Born in Cumberland county, Kentucky, April 5th, 1813. From there he went to Martinsville, Indiana and then to Iowa in 1837. He resided in Burlington till the year 1844 moving that year to the Eddyville. It is needless to say that all these forty-six years he lived in our midst, he was an honest, honorable man, faithful and true in every position he occupied. In the interval between 1844 and 1890 he occupied various official places in which he performed his duties impartially and won the reputation of honesty. Mr. Williams was elected to the Eighth General Assembly of Iowa and served his full time being a life-long democrat his election in a republican county, demonstrates the fact that others outside of his party, entertained good opinions of his fitness for time place. Mr. Williams was married three times; to his first wife in Morgan county, Indiana, who lived but a short time, The second marriage was to Miss Nancy Elliott, who died January 17, 1851. The third marriage was to Mrs. R. J. Johnson of Eddyville.

Born in Cumberland county, Kentucky, April 5th, 1813. From there he went to Martinsville, Indiana and then to Iowa in 1837. He resided in Burlington till the year 1844 moving that year to the Eddyville. It is needless to say that all these forty-six years he lived in our midst, he was an honest, honorable man, faithful and true in every position he occupied. In the interval between 1844 and 1890 he occupied various official places in which he performed his duties impartially and won the reputation of honesty. Mr. Williams was elected to the Eighth General Assembly of Iowa and served his full time being a life-long democrat his election in a republican county, demonstrates the fact that others outside of his party, entertained good opinions of his fitness for time place. Mr. Williams was married three times; to his first wife in Morgan county, Indiana, who lived but a short time, The second marriage was to Miss Nancy Elliott, who died January 17, 1851. The third marriage was to Mrs. R. J. Johnson of Eddyville.