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On September 10, 1928, Williams married the former Chicora Lee Graham (December 17, 1905 &ndash;  April 13, 1998)<ref name=ssdi/> of Sterling City near [[San Angelo, Texas|San Angelo]], Texas. Chicora, known as "Chic," was the daughter of Oscar H. Graham (died 1949) and Evie Lee "Mernie" Graham<ref>''Claytie'', p. 32.</ref> (1878–1972).<ref name=ssdi/> Chicora attended Trinity University, then in Waxahachie in Ellis County, but graduated from Sul Ross State University in Alpine, named for former Governor Sullivan Ross. She taught school in tiny Gail in Borden County on the South Plains even before she obtained her degree. Chicora was named for an [[Native American]] girl who slipped food to Chicora’s paternal grandfather, Captain Joe Graham of the [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] Army, while he was a Union [[prisoner of war]]. Chicora’s aunt was the first to bear the name, and Chicora’s granddaughter, known as "Chim," is the third Chicora in three generations of the Williams family.<ref>''Claytie,'' p. 33.</ref>

On September 10, 1928, Williams married the former Chicora Lee Graham (December 17, 1905 &ndash;  April 13, 1998)<ref name=ssdi/> of Sterling City near [[San Angelo, Texas|San Angelo]], Texas. Chicora, known as "Chic," was the daughter of Oscar H. Graham (died 1949) and Evie Lee "Mernie" Graham<ref>''Claytie'', p. 32.</ref> (1878–1972).<ref name=ssdi/> Chicora attended Trinity University, then in Waxahachie in Ellis County, but graduated from Sul Ross State University in Alpine, named for former Governor Sullivan Ross. She taught school in tiny Gail in Borden County on the South Plains even before she obtained her degree. Chicora was named for an [[Native American]] girl who slipped food to Chicora’s paternal grandfather, Captain Joe Graham of the [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] Army, while he was a Union [[prisoner of war]]. Chicora’s aunt was the first to bear the name, and Chicora’s granddaughter, known as "Chim," is the third Chicora in three generations of the Williams family.<ref>''Claytie,'' p. 33.</ref>

Clayton and Chicora married immediately after her graduation from Sul Ross, and the couple honeymooned in the [[Grand Canyon]] of [[Arizona]], with Chicora’s mother, "Mernie," accompanying them. Mernie lived with the Williamses after her husband's death and later with their only son,  Clayton Wheat Williams, Jr., an oilman who was the 1990 Texas [[Republican Party|Republican]] [[Governor|gubernatorial]] nominee; he lost narrowly to [[liberal]] [[Ann Richards]]. Clayton, Jr., is wed to the former Modesta Simpson, and he has five children from two marriages. Clayton and Chicora also had a daughter, Janet W. Pollard (born 1935), the widow of [[Midland]] oilman Robert W. “Bob” Pollard (1935–2004), a native of [[Kansas City]], [[Missouri]],<ref name=ssdi/> and the mother of four sons.<ref>''Claytie,'' p. 16.</ref>​ Janet Pollard and co-author Louis Gwin published ''Harsh Country, Hard Times: Clayton Wheat Williams and the Transformation of the Trans Pecos,'' a biographical account of Pollard's father published in 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mrt.com/entertainment/article/Midlander-publishes-book-on-West-Texas-pioneer-7454023.php|title=Midlander publishes book on West Texas pioneer father after decades of research|author=Megan Lea Buck|publisher=''Midland Reporter-Telegram''|date=December 13, 2011|accessdate=November 17, 2019}}</ref>

Clayton and Chicora married immediately after her graduation from Sul Ross, and the couple honeymooned in the [[Grand Canyon]] of [[Arizona]], with Chicora’s mother, "Mernie," accompanying them. Mernie lived with the Williamses after her husband's death and later with their only son,  Clayton Wheat Williams, Jr. (October 8, 1931 &ndash; February 14, 2020), an oilman<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sportinfo.com.ng/clayton-w-williams-death-obituary-cause-death/|title=Clayton W. Williams Death – Obituary: Cause of Death|publisher=Texas A&M University sports information|date=February 15, 2020|accessdate=February 17, 2020}}</ref> who was the 1990 Texas [[<ref name=claytieRepublican Party|Republican]] [[Governor|gubernatorial]] nominee; he lost narrowly to [[liberal]] [[Ann Richards]]. Clayton, Jr. was wed to the former Modesta Simpson, and he has five children from two marriages.<ref>''Claytie,'' p. 16.</ref>

 

Clayton and Chicora also had a daughter, Janet W. Pollard (born 1935), the widow of [[Midland]] oilman Robert W. “Bob” Pollard (1935–2004), a native of [[Kansas City]], [[Missouri]],<ref name=ssdi/> and the mother of four sons.<ref>''Claytie,'' p. 16.</ref>​ Janet Pollard and co-author Louis Gwin published ''Harsh Country, Hard Times: Clayton Wheat Williams and the Transformation of the Trans Pecos,'' a biographical account of Pollard's father published in 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mrt.com/entertainment/article/Midlander-publishes-book-on-West-Texas-pioneer-7454023.php|title=Midlander publishes book on West Texas pioneer father after decades of research|author=Megan Lea Buck|publisher=''Midland Reporter-Telegram''|date=December 13, 2011|accessdate=November 17, 2019}}</ref>

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