Sketch of Cobb Williams, Audrain County, Missouri >From "A History of the Pioneer Families of Missouri, with numerous sketches, anecdotes, adventures, etc., relating to Early Days in Missouri" by William S. Bryan and Robert Rose, Published by Bryan, Brand & Co., St. Louis Missouri, 1876. ********************************************************************** Cobb Williams was a native of Virginia, but settled in Lincoln County, N. C., where he married Patsey Brown. He settled in Audrain County, MO., in 1830. His children were: Polly, Patsey, Delilah, Granderson, Caleb, John, William L., Gideon and Absalom. John and Delilah died in North Carolina. Polly married John Allen. Patsey married John Kil- gore. Granderson and Abraham live in Monroe County. Caleb is in Cal- ifornia. William L. was married first to Cordelia Kilgore, and second to Mary E. Evans. Gideon married Elizabeth Gulley. Caleb Williams, Sr., died in 1832, and his funeral was the first preached in Audrain County. The services were conducted by Rev. Robert Younger, a Metho- dist minister of Boone County. ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Penny Harrell ====================================================================