Person:John Williams (589)

Considerations for John T. Williams being the son of Samuel Williams: [1.] 1835 Tax List of Pike County, Mississippi shows John Williams with 160 acres, worth $160, on Bogue Chitto River. Also assessed in Pike County were: (1) Samuel Williams Sr., 80 acres worth $160 on Magee's Creek (which flowed into Bogue Chitto River); (2) Samuel Williams Jr., 160 acres worth $240 on Bogue Chitto River; (3) Henry Williams, no land; (4) Moses C. Williams, no land; (5) H. L. Williams, no land. See Russ Williams, "Resource Records of Pike County, Mississippi," Part 2, p 30. [2.] Common Migration. The 1840 Census of Caddo Parish, Louisiana, shows the following Williams households enumerated "consecutively" (with selective data regarding household makeup): --Henry Williams; 1M 5-10, 1M 10-15, 1M 15-20, 1M 20-30, 1M 40-50; He is apparently the "Henry Williams" in 1850 Cen, DeSoto Par, LA, #283, age 53/born Georgia. --Moses C. Williams; 1M -5, 2M 5-10, 1M 20-30, 1M 30-40; He is apparently the "Moses C. Williams" in 1850 Cen, DeSoto Par, LA, #282, age 43/born Georgia --Saml. Williams; 1M 15-20, 1M 50-60, 1F 50-60 --H. L. Williams; 2M 5-10, 1M 20-30 --Jno. T. Williams; 1M -5, 1M 20-30, 1F -5, 1F 5-10, 1F 30-40 Of these Williams men, we can rule out Henry and Moses C. Williams as potential fathers of John T., leaving only Samuel Williams of an appropriate age to have been his father. [3.] Naming pattern. By 1850, John T. Williams was back in Pike County, Mississippi. His household includes an eldest son named "Samuel." 1850 Census, Pike County, MS, Police Dist 1, #155, John T. Williams 36/MS, Winifred 32/MS, Nancy N. 14/MS, Samuel L. 12/MS, Sarah E. 10/LA, Elizabeth 8/LA, John H. 6/LA, Rosaline 2/LA. Note that the last four children were born in Louisiana.

1. ↑ ^1.0 1.1 Pike County, Mississippi, Police Dist 1, #155/155, in United States. 1850 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432).