Biographical Sketch of William F. Williams, Jefferson County, Missouri

>From "History of Franklin, Jefferson, Washington, Crawford and 
Gasconade Counties", Biographical Appendix, Goodspeed Publishing 
Company, 1888.

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Judge William F. Williams was born in Madison County, Mo., May 5, 1825,
and is a son of James and Lydia (Waller) Williams, the former of whom,
a native of Kentucky, came to Missouri when a young man.  The parents
first located in Perry County, Mo., thence moved to Madison, from there
to Washington County, and in 1840 settled in Big River Township, Jeff-
erson County.  William F. was brought up on a farm, and his education
was such as the subscription schools of the time in the old log school
house afforded.  He has devoted the greater portion of his life to the
pursuit of agriculture, and has been engaged in mining to some extent.
He was elected county judge of Jefferson County in 1872, and served six
years.  The gravel road from De Soto to Victoria, and also a part of 
the road from Morse's Mill to St. Louis, were built under his adminis-
tration.  December 17, 1851, he married Margaret, daughter of John Man-
ion (deceased).  Of the nine children born to this union, six are now
living, viz.: L. Clementine (who married William Power, of Big River
Township, and has two children: Estus and Mary); Laura J. (wife of Mr.
Price Carrow, of De Soto, and the mother of one child, Clyde); Mary F.,
James A., Clyde and Ida B.  Mr. Williams owns about 900 acres of land,
which he devotes to farming and stock raising.  He also owns a store in
De Soto.  He is a member of the Hillsboro Lodge, No. 164, F. & A. M.
Mrs. Williams died March 17, 1878, a member of the Baptist Church, of
which church Mr. Williams is also a member.

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