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THOMAS R. WILLIAMS an unpretentious, but honored citizen of Bloomfield, is a native of Fulton, County, Ohio, where he was born in 1826. He came with his parents, Elisha and Hannah (Harrison) Williams, to Greene County, Ind., in 1855, where afterward both parents died. Thomas R. war raised to manhood on the farm of his father, his educational advantages being such as were accorded in the country schools of that day. He served a two years' apprenticeship at the carpenter's trade, and the greater part of his life has been passed in working with lumber. In partnership with his eldest son, he erected his planing and saw mill near the depot in 1881, and they are doing a good business in manufacturing house-furnishing goods, and in dressing lumber. Besides machinery expressly for planing work, they have a double circular saw driven by a twenty-horse-power engine. Mr. Williams is a Republican, has served as Township Assessor six years, and is a member of the Blue Lodge in Masonry. In 1853, he was married to Mary Moyer,and eight children have blessed their union--Elisha M., Horace G., Sadie A., Mary E., Frank M., Cora E., Thomas an Hoyt H.
< Richland TWP. Source: History of Greene and Sullivan Counties, state of Indiana: from the earliest time to the present, together with interesting biographical sketches, reminiscences, notes, etc. Chicago: Goodspeed Bros. & Co., 1884 824 pgs. 356 pag
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THOMAS R. WILLIAMS an unpretentious, but honored citizen of Bloomfield, is a native of Fulton, County, Ohio, where he was born in 1826.
He came with his parents, Elisha and Hannah (Harrison) Williams, to Greene County, Ind., in 1855, where afterward both parents died. Thomas R. war raised to manhood on the farm of his father, his educational advantages being such as were accorded in the country schools of that day. He served a two years' apprenticeship at the carpenter's trade, and the greater part of his life has been passed in working with lumber.
In partnership with his eldest son, he erected his planing and saw mill near the depot in 1881, and they are doing a good business in manufacturing house-furnishing goods, and in dressing lumber. Besides machinery expressly for planing work, they have a double circular saw driven by a twenty-horse-power engine. Mr. Williams is a Republican, has served as Township Assessor six years, and is a member of the Blue Lodge in Masonry.
In 1853, he was married to Mary Moyer,and eight children have blessed their union--Elisha M., Horace G., Sadie A., Mary E., Frank M., Cora E., Thomas an Hoyt H.
Richland TWP.
Source: History of Greene and Sullivan Counties, state of Indiana: from the earliest time to the present, together with interesting biographical sketches, reminiscences, notes, etc. Chicago: Goodspeed Bros. & Co., 1884 824 pgs. 356 pag
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Thomas Ruckman Williams's Timeline
| 1826 |
September 16, 1826
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Fulton, County, Ohio,
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| 1918 |
April 27, 1918
Age 91
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Jackson, Tennessee
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Hollywood Cemetery, Jackson, Madison County, Tennessee
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