Amon was the son of George and Susie (Cates) Williams, the brother of Mason, Guy, and Valmie, and half-brother of Eliza Johnson. He was born in Bighill, Kentucky. and served in the US Army during World War I.
Sources
"United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M94N-ZLP : 20 January 2015), Howard (Amon) Williams in household of Geo Williams, Magisterial District 5, Kavanaugh Precinct, Jackson, Kentucky
"United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M26D-DJM : 29 October 2015), Simon (Amon) Williams in household of Susie Williams, Blue Lick, Madison, Kentucky, United States.
"United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHGR-KYC : 14 December 2015), Amon Williams in household of Susie Williams, Blue Lick, Madison, Kentucky, United States.