City: Dyersburg
WILLIAMS, Samuel Henry, attorney at law; born at Trenton, Tenn., Jan. 6, 1855; Welsh-Scotch descent; son of Judge Samuel and Katrina M. (Walker) WILLIAMS; paternal grandparents, Silas Mercer and Mary (Crutchfield) WILLIAMS; maternal grandparents, Major Matthew Patton and Agnes (Hope) WALKER; educated at Andrew College, Trenton, Tenn., and E. M. Institute, Cincinnati, Ohio; married three times: first, E. Carter HASKINS, Dec 24, 1875; second, Lula L. ORGAN, Oct. 14, 1882; third, Kathleen YOUNG, Dec. 16, 1890; began the study of pharmacy at fourteen years of age, and medicine at sixteen years of age; entered the ministry at twenty years of age; member of the Texas conference from 1875 to 1880; practiced law at Trenton, Tenn., junior member of the firm of Taylor and Williams from 1880 to 1883; member of the Memphis Conference M. E. church, South, from 1883 to 1896; has been stationed at Somerville, McKenzie and Newbern; former presiding elder of Lexington district; stationed in Memphis 1893-96; dissatisfied with certain rulings of church authorities, withdrew from ministry and resumed practice of law at Newbern, Tenn., 1898; moved to Dyersburg 1910; senior member of firm of Williams & Ward; member of the M. E. church, South; superintendent of Sunday school at Dyersburg.
