Williams, Ernest Leon^{[1, 2]}

1904 - 1963  (59 years)

• Name	Williams, Ernest Leon
  Birth	1904	Devils Lake, Ramsey, North Dakota
  Gender	Male
  Death	17 Apr 1963
  Burial	Havre, Hill, Montana, United States
  Person ID	I2950	Theisen & Allied Families
  Last Modified	9 Dec 2022

  
  

  Father	Williams, Arnold Frank,   b. 12 Jan 1877, Roscoe, Goodhue, Minnesota d. 17 Apr 1963, Minnesota, United States (Age 86 years)
  Mother	Loughton, Lizzie May,   b. 15 Oct 1882, Brainerd, Crow Wing, Minnesota, United States d. 25 Feb 1976 (Age 93 years)
  Marriage	23 Dec 1899	Bottineau, North Dakota, United States   [3]
  	Married at the residence of Isaiah Dickenson, on December 23, Rev. C. M. Rees, Methodist minister, officiating, Arnold Williams to May Lawton.
  Family ID	F703	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Tuss, Katherine,   b. 6 Jul 1905   d. Oct 1980, Great Falls, Cascade, Montana, United States (Age 75 years)
  Marriage	16 Oct 1943	Helena, Lewis and Clark, Montana
  Family ID	F714	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Mar 2026

  
  

  Family 2	Hammond, Maybelle,   b. 9 May 1907, Bemidji, Beltrami, Minnesota, United States d. 26 Apr 1940, Kalispell, Flathead, Montana, United States (Age 32 years)
  Children	1. Williams, Arthur Charles
  Family ID	F715	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Mar 2026

  
  

  Family 3	Ryffel, Erna Amelia,   b. 20 Jul 1918, Great Falls, Cascade, Montana, United States d. 31 Jan 2006, Montana, United States (Age 87 years)
  Marriage	16 Oct 1943	Helena, Lewis and Clark, Montana
  Divorce	27 Oct 1953	Helena, Lewis and Clark, Montana, United States
  Children	1. Williams, Wesley Earnest,   b. 1926, Bemidji, Beltrami, Minnesota, United States d. 14 Jun 1926, Bernidji, Beltrami, Minnesota (Age 0 years)   2. Williams, Betty Lou,   b. 5 Aug 1930, Devils Lake, Ramsey, North Dakota, United States d. 18 Nov 1989 (Age 59 years)   3. Williams, Nona,   b. 12 Mar 1932, Devils Lake, Ramsey, North Dakota, United States d. 26 Apr 1940, Kalispell, Flathead, Montana, United States (Age 8 years)   4. Williams, Earl Edward,   b. 1934   d. 1999 (Age 65 years)   5. Williams, Ray Martin,   b. 1 Jan 1936, Devils Lake, Ramsey, North Dakota, United States d. 30 Apr 2017, Great Falls, Cascade, Montana, United States (Age 81 years)
  Family ID	F716	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Mar 2026

  
  

• Sources

  [S346] Walker, https://www.myheritage.com/person-2502013_682842131_682842131/ernest-leon-williams (Reliability: 3). Individual added by confirming a Smart Match [S1] FamilySearch Family Tree. Ernest Leon Williams&lt;br&gt;Gender: Male&lt;br&gt;Birth: 1904 - &amp;lt;Devils Lake,Ramsey,North Dakota&amp;gt;&lt;br&gt;Marriage: Spouse: Katherine Tuss - Oct 10 1942 - Choteau, Teton, Montana, United States&lt;br&gt;Marriage: Spouse: Erna Amelia Ryffel - Oct 16 1943 - Helena, Lewis and Clark, Montana&lt;br&gt;Residence: 1906 - 7, Qu'Appelle, Saskatchewan, Canada&lt;br&gt;Residence: 1911 - Assiniboia Sub-Districts 1-32, Saskatchewan, Canada&lt;br&gt;Death: Apr 17 1963&lt;br&gt;Burial: Havre, Hill, Montana, United States&lt;br&gt;Parents: <a>Frank Arnold Williams</a>, <a>Lizzie May Loughton</a>&lt;br&gt;Spouses: <a>Katherine Tuss</a>, <a>Erna Amelia Ryffel</a>, <a>Maybelle Williams (born Hammond)</a>&lt;br&gt;Children: <a>Wesley Earnest Williams</a>, <a>Arthur Charles Williams</a>, <a>Betty Lou Williams</a>, <a>Nona Williams</a>, <a>Earl Edward Williams</a>, <a>Ray Martin Williams</a>&lt;br&gt;Siblings: <a>Florence Mae Linendoll (born Williams)</a>, <a>Charles Kingsley Williams</a>, <a>Earl Edward Williams</a>, <a>Myrtle Evelyn Marshall (born Williams)</a> [S392] Newspaper Announcement, The Bottineau Courant - Bottineau ND -30 Dec 1899.