Paul Williams was born 21 Sep.1949. His father was Paul Norton Williams, d.1949 who had married 9
May 1948, Roberta Hobbs Edwards, born 22 Feb.1913, a divorcee.
Paul Norton Williams died 14 Jul.1949, survived by his widow and his
son Paul Williams.
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About 5 May 1951, the widow,
Roberta Hobbs Williams, married 398.James
Bruce
Massey, born 14 Nov.1913 and on 5 May 1953 their son 426.James
Bruce
Massey,
Jr., was born.
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Meanwhile 398.James Bruce Massey
and his wife Roberta Hobbs Edwards had planned to formally adopt Paul
Williams and had filed the requisite papers.
But, 5 May 1954 both 398.James
Bruce
Massey and his wife Roberta were
killed in an automobile accident near Chestertown, Md.
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Although
the
adoption
formalities
had not been finalized the court
declared that Paul Williams was a legal heir. 174.Samuel
Jackson
Massey
and his wife, Helen Roe Massey became the legal guardians of Paul
Williams.
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In the summer of 1954
380.Ebenezer
Thomas
Massey and his wife Dorothy Esmon Massey formally
adopted Paul Williams and had his name changed to Paul Hobbs Massey.
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In May 1973 Paul Hobbs Massey
was killed in automobile accident near Chestertown, Md.; both adoptive
parents survived.
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