Dear Penny: I don't know if this will be of any help. I have noticed your name on the ILLOGAN list several times and wondered if you were related to the Richner's that I knew. I taught Fair Haven School in 1945-46; twins Marvin & Ray and their younger brother Neil Richner were among my students. They were sons of Walter & Josephine Richner who lived north of the Frank Williams farm. Today my friend and 4th cousin Jessie Ruth Myrick Stogdell owns and lives on that farm which belonged to her Uncle Frank. Her mother was Ruth Williams Myrick. Sincerely, Alberta McKinley Lisk Descendants of William Williams 1 William WILLIAMS b: Abt. 1820 . +Ruth ELLIS b: Abt. 1820 m: Abt. 1839 ..... 2 William Ellis WILLIAMS b: 04 May, 1840 New York d: 1928 ......... +Sarah E. DONNAN b: 06 February, 1844 near Chestnut, Logan Co. IL m: 26 December, 1865 Logan Co. IL d: 1903 Chestnut, Logan Co. IL ............ 3 Sherman WILLIAMS b: Abt. 1867 ............ 3 Priscilla Ann WILLIAMS b: Abt. 1868 ................ +Scott HEFT b: Abt. 1865 ............ 3 Frank WILLIAMS b: Abt. 1870 ............ 3 John L. WILLIAMS b: Abt. 1872 ................ +Jennie UNKNOWN b: Abt. 1870 ............ 3 Rose WILLIAMS b: Abt. 1873 ................ +J. Thurman WILSON b: Abt. 1870 ............ 3 Ruth Eliza WILLIAMS b: 02 May, 1876 near Chestnut, Logan Co. IL d: 26 November, 1970 ................ +Ezra Clark MYRICK b: 14 March, 1877 near Chestnut, Logan Co. IL m: 28 November, 1900 Lincoln, Logan Co., IL d: 05 May, 1942 Penny Husler wrote: > > Hello, > > 1. William Harrison Williams. Born on 28 Nov 1865 > in Delhi, Jersey Co., Illinois. He was listed as > J. W. H. Williams in the census for Lake Fork, > Logan Co., Illinois in 1900 ED 35, Page 10. He > was a farmer and owned his own land. He died in IL > in 1950; he was 84. According to Census > information his father was from Ohio and his > mother from IL. > > In abt 1890 he married an unknown first wife. They > had the following children: > > 2 Villa Williams, Born in Apr 1891, IL > 3 Oscar Williams, Born in Aug 1893, IL > > On 27 Sep 1897 when William Harrison was 31, he > second married Retta A. Howe, in , Christian Co., > IL. Both of her parents were born in Illinois. > Born on 3 Jan 1880 in IL. She died in IL on 25 Jan > 1914; she was 34.They had the following children: > > 4 Pearl Gertrude Williams. Born on 28 Nov 1899 in > Latham, Logan Co., Illinois. She married Wilhelm > Frederick Erhardt Richner. She died in Decatur, > Macon Co., Illinois on 20 Mar 1931; she was 31. > Buried in Mount Pulaski Cemetery. > > 5 Jessie Williams. Born in Jan 1898, IL > > Both Retta Howe and her daughter Pearl Williams > died very young. I have been tracking Thomas > Denson Howe and Missouri Cathrine Jennings because > of other family connections but no matches, yet. > > As you can see I dont have parents or siblings > for either great grandparent, William Harrison > Williams or his wife Retta Howe. > > This next family may be a possibility as W. H. > Williams' parents. The birth locations and > William's age are correct. > 1870 Census: These parents are a guess. Living in > Leanna. Parents birth locations match Williams > parents. Any one else claim them? :-) > > Williams, William 28 Farmer OH > Elizabeth 24, IL > William 4, IL > George 2, IL > > Thank you for reading, any assistance appreciated. > > Penny (Richner) Husler > > ==== ILLOGAN Mailing List ==== > You can search the surname or county mail list msgs here: > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > For Logan County, enter the word illogan. > Find the names of other maillists to search: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~maillist/