Charles M. Williams Biography


	This biography appears on page 551 in "History of Dakota 
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				CHARLES M. WILLIAMS. 

	Charles M. Williams is the proprietor of the Stony Point Pleasure 
Resort, the pioneer enterprise of its kind on Lake Kampeska, and has 
developed the possibilities of the location, making it an attractive 
place for those seeking recreation. He was born in Waukesha, Wisconsin, 
on the 20th of May, 1854, a son of John D. and Mary A. (Evans) 
Williams, both natives of South Wales, where they were reared and 
married. Two children were born to them there, but in 1838 they left 
their native country and came to the United States. The father was a 
tailor by trade and followed that occupation for some years in South 
Trenton, New York. He later removed to Waukesha, Wisconsin, and 
subsequently to Berlin, that state, where his death occurred in 1873. 
He was one of the dominant factors in republican circles, representing 
his district in the state legislature for three terms. 

	Charles M. Williams grew to manhood under the parental roof and 
received his training for the duties of life in the public schools. In 
1878 he started out for himself as a farmer and four years later came 
to South Dakota, homesteading a quarter section of hand at Stony Point, 
Lake Kampeska. His land fronts upon the lake for a mile and the place 
is admirably adapted for a pleasure resort. He early recognized the 
possibilities of his property and was the first man to establish a 
summer resort upon the lake. He owns the boat privilege and the 
refreshment privilege, and has built up one of the most popular places 
of the kind in South Dakota. 

	Mr. Williams was married in 1878 to Miss Margaret E. Jones, of 
Waushara county, Wisconsin, and they have had five children, four of 
whom survive. Mary Mable is the wife of George Buholz, of Aberdeen, 
William T. is associated with his father in business, George E. is a 
farmer of Kampeska, and Dora Fay is the wife of Ward T. Williams, 
principal of the high school at St. Clair, Minnesota. Mr. Williams is a 
member of the Knights of Pythias and the Modern Woodmen. His political 
allegiance is given to the republican party. Me has prospered 
financially and has also gained the respect of his fellow citizens.