Biographical Sketch of Edward G. Williams, Pulaski County, Missouri

>From "History of Laclede, Camden, Dallas, Webster, Wright, Texas,
 Pulaski, Phelps & Dent Counties, Missouri, Published 1889, Goodspeed
 Publishing Company.

Transcribed by: Penny Harrell (Incog3678@aol.com)

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Edward G. Williams, county and probate clerk of Pulaski County,
MO., is a native of Bedford County, VA., born in 1843, and is a 
son of Edward D. and Martha E. (Jones) Williams, and grandson of
Samuel Williams, who was a Virginian by birth, and died about 
1848.  Edward D. Williams and his wife were born in Cumberland
County, VA., in 1806, and removed to Phelps County, MO., in 1867,
where the father died in 1887.  While residing in his native State
he was hotel proprietor at Christiansburg and Jacksonville, but the
latter portion of his life was spent in farming.  His wife is yet
living, and resides in Roanoke, VA.  The following are her children
who are living:  Samuel G., and attorney of Roanoke, VA; Martha E.,
widow of A.L. Staff, of Rolla, MO.; Albert W., traveling for a 
wholesale clothing house of Baltimore, MD.; Henrietta B., wife of
Samuel B. Thurman, of Lynchburg, VA.; Marie S., wife of William E.
Webber, of Phelps County, MO.; Edward G., and James M., a salesman
in a grocery store at Springfield, MO.  Edward G. Williams began 
his business career by clerking in a store in Lynchburg, VA., but 
at the end of two years entered the army.  In February, 1861, he
enlisted in Company E, Eleventh Virginia Infantry, Confederate
States Army, and was in the battles of Bull Run, Antietam, the
seven days fight below Richmond, Plymouth, Drury's Bluff, Dranes-
ville, Williamsburg, Seven Pines, Fredericksburg, Second Manassas,
Sharpsburg, Boonsboro and Gettysburg, receiving a severe wound in
the leg at the engagement of Drury's Bluff.  The leg was amputated
the same day, and he was in the hospital at Richmond, VA., for
seven weeks, and was then sent home.  He was orderly-sergeant of 
his company for about one year.  In 1866 he left his native State
and came westward, locating in Rolla, MO., and in February, 1869,
became a citizen of Waynesville, having been appointed to the office
of deputy clerk of the circuit, county and probate court.  In 1874
he was elected circuit and county clerk of Pulaski County, serving
four years, and from 1878 to 1882 clerked in a store in Hancock.  At
the latter date he was elected county clerk, and was appointed pro-
bate clerk, being re-elected county clerk in 1886 and re-appointed
probate clerk.  He is now faithfully filling the duties of these
offices.  February 15, 1885, he was united in marriage to Mrs. 
Emeline Bostic, who was born in Randolph County, N.C., in 1845.  He
is a Democrat, and cast his first presidential vote for Horace 
Greeley in 1872.

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