Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1918-01-18
NATIVE OF MADISON
LIVED ALMOST CENTURY
Jesse c. Williams, Born Here in
Richmond, Passes Away in
ILL.,, at Age Of SO Years

There died at Carthage, ILL.,, on
December 5th last, a native of
Madison county, Kentucky, who
lacked just one year and nine
months of rounding out full
century of life. He was Hon.
Jesse c. Williams, who was born
in Richmond on August y, 1910,
and was related to many promi-
nent families of this and other
counties of the Blue Grass. Mr.,
Williams lived for while in Mt.
Vernon before removing to Hi
nois. The Carthage, ILL.,, Repub-
lican contained a picture Of the
aged gentleman and lengthy no
tice of his life, which was repro
duced in Mt. Vernon Signal and
by courtesy of which the Daily
Register reproduces his picture
today. The notice of the Car
thage paper in regard to him was
in part as follows:
"Hon. Jesse c. Williams died
at his home in this city Wednes-
day morning, December 5, 1917,
aged % years, 3 months and 13
days
His physical vigor was re-
markable, and with the excep-
ton of several weeks last sum
mer when he was weakened by
the heat, he walked down town
every day, and to Sunday School
and church every week. He~was
down town just a few days be-
fore his last illness came on him.
His great strength was shown
in his last illness when he re-
fused to be confined to his bed,
but sat in his arm chair most of
the time, finally falling into the
last long sleep in his chair We'd
nesday morning, as one who
dreams pleasant dreams before
his freside.
His mental powers were as re
narkable as his physical, and one
could always rely on the accuracy
of his statements to the very
last.
He was born in Richmond,
Madison county, Ky, on the 22nd
of August, 1919, his parents be-
ing Richard and Catherine (SIol-
der) Williams. The fathek.Ikah
born in Fredericksburg, CT -,
per county, Virginia, in 178a
Eti1e mother was d nativeAS
coq ! 7t}z KY her birth ocd
Mr.. Williams materfsl ssrts&..
father, John Holder, and greN
grandfather, Colonel Richard
Galloway, joined Daniel Boone at
| BOOne's fort on the Kentucky
river, now in Madison county, in
Tvs. In July, 1776, Col. Gala
ways two daughters, Betsy and
Fanny Galloway, and Jemima
Boone were in a skiff on the riv-
er and were captured by a party
of Indians, which were concealed
on the river bank. They were
Ipersued by Boone, Galloway anc
Mr.. Getaways sons, Flanders
| Henderson and Captain Holders
were overtaken and the girls
rescued by their friends and re
turned to the fort On their re-
turn to the fort Henderson mar
ried Betsy Galloway and Elan.
ders Galloway married Jemims
Boone, having a double wedding
ande were the ancestors Of the
numerous Galloway famileieS O.
Missouri. Captain Holder anc
Fanny Galloway were married
the next year. Boone'S brother
a Baptist minister, oficiated OF
both occasions.
Both the paternal and mater
nal grandfathers of Mr.. Viii
liams were soldiers of the Revo
lutionary war, also the great
grandfather, who is known il
history as Colonel Richard Cal
laway of Virginia, who wa.
prominent in the early develop
ment and settlement of Ken
lucky and who was soldier il
the frontier and Indian war un
Der General Washington. The
grandfather of Mrs. Jesse Viii
liams in both the paternal anc
maternal line was a soldier O.
the Revolutionary war, one be.
ing John Collier and the Other
Joseph Graves. The daughters
of Mr.. and Mrs. Williams were
therefore eligible to membership
with the Daughters of the Amer.
lean Revolution and are now
connected with chapters of thi.
organization.
Richard Gott Williams, the