Alabama Williams

Alabama married Benjamin Meador White on 12 Jan 1898 in Sabine County, Texas. Benjamin (son of Edward James White and Mary Benena Meador) was born about 1877 in Texas; died about 1935 in Texas; was buried in Meador Cemetery, Milam, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Lola B. White was born on 12 Jan 1889 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 19 Sep 1983 in Jefferson County, Arkansas; was buried in Meador Cemetery, Milam, Sabine County, Texas.
2. Fanny Iva White was born on 13 Apr 1901; died on 6 Feb 1916; was buried in Meador Cemetery, Milam, Sabine County, Texas.
3. Lewis Edward White was born on 1 Apr 1904 in Texas; died on 18 Jun 1929 in Texas; was buried in Meador Cemetery, Milam, Sabine County, Texas.
4. Joe Bailey White was born on 24 Mar 1907 in Texas; died on 28 Aug 1974 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Meador Cemetery, Milam, Sabine County, Texas.
5. Rex Carl White was born on 13 Aug 1909 in Texas; died on 17 Aug 1960 in Milam, Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Meador Cemetery, Milam, Sabine County, Texas.
6. Ray Ves White was born on 21 Aug 1909 in Texas; died on 11 Jun 1939 in Texas; was buried in Meador Cemetery, Milam, Sabine County, Texas.
7. Addie Byrl White was born on 2 Feb 1912 in Milam, Sabine County, Texas; died on 13 Dec 2003 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Meador Cemetery, Milam, Sabine County, Texas.
8. Fred Ben White was born on 15 Nov 1914 in Milam, Sabine County, Texas; died on 22 Apr 1955 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Meador Cemetery, Milam, Sabine County, Texas.

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 Frances Williams before 1866 in Clay County, Georgia. Frances was born on 7 May 1850; died on 29 Oct 1933; was buried in Payne-Williams (Payne-Cordray-Williams-Gray) Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

The daughter of Daniel (CSA) and Mary Williams.

David + 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).