Randolph County Probate Records Volume B, 1847-58 page 250 26 November 1850 Colden J. Williams is appointed guardian of Uriah J., Martha Jane, and Ann Eliza Williams, minor heirs of Sebastain C. Williams, dec. Final settlement of the estate, (not included). (When I teach genealogy classes I always tell people never to assume that the people in a census household are related to each other in any way. I could tell you all about my gr-gr-gr-grandfather in Ohio who in 1850 had his children, and the children of his 2 deceased brothers in his household. It was a nightmare for years trying to sort them all out!) Beth ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike & Kathy Bowlin" <mkbowlin@iland.net> To: <MOHOWARD-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, September 10, 2002 7:19 PM Subject: Re: [MOHOWARD-L] 1860 Lawsuit naming heirs of Mahala Williams Chism > This may create more questions than answers, but here goes. I'd like to ask the Williams researchers to compare the following > census records. They are the 1850 and 1860 census records for Colden Jef Williams. > > 1850 US Census, pg 261A, Prairie Twp, Randolph co, MO, 2 Nov 1850. Dwelling 862, Family 862. > C. J. Williams, 39 year old white male, farmer, $1000, KY > Margaret Williams, 37 year old white female, KY > Mary Williams, 15 year old white female, MO > Margaret Williams, 12 year old white female, MO > William Williams, 9 year old white male, MO > Euriah Williams, 6 year old white male, MO > Jeffers Williams, 6 year old white male, MO > Eliza Williams, 4 year old white female, MO > Tailer Williams, 2 year old white male, MO > Euphemia Williams, 1 year old white female, MO > Martha Williams, 4 year old white female, MO. > > 1860 US Census, Prairie Twp, Randolph county, MO, 13 June 1860. > C. J. Williams, 49 year old white male, farmer, $7200-$16,123, KY > Mary J. Marshall, 26 year old white female, MO > Wm. J. Williams, 20 year old white male, MO > Uriah Williams, 18 year old white male, MO > Eliga Williams, 16 year old white male, MO > Elizabeth Williams, 11 year old white female, MO > Taylor Williams, 14 year old white male, MO > Sebastion Williams, 9 year old white male, MO > James ? Williams, 6 year old white male, MO > Uriah J. Williams, 17 year old white male, farmer, MO > Martha Williams, 15 year old white female, MO > > This is the way I see them. In the 1850, there are a Uriah and a Jeffers in this household, both age 6. There is an Eliza and a > Martha who are both age 4. And then there is Euphemia who is a year old. These are the children I want to concentrate on. I > thought at first that we were dealing with two sets of twins. Then I compared it to the 1860 census. > > In 1860, the children who I believe were Uriah and Jeffers, have become Uriah age 18 and Uriah J (Jeffers?) age 17. This means they > aren't twins. And there are two Uriah's in this household. Eliza Williams, daughter,. age 4 in 1850, has become Elija Williams, > male, and age 16 in 1860. Martha, age 4 in 1850 is Martha age 15 in 1860. Tailer age 2 in 1850 is now Taylor age 14 in 1860. And > Euphemia, age 1in 1850 has become Elizabeth, age 11 in 1860. Consider this possibility. Suppose it is Uriah, and not Uriah J., who > is the son of Colden Jef Williams. And suppose that Uriah J., Martha and Euphemia/Elizabeth are not the children of Colden? > Suppose they are the Uriah J, Martha J. and Ann E Williams in the suit, AND that they are the children of Sebastian Williams. I > don't know if Sebastian had children. But he was married in 1841 to the sister of Colden's wife. Sebastian didn't die until abt > Sep of 1847. If his wife was pregnant at the time of his death, the child could have been born in mid 1848 and could have been the > one year old child on the 1850 census. Both Martha and Uriah J. would also fall within the realm of possibility for Sebastian to > have fathered them. If this is the case, I have no idea where their mother is, or even if she is living. Nor do I know who the > guardians of these children might be. It's possible that they had chosen someone besides Colden to act as their guardian, and that > is why they were on the other side of the issue. They would all have been underage as well. I know that this is a lot of wild > speculation on my part, and there is no proof to back it up. I just wanted everyone to think about the possibilities. > > I always jumped to the conclusion that Sebastian had no children, because I couldn't find any for him in 1850. If his wife had also > died, or had remarried, it's very possible that the children would be in the household of Colden and his wife. > > Does anyone have probate on Sebastian? He was living in Randolph county at the time of his death. All I have seen is the > transcript done by Ellsberry and it doesn't say much. We need the settlement. > > Found on Ancestry.com, 7 Sep 2002. > Randolph County, Missouri Administration and Will Records 1836-1858 > Randolph County, Missouri Bond 1843-1842 > > Name: Sebastian C. Williams > deceased Colden J. Williams , Adm. H. C. Collins , J. W. Walton , and N. B. Christian , Sec. 15 Sept. 1847 > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Elizabeth DuBois Russo" <elizabethrusso@attbi.com> > To: <MOHOWARD-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, September 10, 2002 4:54 PM > Subject: Re: [MOHOWARD-L] 1860 Lawsuit naming heirs of Mahala Williams Chism > > > > Dare I ask who Uriah J., Ann E., and Martha J. Williams would be in the list > > below? I don't have any Ann E's, and the only Uriah J. and Martha J. I have > > are children of Colden J. who is on the other side of the lawsuit. Plus I > > think Uriah J. would have been a minor and possibly Martha was married by > > 1860. > > > > Elizabeth > > <fighting the temptation to put all the lost Williams in a group with > > fictional parents called Zebra and Zoe---why couldn't these folks come up > > with unique middle names at least?> > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Elizabeth DuBois Russo" <elizabethrusso@attbi.com> > > To: <MOHOWARD-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Tuesday, September 10, 2002 7:40 AM > > Subject: [MOHOWARD-L] 1860 Lawsuit naming heirs of Mahala Williams Chism > > > > > > > I do have a day job that I need to get back to <g> but I couldn't resist > > putting this one more excerpt out there for discussion: > > > > > > Howard County Deed Book 9, page 132 > > > > > > "Know all men by these presents that whereas at the June term 1860 of the > > Howard Circuit Court Judgment was rendered upon a petition filed therein by > > Willoughby Williams, Wm. D. Williams, George W. Williams, Colden, J. > > Williams, Josiah Brown, Nancy Brown, Nero M. Thomson, Elizabeth Thomson, > > Reuben Watts, Margaret Watts, Edmond C. Foster, Martha J. Foster, Casendara > > Brashear and Mary F. Withers, Plaintiffs against John C. Williams, Sarah > > Hardin, Uriah Davis, Joseph B. Davis, James C. Davis, Colden Davis, Charles > > C. McKinny, Mariah McKinny, Uriah J. Williams, Ann E. Williams, Martha J. > > Williams, Leander M. Dehony, Sarah Dehoney, Mary A. Courtney, James M. > > Courtney & Thomas Monroe administrator of Mahala Chism deceased, > > Defendants...." > > > > > > >

For all of you tired of Williams!! Howard County Land Deeds Volume A, pages 26,27 6 October 1816 Shelly, George, Sr., dec. Daughters: Mary Coreathers(sp?); Susannah Menser; Sarah Shelly. Sons: Daniel Shelly; Abraham Shelly; George Shelly; John Shelly. Volume B, page 175, 176 19 April 1818 Smith, Thomas, dec. Will. Daughters; Anne Patterson; Sarah Smith; Sons: Andrew Smith; Cornelius Smith; Robert Smith; Thomas Smith, dec.; Granddaughters: Elizabeth Smith; Mahaley Smith; Susannah Smith. Grandsons: John Smith; Woodson Smith. (All grandchildren except John are the children of son Thomas.) (John Smith is the son of Sarah Smith.) Volume I, page 216 20 March 1826 Winn, John, dec. Widow: Elenor Winn Daughters: Jemima Hurt, wife of Peyton; Mary Hurt, wife of William; Sarah Runyon, wife of Isaac. Sons: James Winn, wife Rebecca; John Winn, wife Rebecca; Martin Winn; William Winn, wife Milly. Volume I, page 427, 428 21 March 1826 Foster, James S., dec. Widow: Margaret Foster Daughters: Jane Foster; Permelia Foster; Nancy Foster. Sons: George Foster; James S. Foster; Josiah Foster. Volume K, page 477 9 August 1827 Graham, Robert, dec. of Bourbon County, Kentucky Brother-in-law: Charles Calloway of Howard County Son: James Graham of Bourbon County Daughters: Mary Graham; Matilday Graham; both of Bourbon County Volume I, page 623 20 September 1828 Temple, Margaret Son: George W. Walker Daughter: Frances W. Walker Volume K, page 171 5 September 1829 Jonathan Finnell Daughter: Susannah Green, wife of William. Volume K, page 198 29 October 1829 Marriage contract between William Tolson and Polly Smith Volume P, page 40 9 November 1829 Sarah Morin, wife of John. Daughter: Mary Munro, wife of George of Cooper County. Volume K, page 425 2 March 1830 Patrick, Ann, widow of Robert next marriage to Presley W. Halley Volume K, page 327 7 June 1830 Prewitt, Price, dec. Widow: Martha A. Prewitt Son: Asa Prewitt Daughters: Ann Prewitt; Caroline Prewitt; Elvira Prewitt. Volume K, page 388 21 October 1830 Marriage agreement between Thomas Reynolds of KY and Agness Stephenson of MO Volume L, page 39 26 April 1831 Hardeman, John Lock Father: John Hardeman, dec. of Cole County Volume L, page 55 11 July 1831 Gaw, John, dec. Daughter: Barbary Ann Boggs, wife of Jas. C. Volume L, page 91 11 October 1831 Maupin, Garland D., dec. Daughter: Tillitha Gates, wife of Jefferson Volume N, page 300 31 May 1832 Crigler, Christopher, dec. Heirs in Howard County: Alexander and Jane Bradley; George Crigler; John and Caty Wilhite; Adam C. and Eizabeth Woods. Heirs in Madison County, Kentucky: Madison and Polly Colvin; John Crigler, Jr.; William G. and Frances McWilliams. Volume L, page 417 6 October 1832 Walker, John, dec. of New Madrid County Heirs: Pamela Walker Martin; Federal Walker; Mary Walker; Thomas Jefferson Walker; all of Howard County. Volume L, page 502 29 October 1832 Padgett, William, dec. Heirs: John and Delina Cunningham; John W. and Sally Morris; Polly Padgett. Volume L, page 476 11 April 1833 Marriage intention Thomas Eddins and Elizabeth Harrison, widow of John Children of John and Elizabeth Harrison: Joseph; Lucy; Mary; and William. Volume N, page 293 31 August 1833 Robertson, James, dec. of Campbell County, VA Daughters: Rachel P. Bell, wife of John M. of Chariton County; Rachel Woodson, wife of Richard of Howard County. Volume M, page 115 28 October 1833 Lewis, Jedidah S., wife of Thomas, and daughter of Benjamin Whitehead. Sons of Jedidah: William J. Lewis; Thomas H. Lewis; James W. Lewis; Benjamin W. Lewis. Daughters of Jedidah; Eliza Lewis; Sally S. Lewis. Volume M, page 122 1 February 1834 Simpson, Mary, wife of Joseph New name is Mary Dobbin. Volume M, page 383 25 March 1834 Witt, Elisha B., dec. Widow: Lydia Dykes, wife of Benjamin, of Clark County, KY. Brother: Littleberry Witt and wife Fanny. Volume M, page 379 19 May 1834 Witt, Elisha B., dec. Sisters; Elizabeth Mize, wife of Joshua; Milly Rodgers, wife of Hiram; both of Estill County, KY. Volume M, page 374 18 December 1834 Marriage Agreement Benjamin Hays and Penelope Boon Volume M, pages 418, 419 20 January 1835 Cason, George Daughters: Agness Howell, wife of James; Martha Howell, wife of William Volume O, page 451 23 February 1837 Marriage Agreement James Dempsey and Mary Gibbs Volume O, page 458 1 March 1837 Prewitt, Joel Daughters: Mary Ann Burton, wife of Wm. M.; Mary Ann Johnston. Volume W, page 519 19 October 1837 Gibbs, Churchill of Madison County, VA Daughter: Cynthia Bohannon, wife of John R. Beth