Sedgwick County KSGenWeb

Portrait And Biographical Album of Sedgwick County, Kan.

Chapman Brothers 1888

Pages 812 - 813

WILLIAM HENRY WILLIAMS, who is successfully engaged as a butcher and in the meat-market business at Wichita, was born in Minneapolis, Minn., in 1863, and came with his parents to Kansas in 1868. In early life he worked on a cattle ranch for six years, then farmed for two years. On July 4, 1887, considering himself equal to the cares and responsibilities of a family, he was united in marriage with Miss Ida E. Brooks, of Charleston, Ill., daughter of John E. and Anna C. (Whitacre) Brooks, and established his present business, in which he is meeting with success.

            William Williams, Sr., the father of our subject, as the son of an American family of Welsh and Scotch ancestry, the earliest record of whom locates them in Tennessee. In that State William, Sr., was born and reared, and when a young man removed thence to Wisconsin, where he occupied himself for a time in the lead mines at Mineral Point. There also he was married to Miss Elizabeth Duncan, of Indiana, of whom mention is made in the sketch of Robert Duncan, which will be found on another page in this volume.

            Mr. and Mrs. Williams became the parents of five children, namely: Emma, Loretta, John, James, and William, of our sketch. The family removed to Minnesota about 1855, where they were among the earliest pioneers. The father for a time conducted the Cataract House, of Minneapolis, and also operated a livery stable. In 1868 he came to this State and purchased a farm in Sedgwick County. Two years later, in January, 1871, he became a resident of Wichita, and subsequently held the office of Deputy United States Marshal for this district. He was an earnest advocate of Republican principles, and a man who commanded respect. His death occurred at his home in Wichita, in 1885. The mother died in 1887. In politics Mr. Williams is a Republican. The mother of Mrs. Williams is now deceased.

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