Typed by: Kay Ward
WILLIAMS, Jehu
Surnames: WILLIAMS, PATTERSON, HARDY, EDEN, WALDEN, SUMERELL,
MILLERMAN, HARLAN, FREEMAN, HIGHTOWER, McDOWELL, HERRING, HIGGINS, O'NEAL,
MITCHELL, CHAMBERLAIN, SAXON, MILLERMAN
Jehu Williams, b 1825 in South Carolina, d 1890 at Blue Ridge, Falls County,
Texas and buried in Blue Ridge Cemetery-was the son of a veteran of the War of
1812, of South Carolina. During the Civil War, Jehu served in The Confederate
States Army in Captain Joe Patterson's Company, Hardy's Regiment-enlisting in
1861, and serving until the end of the war. Jehu's mother received a pension for
the service of her husband in the War of 1812.
Jehu Williams moved into Tennessee as a young man, and subsequently settled in
Morgan County, Alabama-moving to Texas in 1869, where he first settled on Blue
Ridge (present-day Stranger), in Falls County.
In 1846 in Alabama, Jehu Williams was married first to Martha Eden, born and
reared in Morgan County, Alabama, died there in 1857-a daughter of James and
Lucy (Walden) Eden, natives of Alabama. Jehu and Martha had four children:
Lucy Williams-who married Jacob Sumerell, of Texas.
James William Williams, b 1850-who married in 1876 to Aramantha Millerman-a
daughter of John Sanford and Mary (Harlan) Millerman.
Susan Williams-who married Herod Freeman, of Texas.
Nancy Elizabeth Williams-who married S.D. Hightower, of Texas.
Jehu Williams was married second in Alabama to Mrs. Amanda (McDowell) Herring,
and they also had four children:
Martha Williams-who married James P. Higgins.
Judson Williams-who married Temperance Mitchell-daughter of William Henry and
Margaret Lucinda (Chamberlain) Mitchell. Judson was married second-name unknown.
Amanda Williams-who attended school in Leganon, Ohio. No further information.
Hannah Williams-who married Jesse Walter Saxon-son of Thomas Lewis and Eliza
(Millerman) Saxon.
Jehu Williams brought his family and second wife to Texas in 1869-and initially
lived in the area of present-day Stranger, where they were members of the
Stranger Baptist Church, and later became active in Blue Ridge Baptist Church
(present-day Blue Ridge). He served as a Deacon in his churches over a period of
forty years, and was also a Mason.
There are descendants of Jehu Williams still residing in Falls County.
Copyright Permission granted to Theresa Carhart for printing these bio of these
Falls County Families to this Web page
"Families of Falls County", Compiled and Edited by the Falls County Historical
Commission,
page 487-488, column 2, column 1 and column 2
Member of Falls County Historical Commission
