrenHannah Williams · Squire B. Williams · W. H. Williams · Perry O. Williams · Alice A. (Williams) Wells
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John Cambria Williamsb. 1851
Naperville, Illinois
parentsRobert Williams & Harriet Parry
John Cambria Williams ⚭ Lillian Boyce
childrenBertha Harriett Williams · Helen Louise Williams · Walter R. Williams
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Alice A. Williams1866 – 1897
Boone County, Iowa → Madrid, Boone County, Iowa
parentsBenjamin Williams & Betty (Boone) Williams
Alice A. Williams ⚭ Charles E. Wells
childrenEmory Wells · Vaughn H. Wells · Gail Wells
A. O. Williamsdate unknown
Iowa
A. O. Williams ⚭ Nettie C. Warden
childrenBessie Williams · Jeanette Williams · Virginia Williams
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Thomas F. Williamsb. 1840
Genoa Township, Delaware County, Ohio
parentsThomas Williams
Thomas F. Williams ⚭ Isabelle Irwin (m. 9 Sep 1870)
childrenMarion Williams · Fred Williams
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+32 more documented Williams families in the record. Find yours →

The documented line

Williams ancestors in the record

Deceased Williams ancestors, earliest first. Living family members are deliberately omitted.

B. B. Williams was born in 1831 — of fighting age when the Civil War draft came. Did he go? The record can tell you. Trace this line →
Ann Williams
1671 – 1727
Richmond, Rappahannock
m. James Debord
Willoughby Williams
1736 – 1776
Connecticut, USA
Abigail Williams
1760 – 1830
Wallingford, New Haven County
m. Amos Merriman
Thomas Williams
1783 – 1864
Maryland
m. Pirees Bell (m. c. 1800, Phebe Sebring (m. 1824)
William Williams
b. 1791
Pennsylvania
William Williams
b. 1796
Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania
William Williams
1796 – 1874
Nelson Williams
1798 – 1866
Iowa
Miranda Williams
1800 – 1878
Iowa
Reuben Williams
1804 – 1879
Iowa
Thomas Williams
1810 – 1889
Iowa
John Williams
1813 – 1870
Iowa
George Williams
b. 1814
Genoa Township, Delaware County, Ohio
John W. Williams
1822 – 1864
William Williams
b. 1824
North Wales
m. Adeliza Hamer
B. B. Williams
b. 1831
New York
Sarah Williams
1831 – 1900
Monmouthshire, England
m. Jacob Chilton
N. B. Williams
1832 – 1896
North Carolina
m. Seeney Richardson
Thomas F. Williams
b. 1840
Genoa Township, Delaware County, Ohio
m. Isabelle Irwin (m. 9 Sep 1870)
John E Williams
1843 – 1908
Linn County, Iowa
Charles Williams
1844 – 1922
Thomas J. Williams
b. 1848
Pontrhydfendigaid, Cardiganshire, Wales
m. Catherine Williams
Daniel Williams
b. 1851
Green Lake County, Wisconsin
John Cambria Williams
b. 1851
Naperville, Illinois
m. Lillian Boyce
Elizabeth Ae Williams
1855 – 1931
Linn County, Iowa
Jacob Williams
b. 1857
Adams County, Illinois
Violet S. Williams
1857 – 1948
Johnson County
Squire B. Williams
1860 – 1912
Boone County, Iowa
W. H. Williams
b. 1863
Boone County, Iowa
Mary Williams
1864 – 1973
Iowa
Alice A. Williams
1866 – 1897
Boone County, Iowa
m. Charles E. Wells
Samuel Williams
1866 – 1969
Iowa
Nancy Williams
1866 – 1969
Iowa
Flora Williams
1867 – 1974
Iowa
Edgar H. Williams
b. 1868
Burlington, Wisconsin
G. K. Williams
b. 1869
Topeka, Kansas
m. Elizabeth Johns (m. 1891)
Cora B Williams
1869 – 1966
Iowa
Edgar Williams
1869 – 1966
Iowa
Edgar Williams
d. 1871
Oneida County, New York
m. Cornelia Law
Henry Ce Williams
1871 – 1952
Linn County, Iowa
James Williams
1871 – 1948
Linn County, Iowa
Ida Williams
1871 – 1969
Iowa
John Williams
1871 – 1965
Iowa
Fred Williams
1871 – 1964
Iowa
Clara Williams
1871 – 1971
Iowa
Charles Williams
1871 – 1966
Iowa
Mary A. Williams
d. 1872
Delaware, Ohio
m. Prof. William G. Williams
Prudence A Williams
1872 – 1958
Linn County, Iowa
Bard Williams
1872 – 1962
Iowa
Hermon Williams
1872 – 1958
Iowa City
Robert Williams
d. 1873
Wales
m. Harriet Parry
William Williams
1873 – 1966
Iowa
Edward Williams
1873 – 1965
Iowa
Wesley Williams
1873 – 1966
Iowa
Ray Williams
1874 – 1967
Iowa
Mary Williams
1874 – 1966
Iowa
Jim Williams
1874 – 1967
Iowa
Hattie Williams
1874 – 1973
Iowa
Florence Williams
1875 – 1969
Iowa
Anna Williams
1875 – 1964
Iowa
Edward L Williams
1875 – 1968
Iowa
Daisy M Williams
1875 – 1967
Iowa
John Williams
1875 – 1952
Iowa
Ida Williams
1876 – 1968
Iowa
Charles Williams
1876 – 1963
Iowa
Charles Williams
1876 – 1968
Iowa
Minnie Williams
1876 – 1971
Iowa
Kate Williams
1876 – 1971
Iowa
Morgan A Williams
1876 – 1969
Iowa
May Williams
d. 1877
Wales
m. Richard Hughes
Minerva Williams
1877 – 1969
Iowa
Charles Williams
1877 – 1976
Iowa
Anna Williams
1877 – 1969
Iowa
Maude Williams
1877 – 1972
Iowa
Corwin Williams
1877 – 1967
Iowa
E Williams
1877 – 1970
Iowa
James Williams
1877 – 1967
Iowa
Gertrude Williams
1877 – 1971
Iowa
George Williams
1877 – 1973
Iowa
Charles Allyn Williams
1877 – 1965
Iowa City
Elizabeth Williams
1878 – 1976
Iowa
Margaret Williams
1878 – 1970
Iowa
Maude Williams
1878 – 1965
Iowa
Mahlon Williams
1878 – 1965
Iowa
Thomas I Williams
1878 – 1966
Iowa
Cinderella Williams
1878 – 1969
Iowa
Effie Williams
1878 – 1976
Iowa
Arthur Williams
1878 – 1971
Iowa
Rosamond Williams
1878 – 1970
Iowa
John Williams
1878 – 1964
Iowa
William Williams
1878 – 1964
Iowa
Anna Williams
1878 – 1968
Iowa
Oscar Williams
1878 – 1964
Iowa
Joshua Williams
1878 – 1964
Iowa
Harry Williams
1878 – 1968
Iowa
Fred Williams
1878 – 1962
Harrison County
Joseph Williams
1879 – 1964
Iowa
Leroy Williams
1879 – 1968
Iowa
James Williams
1879 – 1968
Iowa
May Williams
1879 – 1972
Iowa
Clara Williams
1879 – 1968
Iowa
Catherine C Williams
1879 – 1965
Iowa
Van Williams
1879 – 1966
Iowa
Albert Williams
1879 – 1968
Iowa
Ernest Williams
1879 – 1962
Iowa
Olla Williams
1879 – 1971
Iowa
Henry Williams
1879 – 1973
Iowa
Flora Williams
1879 – 1968
Iowa
Oscar Williams
1879 – 1963
Iowa
Carrie Williams
1879 – 1968
Iowa
Frank Williams
1879 – 1963
Iowa
Etta Williams
1879 – 1973
Iowa
Clyde Williams
1879 – 1938
Shelby
Frank Williams
1880 – 1971
Iowa
Sarilda Williams
1880 – 1978
Iowa
Frances Williams
1880 – 1981
Iowa
Sarah Williams
1880 – 1971
Iowa
Grace Williams
1880 – 1973
Iowa
Charles R Williams
1880 – 1966
Iowa
Ida Williams
1880 – 1982
Iowa
Bertha Williams
1880 – 1972
Iowa
William Williams
1880 – 1964
Iowa
Anna Williams
1880 – 1967
Iowa
Bessie Williams
1880 – 1969
Iowa
George Williams
1880 – 1964
Iowa
Milton F Williams
1880 – 1971
Iowa
Maggie Williams
1880 – 1982
Iowa
Albert Williams
1880 – 1968
Iowa
Elizabeth Williams
1880 – 1968
Iowa
Robert Williams
1880 – 1970
Iowa
Maude Williams
1880 – 1975
Iowa
Frank Williams
1880 – 1970
Iowa
Clyde Williams
1881 – 1963
Iowa
Mary Williams
1881 – 1965
Iowa
Harry Williams
1881 – 1970
Iowa
Ida Williams
1881 – 1971
Iowa
Georgia Williams
1881 – 1974
Iowa
John Williams
1881 – 1966
Iowa
Lorena Williams
1881 – 1968
Iowa
Janet Williams
1881 – 1973
Iowa
George Williams
1881 – 1963
Iowa
Nora Williams
1881 – 1965
Iowa
May Williams
1881 – 1962
Iowa
Mamie Williams
1881 – 1968
Iowa
Annie S Williams
1881 – 1966
Iowa
Clara Williams
1881 – 1969
Iowa
Clifford Williams
1881 – 1967
Iowa
Clarence Williams
1881 – 1963
Iowa
Kathryn Williams
1882 – 1965
Iowa
Marcus Williams
1882 – 1965
Iowa
Bertha Williams
1882 – 1966
Iowa
Margaret E Williams
1882 – 1968
Iowa
Russell Williams
1882 – 1966
Iowa
Thomas Williams
1882 – 1964
Iowa
Eugene Williams
1882 – 1953
Iowa
Roy Williams
1882 – 1968
Iowa
Archie Williams
1882 – 1969
Iowa
Marie J Williams
1882 – 1969
Iowa
Jessie Williams
1882 – 1975
Iowa
Hazel Williams
1882 – 1967
Iowa
Roy Williams
1882 – 1964
Iowa
Ed Williams
1882 – 1963
Iowa
Carrie Williams
1882 – 1975
Iowa
Ben Williams
1882 – 1965
Iowa
Fred Williams
1882 – 1976
Iowa
Sarah Williams
1882 – 1973
Iowa
Carrie Williams
1882 – 1967
Iowa
Lulu Williams
1882 – 1975
Iowa
Bertha Williams
1882 – 1965
Iowa
Addie Williams
1882 – 1970
Iowa
Rip Williams
1882 – 1933
Keokuk
Dudley Williams
1883 – 1966
Iowa
Sam Williams
1883 – 1976
Iowa
Helen Williams
1883 – 1977
Iowa
Flora Williams
1883 – 1976
Iowa
Roy Williams
1883 – 1965
Iowa
Horace Williams
1883 – 1969
Iowa
Albert Williams
1883 – 1973
Iowa
Harry Williams
1883 – 1963
Iowa
John Williams
1883 – 1960
Iowa
Alvah Williams
1883 – 1963
Iowa
Myrtle Williams
1883 – 1974
Iowa
Bess Williams
1883 – 1972
Iowa
James C Williams
1883 – 1942
Iowa
Harland Williams
1883 – 1970
Iowa
Anna Williams
1883 – 1983
Iowa
Reuben Williams
1883 – 1964
Iowa
Morgan Williams
1883 – 1968
Iowa
Lizzie Williams
1883 – 1968
Iowa
Slyvester Williams
1883 – 1965
Iowa
Maria Williams
1883 – 1974
Iowa
William Williams
1883 – 1964
Iowa
Raymond Williams
1883 – 1966
Iowa
Mace Williams
1883 – 1975
Iowa
Milton Williams
1883 – 1979
Iowa
Hans Williams
1883 – 1978
Iowa
George Williams
1883 – 1973
Iowa
Laura B Williams
1883 – 1970
Iowa
Viola Williams
1883 – 1968
Iowa
Mary Williams
1883 – 1972
Iowa
Elbert Williams
1883 – 1964
Iowa
Arch Williams
1883 – 1975
Iowa
Grace Williams
1884 – 1973
Iowa
Jennie Williams
1884 – 1965
Iowa
Hazel Williams
1884 – 1967
Iowa
Hattie Williams
1884 – 1981
Iowa
Fred Williams
1884 – 1977
Iowa
Dolfis Williams
1884 – 1964
Iowa
Grace Williams
1884 – 1974
Iowa
Mary Williams
1884 – 1986
Iowa
John Williams
1884 – 1973
Iowa
Carl Williams
1884 – 1964
Iowa
Mary Williams
1884 – 1975
Iowa
Ruth Williams
1884 – 1963
Iowa
Henry Williams
1884 – 1950
Iowa
Lester Williams
1884 – 1974
Iowa
Lora Williams
1884 – 1971
Iowa
Algie Williams
1884 – 1968
Iowa
John Williams
1884 – 1972
Iowa
Beulah Williams
1884 – 1984
Iowa
Edith Williams
1884 – 1978
Iowa
Earl Williams
1884 – 1973
Iowa
Bertina Williams
1884 – 1974
Iowa
Mary Williams
1884 – 1973
Iowa
Blanche Williams
1884 – 1968
Iowa
June Williams
1884 – 1972
Iowa
Edward Williams
1884 – 1971
Iowa
Ola Williams
1884 – 1967
Iowa
Gwilym E Williams
1884 – 1970
Iowa
Oliver F Williams
1884 – 1966
Iowa
Isabel Williams
1884 – 1975
Iowa
Alma C. Williams
d. 1885
La Grange Township, Harrison County, Iowa
m. James L. Beebee
Otto Williams
1885 – 1981
Iowa
Minnie Williams
1885 – 1981
Iowa
Marie Williams
1885 – 1981
Iowa
Elmer Williams
1885 – 1967
Iowa
John Williams
1885 – 1964
Iowa
Anna Williams
1885 – 1976
Iowa
Dawn Williams
1885 – 1965
Iowa
Grace Williams
1885 – 1985
Iowa
Maude Williams
1885 – 1973
Iowa
Edward Williams
1885 – 1976
Iowa
Elsie Williams
1885 – 1967
Iowa
Amy Williams
1885 – 1973
Iowa
Pauline Williams
1885 – 1974
Iowa
Jessie Williams
1885 – 1970
Iowa
Charles Williams
1885 – 1973
Iowa
Maud Williams
1885 – 1983
Iowa
Etelka D Williams
1885 – 1966
Iowa
Charles Williams
1885 – 1972
Iowa
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Common questions

Williams genealogy — FAQ

Where does the Williams surname come from?

'Son of William' (Germanic 'will' + 'helmet'); one of the most common surnames in Wales and England.

How far back does the Williams family tree go?

The documented line here reaches back to 1671. Most Williams lines can be traced to the end of the surviving public record.

Are living Williams family members listed here?

No. Deceased ancestors only, from public records. Living people are excluded for privacy.

Is this my Williams family?

If a name here matches your family, it may well be. A full documented build confirms exactly how your line connects.

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