James B. Williams
Georgetown, Williamson County, Texas
Marker Inscription
(1821-1891) A pioneer of this region. Born in Madison County, KY. With bride, Sarah Coffey, came to Texas in wagon train led by his father, Isaac, and including brothers David, John R., Kelse, and other kin. Moved to Berry's Creek area on Dec. 24, 1848. Served in Texas Rangers company of his uncle, Capt. John Williams, 1854-1862. Lived in San Saba County, 1850s. Permanent home was in Glasscock Valley, north of Georgetown. Williams had thirteen children. Recorded - 1973
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
James B. Williams left Kentucky with his bride and extended family, reaching the Berry's Creek area of Central Texas on Christmas Eve of 1848. He rode with his uncle's Texas Ranger company through the 1850s and early 1860s, when such units guarded the exposed frontier, and eventually made his permanent home in Glasscock Valley north of Georgetown. He and his wife Sarah raised thirteen children on the land they helped settle.
Why it matters
Ranger service and large pioneer families like the Williamses were the everyday machinery of Anglo settlement on the mid-nineteenth-century Texas frontier.
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