MAJORVILLE CEMETERY HANCOCK COUNTY, ILLINOIS |
JUNE 24, 1833. JUNE 4, 1897. APRIL 9, 1828. FEB 9, 1906. |
Author - Marcia Farina |
James Williams was born April 9, 1828, in Kentucky, the son of Matthew Williams and Sarah Jones. He died February 9, 1906, in Fountain Green, Hancock County, Illinois, and was buried at Majorville Cemetery in Hancock Township, Hancock County. Obituary
He first came to Illinois with his uncle, Major John Williams, who had returned to Kentucky from Hancock County, remarried, and brought his bride back to Illinois in 1836.
James married Martha Owings on April 1, 1858, at New Boston, Lee County, Iowa. Martha Owings was born in 1833 in Indiana, died June 4, 1897, probably in Hancock County. Martha was first married to Robert Young. Together they had one daughter, Laura Young, born February 19, 1853, in Iowa. Robert died when Laura was still a little girl. The 1880 Mortality Schedule for Fountain Green Township (scroll to family #77) indicated that a man named David Young, 20, single, had been living in the Williams household at the time of his death from pneumonia in March of that year. He had been a resident of Hancock County for 6 months. He was born in Kentucky, father born Tennessee, mother born Kentucky. Perhaps he was related to Robert. The children of James Williams and Martha Owings Young were:
There may have been a family connection between Martha and Polly A. Hamilton (nee Owings). |
enumerated July 21, 1860, dwelling #2447
James Williams, 30, male, carpenter, value of personal estate 100, born KY
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enumerated June 14, 1870, dwelling #32
Williams, James, 41, farmer, value of personal estate - 200, born KY
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enumerated June 7 and 8, 1880, dwelling #74
Williams, James, 52, married, farmer, born KY, both parents born NC
enumerated June 2, 1900, dwelling #108B Williams, James, head, white, male, Apr 1828, 72, widower, born KY, both parents born SC, could read, write, and speak English, owned his home |
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