GIBSON COUNTY TN - OBITUARIES - Samuel Beverly Williamson 1902 ********************************************************************************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Laura Carney <42558@comcast.net> ********************************************************************************************************** OBITUARY OF SAMUEL BEVERLY WILLIAMSON Herald-Democrat, Trenton, Tennessee, May 23, 1902 "Hon. S. B. Williamson died at the home of his brother-in-law, L. H. Tyree, this city at 4:30 o'clock last Sunday morning after several months' illness of Bright's Disease. Mr. Williamson and wife have been residing in Nashville for the past 15 years and only returned here some weeks ago in hopes that the change might improve his condition, but he has grown gradually weaker since. Samuel B. Williamson was born in Milan in 1854. He was the son of Beverlay [sic] Williamson and a brother of Judge Jno. L. Williamson. He entered the law office of Sp'l Hill here when quite a young man and afterwards associated with that gentleman in the practice of their profession. Deceased was married to Miss Cattie Taylor, of this city, who survives him. He represented Gibson County in the State Senate one term, and in 1887 moved to Nashville, where he resided until a few weeks ago, when he returned here. Mr. Williamson enjoyed a lucrative practice in Nashville, and during Gov. Taylor's last term as Governor he served as coal oil inspector of that city, he and the Governor being on the most intimate terms of friendship. He had extensive acquaintance over the entire state and was very popular here and at Nashville, where he was known best."