City: Gainesboro
WILLIAMS, James A., banker and farmer; born in Wilson Co., Tenn., Jan. 23, 1838; English descent; Roger WILLIAMS was his first ancestor in America; son of A. S. and Martha (Phillips) WILLIAMS; his maternal grandmother was Mary (Scott) PHILLIPS, whose father, William SCOTT, was one of the original settlers at Fort Mill Creek (Tenn.) when that place was attacked by the Indians in 1794; she assisted in the defense of the fort by molding bullets for the rifles which the men used; however, the fort was relieved by assistance sent from French Lick (or Nashborough); her father being one of the seven surviving men in the fort at the time; two of her brothers were Indian fighters who joined an expedition in Florida and Alabama against the Indians in later years; educated in the common schools of Wilson Co., Tenn.; began life as a teacher and farmer, later sold merchandise for 10 years; has been cashier of the Bank of Gainesboro (Tenn.) twenty-one years; married Kizziah KIRKPATRICK Oct. 29, 1867; member of the Christian church; represented Jackson Co., Tenn., in the 45th General Assembly; member Free Masons; enlisted in the 7th Tenn. Regiment, C. S. A. May 20, 1861 (served two years in the commissary department), paroled at Washington, Ga., May 13, 1865; returned home in broken health and spent the year 1866 in recuperating; Democrat.
