***Lurena Davis married Samuel J. Williams, born in Virginia in 1830, the son of William Henry Williams, Sr. and his second wife, Celia (Young) Grafton, a young widow. Samuel was the only child of his second marriage and died in the Civil War.
From A Twentieth Century History of Delaware County, IN, volume 2, by Gen. William Harrison Kemper:
Samuel J. Williams received his educational training in the district schools of Liberty Twp., and after attaining to years of maturity he was here married to Lurena Davis, by whom he had one child, Lurena Ellen, wife of M. L. Harris. After the death of the wife and mother, Mr. Williams married (2nd) Rebecca Shroyer, whose birth occurred in the Old Dominion state of Virginia, but she was reared and educated in Liberty Twp., and was the daughter of Bazel Shroyer of Delaware County pioneer fame. Five children, three sons and two daughters, were born of the second marriage; William Henry, Parthena J., Mary E., Samuel J., and Cassius B.; all of whom were born and reared in Liberty Twp. In July, 1861, Mr. Williams, the father, enlisted for service in the Civil War, entering Co. K, 19th Indiana Volunteer Infantry, and was commissioned a Captain, but in 1862 he was promoted to the rank of Colonel, and in 1864 he was killed in the Battle of the Wilderness. He was formerly a Democrat in his political affiliations, but in 1856 he voted for Fremont on the Republican ticket and was a Republican ever after. His fraternal relations connected him with the Masonic and Odd Fellows orders. Through his business career he was engaged in agricultural pursuits and stock-raising, and was also well known as a dealer in livestock throughout eastern Indiana. In early times he drove stock to Cincinnati. His varied interests won him success in the business world.
***Information Courtesy of INGenWeb Project and Cameron-Ashley Heath.
From A Twentieth Century History of Delaware County, IN, volume 2, by Gen. William Harrison Kemper:
Samuel J. Williams received his educational training in the district schools of Liberty Twp., and after attaining to years of maturity he was here married to Lurena Davis, by whom he had one child, Lurena Ellen, wife of M. L. Harris. After the death of the wife and mother, Mr. Williams married (2nd) Rebecca Shroyer, whose birth occurred in the Old Dominion state of Virginia, but she was reared and educated in Liberty Twp., and was the daughter of Bazel Shroyer of Delaware County pioneer fame. Five children, three sons and two daughters, were born of the second marriage; William Henry, Parthena J., Mary E., Samuel J., and Cassius B.; all of whom were born and reared in Liberty Twp. In July, 1861, Mr. Williams, the father, enlisted for service in the Civil War, entering Co. K, 19th Indiana Volunteer Infantry, and was commissioned a Captain, but in 1862 he was promoted to the rank of Colonel, and in 1864 he was killed in the Battle of the Wilderness. He was formerly a Democrat in his political affiliations, but in 1856 he voted for Fremont on the Republican ticket and was a Republican ever after. His fraternal relations connected him with the Masonic and Odd Fellows orders. Through his business career he was engaged in agricultural pursuits and stock-raising, and was also well known as a dealer in livestock throughout eastern Indiana. In early times he drove stock to Cincinnati. His varied interests won him success in the business world.
***Information Courtesy of INGenWeb Project and Cameron-Ashley Heath.
***Lurena Davis married Samuel J. Williams, born in Virginia in 1830, the son of William Henry Williams, Sr. and his second wife, Celia (Young) Grafton, a young widow. Samuel was the only child of his second marriage and died in the Civil War.
From A Twentieth Century History of Delaware County, IN, volume 2, by Gen. William Harrison Kemper:
Samuel J. Williams received his educational training in the district schools of Liberty Twp., and after attaining to years of maturity he was here married to Lurena Davis, by whom he had one child, Lurena Ellen, wife of M. L. Harris. After the death of the wife and mother, Mr. Williams married (2nd) Rebecca Shroyer, whose birth occurred in the Old Dominion state of Virginia, but she was reared and educated in Liberty Twp., and was the daughter of Bazel Shroyer of Delaware County pioneer fame. Five children, three sons and two daughters, were born of the second marriage; William Henry, Parthena J., Mary E., Samuel J., and Cassius B.; all of whom were born and reared in Liberty Twp. In July, 1861, Mr. Williams, the father, enlisted for service in the Civil War, entering Co. K, 19th Indiana Volunteer Infantry, and was commissioned a Captain, but in 1862 he was promoted to the rank of Colonel, and in 1864 he was killed in the Battle of the Wilderness. He was formerly a Democrat in his political affiliations, but in 1856 he voted for Fremont on the Republican ticket and was a Republican ever after. His fraternal relations connected him with the Masonic and Odd Fellows orders. Through his business career he was engaged in agricultural pursuits and stock-raising, and was also well known as a dealer in livestock throughout eastern Indiana. In early times he drove stock to Cincinnati. His varied interests won him success in the business world.
***Information Courtesy of INGenWeb Project and Cameron-Ashley Heath.
From A Twentieth Century History of Delaware County, IN, volume 2, by Gen. William Harrison Kemper:
Samuel J. Williams received his educational training in the district schools of Liberty Twp., and after attaining to years of maturity he was here married to Lurena Davis, by whom he had one child, Lurena Ellen, wife of M. L. Harris. After the death of the wife and mother, Mr. Williams married (2nd) Rebecca Shroyer, whose birth occurred in the Old Dominion state of Virginia, but she was reared and educated in Liberty Twp., and was the daughter of Bazel Shroyer of Delaware County pioneer fame. Five children, three sons and two daughters, were born of the second marriage; William Henry, Parthena J., Mary E., Samuel J., and Cassius B.; all of whom were born and reared in Liberty Twp. In July, 1861, Mr. Williams, the father, enlisted for service in the Civil War, entering Co. K, 19th Indiana Volunteer Infantry, and was commissioned a Captain, but in 1862 he was promoted to the rank of Colonel, and in 1864 he was killed in the Battle of the Wilderness. He was formerly a Democrat in his political affiliations, but in 1856 he voted for Fremont on the Republican ticket and was a Republican ever after. His fraternal relations connected him with the Masonic and Odd Fellows orders. Through his business career he was engaged in agricultural pursuits and stock-raising, and was also well known as a dealer in livestock throughout eastern Indiana. In early times he drove stock to Cincinnati. His varied interests won him success in the business world.
***Information Courtesy of INGenWeb Project and Cameron-Ashley Heath.
Family Members
Siblings
Children
Advertisement
Records on Ancestry
Advertisement
