Simeon "Sim" Rufus Williams

1873 - 1961  (87 years)

• Name	Simeon "Sim" Rufus Williams  [1, 2, 3]
  Nickname	Sim
  Birth	25 Jun 1873	Sabine County, Texas   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Death	20 Feb 1961	Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas   [1, 2]
  Burial	Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas   [2]
  Notes	Sim Williams was Sherriff of Sabine County in 1908, and became a member of the 40th and 41st House of Representatives. He and his wife were members of the First Methodist Church. In his 2002 book, THE MYSTERY OF LADY BOUNTIFUL, Bob Bowman writes that a $5,000 bond was posted for Lillian Knox, accuses of murdering her husband, timber magnate Hiram Knox. The bond was singed by five Hemphill men, including Dr. Tom ARNOLD, a witness for the prosecution. The other four were E. P PADGETT, a lawyer; J.P. (sic) FULLER, who owned a drug store; L.E. PRATT, a merchant; and John W. MINTON, attorney for the Knox family. Another press report listed S.R. Williams as surety. (Bowman, p. 105). His Texas Death Certificate, viewable online at FamilySearch.org, Texas Deaths, 1890-1976, showed him as the son of W. A. Williams and Susson Bickley. His occupation was listed as Hotel Operator, and he was shown as a Lifelong resident of Sabine County. (Research): Census Listings: 1940 Census Texas, Sabine County, Hemphill, J.P. 1 Enumerated April 11, 1940 SD 42-2 ED 202-1 Sheet 81A Williams, Simon R Manager M W 66 M No 7 Tx Same House Manager Hotel Williams, Dora Managar Wife F W 66 M No 7 Tx Same House Williams, Thelma Manager Dtr F W 34 S No H-4 Tx Same House Manager Retail Dress Shop Sedberry, Ruth Guest F W 43 M No C-4 Tx Auistin Travis Tx Investigator Social Welfare Beachamp, Oswald A Guest M W 43 S No H-4 Florida R Sabine Tx Judge County Counrt Smith, Tillman Guest M W 21 S No H-4 Tx Lufkin Anglina Tx Employee Livestock Sanitary Comm. Powell, Glenn Guest M W 26 S No H-4 Tx R Angelina Tx Bus Driver Bus Line Beckham, Marie Waitress F W 24 D No H-4 Tx R Sabine Tx Waitress Hotel Weatherred, Eliza Cook F W 19 M No 5 Tx R Sabine Tx Cook Hotel (Medical):See attached sources. [2]
  Person ID	I17746	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	28 May 2016

  
  

  Father	William Archer Williams,   b. 7 Jun 1846, Georgia d. 4 Mar 1901 (Age 54 years)
  Mother	Susan Culver Bickley,   b. 20 Mar 1851, Talbot County, Georgia d. 9 Sep 1899 (Age 48 years)
  Marriage	8 Oct 1868
  	They appear to have also had a daughter named Lena " Her teachers included Lena Williams, a sister of the late Sim Williams, Tom Sutton and a Mr. McLanahan." (From a newspaper sketch of Alpha Martin Cooper, p. 46, OLD TIMES OF SABINE COUNTY, TEXAS.")
  Family ID	F6566	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Madora "Dora" Esther Watson,   b. 15 Apr 1873, Sabine County, Texas d. 11 Jan 1943, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas (Age 69 years)
  Marriage	1897  [1]
  	They operated the Williams Hotel for many years, the first one built from the court-room of the last frame Court House in Hemphill. It was completely destroyed by a fire during the night of Feb 26, 1918, which also destroyed other business buildings on the side of the Square, including the Hemphill Drug. Dr. D.G. Mann and Pat Murphy (partner of Jim Fuller) escaped the burning hotel from a window upstairs by tying sheets together and climbing down. At that time the hotel was being managed by County Sheriff Bosco Bright and his wife, Nettie, who was a sister of Sim Williams. They were the parents of Sid Bright. (White and Toole, p 68).
  Children	1. Susan Esther Williams,   b. Abt 1898, Texas d. Yes, date unknown   2. Nannie "Nan" Roberta Williams,   b. Abt 1902, Texas d. Yes, date unknown   3. William Earl Williams,   b. Abt 1904, Texas d. Yes, date unknown   4. Thelma Harriett Williams,   b. 1 Feb 1906, Texas d. Yes, date unknown   5. Catherine Pauline Williams,   b. Abt 1908, Texas d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F6564	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	5 Oct 2009

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 25 Jun 1873 - Sabine County, Texas Death - 20 Feb 1961 - Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas Burial - - Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

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  Williams, Simeon "Sim" Rufus B. 1873 D. 1961 Texas Husband of Dora Watson Sim Williams served as Sabine County Sheriff and later as a State Representative

  
  

• Sources

  [S461] White & Toole, "Sabine County Historical Sketches and Genealogical Records" c. 1972, p 68 (Reliability: 3). [S33] FamilySearch.org, Texas Deaths, 1890-1976, (http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/). [S1299] 1940 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com. database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012, (Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1940. T627, 4,643 rolls.), Texas, Sabine County, Hemphill, J.P. 1 Enumerated April 11, 1940 SD 42-2 ED 202-1 Sheet 81A (Reliability: 3).