William F. Williams

Kosse, Falls County, Texas

From Kosse, take SH 14 about 2 miles S.

On east side of road.

Year Erected: 1976

     Kentuckian W. F. Williams met Sam Houston in Tennessee and later joined his army to fight for Texas Independence at the Battle of San Jacinto, April 21, 1836. Williams came to Falls County in 1857. A farmer and rancher, he was also a partner in Mosley and Williams General Store in nearby Kosse. He was a member of Eutaw Lodge No. 233, A. F. & A. M. He married Amanda Walling and had ten children.