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Elias WILLIAMS

Elias WILLIAMS

Male 1788 - Bef 1845  (~ 57 years)

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  • Name Elias WILLIAMS 
    Born CA 1788  [1] 
    • "History of Doddridge County," p. 285, states birthplace as Ireland. But "Davis - The Settlers of Salem WV," p. 360 disputes that and indicates rather that he was possibly born in Frederick Co, Virginia.
    Gender Male 
    Census 1810  Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Died Bef Aug 1845  [2] 
    • Elias Williams' wife Honora was listed as the head of household in the 1845 Taxable Property List of Doddridge County, dated August 1845.
    Buried Williams Family Cemetery, Flint, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Person ID I6310  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 18 Mar 2018 

    Family Honora TRENARY,   b. CA 1791,   bur. Williams Family Cemetery, Flint, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5] 
    Married Mar 1807  [6] 
    Notes 
    • From "Davis - The Settlers of Salem WV," p. 360:
      Elias and Honora were buried in Doddridge Co on what was the McMillan Farm on Flint Run. This on authority of Carsie Williams who says "They were interred behind the McMillan Barn and no stone marks the spot." Carsie also told of the many moves the couple made in Doddridge and Tyler Co's WV, which he was unable to explain. In our searches we were unable to find any records indicating that Elias Williams Sr owned any land in Doddridge or Harrison Co's, so possibly this is the explanation for the many moves that Carsie Williams spoke about. From the Census, they lived first in the Coburn Creek area of Harrison, and later worked their way through Doddridge and probably into Tyler Co, with their last resting place in Doddridge. Honora was living in Doddridge Co at the time of the 1850 Census. [1, 7]
    Children 
     1. Sarah Ann WILLIAMS,   b. 8 Jan 1808,   d. 14 Oct 1885  (Age 77 years)
     2. Thomas WILLIAMS,   b. CA 1810,   d. 17 Jan 1892, Israel's Fork, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 82 years)
     3. John WILLIAMS,   b. 6 Aug 1817, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. Cassa Ann WILLIAMS,   b. 2 Jan 1819, Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Mar 1901, Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years)
     5. Margaret WILLIAMS,   b. CA 1823,   d. 10 Jan 1890  (Age ~ 67 years)
     6. Elias WILLIAMS, Jr.,   b. 1823,   d. 15 Jul 1864  (Age 41 years)
     7. Lydia WILLIAMS,   b. CA 1829
     8. Israel WILLIAMS,   b. 5 Apr 1832, Tyler Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Feb 1905, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years)
    Family ID F2222  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S83] Davis - The Settlers of Salem, West Virginia, Susie Davis Nicholson, (Gordon Printing Co, Strasburg OH, 1979 (Revised & Enlarged) < www.wvgenweb.org/harrison/books.htm >), p. 360.

    2. [S181] 1845 Taxable Property List, Doddridge County, (W)VA, (Joseph Gray, Commissioner of Revenue (on microfilm at WV State Archives)).

    3. [S934] Findagrave.com.

    4. [S83] Davis - The Settlers of Salem, West Virginia, Susie Davis Nicholson, (Gordon Printing Co, Strasburg OH, 1979 (Revised & Enlarged) < www.wvgenweb.org/harrison/books.htm >), p. 161.

    5. [S1567] Marriage record of son.

    6. [S83] Davis - The Settlers of Salem, West Virginia, Susie Davis Nicholson, (Gordon Printing Co, Strasburg OH, 1979 (Revised & Enlarged) < www.wvgenweb.org/harrison/books.htm >), p. 359.

    7. [S215] The History of Doddridge County, West Virginia, (Taylor Publishing Co, 1979).