1843–1914

Introduction

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Born: Ju­ly 4, 1843, Mis­sis­sip­pi.

Died: Oc­to­ber 3, 1914, New­ton, Mis­sis­sip­pi.

Buried: Beu­lah Bap­tist Church Ce­me­te­ry, Lit­tle Rock, Mis­sis­sip­pi.

Biography

Williams was the son of Ri­chard Hen­ry Will­iams and Lu­cin­da Han­nah Will­iams, and hus­band of Ju­lia Ann Cha­ney.

He farmed, op­erat­ed a horse gin, and taught at a sing­ing school. Hee was liv­ing in De­ca­tur, Mis­sis­sip­pi, in 1913.

Sources

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