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Below is a family biography from the book, The History of Crawford County, Arkansas published by Goodspeed Publishing Company in 1889. These biographies are valuable for genealogy research in discovering missing ancestors or filling in the details of a family tree. Family biographies often include far more information than can be found in a census record or obituary. Details will vary with each biography but will often include the date and place of birth, parent names including mothers' maiden name, name of wife including maiden name, her parents' names, name of children (including spouses if married), former places of residence, occupation details, military service, church and social organization affiliations, and more. There are often ancestry details included that cannot be found in any other type of genealogical record.
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W. S. Williams, farmer, was born in this county in 1844, his parents being T. N. and Candas (Moberly) Williams, natives of Kentucky, born in 1806 and 1816, respectively. After 1832 they made their home in Crawford County, where the father died in April, 1875, but the mother still lives. The paternal grandfather, David Williams, was a resident of Kentucky, and the maternal grandfather, Clem Moberly, and his wife, came from that State to Arkansas in an early day. The subject of this sketch was reared in his native county, receiving but few educational advantages, and at the age of twenty-two began life for himself. In 1867 he married Miss Agnes Gregg, daughter of James and Lucinda (Morton) Gregg, and born in this county in 1847. Mr. James Gregg was born in Scotland in 1815, and his wife was born in 1826. He was a stone-mason and farmer, and upon coming to Arkansas assisted in the building of the fort at Fort Smith. Mr. and Mrs. Williams are the parents of two boys and two girls. During the war Mr. Williams drove a Government team in the 1862, in Gen. Blunt’s army, and he was present at the battles of Saline River and Fayetteville. He has always followed agricultural pursuits, and although he began life a poor man, now owns over 400 acres, and has 185 acres under a fine state of cultivation. He is a member of the Masonic fraternity, and is a Republican.
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This family biography is one of 222 biographies included in The History of Crawford County, Arkansas published in 1889. For the complete description, click here: Crawford County, Arkansas History, Genealogy, and Maps
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