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John & Loula Williams

1880 – 1939

Williams Dreamland Theatre · Williams Confectionery

Theater owners, confectioners

Last known address (1921): 127 N. Greenwood Avenue

John and Loula Cotten Williams were among Greenwood's wealthiest families. Their 750-seat Dreamland Theatre was the largest Black-owned movie palace in Tulsa. They also operated the Williams Confectionery and East End Garage. All three businesses, plus their home, were destroyed in the massacre. Loula rebuilt the Dreamland; the family eventually relocated to Chicago.

I am descended from WilliamsPrimary source
Source: Tulsa Historical Society