Jesse C. Williams

As printed in 1902

JESSE C. WILLIAMS.

[esse C. Williams, who is extensively engaged in farming on section 24, Marcy township, has made his home in Boone county since April 6, 1851, when he came to this locality with his father. Comparatb of the residents of the county have so long resided within its borders, and classed among the honored pioneer settlers Mr. Williams well deserves representation in this volume. He was born in Henry county, Kentucky. April 2, 1825. and is a son of Jesse and Susanna (Simmons) Williams, both of whom were natives of Virginia, whence they removed to Kentucky, where the father engaged in farming until the year 1828. At that time lie became a resident of Montgomery county. Indiana, where he purchased a farm, residing thereon until be came to this state in 1850. At that time he settled near Des Moines, but after a year came to Boone county arriving in April, 1851. He took up his above in Cass township and there he devoted his energies to agricultural pursuits until his life's labors were ended in death, lie was one of the earliest settlers in the community and aided in laying broad and deep the foundation for the present progress and improvement of the locality. He died in 1854, while his wife passed away in 1869. In their family were eight children, but Polly, Annie. John. Nancy and Samuel are all deceased. The next is Jesse C, of this review. Sanford 1' the seventh. now resides upon the old homestead in Cass township, while Francis, the youngest of the family, is deceased.

When the Family came to Boone county the fa'ber and two.if his sons located in (ass township, but Jesse ( '. Williams came tk> Marcy township and took up his above on his present farm. 1 le bad spent the years of his minority in his native state and was about twenty-five years of age when the family came to [owa. lie was die first settler in his part of Marcy township and secured his farm through a land warrant. He also bouglu land o! the River Company and thus secured a very large tract, being to-day one of the extensive land owners of the community. lie has three hundred and twenty acres, all in Marcy township, and has been numbered among the progressive and enterprising agriculturists of this portion of the state. At the present time, how-

As printed in A Biographical record of Boone County, Iowa (1902). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.