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Silas Mercer Williams 1792 – 1875 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Jan 1792

Birth Location: Smith, Tennessee, United States

Death Date: 26 Sep 1875

Death Location: Ewing, Franklin, Illinois, United States

Father: Joseph Williams

Mother: Francis\Sarah EDWARDS

Spouse(s): Frances Shaw, Sarah Crutchfield, Franky Shaw

Children(s): Stephen Williams, Frances Williams, Elizabeth Williams, Hon. Williams, Dicy Williams, Mildred Williams, William Williams, Henry Williams, Joseph Williams, Sarah Marshall, Rebecca Williams, Nancy Williams, Clarissa Williams, Clarissa Williams, Silas Williams, Stephen Williams,, John Williams, Sarah Williams, Charles Williams

The story of Silas Mercer Williams began in 1792 in Smith, Tennessee, United States. Silas Mercer Williams married Frances Franky Shaw, Sarah Dicie Sally Crutchfield, Franky Shaw, and had children including Stephen Lacey Williams, Frances Williams, Elizabeth Williams, Hon. Samuel Henry (Judge) Williams, Dicy Williams, Mildred "Milley" Williams, William Shaw Williams, Henry Marsh Williams, Joseph Simpson Williams, Sarah Crutchfield Marshall, Rebecca Williams, Nancy Jane Williams, Clarissa Brown Williams, Clarissa Brown Williams, Silas Mercer Williams, Stephen Lacey Williams,, John Wiserman Williams, Sarah Williams, Charles Calvin Williams. Silas Mercer Williams passed away in 1875 in Ewing, Franklin, Illinois, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Silas Mercer Williams began in 1792 in Smith, Tennessee, United States.
  • Silas Mercer Williams married Frances Franky Shaw, Sarah Dicie Sally Crutchfield, Franky Shaw, and had children including Stephen Lacey Williams, Frances Williams, Elizabeth Williams, Hon. Samuel Henry (Judge) Williams, Dicy Williams, Mildred "Milley" Williams, William Shaw Williams, Henry Marsh Williams, Joseph Simpson Williams, Sarah Crutchfield Marshall, Rebecca Williams, Nancy Jane Williams, Clarissa Brown Williams, Clarissa Brown Williams, Silas Mercer Williams, Stephen Lacey Williams,, John Wiserman Williams, Sarah Williams, Charles Calvin Williams.
  • Silas Mercer Williams passed away in 1875 in Ewing, Franklin, Illinois, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joseph Williams
1752 – 1804
Birth Location: Hanmer, Flintshire, Wales
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Francis\Sarah EDWARDS
1755 – 1792
Birth Location: Wales
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Spouses(s)

Frances Shaw
1798 – 1872
Birth Location: Wake, North Carolina, United States
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Sarah Crutchfield
1793 – 1820
Birth Location: Smith, Tennessee, USA
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Franky Shaw
1792 –
Birth Location: North Carolina
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Children(s)

Stephen Williams
1839 – 1918
Birth Location: Franklin, Illinois, United States
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Frances Williams
1812 –
Birth Location: Smith, Tennessee, United States
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Elizabeth Williams
1813 – 1880
Birth Location: Smith, Tennessee, United States
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Hon. Williams
1815 – 1864
Birth Location: Smith, Tennessee, United States
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Dicy Williams
1817 –
Birth Location: Smith, Tennessee, United States
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Mildred Williams
1821 – 1857
Birth Location: Illinois, United States
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William Williams
1821 – 1874
Birth Location: , , Tennessee, USA
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Henry Williams
1823 – 1877
Birth Location: Tennessee, United States
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Joseph Williams
1825 – 1861
Birth Location: Ewing, Franklin, Illinois, United States
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Sarah Marshall
1827 – 1899
Birth Location: Kentucky, United States of America
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Rebecca Williams
1829 – 1902
Birth Location: Franklin, Illinois, United States
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Nancy Williams
1831 – 1877
Birth Location: Smith, Tennessee, United States
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Clarissa Williams
1833 – 1833
Birth Location: Smith, Tennessee, United States
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Clarissa Williams
1833 – 1897
Birth Location: Smith County, Tennessee, United States
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Silas Williams
1837 – 1912
Birth Location: Frankiln Co, Illinois, United States
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Stephen Williams,
1839 – 1918
Birth Location: Illinois, United States
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John Williams
1843 – 1863
Birth Location: Illinois, United States
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Sarah Williams
1844 – 1921
Birth Location: Ewing, Franklin Co, IL
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Charles Williams
1869 –
Birth Location: Ewing, Franklin, Illinois, United States
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Silas Williams's Ancestors

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Silas Williams
1792 – 1875
Birth Place: Smith, Tennessee, United States
Parents
Joseph P Williams
1752 – 1804
Hanmer, Flintshire, Wales
Francis\Sarah ("Sally") EDWARDS
1755 – 1792
Wales
Grandparents
Morgan Williams
1739 – 1796
Wrexham, Denbighshire, Wales,
Elizabeth JONES
1725 – 1772
Wrexham, Denbighshire, Wales,
John Edwards
1723 – 1780
of Mold, Flintshire, Wales
Elizabeth Jones
1727 –
of Mold, Flintshire, Wales
Great-Grandparents
Browning Williams
1725 – 1796
Frances Ramey
1725 – 1806
James Jones
– 1725
Elizabeth Symonds
1700 – 1737
Richard Edwards
1700 – 1726
Sallie Williams
1700 –
Robert Jones
1702 –
Margaret
1701 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Morgan Williams
1690 – 1726
Anna Browning
1687 – 1763
Jacob RAMEY
1675 – 1727
Ann Sanford
1680 – 1763
Phillip Symonds
1675 – 1750
John Atherton
1678 – 1708
Elizabeth Royal
1676 – 1726

Silas Williams's Descendants

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Silas (Mercer) Williams (28 Jan 1792 – 26 Sep 1875) m. Frances (Franky) Shaw (23 Jun 1798 – 7 Aug 1872) m. Sarah (Dicie Sally) Crutchfield (1793 – May 1820) m. Franky Shaw (abt 1792 – )
  1. 1. Stephen (Lacey) Williams (13 or 14 Nov 1839 – 27 May 1918)
  2. 2. Frances Williams (17 Dec 1812 – )
  3. 3. Elizabeth Williams (13 Oct 1813 – 30 Jun 1880)
  4. 4. Hon. (Samuel Henry (Judge)) Williams (5 Jul 1815 – 1 Apr 1864)
  5. 5. Dicy Williams (16 Apr 1817 – )
  6. 6. Mildred ("Milley") Williams (1821 – 16 Oct 1857)
  7. 7. William (Shaw) Williams (11 Oct 1821 – 1874) m. Mary (Ann) Matthews (13 Jun 1827 – 1893) m. Mary (Ann) Williams (13 June 1827 – 1893)
    1. 1. Thomas (M.) Williams (27 JUN 1845 – 1845-1850)
    2. 2. HENRY (MARSH) WILLIAMS (28 Jul 1847 – 21 Jul 1882) m. Harriet (Adeline) Vaughn (Abt 1849 – 1872)
      1. 1. Mary (Etta) Williams (1 Sep 1866 – 26 Sep 1942)
      2. 2. Dora (E) Williams (Mar 1868 – 9 Jul 1913)
      3. 3. Lillian Williams (Feb 1871 – 1957)
      4. 4. William (J) Williams (8 Apr 1872 – 12 Jul 1934)
    3. 3. Basil (Taylor) Williams (21 February 1849 – 1 May 1922) m. Winnie (Caroline) Denney (September 29 1853 – 15 Nov 1926) m. Winnie (Caroline (Denney)) Williams (9-29-1853 – 11-15-1926)
      1. 1. Ada Williams (Oct 1869 – 1871-1874)
      2. 2. Ida Williams (Jan 1870 – Bef. 1874)
      3. 3. Amanda (Roselle Williams (was not married to) Whittington) (25 Dec 1873 – 11 Feb 1926) m. Joseph (Franklin Whittington) Jr (23 September 1865 – 9 Aug 1945) m. John (Mansfield) McDowell (6 Aug 1866 – 09 July 1935)
        1. 1. Velva (Nancy Mcdowell) Deason (1892 – 19 December 1966) m. Thomas (T.) Deason (1889 – 1983)
        2. 2. Jesse (Cletus) Mcdowell (6 Oct 1894 – 31 AUG 1977)
        3. 3. Hubert Mcdowell (12 Sept 1898 – 05 Oct 1898)
        4. 4. Beulah (Beatrice McDowell (Whittington) bio) father (28 Jan 1903 – 9 Oct 1992) m. Joseph (Thomas) Raper (14 Feb 1891 – 15 Apr 1962)
      4. 4. Ida (Belle) Williams (19 November 1874 – 11 Jan 1935) m. Charles (B.) Saveley (abt 1864 – ) m. Thomas Wineham (1867 – Oct 1921) m. Garrard Emmerson m. John (T.) Winnahan
        1. 1. Thomas Savley (abt 1894 – )
        2. 2. Marion (Leroy) Winnahan (26 Sep 1897 – )
        3. 3. Della (May) Winnaham (30 Mar 1900 – 8 Aug 1983) m. Robert (H) Jones (9 Feb 1887 – 22 March 1969) m. James (Chester) Hall (22 June 1891 – 14 April 1973)
      5. 5. Della (May) Williams (17 Apr 1876 – 18 Feb 1971) m. William (Clinton) Hensley (28 Jan 1872 – 14 Mar 1956)
        1. 1. Joseph Hensley (abt 1894 – 22 Dec 1967)
        2. 2. May Cox (abt 1894 – )
        3. 3. Earnest Hensley (abt 1896 – 13 Nov 1988)
        4. 4. Claude (Herschel) Hensley (20 Jul 1900 – )
      6. 6. Mary (Etta) Williams (1 December 1879 – 8 September 1896)
      7. 7. William (Henry) Williams (11 Aug 1881 – 03 Jan 1958) m. Della (Florence) McClellan (5 May 1882 – 10 Jun 1978)
        1. 1. William (Hugh) Williams (Sep 1899 – 2 FEB 1901)
        2. 2. Roy (Serieno) WILLIAMS (13 Jan 1903 – 15 May 1963) m. Elma (A.) Freeman (28 Sep 1903 – 9 Feb 1987)
        3. 3. Violet (Alma) WILLIAMS (29 Jul 1905 – 13 Aug 1983) m. Thelman (Albertus) Harmon (May 10, 1903 – April 7, 1988)
        4. 4. Juanita (F) WILLIAMS (21 Jan 1910 – 22 Aug 1994) m. Charles (C) Selby (abt 1898 – 1 September 1976)
        5. 5. Melvin (Franklin) WILLIAMS (30 May 1912 – 11 Jun 1992) m. Irene (Frances) Daugherty (27 Oct 1913 – 18 Jul 2001) m. Anna Williams (abt 1918 – )
        6. 6. Thelma (M) WILLIAMS (5 Jul 1915 – 6 Oct 1998)
        7. 7. Paul (Arvil) Williams (9 May 1918 – 22 Jan 1998)
        8. 8. Paul (A) Williams (abt 1919 – )
        9. 9. Darwin (Lee) WILLIAMS (02 Jul 1921 – 2 Oct 2009) m. Iva (Lou (Elizabeth)) Brown (03/05/1921 – 07/29/2012)
        10. 10. George (Basil) WILLIAMS (21 Dec 1923 – 30 Dec 2007) m. Beryl Williams
        11. 11. Wilma (Janette) WILLIAMS (16 May 1926 – 31 May 1991)
      8. 8. Mable (E. Williams) Rollman (21 Sept 1889 – 3 OCT 1972) m. James (Thomas) Rollman (16 Jan 1871 – 18 November 1953)
        1. 1. Almedia (Ida Bell Rollman) Rodgers (23 JAN 1918 – 11 Mar 1996) m. Wilson Rodgers (24 OCT 1912 – 29 APR 1979)
        2. 2. Martha Rollman (21 May 1927 – 21 May 1927)
    4. 4. Barnell (S) Williams (abt 1850 – )
    5. 5. Marquis (Lafayette "Mark") Williams (31 OCT 1852 – 28 OCT 1925)
    6. 6. Susan (R) Williams (abt 1854 – )
    7. 7. Ann (E) Williams (abt 1856 – )
    8. 8. Ann (E.) Williams (abt 1857 – )
    9. 9. Sarah (Elizabeth) Williams (29 January 1857 – 31 October 1920) m. Hiram (Benjamin) Marshall (29 December 1847 – 23 April 1931)
      1. 1. Alcie Stone (12 October 1882 – 27 May 1947)
      2. 2. Hamman (Buell) Marshall (14 March 1884 – 3 August 1972)
      3. 3. Birdie Cole (16 May 1886 – 9 October 1971)
      4. 4. Ray (Minor) Marshall (21 January 1889 – 5 September 1971)
      5. 5. Mamie (Judith) Marshall (15 March 1891 – 14 November 1898)
      6. 6. Olga (M (Shea)) Marshall (19 May 1893 – 30 March 1981)
      7. 7. Hiram (Jennings) Marshall (9 October 1895 – 15 June 1934)
    10. 10. John (Lemuel) Williams (23 JUL 1859 – 1 August 1903) m. Charlotte (L.) Franklin (abt 1867 – 3 APR 1885) m. Margaret (Mary Alice) Wills (15 APR 1865 – 25 AUG 1934)
      1. 1. Rev (Owen Cecil) Williams (6 SEP 1886 – 2 JUN 1958) m. Mamie (Myrtella McChesney) (Williams) (18 September 1892 – 3 January 1983)
        1. 1. Harry Williams (abt 1914 – abt 1917)
        2. 2. Elizabeth Smith (1917 – 10 May 2010)
        3. 3. Elizabeth (M) Williams (abt 1917 – )
        4. 4. Joseph Williams (1918 – 1918)
        5. 5. Owen Williams (17 August 1919 – 6 November 1990)
        6. 6. Rebecca Nesmith (21 September 1922 – 12 May 1963)
        7. 7. Rebecca Williams (abt 1923 – )
        8. 8. Relma William (abt 1923 – )
        9. 9. Katherine ("Kitti") Williams (19 OCT 1924 – 5 JAN 2001)
        10. 10. Katherine Williams (abt 1925 – )
        11. 11. Rachel Williams (1928 – 12 Nov 2016) m. Jerry Harpole
        12. 12. Martha William (abt 1933 – )
        13. 13. Martha Williams (abt 1933 – )
      2. 2. Nellie (Edna) Williams (MAY 1890 – 1981)
      3. 3. Robert (T) Williams (abt 1892 – 1 FEB 1923)
      4. 4. Robert (Taylor) Williams (17 JAN 1892 – 11 JAN 1965)
      5. 5. Robert (Taylor) Williams (17 Jan 1892 – 1 FEB 1923)
      6. 6. Harriet (Elizabeth "Hattie") Williams (14 JUN 1894 – 10 MAY 1972)
      7. 7. John (Evan) Williams (4 SEP 1898 – 5 APR 1956)
      8. 8. Mary (J) Williams (31 OCT 1901 – 15 AUG 1970)
    11. 11. Benjamin (Alexander) Williams (abt 1861 – 1938) m. Vincey Peel
    12. 12. Samuel (Joseph) Williams (26 JUL 1862 – 24 JUN 1941)
    13. 13. Willie (J) Williams (abt 1871 – )
    14. 14. Mary Williams
    15. 15. H.M. Williams
    16. 16. B. (T.) Williams
  8. 8. Henry (Marsh) Williams (8 May 1823 – 16 November 1877)
  9. 9. Joseph (Simpson) Williams (10 Mar 1825 – 1 Mar 1861)
  10. 10. Sarah (Crutchfield) Marshall (7 February 1827 – 22 August 1899)
  11. 11. Rebecca Williams (29 Mar 1829 – 24 Feb 1902)
  12. 12. Nancy (Jane) Williams (6 Jan 1831 – 19 Jul 1877)
  13. 13. Clarissa (Brown) Williams (13 Sep 1833 – 13 Sep 1833)
  14. 14. Clarissa (Brown) Williams (18 September 1833 – 12 April 1897)
  15. 15. Silas (Mercer) Williams (12 Apr 1837 – 14 Sep 1912)
  16. 16. Stephen (Lacey) Williams, (14 Nov 1839 – 27 May 1918)
  17. 17. John (Wiserman) Williams (2 Aug 1843 – 27 May 1863)
  18. 18. Sarah Williams (18 Oct 1844 – 24 Oct 1921)
  19. 19. Charles (Calvin) Williams (4 Jul 1869 – )

Silas Williams's Timeline

2 Records

1792
28 Jan 1792
Birth of Silas Mercer Williams in Smith, Tennessee, United States
Smith, Tennessee, United States
1875
26 Sep 1875
Age 83
Death of Silas Mercer Williams in Ewing, Franklin, Illinois, United States
Ewing, Franklin, Illinois, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Jan 1792
    Event Place: Smith, Tennessee, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Sep 1875
    Event Place: Ewing, Franklin, Illinois, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Ewing, Franklin County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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