City: Hornbeak
WILLIAMS, John Richard, minister of the Gospel; born near Lewisburg, Tenn., Dec. 30, 1851; Scotch-Irish descent; son of Isaac Newton and C. A. (Patterson) WILLIAMS; father was a wagon wright; paternal grandparents, Isaac Hill and Polly (Scott) WILLIAMS; maternal grandparents, Joseph C. and Catherine (Patterson) PATTERSON; received common school education; worked on farm in early life; married Mollie R. MOULTRIE Nov. 7 1871; member Masonic Lodge and I. O. O. F.; Prohibition Democrat; licensed to preach July 29, 1885; admitted to bar of State of Tenn., to practice law in all the courts of the state in 1885; member of the Church of Christ.
