Davis Uriah I | Born 1707
WILLIAMS, John M.
Abt 1821 - Abt 1874 (~ 53 years)-
Name WILLIAMS, John M. Born Abt 1821 Kentucky 
Gender Male Died Abt 1874 Possibly Warrensburg, Macon County, Illinois Person ID I9107 Uriah Davis I - Genealogy Last Modified 21 Jun 2018
Father WILLIAMS, John, b. Abt 1776, Virginia , d. Between 1850 and 1860, Probably Putnam County, Indiana (Age ~ 74 years) Mother MARTHA, b. Between 1780 and 1782, Virginia , d. Aft 1870, Probably Putnam County, Indiana (Age ~ 91 years) Family ID F3201 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family SMITH, Nancy, b. Abt 1823, Indiana , d. Aft 1870 (Age ~ 48 years) Married Bef 1841 Probably Putnam County, Indiana Children 1. WILLIAMS, William H., b. 27 Mar 1841, Newcastle, Indiana , d. Yes, date unknown2. WILLIAMS, Martha, b. Abt 1842, d. Yes, date unknown 3. WILLIAMS, Lucretia Elizabeth, b. Nov 1845, Indiana , d. 1929, Iowa (Age ~ 83 years)4. WILLIAMS, John Henry, b. 18 May 1847, Indiana , d. Yes, date unknown5. WILLIAMS, Columbus, b. Abt 1849, Putnam County, Indiana , d. Bef 1851, Putnam County, Indiana (Age ~ 1 years)6. WILLIAMS, Christopher Columbus, b. 19 Dec 1851, Putnam County, Indiana , d. 30 May 1913, Illini, Macon County, Illinois (Age 61 years)7. WILLIAMS, Robert Nelson, b. Jun 1855, Probably Schuyler County, Missouri , d. Aft 1920 (Age ~ 66 years)8. WILLIAMS, Emma E., b. 6 Dec 1857, Lancaster, Schuyler County, Missouri , d. 9 May 1935, Little Souix Smithland, Woodbury County, Iowa (Age 77 years)9. WILLIAMS, Alice, b. Abt 1859, d. Aft 1935, Quincy, Illinois (Age ~ 77 years)10. WILLIAMS, Ida Florence, b. 6 Feb 1860, Lancaster, Schuyler County, Missouri , d. 6 Mar 1941, Sioux City, Woodbury County, Iowa (Age 81 years)11. WILLIAMS, Douglas Steven, b. 24 Dec 1862, Greencastle, Putnam County, Indiana , d. 28 Nov 1933, Saint John's Township, Harrison County, Iowa (Age 70 years)Last Modified 24 Jun 2018 Family ID F2060 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Notes - The1840 census finds John jr. living in Greencastle, Putnam Co., Indiana (p. 379).
John Williams jr.
Males
1 age 0-4
1 age 15-20
Females
1 age 15-20
John's parents were nearby on the same census sheet.
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John and his family appear on the 1850 census living in Madison, Putnam Co., Indiana as follows;
John M. Williams, 29, Male, Farmer, b. Kentucky
Nancy, 29, Female, Indiana
William, 10, Male, Indiana
Martha, 9, Female, Indiana
Lucretia, 7, Female, Indiana
Henry, 3, Male, Indiana
Columbus, 1, Male, Indiana (must have died before Dec. 1851).
The family was living next door to John's parents;
John Williams, 74, Male, Farmer, b. Virginia
Martha, 60, Female, b. Virginia
Sarah, 30, Female, b. Kentucky
America, 18, Female, b. Indiana
Census indicated John & Martha couldn't read or write.
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Sometime after 1857 the family lived for 1 winter in Iowa before moving to North Lancaster in Scuyler Co., Missourri.
Per (City of Decatur and Macon County, Illinois : a record of settlement, organization, progress and achievement, Chicago: Pioneer Pub. Co., 1910, 1260 pgs. )
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By 1860 John had moved to Liberty Township, near Lancaster, Schuyler Co., Missouri (Roll 646 Book 1, Page 617).
The family was recorded as follows;
J. M. Williams, 38, Male, Grocer, b. KY
Nancy ", 37, Female, b. IN
M. E. ", 17, Female, b. IN (Martha)
Henry ", 14, Male, b. IN (John Henry)
Charles ", 12, Male, b. IN (Columbus)
T. N. ", 7, Male, b. IN (Nelson)
Emily ", 3, Female, b. MO (Emma)
E. ", 5 mo., Female, b. MO (Alice)
A. M. Smith, 30, Female, b. IL (may be Nancy's sister?)
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By 1870 John had moved to Quincy, Adams Co., Illinois (Roll 187 Book 1, Page 441b ).
The family was recorded as follows;
Williams, John M., 48, Male, White, Retired Grocer, $800, b. Kentucky
- , Nancy, 47, Female, White, Keeping House, b. Illinois (actually Indiana)
- , Emily, 13, Female, White, b. Illinois (actually Missouri)
- , Alice, 11, Female, White, b. Illinois (actually Missouri)
- , Ida F., 8, Female, White, b. Illinois
- , Stephen A.D., 6, Male White, b. Illinois
Runburg, Anna, 17, Female, White, Domestic Servant, b. Prussia
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- The1840 census finds John jr. living in Greencastle, Putnam Co., Indiana (p. 379).