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Williams, David B.

Personal Information
Last Name Williams
First Name David
Middle Name B.
Maiden Name
Death Date 3/1/1898
Birth Date 2/18/1838
Obituary Source Mooresville Guide, March 18, 1898
Source Information Cemetery index
Cemetery West Newton
Family Information
Spouse Margaret Bennett
Survived By Wife; five children, William T., Leander, Hattie, Charley, and Flora Williams Copeland.
Other Age 60. Son of Richard and Hannah Williams. Born in Marion Co., Ind. Both parents died when he was 12 years old. He lived with Elijah, a half-brother, and then with Daniel White, the husband of his half-sister. Family moved to Illinois. David left to live with brother, Thomas Williams, in Boone Co., Ind. Enlisted in the Civil War: Co. E, 26th Reg. Ind. Vol.; was captured and spent 10 months in a prisoner of war camp. Returned to West Newton, Ind. Married Margaret Bennett/Barnett on Oct. 28, 1865. They were the parents of 7 children, two of whom died in infancy. (William T. born August 1866; Leander born June 1869; Hattie born 1875; Charley born 1878; and Flora born June 1883.) Mr. Williams died of cancer.
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