Thomas Jefferson Williams (1814 - 1852)

Born 3 May 1814 in Pendleton, Kentucky, United States

Husband of Nancy (Bean) Decker — married 4 Sep 1842 in Adams, Illinois, United States

Descendants

Died 20 May 1852 at age 38 in Bloomfield, Adams, Illinois, United States

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Biography

Thomas Jefferson Williams was born on May 3, 1814 in Pendleton County, Kentucky, United States. He was the son of Thomas Williams and Nancy Melvina Sanders.^[1]

He married Nancy Bean on September 4, 1842 in Adams County Illinois.^[2][3][4] They had one child.

1. Nancy Elizabeth Williams was born on August 10, 1843 in Adams County, Illinois.^[5]

His wife Nancy went with other Mormons to Nauvoo, Illinois, it is said that Thomas refused to go as he was not a member of the church, and they got a divorce. Custody of their daughter was granted to Thomas, and so their only child was sent to live with Thomas in Illinois.

He married Margaret Ann McClelland in about 1845. They had two children.

1. Maria Williams was born in 1847.
2. Eliza Williams was born in 1850.

Thomas passed away at an age of thirty-eight on May 20, 1852 in Bloomfield, Adams County, Illinois. He is buried in the New Providence Cemetery in Ursa, Adams County, Illinois.^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ "Illinois, Hancock County, Nauvoo Community Project, 1839-1846 (BYU Center for Family History and Genealogy)," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QL3Z-YBBR : 23 February 2018), Thomas Jefferson Williams, from 1839 to 1846; citing Residence, Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States, from 1839 to 1846, Citing BYU Center for Family History and Genealogy, Provo, Utah.
2. ↑ "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X2T2-QQC : 4 November 2017), Thomas J Williams and Nancy Bean, 1842; citing Adams, Illinois, United States, county offices, Illinois; FHL microfilm 1,870,158.
3. ↑ "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q288-6TT7 : 28 November 2018), Thomas J Williams and Nancy Barr, 04 Sep 1842; citing Adams, Illinois, United States, county offices, Illinois; FHL microfilm 1,845,384.
4. ↑ "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X2T2-QPL : 4 November 2017), Thomas J Williams and Margaret Ann Mcclelland, 1845; citing Adams, Illinois, United States, county offices, Illinois; FHL microfilm 1,870,158.
5. ↑ "Illinois, Hancock County, Nauvoo Community Project, 1839-1846 (BYU Center for Family History and Genealogy)," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QL3Z-JBP9 : 23 February 2018), Thomas Jefferson Williams in entry for Nancy Elizabeth Williams, from 1839 to 1846; citing Residence, Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States, from 1839 to 1846, Citing BYU Center for Family History and Genealogy, Provo, Utah.
6. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/174230537/_ : accessed 26 September 2020), memorial page for Dr Thomas Jefferson Williams (3 May 1814–20 May 1852), Find a Grave Memorial no. Find A Grave: Memorial #174230537, citing New Providence Cemetery, Ursa, Adams County, Illinois, USA ; Maintained by Rosie II (contributor 48094107) .

• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M85F-PRM : 4 April 2020), Margaret A Williams in household of Thomas I Williams, Ellington, Adams, Illinois, United States; citing family 73, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M85F-P51 : 4 April 2020), Thomas I Williams, Ellington, Adams, Illinois, United States; citing family 73, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

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