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Laura Catherine Williams

1879 - 1973 (94 years)

Person ID: I16307 | Last Modified: 15 Mar 2026

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Name	Laura Catherine Williams
Gender	Female
Birth	5 Jun 1879	Matagorda County, Texas, USA
Died	1 Nov 1973	Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA
Buried	Forest Park Lawndale Cemetery, Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA [1]

Parents

Family ID: F5311 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Father James Frances Williams (ID:I16278)
b. 12 Jul 1849, Matagorda County, Texas, USA
d. 30 Nov 1938, Bay City, Matagorda County, Texas, USA (Age 89 years)

Mother Caroline Louise Yeamans (ID:I16303)
b. 9 Apr 1852, Texas, USA
d. 14 Dec 1919, Matagorda, Matagorda County, Texas, USA (Age 67 years)

Marriage 1 Jan 1872 Matagorda, Matagorda County, Texas, USA

Siblings 5 brothers and 2 sisters

	1. Charles Phillip Williams b. 17 Oct 1873, Matagorda County, Texas, USA d. 30 Aug 1950, Bay City, Matagorda County, Texas, USA (Age 76 years)
	2. William Elias Williams b. 10 May 1875, Matagorda County, Texas, USA d. 21 Aug 1950, Bay City, Matagorda County, Texas, USA (Age 75 years)
	3. James H Williams b. 2 May 1877, Matagorda County, Texas, USA d. 8 Sep 1900, Matagorda County, Texas, USA (Age 23 years)
>	4. Annye L Williams b. 31 Dec 1886, Matagorda County, Texas, USA d. 18 Aug 1949, Bay City, Matagorda County, Texas, USA (Age 62 years) ▻ Edwin Pullen Maynard
	5. Sadie M. Williams b. Apr 1887, Matagorda County, Texas, USA d. Yes, date unknown
	6. John May Williams b. 18 Jan 1891, Matagorda County, Texas, USA d. 21 Oct 1918, England (Age 27 years)
+	7. Darwin Malcolm Ashton Williams b. 25 May 1893, Matagorda County, Texas, USA d. 3 Nov 1954, Bay City, Matagorda County, Texas, USA (Age 61 years) ▻ Virginia Louise Foster , m. 15 Feb 1922 ; Jo Reed , m. 27 May 1934

Family

Family ID: F5312 -:|:- Group Sheet -:|:- Family Chart -:|:- Last Modified: 15 Mar 2026

Husband Robert C. Emmel (ID:I16312)
b. 28 Oct 1881, Texas, USA
d. 28 Sep 1916, Texas, USA (Age 34 years)

Marriage 31 Dec 1904 Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA [2]

Age at Marriage Laura : 25 years - Robert : 23 years. (Were Married 11 years).

Children

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Dorothy V Emmel (ID:I16313)
b. 6 February 1910, Texas, USA

d. 21 Aug 1991, Texas, USA

(Age 81 years)

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Event Map

	Birth - 5 Jun 1879 - Matagorda County, Texas, USA
	Marriage - 31 Dec 1904 - Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA
	Died - 1 Nov 1973 - Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA

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Source Citations

[FIND-A-GRAVE] Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/156197420/laura_catherine-emmell.
[FAMILYSEARCH] Family Search.
"Texas, County Marriage Index, 1837-1977", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FXMM-5YG : Fri Jul 25 14:56:57 UTC 2025), Entry for Robert C. Emmel and Laura C. Williams, 1904.