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Source: See Full Citation Below Biography
Author: S. J. Clarke (Publisher, 1922)

ROBERT H. WILLIAMS.
    Robert H. Williams, filling the office of county judge at Pine Bluff, is a
native son of this city and his life record, therefore, stands in
contradistinction to the old adage that a prophet is not without honor save in
his own country, for in the place oŁ his birth Judge Williams has steadily won
recognition of his powers and has been called upon for important judicial
service. He was born in 1865, a son of Mack H. and Sarah J. (Young) Williams,
who were natives of Nashville. Tennessee, and of Jefferson county, Arkansas,
respectively. The former was a son of Willoughhy Williams, who was one of the
first sheriffs of Davidson county. The grandfather in the maternal line was
Richard Young of Louisville, Kentucky, who removed from that state to Jefferson
county, Arkansas, making the trip by boat in 182S. Two of his sons, James and
John, served in the Civil war and the latter died while a member of the army.
Two of the sons of Willoughby Williams, Andrew and Willoughby, Jr., were also
Confederate soldiers during the period of hostilities between the north and the
south. Mack H. Williams became a well-to-do planter of Jefferson county and was
a highly esteemed citizen, he and his wife enjoying the warm regard of all with
whom they came into contact. Their children were four in number: Alice, the wife
of Virginus Murbaugh; Richard; Nannie, the wife of Lanier Tanner; and Robert H.

    The last named is indebted to the public school system of Pine Bluff for the
educational opportunities which he enjoyed and after leaving school he became a
planter. Later he entered the contracting business, to which he devoted his
attention until 1914, when he was elected sheriff of Jefferson county, making a
creditable record by the prompt and fearless manner in which he discharged the
duties of that position. In 1918 he was appointed tax collector and in 1919 he
was elected to the office of county judge, since which time he has served on the
bench, his decisions being strictly fair and impartial.

    In 1889 Judge Williams was united in marriage to Miss Mollie L. Core, a
daughter of James B. and Nannie (Mosby) Core. They have a family of three
daughters and a son: Sallie W., the wife of O. M. Spellman; Henry, who served in
the World war and is now filling the position of deputy sheriff; Jessie W., the
wife of H. P. Savage, who is also a veteran of the world conflict, having been
on active duty overseas; and Mary R., at home. Judge Williams and his wife are
consistent members of the Presbyterian church and he is also a loyal follower of
the Masonic fraternity, the Woodmen of the World, the Ancient Order of United
Workmen, the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks and the Fraternal Order of
Eagles. He is ever loyal to the teachings and high purposes of these different
organizations, which are based upon a recognition of the brotherhood of man and
the obligations thereby imposed. He has ever been a capable public official,
loyal to the duties reposed in him, and his record in office has received the
high endorsement of the general public.


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Citation:
Centennial History of Arkansas
Volume II
Chicago-Little Rock: The S. J. Clarke Publishing Company
1922


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