^^

M Thomas Williams

Foreldre

Ekteskap og barn

Søsken

Notater

Notater om personen

History of the Wigle Family and Their Descendants, The Wigle Family, Kingsville, Ontario, 1931.

1861 personal census, Gosfield Twp, Essex Co., ON, 5-3:
Williams Thomas, M, Married, 53, born UC, W Methodist, Farmer;
Isabell, F, Married, 53, born UC, W Methodist;
John, M, 26, born UC, W Methodist;
Thos, M, 22, born UC, W Methodist;
July, F, 19, born UC, W Methodist;
Lucinda, F, 12, born UC, W Methodist;
Henry, M, 17, born UC, W Methodist;
Malott Hulay, F, 23, born UC, W Methodst.

1901 personal census, Gosfield North, Essex Co., ON, F1-6:
Williams Thomas, M, Married, 17 March 1838, 62, born Ont, origin: English, Can, Meth, Farmer;
Emily, F, wife, Married, 30 Oct 1842, 58, born England, origin: English, Can, Meth;
E. Cindy, F, daughter, Single, 7 Feb 1870, 30, born Ont, origin: English, Can, Meth.

Commemorative Biographical Record of the County of Essex, J. H. Beers, Toronto, 1905, p. 278-280:
Thomas Williams, the third of the name, belongs to one of the oldest pioneer families in the County of Essex, and his father was one of the first settlers in Gosfield. The members of this family have always been farmers, and Mr. Williams is now living on the original homestead granted his father, on Lot 273, Talbot Road South, where he himself was born March 17, 1839.
     The first of the family to come to America was his grandfather, Thomas Williams (1), who came from Wales and located in the State of Pennsylvania before the Revolution. He was a Loyalist, and one of those who left the States and went to Canada when the war broke out. He died in Colchester South, County of Essex, Ont., and his wife Mary afterward made her home with her grandson, Thomas, in Gosfield North, where her death occurred in 1859. They reared a large family as follows: Thomas (2); James; John; Charles; George; Nancy, wife of Francis Neville; and Sarah, wife of John Bottom, of Gosfield township. Both daughters left families. None of this generation are living.
     Thomas Williams (2) was born in Malden township, in the County of Essex, Ont., Oct. 4, 1806, but grew up in Gosfield township, where he and his twin sister, Nancy, were bound out to a Mr. Scratch, the parents being too poor to care for their family properly. There were no schools in the county at that time, and Mr. Williams was kept steadily at work on Mr. Scratch's farm. On Nov. 8, 1825, he drew 100 acres of land from Col. Talbot and there made his home. He married Miss Isabella Wigle, who was born in Gosfield June 2, 1809, and was one of the fifteen children born to John and Susan Wigle, who also left Pennsylvania for Canada during the Revolutionary war, and settled in the County of Essex. They died in Gosfield township. Thomas and Isabella Williams started married life on his newly acquired land, living in a little log cabin, to construct which they themselves had to carry the poles. Many years later Mr. Williams erected a much larger house, of hewn logs, in which he and his wife passed their last years.
     For over thirty years Mr. Williams' home was a center of the work of the Methodist Church, of which both he and his wife were devoted members. In the early days of Methodist itinerancy, services were held in their home, people gathering from miles around to hear the local preacher. Mr. Williams was an officer of the church for many years. Politically he was a Conservative, and he never aspired to public office. His death occurred Aug. 28, 1877, while his estimable wife and helpmate, who had so bravely endured with him all the hardships of their pioneer life, passed away three years earlier, March 16, 1874.
     To Thomas and Isabella Williams fourteen children were born, of whom four died young, Nancy, Solomon, Isabella and James. Of the others: (1) Susan, born in January, 1827, became the wife of Jacob Arnold, of Gosfield, and died in February, 1880, leaving a family of eight children, all of whom were grown up. (2) Mary, born in October, 1828, married Benjamin Brown, who resided in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, until he removed to Gosfield, where his wife died in January, 1864, leaving a family of six children, Isabel, Isadore, Adolphus, Delos, Dezella and Augusta. (3) Sarah, born in May, 1832, was the wife of Alfred Jones, of Maidstone, and died in December, 1883, leaving a family of three children, Nelson, Jennie and Adeline, all of whom were married. (4) John, born in January, 1835, married Miss Catherine Cummiford, of Gosfield, and lived on a part of the old home farm some years previous to moving to Essex. He died in the latter place in December, 1876, leaving children as follows - Henry, of Detroit, Michigan; Eunice, now Mrs. George Laing, of Boyne City, Michigan; Ida, Mrs. J. Stafford, of Detroit; Ora, of Utah; and Frank, deceased. (5) Thomas was the next child. (6) Jane and (7) Julia, twins, were born Aug. 10, 1842. The former is the wife of John Hopgood, of Essex, and has no children living, while the latter, who is the wife of Thomas Morris, has five children, Gordon, Luella, Allen (of Maidstone township), Sadie B. (who married John Millen, of Sandwich, clerk of the County of Essex), and Wesley (with his parents). (8) Henry, born in October, 1844, was twin brother to Isabella, who died in infancy. (9) Cordelia A., born in 1847, is the deceased wife of James Hopgood, of Essex, and left two children, Darius (of Essex) and Delmer (of Detroit, Michigan). (10) Lucinda, born in October, 1849, married Rev. J. I. Mickerson, of Adrian, Michigan, and is the mother of three daughters, Margaret, Ella M. and Cora.
     Thomas Williams (3) grew up on his father's farm, employed at the usual work on such a place, and became his father's main assistance. He did not marry until he was nearly thirty years of age, and then he and his wife settled down on the home place and cared for his aged parents until they died. Mr. Williams has built two homes on his farm, and is now living retired in one, while a son occupies the other, and has charge of the property, which includes 100 acres of well tilled land.
     Mrs. Williams was Miss Emily Maddex, and became Mrs. Williams Dec. 11, 1866. She was born in Huntingdonshire, England, in 1842, and her parents, John and Sophia (Hensman) Maddex, came thence to Canada in 1855, settling in Gosfield, where they died. To Mr. and Mrs. Williams have come four children, the eldest of whom, Allan, died in childhood. Lewis B., born in 1869, was educated in the home schools, married Miss Isabel Lickman, of Comber, County of Essex, and resides on the homestead; they have one daughter, Hazel E. Miss Cinda E., born in 1870, was a student in the Essex high school, and taught in the Essex public schools for some six years, but as her health failed she has given up teaching and is living at home. The youngest child, Edmund J., born in 1873, attended the Essex high school and later was graduated from the School of Pharmacy at Toronto; he first established himself as a druggist at Toledo, near Smith's Falls, Canada, but after two years removed to Brockville, Ont., where since 1900 he has been one of the leading druggists; on Oct. 5, 1904, he was married to Miss Lorea Mackenzie, of Brockville.
     Mr. Williams and his wife are both prominent members of the Methodist Church, in which he has been a trustee and class leader for over thirty years, while his wife has always been an enthusiastic Sunday School worker. Politically Mr. Williams supports the old Reform party. For many years he has belonged to the I.O.F., holding membership in Essex Court, No. 212. Mr. Williams has seen military service, and is one of the veterans of 1866, when he was one of the North Ridge Rifles under Capt. Billing. He was a member of the company six years, and took part in the Fenian Raid.
     In all the relations of life Mr. Williams has done his part faithfully and well and is one of the honored and respected citizens of the county.

Oversikt over

Thomas Williams †   Mary ?? †1859   John Wigle 1778-1871   Susanna Scratch 1785-1860
| | | |
| |
Thomas Williams 1806-1877   Isabella Wigle 1808-
| |
|
Thomas Williams 1839-1905