Greenbrier County, West Virginia Biography: Albert Gallatin WILLIAMS ************************************************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: Material may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material, AND permission is obtained from the contributor of the file. These pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for non-commercial purposes, MUST obtain the written consent of the contributor. Transcribed and submitted by Ed Johnson, , 1998. ************************************************************************** ALBERT GALLATIN WILLIAMS - son of John and Jane (KNIGHT) WILLIAMS, was born August 6, 1831, in a small log cabin at Lick Ford on Culbertson Creek, owned now by the heirs of Wallace RADER. His father was born April 4, 1793, in a cabin 200 yards east of Salem Church, and his mother was born near Culberton, one mile east of Maysville, August 10, 1803. She died April 2, 1858, on Sinking Creek, at the BURR place, and John WILLIAMS died May 2, 1863, at Samuel THOMPSON's one mile east of Lewisburg. The first wife of Albert G. Williams was Nancy DONALLY, whom he married January 1, 1854, and their children are three: James Bryson, born October 20, 1854; Luther J., October 18, 1856; John B., November 19, 1861. She died in April, 1862. She was a daughter of John DONALLY, twin brother of Tommy DONALLY, first settlers of this county. It is said of these twin-brothers that they looked so much alike you could not tell "which was the other one." Both were noted in their day for strength of body and vigor of mind. At Salem Church, near Maysville, January 1, 1863, Albert G. WILLIAMS married Elizabeth A. DONALLY, and their children were born: Dora Belle, June 7, 1864; Elizabeth Jane, March 25, 1866; Ulysses A., August 2, 1868; Thomas M., July 16, 1871; Howard Elmer, June 10, 1875. Ulyssess died March 31, 1870, and the others are with their parents. Elizabeth A. DONALLY was born on Wolf Creek, Monroe County, (then) Virginia, June 6, 1831, a daughter of James and Hannah (DUNBAR) DONALLY. Her parents were born in Monroe County, her father in 1806, and her mother on Christmas Day, 1805, and her father died in April, 1864, near Centreville, Upshur County, where her mother is still living with Mr. WILLIAMS, and Mary M., now wife of Rev. D. C. HEDRICK. John WILLIAMS, great-grandfather of A. G., was born in Wales about 1714. He came to America about 1736, and married Mary McCOY and they settled on Sinking Creek, in Greenbrier County. He fell a victim to the Indians, where S. B. WILLIAMS now lives. David, grandfather of A. G., then an infant in his mother's arms, was taken prisoner by the Indians, and at a later date exchanged. He married Margaret, daughter of John McMILLION, and settled on the farm now owned by his youngest son, James. Here his house was always the home of the itinerant preacher, and he lived an earnest, Christian life, and was the founder of the old Salem Church. Albert Gallatin WILLIAMS is farmer, grazier and dealer in real estate. He was assessor for the lower district of Greenbrier County, 1866-7. He filled the place of school commissioner, employed teachers, paid them out of his own funds, furnished schoolhouse, and for a large part of his disbursements has never been repaid. He receives his mail at Big Clear Creek, Greenbrier County, West Virginia. Source: Hardesty, Henry H. Hardesty's Historical and Geographical Encyclopedia. New York: H.H. Hardesty and Company, 1884. Rpt. in West Virginia Heritage Encyclopedia. Ed. Jim Comstock. Richwood: Comstock, 1974.