I am searching for the parents of William S. William b. abt. 1840 supposedly in Jasper County, GA. I find Wm S. Williams age abt., 42 in the 1870 Barbour County, AL,Census with wife Catherine, age abt. 25, b. abt. 1845 and 2 children. Martha age 6, b. 1864 and Nancy age 4, b. abt. 1866. In 1880 I find William Williams age 42 b.Al , father b. AL, mother b. GA in Skipperville, Dale Co, AL His wife's name is Martha age 31 (could this woman's name be Martha Catherine? or is it a new wife?) Martha S. is 16 Nancy is 14 (you will also notice that William got older and the wife got younger. Only the childrens ages stayed the same) The Martha S (Susan) Williams b. 1864 is my husbands grandmother. William S. Williams is his great grandfather. We are really at a brickwall here as to William S. Williams parentage. I have tried to link him up to several older Williams in the area at that time, but we can find no proof of these folks being his parents. There is a William W. Williams b. 1815 N.C. with wife Elizabeth. Edward Williams b. 1784 N.C. with wife Sarah. Buckner Williams in Alabama Census from 1821-1870 Is anyone else researching these Williams Families here in Alabama besides Mr. Hatcher? Any advice and help appreciated. Mary Leonard-Stephenson grandma36301@aol.com