John Wesley Williams Papers, 1861-1863

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.

Archive: 
David M. Rubenstein Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Duke University

Letters

Displaying 1 - 25 of 37
IDsort descending Letter Date Author Recipient From To
10131 Williams1 September 24, 1861 Lewis Thomas John Wesley Williams Onslow County, NC
10132 Williams2 September 25, 1861 John Wesley Williams F. H. Williams , Marian Williams Raleigh, NC Onslow County, NC
10133 Williams3 October 7, 1861 John Wesley Williams Marian Williams , F. H. Williams Wake County, NC Onslow County, NC
10134 Williams4 October 8, 1861 F. H. Williams Claud Barry , John Wesley Williams Onslow County, NC
10135 Williams5 October 15, 1861 John Wesley Williams F. H. Williams Raleigh, Wake County, NC Onslow County, NC
10136 Williams6 November 22, 1861 John Wesley Williams F. H. Williams Raleigh, NC Onslow County, NC
10137 Williams7 December 6, 1861 John Wesley Williams F. H. Williams , Marian Williams Wake County, NC Onslow County, NC
10138 Williams8 December 12, 1861 F. H. Williams , Marian Williams , Elizabeth Jane Williams John Wesley Williams Onslow County, NC
10139 Williams9 December 24, 1861 John Wesley Williams F. H. Williams , Marian Williams Raleigh, NC Onslow County, NC
10140 Williams10 December 30, 1861 John Wesley Williams F. H. Williams Raleigh, NC Onslow County, NC
10141 Williams11 January 3, 1862 F. H. Williams , Marian Williams John Wesley Williams Onslow County, NC
10142 Williams12 January 9, 1862 John Wesley Williams F. H. Williams Raleigh, NC Onslow County, NC
10143 Williams13 January 12, 1862 John Wesley Williams F. H. Williams Onslow County, NC
10144 Williams14 January 22, 1862 John Wesley Williams F. H. Williams New Bern, NC Onslow County, NC
10145 Williams15 February 5, 1862 Roxy A. Sandlin , Jane Sandlin John Wesley Williams Duplin County, NC
10146 Williams16 February 7, 1862 F. H. Williams , Ann E. Williams , Elizabeth Jane Williams John Wesley Williams Onslow County, NC
10147 Williams17 February 11, 1862 John Wesley Williams F. H. Williams Onslow County, NC
10148 Williams18 March 10, 1862 John Wesley Williams Williams New Bern, NC Onslow County, NC
10149 Williams19 March 12, 1862 Elizabeth Jane Williams John Wesley Williams Onslow County, NC
10150 Williams20 April 26, 1862 John Wesley Williams Williams Kinston, NC Onslow County, NC
10151 Williams21 April 27, 1862 John Wesley Williams Marian Williams , Elizabeth Jane Williams , Ann E. Williams Kinston, NC Onslow County, NC
10152 Williams22 May 16, 1862 John Wesley Williams Marian Williams Kinston, NC Onslow County, NC
10153 Williams23 May 20, 1862 John Wesley Williams Marian Williams Kinston, NC Onslow County, NC
10154 Williams24 May 24, 1862 John Wesley Williams Marian Williams Kinston, NC Onslow County, NC
10155 Williams25 June 6, 1862 John Wesley Williams Williams Kinston, NC Onslow County, NC

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