Anson County NcArchives News.....John Williams 1895 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/nc/ncfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Carolyn Shank carolynshank@msn.com November 16, 2007, 8:15 am Daily Charlotte Observer 1895 9 Mar 1895 "The oldest Mason" dies occasionally; "George Washington's nurse" dies with a good deal of frequency; but there is one person of age who is still alive who, it appears, enjoyed companionship with the Father of His Country and who could doubtless give us many interesting reminiscences of him if he would. The Wadesboro Messenger Intelligencer states that "Uncle John Williams," of color, who lives in Anson county, says that he knew George personally and was "present at his funeral." This does Uncle John Williams great credit, and makes of him at once a person of consequence. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/anson/newspapers/johnwill246nw.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/ncfiles/ File size: 1.2 Kb