Joseph Anders Williams

1868 - 1919  (50 years)

• Name	Joseph Anders Williams
  Birth	Nov 1868	Matagorda Island, Texas   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	14 Sep 1919	Texas
  Person ID	I37124	Scudder
  Last Modified	27 Nov 2010

  
  

  Family	Winifred Kate Boyd,   b. 8 Mar 1874, Calhoun county, Texas d. 9 Jan 1929, Houston, Harris, Texas (Age 54 years)
  Marriage	6 Jun 1895	Port Lavaca, Calhoun, Texas
  Children	1. Anna Josephine Williams,   b. 13 Jul 1896, Calhoun county, Texas d. 24 Jan 1969, Houston, Harris, Texas (Age 72 years)   2. Walter Boyd Williams,   b. 20 Sep 1897, Port Lavaca, Calhoun, Texas d. 12 May 1962, Houston, Harris, Texas (Age 64 years)   3. Joe Bart Williams,   b. 1 Mar 1910, Port Lavaca, Calhoun, Texas d. 18 Dec 1970, Houston, Harris, Texas (Age 60 years)
  Family ID	F13195	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2024

  
  

• Notes

  Joseph died during a Category 4 storm that hit Corpus Christi with winds of more than 110 miles an hour and a 16-foot storm surge. The storm sank more than 10 major vessels and killed hundreds of people, making it the fourth deadliest hurricane of the 20th century. He was a captain, a deputy game warden, with the Texas Game, Fish and Oyster Commission. According to family stories, Joseph and his partner were rescuing people drowning and stayed out until the last person left. A big wave swept them overboard, and they drowned.

  
  

• Sources

  [S1045] 1880 United States Census, FHL Film 1255294; National Archives Film T9-1294; Page 310B.