17. Ollie Mae Williams. Ollie Mae Williams was born August 31. 1899, near Norway, South Carolina. She graduated from Norway High School in 1915 and from Columbia College, Columbia, South Carolina, in 1919.

Ollie Mae married Fletcher Newton Dantzler October 20. 1921. Newton was born January 15, 1895, in Santee, South Carolina, and died February 28, 1976. He is buried in the cemetery of Providence United Methodist Church, near Santee, South Carolina. They had one child, Heyward Newton Dantzler.

Ollie Mae Williams Dantzler died July 12, 1981 and is buried in the cemetery of Providence United Methodist Church, near Santee, South Carolina.^correction

17A. Heyward Newton Dantzler. Heyward Netwon Dantzler was born November 5, 1926. He graduated from Providence High School, near Holly Hill, South Carolina, in 1943 and from The Citadel (B.S. degree in Business Administration) in 1948. He served in the United States Army as First Lieutenant from 1948 to 1949.

Heyward was the Commodity Director of the South Carolina Farm Bureau from 1961 to 1963. He served from 1973 to 1974 in the South Carolina House of Representatives from Orangeburg County. He was Executive Assistant to Governor James Edwards from 1976 to 1977. From 1963 to the present time, he has been Assistant Manager of AgriBusiness Services for Southern Railway. During this time, he has also engaged in farming in the Providence Community. He has held a number of honorary positions with the South Carolina Farm Bureau and is currently active in the affairs of the Orangeburg Regional Hospital.

Heyward married Blonde Louise Shuler December 30, 1948. Blonde was born December 10, 1927, in Elloree, South Carolina. They have four children as follows: Heyward Newton, Jr. (Woody), Jack Middleton, Delores Blonde and Barton Braxton.

Blonde died December 2, 2015 ^addition

17AA. Heyward Newton Dantzler, Jr. Heyward Newton Dantzler, Jr. (Woody) was born February 24, 1950, in the Providence Community, near Holly Hill, South Carolina. He graduated from Holly Hill High School in 1968 and attended The Citadel, Charleston, South Carolina, from 1968 to 1972. At the present time, he is farming in the Providence Community.

Woody married Frances Louise Creed April 8, 1978. Frances was born June 28, 1953, in Moncks Corner, South Carolina.

17AB Jack Middleton Dantzler. Jack Middleton Dantzler was born October 21, 1951, in the Providence Community, near Holly Hill, South Carolina. He graduated from Holly Hill High School in 1970, attended the Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College, Orangeburg, South Carolina, from 1970 to 1971, and graduated with an Associate Degree in Agriculture from Abraham Baldwin Agriculrural college, Tifton, Georgia, in 1973. He is, at present, farming in the Providence Community.

17AC. Delores Blonde Dantzler. Dolores Blonde Danrzler was born January 15, 1954, in the Providence Community, near Holly Hill, South Carolina. She graduated from Holly Hill High School in 1971 and from Winthrop College (B.S. degree in Fashion Merchandising and Distributive Education), Rock Hill, Sourh Carolina, in 1975. She presently operates the Southern Lady Dress Shop in Georgetown^correction South Carolina.

Delores married Robert Davidson Harper, Jr., August 3, 1974. Robert was born September 3, 1952, in Charleston, South Carolina.

17AD. Barton Braxton Dantzler. Barton Braxton Dantzler^correction was born January 3, 1959, in the Providence Community, near Holly Hill, South Carolina. He graduated from Holly Hill High school in 1977. He attended Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College, Tifron, Georgia, from 1977 to 1978 and Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical college, Orangeburg, South Carolina, from 1978 to l980. He is, at present farming in the Providence Community.

18. Wyman Loren Williams. Wyman Loren Williams was born April 3, 1902, in Norway, South Carolina. He graduated From Norway High School in 1919, from the University of South Carolina (B.S. degree in 1923 and M.S. degree in 1924) and from the University of Chicago (Ph.D. in mathematics) in 1936. He joined the faculty of the University of South Carolina, as an Assistant Professor of Mathematics, in 1924. He was promoted through the ranks to Professor in 1938. four years later, in 1942, he was made Head of the Department of Mathematics and held this position for the following twenty-five years. He retired from the University faculty August 31, 1970, after having been a member of the faculty for forty-six years. Counting his student days, he was on the university campus for fifty- one years.

Beginning in 1924, Wyman has been active in the affairs of his chosen profession -- the field of mathematics. He served a term of three years on the Board of Governors of the Mathematical Association of America, was on its Visiting Lecturers Committee for six years, served a term of one year as Chairman of this organization's Southeastern Section, and is currently a member of one of its national committees. He joined Willow Swamp Baptist Church, near the place of his birth, in 1913, but when he became a resident of Columbia, South Carolina, in 1926, he moved his membership to the First Baptist Church of that city where it has remained to the present time. He has held numerous positions in this church, including membership on the Board of Deacons since 1929 (now a life member) and a teacher of a Sunday School class, the Baraca Class, from the time of its organization in 1927 to the present time.

In addition to his activities in his local church, he has served in various capacities in the Southern Baptist Convention and the South Carolina Baptist State Convention. He was South Carolina's representative on the Brotherhood Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention for six years and a member of the Board of Trustees of the New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary for ten years (1960-1970). On the state level, he has served on the Board of Trustees of the South Carolina Baptist Hospital and is currently a member of the Board of Trustees of Anderson College, Anderson, South Carolina.

Wyman married Carolyn Lorraine Hendry June 18, 1926. Lorraine was born April 6, 1902, in Savannah, Georgia. They have three children, Wyman Loren, Jr., Leland Hendry and Evans Cooper.

Wyman retired from the University of South Carolina in 1970 as Professor Emeritus. He died June 14, 1986. Lorraine died March 18. 1987. They are buried at Crescent Hill Memorial Gardens, Columbia, South Carolina. ^Addition

The portrait is a Photo Lee passed along of a portrait from Cooper's house.

18A. Wyman Loren Williams, Jr. Wyman Loren Williams, Jr. was born May 5, 1927, in Columbia, South Carolina. He graduated from Dreher High School, Columbia, South Carolina, in 1943, from the University of South Carolina (B.S. in 1950, M.A. in psychology in 1951) and from the University of Tennessee (Ph.D. in psychology) in 1955. He served in the United States Navy from 1945 to 1949 and from 1951 to 1952.

After leaving graduate school in 1955, Loren spent nine years doing research in training and education for the United States Army. During this time, he was part of a research group, the Human Resource Research Office of George Washington University. In 1964, he joined the Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, Georgia, as Director of Educational Research and Development. In 1973, he moved to Richmond, Virginia, and joined the faculty of the Medical College of Virginia where he continues the same type of work. From time to time, he serves as a consultant to such organizations as the National Board of Medical Examiners, the Association of American Medical Colleges and the World Health Organization. He is active in the affairs of a local Episcopal Church in Richmond where he serves as a Sunday School teacher, vestryman, warden and lay reader.

Loren married Sarah Belle Green June 26, 1954. Sarah was born February 19, 1932, in Bristol, Virginia. They have three children, Wyman Loren III, Stephen Douglas, and David Andrew.

Loren died January 12, 2009 in Deep Gap, North Carolina. His ashes are interred in the Memoral Garden of St. Luke's Episcopal Church in Boone, NC. ^Addition Sarah G. Williams died December 24, 2015 (her ashes will join his).

18AA. Wyman Loren Williams III. Wyman Loren Williams III was born July 31, 1955, in Knoxville, Tennessee. He graduated from Westside High School, Augusta, Georgia, in 1972, attended Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, and graduated from Washington State University in 1980 with a B.A. degree in hotel and restaurant administration.

Loren worked for eight years in the hotel business in various locations in the United States and in Singapore. In 1988, he left this career to return to school at Georgia State University, where he was awarded the PhD in Economics in 1993. Since leaving graduate school, he has pursued a career in consulting and business software. He and his family live in Decatur, Georgia and are active members of St. Bartholomew's Episcopal Church.^Addition

Loren married Mary Elizabeth Skipper April 7, 1979. Mary Elizabeth was born May 16, 1958, in Miami, Florida. Loren's second marriage was to Susan Ann Clark on December 18, 1983. Susan was born February 18, 1953, in Syracuse, New York. Loren and Susan have three children: Kate Hendry, Samuel Cooper, and Sally Rebecca.^Addition

Susan and Loren are planning for Loren's retirement from EY, in 2020. They plan to spend more time on Ocracoke Island, at their renovated historic (1893) cottage. ^Addition

18AAA. Kate Hendry Williams. Kate Hendry was born on December 7, 1986 in Singapore. In 2005, she graduated from Decatur High School, where she was co-editor of the school newspaper. In the fall of 2005, she was matriculated at Reed College, in Portland Oregon. ^Addition

Kate was married on May 3, 2019, in her parent's backyard in Ocracoke Village, NC. to Sean Itrich who was born on February 9, 1988, in Newport Beach, CA, to Steve and Suzi Itrich. Sean and Kate have taken Itrich—Williams as their family name.

Kate works as the culinary director for Brain Food Industries, which is the company that is owned by, and produces, Alton Brown’s TV show "Good Eats". ^Addition

Adeline Lee (Addy) Itrich-Williams was born on Nov 12, 2020 in Atlanta, Georgia. ^Addition

18AAB. Samuel Cooper Williams. Samuel Cooper was born on April 4, 1989 in Atlanta, Georgia. He is a student at Decatur High School, in Decatur, Georgia and a gifted guitar player.^Addition

Sam took up the guitar in Middle School, and was performing in small venues in Decatur when he was in high school. He attended Belmont University in Nashville, TN from 2007—2011, where he started as a music major, but graduated with a degree in English. During his time there, he took up songwriting and performed with a number of bands, both in Nashville and at the Tosco Music Festival, in Charlotte, NC. After graduating he remained in Nashville until 2016, working in the restaurant industry and making music. In 2016, he moved to Flagstaff, AZ. In 2019, he earned a Master's degree from Northern Arizona University in English Secondary Education and took a position in the English department at Flagstaff High School. He is engaged to be married to Rachel DeJesus, a special education teacher at the same school. ^Addition

Sam married Rachel deJesus on June 12, 2020. Rachel was born on September 26, 1991 in Fairfax, Virginia. ^Addition

18AAC. Sally Rebecca Williams. Sally Rebecca was born on November 21, 1992 in Atlanta, Georgia. She is a student at Renfroe Middle School, in Decatur, Georgia and a junior member of the Metro Dance corps.^Addition

Sally took up dancing at an early age and danced with the company at the Decatur School of Ballet while in high school. She attended Wesleyan University from 2010—2014, majoring in molecular biology and dance, earning an honors degree in dance. During a gap year, she worked as a pastry chef at an ice cream and dessert restaurant in Decatur. From 2015—2019, she attended Boston University Medical College, earning her M.D. with intentions to specialize in neurology. She is in her first year of residency, at Emory University in Atlanta. Sally is engaged to be married to Alex Iwamoto, a college and medical school classmate and now a pediatrics resident at Emory. ^Addition

Sally married Alexander (Alex) Iwamoto on October 17, 2020. He was born on July 31, 1990 in Boston, Massachusetts. ^Addition

18AB, Stephen Douglas Williams. Stephen Douglas Williams was born, July 26, 1956, in El Paso, Texas. He graduated from Douglas Freeman High School, Richmond, Virginia, in 1973, and from Virginia Commonwealth University (B.S. degree), Richmond, Virginia, in 1978. He attended Washington State University, Pullman, Washington where he earned the Ph. D. in chemical physics in 1983 and took a position with the chemistry department at Appalachian State University in Boone NC where he is now a professor. In 1988 He married Helen Linda Johnston who was born on September 15, 1956 in Los Angeles CA. They have a son Aaron Michael Williams who was born in Boone on October 8, 1996. ^Addition

18ABA, Aaron Michael Williams. Aaron Michael Williams was born on October 8, 1996 in Boone NC. He is a student at Parkway Elementary School in Boone. He is fond of frogs and computer games. ^Addition

18AC. David Andrew Williams. David Andrew Williams was born December 10, 1963 in Alexandria, Virginia. He graduated from Open High School in 1980, Richmond, Virginia, where he and his parents now live.

David Williams graduated from The Evergreen State College in 1984 (B.A. Film and Video Production), worked for King Broadcasting in Washingtion, DC as a news photographer editor until 1991 when he "retired" to Costa Rica. While in Costa Rica he taught English and guided rafts on whitewater tours. David returned to the Washington DC area in 1993 and is now employed by AARP Services, Inc. as Manager of Web Technology for www.aarp.org.

David married Sarah Elizabeth Zapolsky November 28^th 1998. Sarah was born May 21^st, 1966 in Washingtion, DC. She is employed by AARP as a Senior Research Advisor.

18ACA. Robert Becker Zapolsky Williams. David and Sarah welcomed the birth of their first child, Robert Becker Zapolsky Williams, July 22^nd, 2004. ^additions

18B. Leland Hendry Williams. Leland Hendry Williams was born February 24, 1930, in Columbia, South Carolina. He graduated from Dreher High School, Columbia, South Carolina, in 1947, from the University of South Carolina (B.S. degree in mathematics) in 1950, from the University of Georgia (M.A. in mathematics) in 1951 and from Duke University (Ph.D. in mathematics) in 1961. He served in the United States Navy from 1954 to 1957 as Lieutenant Junior Grade.

Leland was an Assistant Professor of Mathematics and Assistant Director of the Computing Center at Florida State University from 1962 to 1966. From 1966 to 1970, he was an Associate Professor of Mathematics and Director of the Computing Center at Auburn University. In 1970, he became President and Director of the Triangle Universities Computation Center, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina. Along with this position, he is an Assistant Professor of Computer Science at Duke University, North Carolina State University and the University of North Carolina. He was a visiting professor at the University of Edinburgh Scotland from 1976 to 1977 where he served as a consultant with the Edinburgh Regional Computing Center and as a Visiting Professor of Computer Science. shortly after graduation from the University of South Carolina, he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa.

Leland is currently active in the affairs of the First Baptist Church of Durham, North Carolina, where he and his family now live. He is a deacon in this church.

Leland married Cornelia Ann Burnett June 18, 1952. Cornelia was born January 16, 1930, in Columbia, South Carolina. Three children were born to them as follows: Kenneth Felder, Carolyn Leone (Carolee) and Leland Hendry, Jr.

Leland changed careers in 1988, when he became Computer Resources Architect at the Naval Research Laboratory in Washington, DC. From about 1993 until December 31, 1995, when he retired, Leland was assigned to the Department of Defense High Performance Computing Modernization Program. This program was concerned with upgrading research computer capabilities for all Army, Navy, and Air Force research laboratories. Leland and Cornelia lived in Alexandria, VA until they moved "home" to Columbia, a move they completed in April, 1998. They are active in Eastminster Presbyterian Church.^additions

Cornelia went home to be with her maker on Monday, June 7, 2021. ^additions

18BA. Kenneth Felder Williams. Kenneth Felder Williams was born March 23, 1956, in Dahlgren, Virginia. He died the next day and is buried in the cemetery of Ridge Spring, South Carolina.

18BB. Carolyn Leone Williams. Carolyn Leone Williams (Carolee) was born April 1, 1958, in Durham, North Carolina. She graduated from Hillside High School, Durham, North Carolina, in 1975, and from Wake Forest University (B.A, degree in history), Winston. Salem, North Carolina, in 1979. After graduation, she worked for one year at the North Carolina Baptist Assembly, Southport, Notth Carolina. In May, 1980, she was accepted as a graduate student at the University of Virginia.

Carolee married Douglas Randall James on March 10, 1990. Doug was born on May 23, 1965 in Washington, DC. Carolee and Doug have two children Alex Gunter Williams James was born on February 6, 1994 in Mount Pleasant, SC. Stuart Winkler Williams James was born on July 9, 1997 in Mount Pleasant, SC. The family lives in Charleston, SC where Carolee is a City Planner and Doug is Project Manager for Osprey Construction Company. They are active in Circular Congregational Church.^additions

18BC. Leland Hendry Williams, Jr. Leland Hendry Williams, Jr. (Lee), was born October 30, 1960, in Durham, North Carolina. He graduated from Durham Academy, Durham, North Carolina, in 1979, and is currently a student at the University of Virginia.

Lee (Leland, Jr.) graduated in 1983 (B.S. Commerce) and married Gwendolyn Franck on July 6, 1985. Wendy was born September 30, 1959 in Staunton, VA. Lee obtained his MBA from The University of Virginia in 1988. Lee and Wendy have three children. Carol Ann was born October 30, 1988 in Durham, NC. Alicia Michelle was born October 1, 1990 in Durham, NC. Elizabeth Joy was born August 17, 1995 in Chapel Hill, NC. Lee worked for 14 years in marketing for Nortel Networks and Arris, then changed careers in 2002 when he joined Richport Properties and became Director of Development. In 2010 he returned to ARRIS.^additions They live in Norcross, Georgia, where they are active in Perimeter Presbyterian Church.^additions Wendy teaches kindergarten. Carol Ann graduated from the University of Georgia in 2011 and teaches 5th grade in Lilburn, GA. Alicia graduates in 2013 with a degree in Interior Design. Elizabeth graduates from high school in 2014.^additions

18C. Evans Cooper Williams. Evans Cooper Williams was born January 1, 1935, in Columbia, South Carolina. He graduated from Dreher High School, Columbia, South Carolina, in 1953 and from the University of South Carolina (B.S. degree in Business Administration), in 1957. He served in the United States Air force from 1957 to 1977. At retirement, he held the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. He held two positions in civilian life in St. Louis as General Manager of the Missouri Athletic Club and Westwood Country Club. Retired in 1994 and resides with his wife Barbara in Lake St. Louis, MO.^correction

Cooper married Althea Elise Mack August 4, 1956. Elise was born July 8, 1935, in Florence, South Carolina. Three children were born to them as follows: Sharon Kathleen, Robin Elise and Kelly Lorraine.

Cooper's second marriage was to Ginger Dale Cook on June 13, 1981. Ginger was born November 6, 1951 in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. ^correction Cooper and Ginger divorced in 1990. ^addition

Cooper married Barbara A. Mohr in 1990. Barbara was born in St. Louis and has four children - Alaine, Kimberly, Jeff and Michael. Cooper and Barbara are both active in Living Lord Lutheran Church. ^addition

Cooper died January 3, 2013 in Lake St. Louis, Missouri. ^addition

18CA. Sharon Kathleen Williams. Sharon Kathleen Williams was born August 4, 1957, in Columbia, South Carolina. She graduated from Oakville High School, St. Louis, Missouri, in 1974, and attended the University of South Carolina for one year.

Sharon married Richard Lee Andell August 24, 1979. Richard (Rick) was born October 31, 1957, in East St. Louis, Illinois. They have one child, Stacy Diana, who was born May 19, 1980, in O'Fallon, Illinois, where they now live. Sharon and Rick have three more children, Richard Lee Andell, Jr., Stephanie Elizabeth Andell and Elaine Kathleen Andell.

Stacy Diana Andell, married Kade Mascarella (born November, 1976 in Hattiesburg, MS) in June of 2009. The family resides in Beijing, China. Peregrine Kade Mascarella was born on 7 June 2010 to Kade and Stacy Mascarella in Beijing, China ^addition. Richard Lee Andell, Jr. was born July 21, 1983 in O'Fallon, IL. Richard Lee Andell, Jr. married Melissa Kay Cook on 17 Jul 2010. Melissa was born on 27 Apr 1985 in O'Fallon, IL ^addition. Stephanie Elizabeth Andell was born September 18, 1989 in O'Fallon, IL. She will begin her junior year of college in the fall and resides in South Dakota. Elaine Kathleen Andell was born July 11, 1993 in O'Fallon, IL. She is currently attending high school. ^addition

18CB. Robin Elise Williams. Robin Elise Williams was born July 20, 1959, in Anchorage, Alaska. She graduated from Central High School, Camp Springs, Maryland, in 1976, attended Frostburg State College, Frostburg, Maryland, for one year and graduated in 1980 from McKendree College, Lebanon, Illinois.

Robin Elise' Williams married, Donald Gene Wingate (May 5, 1951 - October 21, 2012) of Sumter, SC on November 24, 1983. Nicole Elise' Wingate (or "Cole") was born April 21, 1985 in St. Louis, MO. Cole married Aaron Croft (March 24, 1981) of Kitchener, Ontario on November 10, 2007. ^addition

18CC Kelly Lorraine Williams. Kelly Lorraine Williams was born August 27, 1963, in Columbia, South Carolina. Kelly Graduated from O'Fallon High School in 1981 and from Newberry College in 1999 with a B.S. Degree in Elementary Education and Special Education. She then graduated from Winthrop Univeristy in 2008 with a Master's degree in Educational Administration.

Kelly Married Christopher Alan Sansom April 26, 1986 and divorced 9/1989. Christopher passed away 12/10/04. Daughter, Kayla Rene Sansom was born 9/27/86 and graduated from Newberry High School in 2003. Daughter Haily Rene Sansom was born 7/10/93 and will graduate from Newberry High School 2011. ^addition

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