John M. Williams

Notes:

WILLIAMS, John M., of English ancestry, was born in that county
February 3, 1841. His father, Benjamin, also a native of England, who
died in this county, aged seventy-one. He married Elizabeth MOORE of
England, who died in this county aged forty-five and their children
were Benjamin, Elizabeth, Esther A., John M. and Elizabeth 2d. Both
the Elizabeths died in childhood. The father was a printer and came
to America in 1849, settling in Richland on a farm, but later moving
to Kentucky. Our subject was educated in the common schools and in
May 1861, enlisted in the 1st Kentucky Vols., serving in the armies of
Ohio and Cumberland. He was in the battles of Shiloh, Corinth,
Chicamaugua and Stone River. He was a non-commissioned officer and
color bearer. In 1864 he enlisted in the 184th NY Vols. And served
until the close of the war. He is a member of the G.A.R. and also a
Mason and Granger, and has held many local offices. September 28,
1865, he married Harriet, daughter of Joel STEWART of Oswego county,
who died in 1867, and in 1869 he married, second, Anna M., daughter of
Michael DOYLE of Oneida county. His children are Harriet, who married
Clayton HILL and has one child, and Mary E., who married James. E.
ACKER.

John married Harriett J. Stewart on 28 Sep 1865. Harriett (daughter of Joel Weaver Stewart and Betsey Jane White) was born about 1842; died in 1867. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]