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CAPT. J. H. WILLIAMS, manufacturer, post office Homestead, was born July 21, 1839, in Boston, Mass., a descendant of one of the old New England families. His father, John Williams, a wholesale clothier of Boston, married Elizabeth R., daughter of Joshua Griffin, whose wife was a descendant of the old Le Bosquet family, so well known in Boston, and six children were born to them: J. Harry, Mary E., Carrie O., Jessie S., Howard B. and Charles M. J. H. Williams was educated in Boston, and for many years was a clerk in the old Suffolk bank. He belonged to the militia, and when Fort Sumter was fired upon was among the first troops to reach Washington; later he became second lieutenant of a company, which he recruited for the 33d M. V. I., and after a service of two years and nine months resigned on account of disability. He fought at Gettysburg and Antietam; was promoted to first lieutenant at Chancellorsville, and was wounded at Resaca, Ga. He recruited another company for the 62d M. V. I., of which he became captain. After the war Capt. Williams engaged in the brick business in and near Pittsburgh, and since Homestead was established has been connected therewith. He married, in Boston, in 1864, Rebecca L., daughter of Herman and Mary E. (Le Bosquet) Rolfe, and they have four children: Jessie H., Edward R., Fannie and Harry L. Williams. The captain is a member of the F. & A. M. and G. A. R.; he is a republican.