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John Williams

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John Williams

Birth
Washington County, Virginia, USA
Death
10 May 1875 (aged 73–74)
Banner, Fulton County, Illinois, USA
Burial
Canton, Fulton County, Illinois, USA Add to Map
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John Williams was born near Brumley Creek along the Poor Valley in Washington Co, VA north of Abingdon; son of George Williams and Nancy Newhouse. In 1811, the Williams family crossed the Cumberland Gap into Kentucky and northwards across Ohio River into Franklin Co, Indiana Territory.

On 11 May 1820, John married Dedida Tharp in Franklin Co, IN. John and Deida lived in Columbia Twp, Fayette Co, IN until after their fathers died in 1844. Afterwards, the family moved and settled in Fulton Co, IL; likely bringing John's mother Nancy Williams with them. John died near small town of Monterey, in Banner Twp.

John and Deida's children:
Nancy Williams, 1821 – bef 1880, m. John Ensminger
Martha Williams, 1829 – bef 1910, m. Zachariah Sibert
Catherine Williams, 1830 – 1912, m. George Upson
Sarah Jane Williams, 1832 – 1909, m. Charles Byers, m. Richard W Morton
Pvt Edward D Williams, 1834 – 1907, m. Jane Lamb, m. Susan Shields
Presley Sylva Williams, 1839 – 1919, m. Mary Jane Baughman
Leah Williams, c1842 – bef 1875, m. Pvt Rodney Herrick, m. John Jarnagin
Isaac Greenbury Williams, 1844 – 1904, m. Martha Davis
John Williams was born near Brumley Creek along the Poor Valley in Washington Co, VA north of Abingdon; son of George Williams and Nancy Newhouse. In 1811, the Williams family crossed the Cumberland Gap into Kentucky and northwards across Ohio River into Franklin Co, Indiana Territory.

On 11 May 1820, John married Dedida Tharp in Franklin Co, IN. John and Deida lived in Columbia Twp, Fayette Co, IN until after their fathers died in 1844. Afterwards, the family moved and settled in Fulton Co, IL; likely bringing John's mother Nancy Williams with them. John died near small town of Monterey, in Banner Twp.

John and Deida's children:
Nancy Williams, 1821 – bef 1880, m. John Ensminger
Martha Williams, 1829 – bef 1910, m. Zachariah Sibert
Catherine Williams, 1830 – 1912, m. George Upson
Sarah Jane Williams, 1832 – 1909, m. Charles Byers, m. Richard W Morton
Pvt Edward D Williams, 1834 – 1907, m. Jane Lamb, m. Susan Shields
Presley Sylva Williams, 1839 – 1919, m. Mary Jane Baughman
Leah Williams, c1842 – bef 1875, m. Pvt Rodney Herrick, m. John Jarnagin
Isaac Greenbury Williams, 1844 – 1904, m. Martha Davis


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