I admire this that you are doing. Too bad more wouldn't go out of their way to help someone they aren't even related to. ----- Original Message ----- From: <JHENRYMUS@aol.com> To: <KYMORGAN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, September 16, 2003 6:17 AM Subject: Re: [KYMORGAN] Marker for John T. Williams > Is anyone out there a direct descendant of Capt JOhn T. Williams of Civil > War. Need names of 2-two direct descendants to procure a marker for him from > the Sons of Confederate Veterans. I know there has to be someone, he married > Rebecca Henry and settled in West Liberty after the war. Can anyone help. > Sharon > > I hope the following will be of help: > > Children of Rebecca Henry and John T. Williams, Capt. > > I. Ann "Annie" Elizabeth WILLIAMS (11,12,13) > b: 16 November 1847 in Morgan Co., KY (14 ) > d: 26 August 1887 in Morgan Co., KY > Buried: Williams Farm Cemetery, on Lowe Hollow Lane off Liberty Road, Morgan > Co., KY > Married: James M. GREENWADE (15) on 01 May 1870 in Menifee Co., KY > Son of Thomas Greenwade and Sarah _____ > b: circa 1843 (16) > d: 1887 (17) > Buried: Unknown > > 1870 Menifee Co. KY Census #3-44 > James Greenwade, age 25, head of household, Sheriff, b. KY > Ann E., age 23, wife, b. KY > Anne Williams Greenwade and James M. > > Greenwade each had filed court cases in Morgan Co. courts in November 1885. > From the Order Book it is difficult to ascertain if Anne had filed for divorce > and James counter sued, or if the case was related to the settlement of Capt. > John T. Williams' will. In Order Book 17, p. 141 (abt. 1885/86) Anne was > "empowered to use, enjoy, sell, and convey for her benefits any property she may > own or acquire free from debts of her husband and be seen as a single woman to > trade on her name or dispose of her own property by work or deed in the same > way and subject to other to the same in all actions as a single and unmarried > woman and this case is filed away." James apparently contested John T. > Williams' will as he came to court with a certified copy of the will in April 1887 > at which time the suit was against Rebecca Williams, widow and executrix of > John T. Williams' estate. Anne died in August 1887 and in the 10 Oct 1887 court > it was brought out that James was dead. This was proven in the April 1888 > court when W. A. Maxey was representing James M. Greenwade, deceased. The law > suit between the attorneys for Anne and James was dismissed in April 1888 at > which times both parties were ordered to pay their own court costs. > Courtesy of Ethelyn Coffey Henry > Her tombstone marker says Ann Eliza. > > Children: > 1. Henry C. GREENWADE (18 ) b: January 1873 in KY d: 31 October 1943 in > Montgomery Co., KY > Cause of death: Fever > Death Certificate: 31 October 1943, Commonwealth of KY, Vol #047 Certificate > #23127 > Married: 24 October 1894 in Montgomery Co., KY to Nannie Elam (19) b: April > 1872 > d: 10 May 1901 in Morgan Co., KY Daughter of R. M. Elam and Margaret _____ > > 1900 Morgan Co. KY Census: #338: > Henry C. Greenwade, age 27, b. Jan 1873, farmer, b. KY > Nannie, age 28, b. Apr 1872 > Oren, age 4, b. May 1896 > John, brother, age 16, b. Sep 1873 > Rebecca Williams, age 72, grandmother, b. May 1828 > Geneva Sergent, age 17, servant, b. Mar 1883 > Sam H. Elam, age 20, servant, b. Apr 1878 > > 2. John T. GREENWADE (18) b: September 1883 d: Unknown > 1900 Morgan Co. KY Census in error. His birth year was 1883 not 1873. > > > II. Henry C. WILLIAMS (20) > b: circa 1849 in Caney, Morgan Co., KY > d: 12 November 1852 in Caney, Morgan Co., KY21 > Cause of death: Flux > Buried: Probably in the Williams Farm Cemetery, on Lowe Hollow Lane off > Liberty Road, Morgan Co., KY > Appeared on the 1850 Morgan Co. KY Census as a one year old.. His grave > could be one of 5–6 uninscribed stones or the one small blank marble marker with > the top broken found in the Williams Cemetery. > > Sources > > 11. Dale E. Lewis <Ruthc@wwd.net> > 12. Peggy Bell, San Diego, CA 1993 > 13. Ethelyn Coffey <eecoffey@kih.net> > 14. Headstone > 15. Menifee Co. KY Marriage Records > 16. 1850 Bath Co. KY Census > 17. Morgan Co. KY Circuit Court Records > 18. 1900 Morgan Co. KY Census > 19. Morgan Co. KY Marriage Records > 20. 1850 Morgan Co. KY Census > 21. 1852 Deaths Morgan Co. KY, Vol. IV > > >