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Simeon "Sim" Rufus Williams

Simeon "Sim" Rufus Williams

Male 1873 - 1961  (87 years)

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  • Name Simeon "Sim" Rufus Williams  [1, 2, 3
    Nickname Sim 
    Birth 25 Jun 1873  Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Male 
    Death 20 Feb 1961  Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Burial Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [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 Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Mar 1901 (Age 54 years) 
    Mother Susan Culver Bickley,   b. 20 Mar 1851, Talbot County, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 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 Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Jan 1943, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (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 Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     2. Nannie "Nan" Roberta Williams,   b. Abt 1902, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     3. William Earl Williams,   b. Abt 1904, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     4. Thelma Harriett Williams,   b. 1 Feb 1906, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     5. Catherine Pauline Williams,   b. Abt 1908, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
    Family ID F6564  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 5 Oct 2009 

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

  • Photos
    Williams, Simeon 'Sim' Rufus
    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 
    1. [S461] White & Toole, "Sabine County Historical Sketches and Genealogical Records" c. 1972, p 68 (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S33] FamilySearch.org, Texas Deaths, 1890-1976, (http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/).

    3. [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).