Individual Details

Abel Lewis Williams

(30 Dec 1786 - )



Abel married Alitha Keener, 16 Mar 1811, Knox Co, TN. They had five children.
He was also disowned by the Quakers in 1811 for marrying out of the discipline.

1822 JEFFERSON COUNTY, TENNESSEE 1822 TAX LIST
CAPTAIN EVAN'S COMPANY
Isaac WILLIAMS 80 acres
CAPT. BAKER'S COMPANY
Eleanor ADAMSON 163 acres
Simon ADAMSON 230 acres 1WP
John RUTH 354 acres 1WP
Abel WILLIAMS 1WP
CAPT. MANARDS COMPANY
Jesse ADAMSON 142 acres 1WP John

1850 Census. Vermilion Co IL, Hh 53
Abel L. Williams, 62
Alitha, 53
John, 32
James, 14
Eliza Reed, 17
Jesse Gibson, 16


1870 Census. Carroll Twp, Vermilion Co, IL, Hh 183
Abel Williams, 87, b. NC
Alitha, 76, b. TN
Hh 184, no new surname
Clark, 49, b. TN
Margaret, 44, b. KY
Mary, 19, b. IL
E. J. Newkirk, 35, farm labor, b. TN
Henry Williams, 15, b. IL
William Williams, 13, b. IL
Nancy Reed, 25, b. IL

Abel Alitha Keener Williams are buried Lebanon Cemetery, Indianola, Vermilion Co, IL. she was born 1794, Shenandoah Co, Va, died 1876, Indianola. Abel Lewis Williams was born 1786, died 1881. Inscribed on their stone:
"Pioneers in Religion and Temperance
Done 1928 By the Children of Five Generations"

Events

Birth30 Dec 1786

Families

FatherISAAC Williams (1742 - 1824)
MotherRACHEL Pike (1746 - 1789)
SiblingJohn Williams (1765 - 1855)
SiblingAbigail Williams (1768 - 1862)
SiblingWilliam Williams (1770 - 1835)
SiblingMargaret Williams (1771 - 1865)
SiblingRUTH Williams (1774 - 1852)
SiblingRachel Williams (1776 - 1830)
SiblingCapt. Isaac Williams Jr. (1779 - 1856)
SiblingRichard Williams (1781 - 1860)
SiblingPriscilla Williams (1789 - 1872)
SiblingMary Williams (1789 - 1811)

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