"COUNTIES OF MORGAN, MONROE & BROWN, INDIANA. HISTORICAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL."
CHARLES BLANCHARD, EDITOR. CHICAGO: F. A. BATTEY & CO. PUBLISHERS. 1884.
F. A. BATTEY. F. W. TEPPLE
JACKSON TOWNSHIP AND MORGANTOWN
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FREDERIC WILLIAMS (deceased) was born May 3, 1828, in North Carolina, and
was the fourth of the eleven children of William and Catherine (Haase)
Williams, also natives of North Carolina, and of Irish and German descent
respectively. Frederic came to this county when quite young, which was his
home until his decease--July 21, 1882. He received his education from the
pioneer schools, and was reared on a farm. He settled in the forest, and,
with some help from his father and rigid economy, accumulated sufficient to
make his family comfortable. March 12, 1858, he married Miss Rutha J. Kemp,
a native of this county, and to their union were bestowed eleven children,
nine of whom lived to be named--George W. (born December 8, 1860), Aaron
(born November 22, 1861), John J. (born May 5, 1863), James W. (deceased),
Andrew J. (born June 22, 1866), Robert E. L. (January 16, 1869), Frederic
(born April 10, 1870), Nelson (born February 13, 1872) and Cordelia (born
May 1, 1874). Mr. Williams was possessed of about 200 acres of farm land,
and was a man of energy and endurance toward the end of becoming
independent. He was liberal, genial and esteemed. In political matters, he
was an active Democrat.
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