[Ancestors] [Descendants]
Roger Curtis Williams
Last updated 10 Feb 2024 in Spear–Johnson Family.
Individual
Born: 5 Sep 1924 in Detroit Lakes, Becker County, Minnesota, United States
Died: 22 Feb 1978 in , Douglas County, Minnesota, United States
Father: Ephrom Herbert "Bert" Williams (1882 – ?)
Mother: Sophie M. Aggerholm (1893 – 1955)
census-us-1940-ps-mn-becker-3-11-20b: 1940 U.S. Census, population schedule, Minnesota, Becker County, Detroit Lakes, enumeration district 9-3-11, sheet 20B (form) or page 113B (stamp sequence, not visible on page); 1940 United States Federal Census, database with images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed 9 Feb 2024), “〉 Minnesota 〉 Becker 〉 Detroit Lakes 〉 3-11”, image 40; citing “Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA microfilm publication T627, roll 1905 (of 4643), National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.”
Reference Detail: Lines 41-43, household 434 (with sheet 42A, lines 38-40)
Comment Detail: Source includes name (Williams, Roger C.).
marker-roger-betty-williams-1978-2006: Grave markers of Roger C. (1978) and Betty A. (2006) Williams; Find A Grave (https://www.findagrave.com: accessed 10 Feb 2024), memorial IDs 89315231 (Roger) and 131964949 (Betty), photographs uploaded 9 Sep 2016 to Roger’s memorial and 1 Oct 2014, all by 47962105 to Betty’s memorial; citing “Evergreen Cemetery (Alexandria, Douglas County, Minnesota, USA)” [The couple’s marker was uploaded to both memorials, an individual marker was only uploaded to Roger’s memorial]
Comment Detail: Source includes name (Roger C Williams).
periodical-governor-attends-troopers-funeral-1978: “Alexandria: Governor attends trooper’s funeral; protest halted,” news story; Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com: accessed 10 Feb 2024), “〉 United States 〉 Minnesota 〉 Minneapolis 〉 Star Tribune 〉 1978 〉 February 〉 Feb 28 1978, Tue 〉 Page 14”, column 5; citing “Minneapolis Tribune (Minneapolis, Minnesota), 28 Feb 1978 (Tuesday), page 2B, column 5”
Comment Detail: Source includes name (Roger Williams).
ssa-npri-ssaci-roger-williams-1978: Social Security Administration record (SSACI) for Roger Curtis Williams (1978); U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, database, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com: accessed 10 Feb 2024), no physical record image; citing "Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007”
Comment Detail: Source includes name (Roger Curtis Williams).
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census-us-1940-ps-mn-becker-3-11-20b: 1940 U.S. Census, population schedule, Minnesota, Becker County, Detroit Lakes, enumeration district 9-3-11, sheet 20B (form) or page 113B (stamp sequence, not visible on page); 1940 United States Federal Census, database with images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed 9 Feb 2024), “〉 Minnesota 〉 Becker 〉 Detroit Lakes 〉 3-11”, image 40; citing “Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA microfilm publication T627, roll 1905 (of 4643), National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.”
Reference Detail: Lines 41-43, household 434 (with sheet 42A, lines 38-40)
Comment Detail: Source includes age (15) and location (Minnesota [, USA]). Using his age and the official census date of 1 Apr 1940 gives a birth date range from 2 Apr 1924 to 1 Apr 1925.
marker-roger-betty-williams-1978-2006: Grave markers of Roger C. (1978) and Betty A. (2006) Williams; Find A Grave (https://www.findagrave.com: accessed 10 Feb 2024), memorial IDs 89315231 (Roger) and 131964949 (Betty), photographs uploaded 9 Sep 2016 to Roger’s memorial and 1 Oct 2014, all by 47962105 to Betty’s memorial; citing “Evergreen Cemetery (Alexandria, Douglas County, Minnesota, USA)” [The couple’s marker was uploaded to both memorials, an individual marker was only uploaded to Roger’s memorial]
Comment Detail: Source includes date (Sep 5 1924).
periodical-governor-attends-troopers-funeral-1978: “Alexandria: Governor attends trooper’s funeral; protest halted,” news story; Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com: accessed 10 Feb 2024), “〉 United States 〉 Minnesota 〉 Minneapolis 〉 Star Tribune 〉 1978 〉 February 〉 Feb 28 1978, Tue 〉 Page 14”, column 5; citing “Minneapolis Tribune (Minneapolis, Minnesota), 28 Feb 1978 (Tuesday), page 2B, column 5”
Comment Detail: BIRTH: Source includes age (TBD) and location (TBD). Using TBD_his_her age and the official TBDrecordtype date of TBDday TBDmonth TBDyear gives a birth date range from TBDday+1 TBDmonth TBDyear-age-1 to TBDday TBDmonth TBDyear-age.
ssa-npri-ssaci-roger-williams-1978: Social Security Administration record (SSACI) for Roger Curtis Williams (1978); U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, database, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com: accessed 10 Feb 2024), no physical record image; citing "Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007”
Comment Detail: Source includes date (5 Sep 1924) and location (Detroit Lakes, [Becker County,] Minnesota [, USA]).
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ssa-npri-ssaci-roger-williams-1978: Social Security Administration record (SSACI) for Roger Curtis Williams (1978); U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, database, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com: accessed 10 Feb 2024), no physical record image; citing "Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007”
Comment Detail: Source includes date (Feb 1978).
marker-roger-betty-williams-1978-2006: Grave markers of Roger C. (1978) and Betty A. (2006) Williams; Find A Grave (https://www.findagrave.com: accessed 10 Feb 2024), memorial IDs 89315231 (Roger) and 131964949 (Betty), photographs uploaded 9 Sep 2016 to Roger’s memorial and 1 Oct 2014, all by 47962105 to Betty’s memorial; citing “Evergreen Cemetery (Alexandria, Douglas County, Minnesota, USA)” [The couple’s marker was uploaded to both memorials, an individual marker was only uploaded to Roger’s memorial]
Comment Detail: Source includes date (Feb 22 1978).
periodical-governor-attends-troopers-funeral-1978: “Alexandria: Governor attends trooper’s funeral; protest halted,” news story; Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com: accessed 10 Feb 2024), “〉 United States 〉 Minnesota 〉 Minneapolis 〉 Star Tribune 〉 1978 〉 February 〉 Feb 28 1978, Tue 〉 Page 14”, column 5; citing “Minneapolis Tribune (Minneapolis, Minnesota), 28 Feb 1978 (Tuesday), page 2B, column 5”
Comment Detail: Source includes date ("Wednesday" [story published Tuesday, 28 Feb 1978, giving an event date of 22 Feb 1978]) and location ("on Interstate Hwy. 94 about six miles west of Alexandria [Douglas County, MN, USA]).
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census-us-1940-ps-mn-becker-3-11-20b: 1940 U.S. Census, population schedule, Minnesota, Becker County, Detroit Lakes, enumeration district 9-3-11, sheet 20B (form) or page 113B (stamp sequence, not visible on page); 1940 United States Federal Census, database with images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed 9 Feb 2024), “〉 Minnesota 〉 Becker 〉 Detroit Lakes 〉 3-11”, image 40; citing “Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA microfilm publication T627, roll 1905 (of 4643), National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.”
Reference Detail: Lines 41-43, household 434 (with sheet 42A, lines 38-40)
Comment Detail: Source identifies Roger C. Williams as a son of Ephrom H. Williams. The source does not provide sufficient evidence to denote the type of parent/child relationship.
ssa-npri-ssaci-roger-williams-1978: Social Security Administration record (SSACI) for Roger Curtis Williams (1978); U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, database, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com: accessed 10 Feb 2024), no physical record image; citing "Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007”
Comment Detail: Source identifies Ephrom H. Williams as the father of Roger Curtis Williams. The source does not provide sufficient evidence to denote the type of parent/child relationship.
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census-us-1940-ps-mn-becker-3-11-20b: 1940 U.S. Census, population schedule, Minnesota, Becker County, Detroit Lakes, enumeration district 9-3-11, sheet 20B (form) or page 113B (stamp sequence, not visible on page); 1940 United States Federal Census, database with images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed 9 Feb 2024), “〉 Minnesota 〉 Becker 〉 Detroit Lakes 〉 3-11”, image 40; citing “Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA microfilm publication T627, roll 1905 (of 4643), National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.”
Reference Detail: Lines 41-43, household 434 (with sheet 42A, lines 38-40)
Comment Detail: Source implies Roger C. Williams is a son of Sophie M. Williams. The source does not provide sufficient evidence to denote the type of parent/child relationship.
ssa-npri-ssaci-roger-williams-1978: Social Security Administration record (SSACI) for Roger Curtis Williams (1978); U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, database, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com: accessed 10 Feb 2024), no physical record image; citing "Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007”
Comment Detail: Source identifies Sophia Aggerholm as the mother of Roger Curtis Williams. The source does not provide sufficient evidence to denote the type of parent/child relationship.
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Family
Spouse/Partner: Betty A. ____ (1925 – 2006)
Married: 1 Jan 1946
marker-roger-betty-williams-1978-2006: Grave markers of Roger C. (1978) and Betty A. (2006) Williams; Find A Grave (https://www.findagrave.com: accessed 10 Feb 2024), memorial IDs 89315231 (Roger) and 131964949 (Betty), photographs uploaded 9 Sep 2016 to Roger’s memorial and 1 Oct 2014, all by 47962105 to Betty’s memorial; citing “Evergreen Cemetery (Alexandria, Douglas County, Minnesota, USA)” [The couple’s marker was uploaded to both memorials, an individual marker was only uploaded to Roger’s memorial]
Comment Detail: Source includes date (Jan. 1, 1946).
periodical-governor-attends-troopers-funeral-1978: “Alexandria: Governor attends trooper’s funeral; protest halted,” news story; Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com: accessed 10 Feb 2024), “〉 United States 〉 Minnesota 〉 Minneapolis 〉 Star Tribune 〉 1978 〉 February 〉 Feb 28 1978, Tue 〉 Page 14”, column 5; citing “Minneapolis Tribune (Minneapolis, Minnesota), 28 Feb 1978 (Tuesday), page 2B, column 5”
Comment Detail: Source notes that Betty was the widow of Roger Williams.
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Miscellaneous Facts
Events
Employer: State of Minnesota, Abt 1951
periodical-governor-attends-troopers-funeral-1978: “Alexandria: Governor attends trooper’s funeral; protest halted,” news story; Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com: accessed 10 Feb 2024), “〉 United States 〉 Minnesota 〉 Minneapolis 〉 Star Tribune 〉 1978 〉 February 〉 Feb 28 1978, Tue 〉 Page 14”, column 5; citing “Minneapolis Tribune (Minneapolis, Minnesota), 28 Feb 1978 (Tuesday), page 2B, column 5”
Comment Detail: Source notes that he was a Minnesota trooper, and had been on duty in the Alexandria [, MN] area for 27 years prior to his death
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Attributes
Residence: at Detroit Lakes, Becker County, Minnesota, United States
Residence: at Detroit Lakes, Becker County, Minnesota, United States
Occupation: State Trooper
Education: completed grade 8
census-us-1940-ps-mn-becker-3-11-20b: 1940 U.S. Census, population schedule, Minnesota, Becker County, Detroit Lakes, enumeration district 9-3-11, sheet 20B (form) or page 113B (stamp sequence, not visible on page); 1940 United States Federal Census, database with images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed 9 Feb 2024), “〉 Minnesota 〉 Becker 〉 Detroit Lakes 〉 3-11”, image 40; citing “Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA microfilm publication T627, roll 1905 (of 4643), National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.”
Reference Detail: Lines 41-43, household 434 (with sheet 42A, lines 38-40)
Comment Detail: Source includes given date (1 Apr 1935) and residence location ("same place" [Detroit Lakes, Becker County, MN, USA]).
census-us-1940-ps-mn-becker-3-11-20b: 1940 U.S. Census, population schedule, Minnesota, Becker County, Detroit Lakes, enumeration district 9-3-11, sheet 20B (form) or page 113B (stamp sequence, not visible on page); 1940 United States Federal Census, database with images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed 9 Feb 2024), “〉 Minnesota 〉 Becker 〉 Detroit Lakes 〉 3-11”, image 40; citing “Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA microfilm publication T627, roll 1905 (of 4643), National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.”
Reference Detail: Lines 41-43, household 434 (with sheet 42A, lines 38-40)
Comment Detail: Source includes official census date (1 Apr 1940) and residence location (Detroit Lakes, Becker County, Minnesota [, USA]).
periodical-governor-attends-troopers-funeral-1978: “Alexandria: Governor attends trooper’s funeral; protest halted,” news story; Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com: accessed 10 Feb 2024), “〉 United States 〉 Minnesota 〉 Minneapolis 〉 Star Tribune 〉 1978 〉 February 〉 Feb 28 1978, Tue 〉 Page 14”, column 5; citing “Minneapolis Tribune (Minneapolis, Minnesota), 28 Feb 1978 (Tuesday), page 2B, column 5”
Comment Detail: Source notes he was a Minnesota trooper for [at least] 27 years prior to his death.
census-us-1940-ps-mn-becker-3-11-20b: 1940 U.S. Census, population schedule, Minnesota, Becker County, Detroit Lakes, enumeration district 9-3-11, sheet 20B (form) or page 113B (stamp sequence, not visible on page); 1940 United States Federal Census, database with images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed 9 Feb 2024), “〉 Minnesota 〉 Becker 〉 Detroit Lakes 〉 3-11”, image 40; citing “Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA microfilm publication T627, roll 1905 (of 4643), National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.”
Reference Detail: Lines 41-43, household 434 (with sheet 42A, lines 38-40)
Comment Detail: Source notes that Roger C. Williams completed schooling through grade 8.
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Research Notes (Conflicts/Spelling/Followup)
FOLLOWUP
Roger served as a corporal in the US Marine Corp during World War II. [marker-roger-betty-williams-1978-2006]
marker-roger-betty-williams-1978-2006: Grave markers of Roger C. (1978) and Betty A. (2006) Williams; Find A Grave (https://www.findagrave.com: accessed 10 Feb 2024), memorial IDs 89315231 (Roger) and 131964949 (Betty), photographs uploaded 9 Sep 2016 to Roger’s memorial and 1 Oct 2014, all by 47962105 to Betty’s memorial; citing “Evergreen Cemetery (Alexandria, Douglas County, Minnesota, USA)” [The couple’s marker was uploaded to both memorials, an individual marker was only uploaded to Roger’s memorial]
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