The other day I came across an article published in 1925 in the Watertown Daily Times, Watertown, New York, about U.S. Rep. and Senator John Sharp Williams (1854-1932). The article tells about his boyhood in Tennessee and Mississippi and his life on the ante-bellum plantation of his grandfather Sharp. It does not tell the names of his family, but from what I can tell, the grandparents were John Sharp and Mary Allison of Yazoo County, Mississippi. It does tell about the family moving to and settling in Mississippi. The article reflects our racist past, but may be of historical interest to someone researching this family. I'd be happy to make a couple of photocopies and send them to interested parties. Bill Hull