James William “Jim” “Broadfoot” Williamson was born on June 23, 1851 in Wilson County, Tennessee to Thomas Edmon Williamson and Mary Hass. James was named after his Uncle James William “Whispering Bill” Williamson, Thomas Edmon’s brother. James had two siblings a sister Mary Matilda and a brother Zachariah T. Williamson. James was the third and last child born to the Williamson family.
In the time frame after November 4, 1850; James William’s father Thomas Edmon Williamson dies, leaving his wife Mary alone with three young children. James’s mother then remarries on July 20, 1855, James and his sibling were giving to their Uncle James William “Whispering Bill” and Aunt Sulada A. Williamson to raise as their own due to the fact that their Mother’s new husband didn’t accept them. The Williamson children then moved in with their Uncle and remained in Wilson, Tennessee until after 1860 when they then moved to Caldwell, Kentucky with their Uncle and his family. Due to the fact the James was named after his uncle, he was then called James W. Williamson, Jr. or by his nickname “Broadfoot”.
James, in addition to other family members attended White Sulpher Baptist Church in Caldwell, Kentucky. According to the White Sulpher Baptist Church minutes James W. Williamson, Jr. was a member of the church during 1879 at that time James would have been 28 years old. The exact year of James joining the church is unknown. James’s sister Matilda Williamson joined the church on November 26, 1866. The church minutes show that Sulada A. Williamson, James’s Aunt, joined the church on December 1868. The next year James’s Uncle and brother joined the church for baptism on October 4, 1869. So, we can only assume that James also joined the church in the same time frames as his other family members since he is on the church roll in 1879.
According to Caldwell County, Kentucky court records, James’s 1st wife is Nancy Catherine Holesapple. They were married on December 24, 1874 in Caldwell County, Kentucky and had two children together.
Nancy Catherine Holesapple is the daughter of Matthew and Permelia McElroy Holesapple. Nancy Catherine Holesapple was born on July 6, 1853 in Caldwell, Kentucky.
James Williamson and Nancy Catherine Holesapple had the following children:
1.Ida Mae Williamson- born: Oct 28, 1880 in Caldwell, Kentucky
2.Thomas Edward Williamson- born: Feb 12, 1883 in Caldwell, Kentucky
Nancy Catherine Holesapple Williamson dies three days after the birth of their son Thomas Edward on February 14, 1883 from jaundice in Caldwell, Kentucky, leaving James widowed with two young children to raise.
According to Caldwell, Kentucky court records, James married Mary Helen “Mollie” Carner on December 30, 1885 in Princeton, Caldwell, Kentucky.
Real Parents: Thomas Edmon Williamson & Mary Haas Williamson
Adopted Parents:James William "Whispering Bill" Williamson and Saluda Ann Coleman Williamson
James William "Whispering Bill" Williamson and Saluda Ann Coleman Williamson are actually James's Uncle and Aunt, but after the death of James's real father Thomas Edmon Williamson, the Williamson children were taken in and raised by their Uncle and Aunt.
James William "Broadfoot" Williamson was named after his Uncle James William "Whispering Bill" Williamson,which was his father Thomas Edmond Williamson's brother.
Siblings:Mary Matilda Williamson Bright & Zachariah T. Williamson
Spouses: 1st Wife: Nancy Catherine Holesapple- Married on Dec 24,1874 in Caldwell, Kentucky(Died three days after the birth of Thomas Edward Williamson, their son.)
Children with 1st Wife: Ida Mae Williamson McCaslin & Thomas Edward Williamson
2nd Wife: Mary Helen Carner- Married on Dec 30,1885 in Caldwell, Kentucky
Children with 2nd Wife:Linnie Williamson Pasteur,James Zachariah "Jim" Williamson,Charles "Charlie" Williamson,Mary Paulina Williamson Carter,Ernest Gobel Williamson & Mozelle Williamson Myers
Buried at Palestine Methodist Church Cemetery, Fulton, Kentucky
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