Hezekiah Williams

Hezekiah Williams

• Father: William Williams b. circa 1800
• Mother: Eliza (?) b. circa 1810

• Hezekiah Williams was born on 20 October 1836 in Alabama.
• He was known as Crit.
• William Williams and Eliza (?) appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1850 in Henry County, Alabama. Other members of the household included Hezekiah Williams. Also in the household were children Sarah (age 21), Robert (19), William 15), John (11) and Susan (5), not yet recorded.
• William Williams appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1860 in Polk County, Texas. Other members of the household included Hezekiah Williams. Also in the household were sons John (age 20) and Robert (25), not yet recorded.
• He served in Company F, 4th Texas Cavalry Regiment, CSA.
• He married Desdamona A. Barfield on 1 January 1868 in Polk County, Texas.
• Hezekiah Williams and Desdamona A. Barfield appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1880. Other members of the household included Gabriel W. Williams. Also in the household were children Mary (age 16), Zack (11), Mary Ellen (8), Lulu (3) and Susan (1), not yet recorded.
• He was a farmer, according to the 1880 census.
• Hezekiah Williams and Desdamona A. Barfield appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1900 in Livingston, Polk County, Texas. Also in the household were Williams children Sudie (age 21), Henry (15) and Gracy (13), and grandson Omar Thomas (16), granddaughter Mamie Gallaway (18) and her daughter Lillie (1), not yet recorded.
• He was a farmer, according to the 1900 census.
• Hezekiah Williams died on 12 November 1906 at age 70.
• His wife Desdamona A. Barfield became a widow at his death.
• He was interred at Barfield Cemetery, Livingston, Polk County, Texas.
• On 5 July 1909, D. A Williams, widow of Hezekiah Williams, of Polk County, Texas, applied for a widow's pension based on his Confederate service.

• Last Edited: 1 Jan 2012