Richard Gott Williams

Birth Date

1786-05-23

Death Date

1876-01-03

Gender

Race Description

White

Entity Type

Person

Rockcastle County, Kentucky, saddler. Virginia native. Married to Catharine Holder Williams in Madison County, Kentucky, on December 23, 1812. Father of Mary C. Williams, Jacob Williams, Susan Williams, William Williams, David Williams, and Harriet Williams. Saddler in Rockcastle County in 1850. Saddler in Mount Vernon in 1860. Postmaser in Mount Vernon from March 21, 1861, to November 1863.

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Rockcastle County, Northern District, p. 210B.
Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Rockcastle County, Mt. Vernon, p. 585.
Record of Appointment of Postmasters, 1832-1971, NARA Microfilm Publication, M841, Records of the Post Office Department, Record Group Number 28, Kentucky, Rockcastle County, p. 171 (accessed via Ancestry.com).
Find A Grave, "R. G. Williams (May 23, 1786-Jan. 3, 1876)," Memorial #6123890, http://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6123890 (accessed August 28, 2020).
KYR-0001-004-0305.

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