Lige and Vera Burks Williams

Vera J. Burks' parents were William "Bill" Asbury Burks and Mary Jane Henderson/Hensen Moseley.

Information from the 1920 Census, Pennington Township, Bradley County, Arkansas, Banks and Warren Road, Sheet #2B, February 17, 1920:

Dwelling #41, Family #42, 
Williams, Joseph E.		Head, male, white, age 26, married, born in Arkansas, parents born in Arkansas, occupation farmer
 - - - - - - - - Vera		Wife, female, white, age 20, married, born in Arkansas, parents born in Arkansas

Information from the 1930 Census, Pennington Township, Bradley County, Arkansas, Sheet #5A, Page #245A, April 12, 1930:

Dwelling #98, Family #99
Joseph(?) E. Williams	Head,        Male, White, 		age 36, Married at age 24, born in Arkansas, parents born in Arkansas, occupation farmer
Vera J.  Williams		Wife,        Female, White, 	age 29, Married at age 16, born in Arkansas, parents born in Arkansas	
Durell R. Williams		Son,         Male, White, 		age 7, Single	 	born in Arkansas, parents born in Arkansas	
Mary V. Williams		Daughter,    Female, White, 	age 5, Single		born in Arkansas, parents born in Arkansas


Article from "In the County: June 4, 1953," From The Eagle Democrat Newspaper, Warren, Bradley County, Arkansas

"All the people visited this week live on the Banks Highway between Warren and Banks."
	"Mr. and Mrs. Lige Williams have their attractive home a short distance down the highway
from Mr. Haygood's place. Mr. Williams is in charge of the carpenters at the Bradley Lumber 
Company and prior to that was the builder of numerous houses in and around Warren. The Williams'
have lived on this place for 32 years. When they first moved out here, the Banks road was just
a winding, muddy pathway. They remodeled their house in 1941. Mr. Williams is a native of the
Parnell Springs community and Mrs. Williams is the former Vera Burks. The Williams' have two 
children: First Lieutenant Durell Williams of Barksdale Air Force Base, Shreveport, Louisiana,
and Mrs. Victor Morgan, who lives in a house close to her parents. Mr. and Mrs. Morgan have
lived in a house only a few feet from her parents since 1951. Mr. Morgan is a carpenter at the 
Bradley Lumber Company. Mr. Morgan is a native of New Edinburg. The Morgans have two children:
Terry Dean, two years old, and Vicki Sue, three months."  

Information from Moseley Cemetery

Williams, J. E. "Lige" born 8-6-1893  died 11-13-1960
double stone with
Williams, Vera B. (Burks) born 5-20-1899  died 4-2-1986

Photo courtesy of Ilene Jeffers.
Information courtesy of Barbara Logan.