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GEORGE W. WILLIAMS

GEORGE W. WILLIAMS was born about 1840 in Texas, and died November 1864 in Battle of Franklin at Franklin, Tennessee (Dan Williams had said Atlanta, GA).

Notes for GEORGE W. WILLIAMS:

TAKEN FROM LIMESTONE COUNTY CEMETERY SURVEYS PUBLISHED BY THE LIMESTONE COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY

"George W. Williams enlisted in Company G 10th Texas infantry of the Confederate States of America during the Civil War. He is buried in Jonesboro, Georgia and has a Federal marker at Old Town Cemetery in Mt. Calm, Hill/Limestone County, Texas." (NOTE: This service is in error.)

Although his Federal Marker at the Old Town Cemetery in Mt. Calm states George W. Williams was in the 10th Texas infantry and supposedly died at the Battle of Atlanta, from my research based on the rolls of infantry and cavalry regiments of Texas men listed in "This Band of Heroes" by James McCaffrey (EAKIN PRESS, 1985, p. 183-184) which chronicles Granbury's Texas Brigade and the listing published in the newsletter "The Polignac Gazette, Volume 2, Number 9, March 1995, General C.J. de Polignac Camp #1648, Sons of Confederate Veterans, Arlington, Texas" listed the identified and unidentified Confederate graves of the McGavock Confederate Cemetery in Franklin, Tennessee (from the Battle of Franklin - Army of Tennessee on Nov. 30, 1864) as well as references made in "The Estes Letters" (Aaron to Elisabeth) from Edward B. Estes (writing to his older brother Aaron) naming George W. Williams as being with him (Edward - dated Jan. 13, 1862 from Hopkinsville, KY to brother Aaron at Virginia Point, (Galveston) Texas...George and Len H. Williams sends their best respects to you. And George desires me to tell you that he is as stout as a Bull and would like very much to see you."), I believe that George W. Williams died at the Battle of Franklin, Tennessee in November of 1864. According to the Granbury's Brigade book, also listed in the Company A, 7th Texas infantry are Edward B. Estes, L.H. Williams and L.S. Williams. I also compared other men from the area referenced in Edward's letter to Aaron as already being killed in the war by 1862 and all of these men were listed in the Company A, 7th Texas Infantry brigade under Granbury's command. In fact, Company A, 7th Texas Infantry was the Company in which Granbury initially served holding the ranks of Colonel, Lt. Colonel and Major.

FAMILY OF HARDY BROOKS WILLIAMS AND MARGARET JANE RICHARDSON

HARDY BROOKS WILLIAMS was born May 12, 1847 in Limestone County, Texas, and died September 05, 1928 in Hill/Limestone County, Texas.  He married MARGARET JANE RICHARDSON January 18, 1872 in Mt. Calm, Limestone County, Texas, daughter of WILLIAM RICHARDSON and KATHERINE WARE.  She was born September 05, 1851 in Limestone County, Texas, and died November 12, 1929 in Dallas, Dallas County, Texas.

Notes for HARDY BROOKS WILLIAMS:

FROM THE EASTLAND COUNTY HISTORY BOOK, 1989.

Hardy Brooks, born Limestone County, Texas 12 May 1847 to Colonel Leonard Williams (Texas Hero) and Jane Ware, married near Mount Calm 18 January 1872 Margaret Jane, born 05 September 1851, daughter of William Walter Richardson and Katherine Ware.

Ten children were born to Brooks and Jane.  Vernetta Catherine (Nettie), Leonard Marlong (Bud), James George, Caroline Margaret Jane (Callie), Thomas Isaac (Dink), William Hardy (Willie), Virginia Narcissus (Jinnie), Mattie Alma, Lee Pembrook and Minnie Ora.  All except Willie and Minnie lived to maturity.  Although Dink lived to maturity and married, he died five years after his marriage, leaving no heirs as each of his three children died as infants.  The remaining seven children married and raised families.

Sometime about 1907, Brooks and Jane came to Eastland County.  They lived just southeast of Ranger near at least three of their married children, Nettie (Mrs. Steve Pruett); Callie (Mrs. Will Hamilton); and Bud Williams and his wife, Alice (Hamilton) Williams.

Just as it is not known exactly when they came, it also is not known exactly when Brooks and Jane returned to the Mount Calm area, but they must have had a yearning to go "home" as this is where Brooks died 05 September 1925.  Jane died 12 November 1929 in Dallas, Texas.

Research of this family continues and this writer welcomes inquiries and letters from others.  BY JEANE BALDWIN PRUETT

Hardy served in the Civil War in Company B, 15th Regiment Texas Cavalry.  

CHILDREN OF HARDY BROOKS WILLIAMS AND MARGARET JANE RICHARDSON

 

FAMILY OF MARGARET KATHERINE (KAT) WILLIAMS AND WILLIAM HENRY STOCKMAN

 MARGARET KATHERINE (KAT) WILLIAMS was born 1848 in Torrey's Post #2, McLennan County, Texas, and died 1889 in Brownwood, Brown County, Texas - buried near Brownwood.  She married WILLIAM HENRY STOCKMAN July 01, 1865 in Waco, McLennan County, Texas, son of HARDY STOCKMAN and MARY WILLIAMS.  He was born 1846 in Texas.

 Notes for WILLIAM HENRY STOCKMAN:

 TAKEN FROM OLD NORTHWEST TEXAS, HISTORICAL-STATISTICAL-BIOGRAPHICAL, NAVARRO COUNTY, TEXAS 1846-1860 COMPILED BY NANCY SAMUELS AND BARBARA KNOX, PUBLISHED BY THE FORT WORTH GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY.

 "They lived in Hill County in 1870 (Precinct 5, had son Young L. Stockman, born about 1868.  Jane Williams and Hardy Brooks Williams lived in the Stockman household in 1870.  The family of one Henry and Dorcas Stockman were enumerated on the Mexican census of Nacogdoches Municipality and Williams Settlement in 1835 with children:  Henry Stockman, Hardy Stockman, Henrietta Stockman, Mary Harriett Stockman and Hiram H. Stockman.

Of these, Hardy F. Stockman married Mary Naomi Williams in Nacogdoches County on March 17, 1842.  Mary Naomi has not been positively identified.  The Stockmans lived in Rusk County in 1850, son Henry lived in Caldwell County, son Hardy was not found in 1850.  There are Stockmans buried in the Pitts Cemetery

CHILDREN OF MARGARET KATHERINE (KAT) WILLIAMS AND WILLIAM HENRY STOCKMAN

 

 

 

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