Individual Details

William B Williams

(25 May 1804 - 21 Jun 1886)

William B Williams was born in Montgomeryshire, Wales May 25 1806. When he was 3 years old his father died and his mother married Elias Jones. In 1818 the family emigrated to US landing in Philadelphia PA. William was apprenticed to a hotel keeper but left and came west to Radnor Ohio to rejoin the rest of the family. In 1828 (age 21) he purchased a farm in Troy Twp and continued to prosper buying additional tracks of land becoming a prosperous farmer. He and Margaret Davis were married in 1834. They had a family of 10 children.

Events

Birth25 May 1804Wales
Marriage25 Jun 1834Margaret Davis
Death21 Jun 1886Ohio

Families

SpouseMargaret Davis (1808 - 1887)
ChildWilliam W Williams (1835 - 1907)
ChildElizabeth Williams (1836 - 1922)
ChildMarguerite Williams (1837 - 1923)
ChildMary Jane Williams (1839 - 1916)
ChildBridget Rachel Williams (1841 - 1852)
ChildHannah Williams (1842 - 1921)
ChildJohn Williams (1844 - 1852)
ChildEleanor Williams (1845 - 1850)
ChildDavid D Williams (1848 - 1907)
ChildRuth Williams (1851 - 1858)
FatherJohn Williams (1765 - 1808)
MotherElizabeth Shoon Jones (1770 - 1848)
SiblingDavid John Williams (1802 - 1821)
SiblingThomas Williams (1806 - 1806)
SiblingElizabeth Williams (1808 - )