Lorenzo Williams Family Photos
Lorenzo and Myrtle Williams
Lorenzo became a US citizen before 1900. Date not yet determined. He was a member of the school board. Some though so he could save money. The older grandchildren tell of his humor and teasing them and how show much he loved children. He was also a member of at least one organization based on he pins in the formal family photo but the identity of them has not been discovered. He owned a car (so others could drive him), although he never drove one. Myrtle was a wonderful cook who typically didn’t use recipes. She made large sugar cookies with raisin eyes etc. She always had plenty for the large family Sunday dinners after which the siblings would have a lively discussion. She had a wonderful garden and always wanted the house to look nice.
Mrytle and Lorenzo
Lorenzo, Mrytle, Abbie
Mrytle
Mack and Don Lorenzo is the one with his arms up - at a lumber camp
Hiram and Don
?Hazel?, Alice, Lorenzo, Myrtle, Tony, ?Austin? Mary, Hiram, Alvie, Clare, Robert Highstreet, Mary, Maurice, Llyod
Alvie, Don, Clare, Mary, Lloyd, Mack, Maurice
Mary, Hiram, Mack, Don
Maurice, Lloyd, Clare Mack, Lloyd, Elizabeth, Ruth, Leora, Don 1994
Maurice, Elizabeth, Vin, Leora, Mary, Mack, Beulah, Lloyd, Mrytle, Lorenzo, Abbie Margaret, John Bruce, David, Jim, Lee, Bob
Mack, Maurice, Alvie, Mrytle
Lloyd and Elizabeth Williams
Work spent his working life at ….. as a
Lloyd Lloyd and Elizabeth – probably thier wedding
Lloyd and Elizabeth
Jim and Dorothy
Margaret , Dorothy Bob, Jim
Sue and Jim’s wedding
Jim
Elizabeth, Chris, Jim
Cheryl and Chris with the great 10 point deer. The head is mounted now. 1963 – A great year for Jim’s hunting with Maurice
Cheryl
Chris
Dorothy
Elizabeth, Dorothy, Cindy
Cindy
Robert and Rachel Schumaker
Anne
Margaret
Skip and Tim
Bob
Bob, Susie, Susie, Bob
Clare and Beulah Williams
Clare first worked on freighters. The two boats he worked on were the B.J. Jones and Fayette Brown. He then worked on the docks until becoming a milkman for Bordons.
Clare on one of the freighters he worked on the Fayette Brown
Earl Adams and Clare
Beulah and Clare 1968 David, Beulah, Lee
David, Clare, Lee, Beulah, Shirley
Lee, Shirley, David
Lee Shirley, Lee, Beulah, Clare
David, Faith, Beulah, Colleen
Colleen, Mark, Benji
Rick and Shirley Shirley
Thomas and Jillian
Maurice Williams
Maurice worked most of his yeas for G.M. as a metal finisher. He retired in 1917. He was the sole democrat among his siblings which was a source of much discussion around the family round dinning table at the farm. He along with Mack served in World War II. He and Mack actually visited each other in Italy in late 1943. He sustained a broken clavicle on D-Day crashing in his glider. More detail about his military career can be found at…. Leora taught school in several places including Mayville which is where she met Maurice. In her 80’s she was became a volunteer teaching children one-on-one and honored received many honors for her work.
Maurice Ed Baxter, Maurice, a Kennard – 3 young obviously out on the town but note the holes in his pants – it was the depression.
Myrtle, Lorenzo Mary, John McMinn Maurice, Leora
Maurice WWII
Maurice’s big fish winner in the Mort Neff contest
Retirement form Fisher Body
Leora and Maurice
Linda, Maurice, John Bruce, Leora
Linda and Mrytle
Linda, Leora, John Linda and John
John
Evelyn, Michel, Christina, John, Tamara
Linda
Carmen and Linda
Alvie and Clara Williams
He worked for Goodrich in Cadillac and then was the groundkeeper at the Coldwater State Home. He retired in 1971. Clara graduated form Vassar High School in 1926 and got her teaching deagree form Central Michigan Collage. She taught school over 25 years.
Alvie
4 Generations: Jeff, Mary, Gretchen, Don Alvie, Rachel, Clara
Don and Darrell
Darrell
Donald
Clara and Alvie
Mary Williams Blasius
Mary graduated from Caro High School (while living with her cousin Iva Dyer) and got her degree from Michigan State University. She was a dietitian at the Caro Regional Center until retiring in 1946.
Mary
Maurice and Mary
Vin, Mary, Tom, Ed
Mary and Vin 1969
Tom and John Bruce Tom and John Bruce
Ed
Don Williams
Both Don and Ruth graduated form Vassar High School in 1933. Don worked for Harmon Trucking Company. Ruth was a bookkeeper for the Tuscola County Road Commission.
Don
Ruth and Don
Gerald and Kay
Gerald, Kay, Susan
Lynn, Gerald Gerald
Kay
Bob, Kay, Amy, Ann
Susan
Chuck Wendy, Chad
Mack Williams
Mack graduated form Vassar High School in 1936. He also attended some classes for farmers at Michigan State University. He spent most of his life taking over the family farm except for the 4 years he served in the army. He voluntarily joined the army Feb 27, 1941 before the US entered the war. The US was already enlarging the military and the draft had started. Tuscola County fated the group of 14 that joined that day with lunch, speeches, a photo of the group and then they were escorted to Detroit. He then went to Fort Custer before going to Fort Knox. In May of 1941, his parents and brothers Maurice, Clare and Beulah all took a trip to visit them. They went to the Lincoln Memorial and Churchill Downs as well. Mack was a tank commander with the 1st Armored Division, 6th Armored Infantry Battery, Headquarters Company. He was awarded a Combat Infantry Award in addition to ones for the various campaigns he was in. He served in some of the first battles in North Africa and then spent most of the rest of the war in Italy. Did he guard the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier? At Fort Knox he had fun knocking down 6” trees.
Mack with his proverbial pipe
Ice fishing