Jefferson Daniel Williams - Inconsistencies for his parents

I've disconnected all possible parents, since I can't find satisfactory evidence for any of the contenders.

I've also seen the Jefferson Daniel Williams, Sr. and Elizabeth Hunt assertion, but I've never seen it cited, and when I've asked people where they got that info, the answer is always "from someone else."

Thanks Ashley. I missed this message, and now come back to it. Agree. Would like to figure this dead end out, but too few clues. I will start with working through all the land grant info that I have for William and Daniel Sr. and see where that leads.

Michael, I was able to track down the information on Daniel's parentage. It comes from John M. Caudle's book "Wiley Thomas Williams and His Descendants." He did oral interviews with the family, which is how he was able to find the names of Daniel's parents. The book is available through the Alabama state library's genealogy division.

Sorry, correction: The Alabama Department of Archives and History, not the state library.

He learned from the family that both Sr. and Jr. were named for Thomas Jefferson. Sr.'s father was Richard Williams.

Caudle did NOT mention whether Elizabeth Hunt was Jr.'s mother. I'll delete that profile again.

Thanks for the consideration. I struggle with challenging any info, since I don't like my info challenged, but I think it makes a better genealogy when I can substantiate the info. No concerns with leaving Elizabeth Hunt as the wife of Daniel Williams Sr, I heard from another source that was her name, but again, no documentation or substantiation. That was supposed to be from an interview of Sledge Mimms Robertson, the Husband of Catherine Missouri "Dolly" Robertson( nee Williams) daughter of Daniel Williams jr. I am seeking more info on that.

I will spend some time with the online information from the Alabama department of archives and history and see when I can get by there for a look at their books. Maybe late this year.

Daniel jr and sr are my 2nd and 3rd Great Grandfathers. Through Nancy Eugenia Williams marriage to Thomas Joseph Rutledge. I provided info to document that online to the keepers of that profile.

Greatly appreciate your help with Daniels father. That has been a roadblock for some time, and I have been digging and guessing. With a name, I can dig deeper.

Have you seen all the documents that I posted, including the obituary of marina slaughter, a daughter of Daniel Williams. I posted a lot, though not all of then. And pictures of daniel jr and his wife. I think more are on family search than geni. I would like to find the book, but will not go to montgomery Alabama anytime soon and cannot find it in their book catalog online. My email is mjr0627@gmail if you would like to use regular email. I can share more docs with you that way.

Looking back at notes on this. Have you ever seen the documents from Caudle's book "Wiley Thomas Williams and His Descendants.". I never have and cannot find them online. I am not sure if this is a published book or a genealogy submitted to the Library. Anyway. I added a recent document that I found in Edgefield on some letters concerning Daniel Williams. Regarding your question on Civil War service. I know someone who may have letters from Daniel when he was imprisoned during the war. Will see if they can find them and photo and share. They are important, but so far, no luck getting them to pull out and share them.

Thanks. I turn my Ancestry account on in the winter. I have a busy summer and 6 acres of hilly North Carolina where we live, and when the weather goes bad, I change to doing more of my genealogy research.