City: Pleasant View
WILLIAMS, Richard C., merchant; born King’s Sulphur Springs, Tenn., Feb. 22, 1846; English descent; son of W.W. and Mary Ann (Sheron) WILLIAMS; father, County Court Clerk; paternal grandparents, C.C. and Lucy (King) WILLIAMS; maternal grandparents Zacharia and Nancy (Williams) SHERON; educated in common schools of Tenn., and Robertson’s Business College, Memphis, Tenn.; began his career as school teacher; married N.E. WALKER, Feb. 27, 1882; member I.O.O.F., Past Noble Grand and Sec. No. 240, Pleasant View, Tenn.; Justice of the Peace 1895-1907; at present engaged in mercantile business.
Source: Who’s Who in Tennessee: A Biographical Reference Book of Notable Tennesseans of To-Day. Memphis: Paul & Douglas Co, 1911.
