Give Name: Hiriam King Williams (first name misspelled as Hiram on birth certificate)

Date of Birth: September 17, 1923

Place of Birth: Mt. Olive Community, near Garland in Butler County, Alabama

Date of Death: December 31, 1952 or January 1, 1953 FPRIVATE Marital Status: 1.

Audrey Mae Sheppard (m. 12.15.44)(div.) 2. Billie Jean Jones Eshliman (m. 10.18.52)

Children: Randall Hank (Hank Williams, Jr.), Lycrecia (stepdaughter), Antha Belle Jett (aka Cathy Stone/Jett Williams)(b. 1/6/53)

GrandChildren: Shelton Hank Williams III was born December 12, 1972 Holly Williams was born on March 12, 1981

Musical Syle: Straight-Ahead Country

Talents: Singer, Songwriter, Guitar

Label: MGM

Recommend Record Albums:

"Hank Williams as Luke the Drifter" (MGM)(1955) [Re-released in 1962] "I Saw the Light" (MGM)(1956) [Re-issued 1959] "The Last Picture Show" (MGM)(1971) "40 Greatest Hits" (double)(MGM)(1978) "On the Air" (Polydor)(1985) "Let’s Turn Back the Years July 1951-June 1952" (double)(Polydor)(1987) "I Won’t Be Home No More June 1952-September 1952" (double)(Polydor)(1987) "The Best of Hank & Hank" (Curb)(1992) [With Hank Williams, Jr.] (See also The Drifting Cowboys Band, Audrey Williams and Hank Williams, Jr.)