Researching Doc Williams
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 215128 people with the Williams surname? In that year Williams was ranked number 3 for popularity in the UK. |
Records of Doc Williams on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Doc Williams and the Williams Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Williams Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources below you will be able to find a birth record and, from that, a birth certificate can be ordered which lists the names of the mother and father, taking you back another generation in your tree. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Williams family tree.
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Williams Family Tree Databases
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Williams Forums
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Miscellaneous Williams Databases
Explore the Ellis Island Database for information on Doc Williams. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Doc Williams
Doc Williams (singer)
Doc Williams (June 26, 1914 – January 31, 2011) was an influential American country music band leader and vocalist.
Born as Andrew John Smik, Jr. in Cleveland, Ohio, United States, and raised in Kittanning, Pennsylvania, he got his professional start playing with the Kansas Clodhoppers during the early 1930s. Doc eventually formed his own band, Doc Williams and the Border Riders. The group went on the air on WWVA Wheeling in 1937; soon, with the addition of comedian Froggie Cortez and cowboy crooner "Big Slim the Lone Cowboy", and became one of the station's most popular attractions. He was associated with the radio station for over 40 years.
In 1939, Williams married Jessie Wanda Crupe, a singer who soon adopted the stage name Chickie Williams (February 13, 1919 – November 18, 2007). The Williams' were popular performers. Although the couple and their band the Border Riders recorded, performed live and appeared on the radio for over five decades, they never had a national hit. Doc Williams founded Wheeling Records in 1947 and through it released all of his and his wife's albums; occasionally, they sang together, and sometimes with their three daughters. Among his best-known songs are "Willie Roy the Crippled Boy" and "My Old Brown Coat And Me".
Williams died on January 31, 2011 in Wheeling, West Virginia, aged 96.
Source: Doc Williams (singer), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaDoc Williams (racing driver)
Merrill Henry "Doc" Williams (26 October 1912 Indianapolis, Indiana – 28 April 1982 Richmond, Indiana) was an American racecar driver.
Williams attempted to qualify for the Indianapolis 500 every year from 1933 to 1941 but only succeeded in qualifying in 1936, 1940, and 1941. When the race returned in 1946 after World War II, Williams again failed to qualify. In 1947 he qualified a Novi powered Kurtis but it was driven by Herb Ardinger, who finished 4th, completing all 200 laps. He qualified again in 1948 but was knocked out of the race after 19 laps. He failed to qualify in 1949 and it was the end of his Champ Car career. Williams did not attempt to qualify for any Championship Car races other than the Indy 500.
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