Does anyone have any information on George Robert Williams marriage to Vela Wood or Margarette Adeline McPherson of Ripley, TN?
George Robert is the son of John Thomas Williams. The children of George and Margrette were Sadie, Mary, William Ruben and Dan. Thanks for any help.

Would the person who replied to my message please send the information again? It would be greatly appreciated. George Robert Williams was my great grandfather. I have information on his descendants I would be happy to share.

Could the name be George Robe? G.R. Williams {George Robe Jr.} married Adeline McPherson on August 19, 1874.He was the son of George R. Williams who married Louisa Hutchesonon August 14, 1849. George Jr. was my grandfather's half brother. If this is the same George Williams. I would be interested in seeing the information you have on his descendents.

My ancestor, George Robert, was the son of John Thomas Williams. I have him married to Adeline Margarette McPherson on August 19, 1974 in Lauderdale County, TN. They had a son named George Robert who was b in 1876 an d about 1885. Please write to me at my e-mail address.

This post is quite old, hope you are still here looking for George Robe Williams. I have a George Robe Williams b. 1811 NC and d. 1831 Lauderdale Co, TN. Had a son, George Robe b. 1850 and his dau. Margaret J. Williams, age 4 in 1850 Census, Lauderdale Co, m. R.J. Davidson b. 1839. Their son John William Davidson m. Nancy R. Davidson d/o Stephen and Elizabeth J. Alexander Davidson.

Jeanne

These were from "Loose Papers" found in the Lauderdale Co., TN courthouse. They might be of interest to you.


From "Loose Papers of the Court House"

George R. Williams died intestate in November 1856. His widow, Eliza, died after he died. He owned land in the 10th Civil District. His children:
I. Reuben Williams
II. George R. Williams
III. Kissiah Williams, minor
IV. Jerome Williams, minor
V. Margaret Williams who married Richard Davidson
VI. Patsy Williams, wife of 1) John Calahan. Her child by Calahan:
a. Mary McPherson, a minor, wife of Thomas McPherson, Jr.
Patsy Williams Calahan married 2) Green Alford, both now dead. Her child by Alford:
b. Louisa Alford, minor
1874 - Hiram C. Keller et al vs Thomas McPherson, Jr. et ux et al
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Families From Loose Paper Files -- Lauderdale Co., Court House
Noveber 7, 1859
E. S. Wakefield, gdn of Reuben Williams, minor orphan of George R. Williams, dec'd. Bond $200. Securities: J. D. Roberson, J. W. Byram.
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Families From Loose Paper Files -- Lauderdale Co., Court House
July 3, 1860
James Gillespie, gdn of Elijah, Margaret, and George R. Williams, minor orphans of George R. Williams. Bond $250. Securities: J. C. Marley, A. B. Strain.
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Families From Loose Paper Files -- Lauderdale Co., Court House
November 5, 1860
E. S. Wakefield, gdn to Jerome & Kisea Williams, minor orphans of G. R. Williams, dec'd. Bond $175. Securities: H. P. Barfield, R. F. Gains.
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Families From Loose Papers Found at The Court House

1874 - Hiram C. Keller, Reuben Williams, E. S. Wakefield & George R. Williams, residents of Lauderdale County except George R. Williams who is resident of Arkansas vs. Thomas McPherson, jr. and wife Mary Louisa Alford, Kisiah Williams & Jerome Williams

George R. Williams died intestate in November 1856. His widow died after him. He left these children:
I. Reuben Williams
II. George R. Williams
III. Kissiah Williams, a minor
IV. Jerome Williams, a minor
V. Margaret Williams, wife of Richard Davidson
VI. Patsy Williams, dec'd, wife of 1) John Calahan, dec'd; 2) Green Alford, dec'd. Her children:
A. Mary McPherson, a minor, wife of Thomas McPherson, Jr (was daughter of
Patsy and John Calahan)
B. Louisa Alford, a minor (was daughter of Patsy and Green Alford)

The elder George R. Williams had 191 acres in Civil District 10, part of 293 acres he had bought earlier. He sold 102 acres to Hiram C. Keller; Margaret and husband sold their 1/6 interest in the 191 acres to Keller, also. His son, George R. William, sold his 1/6 interest to E. S. Wakefield. That brought Keller and Wakefield into this suit for partition.
The elder and younger George R. Williams were ancestors of Carol Ann Carrano (kyann312@aol.com) and Patsy Uptain (patsam@clearwire.net), who are eagerly researching this Williams family. Their research shows that one George Williams, father of the above elder George came to Lauderdale County by 1837 from the Rutherford/ Cleveland County area with five sons: Daniel; David; Turner; William; and George. He was dead by August 1841 when his son, David, was made administrator of his estate.
The above elder George R. Williams-the one who died in November 1856-- married first Peggy Melton who died, and in 1849 he married Louisa Jane (Given) Hutcherson. Jerome Williams was his posthumous child by Louisa. In December 1858 she married Andrew Caplinger, and appears to have died before the 1860 census when her children, Kizziah and Jerome, were enumerated in the household of her mother, Jane Givens.

Thank you so much for the info. That is the right Willliams. Do you research in the Ripley, Lauderdale Co, TN area? I am looking for parents of Laura Williams b. 1871 and Nancy Williams, b. 1874 who were orphans in 1880 Sharp Co, Ark living with McHalffey family (the wife in family was Martha Kincaid McHalffey) Laura later m. her bro. James A. Kincaid.

Jeanne

Check in the court house records of both Lauderdale Co., TN and Sharp Co., AR, in their ORPHANS and WIDOWS ledgers. In one of them, it will tell you who the parents were, and who the children were the wards of.

No, I am not an offical genealogist for Lauderdale Co., but I am pretty darn good at it. I have a huge data base (over 58,000), and over 70% of them, have to do with people associated with Lauderdale Co