William Carroll Williams

1827 - 1886  (58 years)

• Name	William Carroll Williams
  Born	23 Dec 1827	Warren County, Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Died	30 Aug 1886	St. Francois County, Missouri
  Person ID	I1509	Eskew Genealogy
  Last Modified	16 May 2024

  
  

  Father	David Williams,   b. Abt 1786, Wilson County, Tennessee ,   d. Bef 1850  (Age ~ 63 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Elizabeth VanHooser,   b. Abt 1788, Montgomery County, Virginia
  Relationship	natural
  Married	23 Jun 1812	Wilson County, Tennessee   [1]
  Family ID	F806	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth H. Bennett,   b. 1830, Smith County, Tennessee
  Married	2 Apr 1850	DeKalb County, Tennessee
  Children	1. Harriet Williams,   b. 1851, DeKalb County, Tennessee  [natural]   2. J. H. Williams,   b. 1856, St. Francois County, Missouri  [natural]   3. Frances Jane Williams,   b. 1858, St. Francois County, Missouri  [natural]   4. Joseph C. Williams,   b. 24 Nov 1859, Liberty Township, St. Francois County, Missouri  [natural]   5. Sarah E. Williams,   b. 1864, St. Francois County, Missouri  [natural]   6. Eliza Williams,   b. 1866, St. Francois County, Missouri  [natural]   7. Didama Williams,   b. Abt 1868, St. Francois County, Missouri  [natural]   8. Nancy Lillian Williams,   b. 1872, St. Francois County, Missouri  [natural]
  Last Modified	16 May 2024
  Family ID	F1490	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  In June 1851 the family moved to St. Francois Co., Mo. where he became one of their prominent citizens. Upon his arrival there, he purchased 40 acres on the Farmington & Jackson road. He remained there about two years, then bought 200 acres of land about three miles from Libertyville. While the family lived on that farm, he went to an island in the Mississippi River and, by industry and hard work, accumulated $10,500 in six years to buy the place where his family now lives. He bought the mill property at Libertyville and, tearing out the old machinery, replaced it with new. After his death on August 30, 1886, his son, Joseph, operated the mill. At the age of 58, William met a violent death from being gored by a bull. He was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church South and was stewart of the Wesley Chapel congregation. He was one of the most successful farmers that ever came to St. Francois Co., Mo. According to his life sketch, he had twelve children. Source: The Van Hoose, Van Hooser, Van Huss Family in the United States, Joyce Lindstrom, 1993, page 539.

  
  

• Sources

  [S77] Family Archive CD #229, Marriage Index: KY, NC, TN, Va, WV 1728-1850.