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BROOKS FAMILY HISTORY 7-273married Roy H. Bailey and they have two children: - LeAnne Bailey, b. June22, 1961, - Ashley Bailey, b. February 7, 1963. James Leamon Butler, III marriedDiann Gross and they have two children: - Kissandra Nan Butler, b. May1, 1974, - Charles Andrew Butler, b. 1977.References: 1) Letter, Ida Marie (Smith) Williams to Bernice Casey, August 6, 1980; 2)Additions and Corrections by Ida Marie (Smith) Williams, September 9, 1981; 3) Letter,Ida Marie (Smith) Williams to Robert Casey, July 27, 1982ELMER ASHLEY SMITH (2.9.11.7.1) is the son of Acie Daniel Smith andZadie Marie (Adkins) Smith. Ashley was born on April 19, 1904 in Cutting,Georgia. On October 30, 1922, Ashley Smith married in Albany, Georgia toJulia Bacon Oliver (born May 9, 1904 in Albany, Georgia). From the age of 14,Ashley worked for the Western Union Telegraph Company. He worked in Collins,Georgia, Savannah, Georgia, Atlanta, Georgia, Knoxville, Tennessee andNew York City, New York. Ashley and Julia Smith were the parents of onedaughter:............Ida Marie Smith (2.9.11.7.1.1), b. September 7, 1925In 1927, Ashley and Julia Smith were divorced. Ashley married a second time,but he and his wife, Shirley Smith, had no children. Ashley Smith died whilevisiting his father and family in Albany, Georgia on April 18, 1941. Julia isnow married to Lewis Taylor Cobble and currently lives in Knoxville, Tennessee.References: 1) Letter, Ida Marie (Smith) Williams to Bernice Casey, August 6, 1980; 2)Letter, Ida Marie (Smith) Williams to Bernice Casey, January 17, 1981; 3) Additionsand Corrections by Ida Marie (Smith) Williams, September 9, 1981IDA MARIE SMITH (2.9.11.7.1.1) is the daughter of Elmer Ashley Smith andJulia Bacon (Oliver) Smith. Ida Marie was born on September 7, 1925 in Albany,Georgia. On February 14, 1943, Ida Marie Smith married in Albany,Georgia to Donald Emery Williams (born January 8, 1920 in Fort Fairfield,Maine). Don and Ida Marie Williams are the parents of three children:............Sharon Elaine Williams, b. February 19, 1944, Monroe, Louisiana............Donald Michael Williams, b. August 17, 1947, Albany, Georgia............Keith Laurence Williams, b. July 28, 1952, Fort Fairfield, MaineDonald Emery Williams served in the United States Air Force during World WarII. He worked as an electrician at Cape Kennedy, Florida in support of theAppollo 11 Lunar Landing Mission, the first moon landing flight launched onJuly 16, 1969. He was working on the tracking station on the Grand Turk Islandduring the flight and has also worked at the tracking stations on Grand Bahamaand Ascension Islands. He is now employed as an electrician at the ArmstrongRubber Company in Clinton, Tennessee. Don and Ida Marie live in Knoxville,Tennessee. Ida Marie has been an employee of K-Mart for the last thirteenyears.