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Name: William H WILLIAMS 1
Sex: M
Birth: 19 MAR 1823 in Jones Co Ms
Death: APR 1857 in Tyler Co Tx 2
Note:
William is listed in the household of Thomas Williams on the 1850 Jones Co Ms census and in the Mary Strain Bible notes it sez that "William H Williams was born March the 19th A. D. 1823 [son of Thomas Williams and Susannah Carroll, sister of John E Carroll.]" Mary Strain married John Edward Carroll.
In the Tyler County Court Minutes Book "A" on page 104 is John B Williams, William H Williams and Thomas [Absalom] Williams working for their brother Phillip Williams on the Beaumont Road. This was in February of 1853.
Lacking more proof, I believe that this is the William Williams that married Ruthe Landrum. If he divorced or walked away from this marriage to Ruthe and 3 children then, hopefully some more evidence will come forward. Ruthe as the story goes did not like East Texas at all and moved back to Jones County Ms with their children. Need the year for this. She was back in Texas for sure on the 1880 Nacogdoches Co Tx Census living with her daughter, Jane and son-in-law, Daniel "Tobe' Young.
William meanwhile remarried to Sarah Richardson in 1853 Tyler Co Tx and he died in 1857. To this union was born two children, Allen and Ellen. And while going through the probate records of Sarah in Tyler County Tx, several new items came to light. Lewis Williams said he is "the natural brother of William" and asks the court to appoint him administrator. The court instead appoints Sarah. And one of the witnesses to her signature [an X] is Stephen L Davis.
It appears that we will never find the final resting place for William, so I can only speculate that he may be buried in his older brother, Phillip Williams, Cemetery near Hillister.
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Sources:
1.Title: The Bible of Mary Strain [notes]-Williams Family Bible of 1828-Jones Co Ms 1850 Census.
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Note: The Bible of Mary Strain [notes]-Williams Family Bible of 1828-Jones Co Ms 1850 Census. 2.Title: Tyler Co TX Court Minutes Book- A
Page: page 294
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