Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1918-01-11

They were persued by Boone,
Galloway and Mr.. Callaway's sons,
Flanders, Henderson and Captain
Holders, we're overt,ken and the
girls rescued by their friends
and returned to the fort. On
their return to the fort Hender
son married Betsy Galloway and
Flanders Galloway married Je-
NINA Boone, having a double
wedding, and we're the ancestors
of the numerous Galloway fami-
]y Of Missouri. Captain Holder
and Fanny Galloway were mar
ried tn, next year. Boone's
brother, Baptist minister, of.
ficiated on both occasions.
Boih the paternal and mater
nal grandfathers of Mr.. William
were soldiers of the Revolution.
airy war. also the greatgrandfa
ther. who is known in history as
Colonel Richard Galloway of Vir-
ginia, who was prominent in the
early development aud settlement
of Kentucky and who was
soldier In the frontier and In
dan war under General Wash
ington. The grandfather of
Mrs. Jesse Williams in both the
paternal and maternal line was
q soldier of the Revolutionary
war. ooe being John Collier and
sAg '0tner joseph Graves: tie
daughte RS of Mr.. and Mrs. Will
Jams we're therefore eligible to
with the Daughters
of the American Revolution and
are now connected with chap
ters of this organization.
Richard Gott William S. the
father of Jesse Williams, learned
the trade of saddler and har-
nessmsker in the city of Rich.
mond, Virginia. and in 1908 re-
moved to Richmond, KY. where
he followed his trade until 1928.
In 1895, he engaged in the over-
land trade from Westport. Mo-,
to Sante Fe, New Mex. He
had many exciting adventures on
this trade and was at one time
robbed Of all his possessions, by
the Apache Indians on the CT
mara River in New Mexico and
a brief account of this may be
found in Greggs Commerce of
the Prairles. He then retired
from this trade and settled on a
farm twenty miles from Rich.
mond, in Rockcastle county.
Kentucky, where he remained
for twenty years, when in I84S
he moved to the county seat of
that county retiring from active
business and lived there until
his death. He was a warm ad-
mirer of Henry Clay and served
several terms as a magistrate in
his locality. His wife was of
the Presbyterian faith. In their
family were thirteen children of
whom two are yet living: Viii.
liam H.. IS years of age, residing
in Aztec, N. NJ, and Louisa Mrs.
Van Winkle) of Mt Vernon, KY.
aged 76 years. The father of
this family died in January 1873,
and their mother passed away in
1884. the remains of both being
inferred in the cemetery at Mt.
Vernon, Ky.
Jesse c. Williams acquired a
education in the district
schools of his native state and
the next year after he put aside
his textbooks he left home and
went south, and was engaged on
the construction of one of the
first railroads in that part of the
the line extending be-
tween Atlanta .and Chattanooga.
1t was over this road that Cen
eral Joe Johnson made his cele-
DRAFTED retreat during the period
Of the Civil war. Returning to
Kentucky Mr.. Williams raised a |
crop Of corn on his fathers farm
and for several years during the
winter seasons engaged in teach
ing school. At one time Mrs.
Elisabeth Scoield, mother OF
Judge Chas. ]. Scotield and James
B. Crawford. were among his pu.
pills. He afterwards turned his |
attention to merchandising in Mt
KY. and in 1857, he re.
moved to Carthage, where he
opened general store. which he
conducted continuously until