Hattie Williams

Notes:

Could this be the same Hattie Williams (1862-1885) that was the first wife of Jefferson H. McGown?

Notes:

"Lewis and Daniel [Williams] were in the Civil War. In Dec of 1869, the Lewis, Daniel, and Hillary Judge Williams families came to Texas. At the same time Henry Y. Smith, the Brownings, Greers, Daniel Cordray, and no doubt, many other Georgians transfered themselves to Texas and settled in the Redlands of Sabine County. Lewis S. Williams was a surveyor and farmer."

Lewis married Mollie Smith before 1868. Mollie was born after 1836; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

The daughter of Henry Young Smith.

David married Sarah ???. Sarah was born before 1820; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

The Greer family came to Texas from Georgia and reached the west bank of the Sabine River at Sabinetown Dec. 24, 1869, on a birhg moonlit night. They came with a large caravan, and all settled in Sabine County. The three Greer children were orphaned, and Sarah Williams, mother of Lewis Williams, took them in her home. When Lewis S. Williams, his family, and the other Williams families, Brownings, and Smiths came to Texas, the Greers came with them. They wereL David Greer m Martha Arnold; Jane Greer m Wm. M. Horn; and Sallie Greer m David Gellately. There are many Greer descendants in Sabine County. (White and Toole, p 67).