Philander Henderson Williams (1818 - 1864)

Born 31 Oct 1818 in Nash, North Carolina

Ancestors

Died 28 Mar 1864 at age 45 in Rankin, Mississippi, United States

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Biography

Philander was born in 1818. He was the son of Henry Williams and Mary Williams. He passed away in 1864.

Philander Henderson Williams BIRTH 31 Oct 1818 Nashville, Nash County, North Carolina, USA DEATH 28 Mar 1864 (aged 45) Rankin County, Mississippi, USA BURIAL Williams Cemetery #2 Rankin County, Mississippi, USA MEMORIAL ID 94959569 ·

Philander Williams was the ninth child of twelve born to his parents Henry Williams (1781-1837) & Mary B Williams (1784-1860) in Nash County North Carolina. Sometime after 1829 Philander, the Williams family & other families left North Carolina and moved west and south to Ala. This is based on the marriage records of his sister Morning Williams (1810-1905) who married Dec 15 1829 in Greene Ala. The marriage of brother Garrett Williams (1808-1850) to Nancy Winbourn Feb 25 1936 in Alabama. Then the death of brother Orrin Williams (1804-1836) on Apr 17 1836 in Alabama. And that of his father Henry Williams on Jan 18 1837 in Pickens, Alabama. Some members of the Williams family had moved on to Rankin County MS by this time. Brother Henderson Williams (1812-1899) had married Emily Wofford on Sept 22 1835 in Rankin County, MS.

Now by the 1840s Philander, his mother Mary B Williams and others, were now in Rankin County Mississippi. Some would move on west to Texas, but Philander had married Susan B Williams Jones before 1843. Date & place is unknown.

Here, Susan and Philander would live, raise there family, and be buried in the Williams Cemetery. He died on 28 Mar 1864 from wounds he received while in battle during the Civil War after returning home.

The known children of Susan & Philander Williams:

Nancy L Williams was born on May 10 1844 in Rankin County, Mississippi. She died on Oct 18 1847. (Buried here in Williams Family Cemetery, Rankin, County, MS)

Mollie A Williams was born on 26 May 1848 in MS. She died on 05 Oct 1914 in Rankin Co. MS (Buried in Shiloh Cemetery, Rankin Co. MS).

Susan Mae Williams was born about 1846. She married Ellis Hightower "Hite" Gresham on 21 Dec 1870 in Rankin Co. MS. Death date unknown. (Buried here in Williams Family Cemetery, Rankin, County, MS)

Catherine Adela Williams was born on 20 Nov 1850 in Rankin County, Mississippi. She married Wyatt Curtis Webster KERSH on 04 Nov 1871 in Rankin County, Mississippi. She died on 01 Jan 1943 in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee. (Buried in Elmwood Cemetery in Memphis)

Henry Pierce Williams was born on 13 Oct 1852 in MS, He married Anna Alice Watkins on 10 Jan 1878 in Rankin CO. MS. He died on 25 Jun 1890 in Rankin Co. MS (Buried in Shiloh Cemetery, Rankin Co. MS).

Martha Cornelia Williams was born on 28 Jul 1855 in Rankin County, MS. She died on 14 Jun 1928 in Rankin Co. MS (Buried in Shiloh Cemetery, Rankin, County, MS).

P. Henderson Williams was born in Feb 1856 in Rankin County, Mississippi. He died on 29 Jan 1943 in Rankin Co. MS (Buried in Shiloh Cemetery, Rankin County, MS)

Samuel Robert Williams was born 18 Dec 1860 in Rankin County MS. He married Lura Huberta Darnell. He died on 26 Feb 1950 in Rankin Co. MS (Buried in Brandon Cemetery, Brandon,Rankin County,Mississippi)

Sources

• Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 28 October 2018), memorial page for Philander Henderson Williams (31 Oct 1818–28 Mar 1864), Find A Grave Memorial no. 94959569, citing Williams Cemetery #2, Rankin County, Mississippi, USA ; Maintained by Willie (contributor 47500551) .