Lewis Williams (1829 - 1862)

Born 21 Jul 1829 in New York, United States

Ancestors

Died 26 Nov 1862 at age 33 in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States

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Biography

Quartermaster Lewis Williams served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: August 7, 1862
Mustered out: November 26, 1862 (Died)
Side: USA
Regiment(s): 74th Regiment, Illinois Infantry

Lewis Williams died of disease during United States Civil War.

Lewis Williams is buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Rockford, Illinois.

Lewis was born in 1829. He was the son of Charles Williams and Sarah Skinner. ^[1][2]

In 1855 his family moved to Rockford Illinois.

He married Anna Meslor in 1855. ^[3]

They lived in Rockford where he was a hardware merchant like his father. ^[4]

Lewis enlisted with the 74th Regiment, Illinois Infantry in August 1862 as Quarter Master. He died of meningitis that November at the regimental hospital in Nashville. ^[5][6]

Children

1. Charles Mortimer Williams 1856–1942
2. Annie Elizabeth Williams 1858–1859
3. Henry Percy (Harry) Williams 1859–1928

Gravestone Transcription

Sources

1. ↑ Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 033 : 1900

   Name: Charles Lewis Williams

   Father: Charles Williams

   Mother: Sarah Skinner

2. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD4S-WQX : 22 December 2020), Chas Williams, Zihlman, Allegany, Maryland, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
3. ↑ "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK9L-5TNZ : 19 February 2021), Lewis Williams and Anna E Meslor, 11 Dec 1855; citing Winnebago, Illinois, United States, county offices, Illinois; FHL microfilm 1,914,066.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXHG-LCZ : 18 February 2021), Lewis Williams, 1860.
5. ↑ Illinois Civil War Muster and Descriptive Rolls

   WILLIAMS, LEWIS

   Rank:QM

   Company: HQ

   Unit: 74 IL US INF

   Residence: ROCKFORD, WINNEBAGO CO, IL

   Occupation

   HARDWARE DEALER

   Joined When: AUG 7, 1862

   Joined Where: ROCKFORD, IL

   Remarks: DIED NOV 26, 1862 AT NASHVILLE TENN OF DISEASE

6. ↑ Registers of Deaths of Volunteers, compiled 1861–1865. ARC ID: 656639. Records of the Adjutant General's Office, 1780's–1917. Record Group 94. National Archives at Washington, D.C.free Image

   Name: Lewis Williams

   Death Date: 23 Nov 1862

   Death Place: Rt Wing 14 A C Regimental Hospital

   Cause: Meningitis

   Enlistment State: Illinois

   Rank: Lt & Q M

   Regiment: 74 Ill Inf

   Box Number: 9

• Find A Grave: Memorial #126831617: accessed 10 April 2022), memorial page for Lewis Williams (1829–26 Nov 1862), citing Greenwood Cemetery, Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois, USA ; Maintained by lavender (contributor 46996862) .