Individual Details

John WILLIAMS

(15 February 1832 - 26 April 1914)

Events

Birth	15 February 1832	Canton, Fulton, Illinois
Census	1850	, Bureau, Illinois
Census-shared	1850	(William S. WILLIAMS) , Bureau, Illinois
Census	1860
Marriage	25 October 1866	Knoxville, Knox, Illinois - Althea J. WEIR
Census	19 August 1870	Salem, Knox, Illinois
Census	1880	Salem, Knox, Illinois
Census	18 June 1900	Salem, Knox, Illinois
Census	1910	Salem, Knox, Illinois
Death	26 April 1914	Salem, Knox, Illinois
Biography
Note		IGI lists age at 1850 Census
Biography		Yates City, Knox, Illinois, USA
Note		missing a child; 3 are listed in the bio

Families

Spouse	Althea J. WEIR (1849 - 1883)
Child	William C. WILLIAMS (1869 - 1880)
Child	Anna WILLIAMS (1870 - 1955)

Father	William S. WILLIAMS (1786 - 1861)
Mother	Elizabeth SWEGLE (1804 - 1861)
Sibling	Hannah WILLIAMS (1824 - 1880)
Sibling	Sarah WILLIAMS (1826 - 1900)
Sibling	Ruthinda WILLIAMS (1828 - 1909)
Sibling	Matthias WILLIAMS (1829 - )
Sibling	Elizabeth E. WILLIAMS (1833 - 1862)
Sibling	William Morris WILLIAMS (1835 - 1911)
Sibling	Jacob WILLIAMS (1837 - )
Sibling	Jesse WILLIAMS (1840 - 1911)
Sibling	Catherine Arminda WILLIAMS (1843 - 1900)
Sibling	Daniel WILLIAMS (1848 - )
Sibling	Joel WILLIAMS (1850 - 1880)

Notes

Census-shared

p. 93
William S. Williams 63 farmer 600 b. NJ
Elizabeth 43 b. NJ
Matthias 21 b. ILL
John 19 b. ILL
Elizabeth E. 16 b. ILL
William 14 b. ILL
Jacob 12 b. ILL
Jesse 10 b. ILL
Catherine A. 7 b. ILL
Daniel 2 b. ILL

Census

p. 44 358/348
John Williams, 35, farmer, 2,400/800, IL
Altha " , 21, k house, IA
William C. ", 1, IL

Census

p. 10 96/98
John Williams, 48, farmer, IL, f. NY, m. NJ
A. J. ", 30, wife, IA, fa. PA, m. OH
Anna M. ", dau, 9, IL, f. IL, m. IA

Census

p. 3 56/60
John Williams, head, Feb 1832, 68, widowed, IL, f. NY, m. NJ, farmer

Biography

JOHN WILLIAMS
Farmer and Carpenter; Salem Township; born February 15, 1832, in Canton, Illinois; educated in the common schools. His parents were W. S. Williams, born in New York, and Elizabeth (Sweegal) born in New Jersey. Elizabeth Sweegal's parents were natives of Germany. Mr. John Williams married Miss A. J. Weir, at Knoxville, October 26, 1866 [the Illinois Statewide Marriage Index lists a John Williams marrying a Althea J. Weir in Knox County on October 25, 1866]; they had one child, Anna, born October 31, 1870. Mrs. Williams was born in Indiana in 1849, and died October 12, 1883. Anna married Horace Franklin Record; they have three children: Roy, born April 7, 1893; Marie, born November 17, 1895; and Ray, born January 15, 1897. In 1852, Mr. Williams went overland with an ox team to Oregon, and for about twelve years followed gold mining. In 1865, he traveled seven months in Germany. After his return home he mined coal for about fourteen years, and then farmed until the summer of 1898, when he started for the Klondike, via Vancouver, B.C., Schwatka, and Lake Bennett to Dawson City, where he prospected about twenty days on Eldorado Creek, then returned home via St. Michael and Seattle. In politics he is a republican.

Biography

John Williams
son of W. S. and Elizabeth Williams, was born in Canton, Ill., in 1831; reared on a farm and educated in common schools; has worked at various trades; is now farming; has traveled considerably; was married in 1866 to Miss A. J. Weir; have 1 child living, 2 dead. P. O. Yates City.

Endnotes

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2. Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois and Knox County (Munsell Publishing Company http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilknox/biographies/bios_u.htm).

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4. "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M85V-XZ6 : 9 November 2014), John Williams in household of William S Williams, Princeton, Bureau, Illinois, United States; citing family 674, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.)..

John Williams in household of William S Williams, "United States Census, 1850"

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6. "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M85V-XZZ : 9 November 2014), William S Williams, Princeton, Bureau, Illinois, United States; citing family 674, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.)..

William S Williams, "United States Census, 1850"

7. "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M85V-XZZ : 9 November 2014), William S Williams, Princeton, Bureau, Illinois, United States; citing family 674, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.)..

William S Williams, "United States Census, 1850" - Princeton, Bureau, IL

8. Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois and Knox County (Munsell Publishing Company http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilknox/biographies/bios_u.htm).

9. "Illinois Marriages, 1815-1935," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/V2GS-NQ6 : 29 December 2014), John Williams and Martha J. Or Althea J. Weir Or Wier, 25 Oct 1866; citing , Knox, Illinois; FHL microfilm 1,411,917..

John Williams, "Illinois Marriages, 1815-1935"

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11. "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M64Y-MTP : 17 October 2014), John Williams, Illinois, United States; citing p. 44, family 348, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 545,740..

John Williams, "United States Census, 1870"

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13. "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MXV7-6MZ : 14 July 2016), John Williams, Salem, Knox, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district ED 148, sheet 335B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0220; FHL microfilm 1,254,220. .

John Williams, "United States Census, 1880"

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15. "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MSWR-FVJ : accessed 26 March 2017), John Williams, Salem Township Yates City vill., Knox, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 62, sheet 3B, family 60, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,314. .

John Williams, "United States Census, 1900"

16. "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MKDT-SFZ : accessed 26 March 2017), John Williams, Salem, Knox, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 180, sheet 11B, family 109, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 299; FHL microfilm 1,374,312. .

John Williams, "United States Census, 1910"

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18. Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois and Knox County (Munsell Publishing Company http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilknox/biographies/bios_u.htm).

19. Chapman, History of Knox Co IL by Chapman.

20. Chapman, History of Knox Co IL by Chapman.