Polk County, Missouri Biographies - Mrs. E. S. WILLIAMS

History Of Hickory, Polk, Cedar, Dade And Barton Counties, 
Missouri; 1889, published by Goodspeed, Pgs. 714, 715, 
Polk County Biography Section

Mrs. E. S. Williams, widow of W. J. Williams, one of Polk County's
worthy residents, was born in Illinois, April 23, 1836, and is the
daughter of Solomon and Mary (Hartly) Hopkins.  Solomon Hopkins
was born in Tennessee in 1812, grew to manhood in that State, and
at and early age moved to Illinois, where he was married in 1835 to 
Miss Mary Hartly, also a native of Tennessee, born in 1812.  After
marriage the father followed agricultural pursuits, a part of the
time, in Illinois, and remained there until 1836, when he moved to
Missouri and settled in Cedar County, where he continued to till
the soil.  Some time in the forties he moved to Polk County,
Missouri, and there died in 1852.  They were the parents of ten
children, eight of whom survive.  The mother is still living on her
husband's old homestead in Polk County, and is enjoying very fair
health.  The paternal grandfather of Mrs. Williams, a resident of
Tennessee, was a soldier in the Revolutionary War.  He left
Tennessee at an early date, and emigrated to Illinois, where he
remained until 1836, when he moved to Polk County, Mo., and there
tilled the soil until his death, some time in the forties.  Mrs. 
E. S. (Hopkins) Williams grew to womanhood in Polk County, Mo.,
her early education being confined to such instruction as could
be obtained in the common schools.  She was married in Polk County,
Mo., in 1850, to Mr. W. J. Williams, and by him became the mother
of six children, four of whom are now living: Mary M., Solomon E.,
Sarah (deceased), Josie (deceased), Elinor U., and Addie E.  Mrs.
Williams has been a life-long member of the Baptist Church, and
has always taken an active part in church matters since a very
early age, being instrumental in building the present Baptist
Church at Fair Play.  Her two daughters, Miss Elinor U. and Miss
Addie E., are ladies of culture and refinement, the former
being an accomplished musician.  They are both active members
of the Baptist Church, and lovers of truth and right, and, too
earnest advocates of the cause of prohibition.  W. J. Williams
was born in Tennessee 1828, emigrated to Pike County, Mo., in
1829, and afterward moved to Polk County, of the same State,
where he was engaged in agricultural pursuits.  During the war
he served two years in the Home Guards of Polk County.  He
was a member of the Baptist Church, and died in 1871.
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