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

ness prospered and he accumu'
lated a competency which JUST
fed his retirement from business
in 1898.
On the sth If March, 1850,
MI Williams was married to Miss
Mary Collier, who was born in
Rockcastle County, KY, May 8,
1896, daughter of John and
Susan (Graves) Collier, both of
whom were natives of Culpepper
county, Virginia From child
hood she had been acquainted
with jesse c. Williams, and at
an early age they were betrothe,',
but the wedding was delayed by
the long illness of her mother, to
whom she was nurse and CON-
panion. The mother passed away
in January. 1850, and two months
later Miss Collier became the
wife of Mr.. Williams. This mar.
riage was blessed with seven
children, namely: Katherine,
who was born in 1851 and died
So; Judge Oscar Waldo Williams
of TT. Stockton, Tex Judge Will
liam David Williams, of Austin,
Texas. died October I, 1916;
Josiah Joplin. died July 40, 1910;
Edward Everett, who was born
in 1880 and died February, 1856: ;
Anna Susan, IF Carthage, al d
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Calf, whose brigth letter of
greetings to Hancock county
friends for the holiday number
appears elsewhere in this issue.
Mr.. and Mrs. Williams cele.
brated their golden wedding n
years ago, having all of their
children with them on this happy
occasion. They travelled LIES
journey together as man and wife
for Sc years, sharing with each
other in the joys and sorrows, the
adversely and prosperity which
comes to each individual in a long
life time. Mrs. Williams passed
away January 26. 1910.
In 1860 he erected a commodi.
Gus residence in the southwest
ern part of the city, in which he
resided continuously until his
death. It's site was then the
north line of his farm, which ad-
joined the city.
In politics he was staunchly
democratic and served his party
one term in the upper house of
our state legislature--the 27th
General Assem- bly-in 1872.
He refused to again become a
candidate against the desires of
the political leaders of the dis
trict because Legislative work
was not to his liking.
He was a charter member of
the Christian church of this city,
was an active worker, and up
to within the last few weeks was
regular attendant at Sunday
school and the morning services.
He was for many years an elder
in the church, and acted for
several years as superintendent
of the Sunday school. Ia Is47
he organized the Ashland Lodge
of F. and A. NJ. at Mt. Ver-
non, ky., and served as the
first WofSMpful Master. At
the time Ct his death he was
probably the oldest past master
in the United States. Members
of this lodge expected to attend
the funeral in body. but the
extreme cold prevented the plans
being consumated.
He was always a strong advo-
cate Of the temperance cause
and any movement that would
tend to help the cause along had
his moral and active support.
He tilleI the office of alderman
from the ard ward of our city
several terms, and was president
of the town board one or more
terms prior to our getting city
charter.
He was deeply interested in
community affairs and was al
ways on the right side of any
proposition that would be bene-
fetal to the city and the whole
com munity.
Mr.. Williams was an exemp-
larry citizen in every respect
Public'spirited, he has been
closely identified with the affairs
of the city, and up to the time