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Col William B Williams

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Col William B Williams

Birth
Stockport, Morgan County, Ohio, USA
Death
1 May 1890 (aged 57)
Ringgold, Morgan County, Ohio, USA
Burial
Union Township, Morgan County, Ohio, USA Add to Map
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In 1850, Williams was living in Union Township, Morgan County, with his cousin, Otho Holland Williams and his wife, Agnes (Shepherd) Williams, working as a carpenter and undertaker. Upon marrying Elizabeth Wood on 16 September 1851 (Morgan Co), they settled in Union Township and raised eleven children.

He was 5 foot 10 inches tall with light brown hair and blue eyes. On 19 June 1880, William applied for a disability pension for an illness he contracted on or about 7 February 1862 at Bacon Creek in Kentucky. Dr James Davis and Dr Thomas Irwin had treated him for dysentery. On 14 Febuary 1888, he provided a sworn statement that he had his first heart trouble while at Fayettsville, Tennessee in July and August of 1862.

He entered service as a 2nd Lt and 1st Lt from the time he entered on 1 September 1861 in Co F, 18th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, until 8 February 1863. On 29 August 1863, Govenor Todd gaave him a commission as a Lt Colonol of the 3rd Regiment of the Ohio militia.

In 1850, Williams was living in Union Township, Morgan County, with his cousin, Otho Holland Williams and his wife, Agnes (Shepherd) Williams, working as a carpenter and undertaker. Upon marrying Elizabeth Wood on 16 September 1851 (Morgan Co), they settled in Union Township and raised eleven children.

He was 5 foot 10 inches tall with light brown hair and blue eyes. On 19 June 1880, William applied for a disability pension for an illness he contracted on or about 7 February 1862 at Bacon Creek in Kentucky. Dr James Davis and Dr Thomas Irwin had treated him for dysentery. On 14 Febuary 1888, he provided a sworn statement that he had his first heart trouble while at Fayettsville, Tennessee in July and August of 1862.

He entered service as a 2nd Lt and 1st Lt from the time he entered on 1 September 1861 in Co F, 18th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, until 8 February 1863. On 29 August 1863, Govenor Todd gaave him a commission as a Lt Colonol of the 3rd Regiment of the Ohio militia.

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aged 57y 11m 7d. Co F, 18 Regt O.V.I.

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  • Created by: Robert
  • Added: Aug 10, 2005
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/11510968/william_b-williams: accessed ), memorial page for Col William B Williams (24 May 1832–1 May 1890), Find a Grave Memorial ID 11510968, citing Wolf Creek Cemetery, Union Township, Morgan County, Ohio, USA; Maintained by Robert (contributor 46505507).