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Rachel Ursilla, Priscilla, "Essie" Williams 1856 – 1936 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 Dec 1856

Birth Location: Sevier, Tennessee

Death Date: 17 Sep 1936

Death Location: Sevier, Tennessee

Father: Daniel Williams

Mother: Barbara Shields

Spouse(s): George Shults

Children(s): David Shults, Louis Shults, John Shults, Noah Shults, Edward Shults, Isaac Shults, Martha Shults, George Shults, Victoria Shults

According to available records, Rachel Ursilla Priscilla "Essie" Williams was born in 1856 in Sevier, Tennessee, the child of Daniel Louis Williams and Barbara Shields. Following those early years, Rachel Ursilla Priscilla "Essie" Williams married George M. "Brooksie" Shults, and their family grew to include David Harrison "Harris" Shults, Louis William Shults, John R. Shults, Noah Lavater Shults, Edward Preston "Prosser" Shults, Isaac Bradley Shults, Martha I. Shults, George William Shults and Victoria Shults. In the later years of life, Rachel Ursilla Priscilla "Essie" Williams died in 1936 in Sevier, Tennessee.

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Parents

Daniel Williams
1832 – 1900
Birth Location: Sevier, Tennessee
DW
Barbara Shields
1828 – 1914
Birth Location: Sevier, Tennessee
BS

Spouses(s)

George Shults
1848 – 1915
Birth Location: Sevier, Tennessee
GS

Children(s)

David Shults
1876 – 1968
Birth Location: Sevier, Tennessee
DS
Louis Shults
1878 – 1959
Birth Location: Sevier, Tennessee
LS
John Shults
1881 – 1966
Birth Location: Sevier, Tennessee
JS
Noah Shults
1883 – 1965
Birth Location: Sevier, Tennessee
NS
Edward Shults
1886 – 1959
Birth Location: Cosby, Cocke, Tennessee
ES
Isaac Shults
1890 – 1933
Birth Location: Sevier, Tennessee
IS
Martha Shults
1892 – 1965
Birth Location: Sevier, Tennessee
MS
George Shults
1895 – 1965
Birth Location: Sevier, Tennessee
GS
Victoria Shults
1898 – 1899
Birth Location: Sevier, Tennessee
VS

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 13 Dec 1856
    Event Place: Sevier, Tennessee
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, 1870 United States Federal Census, 1880 United States Federal Census, 1900 United States Federal Census, 1910 United States Federal Census, 1920 United States Federal Census, 1930 United States Federal Census, Tennessee, Death Records, 1908-1958, Tennessee, Deaths and Burials Index, 1874-1955, Year: 1900; Census Place: Civil District 1, Sevier, Tennessee; Roll: 1595; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 0135; FHL microfilm: 1241595, Year: 1910; Census Place: Civil District 1, Sevier, Tennessee; Roll: T624_1518; Page: 16A; Enumeration District: 0134; FHL microfilm: 1375531, Year: 1920; Census Place: Civil District 1, Sevier, Tennessee; Roll: T625_1762; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 136; Image: 92, Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, Tennessee; Tennessee Death Records, 1908-1959; Roll #: 10, Year: 1880; Census Place: Jones Cove, Sevier, Tennessee; Roll: 1277; Family History Film: 1255277; Page: 310B; Enumeration District: 178, Year: 1870; Census Place: District 10, Cocke, Tennessee; Roll: M593_1519; Page: 458B; Image: 259; Family History Library Film: 553018, Year: 1860; Census Place: District 8, Cocke, Tennessee; Roll: M653_1244; Page: 466; Image: 448; Family History Library Film: 805244, Year: 1930; Census Place: District 1, Sevier, Tennessee; Roll: 2271; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 1; Image: 582.0; FHL microfilm: 2342005

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 17 Sep 1936
    Event Place: Sevier, Tennessee
    Record Source: Tennessee, Death Records, 1908-1958, Tennessee, Deaths and Burials Index, 1874-1955, Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, Tennessee; Tennessee Death Records, 1908-1959; Roll #: 10

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1930
    Event Place: District 1, Sevier, Tennessee
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: District 1, Sevier, Tennessee; Roll: 2271; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 1; Image: 582.0; FHL microfilm: 2342005

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1860
    Event Place: District 8, Cocke, Tennessee, United States
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: District 8, Cocke, Tennessee; Roll: M653_1244; Page: 466; Image: 448; Family History Library Film: 805244

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1870
    Event Place: District 10, Cocke, Tennessee, United States
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: District 10, Cocke, Tennessee; Roll: M593_1519; Page: 458B; Image: 259; Family History Library Film: 553018

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1880
    Event Place: Jones Cove, Sevier, Tennessee, United States
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Jones Cove, Sevier, Tennessee; Roll: 1277; Family History Film: 1255277; Page: 310B; Enumeration District: 178

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1920
    Event Place: Civil District 1, Sevier, Tennessee
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Civil District 1, Sevier, Tennessee; Roll: T625_1762; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 136; Image: 92

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1910
    Event Place: Civil District 1, Sevier, Tennessee
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Civil District 1, Sevier, Tennessee; Roll: T624_1518; Page: 16A; Enumeration District: 0134; FHL microfilm: 1375531

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1900
    Event Place: Civil District 1, Sevier, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Civil District 1, Sevier, Tennessee; Roll: 1595; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 0135; FHL microfilm: 1241595

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