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Charles Kennard Williams

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Name Charles Kennard Williams Born 5 Jan 1869 Mount Pleasant, Jefferson, Ohio, United States Gender Male Died 7 Feb 1917 Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, USA Person ID I509 My Genealogy Last Modified 13 Jan 2014
Father Jesse Maris Williams, b. 9 Sep 1821, New Trenton (Emerson), Jefferson, Ohio, USA , d. 22 Aug 1901, Mount Pleasant, Jefferson, Ohio, United States
Mother Anna Maria Milner, b. 21 Mar 1839, Mount Pleasant, Jefferson, Ohio, United States , d. 20 Dec 1920, Berkeley, Alameda, California, USA
Married 11 Apr 1866 Mount Pleasant, Jefferson, Ohio, United States Photos Friends Church
Friends Church, Mount Pleasant, OhioFamily ID F4 Group Sheet
Family Florence Eleanor Hayes, b. 20 Apr 1875, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA , d. 29 Mar 1958, Oregon, USA
Married 14 Dec 1905 San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA [1]
Children 1. Eleanor Hayes Williams, b. 2 Oct 1908, Oregon, USA , d. 12 Mar 2004, Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, USA
2. Charles Kennard Williams, b. 26 Mar 1910, Oregon, USA , d. 23 Apr 1997, Washington, Oregon
3. Carol Louise Williams, b. 24 Dec 1913, Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, USA , d. 24 Oct 1995, Seattle, King, Washington, USA
Photos Charles Kennard Williams House
Charles Kennard Williams House
Portland, OregonCharles Kennard Williams and Florence Eleanor Hayes Home
Charles Kennard Williams and Florence Eleanor Hayes Home
Portland OregonLast Modified 17 Sep 1999 Family ID F203 Group Sheet
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Event Map Born - 5 Jan 1869 - Mount Pleasant, Jefferson, Ohio, United States Married - 14 Dec 1905 - San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA Died - 7 Feb 1917 - Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, USA = Link to Google Maps
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Notes - «b»National Register of Historic Places «/b»
Continuation Sheet
Section number 7 Page # 118
#84 Historic Name: Williams Residence Owner: Middlecamp,
Address: 2168 S.W. Main Walter
Portland, OR
Original Owner: Williams, Charles K. Use: Residence
Architect: A.E. Doyle Tax No: R43160-0100
Year Built: c. 1908 Plat: Johnson's Addition
Style: Colonial Revival Block: 1
Alteration: Minor Lot: E 45' of lot 10
Classification: Primary Contributing
Description! This two and one half story Colonial Revival style residence is rectangular in plan and faces away from the street with the side elevation facing north on S.W. Main. The house has a steeply pitched side facing gable roof embellished with modillions and eave returns. The front elevation is symmetrical with a central entrance beneath an arched hood supported by squared posts. Windows on the first floor have crown moldings and are
eight-over-one double hung wood sash. The windows on the upper floor are eight-overone double hung wood sash. Three gabled dormers with arched windows pierce the roof at the front facade. A single arched window is located in each gable end An oriel window is located in the center of the rear elevation. A shed roof dormer directly above the oriel window appears to be a later alteration. The house is surfaced in stucco. The foundation is covered with ivy and a garage is built into the basement level at the street edge.
Significance: The Williams Residence is significant according to criteria b and c: for its associations with original owner, businessman Charles K. Williams (1869-1917); for its architectural style and designer, A. E. Doyle. Charles Kennard Williams was a Portland investment banker who worked for the national banking firm of Morris Brothers. He was bom in Westbranch, Ohio, and came to Portland at the turn of the century. Williams was involved with various financiers before becoming manager of Morris Brothers. His other activities included promotions for the Giles Lake project, Laurelhurst, and the Lewis & Clark Exposition. Williams married Florence Hayes in 1905. [Charles K. Williams telephone interview of July 6,1990] The Rev. Richard M. Steiner, a Unitarian minister, and Florence and Herbert Stratum took legal possession of the property in 1937. [Ticor Title Company] - (Research):Graduated from Mt. Pleasant High School in 1886.
Listed in the Mt. Pleasant Yearbook 1920, page 56
Listed as living in Steubenville, Ohio
From OHJEFFER-D Digest V01 Issue #71
- «b»National Register of Historic Places «/b»
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Sources - [S3] IGI Records (Reliability: 0).
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- [S3] IGI Records (Reliability: 0).