I am remailing this... spelled Rootsweb as Roostweb the first time! Ellen > Subject: Re: Williams, Spencer, French > Date: Fri, 24 Nov 2000 19:09:20 -0800 > From: Ellen <[email protected]> > Organization: The Picards > To: [email protected], [email protected], > [email protected] > > Virginia, I would love to trade info on your Williams. Here is mine, > along with 2 parallel families of Williams. > > A. William Presley Williams b. Jul 19, 1838, Campbell Co, Kentucky, > parents unknown. > William Presley Williams arrived McLean Co/DeWitt Co, IL, in 1839-40 at > age 2. > William Presley Williams married Mary E. Schooley on Aug 29, 1858, > DeWitt Co, IL > children: Franklin C. died young > William Harvey m. Lucy Amanda Noah > Samuel E. died less than 1 year > Ira Fred m. Martha Elizabeth Farrow > adopted: Anna Mae Barker > Served 1862 to 1865 in Civil War, Private, Company D, 107th Regement, > Illinois Volunteer Infantry > Held land in DeWitt Twp, DeWitt Co, IL in T20N, R4E next to the > Schooleys, Presley Williams, and John B. Williams (see item B.) > Died Bloomfield Twp, Mitchell Co, Kansas in 1893 > > B. Presley Williams died 1832, Campbell Co, Kentucky, but wife Rebecca > Buchannan Williams, came to DeWitt Co, IL, and was there before the 1840 > census (arrived 1839-40). Presley and Rebecca's son Spencer died, or at > least is buried Abt. May 31, 1840, McCord Cemetary, DeWitt Twp, DeWitt > Co, Illinois, shortly after they family arrived in Illinois. Presley > and Rebecca Williams had numerous children, including son William > Columbus, Presely, Jr, and John Benjamin. In 1850 census, a Milton P. > Williams is listed at the tail end of John B's family. This Milton P. > was born in abt 1838. > > My William Presely Williams, his brother in-law Schooley all lived > within the same 2 or 3 section of adjacent lands in T20N, R4E as PResly > Jr, and John B. > > C. Franklin M. Williams b. Aug 15, 1837 (two years earlier than my > William Presely Williams, item A.) also was known to arrive in McLean > Co/DeWitt Co in 1839-1840. Parents unknown. He married Mary Cox (2nd > cousin of Mary E. Schooley, wife of William Presley Williams of item A.) > in Dec 08, 1859, McLean Co, IL. > > My thoughts: > 1. Was Spencer the father of William Presley Williams and/or Franklin > M. Williams? > 2. How did a 2 year old and a 4 year old get to DeWitt Co, not be > themselves. > 3. These families all lived very close together and share many of the > same given names. > 4. Is your Andrew another sibling? When and where was he born? > > Ellen > > "Virginia R. Foucault" wrote: > > > Still looking for Andrew Williams m. Mildred Spencer 1853, Dewitt > > County. Mildred daughter of Levi and Martha Spencer French. After > > 30 years still don't know anything about Andrew. > > Thanks for any information on him. > > Virginia -- Picard Pines: http://homepage.plix.com/picard/ Morrison-Picard Family: http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/p/i/c/Ellen-J-Picard Picard Surname Homepage: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~picard/Index.html