Williams, John 1812-1898

WILLIAMS, SMITH, MILLS, ROBERTS, WYCOFF, JONES, COLE, PAXSON, IRELAND

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1879 History of Jefferson County, Penn Township, p. 559.
JOHN WILLIAMS
John Williams, farmer, Sec. 8; P.O. Pleasant Plain; native of Champaign Co., Ohio; born Oct 24 1812; moved with parents to Logan County in 1840; he came West and settled in this township. Married in Logan Co., Ohio, Miss Harriet Smith, a native of Kentucky, born in 1815; died in this county in 1845; second wife was Martha Mills; she was born in Indiana June 30 1836; died in this county in February 1865; his children are Jesse, who served in Co. K, 7th Reg. I.V.I. three years; Newton, who served in the 30th Reg. I.V.I. until the close of the war; Jonathan, who served in an Iowa Regiment through the war; Mary, now Mrs. S. Roberts; Leander, deceased, aged 16 years; Nancy, now Mrs. J. H. Wycoff; Elma, now Mrs. J. Jones; Laura, now Mrs. P. Cole. . . . .

From the Portrait and Biographical Album, Pub. 1890.
JOHN WILLIAMS
John Williams, Sec. 8, Penn Twp. – His father, Henry Williams, born Grayson Co., Va., moved to Ohio; married Nancy Paxson; nine children: John, Sitnah and Almeda, dec’d.; William and Obadiah, residents of Hardin Co., Ohio; Lemuel in same county; Henry, Logan Co.; Lydia, deceased wife of Alexander Ireland (1826-1861); (bur. Walnut Creek Cem., Penn Twp., Jeff. Co.) and Newton of Ohio. John married Harriet Smith, born Kentucky. . . . .