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Thomas Hudson Williams
23 Dec 1832 – 7 Sep 1913
| Birth | 23 Dec 1832 |
| Death | 7 Sep 1913 |
| Cemetery | Fitzhugh Cemetery Lucas , Collin County , Texas , USA |
| Added by | geneladyMO on 01 Jan 2010 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/10708887 |
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ATTENTION: Direct MALE line descendants of Thomas Hudson Williams: Please contact me if you would be willing to do a 67-marker Y-DNA test at FamilyTreeDNA to help move this line back further than Thomas Hudson Williams. Thomas' father died a few months before Thomas was born, and we have been unable to determine who his father was. There were several Williams families in the Jackson, Tenn. area by 1830. We hope to use male DNA to help us find earlier Williams ancestors. Please contact me if you are interested. I am happy to assist with the cost of the DNA test. You must have an uninterrupted, direct paternal line back to THW. Obituary, Daily Courier-Gazette , September 8, 1913: "'Uncle Tom' Williams was one of the early settlers of the county and was highly respected and esteemed Christian gentleman. He served through the entire struggle [Civil War] and when the war was over and the smoke of battle had rolled away he returned to his home in Parker. He was one of the most propserous farmers in that community and a consistent member of the Baptist church. He was buried in Forest Grove Cemetery. He will be remembered by many who were not intimately acquainted with him, by the long suite of beard which he wore. He was very proud and took great care of his whiskers, which at the time of his death measured a little more than two feet in length." Born in Tennessee, he was the son of ___ Williams and his wife Mary "Polly" Newsom Williams. Thomas' father died a few months before he was born. He moved to Texas in 1853 with a Newsom uncle. He and his wife, Mary Ann Simmons Williams moved to their farm in Collin County around 1860 and had 15 children. A relative wrote: "The Williams sons all played some kind of musical instrument -- the harmonica, Jews harp, guitar and violin. Thomas Hudson Williams made piccolos from joints of water cane. The girls all learned to play the piano and organ. Neighbors gathered on Sunday afternoons to sing with them and listen to them play. The grandchildren loved to listen and visit with their cousins. Thomas was good looking with brown hair and eyes and the longest beard in Collin County! Mary Ann had bright red hair and blue eyes, as did her grandfather, William Sparks and his eight Sparks brothers. . . ." His mother married 2) Richard Lester and had two daughters: Susan Lester and Mary Ellen Lester. The family moved to Prairie County, Arkansas about 1860.
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T.H. Williams Born Dec. 23, 1832 Died Sept. 7, 1913
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- Ann Eliza Williams Graham 1859–1899
- Jasper Newton "Bud" Williams 1860–1946
- George Washington Williams 1863–1910
- Charles Lemuel "Charlie" Williams 1865–1954
- James Monroe Williams 1867–1929
- William Thomas Williams 1869–1883
- John Franklin Williams 1871–1922
- Henry Hudson Williams 1873–1933
- Mary Ellen Williams Hardaway 1874–1943
- Virginia Frances "Fannie" Williams Hardaway 1877–1970
- Walter Raleigh Williams 1879–1949
- Alice Beatrice Williams Smith 1881–1963
- Sally Odessa Williams Brooks 1882–1965
- Martha Elizabeth "Bettie" Williams West 1885–1973
- Horace Eldridge Williams 1888–1890
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