West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-03-23
TuNNELTON's NEW CHIEF POLICE.

] SlSCNeu Chlei OF police IN IunneltOn,
is-a native of Preston county, hay
ing been born on farm near Tun.
melton March a., 1880. He is the
youngest of FIVE children and was
reared on his fathers farm and ed
ucated in the public schools here
When thirty years of age he was
married to Annie Whiting, of Port
land, Maine, by whom he had three
children; Mary A., now employed
in the central telephone office at
Fairmont; Clay and Lillian Pearl,
both still living.
Sometime in 1887 Mr.. Williams
removed to Davis, Tucker county.
and engaged in the lumber business.
In 1893 he was appointed chief OF
police in shat city and served with
great acceptab.lity for a period OF
nearly eight years. In 1901 he re.
signed the position To- engage once
more in the lumber business and
contracting, and continued to fol.
low that occupation until the death
of his wife in 1908. In the autumn
OF 1904 he returned to Preston coun-
ty, locating at Tunnelton and open.
ing a general feed store in Browns
steam mill building on Gibson street.
The family from which Mr.. Will
liams is descended is OF direct Eng.
lish lineage, his father and mother
both being natives of England,
though they became acquainted af
ter emigrating to the new world
The brothers Of the subject Of this
sketch, Robert and John Williams.
are among our most substantial and
highly respected citizens, as was his
deceased brother the late Washing
ton Williams.
On January II, 1905, Mr. Will
liams was again married, this time
wedding Mrs. Ida l.. Colvin, wild
ow who is the daughter OF James X.
Weekley of Nethers, Culpepper
county, Virginia. This is one Of
the early established families OF the
Old Dominion, and its memb bers are
most highly respected and are all
well-to-do. Mr.. Weekley served as
soldier in the Southern army under
Lee during the civil war, and de
lights IN recounting the tribulaions
and trials incident to those stiring
times. He is fine specimen of
the old Virginia gentleman, and
still dispenses the hospitality that
has made the South famous.
Mrs. Williams first husband was
engaged in the mercantile business,
and she conducted the store Tor a
year or two after his death and then
sold out and retired to her farm at
Boston, Culpepper county. She
has two children by her former mar
riage: Wheeler, aged thirteen, and
Charles b. r., aged nine. She is
an educated, refined, intelligent
woman, of pleasing personality, and
is most highly respected by all who
have the pleasure Of her acquain-
tance.
There is quite a romance connect
ed with Mr.. and Mrs. Williams first
acquaintance and subsequent mar
rage, but perhaps this IS not the
proper place to record the circum.
stances. Suffice it to say that il
dates from September, oo4, when
Mr.. Williams was making a tour in
the South and visiting Manassas and
other blttlefelds in Virginia. Dur
ing this trip he incidentally called
upon MS old friend, Eppa Weekley,
a brother of the lady who is now
Mrs. Williams. Like George Wash
ington when he was introduced TO
the widow Curtis, George Williams
when he met the widow Colyin was
entranced, capliva,ed, actually cap
iuredb "away down in Dixie" forty
years after the close Of the war.
w. SCOTr GARNER.