Fourth Generation

118. Mary Mahala Jane (Mahala, Haley) Bray^{1,50,120,121,122,123}. Birth: 10 September 1871, Anderson County, Tennessee.^{50,121,122,123} There are different family records with different birth dates, one with a birth date of 1872 and one with a birth date 1876. Either date is possible, but the former seems more credible because her first son was born in 1898. But the most credible family records give a birth date of 1871. In once case, the 1 has a dot after it which makes it look like a little bit like a 6. It seems likely that the 1876 record was copied from the record which says 1871, and somebody misinterpreted the 1 as a 6. One of the family records lists the name as Mary Mahala. Also, it is sometimes spelled as Mahalia. Her death certificate lists a birth date of 1870, but the 1871 date is the one which is most likely to be correct because it's the most consistent with the 1880 census.

Census: 1880, Anderson County, Tennessee. Mahala 8 daughter, female, single, white, born TN, father and mother born TN.

Census: 1900, Loudon County, Tennessee.¹²⁴
Household of her husband John William Williamson. Dist. 9, Enumeration District 103, 6 Jun 1900.
Mahala 26 wife female m2 w Sep 1873, born TN, father and mother born TN, 1 child, 1 living.
At the time of the 1900 census, she had actually borne three children of whom two were still living. It is not known why only one child was indicated in the census.

Census: 1910, Loudon County, Tennessee.¹²⁵ Mary J. 30 wife female m1-12 w, born TN, father and mother born TN, ? children, 3 living.

Census: 1920, Loudon County, Tennessee.¹²⁶ Mahala 43 wife female married white, born TN, father and mother born TN.

Census: 1930, Knox County, Tennessee.¹²¹ Ward 23, Dist. 8, Knoxville City, Knox County, Tennessee, 10 Apr 1930; page 12a, 1132 Morris Ave., dwelling number 226, family number 228; Williamson Mary 53 head female widowed white, born TN, father and mother born TN; Nora 24 daughter, female, single, white, pairer hosiery mill, born TN, father and mother born TN; William R. 21 son m m@21 w clerk grocery store, born TN, father and mother born TN; Florine 21 dauL f m@21 w, born TN, father and mother born TN.

Census: 1940,. Death: 31 May 1950, age 78, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.^50,122,123

Death Certificate
1. Name - Mahala Bray Williamson
2. Date of death - May 31, 1950
3. Color or race - white
4. Sex - female
5. Single, married, widowed, divorced - widowed
6. Date of birth Sept. 10 1870
7. Age (in years last birthday) 79
8. Place of death A. County - Knox B. Civil District C. Knoxville D. Length of stay in this place E. Name of hospital or institution (if not Hospital or Institution, City Street Address and Location) - 129 W. Atlantic Ave.
9. Usual residence of deceased A. State - Tenn. B. County - Knox C. Civil District D. City or Town - Knoxville E. Street address 129 W. Atlantic Ave.
10a. Usual occupation - Housework
10b. Kind of business or industry - at home
12. Was deceased ever in U.S. armed forces? Specify yes, no, unknown - no
13. Birthplace - Tenn.
14. Citizen of what country? - U.S.
15. Father's name - Joseph Bray
16. Mother's maiden name - Salina Moore
17. Informant - W.R. Williamson, Knoxville, Tenn.
22. I hereby certify that the deceased died on the date and from the cause stated above C. E. Irwin, M.D., Knoxville, Tenn. 6 June 1950
23a. Burial, cremation, removal (specify) - Burial
23b. Date of burial, cremation, or removal - June 2, 1950
23c. Name of cemetery or crematory - Lenoir City
23d. Location - Lenoir City, Tenn.
24. Funeral Director - Rose Funeral Home, Knoxville, Tenn.
25. Registration Dist. no - 24701
26. Date signed by Local Reg. - June 7, 1950
27. Registrar's signature - Mary Chambers
The informant W.R. Williamson was her son Willie Ragin Williamson.

Obituary: Knoxville Journal, 1 Jun 1950, p.28.
Williamson, Mrs. Mahala (J. W.) age 76, passed away at her home, 129 West Atlantic Avenue, at 10:10 a.m. Wednesday. She was a member of West View Methodist Church. Survivors: daughters: Mrs. E. L. Peters, Corryton, Miss Nora Williamson, Mrs. James A. Underwood, both of Knoxville, sons, W. R. Williamson, Knoxville and C. L. Bray, Philadelphia, Tenn. brothers, W. W., Ed and George Bray, all of Knoxville, and Henry Bray of California. 1 grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren. Funeral 2 p.m. Friday at West View Methodist Church, Rev. N. A. Nichols officiating. Interment in Lenoir City. The body will line in state at the church one hour before services. The body is at the home of a daughter, Mrs. James A. Underwood, 129 West Atlantic Avenue. Rose in charge.

Burial: 2 June 1950, at Lenoir City Cemetery Lenoir City, Loudon County, Tennessee.^50,123

She was called Nother Mama by her grandchildren, because she was their 'nother Mama (another Mama).

Mary Mahala Jane (Mahala, Haley) Bray and William George Washington (Will) Green Marriage: 7 April 1889, Loudon County, Tennessee.¹²⁰ County Marriage Record, page 210, license no. 25, Loudon, Tenn. April 6, 1889, On this day issued to W. G. W. Green to marry Mary M. J. Bray, A. S. Henderson, Clerk. State of Tennessee, Loudon County. I solemnized the rite of matrimony between the within named parties, on 7 Apr 1889, J. P. Matlock, J.P.

Divorce: 9 January 1896 Loudon County, Tennessee. Mary Mahala Green vs. William Green, desertion, sole custody of minor son Charles Lee to Mary Mahala Green. Circuit Court, Vol. 5, Dec 1894 - Jun 1900.

William George Washington (Will) Green^120,127, son of Isaac P. Green and Martha McMahan,. Birth: about 1868, [Jackson County], North Carolina.

Census: 1870, Jackson County, North Carolina, W. G. W. 1 m w NC.

Census: 1880, Roane County, Tennessee. William 12 son, male, single, white, TN NC TN cannot R/W.

Census: 1891, Loudon County, Tennessee. Two possibilities: Dist. 1, W.C. Green, male voters, Dist. 9, C. Green, male voters. Census: 1920, Haywood County, North Carolina. Census: 1930, Loudon County, Tennessee. Census: 1940, Knox County, Tennessee. City Directory: 1942, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee. Green G Wm (Cenie H) r 2502 Harvey. Death: after 1942, age 74,.

Mary Mahala Jane (Mahala, Haley) Bray and William George Washington (Will) Green had the following children:

Mary Mahala Jane (Mahala, Haley) Bray and John William Williamson Marriage: 25 December 1898, Lenoir City, Loudon County, Tennessee.^122,128 J. W. Williams to Jane Bray, 25 Dec 1898, by Rev. J. E. Spring. John's surname was spelled incorrectly in courhouse records, but his wife's surname was spelled correctly and the marriage date matches family records.

John William Williamson^122,129,130, son of Alexander L. Williamson and Margaret Ann England,. Birth: 2 April 1877, Roane County, Tennessee.^122,129,131 He was called Poppa by his grandchildren.

Census: 1880, Roane County, Tennessee. John 3 w m TN NC NC.

Census: 1900, Loudon County, Tennessee.¹²⁴
Head of household. Dist. 9, Enumeration District 103, 6 Jun 1900.
----- page 84b, dwelling number 128, family number 124.
Williamson John 22 head male married white, Apr 1878 carpenter, car shop, born TN, father and mother born TN.
Mahala 26 wife female m2 w Sep 1873, born TN, father and mother born TN, 1 child, 1 living.
Lola 1/12 daughter, female, single, white, May 1900, born TN, father and mother born TN.
Green L. Chas. 10 Sson, male, single, white, Feb 1890, born TN, father and mother born TN.
Williamson Manda 20 sis female married white, Jun 1879, born TN, father and mother born TN.

Census: 1910, Loudon County, Tennessee.¹²⁵ Dist. 2, Loudon County, Tennessee, 10 May 1910; page 158a, Broadway, dwelling number 388, family number 407; Williamson J. W. 32 head male m1-12 w laborer, car factory, born TN, father and mother born TN; Mary J. 30 wife female m1-12 w, born TN, father and mother born TN, ? children, 3 living; Lola E. 10 daughter, female, single, white, born TN, father and mother born TN; Nora L. 6 daughter, female, single, white, born TN, father and mother born TN; Willie R. 2 son, male, single, white, born TN, father and mother born TN.

Draft registration: 12 September 1918, Loudon County, Tennessee.¹²⁹
1. Name - John William Williamson
2. Address - Lenoir City, Tenn
3. Age - 41
4. Born - Apr 2 1878
5. Race - white
10. Citizenship - native born
16. Occupation - machinist
17. Employer - Lenoir Car Works
18. Employer address - Lenoir City, tenn
19. Nearest relative - Mrs. J. W. Williamson
20. Relative address - Lenoir City, Tenn
(signed) John William Williamson
22. Height - medium
25. Build - medium
27. Eyes - blue
28. Hair - dark
29. Disability - no
30. Registrar - J. P. Campbell, Sept. 12, 1918, Loudon County, Tennessee

Census: 1920, Loudon County, Tennessee.¹²⁶ Lenoir City, Loudon County, Tennessee, 13 Jan 1920; p.212a, 716 Broadway, dwelling number 584, family number 619; Williamson John W. 42 head male married white, mechanic, car works TN NC NC; Mahala 43 wife female married white, born TN, father and mother born TN; Lola 19 daughter, female, single, white, pairer, hosiery mill, born TN, father and mother born TN; Nora 16 daughter, female, single, white, born TN, father and mother born TN, attended school; Willie 12 son, male, single, white, born TN, father and mother born TN, attended school; Lela 8 daughter, female, single, white, born TN, father and mother born TN, attended school.

Death: 26 May 1927, age 50, Lenoir City, Loudon County, Tennessee.^122,131

Death certificate: #10813
1. Place of death - Loudon County, Dist. 2, Lenoir City
2. Name - John W. Williamson
3. Sex - Male
4. Race - white
5. Status - married
6. Born - Apr 2, 1877
7. Age - 50 yrs, 1 mos., 24 ds.
8. Occupation - Machinist, R.R. Shops
9. Birthplace - Tenn
10. Father - A.L. Williamson
11. Father born - N.C.
12. Mother - Margaret Englant
13. Mother born - N.C.
14. Informant - Mrs. Mahala Williamson, Lenoir City, Tenn.
15. Filed - 5/26, 1927, J.B. Porter
16. Died - May 26, 1927
19. Buried - City Cemetery, May 27, 1927
20. Undertaker - Sterchi Bros. & Thomas, Lenoir City, Tenn
The informant was his wife, Mary Mahala Jane (Haley) Bray.

Burial: 27 May 1927, at Lenoir City Cemetery Lenoir City, Loudon County, Tennessee.^130,131
Grave marker: John W. Williamson Apr 2 1885 May 25 1927, GPS: 35.800274, -84.253029. According to records of the Lenoir City Cemetery Company, lot 7, section 13, was purchased on 26 May 1927 by J. A. Williamson. The purchaser was John's brother James Alexander Williamson.

Mary Mahala Jane (Mahala, Haley) Bray and John William Williamson had the following children: