G. W. Williams    

G. W. WILLIAMS, farmer, post-office Mercer, was born June 24, 1826, in Erie County, Penn., to Enoch and Mary (Graham) Williams, natives, the father of Centre and the mother of Beaver County, Pa. In about the year 1830 the family came to Hope Mills, where Enoch was engaged in milling. He fought under Gen. Harrison in the battle of Tippecanoe, and died on a farm in Springfield Township. His wife died while the family were at Hope Mills. Their children were: James and Hugh, who died in Erie County; Jane, married Socrates J. Johnston; Margaret, married Edward Irwin; G. W.; Nancy, married Jackson G. Baird; Mary M., married Frank Miles; Enoch, died when young. Our subject attended the common schools and was brought up on a farm. He was married, June 25, 1850, to Caroline G. Carpenter, daughter of James Carpenter. By her he has had four children: Mary F., married J. M. Smith; James C., married Elizabeth Moore; Loretta, married John Moore; Samuel A., married Frances Laura Smith, and has one child, Mary C. Samuel assists his father on his farm of 105 acres, upon which he has twelve acres of fine raspberry plants. He and wife are members of the United Presbyterian Church at Mercer. He is a Republican, and one of the worthy citizens of the township. Mrs. Mary Smith has an infant child, William G.; James C. has one son, George A., and Loretta J. Moore has one child, Bennett W. James, Williams was born July 3, 1818; Enoch was born January 2, 1787; Mary, born February 10, 1797; James, born March 23, 1820; Hugh, April 17, 1822; Margaret, April 21, 1824; George W., June 24, 1826; Nancy, October 9, 1828; Mary M., March 29, 1832; Enoch, December 20, 1834; Mary F., born January 18, 1852; James C., May 10, 1856; Loretta J., March 27, 1858, and Samuel A., April 26, 1863.

History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania : its past and present : including its aboriginal history, its early settlement and development, a description of its historic and interesting localities, sketches of its boroughs, townships and villages, neighborhood and family histories, portraits and biographies of pioneers and representative citizens, statistics, etc. : also, a condensed history of Pennsylvania. Chicago, Ill.: Brown, Runk & Co., 1888.  Read this book on line - Free Trial  Search Hundreds of 1880s-1890s Pennsylvania County History Books for biographies and historical information on your ancestors.  View the book page images on line and print them out for your genealogy file!  Free Access to the old history books - plus birth & death records, census images and ALL other records at ancestry.com.