STEPHEN WILLIAMS (1786-July 2, 1846)
Born in Granville County, North Carolina. Died Fayette County, Texas and buried in the Williams Cemetery, located on the Williams farm which has a total of seven internments.
A veteran of the War of 1812 who followed the major migration to Georgia and then Alabama before coming to Texas in 1832. He received a land grant in 1843. he was an ardent Baptist and did a lot for his church in its growth in Texas.
He married in 1810 in Wilkes County, Georgia.
--Brock-Perry
2012 marks the 200th anniversary of America's "Forgotten War," the War of 1812 that took place over three years, 1812 to 1815.
Battle of New Orleans.
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