Samuel J. Williams
Born: October 13, 1830
Birthplace: Montgomery County, Virginia
Father: William Henry Williams Sr. 1808 – 1845
(Buried: Sparr Cemetery, Delaware County, Indiana)
Mother: Celia Young 1803 – 1876
(Buried: Sparr Cemetery, Delaware County, Indiana)
1st Wife: Lurena Ellen Davis 1827 – 1851
(Buried: Sparr Cemetery Delaware County Indiana)
2nd Wife: Rebecca Shroyer 1832 – 1903
(Buried: White Cemetery, Selma, Indiana)
Children:
Lorena Ellen Williams Young 1851 – 1923
(Buried: White Cemetery, Selma, Indiana)
William Henry Williams 1853 – 1923
(Buried: White Cemetery, Selma, Indiana)
Parthena Jane Williams Dunkle 1854 – 1933
(Buried: White Cemetery, Selma, Indiana)
Mary Elizabeth Williams Martin 1856 – 1935
(Buried: White Cemetery, Selma, Indiana)
Samuel Joseph Williams Jr. 1857 – 1943
(Buried: Oak Park Cemetery, Ligonier, Indiana)
Cassius B. Williams 1860 – 1874
(Buried: White Cemetery, Selma, Indiana)
Occupation before War:
Farmer in Selma, Indiana
Civil War Career:
1861 – 1862: Captain, Company K, 19th Indiana Infantry Regiment
1862: Lt. Colonel of 19th Indiana Infantry Regiment
1862 – 1864: Colonel of 19th Indiana Infantry Regiment
1863: Regimental Commander at the Battle of Gettysburg
1863: Wounded on First day of Battle of Gettysburg
1864: Killed at the Battle of the Wilderness, Virginia
Died: May 6, 1864
Place of Death: Wilderness, Virginia
Cause of Death: Killed in Battle
Age at time of Death: 33 years old
Burial Place: White Cemetery, Selma, Indiana
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