Introducing our Great Grandparents
Alice Watkins and William James Williams our maternal great grandparents. They are the Parents of our grandmother Bernadine Irene Williams (Buss).
Great Grandpa William James Williams was born on the family's old homestead located in Paris Township in Kenosha County, Wisconsin.
His father's parents, Lewis Williams and his wife Sarah Jones had 6-8 children that they brought with them from Wales in 1840. They arrived in America and went to the edge of the frontier to a place called Paris Township which is now known as Kenosha, Wisconsin. Their grandson our great grandfather, William James Williams recollects, as a child, seeing Indians living in teepee's in the group of trees along the north edge of their family's farm. The land was sold to them by the Federal Government for 25 cents an acre in the very early days. Family legend has it that Lewis Williams walked all the way to Milwaukee Wisconsin (about 30-35 miles) to purchase the land.
After Lewis Williams died the family farm went to the boys in the family and William Williams (father of William James Williams) bought his brother's share of the farm since they both lived in other parts of the country.
This is the same farm that William James Williams was born on and later inherited.
Our dad Gene Williams Buss remembers visiting his grandparents and that farm when he was a child.
Our Father's Maternal Line of Descendants:
- 3rd Great Grandparents: Lewis Williams & Sarah Jones
- 2nd Great Grandparents: William Williams & Mary Ann Bywater
- Great Grandparents: William James Williams & Alice Watkins
- Grandparents: Bernadine Irene Williams & James Edward Buss
- Parents: Gene Williams Buss & Dorothy Mary Repia McKenzie
- Us: Tim, Kim, Leah, Robbie
- Our Children
- Our Grandchildren
Here are a few more pictures that I have in my computer. They were scanned in by one of Norma's (dad's sister) kids. I'm sorry they aren't really clear but I did make some adjustments to the contrast in photoshop and think they look pretty good compared to the original.
Left: Helen Cornelia Dodge Buss (paternal line)
Right: Alice Watkins Williams (maternal line)
Dad thinks they're holding his sister Marilyn.
Alice Watkins
Left to Right: William James Williams, Daughters- Della, Marie, & Bernadine (our grandmother on our paternal side). In the wheelchair: Alice Watkins Williams
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