William Veale Herbert WILLIAMS, Jr.^[1]

1891 - 1971  (80 years)

• Name	William Veale Herbert WILLIAMS
  Suffix	Jr.
  Birth	10 Mar 1891	Portsmouth City, VA   [2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1920 - 1942  [3, 4, 5]
  	According to the 1920 and 1930 censuses, William was employed as an electrical engineer. His WWII draft registration card notes that he was working in that capacity for the Norfolk Navy Yard at Portsmouth, Virginia in 1942.
  Physical Description	27 Apr 1942	Norfolk City, VA   [3]
  	On 27 April 1942, William's physical description was noted on his WWII draft registration card as follows: "height, 5'6"; weight, 130; eyes, blue; hair, brown; complexion, light."
  Death	5 Apr 1971  [2, 6]
  	William died on 5 April 1971. He was 80 years old at the time of his death. His last residence was Virginia Beach, Virginia.
  Burial	Portsmouth City, VA   [6]
  	His body was interred in the W.V.H. Williams family plot at Cedar Grove Cemetery in Portsmouth, Virginia.
  Person ID	I59889	mason
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Father	William Veale Herbert WILLIAMS, Sr.,   b. 12 Apr 1846   d. 14 Jul 1898 (Age 52 years)
  Mother	Sarah E. KEARNS,   b. 5 Nov 1859, Louisiana d. 26 Oct 1924 (Age 64 years)
  Marriage	21 Feb 1882  [7]
  Family ID	F6036	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Lillian FORREST,   b. 5 Mar 1885, Maryland d. 3 Jan 1966 (Age 80 years)
  Marriage	c.1925  [4]
  Notes	At the time of their 1925 marriage, Lillian had one daughter, Lillian G. Ford, by a previous marriage.
  Children	1. Betty C. WILLIAMS,   b. c.1929, Virginia
  Family ID	F6313	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		1900 US Census / Williams, Sallie 143 Swimming Point, Portsmouth, Virginia.
  		1910 US Census / Williams, Sallie K. 222 Washington Street, Portsmouth, Virginia.
  		1920 US Census / Williams, Sarah K. 16 Washington Street, Portsmouth, Virginia.
  		1930 US Census / Williams, William V.H. 4809 Colonial Avenue, Norfolk, Virginia.
  		William Veale Herbert Williams. U.S. WWII draft registration card, 1942, card 1. 1517 Cedar Lane, Norfolk, Virginia.
  		William Veale Herbert Williams. U.S. WWII draft registration card, 1942, card 2. 1517 Cedar Lane, Norfolk, Virginia.

  
  

• Sources

  [S1664] 1900 US Census / Williams, Sallie. [S1654] William Williams. SSN 229-05-3720. SSDI. [S1661] William Veale Herbert Williams. U.S. WWII draft registration card, 1942. [S1659] 1930 US Census / Williams, William V.H. [S1660] 1920 US Census / Williams, Sarah K. [S5362] Cedar Grove Cemetery burial registers, Portsmouth, VA. [S54] Col. William H. Stewart, edited & compiled by, Stewart, History of Norfolk County, Virginia and Representative Citizens 1637-1900, ((Chicago: Biographical Publishing Co, 1902)), p. 985.