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

Chris Cheryl

Dorothy

Elizabeth, Dorothy, Cindy

Cindy

Robert and Rachel Schumaker

Anne

Margaret

Skip and Tim

Bob, Susie, Susie, Bob 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

Evelyn, Michel, Christina, John, Tamara

John

Carmen and Linda

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.

4 Generations: Jeff, Mary, Gretchen, Don Alvie, Rachel, Clara Alvie

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.

Maurice and Mary Mary

Mary and Vin 1969 Vin, Mary, Tom, Ed

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, Kay, Susan Gerald and Kay

Lynn, Gerald Gerald

Bob, Kay, Amy, Ann Kay

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