Williams

Last Name: Williams
Other: 
John Wesley Williams' family
Residence (County): 
Duplin County, NC
Biography: 

The Williams were a farm family from the Haw Branch section of Onslow County, North Carolina. At the time of the 1860 Census F. H. Williams (b. ca. 1810) and his wife, Marian (b. ca. 1817) had six children living at home, the oldest of whom was John Wesley Williams (b. ca. 1843). John Wesley Williams enlisted as a private in Co. A, 35th NC Inf. on September 6, 1861 and died of pneumonia at Smithfield, Virginia on October 20, 1862. The collection also includes letters written by several of their Duplin County cousins, including Zilpha, Daniel, Lewis, and Calvin Thomas. The Thomas brothers served in Co. A, 38th NC Inf.

Received Letters

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ID Letter Date Author Recipient From To
10148 Williams18 March 10, 1862 John Wesley Williams Williams New Bern, NC Onslow County, NC
10150 Williams20 April 26, 1862 John Wesley Williams Williams Kinston, NC Onslow County, NC
10155 Williams25 June 6, 1862 John Wesley Williams Williams Kinston, NC Onslow County, NC
10158 Williams28 July 12, 1862 John Wesley Williams Williams Petersburg, VA Onslow County, NC
10163 Williams33 August 25, 1862 John Wesley Williams Williams Richmond, VA Onslow County, NC
10164 Williams34 September 16, 1862 John Wesley Williams Williams MD Onslow County, NC
10167 Williams37 June 15, 1863 Daniel H. Thomas Marian Williams , Williams Spotsylvania County, VA Onslow County, NC

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