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From History of Boone County, Iowa (1914)
G. K. WILLIAMS.
G. K. Williams is to be accounted one of the most substantial farmers of Boone county, owning one hundred and fifteen acres on section 13, Beaver township. He has achieved local fame as stock-raiser, giving particular attention to Shropshire sheep and Duroc Jersey hogs. The magnitude of his farm operations is indicated in the fact that he always keeps about fifteen head of horses. G. K. Williams was born in Wisconsin in January, 1861, and is a son of John T. S. and Jane Williams, more extensive mention of whom is made in another part of this work.
G. K. Williams was reared and educated in Wisconsin and Boone county, Iowa. He grew up under the care of his parents, and when they left the farm he remained to take full charge. He has operated the same ever since. Mr. Williams has one hundred and fifteen acres in his home place, which lies entirely on section 13, Beaver township. His buildings are substantial and kept well in repair, and he has installed the most modern farm equipment and machinery in order to facilitate labor. He gives particular attention to stock-raising and has attained a wide reputation as a breeder of Shropshire sheep and Duroc Jersey hogs. He also farms in connection with the homestead two hundred acres adjoining his farm on the south. "*
On February 3, 1897, G. K. Williams married Miss Margaret Rockwell, a daughter of James L. and Mary E. (Tattersall) Rockwell, natives of Xew York. The father was a blacksmith by trade and early in life went to Minnesota, where he remained until the war broke out. He enlisted and served for one year in a minnesota regiment, being sent home at the end of that period on account of disability. He now makes his home with his children, his wife having died in June, 1880. Mr. and Mrs. Williams are the parents of Helen J., John L. and James T. S. Williams, who are respectively fifteen, fourteen and six years of age.
For several terms Mr. Williams has served as township trustee of Beaver township and has proven himself in that office and along many other* lines a progressive and loyal citizen. He is interested in moral and intellectual development as much as in material achievement, and, while he has earned a competency, he has been an important factor in the development of his section, particularly along agricultural lines. His political belief is that of the democratic party, and he is loyal in his support of its measures and candidates. He is a man who practices Christianity. Mr. Williams has many friends in Beaver township and well merits the esteem and confidence which he enjoys.
As printed in History of Boone County, Iowa (1914). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.
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