John Stuart “Cerro Gordo” Williams
Born: July 10, 1818
Birthplace: Mount Sterling, Kentucky
Father: Samuel L. Williams 1781 – 1872
(Buried: Machpelah Cemetery, Mount Sterling, Kentucky)
Mother: Frances “Fannie” Cluke 1797 – 1855
(Buried: Machpelah Cemetery, Mount Sterling, Kentucky)
1st Wife: Ann Patton Harrison 1823 – 1844
(Buried: Winchester Cemetery, Winchester, Kentucky)
2nd Wife: Henrietta H. Lindsay 1827 – 1916
(Buried: Machpelah Cemetery, Mount Sterling, Kentucky)
Children:
Mary Elliott Williams Holloway 1843 – 1933
(Buried: Winchester Cemetery, Winchester, Kentucky)
Education:
1839: Graduated from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio
Occupation before War:
Attorney in Paris, Kentucky
1846 – 1848: Served in the Mexican War rising to rank of Colonel
1851 – 1853: Kentucky State Representative
Civil War Career:
1861 – 1863: Colonel of 5th Kentucky Infantry Regiment
Served in Southwestern Virginia, Confederate Department
1863 – 1865: Brigadier General in Confederate Army, Cavalry
Commander of the Department of Southwestern Virginia
Commander of Cavalry Brigade in invasion of Eastern Tennessee
1864: Cavalry Commander during the Atlanta, Georgia Campaign
1864: Received Confederate Congress for his role in the Battle of Saltville, North Carolina
1865: Surrendered with the Confederate Army
Occupation after War:
Farmer in Winchester, Kentucky
1873 – 1875: Kentucky State Representative
1875: Unsuccessful Candidate for Governor of Kentucky
1876: Democratic Party, Presidential Elector
1879 – 1885: United States Senator from Kentucky
Became Involved in land development in Florida
Died: July 17, 1898
Place of Death: Mount Sterling, Kentucky
Cause of Death: Unknown
Age at time of Death: 80 years old
Burial Place: Winchester Cemetery, Winchester, Kentucky
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